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Mr. Allen 1st semester Final!!
ch. 16-24
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History
9th Grade
12/09/2008

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Freedmen's Bureau
Definition
assisted ex-slaves and refugees in adjusting to socio-economic changes
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Andrew Johnson and the rise of the Radical Republicans
Definition
Johnson restored property rights (except for slaves) to Southerners who swore an oath of loyalty to Union and wealthy southerners could petition for a pardon
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14th amendment
Definition
Guaranteed all citizens equality before the law, Strengthened the Civil Rights Act of 1866, and Johnson’s opposition to this would further isolate him from Radical Republicans
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Radical Republicans
Definition
-The South must recognize the consequences of its defeat!
-Freedmen must gain the right to vote!
-Strengthen Republican party in the South
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The Impeachment of Johnson
Definition
-Congress passed the Tenure of Office Act to weaken the powers of President Johnson.
-When he violated this act, he was impeached……but not convicted!
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Carpetbaggers
Definition
were Northerners who ventured to the South
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Scalawags
Definition
Southerners who supported the Republican party.
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Southern Democrats
Definition
realized they could regain political power by manipulating racial tensions!
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The Era of the New South
Definition
was characterized by a continuance of rural poverty and racial divisiveness
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The Grange and Populism
Definition
supported: Direct election of US Senators, Legislation to make credit more available to farmers,Government regulation of railroads
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Tom Watson
Definition
He supported an alliance of poor white and black farmers as a way to fight the power of wealthy southern landowners and to gain a better way of life for the rural poor.
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Booker T. Washington
Definition
In his Atlanta Compromise address,he urged blacks to accommodate themselves to segregation and push for economic and educational opportunities instead.
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The Gilded Age
Definition
A time period 1870 – 1900 when worship of wealth existed alongside tremendous social divisions.was a time in which American inventiveness and technological prowess soared!
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Horizontal Integration
Definition
JD Rockefeller was one industrialist who bought out competitors so that his company, Standard Oil, would practically monopolize the oil refining industry.
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The Rise of Corporations
Definition
As America industrialized and corporations appeared, the nature of work changed. Workers no longer controlled the conditions and nature of work
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The Settlement House Movement
Definition
Social reformers wanted to help the poor by providing education and social services
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Social Darwinism
Definition
Conditions in human society are determined by the laws of nature
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The Knights of Labor
Definition
open to all workers
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American Federation of Labor
Definition
limited to skilled workers since it was a craft union.
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Wounded Knee
Definition
The killings of 200 Sioux men, women and children marked the end of the wars between Native Americans and US Troops.
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Dawes Act (1887)
Definition
Intended to “Americanize the Indian” instead ended up further destroying Native American culture and resulted in loss of over one-half of Indian lands to whites
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Women’s Christian
Temperance Union
Definition
Campaigned for restrictive liquor laws.
Sought to strengthen laws against rape, improved health conditions and workplace and housing reforms
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Civil Service Reform
Definition
The Pendleton Act began the move towards separating partisan politics from attaining government jobs.
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Role of the Supreme Court
Definition
extremely conservative during this time and supported close ties between business and government.
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Working conditions(1900-1917)
Definition
wages were minimal.
child labor
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"Old Stock" Americans and ethnic prejudices
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often considered catholic and jewish newcomers a threat to social stability
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the social gospel
Definition
protestant ministers seeked to introduce religious ethnics into industrial relations.
a moral drive
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muckrakers
Definition
exposed business abuses-Ida Tarbell
Dangerous working conditions-Upton Sinclaire
raised public awareness of social problems-Lincoln Steffins
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Education reformers
Definition
John Dewey and Jacob Riis.
carried out school attendance laws, teacher training, and parent-teacher organizations
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public schools
Definition
replace inefficient one room schools
new roads/communication services
more agricultural colleges
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suffragetes
Definition
carrie Chapman Catt was new leader.
used activist strategies such as parades, political lobbying, and rallies
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17th amendment
Definition
direct popular election of U.S. senators.
