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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 William Howard Taft | Successor of Roosevelt; Different views than Teddy; part of political corruption; Passed Sixteenth Amendment |
| Open Door Policy | A policy proposed by the US in 1899, under which ALL nations would have equal opportunities to trade in China. |
| Election of 1900 | The Republicans nominated William McKinley on a platform that advocated imperialism while the Democrats chose Willima J. Bryan on a platform of free silver. During the election, the Republicans professed tha free silver would end U.S. prosperity. McKinley won the election with an overwhelming victory in the urban areas. |
| Hay-Paunceforte treaty | Gave US control over route for Panama Cannal and also a helping hand to build it and rights to fotify it |
| The Great White Fleet | A group of 16 gleaming white ships on a cruise around the world to display the nation's naval power. |
| Philippine Insurrection | Seceret orders for Roosevelt to block all ships leaving the asiatic coast if war was declared. |
| John Hay | Secretary of State under McKinley and Roosevelt who pioneered the open-door policy and Panama canal |
| Theodore Roosevelt | 26th president, known for: conservationism, trust-busting, Hepburn Act, safe food regulations, "Square Deal," Panama Canal, Great White Fleet, Nobel Peace Prize for negotiation of peace in Russo-Japanese War |
| Buna-Varilla Treaty | 10 miles of land for $40 million in Panama |
| "Gentlemen's Agreement" | Agreement when Japan agreed to curb the number of workers coming to the US and in exchange Roosevelt agreed to allow the wives of the Japenese men already living in the US to join them |
| Treaty Of Paris | Treaty that concluded the Spanish American War\tFrom the treaty America got Guam, Puerto Rico and they paid 20 million dollars for the Philippines. Cuba was freed from Spain. |
| Boxer Rebellion | Chinese rebellion against foreign influence |
| "Big Stick Policy" | Roosevelt's philosophy - In international affairs, ask first but bring along a big army to help convince them. Threaten to use force, act as international policemen |
| Roosevelt Corollary | Roosevelt's 1904 extension of the Monroe Doctrine, stating that the United States has the right to protect its economic interests in South And Central America by using military force |
| Progressives | reformers who worked to stop unfair practices by businesses and improve the way government works |
| Muckrakers | Journalists who attempted to find corruption or wrongdoing in industries and expose it to the public |
| Ida M. Tarbell | journalist who published a devastating but factual expose of the Standard Oil Company |
| 17th Amendment | Passed in 1913, this amendment to the Constitution calls for the direct election of senators by the voters instead of their election by state legislatures. |
| Triangle Shirtwaist Co. Fire | New York City disaster that underscored urban workers' need for government protection and regulation |
| "Square Deal" | President Theodore Roosevelt's plan for reform; all Americans are entitled to an equal opportinity to succeed |
| Forest Reserve Act of 1881 | Authorized President to set aside land to be national parks |
| "Dollar Diplomacy" | Term used to describe the efforts of the US to further its foreign policy through use of economic power by gaurenteeing loans to foreign countries |
| "Rule of Reason" | under the Sherman Act, contracts or conspiracies are illegal only if they constitute an unreasonable restraint of trade or attempt to monopolize. If an agreement promotes competition, it may be legal. If it suppresses or destroys competition, it is unreasonable and illegal. |
| Election of 1912 | Presidential campaign involving Taft, T. Roosevelt, and Woodrow Wilson. Taft and Roosevelt split the Republican vote, enabling Wilson to win |
| Underwood Tariff Bill | Congressional measure to provide the a substantial reduction of rates, and the first ever implementation of a graduated income tax on incomes $3000+ |
| Clayton Act | New antitrust legislation constructed to remedy deficiencies of the Sherman Antitrust Act, namely, it's effectiveness against labor unions |
| Workingmen's Compensation Act | established an all-purpose protection program for Federal civilian employees and their dependents in the event of injury or death |
| Jones act | Act that replaced the Foraker Act.\tIt gave Puerto Ricans full citizenship, as well as a government that was similar to a state government. |
| Allies | in World War I the alliance of Great Britain and France and Russia and all the other nations that became allied with them in opposing the Central Powers |
| John J Pershing | US general who chased Villa over 300 miles into Mexico but didn't capture him |
| "The Triple wall of Privilege" | President Wilson called for an all-out war on the tariff, the banks, and the trusts. |
| Federal Reserve Act | a 1913 law that set up a system of federal banks and gave government the power to control the money supply |
| Federal Trade Commission Act | 1914 lets president appoint commission to turn searchlight on industries in interstate commerce |
| Louis D. Brandeis | First Jewish Supreme Court member |
| Central Powers | in World War I the alliance of Germany and Austria-Hungary and other nations allied with them in opposing the Allies |
| Sussex Pledge | Agreement in which Germany ceases submarine warfare if British stop mining North Sea |
| General Victorian Huerta | Became President of Mexico during the Mexican Revolution |
| 18th Admendment | prohibited sale or use of alcohol |
| 19th Amendment | gave women the right to vote |
| Woodrow Wilson | U.S. President, who led USA into WWI. He proposed the 14 points. He attended the peace conference at Versailles. |
| Zimmerman Note | 1917 - Germany sent this to Mexico instructing an ambassador to convince Mexico to go to war with the U.S. It was intercepted and caused the U.S. to mobilized against Germany, which had proven it was hostile |
| Fourteen Points | the war aims outlined by President Wilson in 1918, which he believed would promote lasting peace; called for self-determination, freedom of the seas, free trade, end to secret agreements, reduction of arms and a league of nations |
| Pittsburgh Steel Strike | 250,000 workers walked off, owners brought in African Americans to end strike |
| Herbert C. Hoover | Chosen to head the Food Administration |
| Doughboys | a nickname for the inexperienced but fresh American soldiers during WWI |
| Henry cabot Lodge | Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, he was a leader in the fight against participation in the League of Nations |
| Big Four | Woodrow Wilson (US president), Georges Clemenceau (french premier), David Lloyd George (british prime minister), Vittorio Orlando (italian prime minister) |
| Leauge Of Nations | an international organazation up after World War I to prevent futer wars |
| Treaty Of Versailles | Treaty of, 28 June 1919, the peace settlement imposed on Germany afterWORLD WAR I, drawn up at the Paris Peace Conference and signed near the French capital at Versailles. |
| Election of 1920 | Warren G. Harding (R) vs James Cox (D) 2) issues were WW I; the post-war economy and the League of Nations 3) Harding preached "Normalcy" |
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