U.s. History 2

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Why was the U.S. unable to enforce the Monroe Doctrine until after the civil war?

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The U.S. had been divided and weak.

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Why did Roosevelt want to build the panama canal?

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We could manuever our navy better, make money off of the ships that go through it and make tradig easier.

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What was the basis of Roosevelt's foreign policy?

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Speak softly and carry a big stick.

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Social darwinsim

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The belief that one class is better than another.

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Monroe Doctine

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Doctrine that told Europe to stay out of the Americas.

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Purchase of Alaska

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The secretary of state bought Alaska from Russia.

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Annexation of Hawaii

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The U.S. overthrew the queen and annexed Hawaii.

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Gunboat Diplomacy

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The threat of a stronger nation to get a weaker nation to do what the stronger nation wants.

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Open Door Policy

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Policy of open trading.

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Opium war

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War between Brittain and Japan over the selling of Opium in Japan.

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Boxer Rebellion

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Rebellion of natives in China against other nations in their spheres of influence.

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Panama canal

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Canal made by the United States.

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USS Maine

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Ship that was sank by the Spanish that started the Spanish-American war.

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Spanish-American War

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War between the Spanish and the U.S. over land.

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Muckraker

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Journalists that exposed bad things.

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"Square deal"

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Idea that everyone gets a fair chance at a good life.

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Progressive party

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Party created by Theodore Roosevelt

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Election of 1912

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The election in which there were three parties and Woodrow Wilson won.

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Suffrage

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The right to vote.

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16th amendment

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Allowed federal income taxes

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17th amendment

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Mandtes direct election of senators.

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18th amendment

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Prohibition. Made alcohol illegal.

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19th amendment

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Gave women the right to vote.

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Hepburn Act

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Gave the ICC the power to set railroad rates and extend its jurisitiction.

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Initiative

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Ability for citizens to propse a law.

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Harlem Renaissance

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The rebirth of African American culture.

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Referendum

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Citizens can repeal a bad law

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Recall

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Citizens can recall a bad official.

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Great Migration

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Migration of African Americans to northern cicites.

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Declaration of Sentiments

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Mock declaration made by suffragists.

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Commodore Matthew Perry

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Person who made gunboat diplomacy

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Commodore George Dewey

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U.s. naval commander in Hong Kong who fought in the phillipines.

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Jane Addams

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Founded the hull house

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Jacob Riis

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Author of "The Jungle"

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Jacob Riis

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Author of "The Jungle"

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Theodore Roosevelt

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President durring the progressive era.

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William Howard Taft

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President that had roosevelt's endorsement and was president after him.

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W.E.B. du Bois

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Lawyer, educated at harvard, wanted an immediate fix to segregation.