ratified in 1913.
recall of this=enabling voters to remove unsatisfactory public officials from office
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teddy rossevelt's presidency
Definition
Control corporations, consumer protection, conservation of natural resources.
much more aggressive than previous presidents and more modern.
didn't get rid of all trusts, just sued the bad ones
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Taft's presidency
Definition
TR lost to taft so he formed his own party-Bull Moose
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New Freedom
Definition
called for a strong national government to foster, regulate, and protect business, industry, workers, and consumers.
regulate trusts and sue bad ones aka TR
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New nationalism
Definition
break up ALL trusts
Wilson
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keating-Owen Act
Definition
prohibited the shipment of products made by children
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Adamson Act
Definition
established an 8 hr work day for railroad workers
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election of 1912
Definition
Democratic: Woodrow Wilson
Republican: Taft
Progressive:TR
Socialist: Eugene V. Debs
Wilson won b/c of GOP split
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Hepburn Act
Definition
regulated railroads
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pure food and drug act
Definition
protect public health and safety
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Cause of Spanish American War
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Sinking of the Maine
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Teller Amendment
Definition
Congress declared war
if spanish are overthrown then cubans govern themselves
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Election of 1900
Definition
William jennings Bryan vs. Wilson(democratic) and TR as his VP
-U.S. became an imperial nation and treaty of paris passed
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Delome Letter
Definition
delome's leter was stolen and exaggerated and released to press saying that Mckinley was a weak president, gave in to the people, and lacks good faith
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Monroe Doctrine
Definition
European countries won't get involved in our affairs and vice versa
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U.S. gains Control of Hawaii
Definition
-Mckinley tariff ruined farmers
-Queen was overthrown
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insular cases
Definition
do american laws and tariffs apply to our newly accquired possesions??
-no
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technological innovations
Definition
automoblies, motion pictures, radio
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oligopoly
Definition
the control of an entire industry by a few giant firms
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open shop
Definition
employing union(strikers) or non-union workers
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closed shop
Definition
don't employ union workers
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yellow dog contracts
Definition
agreements saying that the workers can't join a union(can't strike)
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welfare capitalism
Definition
prodide medical services, vacations, and destroyed unions
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what happened to wages after 1923?
Definition
stabalized
Americans were unable to purchase the products they nade
installment buying: buy now pay later
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5 sick industries of 1920
Definition
coal mining, textile manufacturing, garment manufacturing, railroads, and farming
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great migration
Definition
increased AA's racial consciousness and power
discrimination/race riots
black political power
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Automobiles
Definition
middle class grew
enabled people to live in formerly remote areas
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13th amendment
Definition
abolished slavery
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14th amendment
Definition
guaranteed every citizen equality before the law
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15th amendment
Definition
guaranteed black men the right to vote
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push/pull of the west
Definition
push: people pushed out west b/c of overcrowdedness and were
pull: b/c of gold
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suburb growth
Definition
electric trolley and elevated trains
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native American wars
Definition
wounded knee, Sand creek massacre, little bighorn
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assimilation towards NA
Definition
wounded knee b/c gov wouldnt let NA practice their rituals and culture
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Homestead Act
Definition
free land to anyone who agreed to live on it and farm it for 5 years
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monopoly
Definition
bought out competiotion
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Samuel Gompers
Definition
leader of the AFL
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Terrence Powderly
Definition
leader of the knights of labor
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Haymarket square
Definition
police killed 4 unarmed workers.
led to bomb explosion.
strikers were ordered back to work.
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great uprising of 1877
Definition
RR strike.
over 100 ppl killed.
wage cuts remained.
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james b. duke
Definition
made cigarettes
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social darwinism
Definition
belief that rich will survive, poor will perish
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henry frick
Definition
CEO of the homestead steel works during the big strike
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joseph mccoy
Definition
big shipping point-abilence, kansas
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who were the allies in 1914?
Definition
russia, england, and france
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who were the central powers in 1914?
Definition
turkey, austria-hungary, and germany
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in 1918, afterrussia surrendered to germany, who were the allies?
