U.S History

Territories acquired by the U.S

Alaska, Russia, Hawaii, and Phillipines

Roosevelt Corollary

it was an addition to the Monroe Doctrine; was a speech in which Roosevelt stated that European intervention in the Western Hemisphere was over. It let Latin American countries know that the U.S. would intervene to maintain peace and stability in the region.

Rebellion in the Philippines

starts after the Spanish American war. The fighting with Filipino rebels began as a result of the U.S. refusal to include the Filipino nationalists in negotiations over the future of the Philippines. Philippines Nationalist had begun a rebellion against Spanish rule in 1896.

Open Door Policy

John Hay, all nations free and trading rights by China. a system of equal trade and investment and to guarantee the territorial integrity of Qing China

Results of Spanish-American War

It acquired territory throughout the world and dominated the Caribbean. Representatives of Spain and the United States signed a peace treaty in Paris on December 10, 1898, which established the independence of Cuba, ceded Puerto Rico and Guam to the United States, and allowed the victorious power to purchase the Philippines Islands from Spain for $20 million

Pershing’s expedition to Mexico

Pershing launched a punitive expedition into Mexico to capture or kill Villa and disperse his rebels

Reasons for building Panama Canal

 Major reasons were for defense another reason was for trade.

Hay-Bunau-Varilla Treaty

 Provides division for the Panama canal? John Hay secretary state. signed on November 18, 1903, by the United States and Panama, which established the Panama Canal Zone and the subsequent construction of the Panama canal

U.S Strategy-Filipino War

Pacification(killing with kindness), mercenaries(hire soldiers for money), strategic hamlets (identity villages that are important, free fire zones, search and destroy villages.

Matthew Perry

Search to sail japan with a great white fleet and open japan to us trade. headed an expedition that forced Japan in 1853–54 to enter into trade and diplomatic relations with the West after more than two centuries of isolation.

Alfred T. Mahan

Opened the influence of sea power upon history.

George Dewey

Us naval captain who defeated spanish in a naval power throughout philippines in the spanish american war.

Hawaiian Revolution

Started a revolution that was successful because us marines helped who were stationed of war they helped win the revolution for the us.

Treaty of Paris

Ended the Spanish american war. Gained three main things Philippines, Guam, and Puerto Rico. Commissioners from the United States and Spain met in Paris on October 1, 1898 to produce a treaty that would bring an end to the war after six months of hostilities.

Dollar Diplomacy

William Howard Taft. The idea the us uses full military and diplomatic support to protect us business interest in Latin america. the use of a country's financial power to extend its international influence.

Yellow Journalism

Who sells more newspapers. It played a large role in anagering americans in going to war with spain. a style of newspaper reporting that emphasized sensationalism over facts

Platt Amendment

Established a Us protectorate over cuba. Tell cubans what to do if they dont they will make sure they will. a treaty between the U.S. and Cuba that attempted to protect Cuba's independence from foreign intervention.

Purchase of Alaska

Purchase from russia in 1867 and william h seward was responsible. On March 30, 1867, the United States reached an agreement to purchase Alaska from Russia for a price of $7.2 million.

Frederick Jackson Turner

Frederick jackson turner was a historian who write so called so called the frontier thesis. It said what defined american character and democracy.

Defenition of Progressive Movement

Middle class response to urbanization and industrialization. In the 21st century, a movement that identifies as progressive is "a social or political movement that aims to represent the interests of ordinary people through political change and the support of government actions."

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Roosevelts attitude towards trusts

Good and bad trust. With good you watch and let them go dont do much. Bad ones you let them go

Battle between Taft and Roosevelt-why?

Taft is a conservative rooselvetlt is a progressive. That battle will lead the republican party to split

Returning Soldiers- W.E.B Dubois

Dubois writing a letter to african american vets returning to world war 1. Saying the war isnt over and they have to fight over racism and segregation in this country

Corruption of Municipal Politics-Steffans

Political corruption you would blame the american people because they didnt do anything to stop it.

Status of Women: Past, Present, Future

She argued while women made gains they wouldnt truly be equal until the right to vote by susan b anthony

Heritage of the Progressive Movement

The government had the responsibility to act in the peoples welfare.the government can meet the demands of industrialization  and urbanization. The american people wanted a strong president

Roosevelt and Conservation

Roosevelts the first president to actively push the idea of conservation

Muller vs Oregon

Supreme court case. Muller factory owner in orgeon. Women needed certain hours to work. The court ruled for oregon. The first time the court considered social ramifications in making a decision. They wanted Women needed to get home to take care of their kids.

W.E.B Dubois

The naacp

Federal Reserve Act

It created a national banking system

Social Gospel Movement

Idea churches dont just  prepare people for heaven they should also help people live a better life on earth

Anti-Defamation League

Designed to defend american jews against verbal attacks and false statements.

Social Darwinism

Darwins theory and fit it into lives competetive struggles. Justify capitalism

17th Amendment

Direct election of us senators by the people

Square Deal

Roosevels plan for america

Muckrakers

Writers tht wrote about bad things about society to expose them to the american people

Jane Addams

1. One of the leaders of the settlement of the 

Florence Kelley

Child labor

Margaret Sanger

Was the controversial lady publicy went talking about birth control methods

Monopoly

When a company dominates a given industry 25% to be considered monopoly

16th Amendment

Created a federal income tax

18th Amendment

Banned alcohol ,prohibition

Gifford Pinchot

The progressive head of the forest divison

Robert LaFollette

Was the prgressive governor of wisconsin.

