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Unit 3 Test Flashcards

1
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Naval Expedition to Japan

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President Millard Fillmore sent Matthew Perry to lead the naval. To negotiate trade with Japan. Allowed trade at two ports.

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U.S. builds large navy

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To defend American interest overseas

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3
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USS Maine

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Evacuated Americans if necessary

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4
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Roosevelt becomes president

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McKinley was assinated by Leon Czolgosz

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5
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Open door policy

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A policy that allowed each foreign nation in China to trade freely in the other nations spheres of influence

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Matthew Perry

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Led naval expedition to Japan

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Imperialism

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Increase its power through domination of smaller weaker countries. Reasons for imperialism: desire for new markets, feeling of superiority, military threat

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Roosevelt

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The U.S. would intervene in Latin American affairs when necessary to maintain economic and political stability in the Western Hemisphere

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9
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Overthrow of Hawaiian Monarchy

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Planters attempted to overthrow the monarchy, to make it part of the United States

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Progressives

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Sought to improve life in the United States with social, economic, and political reforms. Believed that society could be improved through science and technology

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Socialist

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Believed in government owned business

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12
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Muckrakers

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Journalist who investigated social conditions and political corruption

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Wilson & tariffs

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Believed that tariffs should lower, American tariffs got lazy so he highered them so it would be better quality

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14
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Triangle shirtwaist fire

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Factory fire in New York City. Very deadly

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15
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Direct primary

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All voters could vote for a party candidate in a general election

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16
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Roosevelt vs. Taft

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Roosevelt ran because Taft’s foreign policy and “failure to progressive ideals”

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17
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Liberty Bonds

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This allowed private citizens to purchase a bond to help support the military effort. After the war, the bond could be redeemed for its purchase price plus interest.

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18
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Propaganda

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Information designed to influence opinion

19
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Espionage

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Spying to acquire government information

20
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Contraband

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Goods prohibited from shipment to Germany and its allies

21
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Wilson’s 14 Points

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Establish the conditions for lasting peace in Europe

22
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Triple Entente/Triple Alliance

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Triple Entente: France, Great Britain, Russia

Triple Alliance: Germany, Italy, Austria-Hungary

23
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Assassination of Franz Ferdinand

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Brought Austria-Hungary to declare war on Serbia

24
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Treaty of Versailles conditions

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  1. Armed forced reduced in size and NO troops allowed west of Rhine River
  2. Blamed Germany solely for the war
  3. Forced payment of reparations
25
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Zimmerman Note/Telegram

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Germany formed an alliance with Mexico and promised to get territory back in the U.S.

26
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Selective Service

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Men drafted in their local draft boards and picked like a lottery

27
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Committee on Public Information

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To “sell” the war to the American people

28
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Russian support of Salvic people

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Because of their culture or ancestors

29
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What brought Great Britain into WWl

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Germany’s evasion into Belgium

30
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Big Stick Politics

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Slogan describing president theodore

31
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WWl technology

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Tanks, machine guns, zeppelin, planes,

32
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4 MAIN CAUSES OF WWl

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Imperialism, militarism, alliances, nationalism

33
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Anglo Saxonism

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Belief that English speaking nations character, ideas, and system of government

34
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Upton Sinclair

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Author of the jungle, a book about his experiences working in Chicago slaughterhouse

35
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Sixteenth Amendment

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Government taxes money people earned

36
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Nineteenth Amendment

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The right for women to vote

37
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Pan-Americanism

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The idea the U.S. and Latin American should work together

38
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Protectorate

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Platt amendment essentially made Cuba into an American protectorate

39
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Militarism

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The aggressive build up of armed forces to intimidate and threaten others.

40
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Alliances

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Forced countries to get involved if and when they were ever attacked.

41
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Nationalism

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The feeling of intense pride in ones homeland

42
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Militarism

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The aggressive build up of armed forces to intimidate and threaten others.

43
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Alliances

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Forced countries to get involved if and when they were ever attacked.

44
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Nationalism

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The feeling of intense pride in ones homeland

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