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| A person advocating or implementing social reform or new, liberal ideas. |
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| She was a social and political reformer from Philadelphia. |
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| The action of forbidding something, esp. by law. |
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| One who spreads real or alleged scandal about another. |
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| Senator, congressman, governor of Wisconsin and candidate for President (1912 and 1924. |
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| The power or opportunity to act or take charge before others do. |
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| A general vote by the electorate on a single political question that has been referred to them for a direct decision. |
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| Bring (a fact, event, or situation) back into one's mind, esp. so as to recount it to others; remember. |
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| The Senate of the United States shall be composed of two Senators from each State, elected by the people thereof for six years; and each Senator shall have one vote. The electors in each State shall have the qualifications requisite for electors of the most numerous branch of the State legislatures. |
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| After one year from the ratification of this article the manufacture, sale, or transportation of intoxicating liquors within, the importation thereof into, or the exportation thereof from the United States and all territory subject to the jurisdiction thereof for beverage purposes is hereby prohibited. |
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| The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of sex. Congress shall have power to enforce this article by appropriate legislation. |
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| United States astronomer who studied sunspots and nebulae. |
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| A series of intercessory prayers or petitions. |
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| was a prominent American civil rights leader who played a pivotal role in the 19th century women's rights movement to introduce women's suffrage into the United States. |
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| The National American Woman Suffrage Association (NAWSA) was an American women's rights organization formed in May 1890 as a unification of the National Woman Suffrage Association (NWSA) and the American Woman Suffrage Association (AWSA). |
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| 26th President of the United States; hero of the Spanish-American War; Panama Canal was built during his administration. |
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| A fair bargain or treatment. |
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| 1.An area of land overgrown with dense forest and tangled vegetation, typically in the tropics. |
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| United States writer whose novels argued for social reform. |
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| The Meat Inspection Act of 1906 (Chapter 3913, 34 Stat. 674), substantially amended by the 1967 Wholesome Meat Act. |
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| The Pure Food and Drug Act, enacted through the efforts of Harvey Wiley and Sinclair in 1906, gave consumers protection from dangerous and impure foods. |
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| National Association for the Advancement of Colored People. |
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| was the first Chief of the United States Forest Service (1905–1910) and the 28th Governor of Pennsylvania (1923–1927, 1931–1935). He was a Republican and Progressive. |
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| was the first Chief of the United States Forest Service (1905–1910) and the 28th Governor of Pennsylvania (1923–1927, 1931–1935). He was a Republican and Progressive. |
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| passed by the U.S. Congress. It was the first change in tariff laws since the Dingley Act of 1897. |
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| The Clayton Antitrust Act of 1914 (, codified at , ), was enacted in the United States to add further substance to the U.S. antitrust. |
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| an independent agency of the United States federal government that maintains fair and free competition; enforces federal antitrust laws. |
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| the central bank of the United States; incorporates 12 Federal Reserve branch banks and all national banks and state-chartered commercial. |
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| Liliuokalani (2 September 1838 – 11 November 1917), born Lydia Kamakaeha Kaola Malii Liliuokalani, was the last monarch and only queen. |
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| A policy of extending a country's power and influence through diplomacy or military force. |
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| was a United States Navy flag officer, geostrategist, and historian |
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| Journalism that is based upon sensationalism and crude exaggeration |
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| the lead ship of her class of battleships, was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named in honor of the 23rd state |
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| A rider appended to the Army Appropriations Act presented to the U.S. Senate by Connecticut Republican Senator Orville H. Platt (1827–1905) replacing the earlier Teller Amendment. |
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| A state that is controlled and protected by another |
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| A concept in foreign affairs, which usually refers to the policy around 1900 allowing multiple Imperial powers access to China, with none of them in control of that country. |
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| A rebellion by the people of China to end foreign domination. |
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| A canal about 50 miles long, across the Isthmus of Panama, that connects the Atlantic and Pacific oceans completed by the US, 1904–14. Control of the canal remained with the US until 1999, when it was ceded to Panama |
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| A political policy of the United States by President Theodore Roosevelt that states only the United States could intervene in the affairs of South America. |
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| The use of a country's financial power to extend its international influence |
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| The belief or desire of a government or people that a country should maintain a strong military capability and be prepared to use it aggressively to defend or promote national interests |
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| A state formally cooperating with another for a military or other purpose, typically by treaty |
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| The alliance of Germany, Austria–Hungary, Turkey, and Bulgaria during World War I |
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| A Cunard liner that was sunk by a German submarine in the Atlantic in May 1915 with the loss of over 1,000 lives |
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| A 1917 proposal from Germany to Mexico to make war against the United States. It was ignored by Mexico but angered Americans and led in part to the declaration of war in April. |
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| Passed in May 1917, an act that established the draft and eventually led to all males between the ages of 18-45 registering. It was challenged in the Supreme Court and upheld. |
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| A person who for reasons of conscience objects to serving in the armed forces |
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| Espionage & Sedition Acts |
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| A United States federal law passed on June 15, 1917, shortly after the U.S. entry into World War I, during the First Red Scare |
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| A speech delivered by United States President Woodrow Wilson to a joint session of Congress on January 8, 1918. 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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| An association of countries established in 1919 by the Treaty of Versailles to promote international cooperation and achieve international peace and security. |
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| One of the peace treaties at the end of World War I. It ended the state of war between Germany and the Allied Powers. It was signed on 28 June 1919, exactly five years after the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand. |
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| A proposal that some type of compensation should be provided |
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