period 7 Flashcards
(57 cards)
What is Progressive?
An era in corrections during the early 1900s that emphasized individualized treatment and the state’s ability to solve problems.
What is Social Justice?
An ideal that embraces all aspects of civilized life and is linked to fundamental notions of fairness and cultural beliefs about right and wrong.
What does Conservation mean?
Holding to traditional attitudes and values and cautious about change or innovation, typically in politics or religion.
What was the New Deal?
A plan by President Franklin Roosevelt intended to bring economic relief, recovery, and reforms to the country after the Great Depression.
What was the Harlem Renaissance?
A 1920s growth in African American literature and arts, as southern African Americans brought culture to the north.
What is Xenophobia?
Fear of foreigners.
What is Mass Media?
Forms of communication, such as newspapers and radio, that reach millions of people.
What was the Red Scare?
A period when the government went after ‘red’ - as Communists were known - and others with radical views.
What was the Great Migration?
Movement of over 300,000 African Americans from the rural south into Northern cities between 1914 and 1920.
What was the Spanish American War?
In 1898, a conflict between the United States and Spain, in which the U.S. supported the Cubans’ fight for independence.
What was the American Expeditionary Force?
The U.S. forces, led by Gen. John Pershing, who fought with the allies in Europe during WWI.
What was the Treaty of Versailles?
Treaty ending WWI; required Germany to pay huge war reparations and established the League of Nations.
What is the United Nations?
An international body composed of many countries that seeks to promote peace, prosperity, and cooperation around the world. It was formed in 1945 at the end of World War II.
What is Pearl Harbor?
United States military base on Hawaii that was bombed by Japan, bringing the United States into World War II. Pearl Harbor was attacked on December 7, 1941.
What was Japanese Internment?
Carried out through Executive Order 9066, which took many Japanese families away from their homes and into internment camps. Motivated by racism after Pearl Harbor bombing.
What are Civil Liberties?
Freedoms to think and act without government interference or fear of unfair legal treatment.
What was the Atomic Bomb?
Two atomic bombs were dropped on Japan (Hiroshima and Nagasaki) which forced Japan to surrender and ended WWII.
Who was Alfred Thayer Mahan?
US Admiral who encouraged the US to strengthen its naval power to become a world power.
What is Yellow Journalism?
Journalism that exploits, distorts, or exaggerates the news to create sensations and attract readers.
What is Jingoism?
Aggressive nationalism.
What is the Roosevelt Corollary?
Extension of the Monroe Doctrine, stating that the United States has the right to protect its economic interests in South and Central America by using military force.
Who were Muckrakers?
A group of writers, journalists, and critics who exposed corporate malfeasance and political corruption in the first decade of the 20th century.
Who was John Dewey?
An education reformer who believed we needed to teach our kids problem-solving skills, not just memorizing facts.
What was the Triangle Shirtwaist Company fire?
In 1911, bolted the fire escape door shut in order to keep female workers from taking breaks. A fire later broke out and killed 146 workers, a large majority were women.
