Wrote "The Jungle", a book about how poorly the meat packing industry treated their workers, which led to the Meat Inspection Act and the pure Food and Drug Act

The idea that political and social reforms could solve the problems caused by urbanization and industrialization

Roosevelt, Taft, Wilson

Lowered tariffs (taxes on imported goods from other countries) to their lowest level ever

The election when the political spectrum reversed and the Republican party split, making the election an easy win for Wilson. Taft ran under the republican party, Wilson ran under the democrat party, and Roosevelt ran under the bull moose party.

This is The Woman's Christian Temperance Union, and they where trying to get prohibition because they belived that alcohol was destroying families

This amendment repealed the eighteenth amendment

This amendment gave voting rights to women

This amendment outlawed the production, transport and sale of alcohol (prohibition)

A factory fire where a bunch of women died because they were chained to their work stations. It helped bring about working condition reforms and worker's compensation

Corrupt political groups in which politicians used bribery and even violence to gain votes

Virtually nonexistent, but workers were fighting for it by going on strikes, etc. Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire led to it. Unions helped get it for workers.

This amendment created income tax

This was a reform movement that was trying to improve society with Christian principles.

American Navy Commodore that tried to open Japan up to trade with the us. It worked

Started as Cuba fighting for independence from Spain. U.S joined when the U.S.S Maine was sunk. Spain was destroyed during the war. War was ended by the treaty of Paris.

Spanish Ambassador criticizing McKinley, considered one of the worst insults to a U.S president directly from another politician

Journalism that greatly exaggerates topics, like equating murder to smoking pot.

What people said when the U.S.S Maine was sunk. used to rally people together.

A volunteer cavalry unit.

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U.S President and was in the Rough Riders Unit

Channel dug through Panama that made the travel time by boat from the east to west coasts much faster. Very large expedition.

Panama declares independence from Colombia, in 1903. U.S. helped in order to get Panama area

A geological division of an area where its interests are controlled by an exterior power. China was divided into Spheres of Influence.

Stated the 7 conditions for the U.S to pull troops out of Cuba. Also, prevented Cuba from having relations with other countries without U.S. Approval

Seward buying Alaska, wasn't considered a good choice.

The U.S. did this to Hawaii in 1898

The belief that natural selection applies to economics, the big and powerful business' would thrive and the smaller weaker ones would die off. Used to support monopolies.

Using political or military force to extend a countries power outside of its borders.

Belief that a strong military should always be upheld, and be able to defend or be aggressive on a country's interests.

Described our foreign affairs, especially with China getting to be able to trade with them.

Filipino people that wanted independence from Spain and when U.S. did not give them independence rebelled against the U.S.

Irregular warfare, generally with a small group of combatants, that use blitz techniques on the enemies. Filipinos used it against the U.S.

Using things like loans as power in foreign affairs. This policy was liked by Taft.

Belief that we only support those with similar beliefs as us. This policy was used by Woodrow Wilson.

Only asserting U.S dominance when it was considered needed. Used by Theodore Roosevelt.

Famous American journalist that started Americas largest news paper chain.

Hungarian born journalist that had started the techniques known as "Yellow Journalism"

President who sent Matthew Perry to open Japan to trade

An economic reason for American Imperialism

Prevented the United States from annexing Cuba

Filipino Freedom Fighter

Future president who was Governor of the Phillipines

Ran once again for President this time on an anti-imperialist platform

Roosevelt won the Nobel Peace prize for help settling this dispute

Felt U.S. needed a modern navy, bases in the Pacific and Caribbean along with building a canal in Central America

The U.S. Secretary of State that proposed the Open Door Policy

The Boxer Rebellion took place in this country and was divided into spheres of influence

The only non-white imperialist power along with who Roosevelt was trying to impress with the Great White Fleet

Why a lot of American expansionists wanted Hawaii as a colony or to be annexed

Spanish general who mistreated Cubans and thus Americans were upset with what was going on in Cuba

