60511540 | treaty of versailles | treaty that ended WWI, severely punished germany. | |
60511541 | league of nation | wilson's organization that was supposed to help stop war. | |
60511542 | committee of public information | organization set up by the government that censored things during WWI. | |
60511543 | muckrakers | journalists that looked for problems or scandals and wrote about them. | |
60511544 | russo-japanese war | in the 1920's japan began expanding it's influence in russian territory. | |
60511545 | henry cabot lodge | secretary of the navy during the early 1900s, built up the military (i.e. great white fleet). | |
60511546 | open door policy | the idea that other nation could trade in the US territories but had to pay for it. | |
60511547 | fourteen points | wilson's wishes for peace after WWI, was too nice for the allies. | |
60511548 | spanish-american war | america fought spain for cuba's independence, more people died of illness than bullets. | |
60511549 | alfred thayer mayhan | wrote a book about how the US could become a world power, that greatly influenced foreign policy. | |
60511550 | jingoism | the 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. | |
60511551 | panama canal | theodore roosevelt obtained a strip of land in panama and built a route to the orient. | |
60511552 | federal trade commission | saw over trade with foreign nations during WWI. | |
60511553 | creel committee | an agency intended to influence US public opinion regarding american intervention in WWI. | |
60511554 | international workers of the world | a socialist labor union that was associated with communism. | |
60511555 | federal reserve system | finally got rid of the bank of the US, money was distributed to 12 larger banks. | |
60511556 | irreconcilables | the misdeeds done to germany after WWI that fueled hitler's rise to power. | |
60511557 | dollar dipolmacy | taft's foreign policy, solve problems by giving people money instead of war. | |
60511558 | WEB DuBois | founder of the NAACP | |
60511559 | yellow journalism | journalism designed to scare or worry the public, used for public opinion. | |
60511560 | boxer rebellion | rebellion in the phillipines that the US helped put down. | |
60511561 | teller amendment | amendments to cuba's constitution that practically made it US territory. | |
60511562 | hay-buneau-varilla treaty | ensured panama's independence from columbia, gave US panama canal. | |
60511563 | woodrow wilson | democratic president that led the US through WWI> | |
60511564 | progressive movement | a combination of many gross roots in the late 1800's movement | |
60511565 | wobblies | another name for the international works of the world. | |
60511566 | article x | the charter for the league of nations. | |
60511567 | reservationists | people who were unsure about getting involved in foreign countries. | |
60511568 | sphere of influence | areas of asia that each global power controlled/influenced independently. | |
60511569 | ballinger-pinchot affair | caused the split of the republican party in 1912. | |
60511570 | 16th amendment | federal income tax. | |
60511571 | 17th amendment | the election of senators. | |
60511572 | upton sinclair | influential author who wrote a book that showed how bad sanitation in the meat packing industry was. | |
60511573 | volstead act | prohibited the sale, purchase or manufacture pf alcohol. | |
60511574 | mann-elkin act | extended interstate commerce act to include communication | |
60511575 | sussex and arabic pledges | limited submarine warfare. | |
60511576 | charles and mary beard | authors who wrote a history of the US from progressive views. | |
60511577 | anthracite coal strike | bigges coal strike ever, cause a lot of problems because mines were important to the US. | |
60511578 | zimmermann note | germany sent a telegram to mexico asking if they would try to invade the US during WWI. | |
60511579 | eugene v. debs | leaders of the american socialist party. | |
60511580 | samuel jones | progressive mayor that influenced the progressive movement. | |
60511581 | underwood-simmons tariff | high protective tariff that created economic isolationism. | |
60511582 | bull-moose party | precursor to the progessive party. theodore roosevelt ran for president under it. | |
60511583 | theodore roosevelt | US president, square deal, speak softly and carry a big stick. | |
60511584 | gentlemen's agreement | agreement with china and japan that immigration from there would stop. | |
60511585 | birth of a nation | the first blockbuster, a silent movie that portrayed the KKK as bad. | |
60511586 | good and bad trusts | business that controlled one aspect of an industry. | |
60511587 | emilio aguinaldo | first president of the phillipines after spain got kicked out | |
60511588 | john pershing | general in spanish-american war, commander of US troops in WWI | |
60511589 | jacob riis | muckraker/yellow journalist during the early 1900s | |
60511590 | lusitania | british ship carrying US tourists and goods to england that got sunk by a u-boat. | |
60511591 | muller v. oregon | women's hours were allowed to be restricted due to health concerns. | |
60511592 | triple wall of privilege | the 3 main factors that separated the rich from the poor: tariffs, banks, and trusts. | |
61155533 | insurgent's revolt | rebellion in the phillipines that the US helped in the Spanish-American war | |
61155534 | big stick policy | the idea that a strong military presence was the best way to reduce problems. | |
61155535 | roosevelt corollary | an addition to the monroe doctrine that supported the big stick policy | |
61155536 | keating-owen child labor act | said it was okay from kinds to work as long as certain conditions were met | |
61155537 | food administration | US government response to muckracking that showed how disgusting food industry had become. | |
61155538 | insular cases | south decides that people in US territories don't get full rights as citizens | |
61155539 | new nationalism | the new patriotism and nativism people felt post world war I | |
61155540 | pure food and drug act | established the FDA and set standards for standards for health regulation | |
61155541 | northern securities case | 1st anti-trust case by teddy roosevelt got rid railroad trust | |
61155542 | lochner v new york | included liberty of contract in due process of law | |
61155543 | clayton anti-trust act | replaced the sherman anti-trust act and finally eliminated trusts | |
61155544 | new freedom | new views of democracy and freedom | |
61155545 | great white fleet | cabot lodge build up the navy and then send the fleet around the world as a display of military force. |
APUSH 1900-1918
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