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Reveiw Cards for Any U.S. Class Covering 1920-30's
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History
10th Grade
04/15/2011

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Hull House
Definition
First Settlement House, Created by Jane Adams
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How The Other Half Lives
Definition
Jacob Riis
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Life of an Urban Immigrant
Definition
Very Poor conditions within Tenant house.
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Chinese Exclusion Act
Definition
Barred Chinese Immigration for 10 years, prevented Chinese from becoming citizens.
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Social Darwinism
Definition
People are born for a social class and the poor are meant to die off to make way for the rich.
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Gospel of Wealth
Definition
Andrew Carnegie; Told the rich to donate to poor institutions.
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Robber Baron
Definition
People who loot an industry and give nothing back
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The Pullman Strike
Definition
occurred when Pullman Palace Car Company slashed the workers wages making rent difficult to pay.
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Samuel Gompers
Definition
was the first president of the American Federation of Labor.
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Thomas Nast
Definition
is known for his political cartoons
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The Haymarket Riot
Definition
was a strike that lasted about three days. Police intervened to stop a fight and shot at the strikers killing four. The following day, people protested the killing and a riot occurred when someone threw a bomb at the policemen. Eventually 100 people were injured 70 of them were policemen.
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12. The Homestead Strike
Definition
was just another Labor dispute that led to bloodshed.
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The Pendleton Act
Definition
reformed the federal Civil Service Act.
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14. Mugwump
Definition
Republicans who voted for Cleveland
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15. Boss Tweed
Definition
was the leader of Tammany Hall during 1860s and 1870s.
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1. Imperialism
Definition
is the economic and political domination of a strong nation over weaker ones.
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2. White Mans Burden
Definition
was a poem by Kipler about imperialism.
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Spanish-American War
Definition
Caused by sinking of U.S. Maine
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4. Rough Riders
Definition
were the first volunteer Calvary; had Theodore Roosevelt.
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5. The Roosevelt Corollary
Definition
states that the US would intervene in Latin American affairs when necessary to maintain economic and political stability in the western hemisphere.
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Boxer Rebellion
Definition
the boxers, supported by some Chinese troops besieged foreign embassies killing more than 200 foreigners and taking others prisoner.
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7. Open door Policy
Definition
Europe, America and other countries could trade with China.
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8. The Platt Amendment
Definition
effectively made Cuba an American Protectant.
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9. “Big Stick Policy”
Definition
Policy to deal peacefully but still letting the negotiator know your carrying heat.
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Dollar Diplomacy
Definition
10. Taft placed much less emphasis on military force and more on helping Latin American Industry.
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11. Alfred T. Mahan
Definition
was an officer in the US Navy who taught at the Naval War College.
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12. Seward’s Folly
Definition
the purchase of Alaska.
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13. Yellow Journalism
Definition
put a major affect on the Spanish-American war by trying to spaz up the titles.
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14. The treaty of Paris
Definition
gave the US imperial power over Puerto Rica and Guam.
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1. Muckrakers
Definition
journalists who uncovered corruption. A Famous Muckraker was Jacob Riis for writing How the Other Half Lives.
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2. Progressivism
Definition
was partly a reaction against Laissez-Faire economics and its emphasis on an unregulated market.
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3. The Triangle Shirtwaist factory fire
Definition
had a big impact on the US at that time. It killed several loved ones.Caused Labor reforms.
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4. The Federal Reserve System
Definition
was supported by President Wilson. Banks would have to keep a portion of their deposits in a regional reserve band, which would provide a financial cushion against unanticipated losses.
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15th, 16th Amendments
Definition
5. 15th was the right for blacks to vote, 16th income tax, 17th Direct election of senators, 18th Prohibited Production Sale.
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Booker T. Washington
Definition
wanted Compromise and WEB Dubois did not.
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7. WEB Dubois
Definition
helped found the Niagara Movement
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the Assembly line
Definition
was to have quantity over personalization.
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9. The Mann-Elkins Act
Definition
proposes to give the Interstate Commerce Commission power to bring the railroads within the embrace of the law.
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African Americans were deprived the right to by
Definition
the Literacy test and the poll taxes.
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1. The four major reasons for world war
Definition
militarism, alliances, imperialism, and nationalism
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2. The Triple Alliance
Definition
Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Italy. The triple Entente was Russia France, and Britain.
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direct cause of World War One
Definition
assassination of Franz Ferdinand
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4. The Zimmerman Telegram
Definition
was from Germany to Mexico promising that if Mexico Allied with them, they would regain their lost land in Texas, New Mexico, and Arizona.
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5. Jeannette Rankin
Definition
was a Representative from Montana.
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7. Henry Cabot Lodge
Definition
was a senator that didn’t believe in World War One.
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8. No Man’s Land
Definition
is the ground between two opposing trenches.
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The Big 4
Definition
9. Woodrow Wilson, George Clemenceau, David Lloyd George, Vittorio Orlando made up the “big four” and the met in Paris.
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Sedition and Espionage Act
Definition
10. Sedition Act was that no one can talk bad about the government during the time of war. Espionage Act was that no one can interfere with recruitment and gave information about natural defense you could be penalized.
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14. Sacco and Vanzetti
Definition
were immigrants who were charged with murder and given death penalties with circumstantial evidence.
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