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Paul Archetto
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11th Grade
06/12/2006

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NEW TIME
Definition
Standard Time
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POOL
Definition
Companies that agree to keep prices the same
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J.P. MORGAN
Definition
Pirate
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SAMUEL GOMPERS
Definition
Objected to taking over countries in which U.S. labor laws did not apply.
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REBATE
Definition
A partial refund
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AMERICAN FEDERATION OF LABOR
Definition
Formed by Samuel Gompers in 1886. Sought to organize skilled workers in a network of smaller unions, each devoted to a specific task.
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TRANSCONTINENTAL RAILROAD
Definition
Created in 1869. Railroad extended from coast to coast.
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HAYMARKET MASSACRE
Definition
The Haymarket made reapers. 1886 labor violence between the Scabs and Strikers. Dozens were killed.
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GOMPERS TYPE OF UNIONISM IS KNOWN AS?
Definition
Craft Union
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COXEY'S ARMY
Definition
Went from Ohio to Washington D.C. to seek governemnt jobs for the unemployed.
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GILDED AGE
Definition
Term cointed by Mark Twain to describe the post-Reconstruction era.
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FREE SILVER
Definition
The unlimited coining of silver dollars. This method of making money was very cheap. This was the method that farmers wanted.
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SOLID SOUTH
Definition
Term used to describe the domination of post-Civil War southern politics by the Democratic Party.
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INTERSTATE COMMERCE ACT
Definition
1887 law passed to regulate railroad and other interstate businesses. Part of the progressive movement.
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SHERMAN ANTITRUST ACT
Definition
Law passed by Congress in 1890 that outlawed any combination of companies that restrained interstate trade or commerce.
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WHAT WAS THE MAJOR ISSUE OF THE 1888 ELECTION?
Definition
The tariff
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THE POPULISTS
Definition
Follwers of the People's Party formed in 1891 to advocate a larger money supply and other economic reformm. This movement was created by farmers in Omaha, Nebraska, because farmers were upset with price of wheat. These farmers also wanted the silver standard.
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WHAT DID COMMODORE PERRY GAIN?
Definition
Two Japanese ports opening up Japan for trade
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WHY WAS ALASKA KNOWN AS "SEWARDS FOLLY?"
Definition
Political opponents questioned why William Seward wanted possession of Alaska and cointed the name for him.
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WILLIAM JENNINGS BRYAN
Definition
Ran for president three times and lost. Advocate of the silver standard and proponent of Democratic and Populist views from the 1890s through 1910.
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WHO WROTE THE INFLUENCE OF SEA POWER?
Definition
Alfred Thayer Mahan
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ALFRED THAYER MAHAN
Definition
Author who argued in 1890 that the economic future of the U.S. rested on new overseas markets protected by a larger navy.
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WHO JOINED THE U.S. IN A JOINT PROTECTORATE OVER SAMOA ISLAND?
Definition
Germany
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U.S.S. MAINE
Definition
Exploded off the coast of Havana, Cuba. Began the Spanish-American War.
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THE ROUGH RIDERS
Definition
There the first volunteer cavalry in war. Won the Battle of San Juan Hill.
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MUCKRAKERS
Definition
Journalist who uncovers wrongdoings in politics or business --- Ex: Upton Sinclair
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SIXTEENTH AMENDMENT
Definition
Deals with income tax. Congress has the power to lay and collect taxes on incomes.
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FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION
Definition
1914 Commission established by Woodrow Wilson and Congress to enforce that Clayton Act and set up fair-trade laws.
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WHY DID TEDDY ROOSEVELT WIN THE NOBLE PRIZE?
Definition
For settling the Russo-Japanese War
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WHAT DID WOODROW WILSON'S POLICY BRING TO MEXICO?
Definition
Stability
Term
HOW DID PANAMA COME UNDER U.S. PROTECTION?
Definition
Panama was a province of Colombia. They revolted because they United States offered protection. The U.S. starting work on the Panama Canal in 1904.
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ROOSEVELT COROLLARY
Definition
President Theodore Roosevelt's 1904 extension of the Monroe Doctrine in which he asserted the right of the U.S. to intervene in the affairs of Latin American nations.
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DOLLAR DIPLOMACY
Definition
Presdient Taft's policy of encouraging American investment in foreign economies.
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WILSON'S FOURTEEN POINTS
Definition
President Wilson's proposal in 1918 for postwar European peace.
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GENERAL JOHN J. PERSHING
Definition
Leader of the American Expeditionary forces during World War 1. Also served as general during Spanish-American War.
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THE BIG FOUR
Definition
1. England - David L. George

