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TermDefinition
Big Sister Policy Rallying the Latin American nation under American leadership and open its markets to yankee (U.S.)traders.
McKinley Tariff Raised barrier against Hawaiian product to keep nations away. It made their sugar imports less profitable
Maine American Ship blew up in Havana port.
Teller Amendment When the United States beats Spain, the Cubans will be free.
Rough Riders American Volunteers, commanded by Colonel Leonard Wood and organized by Theodore Roosevelt.
Forsaker Act Gave Puerto Ricans a limited degree of popular government
Platte Amendment The U.S. forced the Cubans to write their own constitution of 1901
Open door policy By John Jay, urged foreign powers to respect Chinese commercial rights. Preventing then from being monopolized
Roosevelt Corollary To the Monroe Doctrine declared that the U.S. could pay off the Latin American counties' debts to keep European nations out of Latin America.
Panama Canal Man-made waterway, 1904-1014.
Big Stick Policy A method of negotiating where it is approached peacefully, but recognizing the possible need for force. Specifically used in reference to American foreign affairs during the presidency of Theodore Roosevelt.
Social gospel Promoted a brand of progressivism based on Christian teachings, demanding better housing.
Muckrakers' Were reform-minded journalists who wrote articles in magazines that exposed corruption and scandal.
Triangle Shirtwaist Fire After 146 workers died, highlighted Progressive Era labor issues, unsafe sweatshop conditions, and the exploitation of immigrant women
Elkins Act Fined railroads that gave rebates and the shippers that accepted them, end discriminatory railroad practices and more federal control.
Pure Food and Drug Act Designed to prevent the adulteration and mislabeling of foods and pharmaceuticals
Panic of 1907 Was a short economic downturn that resulted in financial reforms
Brownsville Affair A major racial incident where white townspeople in Brownsville, Texas, accused Black soldiers from the all-Black 25th Infantry Regiment at Fort Brown of a shooting spree
Dollar Diplomacy Taft encouraged Wall Street bankers to invest in foreign areas of strategic interest to the United States
New nationalism Supported stronger control of trusts, woman suffrage, and programs of social welfare.
New freedom The Democrats had a strong progressive platform that called for stronger antitrust laws, banking reform, and tariff reductions
Underwood Tariff Reduction of rates, import fees, and tariffs overrall.
Federal Reserve Act Appointed by the President, oversaw a nationwide system of 12 regional Federal Reserve banks. Each reserve bank was the central bank for its region
Federal Trade Commission Act of 1914 Oversaw industries engaged in interstate commerce. This organization could issue cease-and-desist orders to companies engaged in unfair business tactics.
Clayton Anti-Trust Ac Lengthened the Sherman Act's list of business practices that were deemed objectionable. It also sought to exempt labor and agricultural organizations from antitrust prosecution, while legalizing strikes and peaceful picketing.
Central Powers Germany and Austria-hungry and later Turkey and Bulgaria.
Allies France, Britain, and Russia, and later Japan and Italy.
Lusitania British ship sunk by Germans, killing 128 Americans
Zimmermann Note German foreign secretary, Arthur Zimmermann secretly proposed a German-Mexican alliance
Great Migration Thousands of Black People from the south came to the North drawn by War industry, employment, and escape oppresive & Jim crow laws.
Nineteenth Amendment Voting rights for women
League of Nations it was to be an international organization that would provide a system of collective security and prevent wars.
Treaty of Versailles the peace treaty ending WWI, forcing Germany to accept war guilt, pay massive reparations, cede territory, and disarm, while creating the League of Nations
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