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Alfred Mahan

Wrote "Influence of Sea Power Upon History", saying the control of seas was the key to wold domination-different world powers read and used. Stimulate naval race.

Valeriano Weyler

Spanish General (Butcher). Crushed the Cuban rebels by herding civilians into reconcentration camps and kept Rebels out.

Dupuy de Lôme

Spanish minister who's letter was published in Hearst's headlines (Washington). President McKinley was "ear to the ground" leader and lacked good faith. Forced to resign.

Theodore Roosevelt

Aggressive American who believed earth belonged to strong and fit. Said McKinley had backbone of an eclair. Assistant secretary of navy. Rough riders organizer, lieutenant colonel.

George Dewey

Command American Asiatic squad in Hong Kong. Only 6 warships, destroyed 10-no lives lost. Won Manila.

Emilio Aguinaldo

Well-educated commander, part Chinese, that collaborated with US (Filipino)

Reconcentration

Act of concentrating rural population in town or village for military or political convenience. The Spanish placed Cubans to separate from rebels into these camps

Jingoism

Extreme patriotism-warlike/ aggressive country for war against Spanish.

Imperialism

Policy of extending a country's power and influence throughout diplomacy and military. America spreads over to influence Central America and Asia

Maine

The main was sent to protect Americans. mysteriously blows up-America blame Spanish, Spanish blames internal force (the real case).

Teller amendment

When the United States overthrows Spain, they would give Cubans freedom

Rough riders

Regiment of volunteers, commander Leonard Wood, organized by Roosevelt. They charged into the fight, with heavy casualties, but won in Santiago

Anti-– imperialist league

Fight expansionist moves. President of Harvard and Stanford, Mark Twain, etc. Didn't want to annex Philippines.

Foraker act

Gave Puerto Ricans limited popular government and granted citizenship

Insular cases

Badly divided Supreme Court decreed, flag did out run constitution and the document didn't extend with full force to new windfalls

Platt amendment

Hated restriction-Cubans had to impair independence, US troops may intervene, sell or lease coal stations

John Hay

Secretary of state, decided on a dramatic move for China – open door policy

Theodore Roosevelt

People wanted him for vice President. He had to take over presidency onceMcKinley was murdered. Youngest president, master politician, starts work on canal for US. Then, revised Monroe doctrine to make US more powerful – given Nobel peace prize for settling Japan and Russia dispute

Phillippe – Bunau vanilla

Worked with Panama revolutionists – tiny patriot army with members of fire department, 500 bought Colombian troops, signed hay-bunau vanilla treaty – price of Canal same, but extended with to 10 miles

Guerilla warfare

Small group uses tactics like ambushes, raids, mobility. Filipinos used to fight America (unfair-they had no freedom compared to Cuba).

Sphere of influence

Spatial region which country has influence over exclusively, accommodate interest – big powers took China's for themselves after it was defeated

Yellow peril

Color metaphor for East Asians in danger to rest of the world – yellow press field racism in schools, giving this name.

Philippine insurrwction

Philippines decided to go to war with America – they were upset that they games no freedom, compared to Cuba.

Open door notes

John Hay communicated that they should announce their leaseholds/spheres of influence. They respect China's rights and fair competition.

"Full dinner pail"

Refers to prosperity under first term of McKinley, expected another and we're not worried.

Boxer rebellion

Anti-– imperialist uprising which was in China. Wanted to kill foreign devils coming into country.

Big stick diplomacy

Theodore Roosevelt – leaders strive for peace, but make known military power

Hay-Pauncefote treaty

US and Britain signed, before Panama. Gave United States rights to create and control canal across Central America to connect Pacific and Atlantic.

Hay-Bunau treaty

US and Panama, Panama zone and subsequent construction established after revolution

Roosevelt corollary

Added to Monroe doctrine – in the event of future financial problems in Latin America, US would intervene – police man.

Russo-Japanese war

Russia wanted Chinas ports, and Japan thought this was threatening. Russia invaded and didn't back down – Japan launch surprise attack, Roosevelt try to interfere

Gentlemens agreement

Californians repeal offensive school order and accepted this, Japanese stop flow of laborers to US mainland

Great White Fleet

Battleships start from Virginia waters – Japanese school children waved the American flag and sand in English – Japan and US respect each other's territory possessions.