2. France- George Cleamenceau

3. United States- Woodrow Wilson

4. Italy- Vittorio Orlando;

Alliance through the Treaty of Versailles
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ESPIONAGE ACT OF 1917
Definition
Made it illegal to interfere in the draft.
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WHAT U.S. SENATOR OPPOSED THE LEAGUE OF NATIONS?
Definition
Henry Cabot Lodge
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TEMPERANCE
Definition
No alcohol
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PROHIBITION
Definition
Banning the sale of alcohol in the 1920s - 18th Amendment
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WOMEN'S SUFFRAGE
Definition
Women's right to vote - 19th Amendment
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KU KLUX KLAN
Definition
A white supremist group determined to have white control of the world. Discriminate against Blacks, Jews, Asians, etc.
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HARDINGS FOREIGN POLICY
Definition
Wanted to establish international peace and stability; isolationist. He believed in nativism.
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WAS HARDING'S DOMESTIC PROGRAMS FAVORED?
Definition
No, because they discriminated against immigrants
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THE BONUS ARMY
Definition
World War I vetrans protested, demanding immediate payment of a pension bonus that had been promisted. Originally, they were to receive the bonus after 20 years, but the Great Depression struck.
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MORATORIUM
Definition
To put a hold on something
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DEFAULT
Definition
"I can't pay"
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WHAT RELIGION WAS HERBERT HOOVER?
Definition
Protestant
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BOYCOTT
Definition
Sanction
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KELLOGG - BRIAND PACT
Definition
Agreement signed in 1928 in which nations agreed not to pose the threat of war against each other.
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WHAT DID FDR REPEAL IN 1932?
Definition
Prohibition
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21ST AMENDMENT
Definition
Ratified in 1933 to repeal prohibition.
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WHAT DID FDR'S PUMP PRIMING CAUSE?
Definition
Defecit Spending
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WHAT DID THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION REGULATE?
Definition
Stocks
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WPA
Definition
Works Progress Administration; Provided work for needy persons
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TVA
Definition
Tennessee Valley Authority; Promote resources from Tennessee Basin
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HITLERS NATIONALIST SOCIALIST PARTY
Definition
Nazi; Leader was Hitler; Followed his universal beliefs on what a person should look like - German, Blond Hair, Blue Eyes
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TO WHOM DID THE MUNICH PACT CONCERN?
Definition
The Czech's
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APPEASEMENT
Definition
Giving into demands in order to preserve the peace
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NEVILLE CHAMBERLAIN
Definition
British prime minister before World War II; Policy of Appeasement with Hitler failed
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MAGINOT LINE
Definition
Housing and recreation for soldiers on the France/German border during World War II.
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WINSTON CHURCHILL
Definition
Leader of Great Britain during World War II. Rallied Allied Morale during the war.
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HOW DID GERMANY INVADE POLAND?
Definition
Using a technique called lightning warfare made Poland fall in a month in 1938.
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FILIBUSTER
Definition
A tactic in which senators prevent a vote on a measure by taking the floor and refusing to stop talking.
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SPOILS SYSTEM
Definition
Awarded seats from a successful party during an election to friends or supporters of the party.
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ZIMMERMAN NOTE
Definition
Note proposing German alliance with Mexico - Mexico to receive land back if they declare war on the U.S.
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LUSITANIA
Definition
Btitish crusideliner sunk by a German U-Boat. Contained British and U.S. citizens. Led U.S. into World War I.
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PACIFIST
Definition
Standing up for what one believes in --Ex. Jeannette Rankin
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ULYSSES S. GRANT
Definition
18th President
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RUTHERFORD B. HAYES
Definition
19TH President; Promised to withdraw Union troops from the South in order to end dispute ove rhis election; attacked spoils system.
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JAMES A. GARFIELD
Definition
20th President; His assassination by a disappointed office seeker led to the reform of the spoils system.
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CHESTER A. ARTHUR
Definition
21st President; Singed 1883 Prendleton Act,which institued the Civil Service.
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GROVER CLEVELAND
Definition
22ND AND 24TH President; Supported railroad regulation and a return to the gold standard.
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BENJAMIN HARRISON
Definition
23rd President; Signed 1890 Sherman Antitrust Act later used to regulate Big Business.
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WILLIAM MCKINLEY
Definition
25th President; Supported tariffs and a gold standard; expanded the United States by waging the Spanish-American War. Assassinated
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THEODORE ROOSEVELT
Definition
26TH President; Fought trusts, aided progressive reforms, built Panama Canal, and increased U.S. influence overseas.
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WILLIAM HOWARD TAFT
Definition
27th President; Continued Progressive reforms of President Theodore Roosevelt; promoted "dollar diplomacy" to expand foreign investments.
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WOODROW WILSON
Definition
28th President; Tried to keep the United States out of World War I. Proposed League of Nations.
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WARREN G. HARDING
Definition
29th President;Presided over a short admiistration marked by corruption. Died.
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CALVIN COOLIDGE
Definition
30th President; Promoted big business and opposed social aid.
Term
HERBERT HOOVER
Definition
31st President; Worked to aid Europeans during World War I. Responded ineffectively to 1929 sotck market crash and Great Depression.
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FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT
Definition
32nd President; Fought the Grat Depression through his New Deal social programs; battled Congress over Supreme Court control; probed a strong leader during World War II. Died.
Term
PROS FOR IMPERIALISM
Definition
1.The United States was preparing Caribbean and Pacific Islands for democracy.

2.Some people looked abroad to keep American's from losing their competitive edge.

3.Imperialism led to the growth of local youth organizations, such as the girl scouts, where girls built moral character and were taught skills that would make them handy.
Term
CONS FOR IMPERALISM
Definition
1.Rejection of the nation's foundation of "liberty for all."

2.They believed that people living in territories controlled by the U.S. should be given same rights brought forth by Constitution

3.Threatened nations democratic foundations
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NAME AND EXPLAIN 3 CAUSES OF WORLD WAR I.
Definition
1.Militarism-Led to agressive building up of a nations army.European nations spend millions of dollars on new weapons and war ships.

2.Imperialism-European powers rushed to claim the uncolonized areas of the world, particularly in Africa, Asia, and the Pacific. Competition for the uncolonized lands led towards conflict.

3.Nationalism-Tendency of countries to act in their natural interest. Also, ethnic groups wanted to be able to govern themselves.
Term
4 POLICIES OF FDR USED TO SOLVE THE GREAT DEPRESSION
Definition
1.Emergency Banking Act-Authorized the governemnt to inspect the financial health of all banks.
2.Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation-Insured bank deposits.
3.Federal Emergency Relief Administration- Sent funds to local relief agencies.
4.Public Works Program- Government-Funded projects which provided work to people. These jobs usually built public facilities.
Term
List 4 territories America obtained after the Spanish-American War.
Definition
1. Philippines
2. Puerto Rico
3. Guam
4. Hawaii
5. Samoa
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