APUSH U7

The claim by state to have exclusive control over a foreign area or territory

• talk of acquiring in Cuba

• Acquires Alaska from Russia

• Dominican Republic and Puerto Rico

• US forced Japan to make treaty

• Open 2 fueling stations to US and a trade treaty later

raised import rates on foreign sugar to undersell Hawaiian sugar planters

• Became a state in 1959

• Cuba began to fight for independence from Spain and Americans were sympathetic

• Spain rejected Americans demand for cease-fire so war was declared

stated that US had no intention of annexing or dominating the island

• Escalated the Spanish-American war

• Publish articles and press releases about the war

• ended war with Spain

• US acquired Puerto Rico and Guam

• US bought Philippines for 20 mil

Forced new Cuban government to approve this in their constitution which authorized the US to intervene whenever they wanted and gave US naval stations in Cuba

The free movement of goods and money

presented microcosm of all trends , developments, innovations of the gilded age

• Wide range of economic, political, social and moral reforms in late 1800s to early 1900s

• Outlawed alcohol, regulated child labor, Americanized immigrants

Focused on ill society, such as child labor, corruption in government and lynching

• Idea that churches should be involved in social reform

• Influenced progressive reformers

• Birth control

• Civil rights

• Conservation

• Government reform

• Labor relations

Contraceptives deemed obscene, federal offense to distribute birth control through Mail or across state lines

• Believe voting equality and education was essential for African-American progress

• NAACP

• Wrote the treasures of Yosemite

• Spoke up about unchecked logging and tourism damaging Yosemite

Enabled presidents to protect wildlands as national monuments

• The idea of direct primaries to select party nominees for public office

• Presented tax reform and other things to give people direct control over government

Supported economic conditions of farmers

Congressman who made the idea of free coinage of silver/free silver

• Unrestricted minting of silver money which increased currency and the rise of pricing farmers received for crops

Declared illegal all combinations in restraint of trade

• Separates Panama and Columbia

• Roosevelt took over after failed attempts, but Columbia refused leading to Panama uprising

• American Navy vessels blocked Colombian army to help Panama

• Dependent on immigrant labor

• Believed US had a right to exercise an international police power

• Expanded Monroe doctrine

• Told soldiers to seize Dominican Republic to pay for debts

Called for assertion of US dominance where such dominance was considered a moral imperative

Emphasize economic investment and loans from banks in order to spread economic influence

Wilson brought missionary zeal to spread democracy by producing more military interventions in Latin America

Germany overthrows Belgium and Britain/France pushback

marked the end of Germany’s sweep into France and the beginning of trench warfare in the war

• American Society was split because the US had ties with both sides of the War

• America was also now made up of a lot of immigrants or children of immigrants

A civilian passenger line that was torpedoed by a German boat in the Ireland coast, which killed Americans and others

• Americans were angry, but US didn’t join war

The idea that the US Navy should be getting prepared for war at any time and that the US and the Navy should be expanded

A faction that criticized Republicans conservatism and called for social legislation

Helped attack the triple wall of privilege- Tariffs, banks, trusts

• Underwood Tariff bill (reduced rates)

• Federal reserve act (Mobilized banking resources)

• Clayton antitrust act

• Regulate overseas shipping

• Prohibit child labor

• Eight hour workday

• Government loans to farmers

• Raise Income

The British intercepted a telegram from Germany to Mexico saying they were going to Ally for US territory so the US declared war in 1917 on Germany

( US was very unprepared)

Authorized federal government to temporarily expand military through enlistment that included men ages 21 to 30 and then later on 18 to 45

Created to assure the country they were fighting for more reason and included freedom of the seas, free trade, open diplomacy, general association

A Series of battles to push Germany back

American troops also referred to as doughboys

• Lead to the collapse of Austria – Hungary

• I like powers sought for an agreement to end fighting

• 1918

World War I created a temporary national state with unprecedented powers to enact policies with new federal agencies that regulated industries, transportation, labor, relations, and agriculture

men who were sent out to get people on track for being more self-sufficient to save resources for the war, such as less food or making their own food with farming

Stated that anyone found guilty of criticizing the government war policy or hindering war time directives could be sent to jail

Socialist Charles schneck distributed pamphlets saying the draft violated the 13th amendment, but he was charged with conspiracy due to violating the espionage act

Occurred in 1918 and led to 50 million deaths worldwide

• added onto the thousands dead due to war

• 30 nations attended, but the big four were Britain, France, US, Italy

• Each country had their own agenda as Germany now had to be dealt with along with the aftermath of the war

