AH2 test 2 Flashcards
John L. Sullivan
also known as the Boston Strong Boy, was recognized as the first Heavyweight Champion of gloved boxing from February 7, 1882, to 1892, and is generally recognized as the last heavyweight champion of bare-knuckle boxing under the London Prize Ring Rules. He was the first American athlete to earn over one million dollars.
“Papa” Jack Johnson
was an American boxer, who—at the height of the Jim Crow era—became the first African American world heavyweight boxing champion
Vaudeville
a type of entertainment popular chiefly in the US in the early 20th century, featuring a mixture of specialty acts such as burlesque comedy and song and dance.
“Ragtime”
a musical genre that enjoyed its peak popularity between 1895 and 1918. Its main characteristic trait is its syncopated, or “ragged,” rhythm.
“Grandfather clause”
The Grandfather Clause was a statute enacted by many American southern states in the wake of Reconstruction (1865-1877) that allowed potential white voters to circumvent literacy tests, poll taxes, and other tactics designed to disfranchise southern blacks.
Plessy v. Ferguson
is a landmark United States Supreme Court decision upholding the constitutionality of state laws requiring racial segregation in public facilities under the doctrine of “separate but equal”
Lynching
(of a mob) kill (someone), especially by hanging, for an alleged offense with or without a legal trial. Statisyics: White: 1,297 Black: 3,446 Total: 4,743
Chester Arthur & Civil Service Reform
Chester Alan Arthur was the 21st President of the United States; he succeeded James Garfield upon the latter’s assassination.
Pendleton Civil Service Act
a federal law established in 1883 that stipulated that government jobs should be awarded on the basis of merit.
Grover Cleveland
Stephen Grover Cleveland was the 22nd and 24th President of the United States; as such, he is the only president to serve two non-consecutive terms and to be counted twice in the numbering of the presidents.
“mugwumps”
The Mugwumps were Republican political activists who bolted from the United States Republican Party by supporting Democratic candidate Grover Cleveland in the United States presidential election of 1884.
Grange
was founded to advance methods of agriculture, as well as to promote the social and economic needs of farmers in the United States.
Farmer’s Alliance/Southern Alliance
an organized agrarian economic movement among American farmers that developed and flourished in the 1870s and 1880s.
Populist Party
The People’s Party, also known as the “Populists”, was a short-lived political party in the United States established in 1891 during the Populist movement (United States, 19th Century). It was most important in 1892-96, and then rapidly faded away
“yellow journalism”
- sensationalist media
- much more concerned with grabbing readers with attention grabbing headlines than getting the story right
- yellow journalist highlight the Spanish abuse of Cubans
Battleship Maine
- Docked in habbanna harbor in cuba
- Explods killing over 200 american soldiers
- Do not know what caused explosion to this day
- Congress authorize war against spain to get them out of cuba because of this
Teller Amendment
• In April 1898 Senator Henry M. Teller (Colorado) proposed an amendment to the U.S. declaration of war againstSpain which proclaimed that the United States would not establish permanent control over Cuba. It stated that the United States “hereby disclaims any disposition of intention to exercise sovereignty, jurisdiction, or control over said island except for pacification thereof, and asserts its determination, when that is accomplished, to leave the government and control of the island to its people.” The Senate passed the amendment on April 19. True to the letter of the Teller Amendment, after Spanish troops left the island in 1898, the United States occupied Cuba until 1902.
Spanish-American War
was a conflict in 1898 between Spain and the United States, the result of American intervention in the Cuban War of Independence. American attacks on Spain’s Pacific possessions led to involvement in the Philippine Revolution and ultimately to the Philippine–American War.[9]
- San Juan Hill
• Only major battle of the Spanish American war
Terms of Spanish-American peace treaty
- Cuba was granted its independence
- America buys three of Spanish colonies (Phillipeans,
- America maintains presence in cuba for about four years
- Naval base established in cuba called Gauntanimo Bay
