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| The economic and political domination of a strong nation over weaker ones. |
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| When an imperial power allows the local rulers to stay in control and protect them against rebellions and invasions. |
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| The idea that English speaking nations had superior character, ideas, and systems of government. |
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| The U.S. navel leader who lead the first expedition to Japan. |
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| The last Queen of Hawaii- overthrown by farmers. |
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| The idea that the U.S. and Latin American countries should work together to support peace and increase trade. |
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| The owner of the New York Journal, famous for Yellow Journalism during the Spanish-American War. |
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| The owner of the New York World, famous for Yellow Journalism during the Spanish American War. |
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| Sensational, exaggerated reporting against the Spanish in the Spanish American War. |
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| The U.S. additions to the new Cuban constitution that said: Cuba couldn't make any treaties, Cuba had to allow the U.S. to access their military bases and the U.S. had the right to interfer in Cuban foreign affairs. |
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| an area where a foreign nation controlled economic development. |
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| The policy that would allow all countries to trade with China. |
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| An underground society in China, the Boxers, who attacked all foreign embassies to let them know the Chinese did not want them in their country. |
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| The idea that American businesses would increase trade and profits, and countries in Latin America would rise out of poverty and social disorder. |
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| An addition to the Monroe Doctrine which stated the U.S. would intervene in Latin American affairs when necessary to maintain economic and political stability. |
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| An addition to the Monroe Doctrine which stated the U.S. would intervene in Latin American affairs when necessary to maintain economic and political stability. |
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| Journalists who focused on scandal and corruption during the Progressive Era. |
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| All political party members directly vote for a candidate who will run in the general election. |
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| Allows for citizens to introduce new laws and have the legislature vote on it. |
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| Allows citizens to vote on proposed laws directly without going to the legislature. |
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| Allows citizens to demand a special election to remove an elected official from office |
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| The National American Woman Suffrage Association (NAWSA) leader who helped to pass the 19th Amendment. |
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| Laws banning the manufacture, sale, and consumption of alcohol |
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| Teddy Roosevelt’s reform program. |
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| United Mine Workers (UMV) |
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| A group of miners in Pennsylvania whose strike impacted the whole U.S. due to lack of coal and Roosevelt intervened |
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| A law which strengthened the ICC’s abilities by allowing them to set railroad rates. |
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| Writer of The Jungle, a novel exposing the conditions in meat packing plants |
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| Required federal inspection of meat sold and inspection of meat packing plants |
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| Prohibited the manufacture, sale, or shipment of impure or falsely labeled food and drugs |
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| The head of the U.S. Forestry Service who thought natural resources should be used as opposed to completely conserved. |
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| An agency that investigated and publicized the problems of child labor |
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| Also known as the Bull Moose Party- developed by T. Roosevelt in order to enact new reforms in the U.S. |
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| Wilson’s legislative program which focused on destroying monopolies, not just regulating them |
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| A direct tax on the earnings on individuals |
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| A law which created a system of banks overseen by a board which would set interest rates and indirectly control the amount of money in circulation |
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| An agency which would oversee businesses to ensure they were practicing their business fairly |
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| A law which outlawed business practices that restricted competition. Companies can’t own stock in another company. |
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| National Association for the Advancement of Colored People |
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| An organization started by DuBois and the leaders from the Niagara Movement which aimed at increasing the political power of African Americans. |
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| The aggressive build up of armed forces to intimidate and threaten other nations |
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| Feeling of intense pride in one’s homeland |
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| The archduke of Austro Hungary whose assassination led to the beginning of WWI |
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| Information designed to influence opinion |
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| Germany’s promise to not sink any more U.S. ships without warning before the U.S. entered WWI |
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| An intercepted telegram between Germany and Mexico in which Germany offered Mexico its lost territories back from the U.S. if they became allies with Germany |
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| Told businesses what they could produce, allocated raw materials, ordered the construction of new factories, and in a few cases, set prices. |
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| A movement encouraged by the government where people should conserve food and grow their own vegetables to help in the war effort |
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| A group which attempted to mediate labor disputes that might otherwise lead to strikes |
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| Committee on Public Information |
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| A group who recruited ad executives, artists, authors, song writers, entertainers, public speakers and motion picture companies to help sway public opinion in favor of the war |
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| Spying to acquire government information |
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| Selective Service (Conscription) |
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| All men between had to register for the draft- they would be chosen by random lottery to serve in the war |
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| The space between trenches |
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| The practice of having merchant and troop ships travel across the Atlantic in groups to protect them from attack |
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| The commander of the American forces who landed in Paris to help the French push back the Germans in WWI |
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| A Tennessee native who had originally refused to fight in WWI but eventually joined. He took control of his platoon and charged a German machine gun outpost killing many Germans and capturing their guns |
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| The top American combat pilot in WWI |
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| An agreement to stop fighting |
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| The Allies’ treaty with Germany that ended WWI. The harsh terms against Germany are one of the major factors that led to the beginning of WWII |
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| Wilson’s plan for lasting peace in Europe |
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| Nations would become members of a group who would help preserve peace by pledging to respect and protect each others’ territory and political independence |
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| Monetary compensation for all war damage |
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| An increase in anxiety surrounding communism |
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| The first head of what would later become the FBI |
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| Secretary of Interior, Fall, accepted bribes from private company in exchange for access to U.S. land which contained oil reserves |
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| The philosophy that low taxes will stimulate the economy which will actually increase the money the government collects in taxes |
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| The idea that the U.S. would be safer and more prosperous if it stays out of world affairs |
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| American banks would make loans to Germany that would enable it to make reparations payments in exchange; Britain and France would accept less in reparations and pay back more on their war debts. |
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| The Washington Conference |
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| World powers agreed that there countries should not build new warships for another 10 years and that some ships from all countries should be destroyed |
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| All nations who signed it agreed to give up war and settle all disputes by peaceful means |
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| Large scare manufacturing done with machinery |
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| Divided operations into simple tasks and cut unnecessary motion to a minimum- first adopted by Ford |
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| The first automobile in the U.S. developed by Ford |
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| The first American to fly across the Atlantic Ocean |
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| Companies allowed workers to buy stock, participate in profit sharing, and receive medical care and pensions. |
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| A workplace where employees were not required to join a union |
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| A group of Christians who believe that the Bible is literally true and without error |
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| Tennessee outlawed the teaching of evolution in schools- a teacher taught it and was arrested. He was convicted and fined but later the verdict was overturned. |
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| A place during prohibition where a person could secretly buy alcohol |
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| Writer of For Whom the Bell Tolls and A Farewell to Arms which described the experience of war (WWI) |
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| Writer of The Great Gatsby which was critical of American society’s superficiality in the 1920s |
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| Radio, movies, newspapers, and magazines aimed at a broad audience |
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| The movement of African Americans during WWI from the South to the North for industrial jobs |
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| The flowering of African Americans arts in the 1920s |
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| An African American writer who became the leading voice describing the African American voice in the U.S |
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| African American novelist who wrote Their Eyes Were Watching God which contained an African American woman as a main character |
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| A style of music influenced by Dixieland blues and ragtime with syncopated rhythms and improvisational elements |
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| The most famous nightclub in Harlem known for its jazz |
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