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Definition of “birds of passage”

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Immigrants that came to America to earn money and then returned back to Europe wealthy

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Immigrants that came to America to earn money and then returned back to Europe wealthy

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“Birds of Passage”

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Year of oldcomers

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1870

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Where did oldcomers derive from?

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NW Europe

  • England
  • France
  • Germany
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Where did newcomers derive from?

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  • Southeastern Europe
  • Greece
  • Turkey
  • Italy
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What machine shortened the voyage to America from 2 months to 10-12 days?

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Steamship

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What is the significance of the steamship?

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It shortened the voyage to America from 2 months to 10-12 days?

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The steamship shortened the voyage to America from 2 months to __ - __ days

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10 - 12

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LISTING: PROBLEMS TO COMBAT (know 5)

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  1. Law wages (just enough to survive)
  2. Long hour (12-16 hours)
  3. Owner doesnt care about their employees
  4. Big factories could close at any time
  5. Strikebreakers
  6. Children and women made up 50% of the workforce
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Who did the “Knights of Labor” include?

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All workers - skilled, unskilled, and workers of different races and ethnicities

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What group included all workers (skilled, unskilled, and workers of different races and ethnicities)?

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“Knights of Labor”

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Who was the leader of the American Federation of Labor?

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Samuel Gompers

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Samuel Gompers was the leader of …?

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The American Federation of Labor

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What did Samuel Gompers do differently than a lot of authority figures?

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Established a relationship with the government to help avoid suspicion

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In 1912 ___% of states had some type of child labor law

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75%

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In 1912 75% of states had some type of _____ _____ law

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Child labor

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Muckraking (def)

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A book which simply told the facts (no bias) and let the readers come up with their own ideas

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A book which simply told the facts (no bias) and let the readers come up with their own ideas

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Muckraking

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What was the most famous muckraking book?

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“The Jungle” by Upton Sinclair

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“The Jungle” by Upton Sinclair was what type of book?

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Muckraking

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Fixed price agreements - everyone charges a high price

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Pools

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pools (def)

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Fixed price agreement - everyone charges a high price

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Combining ownership of several companies

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Trusts

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Trusts

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Combining ownership of several companies

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Complete control of a certain product

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Monopoly

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Monopoly

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Complete control of a certain product

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27
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Where did JP Morgan make all his money?

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Banking

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28
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Who made all his money in banking?

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JP Morgan

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Would buy struggling businesses and later buy them for a large profit

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JP Morgan

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What did JP Morgan do?

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Would buy struggling businesses and later buy them for a large profit

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31
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How did Rockefeller make his money?

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Oil

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32
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Who made their money with Oil?

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John D Rockefeller

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Rockefeller believed in _______ __ ___ _______

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Survival of the fittest

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Who believed in survival of the fittest

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Rockefeller

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35
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Who has the rags to riches story?

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Andre Carnegie

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36
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Andre Carnegie had what background?

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Rags to riches

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37
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Who turned Pittsburgh, PA into the steel capital of the world

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Andrew Carnegie

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38
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Carnegie turned ________, __ into the steel capital of the world

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Pittsburg, PA

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39
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Carnegie turned Pittsburgh, PA into the _____ capital of the world

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Steel

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40
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Which one of the businessmen was very generous?

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Andrew Carnegie

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41
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Andrew Carnegie can be characterized as very _______

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Generous

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42
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1865 - 1900 was a period of president stricken by _________

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Corruption

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43
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T / F: 1865-1900 had great presidents

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False

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44
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Government allowed ________ and ____________

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Monopolies and break strikes

45
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Union Pacific RR pain the government $400,000 to …?

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Get rid of the N. Americans (more land for RRs)

46
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Credit Mobilier

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Fake company started by Union Pacific to give the appearance of competition

47
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Fake company started by Union Pacific to give the appearance of competition

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Credit Mobilier

48
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Credit Mobilier: Fake company started by ______ _______ to give the appearance of competition

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Union Pacific

49
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Who chose the senators during this time?

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US Senate state legislature

50
Q

What did the interstate commerce commission do?

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Regulate RR prices

51
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Who regulated RR prices?

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Interstate commerce commission

52
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T / F: The Sherman Anti-Trust Act and Interstate commerce commission was well enforced

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False

53
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The Sherman Anti-Trust Act was … ?

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  • poorly enforced

- only gave the impression that something was being done

54
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How much were the Chinese payed a pay to build the Transcontinental RR?

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$1 a day

55
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What cities had violent anti-Chinese protests?

