Period 7

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  • Spanish American War

    During the late 19th century the United States sought to help the Cubans and Phillapinos from Spanish control. The US fought the two theater war which was an expample of yellow journalism tactics being used. Delome letter (1898) was a hate letter from Spain intercepted which made Mckinley look weak. The Explosion of the USS Maine in Havana helped to turn American opions against the Spanish. These two events pushed America into war. Ended by the treaty of Paris in 1898 US -- World Power.
  • White Mans Burden

    A use of literature to justify imperialism during the Philippine war which was seen as racist in someway and could be used to argue with or against imperialism.
  • Woman's Christian Temperance Union (WCTU)

    They caused Prohibition yo
  • Platt Admendment

    Added to the Cuban Constitution which allowed for the US intervention in Cuba with a subtle effect of the US being able to use it to their advantage with economics and politics.
  • NewLands Act

    Federal preservation act in which the Federal government helped the west with land reclamation acts funded by public land sales.
  • Roosevelt Corollary

    Addition to the monroe doctrine that allowed for the US to intervene in latin America which was justified by its use of regulationa nd support for the countries that so desperatly needed it.
  • Pure Food and Drug Act

    Because of Upton Sinclair and his exploration and exposure towards the American Meatpacking industry
  • NAACP (National Association for the Adcancement of Colored People)

    Helped to establish a basis for civil rights organization to combat racist motivated events such as lynchings segregation which advocating for civil rights and establishing itself throughout the early 1900's.
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    Dollar Diplomacy

    William Taft passed this foreign policy that expanded the US economically abroad by implementing US businesses and banks in foreign nations allowing them to reach political stability from a result of it. (Latin America and Asia mostly)
  • Triabgle Shirtwaist Company Fire

    NYC fire that killed working class women and exposed the dangers in the industries resulting in codes and regulations.
  • Federal Reserve Act 1913

    The act which established the federal reserve system that would stabilize currency and provide financial stability and backup of the nation.
  • Lusitania

    British passenger ship that was sunk by a German submarine. Aggravated the Allies and US which started the turn against Germany.
  • Zimmerman Telegraph

    Germany asking Mexico for help and in return they would take over the US but it was unfortunately intercepted.
  • 14 points

    Wilson wanted to settle the post war with the "points" that were emphasized on self determination, open diplomacy, free trade and League.
  • 18th Admendment

    Prohibition was not liked but was enacted from the 18th admendment.
  • Treaty of Versailles

    End to the WW1 that set the postwar policies in place dispowering Germany by a ton while limiting other nations.
  • 19th Admendment

    Yay women can vote now, gave more confidence towards the womens suffreage movement as it was a major victory.
  • National Orgins Act of 1924

    Restricting immigration legislature that restricted southern and eastern europe while preventing almost fully of Asian.
  • Black Tuesday

    Stock market collapased which led many to belive that the collapse caused the great depression but it only initiated it.
  • Tariff of 1930 (Hawley-Smoot Tariff Act

    Hoover bill that raised tariffs to 60% which ended up bot helping Americans even though it was intended to.
  • Scottsboro Case

    YK this one, the men and women that was wrongfully convicted and ended in death that wasnt supposed to happen
  • Reconstruction Finance Corporation

    Hoover passed to provide 500 million to industries that would "trickle down" to lower classes helping everyone.
  • NRA

    Stablize the economy through regulations of the workplace.
  • Glass steagall act

    Seperate commercial banks form investment banks in order to reduce gambling.
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    New Deal

    FDR first attempts to combat great depression.
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    2nd New deal

    More extreme with the establishments of the SSA and the WOrks Progress admind with also passing the Wagner act
  • Court Packing

    Roosevelt attempt to increase court to apporve more bills which was not approved by many as it was seen as wants to expand exectutive power.
  • Pearl Harbor

    Japan attacked the US after conflict with the trading rights and Japanese occupation in China
  • EO 9066

    FDR passed to put Japnese americans into concetration camps to show american peoples that the government were trying to show protection
  • Nagasaki and Hiroshima

    Big bang ending the war with questionable force
  • Yalta conference

    The discussion of the big three to dicuss postwar policy and organization.