| Term | Definition |
|---|
| 1902 coal strike | 140,000 coal miners in pennsylvania went on strike for increase wages a 9 hour work day and the right to unionize |
| the book " The Jungle" | after reading, roosevelt pushed for a passage of meat inspection |
| the war in the Philippines | the u.s. surprised spain by attacking the spanish colony of the philippines |
| cuba+ the u.s. | The u.s. signed an agreement wit cuba called the platt amendment, 1903 |
| causes of ww1 | nationalism, imperialism, militarism alliance system |
| the spark assassination | archduke franz ferdinand heir to the austrain throne was gunned down by a serbia radical, igniting a diplomatic crsis |
| alliance system | the triple entente, known as the the allies which consisted france, britan and russia. And the triple alliance known as the central alliance that consisted of germany, austraia-Hungary, and italy |
| the war hits home | the germans used the submarines to prevent shipments to the north atlantic |
| treaty of versailles | consited the countries of poland, czechoslovakia and yugoslavia also forced $33 billion in reparations to the allies |
| sacco & vanzetti | fed the red scare nativism in america, and were convicted of robbery and murder |
| superfical prosperity | people in the 1920s belived that prosperity would go on forever |
| scopes trial | ACLU promised to defend any teacher willing to challenge the law |
| the people behind the scopes trial | chance darrow, a famous lawyer in that era, william jennigs brayn with the prosecution a three time democcratic president |
| 1920s, harlem NY | was home to liteary and artistic revival, known as the harlem renaissance |
| farmers struggle | no industry suffered as much as agriculture, after the war demand plummet |
| consumer spending down | the late 1920s american consumer were buying less, mpst people did not have the money to buy the flood of goods from the factories |
| 1929 crash | october 29, well known as black tue |
| hoovers philosophy | belived in "rugged indivualism" the idea that people succeed through their own efforts |
| social security act provided | old age pension, unemployment compensation, aid to families with dependent children and disable wellfare |
| legacies of the new deal | deficit spending, social security |
| america moves towards war | sep 1939, the invasion of poland roosevelt persuaded to pass a cash & carry provision which allowed the u.s. to sell arms to allied natioins |
| the great arsenal of democracy | FDR established a lend lease plan, which meant would lend or lease arms that are vital to america |
| the atlantic charter | late 1941, FDR and churchill met secretly on a seris of goals for war, some of the goals |
| japan attacks the united states | early mornin on dec 7, 1941 japan attacks americas largest naval base, pearl harbor |
| v-e day | may 8 1945, allies clelbrate VE day " Victory in europe day" |
| The GI BILL | helps returning service men ease back into civilian life |
| origins of the cold war | their political differences created a climate of icy tension that plunged the two countries better known as the cold war. |
| u.s policy of containment | prevent further extension of communist rule |
| the marshall plan | proposed a u.s. aid package to european nations |
| NATO | a defensive alliance that european countries joined in with the u.s. |
| korean war | WW2 ended, jap troops surrendered to the soviets north of the 38th parallel via to the americans |
| first suburban neighborhood | leviton |
| Emilio Aguinaldo | phillipines president |
| John Milton Hay | was an American statesman, diplomat, author, journalist, and private secretary and assistant to Abraham Lincoln. |
| William Randolph Hearst | he acquired The New York Journal and engaged in a bitter circulation war with Joseph Pulitzer's New York World which led to the creation of yellow journalism |
| José Martà | was a Cuban national hero and an important figure in Latin American literature. |
| William McKinley | was the 25th President of the United States, and the last veteran of the American Civil War to be elected. |
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