Unit 3: Imperialism & Reform

amendment; allows Congress to charge income tax

amendment; provides direct election of senators (to lessen corruption)

amendment; limited sale of alcohol; prohibition

amendment; women’s suffrage; gave women the right to vote

increased government power to prevent unfair business practices

made trusts illegal to prevent monopolies

Roosevelt; negotiated peacefully, but had a strong navy just in case

Wilson; only supports countries with similar ideals

Taft; using America's financial power to extend their influence abroad; gave foreign countries loans

people vote on legislation

people propose legislation

people can remove elected officials

Charles Darwin’s biological theories applied to human races; some people are naturally superior; justified millionaires

highly supported by Roosevelt; protection of the environment; established national parks; made Agriculture Department

Meat Inspection Act; Pure Food and Drug Act

protected against child labor

people who loved to see a fight; wanted the U.S. to go to war

Underwood Tariff; Graduated Income Tax; Federal Reserve Act; Antitrust Legislation; Federal Trade Commission Act

Chinese society; organized to kick out foreign control

over-exaggerated news story based in little factual information

Roosevelt’s speech; keep Europeans out of S. America; U.S. will keep Latin America in check

called for equal chances for countries to trade with China

area where foreign country controls all economic development

ended the Spanish-American War

established the terms under which the U.S. would end its military occupation of Cuba

voluntary cavalry in Spanish-American war; diverse group of people; organized by Roosevelt

led Filipino rebels; took control of the Philippine capital of Manila

yellow journalism, explosion of the U.S.S. Maine, and sympathy with Cuba caused…

fought in the Caribbean and the Philippines

central banking system of the U.S.; founded by Woodrow Wilson

thoughts the government should play a bigger role in business

won presidency because Republican party was divided

founded NAACP

association to help African-Americans achieve fairer treatment w/ legal representation

promoting abstinence from consumption of alcohol

supported by urban, college-educated middle-class

minimum wage laws; industrial accident insurance; child labor laws; improved factory regulation

rich people are taxed at a higher rate; 16th amendment

guaranteed women the right to vote

described poverty, disease, and crime that afflicted many immigrant neighborhoods

ended Southern Pacific Railroad monopoly’s hold on the state's economy and government

an economic and political domination by a strong nation over other weaker nations

thirst for new markets; belief in cultural superiority; desire for military strength and power

social darwinism; anglo-saxonism (belief that English speakers are better); manifest destiny

shortcut between the Atlantic and Pacific Ocean

writers who exposed filth and corruption in society; changed common views of struggles

caused people to want change in the meat-packing industry; influenced Roosevelt’s consumer protection acts

Hawaii; Alaska

Puerto Rico; Guam; Philippines

thought the U.S. should focus on domestic issues first