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Yellow journalism

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sensationalistic reporting that featured bold and lurid headlines of crime, disaster, and scandal

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De Lome Letter

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letter that was highly critical of Pres. McKinley by Spanish prime minister Dupuy De Lome

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USS Maine

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ship harbored in Havona that was blown up

Many believed Spanish were the culprits

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Teller Amendment

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declared that US had no intentions of taking political control of Cuba

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Annexation of Hawaii

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McKinley completed annexation of Hawaii due to war in Philippines

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Open Door Policy

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all nations had equal trading privileges in China

Note to Germany, Japan, Russia, Great Britain, and France

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Platt amendment

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required Cuba to 1) never sign a treaty with foreign power that impaired its independence 2) permit the US to intervene in Cuban affairs to preserve its independence and maintain law and order and 3) to allow the US to maintain naval basses in Cuba, permanent base in Guantanamo Bay

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Secret Ballot

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issued ballots printed by state and required voters to mark their choices privatley

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Direct Primaries

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new system for bypassing politicians and placing the nominating in the hands of the people

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Initiative

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method that allowed voters to compel congress to consider a bill

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Referendum

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method that allowed citizens to vote on proposed laws printed in ballots

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Recall

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enabled voters to recall/remove corrupt politicians

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Square Deal

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10 percent wage increase and 9 hour work days for miners in end

Dispute between miners and their bosses

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Elkins Act

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ICC had greater authority to stop railroads from granting rebated to favor customers

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Panama Canal

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canal through central America

Hay Pauncefote Treaty- let US build canal alone without Great Britian

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Roosevelt Corallary

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Us would send gunboats to a Latin American country that was delinquent in paying its debts where the soldiers would stay there until debts paid off

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Trust busting

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wanted to bust combination of railroads called Northern Securities Company

After, he broke up 40 more trusts and regulated the good trusts

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Lochner vs. New York

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Supreme court ruled against state law limiting workers to 10 hour work days

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Hepburn Act

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Railroad Regulation

commission could fix just or reasonable rates for railroads

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Pure Food and Drug Act

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forbade the manufacture, sale, and transportation of mislabeled food and drugs

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Meat Inspection Act

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federal inspectors visit meat packing plants to ensure they ware sanitary

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Muller v Oregon

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ruled that health of women needed special protection from long hours

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NAACP

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National Association for the Advancement of Colored People

formed by Moorfield Stoney, Mary Ovington, and W.E.B. DuBois

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Dollar Diplomacy

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Roosevelt policy promoting US trade by supporting American enterprises abroad

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Payne Alrdrich Tariff

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raised tariff on most imports

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Mann Elkins Act

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gave interstate commerce commission the power to suspend new railroad rated and oversee telephone, telegraph, and cable companies

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16th amendment

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authorized the US Gov. to collect an income on tax

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17th amendment

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senate of US shall be composed of 2 senators from each state

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Moral Diplomacy

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in first term, he had limited success applying a high moral standard to foreign relations. Sec. of State, Will J. Bryan, and Pres. Wilson hoped to demonstrate that US respected other nations rights and would support the spread of diplomacy

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Underwood tariff

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lowered tariff substantially

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Federal Reserve Act

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Preserved 150 million acres of land

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clayton antitrust act

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strengthened provisions in Sherman anti trust act for breaking up monopolies and contained clause exempting unions from being prosecuted as trusts

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Federal trade commission

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new regulatory agency that was empowered to investigate and take action against unfair trade practice in every industry except banking and trasportation

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Lusitania Crisis

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German U boat blows up British ship, Lusitania, and kills 128 Americans

First major crisis that challenges US neutrality

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National Defense Act

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increased the regular army to a force of 175,000

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Jones Act

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1) granted full territorial status to the Philippines 2) guaranteed a bill of rights and universal male suffrage to Filipino citizens

3) promised independence for the Philippines as soon as stable gov. established

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Federal Farm Loan Act

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12 regional federal farm loan banks were established to provide farm loans at low interest rates

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National Woman's Party

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leader: Alice Paul

More militant approach to gaining the vote was adopted by women who roamed w/ mass pickets, parades, and hunger strikes

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Child Labor Act

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Prohibited shipment in interstate commerce of products manufactured by kids 14 and under

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Zimmerman Telegram

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German foreign minister, Arthur Zimmermann, sent letter to Mexico saying that if Mexico became Germanys ally then Germany would help get Mexico its land back from US

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Selective Service Act

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Sec. of War Newton Baker devised selective service system to draft men into the military

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Espionage Act

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provided for imprisonment of up to 20 years to anyone who tried to incite rebellion or obstruct the operation of the draft

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Sedition Acts

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prohibiting anyone who make abusive or disloyal remarks about the US government

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The fourteen points

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Recognition of freedom of seas, an end to the practice of making secret treaties, reduction of national armaments, self determination for various nationalities, removal of trade barriers, and international peace association (League of nations)

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Schenck v US

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Supreme court upheld the espionage Act in a case involving a man who had been imprisoned for distributing pamphlets against draft

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18th amendment

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established prohibition of alcohol

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Volstead act

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federal law enforcing prohibition

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Palmer Raids

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Attorney General Mitchell Palmer ordered mass arrests of anarchists, socialists, and labor agitators who were deported

Palmer warned of huge riots on May Day but they never happened

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19th amendment

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guaranteed women's rights to vote