APUSH PERIOD 7A
Closing the frontier
1890 An idea that the frontier no longer exist bc everything is claimed
Filipino rebellion
1899-1902 Tried to gain independence from US Lost, but have base
Prohibition
18th amend 1919-1933 Nationwide ban on the sale, production, and importation of alcohol
Insular cases
1901 Supreme Court rules ppl in island territory do not always receive benefits of US citizens (rights)
Progressive Era
1901-1917 era of gov reform A sys of regulated capitalism Ends with WWI 1917
Wright brothers
1903 1st successful airplane
Hay-bunau-varilla treaty
1903 makes Panama a US protectorate Give US control of Panama Canal
Northern Securities Company
1904 TeddyR dissolving railroad monopoly using Sherman anti-trust (1890)
Roosevelt Corollary
1904 extension of Monroe doctrine No military or economic intervention -> gunboat diplomacy
Pure food and drug act
1906 illegal to improperly label food or drugs
Meat inspection act
1906 started bc of Sinclairs "the jungle" Shows bad of meat industry in book
Model T ford introduced
1908 1st affordable car by Henry Ford With assembly line/mass production
Federal reserve act
1913 creates a sys of 12 federal banks Federal reserve board 1. Sets interest rates 2. Regulates money
Underwood Tariff
1913 law reduces tariffs Makes up for lost revenue through income tax
Federal trade commission
1914 commission appointed to investigate illegal business practices
Clayton antitrust act
1914 makes Sherman stronger against monopolies Labor unions and farmers are exempt
Pancho villas raid
1916 Mex bandits led by Pancho V raids New Mexico US sends thousands of troops to capture him
US enters WWI
1917 war starts in 1914 bc of alliances America joins bc of unrestricted submarine warfare and Zimmerman telegram (mex)
Schenk v. US
1919 declares 1st amendment rights can be suspended if there is a clear and present danger
Treaty of Versailles
1919 ends ww1 Very harsh to Germany Includes League of Nations
Palmer raids
1919-1920 Attorney general Mitchell Palmer led raids searching for political radicals
KDKA in Pittsburgh
1920 Worlds 1st commercial radio station 1st broadcast in 1920 election By 1933 two-thirds of America had radios
National Origins Act
1924 Law establishing quotas based on nationality for immigrants Mostly south and east Europe
Kkk March on Washington
1925 5 million members 50K marched to Washington demanded laws against immigrants
Sacco and Vanzetti
1927 2 italian immigrants convicted of murder and theft in MA Executed in 1927 with very little evidence
The Jazz Singer
1927 1st movie with sound
Charles Lindbergh
1927 1st to fly across Atlantic
WEB DuBois
Black historian Civil rights activist Founder of NAACP National association for the advanced of colored people
Trust busting
Destroying monopolies (Bully Pullpit)
17th amend
Direct election of senators
Filipino rebellion led by who
Emilio aguinaldo
Fundamentalism v. Modernism
F: literal truth of bible M: using bible with scientific knowledge John scopes arrested for teaching evolution
Jelly roll Morton
Father of jazz From New Orleans
Espionage act of 1917 and sedition act of 1918
Illegal to encourage disloyalty or criticize the gov. DURING WAR
16th amendment
Income tax
Journalists in muckrakers
Jacob Riis (slum condition) pictures Ida Tarbell (standard oil) Upton Sinclair (meat packing) "The Jungle"
American expeditionary form led by who?
John Pershing
Who yellow journalism
Joseph Politzer William Randolph Hearst
What did the fourteen points include
Land exchange Arms reduction League of nations
Queen Liliuokalani
Last queen of Hawaii Surrenders in 1893 after overthrown by US businessmen
Harlem Renaissance
Literary and artistic movement of black Americans
Ashcan school
NY art school focused on urban life
Alfred Thayer Mahan
Navy officer who believes that strong navy is necessary to assert global power
USS Maine
Navy ship in Havana Harbor American newspaper blames Spanish TeddyR leads Rough Riders to San Juan Hill
Yellow journalism
News paper practice of sensationalism to sell more papers Starts war with Spain
18th amend
No alcohol 1919
Edward hopper
Painter in ashcan school
Yiddish theater
Political/artistic plays performed in NY
Square deal
Pres. TeddyR. Progressive progress for US
Dollar diplomacy
Presidents Taft policy of promoting US interest using economic power
Muckrakers
Progressive journalists who write to expose corruption
Louis Armstrong
Really famous jazz musician Trumpeter
Social Gospel
Reform movement led by Protestants to bring attention to social problems
Florence Kelly
Social reformer who fights for min. Wage, 8 hour day, and children rights
Imperialism
Stronger country takes over weaker county
New nationalism
TR campaign proposal for big gov to regulate to big business
Presidents in PROGRESSIVE ERA
Teddy Roosevelt 1901-1908 W Taft 1909-1912 Woodrow Wilson 1913-1920
Jazz
Unique American style of music Primarily in black communities
Election of 1912
Wilson (dem) wins over Taft(rep), TR(prog), Debs(social)
19th amend
Women's suffrage 1920
New freedom
Woodrow Wilson campaign proposal to break up monopoly and restore competition
Fourteen points by who and what does it do
Woodrow Wilsons program to maintain peace