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| 45 square miles of land that Cuba has leased to the U.S. to use as a Naval Base due to the Platt Amendment. |
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| The aggregate of many states under one common head, whether this head be a Monarch or a presiding republic." |
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Signaled the end of the Spanish?American War. The United States dictated the terms of this Treaty because the won the war:
1. Cuba is Independent
2. United States is given Puerto Rico and Guam
United States will pay $20 Million dollars for the Philippines. |
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1901 Army Appropriations Bill had these provisions written into the BIll. Cuba must incorporate these provisions into their new Constitution:
1. Cuba will not enter into any treaty which threatens it's independence.
2. Cuba will not make any debts it cannot pay.
3. United States can intervene in Cuban affairs if it threatens their independence and to protect their life, liberty and property. |
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| Paranoid schizophrenick who shot President Garfeild because he was in favor tof the Spoils System. |
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| Republicans who supported reform but not to a large degree. |
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| Republicans who wanted reform. They were wealthy from the N.E.and used to be Whigs. They left the Republican Party in 1880 election and supported the Democratic President. |
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| They did not want reform, traditional Republicans who opposed Civil Service Reform. Led by Roscoe Conklin, who favored high Tariffs, hard money and the Spoils System. |
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| Wrote "The Influence of Sea Power Upon History 1660-1783" (1890). Influenced other nations to form a powereful Navy. Mahan talked about a strong Navy, in order for U.S. to be seen as a world power, U.S. had to start acting like one. |
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| Industrial Workers of the World |
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| Also known as the Wobblies. This Union was led by William "Big Bill" Haywood. Believed in violence to achieve their goal. Made up of the poorest and isolated workers. Their goal was that all workers would unite into one Uninon. They would not sign any agreements with employers. |
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| American Federation of the Labor (1886) |
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| Came about in 1886 and was founded by Samuel GOmpers. Gompers believed that worker would remain worker all their lives. Promised employer that is workers were treated fairly, they would be provided with a steady workflow of labor. They fought to increase the wage, better working conditions and 8/hr days. They only accepted skilled (craft or trade) labor. Avoided politics and believed in Striking/Boycotts. Did ot oppose Monopolies/Trusts. |
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| Led by Terrence Pewderly and was one of the largest important labor organizations in the 19th century. Promoted social & cultural uplift of the working man. Accepted all workersof any traade, skilled or unskilled, black and white and men and women. Demanded 8/hr workdays, abolition of child labor, abolition of prisoner labor. They lacked organization so they failed to thrive. Producers v. non-producers, They believed that workers should not strike becuase employees and employers had one common interest. |
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| Chinese Exclusion Act (1882) |
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"Angel Island" in California
Congress suspended Chinese immigration for 10 years but later extended it until the mid 20th century. Whites were fearful of teh significant amount of Chinese laborers. Displaced many Chinese from their families who were unable to leave or have family brought to the U.S. |
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| The Theory of the Leisure Class (1899) |
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| Thorstein Veblen, economic life driven by social vestiges from prehistoric times, not driven by utility. Division of labor was due to barbarism - they conquered and then gave others menial work they did not want to do. Upper class witnessed this and adopted this system...Mid-evil times, the nobility were the only ones allowed to do battle. |
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| Progress and Poverty (1879) |
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| Wrriten by Hery George, Advaced social reform. Fault lay in the system for land monopoly. Allowed control of land and resources by few at the expense of many. A single land tax on land value...we still have this in place today...Property Taxes. |
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| Written by Edward Bellamy about a Utopian society in the year 2000. |
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| Wealth Against Commonwealth (1894) |
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| Written by Henry Damarest Lloyd, Rockefeller and Standard Oil. Aggression of Trust would lead to economic slavery. Cooperation with the government owning and operating the means of production would produce equality. |
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| Secretary of Navy who fought for a stronger Navy before Mahan's writings. Under his leadership, he took the Navy from 12th in the world to 4th in the world. He supports construction of warships and eventually three steel ships were built. |
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| The Princilples of Scientific Managment, a theroy of management that analyzed and synthesized workflow; improve economic efficiency especially labor productivity. |
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| President Willaim Howard Taft continued the economic concept after the Rosevelt Corollary to the Monroe Doctrine...used loans to foreign countries to further U.S. interest in Latin America. This was financially lucritive for the U.S. and they kept other nations from reaping the same benifits |
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