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58 Cards in this Set
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What dominated every aspect of the political process because there was no secret ballot?
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political parties
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Winners of political offices appointed friends and relatives to government jobs
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spoils system
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Who wanted an end to the spoil system and called for a merit system for filling government jobs?
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Mugwumps
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What two types of change were people demanding?
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1. policy
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what is policy change?
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More or less government
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What is structural change?
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specifics ex: womens suffrage, line-item veto, secret ballot
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Who pushed for structural change using a merit system for government jobs?
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James Garfield
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Who became president when Garfield was shot?
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Chester Arthur
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What did Chester Arthur push for?
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the Pendleton Act establishing a merit system for government jobs
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Who fought for womens rights, suffrage, womens unions, birth control, and easier divorce laws
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Elizabeth Stanton and Susan B Anthony
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Where did suffrage for women come from?
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Wyoming Territory
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What did Grover Cleveland push for?
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the interstate commerce act because farmers and small business men wanted the government to regulate railroads
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What did the Hepburn Act allow?
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Interstate Commerce Commission (ICC) to set maximum railroad rates.
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What was one of Clevelands biggest problems during his first term?
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The government was taking in too much money and he thought it would lead to wasteful spending
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Sherman Anti Trust Act
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Congress passed this to prevent monopolies from restraining trade or keeping other companies from entering the market
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Who was in administration when the Sherman Anti Trust Act became law?
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Benjamin Harrison
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business must submit to government control for the good of the people
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Munn vs. Illinois
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During Clevelands presidency, the economy was in a ________ period.
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Deflation
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What did the Greenbook party demand?
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1. inflation
2. graduated income tax 3. government ownership |
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a way for citizens to have an issue placed on a ballot after gathering signatures on a petition
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initiative
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a way for an issue to be placed on a ballot after first receiving approval of the state legislature
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referendum
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When the economy fell into a depression, how did Cleveland respond?
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He said the federal government should not be used to stop the suffering of the poor and unemployed
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first became associated with the children of Caucasian immigrants in the early 1820s.
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Haole
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who pushed for the annex of Hawaii?
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John L. Stevens
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is a situation in a war where the warring parties agree to stop fighting
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Armistice
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What did William McKinley emphasize?
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gold standard and the use of tariffs to protect American Industry (The Dingley Tariff)
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What did the road to imperialism require?
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a country develop its navy
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Who was a strong advocate of the US developing its navy
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Alfred Mahan
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Who said it was our Christian duty to civilize other parts of the world?
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Josiah Strong
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What did the Mckinley Tariff do?
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put all sugar coming into the US on the free list or removed all tariffs
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What did the Wilson Gorman Tariff do?
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remove Cuba from the free list on sugar
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What did Joseph Pulitzer and William Hearst do?
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resorted to yellow journalism or sensationalizing the news because they wanted to increase circulation of their newspapers
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What exploded in Havana Harbor in Cuba killing many Americans?
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USS 'The Maine'
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What caused the Spanish American War?
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explosion of USS 'The Maine' and yellow journalism, and De Lorm letter
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said the US would buy no claim to Cuba if it went to war with Spain
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teller amendment
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Who did Roosevelt and The Rough Riders defeat?
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the spanish at the battle of Kettle Hill, part of the larger battle of San Juan Hill
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Treaty of Paris
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1. Spain ceded Gueno and Puerto Rico to the US
2. Cuba gained Independence 3. US got Phillipines for 20 million |
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What did more men die of?
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disease
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What did progressives believe?
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The federal law could address a wide range of concerns
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What gave womens movement a boast?
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triangle shirtwaist and factory fire
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Who promoted birth control?
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Margaret Sanger
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saw social problems attached to alcohol
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prohibition
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made it illegal to take a woman across state lines for immoral reasons
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Mann Act
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said that women need greater protection in the workplace
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Muller vs. Oregon
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What 3 African Americans approached segregation and the fight for civil rights
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1. WEB Du Bois
2. Marcus Garvey 3. Booker T Washington |
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told African Americans to fight segregation
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WEB Du Bois
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was an advocate of separatism
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Marcus Garvey
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encouraged African Americans to accept segregation
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Booker T Washington
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who wanted to bring down capitalism and the end to making of goods for profit
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Wobblies
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journalists who wanted to expose the corruption in business and politics
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Muck Rakers
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What did Teddy Roosevelt become known as
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trust buster when workers for the united mine company went out on strike
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What was Teddy Roosevelt's solution to the mine strike
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the square deal because everyone was treated fairly
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idea that one country will take over another country or area and impose their ways on the people there
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imperialism
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the government could not regulate manufacturing companies only involved in intrastate commerce
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US vs E.C. Knight
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federal government could use Sherman to regulate companies involved in interstate commerce
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US vs. Northern Security Trust Co
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issued by Roosevelt and told European countries to stay out of the western hemisphere and that the US would police the Caribbean and Latin America
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Roosevelt Corollary
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allows federal government to tax income
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16th amendment
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direct election of senators
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17th amendment
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