Economic and political domination of a strong nation over a weaker nation
What is the Imperialism?
100
Great Britain, France, Russia, and Italy
Who were the allied powers during World War 1?
100
a state that is controlled and protected by another
What is a protectorate?
200
1 The national government could not force the states to obey its laws.
2 It did not have the power to tax
3 It did not have the power to enforce laws
4 Congress lacked strong and steady leadership
5 There was no national army or navy
6 There was no system of national courts
7 Each state could issue its own paper money
8 Each state could put tariffs on trade between states. (A tariff is a tax on goods coming in from another state or country.)
What are the weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation?
200
The right too vote
What is suffrage?
200
1. William McKinley assassinated by Leon Czolgosz
2. Roosevelt becomes President
3. TR won Nobel Peace Prize in 1906 for helping to end war between Russia and Japan
4. tensions were high between US and Japan
5.Panama Canal construction
What is Theodore Roosevelt's rise to power?
200
The Assasination of Archduke Ferdinand
The rise of Nationalism
The building up of the Military and Aliances
What are the 3 main reasons for WW1?
200
journalism that is based upon sensationalism and crude exaggeration.
What is Yellow journalism?
300
It was a proposal by Virginia delegates for a bicameral legislative branch. The plan was drafted by James Madison while he waited for a quorum to assemble at the Constitutional Convention of 1787.
What is the Virginia Plan?
300
Wanted African Americans to concentrate on Education and vocational skills.
Who is Booker T. Washington?
300
1. Cuba could not make treaties with other countries
2. Cuba had to sell or lease bases for US
3. Cuban debt had to remain low
4. US had right of intervention in Cuba
What is the Platt Amendment?
300
1915 British passenger liner sunk by U-Boat
What is The Lusitania?
300
an American politician, author, naturalist, soldier, explorer, and historian who served as the 26th President of the United States.
Who is Theodore Roosevelt?
400
it must be approved by the U.S. House of Representatives, the U.S. Senate, and the President.
How does a bill become a law?
400
1. Poll Tax
2. Literacy Test
3. Grandfather Clause
4. Jim Crow Laws
What are the ways African Americans were defranchised?
400
Made Puerto Rico US Territory
What is the Foraker Act?
400
1. Free trade
2. Disarmament
3. Freedom of Sea
4. Impartial judgement of colonial claims
5. Open diplomacy instead of secret agreements
6-13. Self Determination
14. League of Nations
What is Wilson's 14 points?
400
violent anti-foreign and anti-Christian movement which took place in China towards the end of the Qing dynasty between 1898 and 1900.
What is the boxer rebellion?
500
The institution that officially elects the President and Vice President of the United States every four years. The President and Vice President are not elected directly by the voters. Instead, they are elected by "electors" who are chosen by popular vote on a state-by-state basis.
What is the electoral college?
500
1. Compensation for injury
2. Zoning laws
3. Building codes
4. Health Codes in resturants
What are Health and Safety Codes?
500
1. Treaty between US and Spain
2. Cuba became independent country
3. US Acquired Puerto Rico, Guam
4. Paid Spain $20 million for Philippines
What is the Treaty of Paris?
500
Warren G. Harding
Who won the election of 1920?
500
a country or area in which another country has power to affect developments although it has no formal authority.