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American History 1860-end of WWI(pt.2)
part two
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History
11th Grade
01/15/2010

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grandfather clause
Definition
this said your grandfather had to vote for you to vote
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Jim Crow Laws
Definition
"legal segregation"
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Homer Plessy
Definition
sued a railroad company for being forced to sit in a separate black section
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Plessy v. Ferguson
Definition
this case resulted in the supreme court ruling "separate facilities legal if they were equal"--'separate but equal'
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lynching
Definition
murder, usually by a mob, without a trial
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imperialism
Definition
when stronger nations dominate smaller ones creating empires
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people wanted new places for raw materials and to sell manufactured goods
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why was there imperialism?
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1- new markets
2- a larger navy
3- US thought they were superior
4- manifest destiny
Definition
4 reasons for the US to expand
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manifest destiny
Definition
it was the US's destiny to expand worldwide
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nationalism
Definition
the devotion to one's country
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"splendid little war"
Definition
the navy sinks every Spanish ship, in Santiago Bay
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the de Lome letter
Definition
a stolen letter from the Spanish Ambassador ridiculing pres. McKinley; intensifies anti- Spanish feelings
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USS Maine
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this ship exploded and the Spanish were blamed
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Filipinos
Definition
these people rebelled against Spain
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Philippines
Definition
Where did the Spanish American War start?
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rough riders
Definition
TR's group of volunteers to fight in Cuba
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San Juan Hill
Definition
most famous event of the Spanish American War
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Treaty of Paris
Definition
this settled the Spanish American War
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Sanford Dole
Definition
he overthrew the queen of Hawaii and declares Hawaii a republic
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McKinley
Definition
he believes its manifest destiny and convinces congress the annex Hawaii
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Upton Sinclair
Definition
he wrote "the jungle"
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the jungle
Definition
this book exposed the meatpacking industry's unsanitary practices
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the jungle
Definition
this book helped get the progressive movement to the people
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muckrakers
Definition
the name TR gave journalists that altered the public to wrongdoing in business and govt
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Lincoln Steffens
Definition
this "muckraker" wrote "The Shame of the Cities"-exposed political corruption
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Ida Tarbell
Definition
this "muckraker" wrote "The History of the Standard Oil Co"- exposed abuses by the standard oil trust
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The Bull Moose Party
Definition
progressive republicans joined TR in this political party
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women's suffrage, 8 hour work day, child labor ban, more regulation of business
Definition
what was included in the Bull Moose platform?
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make them "too masculine"
Definition
what did some critics say that women's voting rights would do to them?
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Seneca Falls Convention
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this convention was led by Lucretta Mott and Elizabeth Cady Stanton- for women's right to vote
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Susan B. Anthony
Definition
She became the main force for the women's movement
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Anthony and Stanton
Definition
which women were the "organizer and speaker"
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Anthony
Definition
who was arrested and jailed in NY for walking in to vote?
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North American Women's Suffrage Association
Definition
NAWSA?
Term
Anthony and Stanton
Definition
2 founders of NAWSA
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19th (in 1920)
Definition
which amendment was for women's right to vote?
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TR's "bully pulpit"
Definition
this platform rallied people to support moral, worthy causes
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-govt more accountable
-govt should curb the power and influence wealthy interests
-govt should be more active in improving citizen lives
-govt should be more efficient/ less corrupt
Definition
name some progressive goals/beliefs (4)
Term
Sedition Act; first
Definition
this made it illegal to interfere w/ the selling of liberty bonds & saying disloyal or abusive things about the govt, constitution, or army/navy (which was a violation what amendment?)
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the series of secret alliances
Definition
what caused all the countries to be in WWI?
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Lusitania
Definition
this british passenger ship was sunk by the Germans, killing 128 Americans
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"barbarism"
Definition
how did the US refer to the Germans sinking the Lusitania?
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employment
Definition
this had a shortage, esp. for returning soldiers
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women and minorities
Definition
who were able to get jobs after 3 million men were drafted for WWI?
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Treaty of Versailles
Definition
this treaty ended WWI
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France threatened to invade if not
Definition
why did the Germans sign the Treaty of Versailles?
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people in general, not most senators
Definition
who supported the Treaty of Versailles?
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Wilson demanded it include the League
Definition
why did the senate reject the Treaty of Versailles?
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Wilson's 14 points
Definition
where did the Legue of Nations come from?
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Republican Senators
Definition
Who rejected the League of Nations?
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the Allies
Definition
who accepted the League of Nations?
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They thought it'd result in another war
Definition
Why did people reject the League of Nations?
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