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  • Denver
  • San Francisco
  • Seattle
56
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What was angel island? Location?

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  • Coast of San Francisco

- Main port of entry on the West Coast

57
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When was the Chinese exclusion act?

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1882

58
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Farmers union that was the advocate for the farmer

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Grange

59
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Grange (def)

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Farmers union that was an advocate for the farmer

60
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What was the main problem for farmers during the Gilded age

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Overproduction / low prices

61
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What two crops suffered the most from overproduction?

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Wheat and cotton

62
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Railroads were _________ owned

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Privately

63
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What was the results of railroads being privately owned?

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The owners charged what they wanted

64
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The populist party believed in ____________ _____

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Silver-backed money

65
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Who was the leader of the populists?

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William Jennings Bryan

66
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William Jennings Bryan was the leader of the _________

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Populists

67
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Who ran 3 times for president but never won

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William Jennings Bryan

68
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William Jennings Bryan ran ___ times for president but never won

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3

69
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What was the main problem that led to the failure of the populists?

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Overproduction

70
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LISTING: WHY CITIES GREW (4)

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  1. Farmers moved to cities
  2. Immigrants moved to cities
  3. Jobs were available in the cities
  4. Had no money to move West
71
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Crowded apartments next to each other were referred to as …?

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Dumbbell housing

72
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Dumbbell housing (def)

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Crowded apartments next to each other

73
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Yellow dog contracts

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Made workers sign a contract that they would not join a union

74
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Made workers sign a contract that they would not join a union

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Yellow dog contracts

75
Q

What was the most famous hall in NYC

A

Tammany

76
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_______ hall was the most famous hall in NYC

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Tammany

77
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Who led Tammany Hall

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William Tweed

78
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LISTING: difficulty organizing unions (know 4)

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  1. Language barrier
  2. Segregation
  3. Desperately needed a job
  4. Large labor force
  5. Dislike and mistrust of other immigrant groups
  6. Unskilled workers so easily replaced
79
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Who had tough times growing up?

A

Roosevelt

80
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Roosevelt had a _____ time growing up

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Tough

81
Q

Roosevelt’s ______ and _____ died on the same day

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Mother and wife

82
Q

Whose mother and wife dies in the same day

A

Roosevelt

83
Q

Roosevelt was the governor of ___

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NY

84
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Roosevelt was the ________ of NY

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Governor

85
Q

Roosevelt was the governor of __

A

NY

86
Q

Who was the vice-president for McKinnley

A

Roosevelt

87
Q

Roosevelt was the ____ ________ for McKinnley

A

Vice - president

88
Q

_________ was the Vice President for McKinnley

A

Roosevelt

89
Q

Roosevelt was the youngest president at age __

A

42

90
Q

Who was the youngest president at 42?

A

Roosevelt

91
Q

When _________ became president, the french had been working on a canal for 20 years

A

Roosevelt

92
Q

What country had been working on a canal for 20 years when Roosevelt became president

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The french

93
Q

Who owned panama?

A

Colombia

94
Q

The US still needed a lease from ________, which owned panama

A

Colombia

95
Q

“Police Officer of the Wester Hemisphere”

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Roosevelt Corollary

96
Q

Roosevelt Corollary was known as …?

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The police officer of the Western Hemisphere

97
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LISTING: What prompted people to move to the US?

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  1. Poverty
  2. Famine
  3. Jobs
  4. Political persecution
98
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Where was the Gentlemen’s agreement located?

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San Francisco

99
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LISTING: Reasons for US expansion (3)

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  1. New Markets - opportunity to sell excess products and eliminate problem of over production
  2. International influence and power
  3. Reignite adventurous spirit since there was no longer a frontier
100
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What country / state was independent form the Spanish-American war?

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Hawaii

101
Q

What American ship blew up off of the coast of Cuba?

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USS Maine

102
Q

The USS Maine blew up off the coast of ____

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Cuba

103
Q

Who was in charge of sinking the Spanish fleet?

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Admiral George Dewey

104
Q

What was Admiral George Dewey’s job in the Spanish-American war?

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sink the spanish fleet

105
Q

What were anti-imperialists scared would happen?

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Scared it would pull us into an Asian conflict

106
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Who were the Anti-imperialists scared about specifically?

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The Japanese

107
Q

What was TR’s role in the Spanish-American war?

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Assistant secretary of the Navy

108
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Who was assistant secretary of the Navy in the Spanish-American war?

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Teddy Roosevelt

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