thinking like a historian
liberty, egalitarianism, indvidualism, populism, laissez-faire
what are the 5 values of democracy
Homestead act (1862)
A land grant that allowed citizens over 21 to gain 160 acres of land in the west
muckrakers and yellow journalism
what are two prominent forms of journalism during the progressive era
yellow journalism
explosion of the U.S.S maine
insult letter from Spanish ambassador De Lome
reasons why America join in the war against Spain with Cuba in the Spanish American war
WW1
wanting to return to post war america
and increase in inflation
what war did we leave and what issues did it bring
the declaration of independence
Said that the power of the government comes from the consent of the governed
Contained a list of grievances against the king
inspired others to revolt against britain
Effects of westward exspnasion
A boom in the cattle industry
annhilation of indian tribes
near extermination of buffalo
the establishment of western cities and towns
upton Sinclair book the jungle
what lead to more sanitary conditions in the meat packing industry
Alfred Mayan
reason why U.S has a large navy
thought having a strong navy would make a U.S a world power
wrote a book about the influence of sea power upon history
teapot dome scandal
a scandal to take oil from federal reserves that where saved for U.S navy in case of a emergency and resulted in the first U.S cabinet member to go to jail
patriot, loyalist, and neutral
30% of colonials wanted independence from britain
20-30% wanted to remain loyal to britain
40-50% wanted to stay neutral or undecided
Cornelius Vanderbilt-railroads
Andrew Carnegie-steel
John D. Rockefeller-oil
J.P. Morgan-banking
4 major entrepreneurs during the gilded age
john muir and the national wild life act
who convinced president Theodore Roosevelt to set aside 148 million acres of forest and over 50 wildlife sanctuaries
Hawaii 1898
established military base
Hawaii annexation to expand U.S naval power
Anarchists, socialist, communists
what the palmer raids where targeting which lead to majority of them being immigrants from different countries being targeted
Alexis de Tocqueville
a french historian and philospher who went to the U.S and wrote a book about the five values of democracy
haymarket affair
homestead strike
pullman stike
The great stikes (1886-1894)
protesting for 8 work day
wages decrease to influx of workers
wages dropped during increase in rent
16th amendment
created income tax
Cuba is liberated from Spanish control and the U.S. can intervene to protect Cuba’s right to “Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness”
U.S. is allowed to maintain a military base in Cuba (Guantanamo Bay)
Guam, the Philippines, and Puerto Rico become U.S. territories
what did the U.S get from the Spanish American war after signing the treaty of paris in 1898
sacco and vanzetti trial
italian immigrants who where suspected of murder and robbery at a shoe factory
this trial exemplified the anti immigrant hate
common sense
written by Thomas Paine "But Britain is the parent country, say some. Then the more shame upon her conduct. Even brutes do not devour their young, nor savages make war upon their families"
boss tweed
Thomas nett
creation of political cartoons
corruption of politics
examples of political machines during the gilded age
Booker T Washington
was born a slave in Virginia
accepted segregation and thought that African Americans should increases education and work hard with segregation still going against them
rubbed elbows with major industrialists
Monroe Doctrine
Big Stick Diplomacy
The Panama Canal
what did Roosevelt presidency bring to the U.S
fundamentalism and the prohibition
lead to a banning of alcohol
heavy Christians supported this because of the fear of modern morality and it threaten traditional values
also lead to the creation of speakeasies