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38 Cards in this Set
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Muckrackers
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A term coined for yellow journalists of the progressive era
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Temperance movement
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A group that encouraged the anti alcohol usage
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The Jungle
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A book written by Upton Sinclair. This book revealed and fixed the grossness of the meat packing industry
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President Roosevelt & Conservation
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Theodore Roosevelt was the nation's 26th President and is considered by many to have been our country's "Conservationist President." Here in the North Dakota badlands, where many of his personal concerns first gave rise to his later environmental efforts, Roosevelt is remembered with a national park that bears his name and honors the memory of this great conservationist.
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Effect- established national parks and animal wildlife reservations
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Sherman Anti-Trust Act
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A law banning/not allowing Monopolies.
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Effect-makes it against the law to create business/industry monopolies
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18th Ammendment
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Prohibted Alcohol production and drinking
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19th Amendment
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Gave women rights to vote. Ended women suffrage
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Square Deal
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Balanced the interest of business people, laborers, and consumers.
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Whats fair is square
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Isolationism vs imperialism
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Nationalism-fighting for ones country
Imperialism-conquering other nations resources |
Gave the U.S world powers
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Spanish American War
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A war fought between Cuba Spain and the U.S. encouraged Cuba to revolt against Spain
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We gained Cuba, Guam, Puerto Rico, And the Philippines
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Rough Rider
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Theodore Roosevelt's posse the rough riders were a group during the spanish american war
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U.S trade with Japan
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Bayonet constitution
Boxer rebellion |
Bayonet constitution- signer had a bayonet at there throat as they signed a constitution
Boxer rebellion-japans way of revolting against those who came in and bombarded their land. |
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Open door policy
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Certain countries could come into certain parts of china and take certain resources
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Rebellion groups began to form
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Boxer rebellion
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Chinese rebels fought back against the foreigners
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Forced to pay 333million dollars to the foreigners.
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Roosevelt corollary
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Roosevelt corollary
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Dollar diplomacy
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Influencing governments between economic not military
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Panama canal
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A large bridge between two oceans. Usage of locks and gears to heighten and lower water levels
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4causes of WWI
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Imperialism
Nationalism Militarism Alliances |
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Spark of WWI
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The assassination of archduke franz ferdindad in boznia
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Buying on margin
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The process of purchasing stock with credit
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Black tuesday
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October 29, 1929 one of the largest stock drops in us history
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Business cycle
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The rhythm in which an economy expands
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Great depression
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A severe economic crisis that lasted for the entire decade of the 1930s
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New deal
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Franklin Roosevelt's legislative plan to end the great depression that also included dramatic reforms of government agencies and powers
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Fireside chats
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Radio programs in which Franklin Roosevelt explained his plan for recovery over the great depression
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Tennessee valley authority
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A governmental agency designed to bring jobs and electricity to rural areas of the Tennessee River Valley
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Social security act
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A law that instituted the pension plan social security
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Dust bowl
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An area of the united states that suffered a severe drought during the 1930s.
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Bonus army
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A group of WWI veterans demanded their bonus payments early
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Trench warfare
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The warfare when trenches are dug, slept , fed and fought in
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Led to stalemate
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U-Boat warfare
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German submarines swam under water and blew up ships
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Zimmerman telegram
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A telegram sent to Mexico from Germany telling mexico to attack the U.S
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Intercepted by great britain, decoded then sent to the U.S
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Selective service act
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Allowed the president to draft soldiers in times of war
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United states homefront
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Liberty Bonds-purchases to help military
Victory Gardens-growing your own food so food in supermarkets can give their food to soldiers |
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General Pershing (enters WWI)
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Gen. Pershing
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Russia and the Bolsheviks
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Russia signs treaty of brest -litovsk
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Fourteen points plan
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Peace plan by pres Woodrow wilson to end WWI
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Treaty of versailles
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The treaty that ended WWI
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