Time Period 7 Assessment 1

yellow journalism

Sensationalist and exaggerated news reporting to attract readers, often lacking in credibility and objectivity. Often includes misleading headlines and fake news.

pro expansion arguments

access to raw materials

markets to sell manufactured goods and agricultural products

opportunity for americans to have a safety valve to new areas

advocates for imperialism

missionaries

politicians

naval strategists

journalists

anti imperialist arguments

taking poseession of a heavily populated area whose people were different race and culture

taking over a territory violated the principles of “life liberty and the pursuit of happiness”

the constituion should follow the flag

it would entangle the us in political conflicts in asia

it would be costly

Causes of the spanish american war

the mistreatment of the cuban people by general valieriano weyler

yellow journalism

de lome letter

sinking of the uss maine

mckinley’s warr message

teller amendment

de lome letter

1898,

letter that was leaked to the press and insulted president mcKinley

sinking of the uss maine

us battleship Maine was in cuba and suddenly exploded, 260 americans killed, us blamed spain but was accident

mckinley’s war message

four reasons for going to war:

putting an end to the humanitation crisis in Cuba

end the serious injury to commerce, trade, business

end the constant enance to our peace that was arising from the disorder in Cuba

protect the lives + property of us citizens in Cuba

teller amendment

delcared that the us had no intention of taking political control of cuba and that once peace was restored to the island, cuban people would control their own government

rough riders

battle of san juan hill,

rough riders were a volunteer unit led by theodoore roosevelt

african american soldiers led the charge up the hill

Philippines

US fought with Spain in Phillipines with the help of Filipino rebels

treaty of paris annexxed the phillipines

filipinos were outraged

started a war

treaty of paris

recognized cuba as an independent nation

acquired puerto rico and guam

acquired phillippines

platt amendment

us troops stayed in cuba 1898-1901

congress agreed to withdraw us troops if cuba agreed to platt amendment

-never sign a treaty witha foreign power that impairs its independence

permit the us to intervene in cuban affairs to perserve its independence and maintain law and order

emilio aguinaldo

guerilla leader that was mad that US annexxed the phillipines and fought

harder battle than the sa war

roosevelt corollary to the monroe doctorine

european intervention in latin america was a violation of the monroe doctorine

meant that us would send gunboats to LA counties in debt and would collect taxes until european debts were satisfied

isolationism

“the loner”

strict, noninvolvement in the affairs of other nations

collective security

“the team player”

working with other countries to influence world affairs

anything done through the international peace keeping organazation (the un)

internationalism

“the world policeman”

intervening in other countries’ affairs to promote national intrests and/or safeguard national security

imperialism

“the world bully”

extending power by acquiring territory around the globe

exploiting weaker nations to serve national interests

great white fleet

roosevelt sent US fleet on cruise to demonstrate US naval power

ships were white and impressive

japanese govt warmly welcomed them to Tokyo bay\

gentleman’s agreement

racism in California against Japanese Americans

Roosevelt arranged compromise by means of informal understanding

japanese secretly agreed to restrict emigration to US if Roosevelt stopped racism

panama canal

Roosevelt orchestrated a revolt for Panama’s independence form Colombia

Panama signed the Hay Banau Varilla treaty in 190 and granted US al rights over the 51 mile lon 10 mile wide canal zone

Purchase of Alaska

known as Seward’s folly bc people thought it was useless

Russia asked seward to purchase A;asla

agreed

alaska golf rush would change their minds

Teddy Roosevelt and Conservation

Teddy Roosevelt prioritized conservation during his presidency, creating national parks, forests, and monuments to protect natural resources.

International darwinism

Darwin's concept of survival of the fittest was applied not only to competition in business but also to competition among nations and races for military advantage

open door policy

John hay was worried about political corruption in China

asked all nations to have equal trading privelages in China

moral diplomacy

“new freedom” promise a moral approach to foreign affairs

opposed big stick and dollar diplomacy

Jones Act

granted full territorial STATUS TO THE PHILLIPINES

bill of rights and universal male suffrage to filipino citizens

promised independence for phillipines

,Woodrow wilson military intervention

wilson refused to recognize the dictatorship of general huerta

intervened and helped revolt against the general

Progressive’s Concerns

rising power of big business

uncertain business cycles

increasing gap betweent he rich and poor

violent clashes between labor and capital

corrupt political machines in the cities

jim crow laws in the south

progressives were

protestant church leaders

african americans

union leaders

feminist

urban middle class

professional class

muckrakers

newsppers publish stories about underhanded shemes in politics

jacob riis

photojournlist

how the other half lives

ida tarbell

he History of the Standard Oil Company

lincoln steffends

the shame of the cities

upton sinclair

the jungle meatpacking industry

plessy v ferguson

seperate but equal

web dubois

wrote a book called the souls of black folk

criticized booker t washington

argued that political and social rights were a prerequisite for economic independence

demanded equal rights for afridan american

booker t washington

head of the tuskegee institute in alabama

argued that blacks need for education and economic progress was important

niagara movement

1905

web dubois met with a group of aa intellectual in niagara falls

discussed a program of protest and action aimed at securing equal rights for blacks

NAACP

national association for the advancement of colored people

dubois helped found it

mission was to abolish all forms of segregationa nd increase educational opportunities for african american children

19th amendment

garunteed women the right to vote

16th amendment

allowed the federal government to collect an income tax

17th amendment

moved from state legislatures the power to choose U.S. Senators and gave that power directly to voters in each state.

18th amendment

declared the production, transport and sale of intoxicating liquors illegal

21st amendment

Repeal of Prohibition”

initiative

a method by which voters could compel the legislature to consider a bill

people can prupose laws

REFERENDUM

a method that allows citizens to vote on proposed laws printwed on their ballots

RECALL

enabled a voters to remove corrupt to unsatisfactory politician from office by majority vote before the official’s term expred

direct primaries

the people would nominate candidates for state and federal office

overthrew boss rule

secret ballot

australian ballot

ballots printed bu the state

voters would mark their choices secretely in private booth

municipal reforms

free kindergartens

nightschools

public playgrounds

voters elected the head of city departments not just the mayor

Robert La follete

introduced the direct primaries

tax reform

state regulator commisions to moniter railroads utilities businesses

settlement houses

won better school juvenile courts

improved divorce laws

sadety regulations in tenements and facotries

square deal

roosevelt sided with neither workers nor factory oweners

strike of coal

roosevelt worked out a deal with both union leader and coal miners

trust bustin g

roosevelt was the first president to enforce the sherman anti trust act

went after northern security company which was a cmbonation of railroads

make a distinction between bad trusts and good trusts

pure food and drug act

all food and drugs must have accurate labels with all ingrediaeints included

meat inspection act

provided that federal inspectors visit meat packing plants to ensure that they met the minimum standards of sanitation

eugene v debs

one of the founders of the socalist party

former railway union leader

adopted socialism while jailed for pullman strike

socalist party

dedicated to the welfare of the working class

too radical

federal reserve act

the central banking system of the United States.

NAWSA

President was carrie chapmann catt

fought for owmensvoting right

national women’s party

Flashcard: Political party founded in 1916 by Alice Paul and Lucy Burns to fight for women's suffrage and equal rights in the United States.