Unit 7 APUSH

Everything Unit 7

Spanish- American War

late 1890s, yellow journalism, ended with US Victory Brought Treaty of paris, Gave the US puerto Rico and guam, also transferred Philipines to US control

Open Door Notes

early 1900s, equal trade access in china and preservation of chinas territorial integrity, meant to prevent european powers and japan from shutting out US from asian markets

Platt Amendment

Early 1900s, limited cuban sovereignty and allowed US intervention. Cuban independence with ability of US to intervene and protect Cuba

Roosevelt Corollary

early 1900s, asserted it a US right to intervene in latin america to prevent European involvement. furthered the Monroe Doctrine with roosevelt policies

Pure Food & Drug Act + Meat Inspection Act

early 1900s,Showed consumer protection, forced labeling and banned harmful product + Federal inspection of Meat, caused by mukrakers exposing unsanitary foods

16th amendment

early 1910s, created income tax for individuals and corporations

17th amendment

early 1910s, direct election of US senators, aimed at reducing corruption tied to state legislatures, helped shift power away from elites, and more towards voters

Treaty of versailles

1920s, senate refuses to join league of nations and rejects the treaty, interwar isolationism, US does not want to get involved with war activities.

wilsons 14 points

late 1920s, called for open diplomacy, free trade, arms reduction, self determination, limits on colonialism, and the league of nations

first red scare

brought upon by espionage and sedition acts, thought of communist ideas spreading inside of the US, usually any radical ideas thought to be caused by communism

19th ammendment

1920s, guaranteed womens right to vote nation wide, feminists argued that voting power was necessary to protect families and push social reforms

immmigration act/national origins act

1920s, favored northern and western european immigrants, strictly restricted southern and eastern european new immigrants aswell as asian immigration. tried to force a demographic inside of america by choosing which immigrants to keep, shaped demographics

stock market crash

1930s, - businesses produced more then consumers could buy, - bank failures wiped out savings and credit, - international debt, reparations, trade disruptions after WWI, -majority of wealth with rich not equally distributed, caused great depression

New Deal

1930s, FDR’s response to great depression, Relief-Recovery-Reform, Relief-Immediate help with jobs, food, and aid, Recovery- Restarting economic activity, Reform- Preventing future economic collapse,

emergency Banking act

depression era, stabilized banks, restored balance in economy, Part of new deal Relief

Public Works Administration PWA

depression era, funded large scale construction to create jobs, Relief part of new deal

Civilian Conservation Corps CCC

depression era, gave jobs to young men in conservation and public spaces, Relief part of new deal

tennessee Valley Authority TVA

depression era, promoted regional development in poor and lesser developed areas, showed federal planning, relief part of new deal

National Industrial Recovery Act NIRA

depression era, coordinate business activity and set codes to reduce destructive competition and overproduction, Recovery part of new deal

Agricultural Adjustment Act AAA

depression era, paid farmers to reduce production, stopped overproduction, raise farm prices, recovery part of new deal

glass-Steagall Act Banking act

depression era, created the federal deposit insurance corporation to insure deposits, seperated commercia and investment banking, created a long term banking reform, more popular trust in new system, Reform part of new deal

social security act

depression era, created retirement pensiosn and unemployement insurance, reform part of new deal

securities exchange act

depression era, created Securities and Exchange commission (SEC) to regulate stock markets, reform part of new deal

Fair Labor Standards act

depression era, set federal minimum wage and maximum hours and restricted child labor, reform part of new deal

National relations act or wagnar act

depression era, protected collective bargaining and punishing anti union practices, created National labor relations board, reform part of new deal

court packing

vicente

Pearl harbor

WW2, japans bombing on pearl harbor in hawaii, started US involvement in WW2, caused Germany and italy to later declare war on US

GI Bill (servicements Readjusment Act)

WW2, access to education and housing for veterans, growth of higher educattion

Creation of United Nations, UN

WW2, New collective Security organization, turn away from isolationism now internationalism

Moral diplomacy

1910s, promoted democracy and intervention in latin america, conflict between isolationism and idealism

Washington Naval conference

1920s, Naval arm limits in the pacific, reaffirmed open door policy with china, attempting to prevent an arms race in war

Good neighbor policy

FDR, 1930s, reduced direct intervention in latin america, stopped roosevelt corollary, from military occupation to cooperation with latin american countries

Neutrality acts

1930s, Limited arms/trade with nations currently in war, made as a reaction to ww1, isolationist ideas, fear of being dragged into war

lend lease

ww2, aid to allies but not direct involvement into war, step away from isolationism, moving towards involvement in ww2