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McKinley Tariff
highest protective tariff ever proposed to congress
jacob riis
how the other half lives
jane addamas
hull house in chicago
san juan hill
most famous SA battle were TR led his Rough riders to victory
USS Maine
mysteriously blew up leading to Mckinley declaring war on Spain
W.E.B. Du Bois
contributed to the issue of racism. not so much like booker T washington
pendleton act
created a system in which federal employees were chosen based upon competitive exams. This made job positions based on merit or ability and not inheritance or class. It also created the Civil Service Commission. Under Chester A arthur
pure food and drug act
created food and drug administration
interstate commerce act
created the interstate commerce commission. Outlawed higher rates on short hauls than long hauls
johny hay
the primary author of the "open door notes"
mugwumps
"liberal republicans" were known derisively by their critics as _______
johny hay
"splendid little war"
Gentlemen's agreement
Agreement when Japan agreed t curb the number of workers coming to the US and in exchange Roosevelt agreed to allow wives of American Japanese men to join them. Japan agreed to limit immigration
Josiah strong
American Clergyman who preached Anglo-Saxon superiority and called for stronger U.S. missionary effort overseas. Expansionist who blended racist and religious reasons to justify American expansion
Walter Reed
Discovered that the mosquito transmitted yellow fever and developed a cure. Yellow fever was the leading cause of death by disease in the Spanish American War
Puerto Rico
Given to the US by Spain as a payment for the cost of Spanish American war
conservation
TR was most famous for ______
The Sherman Anti-trust act
The first law to limit monopolies in the United States. This wanted to create a fairer competition in the workforce and to limit any take-over's of departments of merchandise. purpose was to break up trusts (broke up unions)
front-porch
William McKinley waged a ____ ____ campaign
the Boxer rebellion
a Chinese revolt against foreigners led the united states to join an international expeditionary force to put it down
Pancho Villa
a Mexican robin hood. He was a rival of president carranza of Mexico. Mexican revolutionary who killed many Americans in Mexico
rough riders
a group of volunteers in the spanish american war led by TR Roosevelt
the Bull moose party
advocated women's suffrage
alice paul
advocated women's suffrage, author of the equal rights movement
Root Takihira
agreement between US and Japan. Agree to respect each others possessions in the pacific and Japan agrees to independence and integrity of China-partial victory for open door policy
16th amendment
amendment-graduated income tax
spheres of influence
area in which countries have some political and economic control but do not govern directly
yellow journalism
exploits, distorts, or exaggerates the news to create sensation and to attract the reader
imperialism
extended a countries power and influence through military force
Roosevelt Corollary
extension of the Monroe Doctrine, stating that the United states that the right to protects economic interests in south and central America by using Military Force
Ida Tarbell
famous muckraker who published devastating writings about the standard oil company
De lome letter
infamous letter that contributed to the Spanish american war
open door policy
issued by secretary of state john hay that reaffirmed the principle that all countries should have equal access to any Chinese port open to trade
ida b wells
journalist that was outspoken against and brought awareness to lynching in the south
muckrakers
journalists who attempted to expose the evils of society and corruption
teller Amendment
legislation that promised the US would not annex Cuba after winning the spanish American War
platt amendment
legislation that severley restricted Cuba's sovereignty and gave the US the right to intervene if Cuba got in trouble
Foraker Act
organic act of 1900, US fed law that established civilian (limited popular) government on the island of Puerto Rico, which had been newly acquired by the united states as a result of the Spanish American War
half-breeds
part of republican party led by james G Blaine that favored reform
stalwarts
part of republican party led by roscoe conkling that favored machine politics
Emilio Aguinaldo
philipino revolutionary who fought in the Philippine american war against united states resistance
social Gospel
powerful movement in Protestantism, goal was to improve cities
the grange
provided social and economic opportunists for farmers. Sought to end Monopolies in railroad, wanted government ownership of businesses
Queen Liliokalani
queen of Hawaii who was forced out of business interests.
Boxer rebellion
rebellion in Beijing china started by a secret society of Chinese who opposed the foreign devils. Secret society of Harmonious fist
Munn v Illinois
state governments can regulate industries when in best interest of public
Eugenics
sterilization of certain individuals. Mentally retarded, criminal, etc.
republicans
supported high tariffs
Democrats
supported low tariffs
Dollar Diplomacy
term used to describe in the efforts of the US to further its foreign policy through use of economic power by guaranteeing loans to foreign countries
the crime of 73
the decision to discontinue the coinage of silver was referred to as _____
pension program
the federal government in the late nineteenth century was not an activist government; a major exception to this was its ________ fro Union Civil war veterans
Alfred Thayer Mahan
the mmost outspoken advocate of American naval expansion and author of "the influence of sea powers upon history" "He who controls the sea controls the world"
populists
the people party's movement is more commonly referred to as_______
stalwarts and half-breeds
these two groups competed for control of the republican party
coxey's army
tried to create jobs for the unemployed but this made no progress so he announced that how would send a march of the unemployed to the capitol
guam, cuba, and puerto rico
what did the US gain in SA war
sugar
why was hawaii attracted to the US
robert la follette
wisconsic experiment, incom taxes on inheritances, initiatives and referendums; regulated railroads and industries
Hearst
writer and creator of the yellow press. Deceived the people to believe the problems in Cuba were worse then they actually were. Newy York Journal
pulitzer
writer and creator of the yellow press. led people to believe that the situations occuring in Cuba were worse than they were in reality New York World
Upton Sinclair
wrote the jungle which led to the meat inspection act
Ignatius Donnelly
wrote the omaha platform