Root Takahira Agreement

Recognize territory possessions (Japan and US)

Jacob Riis

Keen eyes and nose- Danish immigrant who wrote "how the other half lives" in New York City slums

Lincoln steffens

Brilliant New York reporter, launched a series of articles called "shame of the cities". Unmasked alliance between corrupt government and business

Ida Tarbell

Pioneering journalist, published devastating/factual work about Standard oil company

Robert La Follette

Governor of Wisconsin, was crusader who was most militant. A progressive movement Republican leader. Fight monopoly, wrestled considerable control from corporations and returned to people

Frances Willard

Founder of WTCU-women's Christian temperance union. Pray on saloon floors, mobilized nearly 1,000,000 women to make the world homelike. She found a vigorous ally in the Anti-– Saloon League, which was aggressive, well organized, and well-financed.

Florence Kelly

Resident of Hull House, Illinois first chief factory inspector and leading advocate for improving conditions. Control National Consumers League – safeguard women/children in workplace

J.P. Morgan

Organized railroad holding company – wanted virtual monopoly of railroads in NW – Roosevelt fought

Upton Sinclair

Wrote "The Jungle". Intended to focus on plight of workers in canning factories, but appalled public with description of disgusting food, filth, disease, etc.

William Howard Taft

Secretary of war and mild progressive – Roosevelt chose him to run for president. Later on, used lever of American investments to boost political interests abroad – "Dollar diplomacy". Smashed monopolies, split Republican Party – he and Roosevelt ended up rupturing their friendship

Initiative

Voters could directly propose legislation themselves, bypass boss – bought state legislative.

Referendum

Place laws on ballot for final approval by people, especially laws that had been railroaded through complaint legislature by free-spending agents of big business

Recall

Enable voters to remove faithless elected officials, those bribed by bosses.

Rule of reason

Legal doctrine to interpret Sherman Antitrust Act. Actions like possession of monopoly are analyzed under "rule of reason" and illegal when they effect unreasonably restraints trade.

Muckrackers

Enterprising editors financed extensive research and encouraged pugnacious writing by bright young reporters – exposed evils of society

17th amendment

Establish direct election of US senators

18th amendment

Prohibit alcohol drinks

Northern securities case

A railroad holding company organized by JP Morgan and James Hill – monopoly of NW railroads

Muller v Oregon

Brandeis persuade Supreme Court to accept constitutionality of laws protecting women workers by present evidence or harmful effects of factory labor. Although discriminatory, celebrate triumph

Lochner v new yoek

Invalidate NY law, establish 10 hour workdays for bakers.

Meat inspection act

Prep of meat shipped over state lines subject to federal inspection from corral to can

Dollar diplomacy

Taft used American investments to boost American political interests abroad.

Old guard

Older segment of population

Woodrow Wilson

Mild conservationist turned militant progressive – president of Princeton. Entered politics in New Jersey, finally ran as president

Eugene V Debs

Socialist candidate for presidency

Louis Brandeis

Massachusetts attorney who fan the flames of reform with his book "other peoples money and how the bankers use it." Jew in Supreme Court

New nationalism

Urged national government to increase power to remedy economic and social abuses

New freedom

Called for stronger antitrust legislation, banking reform, and tariff reductions

16th amendment

Allowed Congress to levy income taxed without apportioning among states.

Federal reserve act

Create and establish federal reserve system, central banking of United States. granted legal authority to issue Federal Reserve notes as legal tender.

Clayton act

Lengthened Shopworn Sherman act's list of business practices deemed objectable etc. also conferred benefits of labor

George Creel

Head of Committee on Public Information. Young journalist who was gifted with zeal and imagination. Sell America on the war and sell world on wilsonian war aims. Posters, pamphlets, movies, songs.

Eugene V Debs

Socialist who was convicted under espionage act in 10 years of federal penitentiary. Member of IWW

Bernard Baruch

Lone-eagle stock speculator who headed war industries Board. No more than small powers, disbanded in days of armistice

Herbert Hoover

Head of food administration. Successfully lead massive charitable drive to feed starved of war – voluntary compliance wheat less Wednesday's, etc

Alice Paul

Leader of National women's party hunger strikes and marches.

Henry Cabot Lodge

Chair man of Senate committee on foreign relations. Harvard PhD – hated Wilson, vice versa

Warren Harding

Senator of Ohio, small town newspaper editor. Republican president nominee

Self determination

Group of people form own state and choose own government – inspired by nationalism.