Uoton Sinclair

Wrote the jungle the meat packing industry in chicago he was a socialist and wanted to write the life of workers but write about how disgusting the meat packing industry was

The Jungle

The one above

Adamson Act

8 hour workdays for railroad workers

Carrie Chapman Catt

She was the leader for womens voting rights

Proclamation of Neutrality

President WIlson

Ratification of Treaty of Versailles

The league of nations after world war 1 isolaion it was never ratified cause of the league of nations

Espionage Act Sedition Act

Limited the freedom of speech first amendment rights

Reasons for U.S. Entrance into WW1

First financial commitement to the allies, two our desire tohelp france, three survival of democracy, four submarine warfare, five american idealism

New Technology-WW1

Tanks, airplanes, poison gas, blimps

Financing the war-how

Two main ways warbombs or victory bombs and taxes

Lusitania

Was a british passenger liner sunk by germans killing 100 americans which increased anti german feelings

John. J Pershing

Was the head of aef american expeditionary force

Fourteen Points

This is wilsons plan for post war peace nine of those 14 points dealt with this principle, self determination is the freedom of government to determine their own faith

Henry Cabot Lodge

Was a senator from massachusetts that ;ead the fight against the ratification of the treaty of versai 

Results of WW1

Just the us, the us emerged as a major world power, two we changed from a deter to a deternor nation, three foreign policy of isolationism

Growth of automobile industry-results

Henry ford made cars built faster cheaper. The automobile industry spur the growth of other industries in the country, steel, rubber, glass, oil, gas, petroleum, gas stations, hotels, motel, 

Isolationism (foreign policy)

The dominate us foreign policy from the 1920s and 30s

Big Red Scare

The period of anti communist hesteria after world war 1

Scopes Trial

The scopes trail was important for representing the batlle in this country between modernist and traditionalist

Palmer Raids

Series of raids against american cities in a single night to round up suspected radicals.

Farmers in the 1920s

They made crazy money took out loans to buy new machinery after world war 1 farm prices went down so many farners lost their farms because of debt

Flappers

Girls who represented new attitude of women and breaking away from victorian stereotypes, shorter hair, skin showing, drinking, smoking, more independent

Bessie Smith

Was one of the leading jazz performers of the 1920s was a singer

Trends in the 1920’s

Increased productivity which included business, urbanization, consumerism, business prosperity

Great Migration

A period during world war 1 and shortly after where african americans left and moved north to try and improve their lives

Clarence Darrow

Was the defense attorney for john scopes

Langston Hughes

Was one of the leading writers of the harlem renaissance.

Jazz-origins

In new orleans

xenophobia-examples

Fear of foreigners or anything foreign 

KDKA

Kdka was a frst commercial radio station in the us in pittsburgh

Washington conference

Dealt with naval disarmament and reduced the number of ships at war

national origins act

Designed restrict immigration from eastern to southern europe.

New Deal Terminology

The forgotten men, the brain trust, fireside chats, the three r’s reform, recovery, relief

causes of the great depression

1. Uneven distribution of welfare, two a week farming three overproduction four unsound loans  five stock market crash

reconstruction finance corporation

Hoover created it and primary purpose try and stabalize banks

unemployment great depression

Cause by companies laying of workers and companies closing going out of business

federal deposit insurance corporation

Insured bank deposits

hoovers attempts to fight the depression

1 state and local relief programs, 2 businesses maintain wages and employment, 3 private volunteer efforts, 4 emergency financing banks and railroads

agricultural adjustment act

Paid farmers not to grow ceratin crops or to kill excess lifestock

criticisms of the new deal

Increase national debt and two socialist

court packing plan

He added 6 new justices for the supreme court appoints of justice supreme court

FDR- first inaugural address

1 the most famous contains most famous phrase the only thing we have to fear is fear itself,

new deals acts declared unconstitutional

The nira which stands for national industrial recovery act, aaa agricultural adjustment act.

first fireside chat

Informal talk on the radio by roosevelt to the people which he talked about the banking crisis.

frances perkins

She is the first female cabinet member secretary of labor

problems of farmers

Debt, the dust bowl, falling produce prices

bank crisis

Stock market crashes banks lose money peoples lives saving are gone

dorethea lange

Was a photographer who took depression era photographs

hoovervilles

Name given to homeless shanty towns during the depression

bonus army

World war 1 vets who marched to washington dc to demand immediate payment of a bonus

black cabinet

African american members of roosevelt's administration who advised them on matters

mary mcleod bethune

The most influential member of the black cabinet

john maynard keynes

A british economist who advocated the idea of deficit spending to prime the pump 

imperial presidency

Criticism that the presidency had become to powerful People thought the presidency had became way to powerful

huey longhe

critic of the new deal advocated the share our wealth program he was assasinated

Lend lease act

The president could lend or lease military goods to any nations whose defense was vital to our own security aimed for great briatin and soviet union