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| Limited Chinese immigration into the US. |
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| Haymarket Square Incident |
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| (1886) Began as a public rally for striking workers. A bomb was thrown when cops began dispersing the crowd. |
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Native-Born citizens who were opposed to immigrants.
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| A term used to describe this era where everything looked progressive, but there was really a lot of corruption (Gold coated on the outside, Rotten on the inside). |
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| Used rewards as an incentive to gain votes (ex: Tammany Hall run by Boss Tweed) |
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| 26 President of the US, noted for his leadership of the Progressive Movement, Trustbusting(kill monopolies), Pure Food and Drug Act, and Conservation(national parks). Was a rough Rider during the Spanish American War. |
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| A reporter or writer who publishes truthful information about crime and corruption. |
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| The right to vote given by the 19th Amendment. |
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| Abolitionists, Progressives, and Suffragettes all fought to extend political and social rights to groups previously denied them. |
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| Urged the reduced use of alcohol (Women would rush local bars with axes and smash the bar's counters to prevent drinking) |
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| The church should help the poor and unfortunate to improve their lives. |
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| Government regulation to protect consumers and workers (Pure Food and Drug Act, Sherman Anti-trust Act) |
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| Controlled and prevented the formation of monopolies. |
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| Voters choose candidates for political parties. |
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| Made the sale and consumption of alcohol illegal. The 18th Amendment. |
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| (1896) Supreme Court said that "separate but equal" facilities were constitutional (segregation = legal). |
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| African Americans move north for more freedom (2 million). |
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| During the Harlem Renaissance he spread the belief that African Americans should fight for immediate social and political equality. |
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| Believed that African Americans could gain equality if they worked and excelled in "blue collar" jobs. |
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| An association whose purpose is to promote racial and economic equality. |
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| The act of extending a nation's power over foreign territories and controlling them. |
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| Used to justify imperialism - Survival of the Fittest |
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| Policy to keep China's trade open to all foreign countries, but still controlled by China. |
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| Failed Chinese rebellion against western influence (imperialism, missionaries). Beijing was occupied for over a year. |
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| War in which we fought Spain. Began as a direct result to the sinking of the USS Maine. Theodore Roosevelt rose as war hero. Spain lost and as a result was no longer a major world power. The US got several territories. |
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| Journalist would write sensational stories to evoke feelings instead of focusing on facts. William Randolf Hearst was champion of this technique. |
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| Made Cuba recognize that they were a a protectorate of the US. |
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| US guaranteed not to annex Cuba |
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| "walk Softly and carry a big stick" The idea of negotiating peacefully, simultaneously threatening with the "big stick", or the military. |
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| Added on to the Monroe Doctrine. Says the US will protect economic interest in Latin America |
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| President Taft's use of economic power to remain a dominant force in Latin America. |
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| FDR's policy to Latin America. Intended to halt American intervention in Latin America. |
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| Federal Reserve Act (1913) |
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| Designed to regulate banking industry and control money supply |
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Nationalism - countries wanted to be their own country
Imperialism - Scramble for Africa
Alliance System - alliances secret and public
Catalyst- Arch Duke Franz Ferdinand |
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| British Ship sank by German U-boats. 128 Americans died. |
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| Used by US to promote War |
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| Draft - Passed by congress |
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| Espionage and Sedition Acts |
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| Made it illegal for the US people to say anything disloyal or abusive language against the US gov't. |
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| "Clear and Present Danger" |
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| Trench Warfare, gas, planes,tanks, machine guns. |
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Wilson's Plan for world Peace.
The address was intended to assure the country that the Great War was being fought for a moral cause and for postwar peace in Europe |
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US DID NOT JOIN -instead they went back to isolationism.
Wanted to prevent war through collective security. |
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| Blamed Germany for the war. forced them to pay reparations. |
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| Fear of Communism- Rise of Nativism. |
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| Women who challenged the accepted social order of 1920s. |
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| Religious Fundamentalism vs. evolution |
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