Collective security

Group of nations agree not to attack each other and defend from attack.

Conscription

Sending out draft for people to join the army

Normalcy

Isolationist sentiment with a vengeance

Zimmerman note

Intercepted Ally proposal from Germany to Mexico recover its land.

14 points

Make mighty efforts and demoralize enemy governments by holding out promises to dissatisfied minorities.

Espionage and sedition acts

Espionage – postal officials authority to ban newspapers and magazines. $10,000 fine and 20 years in jail. Sedition – federal offense to use disloyal profane, abusive language.

Schenck v US

Supreme Court affirmed legality – argue freedom of speech revoked when speech pose clear and present danger

War industries Board

Impose order on economic confusion – stock speculator.

19th amendment

Give all women Americans right to vote

18th amendment

Prohibit alcoholic beverages

Bolsheviks

Wing of Russian social – democratic workers party – lenin leader.

Doughboys

Members of US Army in World War I

Big four

Rulers of countries who met at Treaty of verse sigh – Wilson America, Clemenceau France, Orlando Italy, and George Britain.

Irreconcilables

Better opponents of treaty of versailles-Republicans V Democrats – rejected treaty with Lodge reservations appended

A. Mitchell Palmer

General, "saw red too easily", "fighting quaker" – excess of zeal and rounding up suspects. Shattered Washington home -"quaking fighter"

John Scopes

Likable bio teacher in monkey trial. Infected likable bio teacher in monkey trial. Indicted for teaching evolution. Defended by national attorneys

Clarence Darrow

Criminal lawyer for Scopes made Bryan look foolish

Andrew Mellon

Treasury secretary with tax policies favoring expansion of capital investment

Bruce Barton

Founder of advertising for people to want more. Prominent and NY partner in Madison Avenue firm. "The man nobody knows"Thesis was Jesus was greatest adman

Henry Ford

Perfected the assembly line cars coming out every 10 seconds. Inventor developed automotive industry-Model T. Fordism, President nomination in People's choice.

Charles Lindenberg

"Flyin fool", first solo west to east conquest of Atlantic. $25,000 in spirit of St. Louis – New York to Paris and 33 hours and 39 minutes

Margaret Sanger

Fiery feminist who organized birth control movement

Sigmund Freud

Viennese physician who argued sexual repression was responsible for variety of nervous and emotional ills. Health demand sex.

F Scott Fitzgerald

Handsome Minnesota born Princetonian, only 24 – overnight celebrity when "This Side of Paradise" was published – Bible for young. Then published "Great Gatsby".

Ernest Hemingway

Writer affected by war. "The sun also rises" spirituality numb American expatriates in Europe. In "a farewell to arms", he crafted one of the finest novels in any language about the war experienced.

Nativist

A person favoring native inhabitants as apposed to immigrants – people wanted to stop flow of immigrants into the country, and wanted to keep some to retain diversity. Nativists didn't encourage immigrants.

Progressive education

John Dewey – learning by doing. Permissive. "Education for life," primary teacher goal. Education tilted forward, more graduates.

Buying on margin

Small down payment people were buying endless stocks with loans, loans the bank didn't have stock market crash.

Sacco and Vanzetti case

Anti-red and foreign. Convicted of murder of Massachusetts paymaster and guard – jury and judge prejudiced – people rallied at their death – martyrs.

Immigration Quota Act

Slammed door to Japanese. 2% rate of immigration after


Emergency act

Volstead act

"Safe for hypocrisy". Implemented prohibition-started movement with alcohol – illegally buying, rebels, bootleggers, speakeasies, etc.

Fundamentalism

Old time religion – teaching of evolution destroy faith in the Bible/God – emphasis on literal Bible reading – vibrant force in US for spiritual life.

Modernists

God was a good guy and the earth a Chummy place – new movies for churches.

Flappers

Girls felt free – hemlines elevated, stockings roads, breasts taped, cheeks reddened, lips with cigarettes, and independence. Sexual frankness.

Florida land boom

Numerous underwater lots sold to purchasers for huge sums. Scheme collapsed when devastated by west Indian hurricane belied advertisements of a "soothing tropical wind".

