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17th Amendment
This Progressive Era legislation required that all U.S. senators be elected by popular vote
Teller Amendment
Congress passed this resolution which declared war on Spain in 1898 but also declared that the U.S. had no intention of taking control of Cuba and that once peace was restored they would be independent
American Expeditionary Forces
Commanded by General John J Pershing, this group plugged the holes in the French and British lines along the Western Front. These hundreds of thousands of troops turned the tide of the war to the Allied Powers.
Selective Service Act
About 2.8 million men were eventually called by lottery system to serve in the American military under this legislation.
The Great Migration
Largest movement of people within the U.S. population which consisted of African Americans who migrated north to cities for work and greater acceptance
Sinking of the Maine
This event on Feb 15th, 1898 was falsely reported in American newspapers as being an attack on Americans by the Spanish which drastically inflamed pro-war public opinion
New Imperialism
The conquest and division of many parts of African, Asia, and the Pacific Islands by more industrialized nations during the 19th century.
Jacob Riis
Muckraker who wrote How the Other Half Lives which exposed the horrible conditions of tenement living in urban areas.
The Platt Amendments
This required Cuba to never sign a treaty with another nation that impaired its independence, the US will intervene in Cuba whenever necessary, and that the US will maintain a permeate presence there in a naval base. (Guantanamo Bay)
Federal Reserve Board
THis Progressive Era reform passed under President WIlson was designed to provide stability and flexibility in the US financial system by regulating interest rates, the capital reserves, and printing currency. This is the centralized banking system of the US
The Philippines
The area of land that surrounded much of the debate after the Spanish-American war on if it should be annexed and set precedents for future land acquisitions by the US
Zimmermann telegram
On March 1st, 1917, US newspapers carried the shocking news of a secret offer made by Germany to Mexico from the German foreign minister. This event which violated American neutrality would propel the US into war
Luisitania
The first major challenge to the US neutrality came in 1915 when this British passenger line was sunk by German torpedoes. Wilson stated that the Germans would be held accountable for the American casualties in a strongly worded message
Queen Liliuokalani
In 1893, American settlers overthrew the Hawaiian government. This was the last monarch prior to the annexation of Hawaii who has been made a symbol of US hostile takeover
Federal Trade Commission
This progressive era legislation passed under President Wilson aimed to protect consumers by investigating and taking action against any “unfair trade practice” in any industry except banking and transportation because those were already regulated by other agencies.
The Jungle
Muckraker Upton Sinclair wrote this book exposing the horrendous conditions of the meat packing industry which promoted a series of reforms for protecting workers and consumers
Yellow Journalism
Sensationalistic reporting that featured bold and lurid headlines of crime, disaster, and scandal. Newspapers such as Pulitzer’s New York World and Hearst’s New York Journal printed exaggerated and false accounts of world news
Open Door Policy
By 1890s, Russia, Japan, Great Britain, France and Germany all established areas known as ___ which allowed domination of trade and investment in a particular region or port in China
Fourteen points
President Wilson’s detailed list of war aims designed to address the cause of World War 1 and prevent another global conflict
Sedition Act
This wartime legislation prohibited anyone from making “Disloyal” or “Abusive” remakes about the US government. About 2000 people were prosecuted under this law, half of whom were convicted and jailed including socialist leader, Eugene Debs
The Roosevelt Corollary
Terry Roosevelt’s addition to the Monroe Doctrine that stated that the US will intervene in Latin AMerica whenever necessary
League of Nations
In order to maintain peace, this international peacekeeping organization was created after World War 1. It called upon each member to uphold and protect independence and territorial integrity around the world.
Committee on Public Information
A wartime propaganda agency which enlisted volunteer artists, performers, etc, to depict heroism on the part of the Allied Powers and villainized the Germans. They created films, posters, movies, etc, all urging Americans to watch out for German spies and to “do you bit” for the war.
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP)
WEB DuBois and other progressive created this organization which became the largest civil rights organization in the US and aimed to abolish all forms of segregation and to increase educational opportunities for African Americans
Pure Food and Drug Act
This progressive era legislation passed under Teddy Roosevelt mandated that labels needs to be put on products to protect and inform consumers about what is in them
Direct primary
Robert LaFollette introduced this new system for bypassing politicians and placing the nominating process directly in the hands of voters
National War Labor Bord
This wartime agency arbitrated disputes between workers and management in order to maintain productivity. Workers saw better wages and conditions that ever before as a result
Pan American conference
In an effort to establish closer relations between the US and it’s southern neighbors, the US proposed this series of meetings with representatives from various nations of the western hemisphere to promote cooperation
Square Deal
Theodore Roosevelts plan for favoring neither management nor labor in workplace disputes. His actions in the Anthracite Coal Miner Strike is a perfect example of this.
Jingoism
An intense form of nationalism calling for an aggressive foreign policy
Josiah Strong
In his book titled “Our country” he argued that Anglo Saxon people were the fittest to survive and that Protestant Americans had a moral duty to colonize other lands in order to spread Christianity
Food Administration
This wartime agency encouraged American households to eat less meat and bread so that more food could be shipped aboard to the soldiers
Panama Canal
The construction of this under Teddy Roosevelt caused a lot of debate within the US. it is a great example of how imperialism can benefit the US economically but having devastating effects on other countries
Nation American Women Suffrage Association
An organization started by Carnie Chapman Catt and other feminists aimed at winning women the right to vote by arguing that their vote would broaden democracy and empower women to be contributing members of the society
Treaty of Paris 1989
The resolution that finally passed by one vote after the Spanish American War which stated that the US would Guam and Puerto Rico, Cuba was free, and the US would annex the Philippines. The debate was a culmination point between expansionists and anti-imperialists
Anti-imperialist league
Led by William jennings bryan, this group staunchly opposed any further land acquisition outside of the continent of US
Triangle Shirtwaist Fire
In 1911, this New York City high-rise garment factory went ablaze and took 146 women’s lives. This tragedy sparked activism on workplace safety and working conditions
Alfred Thayer Mahan
US navy captain who shaped the debate over the need for naval bases with his book The Influence of Sea Power Upon History
