Untitled Flashcards Set

Boxer Rebellion

A nationalist uprising in China (1899-1901) aimed at ending foreign influence.

Chinese Open Door Policy

A U.S. diplomatic policy that aimed to ensure equal trading rights for all nations in China.

Gentlemen’s Agreement

An informal agreement between the U.S. and Japan to limit Japanese immigration.

Great White Fleet tour

The U.S. Navy's voyage around the world (1907-1909) to demonstrate naval power.

Hawaiian Annexation

The U.S. takeover of Hawaii in 1898.

Jones Act

A law that granted U.S. citizenship to residents of the Philippines (1916).

Nicaragua--U.S. Marine Occupation

U.S. intervention in Nicaragua in the early 20th century to protect American interests.

Panama Canal

A man-made waterway connecting the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans, completed in 1914.

Platt Amendment

A 1901 amendment that stipulated conditions for U.S. intervention in Cuba.

Roosevelt Corollary

An addition to the Monroe Doctrine asserting U.S. intervention in Latin America.

Root-Takahira Treaty

A 1908 agreement between the U.S. and Japan that aimed to maintain territorial integrity in Asia.

Secure Railroad Work in China

U.S. efforts to gain economic rights and influence in Chinese railways.

Spanish-American War

A conflict in 1898 between Spain and the U.S. resulting in U.S. territorial gains.

Tampico Incident

A 1914 confrontation between U.S. and Mexican forces in Tampico, Mexico.

Teller Amendment

A legislative amendment stating that the U.S. could not annex Cuba.

Treaty of Paris

The 1898 treaty that ended the Spanish-American War, granting U.S. territories.

Treaty of Portsmouth

The 1905 treaty that ended the Russo-Japanese War, mediated by Theodore Roosevelt.

Big Stick

The foreign policy approach of Theodore Roosevelt characterized by diplomacy backed by military force.

Dollar Diplomacy

Taft's policy of promoting U.S. financial interests abroad.

Moral Diplomacy

Wilson's policy of promoting human rights and self-determination in foreign relations.

Child Labor Act

A law aimed at reducing child labor in the United States.

Clayton Antitrust Act

A law that strengthened antitrust protections for consumers.

Elkins Act

A 1903 law that prohibited discriminatory railroad rates.

Federal Farm Loan Act

A 1916 law that established a system of federal farm loan banks.

Federal Reserve Board

The governing body of the Federal Reserve System, responsible for monetary policy.

Federal Trade Commission

A federal agency established to enforce antitrust laws and protect consumers.

Hepburn Act

A 1906 law that strengthened the ICC's ability to regulate railroad rates.

Mann-Elkins Act

A 1910 law that expanded the ICC's regulatory powers.

Meat Inspection Act

A 1906 law that established standards for meatpacking and inspection.

Newlands Reclamation Act

A 1902 law that funded irrigation projects for arid lands in the West.

Payne-Aldrich Act

A 1909 tariff law that raised tariffs on certain goods.

Pure Food and Drug Act

A 1906 law that aimed to prevent misleading labeling and adulteration of food and drugs.

Square Deal

The domestic policy of Theodore Roosevelt focusing on fairness for workers, consumers, and businesses.

16th Amendment

The constitutional amendment permitting Congress to levy an income tax.

17th Amendment

The amendment that established direct election of U.S. Senators.

18th Amendment

The amendment that instituted Prohibition in the United States.

19th Amendment

The amendment that granted women the right to vote.

Jane Addams

A prominent social reformer and co-founder of Hull House.

Carrie Chapman Catt

A leading suffragist and president of the National American Woman Suffrage Association.

Eugene V. Debs

A founding member of the Industrial Workers of the World and five-time presidential candidate for the Socialist Party.

John Dewey

An educational reformer known for his ideas about progressive education.

Theodore Dreiser

An American novelist associated with the naturalist movement.

W.E.B. Du Bois

An African American civil rights activist and co-founder of the NAACP.

Charles Evans Hughes

A Supreme Court Justice and Republican candidate for President.

Hiram Johnson

A progressive politician and Governor of California, known for his reforms.

Florence Kelley

A social reformer who worked to improve labor conditions for women and children.

Robert La Follette

A prominent progressive politician and Governor of Wisconsin.

Henry Demarest Lloyd

A journalist and social reformer known for his critique of Standard Oil.

John Muir

An environmentalist and founder of the Sierra Club.

Alice Paul

A women's rights activist who campaigned for the 19th Amendment.

Frances Perkins

The first woman to serve in a U.S. Cabinet position as Secretary of Labor.

Gifford Pinchot

A conservationist and the first Chief of the U.S. Forest Service.

Jacob Riis

A journalist and photographer known for exposing conditions in tenement housing.

Upton Sinclair

An author known for his novel 'The Jungle,' which exposed unsanitary conditions in the meatpacking industry.

Ida Tarbell

An investigative journalist known for her work on the Standard Oil Company.

Margaret Sanger

A birth control activist and founder of Planned Parenthood.

Lincoln Steffens

A journalist known for uncovering corruption in city governments.

Frederick W. Taylor

An engineer and inventor known for his principles of scientific management.

Booker T. Washington

An African American educator and leader who advocated for vocational education.