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Social Darwinism
The idea or theory that only the fittest survive, which was inspired by Darwinism. The best suited people live in the best ways. -
Imperialism
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Manifest Destiny
Americans were convinced that their destiny was to expand from the east coast to the west coast. Some were persistent in securing the nation's borders against foreign powers. Many citizens also thought ot was their duty to spread democracy across the entire continent. -
Henry Bessemer
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Homestead Act
A law passed during the Civil War that provided free land, 160 acres, to any male citizen, that was 21 or older, that would cukltivate and farm the land for five solid years. The Act was a failure for half of the citizens that attempted the Act. -
Sand Creek Massacre
An atrocity in the Indian Wars when a seven- hundred man force of Colorado Terrritory militia attacked and destroyed a peaceful Cheyenne and Arapahoe Village, killing at least 134 people, including women and children. -
Industrialsim
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Transcontinental Railroad
A railroad that connected the east and west coasts, with the Central Pacific starting in California heading East, and the Union Pacific starting in Missouri heading West. Workers were hard to obtain for workin on the railroad and the main stream of workers were the Chinese because they accepted very low wages for work, As construction progressed, the two railroad companies competed to see who could lay down the most track per day. The construction of the railroad greatly affected travels. -
Tammany Hall
The Tammany Society was founded in New York City in 1789 by William Mooney, a Revolutionary War veteran. A watershed event occurred in 1817 when the Irish managed to force their way into membership in Tammany. The practice of exchanging votes for benefits quickly became the organization's backbone. In 1830, the group's headquarters were established in Tammany Hall and thereafter the name of the association and the location were synonymous.It lingered for several decades as a county organization, -
Robber Barons
A feudal lord during the AMerican industrial revolution, known as a man that made tons of money in bussiness, and had no interest for the common man. -
Teddy Roosevelt
Was the lieutenent colonel of the Rough Riders Regiment and led the charge on San Juan. He also ensured the constructuion of the Panama Canal. -
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Spanish American War
conflict between the United States and Spain that ended Spanish colonial rule in the Americas and resulted in U.S. acquisition of territories in the western Pacific and Latin America. -
Muckrakers
Socially conscious journalists and other writers that dramatized the need for reform. Their sensational reports uncovered many ills that afflicted the U.S., and exposed social and political "evils". -
Upton Sinclair
An American Writer and reformer, who was also an idealistic supporter of socialsim and became famous for his novel The Jugle -
The Allied Powers
India, Russia, France, USA, Australia, Canada, New Zealand, the UK, India, and Belgium, who fought along side the allies, but remained neutral. -
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Militarism
The army and the military forces are given a high profile by the government. The European Divide led to an arms race between countries. In 1906 the british introduced an effective battleship, a fierce competion for the seas broke out between Britian and Germany. Germans made plans to attack France through Belguim because of World War I. -
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Isolationism
The policy or doctrine directed toward the isolation of a country from the affairs of other nations by a diliberate abstention. From political, military and economical agreements, America's longstanding relunctance to become involved in European alliances and wars. -
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Nationism
Being a strong supporter of the rights and interests of one's country. American nationalism through President Wilson's promotion of national self- determination resulted in transforming Europe into an ethnically and linguistically based nation states. -
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Central Powers
The second group of allies from allied from allied powers constisting of Germany, Austria, Hungary Empre, and the Ottoman Empire. -
Progressive Era
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Franz Ferdinand
The Arch Duke of Austria- Hungary. The date above was the date of his assassination, which triggered the WWI. Was killed by Gavillo Princep, who was part of the "black hand" in Serbia. -
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World War 1
The first world war that started by the assassination of Franz Ferdinand, and after the treaty of Versailles, ended only to conlcude the first world war before the second began only two decades later. -
Zimmerman Note
Zimmerman note, secret telegram sent on Jan. 16, 1917, by German foreign secretary Arthur Zimmerman to Count Johann von Bernstorff, the German ambassador to the United States. In it Zimmerman said that in the event of war with the United States, Mexico should be asked to enter the war as a German ally. In return, Germany promised to restore to Mexico the lost territories of Texas, New Mexico, and Arizona. British intelligence intercepted and deciphered the telegram and sent it to President Woodr -
Woodrow Wilson
led the nation through world war , but did not want to go to war. He declared war because of German unrestricted submarine warfare. The date above is the date the war was declared, during Wilson's presidency. -
League of Nations
A simple task that was to ensure that war would never break out again, and to bring stability to the world. The only way to avoid the disasterous war was to create an international body whose sole purpose was to maintain world peace. The League of Nations was an idea presented by Woodrow Wilson. -
Treaty of Versailles
The Treaty of Versailles was the peace settlement signed after World War One had ended in 1918 and in the shadow of the Russian Revolution and other events in Russia. The treaty was signed at the vast Versailles Palace near Paris - hence its title - between Germany and the Allies. The three most important politicians there were David Lloyd George, Georges Clemenceau and Woodrow Wilson. The Versailles Palace was considered the most appropriate venue simply because of its siz. -
Prohibition
Prohibition was a period of nearly fourteen years of U.S. history in which the manufacture, sale, and transportation of liquor was made illegal. It led to the first and only time an Amendment to the U.S. Constitution was repealed. -
Teapot Dome Scandal
The Teapot Dome Scandal was a government scandal involving former United States Navy oil reserve in Wyoming that was secretly released to a private oil company. The Teapot Dome scandal became a symbol of the multiple scandals of the Harding administration. -
Hawley Smoot Tariff Act
passed by the U.S. Congress; it brought the U.S. tariff to the highest protective level yet in the history of the United States. President Hoover desired a limited upward revision of tariff rates with general increases on farm products and adjustment of a few industrial rates. The act brought retaliatory tariff acts from foreign countries, U.S. foreign trade suffered a sharp decline, and the depression intensified.
