chapter 27,28,29 UNIT 8

Muckrakers

journalists who exposed corruption and social problems

Initiative

voters can propose laws directly

Referendum

voters can approve or reject laws

Recall

voters can remove elected officials from office

new freedoms

Wilson’s plan to break up monopolies and reform the gov

federal reserve act

created the federal reserve banking system

Clayton anti trust act

Strengthened anti trust laws and protected labor unions

meat inspection

Required federal inspection of meat

pure food and drug act

banned harmful food/drugs it required labels

Gifford Pinchot

Supported managed use of resources

john Muir

Protected nature from use

USS Maine

US ship that exploded in Havana harbor

Anti imperialism league

group opposing US overseas expansion

Open door policy

equal trade rights in china! china pie

Insular cases

Supreme Court case saying territory don’t get full rights

platt amendment

limited cubas independence

Roosevelt corollary

US can intervene in Latin American

dollar diplomacy

using money to influence other countries

Emilio aguinaldo

Filipino independence leader

Lusitania

British ship that the German sunk

Zimmerman note

Germany asked Mexico to attack the us

American expeditionary force

Us troops sent to Europe

committe on public information

Propaganda agencies supporting the war

national war labor board

protected workers rights during WW1

shneck vs US

limited free speech during wartime

Eugene v debs

Socialist leader jailed for anti war speech

fourteen points

Wilson’s peace plan

Treaty of Versailles

Ended WW1 punished Germany

League of Nations

Organization to prevent wars

nineteenth amendment

gave women the right to vote