Definition
america, england, france, italy and japan
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in 1918, afterrussia surrendered to germany, who were the central powers?
Definition
turkey, austria-hungary, and germany
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what were some of the new weapons of destruction?
Definition
machine guns, airplanes, tanks, submarines, and poison gas
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what happened first:
a.)zimmerman note
b.)lusitania sunk
c.)american troops sent to western front
d.)wilson reelected
Definition
b.)
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what happened last:
a.)wilson's 14 point plan
b.)19th amendment passed
c.)espionage act passed
d.)WW1 breaks out
Definition
a.)
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why was the quote "a neutral US" false?
Definition
b/c we were biast b/c we recieved all of our information from england and we sent money and tools to england during their fight
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nationalism
Definition
ethnic groups longing for independence(serbia)
french-german tensions
ethnic hatred
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imperialism
Definition
competition over colonies in asia and africa
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militarism
Definition
military build up by many nation
naval buildup by germany seen as threat by england
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reasons for WW1
Definition
Gavrilo princep assasinated franz ferdinand
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von-schlieffen plan
Definition
germany hopes to defeat france and then turn on russia...RUSSIA WAS MAIN GOAL
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battle of marne
Definition
ends german hopes for a quick victory in the west
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battle of ypre
Definition
ended german offensive in norhtern france
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battle of verdun
Definition
german offensive and french counter offensive results in many german deaths but even more french deaths.
movement of line is 4 miles
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battle of somme
Definition
a british attempt to attack germans thereby relieving pressure on french at verdun
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zimmerman note
Definition
suggests an alliance between german powers and mexico
Term
it's a long way to tippery
Definition
british
Term
over there
Definition
americans
Term
oh, how i hate to get up in the morning
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germans
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blacks in war
Definition
segregated from whites
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war industrys board
Definition
most important agency of war.
barnard baruch was head of it.
encouraged mass production.
conserve important materials for use in war.
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food administration
Definition
headed by herbert hoover.
meatless mondays.
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money for war
Definition
1/3 was raised through taxes
war bonds-public help
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espionage act and sedition act
Definition
imprison members who are against the war
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john "blackjack" pershing
Definition
convinces allies to let americans fight as a seperate army and refuses to let them fight until they are trained
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treaty of brest-litovsk
Definition
forces russia to cede 25%
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cival war in russia
Definition
white army vs. red army.
red=socialists.
us likes white
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wilson's 14 points
Definition
free trade, democratic institutions, and human liberty.
leauge of nations to keep world peace
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George clemenceau of france
Definition
determined to crush german power forever
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david lloyd of great britain
Definition
make germany pay for war
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vittorio orlando of italy
Definition
wants austrian territory
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treaty of versailles
Definition
-creates 9 new nations(split up austria-hungary)
-mandates created by allied countries
-german forces reduced
-germans accepted blame for war and payed
-return alsace-lorraine to france
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opposition to treaty of versailles
Definition
henry cabbot lodge was leader
leagu of nations was BIG issue
Term
end of WW1
Definition
treaty of versailles didnt pass
leauge of nations never passed
Term
Which tariff upset the Cuban sugar economy in the mid 1890s?
Definition
Wilson-Gorman
Term
Which Spanish colony did the Spanish-American War erupt over in 1898?
Definition
Cuba
Term
Which general set up concentration camps in Cuba?
Definition
Weyler
Term
Hearst's brand of journalism was known as what kind journalism
Definition
yellow
Term
Who commanded the attack at the Battle of Manila?
Definition
Commodore Dewey
Term
Emilio Aguinaldo
Definition
Filipino nationalist
Term
The Rough Riders are famous for winning which battle in Cuba?
Definition
San Juan Hill
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Which agreement ended the Spanish-American War in 1898?
Definition
Treaty of Paris
Term
This 1902 Amendment to the Cuban constitution gave the US the right to have a naval base on the island:
Definition
Platt Amendment
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The Spanish American war did what?
Definition
Showed that the US was a Great Power
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