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Prog.20sArdwinUS
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Foreign Policy | The diplomatic policy of a nation in its interactions with other mations |
| Recall | Remove Unsatisfactory elected officials from office |
| Yellow Journalism | Exaggerated stories to entertain readers |
| Muckraker | Crusading Journalists |
| Initiative | right of citizens to pace an issue before voters for approval |
| Square Deal | Pres. Theodore Roosevelt's fair and equal treatment for all |
| Referendum | voters accept or reject measures proposed by legislative |
| Conservation | Conserving, preservation or restoration from loss damage or neglect |
| Suffrage | Women's rights |
| Panama Canal | Its construction in Central America was seen as vital to American power in the world |
| USS Main | US ship blown up |
| Bull Moose | Nickname of Progressive Party 1912 Roosevelt |
| Dollar Diplomacy | Joining the buisnes's interests, Diplomatic interests abroad |
| Progressive Movement | Government should take a more active role in society's problems |
| 1898 | Start of the Spanish American war, America Imperial power |
| Open Door Policy | China to trade freely in the other nations' spheres of influence |
| 1901 | Assassination of Pres. McKinley, Roosevelt becomes Pres. Square Deal |
| 1910 | Mexican Revolution, child labor laws in effect |
| Robert Lafollette | Wisconsin, Require each party to hold a direct primary |
| Henry Ford | Model T. in 1908, Car maker first used assembly line |
| Isolationism | wanted america to be left alone |
| communism | wealth evenly divided and people are equal |
| flapper | young dramatic stylish unconventional woman |
| police powers | government takes power away from people to protect welfare of citizens |
| prohibition | volstead act- prohibits sale transportation or manufacture of liquor |
| installment plan | make small down payment then making monthly payment |
| boot legger | illegal production and distribution of liquor |
| 1920 | 1st time women vote in presidential election |
| 1929 | beginning of great depression |
| bessie smith | black 20s recording artist- soul musician |
| 19th amendment | women vote |
| 20th amendment | moved inauguration for president |
| 18th amendment | prohibition of sale or manufacture of liquor by 21st amendment |
| normalcy | return to normal life after WWI |
| speak easy | secret bar that sold liquor |
| 1919-1933 | us intense race/labor riots- crime goes up- debt goes up wages go down- jazzage |
| stock market crash | 30billion money lost- banks begin to fall |
| Warren G. Houding | president 1920 |
| Duke Ellingtons | band leader during the jazzage played at cotton club |
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