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61 Cards in this Set
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What stimulated western Imperialism in the late 19th century |
Naval power/outward expansion(canal)/ racial superiority/ social Darwinism |
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Who argued that Sea power was essential to national greatness |
Alfred Thayer Mahan |
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Who opposed the Americanization of Hawaii |
Native Hawaiians |
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When the Americans let an overthrow of the Hawaiian monarchy in the early 1890s it was blank |
Impurely done |
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What refers to sensationalist news coverage so that was designed to sell papers and manipulate public opinions |
Yellow journalism |
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What referred to President McKinley as a weak and cowardly leader |
De lome letter |
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Know about the battleship Maine |
Mysteriously disappeared/260 out of 350 sailors died/lead to combat was Spain |
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What amendment disavowed any American designs on Cuban territory |
Teller amendment |
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By the end of the Spanish American war what did most soldiers die from |
Served in the army and was assistant secretary of the Navy |
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Who was Emilio aguinaldo |
Leader of the Filipino nationalist movement |
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By the end of the Spanish American war what did most soldiers die from |
Disease |
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Because of the Spanish-American war America emerged as an— — |
Imperial nation |
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Know the reasons for the US to annex the Philippines |
The Filipinos were unfit for government/better trade with China/to Christianize the Filipinos |
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Why did the US by the war with the Philippines after the Spanish-American war |
Because the Spanish American war lead to US taking many lives by suppressing the Philippines and also china markets were good I don’t know |
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What did the US gain as a result of the Spanish-American war |
Guantánamo Bay bitch |
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What sharply restricted the independence of Cubans new government |
Platt amendment |
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What propose that foreign powers keep the china trade open to all nations on an equal basis |
Open door policy |
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Why was Roosevelt picked as McKinley’s running mate but the 1900 election |
Popularity and the Republicans really wanted it I’m not sure if either of those are right but the right enough for now |
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Who was president when the US acquire the right to build a canal across Panama |
Roosevelt |
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Why did the US won support to a separatist rebellion in the Columbian providence of panama |
Because they wanted to build the Panama Canal there and we could really do that if that was all the stuff going on I guess |
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What treaty concerned us right to build a canal in panama |
Hay pauncefote treaty |
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What states that the us could intervene in the affairs of Latin American countries to forestall the intervention of other powers |
Roosevelt corollary to the Monroe doctrine |
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Why did Americans begin to doubt the security of the Philippians |
Japan’s show of strength against Russia |
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What did Roosevelt send to demonstrate that the us was powerful |
The great white fleet |
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What was known as the yellow peril |
Russian threat in east Asia |
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Who stated that progressive reformers reflected their yearning sense of justice and compassion |
Jane Addams |
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Who thought it was their primary objective to expose social problems to the public |
Muckrakers |
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Who cams up with the Wisconsin idea |
Robert m. La Follette |
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What city first adopted the commission plan of city gov |
Galveston |
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What 2 forces were behind the SoCal gospel movement |
Protestants and Catholics |
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Who pushed for laws banning the widespread employment of young kids |
National child labor committee |
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What happen at the triangle shirtwaist company |
Fire |
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In 1917 a prohibition amendment to the constitution |
Passed congress then went to the states for ratification |
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When did Roosevelt win support for his use of the big stick against big business |
Coal strike |
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Coal strike of 1902 |
Roosevelt Threatened to declare a national emergency/ ended October 23/ UWA called wooden head walked off job in penn |
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Upton Sinclair’s the Jungle |
Meat inspection act/ pure food act/ moldy meat |
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In the area of conservation how many acres did Roosevelt protect |
234 Million |
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What pres opened more public lands in 4 years than Roosevelt in 8 |
Taft |
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17th amendment |
Provided for the direct election of senators |
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Who was able to win the 1912 election due to the spit of the rebumlican party |
Woodrow Wilson |
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What established the 8 hour workday for railroad workers |
Adamson act |
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What 2 men said America has a religious duty to spread democracy and moral progress throughout the world |
Woodrow Wilson and William Bryan |
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Triple entente |
France Great Britain Russia |
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What triggered ww1 |
Gavrilo princip Shot Hungarian hier Franz Ferdinand |
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What innovations changed warfare |
Machine guns/ subs/ aerial bombing/ poison gas/ flame throwers/ land mines/ mortars / long range artillery |
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How did Woodrow respond to Britain and France when news of the European war first reached us |
Provided financial assistance |
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How did Woodrow respond to the sinking of Lusitania |
Urged patience (bloodless) |
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Lusitania |
Unarmed British luxury liner/ sunk by german sub/ 1198 dead 128 us dead |
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What urges Mexico to invade the us |
Zimmerman telegram |
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What was the most celebrated postwar labor confrontation |
Boston police strike |
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What was intended to increase ag production and reduce food consumption |
The WIB war industries board |
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How were the changes for women the cane during ww1 in terms of employment |
Women did men’s jobs |
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What caused the Chicago riot in 1919 |
The influx of southern blacks |
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Who was the red scare of 1919-1920 directed against |
Foreign terrorists |
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What effort helped turn back several German offensives in France |
Us military |
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Who concluded a separate peace w Germany as a result of the Bolshevik revolution in Russia |
Woodrow Wilson |
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Wilson’s 14 points |
Open conduct of diplomacy/ recognition of neutral nations rights to continue marine commerce during war/ removal of international trade barriers/ transformations colonial empires |
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Heart of the league |
Article x of the charter |
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What did Wilson have to compromise on with the big 4 |
His principle of self determination |
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What was not agreeable to the Germans |
The treaty of Versailles |
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What reflected the impact of the Bolshevik revolution in russia and the actions of militants in the us |
Red scare |
