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Worked to create union that included all levels of workers (unskilled, semi-skille and skilled) within a particular industry; he made the first major attempt to create such a union with the American Railway Union.
Who is EUGENE B. DEBS
100
Spot in New York Harbor where new immigrants from Europe were processed, or handled for admission to the USA; 2% were rejected for health and other reasons.
What is ELLIS ISLAND
100
Belief that the government should leave the economy alone and let the market place regulate it; principle that the economy works best if private industry is not regulated and markets are free; 'hands off'.
What is LAISSEZ-FAIRE THEORY
100
Elected the new provisional president of the Republic of Hawaii in 1893 after the revolution which removed the hereditary queen from the throne.
Who is Sanford Dole
100
Law which punished people for interfering with the draft, obstructing the sale of war bonds, or saying anything disloyal, profane or abusive about the government or it's officials.
What is ESPIONAGE & SEDITION ACTS
200
Persistent decrease in the general price level of goods and services, resulting in an increase in the real value of money; creates real value in money; refer to a decrease in the money supply and credit; favored by banks since it creates valuable money.
What is DEFLATION
200
These members of the Republican Party were angered by the corruption of the Grant Administration and wanted to replace the patronage system with a merit system.
Who are MUGWUMPS
200
Citizens are allowed to petition to place a proposed law on the ballot that came from the people rather than the legislature; allowed people to get laws passed that politician didn't want.
What is INITIATIVE
200
Style of newspaper reporting which exaggerated true stories, or even made up stories, to sell newpapers; early type of supermarket tabloids; don't let the truth stand in the way of a good story.
What is YELLOW JOURNALISM
200
Hired by the Committee of Public Information, these 75,000 men were available to deliver speeches anytime to anyone on any topic relating to the war effort.
Who are THE FOUR MINUTE MEN
300
Gathering of 1200 people in Chicago to protest the killing of a McCormich striker; a bomb was tossed and police started firing into the crowds; eight men, including three of the speakers were arrested and convicted of inciting riots; four were eventually hung; violence started to turn the public against union.
What is HAYMARKET AFFAIR
300
Opposition to immigration and specific ethnic or cultural groups because these groups were considered alien and hostile to the 'natural' residents of the area; group ignored the fact that they too were once immigrants to the USA.
What is NATIVISM
300
General name given to the pressure or interest group which addressed the many problems which led to the social upheavals of the late 1890's such as unsafe factories, child labor, corporate abuses and corrupt government.
What is PROGRESSIVE MOVEMENT
300
Name of the battle usually associated with the Rough Riders and Teddy Roosevelt and forever connected with their name; called a charge and usually shown on horseback, the Rough Riders were afoot.
What is SAN JUAN HILL
300
Member of the Serbian Black Hand; shot the heir to the Austria-Hungary throne in Sarajevo; this action led to WW1.
Who is GAVRILO PRINCIP
400
Business organization where a company operates in all areas of the same productions path from top to bottom; for example, XYZ Company manufactures frozen french fries, buys a potato farm and a potato processing plant; ultimately can create a monopoly by controlling some or all of a scarce resource involved in production.
What is VERTICAL INTEGRATION
400
Mark Twain helped coin the term which referred to the external glitter of wealth but hid the corrupt political core and the growing gap between the very rich and the very poor.
What is GILDED AGE
400
Ordinance which halted the sale of contaminated foods or medicines and called for truth in labeling; stopped the addition of harmful materials such as coal-tar dye and borax in sausage and formaldehyde in canned pork and beans.
What is PURE FOOD AND DRUG ACT
400
Capital city of the Philippine Islands and waterway which gave the name to conflict where the Spanish fleet was defeated by the American fleet in the early days of the Spanish-American War.
What is BATTLE OF MANILA
400
Phrase used to describe the end of the shooting part of a war; it does not necessarily mean the war is over, just the shooting part is done.
What is ARMISTICE
500
Applying only to railroads, this law required 'just and reasonable' rate changes' prohibited special rates or rebates for any particular localities shippers, or products; forbade long-haul/short-haul discrimination and extablished a five-member commission.
What is INTERSTATE COMMERCE ACT
500
Achievement or accomplishment of personal advantage or profit by dishonest or unfair means, especially through one's political connections; when a government official gains something of value, not part of his official pay, for doing his work
What is GRAFT
500
Modification to the US Constitution which, after a 72 year battle, gained women the right to vote; named after Susan B. Anthony.
What is 19TH AMENDMENT
500
President Woodrow Wilson created this foreign policy which said the USA had a moral responsibility to not deal with Latin American countries which oppressed their own people or were hostile to USA interests.
What is MISSIONARY DIPLOMACY
500
Last of the fourteen points issued by President Wilson; this dealt with the creation of an international organization to address world problems like those which led to WW1.
What is LEAGUE OF NATIONS
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