Warren Harding

Republican president, looked presidential tall, broad, high forehead, bushy brows. Best liked man-easy-going, gracious, and loving. Weak interior. Unable to detect moral halitosis, hated hurting others saying no

Herbert Hoover

Food administrator during war. Secretary of commerce. Business man and engineer.

Albert Fall

Senator of New Mexico, scheming anti-conservational list secretary of interior, guard natural resources

Harry Daughtrey

Small town lawyer, big-time crook in Ohio game supposed to persecute wrongdoers as attorney general. Big business by us clamped on strikers

Calvin Coolidge

Vetoed adjusted compensation act, but it passed, president, friendly to tarrif increases – vice president who took Hardings place – Stern, honest, industrial, etc. – not great leader – continued isolation – bowed out of reelection.

Alfred Smith

Four time governor of New York and colorful personality in American Politics. Wisecracking liberal, political handicaps – alcoholic, too urban, Roman Catholic in Protestant. the "Happy Warrior" Smith won East coast south

Ohio gang

Polar-playing, shirt-sleeved Harding cronies.

Washington conference

Disarmament was an issue – invited naval powers except Russia. Naval disarmament and situation in far east – British and American refrain from Far East possessions. Japan keeps them.

Kellogg-Briand pact

Coolidges secretary of state and French Foreign Minister signed – outlawry of war – Kellogg hesitant, but petition came to him and he signed with Briand. Pact of Paris – ratified in 62 nations

Teapot dome scandal

Priceless naval oil reserves at TD Wyoming and Elk Hills, California. Albert Fall, secretary of navy, transferred valuable properties to interior department. Harding signed. Fall leased land to Sinclair and Doherny but not until received bride. Pollute prestige of Washington government

Davis

Charles Davis – reschedule German reparation payments and open American private loans to Germany. US system more complex now. Hoover declared 1 years debt moratorium-all debters defaulted except Finland.

Hawley-Smoot tariff

Started in the house as protective measure to assist farmers. Lobbyists made it through senate thousands of amendments. Highest protective tariff in nations peacetime history. 38.5 to 60% non-free goods duty.

Black Tuesday

Millions of shares of stock sold in single night – Wall Street in shambles – suicide rate high – huge money lost, stockmarket collapse.

Reconstruction finance Corporation

Initial working capital of half billion dollars, become government lending bank. Provided indirect assistance to insurance companies, banks, organizations, railroads, governments.

Stimson doctrine

US wouldn't recognize any territorial acquisitions achieved by force. Preach and run policy.

Franklin D. Roosevelt

Governor of NY, 5 cousin to TD, wealthy-Harvard, nominated for Vice President, assistant secretary navy, suave and conciliatory, in a wheelchair

Eleanor roosevelt

Wife, "conscience of the new deal", she and Franklin shared political career, most active First Lady.

Harry Hopkins

Federal Emergency Relief Act handed to him. Thin, shabby dressed, social work in NY, Roosevelts friend and influential advisor, $3 billion granted to states for direct dole payments and wages and CWA.

France's Perkins

First woman cabinet member – secretary of labor. Undeserved criticism from men.

Harold Ickes

PW a head, former bull mooser, long range recovery

George W nortis

Steadfast vision and unflagging zeal for TVA – Nebraska-revolutionary

Alfred Landon

Republican nominee for 1936 – colorless, but homespun governor of Kansas. Moderate who accepted same reforms, but not Social Security act. Hoover backs him "holy crusade for liberty" carried only two states.

Boondoggling

Tens of thousands of jobless employed at leaf raking and other make work tasks

New deal

Roosevelts plan to drag the US out of depression. Created acts, alphabets soup programs, etc. To boost economy, reform, relieved, and recover.

Brains trust

Meny Roosevelt speeches were written by others college professors. Reform minded intellectuals.

Hundred days

March 9 to June 16, 1933 – Congress special session to cope with national emergency. Cranked out measures to new deal.

The three R's

Relief recovery and reform long and short range goals. Overlapped or got in others way part of new deal.

Glass-Steagall act

Banking reform – buttressed public reliance on system. Provided for FDIC – individual deposits up to $5000 insured. End bank failures.

Schechter case

Justices unanimously held that Congress could not delegate legislative powers to the executive. Declared that congressional control of interstate commerce could not properly apply to a local fowl business, like Schechter bros in New York.

