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FTC
Definition
Federal Trade Commission. worked with Labor.
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Elkins Act of 1903
Definition
Barred ships to take rebate.
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Hepburn Act 1906
Definition
Allowed us to see if they were overpricing rates.
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Meat Inspection Act of 1906
Definition
Changed the laws of meat inspection. Inspired by the release of Upton Sinclair's "The Jungle".
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Pure Food and Drug Act of 1906
Definition
Reformed the overall overseeing of the Food and Drug area or America. Inspired by the release of Upton Sinclair's "The Jungle".
Term
Pelican Island, FL Wildlife Preserve
Definition
First ever National Park. Roosevelt reserved 125 million acres of land for national parks.
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Treaty of New Granada (1846)
Definition
Guaranteed protection from other countries taking over modern-day Colombia.
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Clayton-Bulwer Treaty (1850)
Definition
British build half of the canal, U.S. builds half. Jointly owned and builtm established US in top position for future.
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French attempt at a canal
Definition
1875 to 1889- Suez Canal Failed in mid 1800s
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Hay Pauncefote Treaty
Definition
Canceled Clayton-Bulwer Treaty. Passed in 1901. Gave US all canal rights.
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Hay Herran Treaty (1901)
Definition
US/Colombia. Give $10 Million payment 99 year deal, canal was to be 6 miled wide. Colombians refused.
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Hay Bunau-Varilla Treaty
Definition
10 Miles wide, $10 Million, $250,000 annually.
Term
Election of 1908
Definition
Rep. WIlliam Taft (VP James Herman)
Dem. William Jennings Bryan
Taft= "The Great American Buffalo
Term
Ballinger-Pinchot Affair (1901-1911)
Definition
Conflict between US Forest Service, and US Secretary Richard Ballinger. Helped to define the US Conservation movement of the 1920s.
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Dollar Democracy
Definition
The guarantee by the US to give loans to countries in Latin America and East Asia in order to further their efforts both democratically and financially.
Term
Vera Cruz Incident
(Tampico Incident)
(Dolphin Incident)
Definition
Sailors from the USS Dolphin anchored in Tampico and were detained for an hour and a half
Term
ABC Mediation
Definition
Argentina, Brazil Chile
Term
Gen John J. Pershing
Definition
Highest ranked officer ever.
Term
Arthur Zimmerman Note (Jan-Feb 1917)
Definition
Coded letter sent to the Mexicans by Germany that proposed that Mexico go to war with the US. Partially led to the US declaration of war in April of that year.
Term
Triple Entente
Definition
Britain, France, Russia
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Triple Alliance
Definition
Germany, Austria-Hungary, Italy.
Term
Alfred Von Schileiffen
Definition
Led an attack through Belgium. Was supposed to take 6 days, took 6 weeks.
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Nedjelko Cabrinovic
Definition
Threw a bomb at Franz Ferdinand when he came to visit General Oskar Potiorek. Was unsuccessful in killing Franz Ferdinand.
Term
Gavrilo Princip
Definition
When Franz Ferdinand's car took a wrong turn, Gavrilo Princip took the opportunity to kill Franz Ferdinand and his wife, Sophie.
Term
Sinking of Lusitana
Definition
1,200 deaths. 128 of them were Americans.
Term
National Defense Act (June 1916)
Definition
$450,000 in Mational Guard.
$500,000 to build Army.
Term
Outcome of the Wilson Hughes election
Definition
277-254 Wilson
Term
The Teapot Dome Scandal (1923)
Definition
The Teapot Dome Scandal was a bribery incident which took place in the United States in 1922-1923, during the administration of President Warren G. Harding. Secretary of the Interior Albert B. Fall leased Navy petroleum reserves at Teapot Dome and two other locations to private oil companies at low rates without competitive bidding
Term
How did Harding die?
Definition
Shellfish Poisoning
Term
Election of 1924 Slogan?
Definition
"Keep cool with Coolidge"
Term
Candidates of 1924 election?
Definition
Rep: Calvin Coolidge-382
Dem. John W. Davis-6
Term
Roaring 20's
Definition
Jezz, Gin, Sex, etc.
Term
How did Calvin Coolidge die?
Definition
Blood Poisoning.
Term
Deduction in National Debt (Andrew Mellon)
Definition
Reduced national debt from 24 Billion to 16 Billion in 4 years.
Term
What were the "isms" in the Age of Isms?
Definition
Prohibitionism, Evolutionism, Boosterism, Nativism, Moralism, Consumerism.
Term
When was the Volstead Act?
Definition
October, 1919
Term
How many cars were there by 1930?
Definition
22 Million
Term
Election of 1928
Definition
Rep. Herbert Hoover
Dem. Alfred Smith
Term
How many banks had closed by 1930?
Definition
Over 9,000
Term
USS Panay Incident
Definition
Japanese attack on an American ship that was docked, while the US was not at war at the time.
Term
Neutrality Acts
Definition
Made by the US in response to the ongoing turmoil in Europe and Japan in 1930.
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