Issued in the 1820s telling European nations to stay out of Latin America

Mexican who invaded the United States and Wilson wanted hunted down

Said the Philippines at some point would get its Independence from the U.S. though it did not come until after WW2

Was pro Imperialist who declared the American Frontier closed so thought Americans needed to go overseas

Writer of time period who was very Anti-ImperialistRussi

Country that sold the U.S. Alaska

President during the Spanish American War

This event delayed the U.S. from becoming Imperialistic

At one time was a protectorate of the United States and we still have a naval base there

Still a commonwealth of the United States today

Country Roosevelt helped Panama to get its independence from

In charge of the Buffalo Soldiers in Cuba and later ordered to hunt down Pancho Villa but President Wilson.

The military alliance made between Austria-Hungary, Germany and Italy.

The military alliance formed between Britain, France and the Russians

Committee on Public Information - government agency created during World War 1 to encourage Americans to support the war

War Industries Board - regulated all industries engaged in the war effort

Groups of merchant ships protected by warships

Wilson called for Americans to be "impartial in thought as well as actions." Because America was diverse in origins Wilson didn't want the war to divide the nation.

President during World War 1, wanted peace and neutrality, and to avoid conflict but eventually entered the war for America.

Schenck v. U.S. case, limited freedom of speech, and disloyal to the government and military.

With the "men of the house hold" across seas fighting women had to do jobs traditionally done by men to help the war cause.

Due to job opportunities African-Americans living in the south "migrated" north.

When Germans announced resumption of unrestricted submarine, US broke off diplomatic ties, and later declared war on Germany

A British passenger ship that was sunk by a German U-Boat. 128 Americans died. The sinking greatly turned American opinion against the Germans, helping the move towards entering the war.

Germany wouldn't sink unarmed ships

Germany sent this to Mexico instructing an ambassador to convince Mexico to go to war with the U.S. It was intercepted and caused the U.S. to mobilize against Germany

Wilson addressed this speech to Congress. Proposed peace inspired by noble ideals, not greed and vengeance.

List of terms for resolving World War 1 and future wars outlined by Woodrow Wilson. Proposed peace inspired by noble ideals, not greed and vengeance. 1-5 focused on the causes of the war, 6-13 focused on self-determination, and the 14th focused on the league of nations

One of the peace treaties at the end of WW1. Ended the state of war between Germany and the Allied Powers. This treaty was never approved

The precursor to the U.N. lacking in power due to the fact that they had no way to enforce their rules and were not backed by the U.S.

As World War 1 came to an end this pandemic spread and killed over half a million Americans. Killed more Americans than the war did.

Carmaker, introduced a series of methods and ideas that revolutionized production wages, working conditions and daily life

fear that communists were working to destroy the American way of life

very poor, struggling, in debt due to overproduction of crops

Led raids against radicals and was an attorney general

"Returning to Normalacy"

was president after Harding died he was very quiet and honest. "The man who builds a factory builds a temple" He strongly believed in bussiness

evolution vs. creationism; science vs. religion; about the teacher Scopes breaking the Butler act which banned teaching evolution in school; Darrow: defense attorney; Bryan: prosecution attorney

Belief that native-born white Americans were superior to newcomers and immigrants.

period in which African Americans novelists, poets, and artists celebrated their culture.

Done by Albert fall who controlled oil. Instead of giving the oil to navy, he leased the properties with oil to private airmen in return for "loans"; ruins Harding's reputation later in life.

also known as "Black Tuesday". Too much money was being poured into stock speculation. It crashed in 1929 at the end of October.

Rebellious girls who wear shirt skirts, makeup, have their hair in bobs, and smoke cigarettes.

Exclusive control of a commodity or service in a particular market, or a control that makes possible the manipulation of prices.

A trust is a financial arrangement that allows a third party, or trustee, to hold assets on behalf of a beneficiary or beneficiaries

Horizontal integration is where a company creates or acquires production units for outputs which are alike either complementary or competitive.

An economic and political system in which a country's trade and industry are controlled by private owners for profit, rather than by the state.

