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APUSH 1900-1918

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60511540treaty of versaillestreaty that ended WWI, severely punished germany.
60511541league of nationwilson's organization that was supposed to help stop war.
60511542committee of public informationorganization set up by the government that censored things during WWI.
60511543muckrakersjournalists that looked for problems or scandals and wrote about them.
60511544russo-japanese warin the 1920's japan began expanding it's influence in russian territory.
60511545henry cabot lodgesecretary of the navy during the early 1900s, built up the military (i.e. great white fleet).
60511546open door policythe idea that other nation could trade in the US territories but had to pay for it.
60511547fourteen pointswilson's wishes for peace after WWI, was too nice for the allies.
60511548spanish-american waramerica fought spain for cuba's independence, more people died of illness than bullets.
60511549alfred thayer mayhanwrote a book about how the US could become a world power, that greatly influenced foreign policy.
60511550jingoismthe advocation of the use of threats or actual force against other countries in order to safeguard what the perceive as their country's national interests.
60511551panama canaltheodore roosevelt obtained a strip of land in panama and built a route to the orient.
60511552federal trade commissionsaw over trade with foreign nations during WWI.
60511553creel committeean agency intended to influence US public opinion regarding american intervention in WWI.
60511554international workers of the worlda socialist labor union that was associated with communism.
60511555federal reserve systemfinally got rid of the bank of the US, money was distributed to 12 larger banks.
60511556irreconcilablesthe misdeeds done to germany after WWI that fueled hitler's rise to power.
60511557dollar dipolmacytaft's foreign policy, solve problems by giving people money instead of war.
60511558WEB DuBoisfounder of the NAACP
60511559yellow journalismjournalism designed to scare or worry the public, used for public opinion.
60511560boxer rebellionrebellion in the phillipines that the US helped put down.
60511561teller amendmentamendments to cuba's constitution that practically made it US territory.
60511562hay-buneau-varilla treatyensured panama's independence from columbia, gave US panama canal.
60511563woodrow wilsondemocratic president that led the US through WWI>
60511564progressive movementa combination of many gross roots in the late 1800's movement
60511565wobbliesanother name for the international works of the world.
60511566article xthe charter for the league of nations.
60511567reservationistspeople who were unsure about getting involved in foreign countries.
60511568sphere of influenceareas of asia that each global power controlled/influenced independently.
60511569ballinger-pinchot affaircaused the split of the republican party in 1912.
6051157016th amendmentfederal income tax.
6051157117th amendmentthe election of senators.
60511572upton sinclairinfluential author who wrote a book that showed how bad sanitation in the meat packing industry was.
60511573volstead actprohibited the sale, purchase or manufacture pf alcohol.
60511574mann-elkin actextended interstate commerce act to include communication
60511575sussex and arabic pledgeslimited submarine warfare.
60511576charles and mary beardauthors who wrote a history of the US from progressive views.
60511577anthracite coal strikebigges coal strike ever, cause a lot of problems because mines were important to the US.
60511578zimmermann notegermany sent a telegram to mexico asking if they would try to invade the US during WWI.
60511579eugene v. debsleaders of the american socialist party.
60511580samuel jonesprogressive mayor that influenced the progressive movement.
60511581underwood-simmons tariffhigh protective tariff that created economic isolationism.
60511582bull-moose partyprecursor to the progessive party. theodore roosevelt ran for president under it.
60511583theodore rooseveltUS president, square deal, speak softly and carry a big stick.
60511584gentlemen's agreementagreement with china and japan that immigration from there would stop.
60511585birth of a nationthe first blockbuster, a silent movie that portrayed the KKK as bad.
60511586good and bad trustsbusiness that controlled one aspect of an industry.
60511587emilio aguinaldofirst president of the phillipines after spain got kicked out
60511588john pershinggeneral in spanish-american war, commander of US troops in WWI
60511589jacob riismuckraker/yellow journalist during the early 1900s
60511590lusitaniabritish ship carrying US tourists and goods to england that got sunk by a u-boat.
60511591muller v. oregonwomen's hours were allowed to be restricted due to health concerns.
60511592triple wall of privilegethe 3 main factors that separated the rich from the poor: tariffs, banks, and trusts.
61155533insurgent's revoltrebellion in the phillipines that the US helped in the Spanish-American war
61155534big stick policythe idea that a strong military presence was the best way to reduce problems.
61155535roosevelt corollaryan addition to the monroe doctrine that supported the big stick policy
61155536keating-owen child labor actsaid it was okay from kinds to work as long as certain conditions were met
61155537food administrationUS government response to muckracking that showed how disgusting food industry had become.
61155538insular casessouth decides that people in US territories don't get full rights as citizens
61155539new nationalismthe new patriotism and nativism people felt post world war I
61155540pure food and drug actestablished the FDA and set standards for standards for health regulation
61155541northern securities case1st anti-trust case by teddy roosevelt got rid railroad trust
61155542lochner v new yorkincluded liberty of contract in due process of law
61155543clayton anti-trust actreplaced the sherman anti-trust act and finally eliminated trusts
61155544new freedomnew views of democracy and freedom
61155545great white fleetcabot lodge build up the navy and then send the fleet around the world as a display of military force.

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