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UShist EXAM REVIEW 1
UShist EXAM REVIEW 1, Part 2
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Sphere of influence | Europeans in China |
| Spanish American War | "Splendid Little War" |
| George Dewey: Hero | defeated Spanish fleet in Spanish American War |
| "Speak softly and carry a big stick" | Roosevelt's foreign policy |
| Annexation of Hawaii | Because Queen Liliuokalani wanted to limit power of American planters due to tariffs on foreign sugar. Annexation would benefit American growers. |
| Boxer Rebellion | Chinese resented foreign presence in their country |
| The Maine | Ship exploded in Havana Harbor - start of war |
| Rough RIders | Voluntary cavalry unit fought the Spanish in Cuba |
| Cuba | Platt Amendment - gave US right to intercede in Cuban affairs |
| Matthew Perry/Japan | Matthew Perry sailed to Japan in the 1950's and forced them to sign a treaty opening their US ports |
| Russian in WWI | Russia withdrew from war |
| Convoy System | protect merchant ships from U-Boats |
| Espionage Act | Limited freedom of speech during war time |
| Schenck vs United States: | Convicted of distributing pamphlets against draft |
| Treaty of Versailles: | Germany had to pay $33 million in reparations |
| "Peace without victory" | Wilson; wanted war over - did not want to punish |
| Effects of WWI on WWII: | WWI never 'ended' because Germany was unhappy with outcome - this planted the seed for WWII |
| Role of women in WWI | Worked outside of the home; factories/nurses |
| Teapot Dome Scandal | Albert Fall - this happened during Harding's Presidency - scandal oil fields |
| Laissez-Faire Economics | Theory government should keep hands off economy |
| NAACP | worked for justice and equality of blacks |
| President and Business in the 1920's | Harding and Coolidge supported big business |
| Marcus Garvy | "Back to Africa" Movement |
| Henry Ford | Model T - Moving Assembly Line |
| Normalcy | Harding - wanted things to return to normal after WWI |
| William Jennings Bryan | Supported by Democrats & Populists in the 1896 election |
| Central Pacific Railroad | Started in Sacramento, CA and built East across the Sierra Nevada Mountains |
| Boomtown | The comstock Lode helped Virginia City, Nevada became this___ |
| Union Pacific Railroad | Omaha, Nebraska-built west across the Great Plains |
| George Custer | Battle of Little Bighorn; he and all his men were killed |
| Thomas Edison | Invented the light bulb |
| Alexander Graham Bell | Invented the telephone |
| Ida Wells | led anti-lynching campaign in her newspaper |
| Samual Gompers | AFL-served as president for 37 years |
| Eugene V. Debs | Pullman Strike - led American Railway Union and was jailed |
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