• Germany split into two along with Berlin

A system in which a group of nations acts as one to preserve the peace of all

• establishes the League of Nations

• Germany gives France Alsace Lorraine

• Military restrictions are put onto Germany

• War responsibility is placed solely on Germany

A separate treaty between the US and Germany saying that the US would enjoy the privileges/rights stated in the treaty of Versailles

States the order of events that occurs if a president is found to be unable to perform functions of the office

The first woman member of Congress

A group of college educated activists who fought for the right to vote with tactics such as chaining themselves to the White House fence

• Alice Paul : Leader

Allows women to vote and prohibited states from using sex as a qualification for suffrage

• Gained national success in war As it gave new reasons to ban liquor

• Most Brewers were owned by Germans, so it was seen as unpatriotic to buy from them

Prohibited the manufacturing and sale of intoxicating liquor

• ratified by states in 1919

• 1920s

• Productivity/economic output rose Due to chemicals, aviation, and electronics

• Older industries adopted moving assembly line

Used automated assembly line for automobile manufacturing which reduced assembly time

• Cars - Automobile industry increased national economy

• Telephones/electricity

• Home Appliances

• Modernizing department stores

Doubled roads and highways in 1920s as cars became a part of new consumer society

Create the first wireless radio

first commercial radio station that began broadcasting events such as election results Along with racial/cultural stereotypes

Prohibition fostered corruption in law and law enforcement as Attorney General accepted bribes from bootleggers

• Organized crime filled alcohol industry

Rise of sharecropping and debt peonage, even though it was envisioned as a self-sufficient capitalist area

• Separate but equal

• Plessy refused to leave a train car for white people and said he was protected under 14th amendment

1.5 million black southern people moved to cities where they created cities within cities because they were confined to specific neighborhoods

White mobs started attacking black neighborhoods as Black people started standing up for civil rights

A movement for African independence and black self-reliance, which was launched by Marcus Garvey, an immigrant from Jamaica

700 branches

An artistic, literacy, and cultural movement to reconceptualize black peoples relationship to their heritage and to each other

• Occurred in Harlem, the capital of Black America, which attracted black intellectuals/artist from the Caribbean and US

Those threatened by decline of traditional values and increased visibility of Catholicism and Judaism because of immigration

• NYC

• They prohibited immigrants from entering New York

Limits immigrants of each nationality by only allowing 3% of each

Lowered quote of percentage to 2% with 1890 census so it could be an even smaller amount of immigrants allowed it

Prohibited all Chinese immigrants ability to come into the US for 10 years

Reeked of nativism and inferiority of races since they believed there were different levels of whites and their superiority

• Monkey trial

• A teacher was teaching Evolution v. Creationism and Was found guilty of violating the Butler act

Stated that teaching Darwinism, instead of the divine creation of man was illegal

When billions of dollars were lost wiping out wealth of thousands as the stock market crashed

• The longest most severe economic downturn- 10 years

• Unemployment high, 30% increase of industrial product

• Stock market crash of 1929

• Banking panics

• Too much credit purchases

• Failure of Smoot – Hawley tariff

Encouraged the purchase of American made products by adding tariffs to imported goods

• Hoover’s response to great depression

Countries restraining trade to protect workers at home from foreign competitors

Ramshackle shantytowns that thousands of families who were evicted moved into

Unemployed veterans in their families who marched and demanded payment of bonuses for fighting in World War I

• Gives half 1 million to banks, corporations, and state government

• Helped fund the Golden Gate Bridge

15 major bills created to reshape economy, banking, and industry while demanding broader executive power

Allowed banks to reopen under government supervision while broadening president powers

Encouraged public confidence and banking system, which caused deposits to increase more than the number of withdrawals

Issued 500 million in state-run welfare programs

First federal mortgage financing and loan guarantees

Strengthened federal reserves abilities to stabilize economy

Roosevelt refused to determine the value of US dollar against other currency because he wanted to focus on depression and didn’t want Americans to lose faith in the dollar

Promotes peace and neighbors being nice to their neighboring countries

• US would stop dominating weaker nations and see South American countries as equals

The US withdraw out of Haiti, signed a treated with Cuba, no longer policed Panama’s government, and no longer controlled Dominican Republic finances

The idea that the US would no longer intervene with other countries business

The idea that countries must go to the US and buy products for war if they wanted because US ships weren’t permitted in war waters

• Germany invaded Poland with blitzkrieg military strategies

• Britain + France v. Germany

Ended arms embargo and permitted sales of munitions on a cash and carry basis

Allies who turn to the US for assistance with weapons and goods