Reconstruction
Group that controlled most of Reconstruction and believed in harsh punishments for the South
Radical Republicans
An association of trade workers in the SAME field formed to gain higher wages and better working conditions
Trade Unions
A journalist who attempted to find and expose corruption and wrongdoing within industries
Muckraker
Journalism that is deliberately exaggerating the news in order to attract and engage readers
Yellow Journalism
A temporary agreement to end fighting
Armistice
Codes aimed at controlling and exploiting freed African American men and women
Black Codes
Monopoly
The movement to make major improvements in society, labor, and politics from the late 1800s to the early 1900s
The Progressive Movement
President who advocated for a foreign policy based in military force and intimidation (Big Stick Diplomacy)
Theodore Roosevelt
President Wilson's plan for post-war peace that focused on: creating world peace and self determination for all countries
14 Points
3 Plans for Reconstruction
Wade-Davis Bill, Restoration, 10% Plan
3 factors of production
Land, Labor, and Capital
The 3 Progressive Presidents
Theodore Roosevelt, William Howard Taft, and Woodrow Wilson
Ship that explodes in Havana harbor killing 266 American crew members and incites American hatred towards the Spanish
U.S.S Maine
2 Major Criticisms of Woodrow Wilson's Post-War Peace Plan
Too idealistic and too many differing ambitions (US was less harsh than the rest)
The amendment that declared all people born on US soil are American citizens and will be given equal protection under the law
14th Amendment
Acquiring ownership of all the companies in the supply chain (the entire process of making a product)
Vertical Integration
Position of authority that provides the person with an opportunity to speak out on issues
Bully Pulpit
Foreign Policy that linked overseas interests with American business interests. Using money instead of force to control other countries
Dollar Diplomacy
Reason Congress rejected the Treaty of Versailles due to the League of Nations
Article X- Unconstitutional- Took away the sole Congressional power to declare war
3 promises that were made in the Compromise of 1877
Give more aid to the South
Withdraw all remaining troops
Democrats would uphold and maintain African American rights
Legislative Act that attempted to minimize the impact of monopolies and trusts but did not CLEARY define what each of these were.
Sherman AntiTrust Act
The 3 Progressive Amendments and their functions
16- Income Tax
17- Citizen election of Senators
19- Womens Suffrage
3 Reasons Americans wanted the Panama Canal
Improved military power by giving faster access from Pacific to Atlantic
Cut shipping costs
Guaranteed a strong American presence in Latin America
4 Important Terms of the Treaty of Versailles
Germany accepts full guilt
Germany has to disarm completely
Germany must pay $$$$ in Reparations
League of Nations is created but Germany is banned
Alt answer: Austria Hungary is disbanded