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industrialization

The development of industries for the machine production of goods.

monroe doctrine

an American foreign policy opposing interference in the Western hemisphere from outside powers

abolitionist

A person who wanted to end slavery in the United States

suffrage/suffragettes

People who campaigned for women's right to vote in the late 1800's and early 1900's.

populism

the political doctrine that supports the rights and powers of the common people in their struggle with the privileged elite

Lincoln/Civil War

President during the Civil War. Played huge role in the passage of the 13th amendment. People were divided over whether slavery should be a thing or not.

Scalawag/Carpetbagger

Scalawag: southerners who worked with the Union soldiers/citizens to help rebuild after the war

Carpetbagger: northerners who came to the South to help after the war, some came to take advantage of Southerners

Frederick Douglas

(1817-1895) American abolitionist and writer, he escaped slavery and became a leading African American spokesman and writer. He published his biography, The Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, and founded the abolitionist newspaper, the North Star.

Segregation/Jim Crow

enacted after the Reconstruction period, "separate but equal", African Americans were constantly inferior, black codes restricted civil rights

Laissez-Faire

Policy that government should interfere as little as possible in the nation's economy.

Corporation/Trust

A business that is owned by many investors./A group of corporations run by a single board of directors

Sherman Anti Trust Act

an 1890 law that banned the formation of trusts and monopolies in the United States

Social Darwinism

The application of ideas about evolution and "survival of the fittest" to human societies - particularly as a justification for their imperialist expansion.

socialism/communism

Socialism is the social theory advocating community control of the means of production. Communism is the social system based on collective ownership of all productive property.

Haymarket Riot

1886 labor-related protest in Chicago which ended in deadly violence

Immigration/New Immigrants

when someone comes to another country (mainly america) in search of a better life for themselves and their family.

Americanization/Nativism

-the process through which an immigrant and their family forsakes their native cultural practices and replaces them with practices from American culture

-the policy of protecting the interests of native-born or established inhabitants against those of immigrants

Spoils System/ Political Machines

-the practice of a successful political party giving public office to its supporters.

-a party organization that recruits its members by the use of tangible incentives—money, political jobs—and that is characterized by a high degree of leadership control over member activity.

Progressive Era

time at the turn of the 20th century in which groups sought to reform America economically, socially, and politically

Teddy Roosevelt

26th President, from 1901-1909, passed two acts that purified meat, took over in 1901 when McKinley was shot, Went after trusts, formed the "Bull Moose Party", wanted to build the Panama canal, and make our Navy ( military stronger )

William Howard Taft

offended progressives, sought to reign in presidential power, conservative republican, promoted foreign policy when it came to trade and investment.

Woodrow Wilson

28th president of the United States, known for World War I leadership, created Federal Reserve, Federal Trade Commission, Clayton Antitrust Act, progressive income tax, lower tariffs, women's suffrage (reluctantly), Treaty of Versailles, sought 14 points post-war plan, League of Nations (but failed to win U.S. ratification), won Nobel Peace Prize

Trust Busting

Government activities aimed at breaking up monopolies and trusts.

Ghost Dance

a religious dance of native Americans looking for communication with the dead, believed that the spirits would possess the white men and cause them to leave the Natives alone.

Spanish American War

In 1898, a conflict between the United States and Spain, in which the U.S. supported the Cubans' fight for independence

Zimmermann telegram

January 1917 the British intercepted a telegram from the German government to the Mexican government offering German support if Mexico declared war against the US; offered to return land Mexico lost the US

Treaty of Versailles

the treaty imposed on Germany by the Allied powers in 1920 after the end of World War I which demanded exorbitant reparations from the Germans

Lenin

Founded the Communist Party in Russia and set up the world's first Communist Party dictatorship. He led the October Revolution of 1917, in which the Communists seized power in Russia. He then ruled the country until his death in 1924.

Stalin

Russian leader who succeeded Lenin as head of the Communist Party and created a totalitarian state by purging all opposition (1879-1953)

Russian Revolution

Prompted by labor unrest, personal liberties, and elected representatives, this political revolution occurred in 1917 when Czar Nicholas II was murdered and Vladimir Lenin sought control to implement his ideas of socialism.

Selective service Act

Law passed by Congress in 1917 that required all men from ages 21 to 30 to register for the military draft

Espionage Act

This law, passed after the United States entered WWI, imposed sentences of up to twenty years on anyone found guilty of aiding the enemy, obstructing recruitment of soldiers, or encouraging disloyalty. It allowed the postmaster general to remove from the mail any materials that incited treason or insurrection.

Sedition Act

made it a crime to write, print, utter, or publish criticism of the president of government

War industries Board

Agency established during WWI to increase efficiency & discourage waste in war-related industries.

Committee on Public Information

government organization that produced propaganda to build support for the war

14 points

President Woodrow Wilson's plan for organizing post World War I Europe and for avoiding future wars.

Scopes Trial

1925 court case in which Clarence Darrow and William Jennings Bryan debated the issue of teaching evolution in public schools

18th amendment

Prohibited the manufacture, sale, and distribution of alcoholic beverages

credit

An arrangement to receive cash, goods, or services now and pay for them in the future.

Great Depression

the economic crisis beginning with the stock market crash in 1929 and continuing through the 1930s

FDR and Court Packing

tried to add more Supreme Court justices to rule in his favor to keep New Deal running

Hitler

German Nazi dictator during World War II (1889-1945), Nazi leader and founder; had over 6 million Jews assassinated during the Holocaust

Mussolini

founded fascism and ruled Italy for almost 21 years, most of that time as dictator. He dreamed of building Italy into a great empire, but he led his nation to defeat in World War II (1939-1945) and was executed by his own people.

Japanese Imperialism

The conquering and annexing of neighboring countries by Japan; it was the result of a growing population and limited natural resources in Japan at the time.

Pearl Harbor

Base in hawaii that was bombed by japan on December 7, 1941, which eagered America to enter the war.

Japanese Internment Camps

The forcible relocation of approximately 110,000 Japanese Americans to housing facilities called "War Relocation Camps", in the wake of Imperial Japan's attack on Pearl Harbor.

Propaganda

information, especially of a biased or misleading nature, used to promote or publicize a particular political cause or point of view.

Appeasement

Satisfying the demands of dissatisfied powers in an effort to maintain peace and stability.

Atomic Bomb

A weapon that produces tremendous power by splitting atoms

Truman

Elected Vice president in 1944; 33rd President, after FDR's death; led the U.S. through the end of World War II and beginning of the Cold War

Cold War

A conflict that was between the US and the Soviet Union. The nations never directly confronted each other on the battlefield but deadly threats went on for years.

Korean War

The conflict between Communist North Korea and Non-Communist South Korea. The United Nations (led by the United States) helped South Korea.

Eisenhower

United States general who supervised the invasion of Normandy and the defeat of Nazi Germany

McCarthyism

The term associated with Senator Joseph McCarthy who led the search for communists in America during the early 1950s through his leadership in the House Un-American Activities Committee.