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Unit 5 Review

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The Jungle   Book written to expose the meat packing industry (by Upton Sinclair) lead to more food regulations  
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Ida Tarbell   Exposed the Standard Oil Trust and their abuses  
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Muckracker   Someone who exposed the problems "muck" in industries through writing books and articles  
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Reform   Means to change things  
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Conservation Movement   Teddy Roosevelt- wanted to save and preserve land and natural resources  
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Labor Laws fought for what?   Better wages, safer conditions, shorter hours  
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Recall   Voters can petition to have an elected representative removed- state levels  
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Initiative   Voters can petition state legislators to look at a bill they want passed  
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Referendum   Voters to vote directly on a bill  
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National level progressive reforms   Antitrust, pure food and drug act, meat inspection act, conservation movement.  
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Pure Food and Drug Act   Federal inspection to all packaged foods and drugs. Labels with medicine and food are required  
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WW1   Also known as the Great War or the War to End All Wars. Involed new weapons and trench warfare  
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Imperialism   European Countries were in competition for colonies in Africa and Asia  
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Causes for WW1   Imperialism, Militarism, Alliances, Nationalism. Overall tensions.  
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US beliefs before war   It had the right to trade with warring nations. Warring nations must respect our neutrality, The freedom of the seas  
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Lusitania   Merchant ship that had Americans on board that was sunk by German Uboats- they sank anything they thought had contraband on it.----A cause of US getting involved in WW1  
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Zimmerman Note   Secret telegram from Germany that t tries o get Mexico to make war with US in exchange to help them get their land back. Another cause to get US involved in WW1  
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Wilson's War Speech   After 3 American merchant ships were sunk- Wilson asked congress for a declaration of war  
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Allies   Russia, France, Serbia, Great Britain  
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Central Powers   Germany. Austria-hungry, Italy  
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Stalemate   A stand still in fighting- neither side can take advantage  
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Sussex Pledge   Germany said they would warn boats before sinking them so that they could get citizens off of it  
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Temperance   Reform movement to ban alcohol  
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3 Progressive Presidents   Roosevelt, Taft, Wilson  
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16th Amendment   Right to take income taxes  
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17th Amendment   Senators direct election  
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18th Amendment   Prohibition  
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19th Amendment   Women's right to vote  
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Imperialism   A big country tries to gain control of smaller countries by using their power and size.  
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Nationalism   Devotion to someones country  
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Nativism   Someone "fully" American  
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Platt Amendment   American Government is given the right to establish naval bases in Cuba and intervene in Cuban affairs  
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Open Door Policy   American approach to china in the 1900s open trade with China and other nations  
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Social Welfare Programs   Program designed to ensure basic living essentials for poor citizens.  
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Municipal Government   City level government  
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Home Rule   System that gives cities a limited amount of rule  
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Bull Moose Party   Nickname of the Progressive Party  
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Clayton Antitrust Act   Law passed in 1914 to strengthen the Sherman Antitrust act and make certain activities done by big business against the law.  
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Civil Disobedience   Nonviolent refusal to obey laws in an effort to create change. This was done by suffrage fighters with a hunger strike.  
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Stalemate   Situation in which neither side of the fight is able to advance  
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Name for the Draft   Selective Service Act  
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Causes for America Getting involved in the WW1   Sinking of the Lucitania (killing Americans) Russian Revolution causing Russia to drop out of the War (US needed to join the war to protect their investments)  
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Sedition Act   An act that made it illegal to speak negatively about the government and the war.  
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