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APUSH Unit 6 Terms

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Initiative
process that permits voters to put legislative measures directly on the ballot
Referendum
a legislative act is referred for final approval to a popular vote by the electorate
Recall
procedure whereby voters can remove an elected official from office
WCTU (Women's Christian Temperance Union)
founded in 1874. Fought for laws at local and state level against/limiting the sale of alcohol. They were moderate reformers of temperance. Francis Willard led the union to organize 10,000 branches
Sherman Antitrust Act
First federal action against monopolies, it was signed into law by Harrison and was extensively used by Theodore Roosevelt for trust-busting. However, it was initially misused against labor unions
Square Deal
Economic policy by Roosevelt that favored fair relationships between companies and workers
New Freedom
Woodrow Wilson's domestic policy that, promoted antitrust modification, tariff revision, and reform in banking and currency matters.
FTC
Federal Trade Commission. Protects consumers from misleading and fraudulent advertising. Reviews advertising claims. Can order a company to change their ad
Federal Reserve System
The country's central banking system, which is responsible for the nation's monetary policy by regulating the supply of money and interest rates
US Imperialism
A term used to describe the U.S. acquisition of Hawaii, Puerto Rico, and the Philippine Islands in 1898
The Constitution follows the flag
An argument that the rights of U.S. citizens should be extended to any people living in a territory conquered by the United States.
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
Gentlemen's Agreement
1907 agreement between the United States and Japan that restricted Japanese immigration
Great White Fleet
1907-1909 - Roosevelt sent the Navy on a world tour to show the world the U.S. naval power. Also to pressure Japan into the "Gentlemen's Agreement."
Dollar Diplomacy
Foreign policy created under President Taft that had the U.S. exchanging financial support ($) for the right to "help" countries make decisions about trade and other commercial ventures. Basically it was exchanging money for political influence in Latin America and the Caribbean.
Committee on Public Information (CPI)
government agency created during World War I to encourage Americans to support the war
Sedition Act and Espionage Act
passed by Congress that outlawed acts of treason and made it a crime to "utter, print, write, or publish any disloyal or abusive language" critizing the government, the flag, or the military
Schenck v. United States
A 1919 decision upholding the conviction of a socialist who had urged young men to resist the draft during World War I. Justice Holmes declared that government can limit speech if the speech provokes a "clear and present danger" of substantive evils.
Fourteen Points
A series of proposals in which U.S. president Woodrow Wilson outlined a plan for achieving a lasting peace after World War I.
Palmer Raids
A 1920 operation coordinated by Attorney General Mitchel Palmer in which federal marshals raided the homes of suspected radicals and the headquarters of radical organization in 32 cities
Harding's Normalcy
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Teapot Dome
Scandal during the Harding administration involving the granting of oil-drilling rights on government land in return for money
19th Amendment (1920)
Gave women the right to vote
Great Migration
movement of over 300,000 African American from the rural south into Northern cities between 1914 and 1920
Harlem Renaissance
A period in the 1920s when African-American achievements in art and music and literature flourished
Eugenics
study of factors that influence the hereditary qualities of the human race and ways to improve those qualities
Washington Conference
(1921) Conference of major powers to reduce naval armaments among Great Britain, Japan, France, Italy, and the United States.
Five Power Treaty
(1922) treaty resulting from the Washington Armaments Conference that limited to a specific ratio the carrier and battleship tonnage of each nation. It created a moratorium for 10 years, during which no battleships would be built. The countries agreed to refrain from further fortification of their Pacific Possessions. The five countries were: US, Britain, Japan, France, and Italy
Kellogg-Briand Pact
Agreement signed in 1928 in which nations agreed not to pose the threat of war against one another
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