APUSH UNIT 7: PART I

Philosophy advocating for change/reform through GOVERNMENT ACTION

income tax

direct election of senators

prohibition (ban on alcohol)

women’s suffrage (women can vote)

primary weapon used by workers and labor unions against harsh working conditions

business owner locks their employees out

a worker promises to never join a union

no-one will hire you

an attempt to limit trusts that interfered with free trade, later combined with Interstate Commerce Act

exclusive labor union that experienced may economic recessions for being so

more inclusive labor union, achieved the 8 hour workday

American politician, statesman, conservationist, naturalist, and writer who served as the 26th president of the United States

provided federal inspection of meat products and forbade the manufacture, sale, or transportation of adulterated food products

nickname given by TR to journalists/photographers exposing poor working conditions (ex. Jacob Riis)

pushed by author Upton Sinclair

passed by TR, regulation of railroad rates and pure foods/drugs, saw it as fair + negotiated a settlement to the great Coal Strike of 1902

a dam was built by TR in hetch hetchy valley, destroying wildlife and nature by TR. This was a great controversy of his career

“New Manifest Destiny”; policy of extending a country’s power through diplomacy and military strategies

protected China’s territorial integrity + open trade (but China was not consulted about this)

a writing to build up the American navy, by 1900 U.S. was the 3rd largest in the world

Originally used as a trade port in between US-China, eventually U.S. staged a rebellion and had it annexed

War that ended with U.S. annexing what was left of Spain’s new world empire

countries annexed by the U.S. following the Spanish-American War

took presidency 1897 and protested Spanish actions towards cubans

style of newspaper reporting that emphasized sensationalism over facts

Supreme Court Case (1901) dealing with island/countries recently annexed (denied citizenship to Puerto ricans+filipinos)

U.S supports Panama in revolution against Columbia for independence in exchange for this

TR idea, U.S. has a right to intervene in the world

addition to Monroe Doctrine, big stick diplomacy

TR idea, relied on American Business investing internationally

wrote how the other half lives, he is a muckracker

progressive party

boat that blows up in havana harbor

league of americans opposed to imperialistic practices

Germany, Austria-Hungary, Italy

Great Britain, France, Russia

military draft

assassinated by serbian terrorist group, ignites WW1

Germany vs US, UK, France

Germany, Austria-Hungary vs Russia

plan designed by Germany to quickly defeat France on the western front

type of combat strategy used during WW1 where opposing armies would dig elaborate systems of trenches to protect themselves from enemy fire, conditions were harsh, with soldiers facing constant danger, disease, and psychological stress

war strategy where the goal is to wear out the opposing side

British passenger liner Germany destroyed killing 128 americans

message from Germany to Mexico claiming Germany will help Mexico regain lost territories if they fight the U.S. in the war. This message is intercepted by the British and they release it to the public.

immediate cause of U.S. involvement in WW1

job was to sell the war to America and spread propaganda

Americans would pay the government to fund the war and receive interest back

made it illegal to criticize the government during the war

a wave of black people moving north searching for industrial jobs

signed by the German government to stop fighting on Nov, 11, 1918

Wilson sacrificed many of his “14 points” to get this, he hoped it would end world wars for ever although the U.S. never joined.

treaty signed to end the war

ideology on the rise in the U.S. following WW1, act of separating from foreign people and cultures

court case in Massachusetts in which to individuals were found guilty primarily for the case of them being italian

fear of the Soviet Union/communism

act that allowed only 3% of every nationality that immigrated from the year before

act that allowed only 2% of every nationality that immigrated from the year before, slowly ended an era of unrestricted immigration to the U.S.