The period of social and economic change that transforms a human group from an agrarian society into an industrial one.

Andrew Carnegie was a Scottish American industrialist who led the enormous expansion of the American steel industry in the late 19th century.

An American business magnate and philanthropist. He was a co-founder of the Standard Oil Company, which dominated the oil industry and was the first great U.S. business trust.

John Pierpont "J.P." Morgan was an American financier, banker, philanthropist and art collector who dominated corporate finance and industrial consolidation during his time.

An independent legal entity owned by shareholders

The first Federal act that outlawed monopolistic business practices. The Sherman Antitrust Act of 1890 was the first measure passed by the U.S. Congress to prohibit trusts.

Businessmen who used what were considered to be exploitative practices to amass their wealth.

A band of workers with similar jobs and problems that come together for a certain cause.

American inventor and businessman. He developed many devices that greatly influenced life around the world, including the phonograph, the motion picture camera, and a long-lasting, practical electric light bulb

Samuel Finley Breese Morse was an American painter and inventor. After having established his reputation as a portrait painter, in his middle age Morse contributed to the invention of a single-wire telegraph system based on European telegraphs

English engineer, inventor, and businessman. His process of making stronger steel lead to the manufacturing of many new industries including the Railroad and skyscrapers.

the influence the United States has on the culture of other countries, one way that this was spread was through schools

A room or a set of rooms forming a separate residence within a house or block of apartments that was owned/rented usually by poor factory workers

Very unhealthy and small living conditions. Very unsanitary.

A business leader whose means of amassing a personal fortune contributes positively to the country in some way.

rebuilding after the Civil War; readmitting the Confederate states to the Union

Abolished Slavery

A white supremacist organization that often lynched blacks

Ended Reconstruction by withdrawing federal troops from Southern states

establishments that helped immigrants find their footing

steelplant of Carnegie and Frick cut wages 20%, stirke insues Pinkertons called in

Faced low wages and long hours along with unsafe working conditions

Original intent was to put limits on large corporations but early on used against unions

Invention that helped allow the building of skyscrapers

Farmers moved to urban areas thus less farmers

leader of the American Federation of Labor

ownership of businesses involved in each step of a manufacturing process

set up to oversee big railroad companies

Tax placed on imported items to protect a country's industries from foreign competition

Started in shipping and then went to railroads

These were most influenced by consumption patterns

Labor strike that saw many Americans turn against unions

Union that limited its membership to skilled workers only

Rapid growth of cities

blended nationalities that create single culture

belief rooted in hatred and fear of immigrants

Inventor of modern elevator

Educational Reformer that raised literacy rates

Wrote books that showed how the poor could do well in America through hardwork

designed urban parks and was a city planner

Newspapers helped created this across America during this time period.

combinations of corporations that control an entire industry

The weakest element of the American economy in the 1920s

The Scopes Trial was a clash between

Stimulated growth in other industries and allowed workers to live further away from their jobs

Assembly line, paying workers more, less working hours, weekends. Car prices went down

the right to vote

Oversaw American food production during WW1 and later became President

President who followed Harding, who during this period practiced a laissez faire policy toward business. "Chief business of the American people is Business"

Sacco and Vanzetti admitted to being this:

Prohibition caused a growth in this because it was easier or organized crime to branch off into other illegal activities

In the 1920s this contributed to The formation of a uniform "American" culture

it banned immigration from Asia completely and reduced the immigration quota from Europe

Slogan for Marcus Garvey's UNIA

A blend of ragtime and blues---music that dominated the 1920's!

campaign to limit or ban the use of alcoholic beverages

A plan to revive the German economy, the United States loans Germany money which then can pay reparations to England and France, who can then pay back their loans from the U.S. This circular flow of money was a success.

Organization that put John Scopes up to teaching evolution in the classroom.

Group of writers in 1920s who shared the belief that they were lost in a greedy, materialistic world that lacked moral values and generally lived in Paris

The largest cultural split in 1920s America

a multi-nation treaty, sponsored by American and French leaders, that outlawed war as a way of solving international disputes