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History CP Midterm

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Goals of the progessives
to make the govt more responsive to the people
who were the progressives?
wealthy, middle class, urban and native born people
Upton Sinclair
muckraker who wrote the Jungle
Triangle Shortwaist Fire
led to progressive reforms in the workplace
John Spargo
muckraker who wrote Bitter Cry of the Children
progressive view of child labor
rejected it bc it created a less educated USA
What were the Progressive Election Reforms
initiative
referendum
direct election
woman's suffrage
TR's square deal
conservation, consumer protection and control of corporation
Results of the 1912 election
Wilson wins, Taft and TR split the republican vote
Bull Moose Party
TR's party after the republican party spilt
Reasons for American Imperialism
gained oversea territories, wanted to become a world power and open trade
Annextation of Hawaii
USA took over Hawaii
yellow press
exaggerated writing to sell newspapers
Pulitzer and Hearst
newspaper yellow journalists
Roosevelt's policies toward Panama Canal
used his big stick policy to bully his way into Panama
Roosevelt's Big Stick Policy
use force to protect American interests in the Western Hemisphere. Roosevelt's corollary to the Monroe Doctrine
Rough Riders
TR's group who fought in the Spanish American War
Great White Fleet
boats that TR sent around the world to show military might
Philippine Inserection
was broken in 1901 when Aguinaldo was captured
German U Boat Policy
attack ships going to Great Britain
New Weapon
machine gun that was responsible for the most deaths in WW1
Trench Warfare
A form of warfare in which opposing armies fight each other from trenches dug in the battlefield.
USA role in war before entry
to supply war materials to the allies
Selective Service Act
for men to sign up for the draft
Herbert Hoover, Food Administration
he was the head of it
Zimmerman Note
Germany's plan to get Mexico to attack the US
Reason USA entered WW1
unrestricted submarine warfare
Fourteen Points
Leage of Nations/ freedom of seas, self termination of all nations and reduction of arms
Liberty Bonds
sold to raise money for the war
When was the 19th amendment passed?
1920
Great Migration
African Americans moved north for better economic opportunity
Ku Klux Klan
prominent in the 20s in response to the Red Scare and resistance to societal changes
Largest industry in 1920s
Advertisement
Why did woman become flappers
they wanted to depart from traditional values and move towards social chnage
Henry Ford
owned Ford Motor Company
Assembly Line
increases productivity
Prohibition
resulted in the rise in criminal organizations that supplied illegal liquor
Gangsterism
flourished in Chicago
Harlem Renaissance
a movement originated among African American musicians in the south
Rugged Individualism
Hoover's belief that the govt should not provide direct relief
Fireside Chats
FDR's radio broadcasts
The Hundred Days
FDRs producing an unpresidential amount of legislation
Purpose of the New Deal
to expand the role of the govt in providing jobs
FDIC (Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation)
ensured bank deposits
Why did the Depression end
the start of WW2
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