Social security act

Complicated and far reaching law – provide for federal state unemployment insurance. Provide security to old age – regular payments from Washington. Provisions made for blind, physical handicapped, etc.

Wagner act

National Labor Relations Act – new board for administrative purposes and reasserted right of labor to engage in self organization and bargain collectively through representatives.

Liberty league

Hoover called for "crusade for liberty" wealthy conservatives organized to fight "socialistic" new deal schemes

Roosevelt coalition

Political coalition with Democratic Party organizations, machines, labor unions, my Nordie's, etc. – Those who support him. Add supporters to party.

20th amendment

Shortened six weeks before inauguration.

21st amendment

Repealed 18th alcohol amendment

AAA

Agricultural adjustment administration

CCC

Civilian conservation corps

CWA

Civil Works administration

FERA

Federal emergency relief administration

FHA

Federal housing administration

FSA

Federal Security Administration

HOLC

Home Owners Loan Corportation

NRA

National Recovery Administration

NYA

National youth administration

PWA

Public works administration

REA

Rural electrification administration

SSA

Social security adminstration

TVA

Tennessee valley authority

WPA

Work projects administration

Cordell Hull

Secretary of state, sent to London economic conference (Franklin pulled plug on it.)create trade policy of new deal. Failed.

Adolf Hitler

Control Germany in '33 with big Lie. Tremendous power and impulsive. Argued against Treaty of versailles to win Nazi party, allied with Mussolini

Francisco Franco

Faciat general of Madrid – wanted to overthrow loyalist regime-aided by Hitler and Mussolini, and Soviet union. "Roosevelt behaved in the manner of a true gentleman."

Wendell Wilke

German descendant son of Housier Indiana. Lawyer who recently was democratic and headed public utilities corporation. Great personality. Philadelphia wanted him for president against new deal inefficiencies and extravagances.

Reciprocity

Trade policy of new dealers – Hull created – trade was a two-way street. Nation can sell abroad only as they buy abroad. Roosevelt lowered existing rates to around 50%, if opposite nation did the same.

Totalitarianism

Individual was nothing, state was everything. Dictators Stalin, Mussolini, Hitler rose from this.

Isolationism

America wanted to close them selves in. Dictators were a strong boost for this – they suffered from it. More fearful to be drawn into war than those becoming huge powers.

London economic conference

66 Nations meeting wanted to organize coordinated international attack on global depression – stabilize values of currencies. Roosevelt wanted to focus on this issue only in America, so he pulled out – conference dropped.

Good neighbor policy

New relations with Latin America. Wanted to only be a regional power. Cuba released, as well as other countries with minor presents and requirements from US.

Rome-Berlin axis

Nazi Hitler And Benito Mussolini allied themselves in 1936

Merchants of death

Munition manufactorers, because they had made money off of creating arms, believed they caused the war to make money.

Nye committee

Investigate "blood business" in 1934. Wanted to shift blame away from German submarines to bankers and manufacturers.

Neutrality act of 1935, 36 and 37

When president proclaimed existence of a foreign war certain restrictions would go into effect to remain neutral. No American sail on belligerent ship, sell or transport munitions to one, or make loans to belligerents. Tragically shortsighted.

Spanish Civil War

1936 to 1939 – pre-World War II. Spanish rebels Rose against republican government in Madrid – head Franco. aided by dictators. America tried to remain neutral, but realized they needed to rebuild military and defend.

Quarantine speech

Chicago. Chicago. Positive endeavors to quarantine aggressors by economic embargoes – because of alarm of Italy and Japan.

Hitler Stalin nonaggression pact

Soviet union and Germany sign, surprisingly, in 1939. German leader could now make war on Poland without stab in the back. Stalin and Hitler didn't agree on most things, finally pushed aside and fought each other.

Cash and carry

European democracies can buy American materials only under this. Transport in own ships, after paying in cash. US wanted to avoid loans, war debts, torpedoes.

Phony war

The months following the collapse of Poland, Hitler shifted view to France. Hitler took Denmark, Norway, Netherlands, Belgium, and France suddenly.

Lend lease

Would give munition to Britain, but had to return at the end of fighting. but why want to use weapons?

Atlantic charter

Atlantic conference. Accepted by Roosevelt and Churchhill – endorsed by Soviet union later. Outlined aspirations of Democracie sfor better world after war. Detailed – liberals liked, those that didn't, didnt realize that America wasn't neutral.