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Summarize the Plessy vs Ferguson decision.
separate but equal---legalized segregation
Name the famous muckraking political cartoonist discussed in class.
Thomas Nast
Why did nativists discriminate against immigrants?
they felt superior to 1st generation immigrants because they were born in America---despite having immigrant family roots
What is imperialism?
expanding a country's borders beyond their original borders
Summarize the 14th Amendment.
to ensure equality under the law for ALL U.S. citizens
What is a muckraker?
an investigative journalist
Explain how the Bessemer Process impacted cities.
it helped to establish stronger steel-which enabled developers to build skyscrapers----so cities built up instead of out
What are the primary reasons for imperialism?
economic, military, and cultural
What was the purpose of the Black Codes and the Jim Crow Laws?
to discriminate against African Americans
How did labor unions help the Progressive Movement?
helped organize workers together to fight for a common cause with a common method
What does it mean to reform society?
to improve
Explain how the U.S. got involved in the Cuban Revolution.
Yellow journalism made many Americans empathetic to the Cuban cause-prompting them to put pressure on politicians to act. The American gov't sent the U.S.S. Maine to Havana Harbor to have a presence in the area. The ship blew up-America blamed Spain-due in large part to the yellow journalism that fired everyone up-and America declared war on Spain.
What were two primary reasons for the Civil War
states' rights and slavery
Explain the significance of the Triangle Shirtwaist fire had on the Progressive Movement.
helped highlight the need for and the establishment of workplace safety laws
Highlight 2 differences between Populists and Progressives
Rural vs urban; farmers vs industrialists; small gov't vs big gov't.
Explain the concept of foreign policy.
relationships between countries---can be positive or negative relations
What is the main purpose of the Bill of Rights
to ensure individual freedoms of U.S. citizens
Explain the significance of The Jungle.
it helped establish food safety laws in the U.S.
Explain the concept of political corruption.
politicians breaking laws to gather votes, power, and money for themselves
Explain the difference between the Monroe Doctrine and the Roosevelt Corollary.
the Monroe Doctrine established that no European countries should take NEW territories in the Western Hemisphere. The Roosevelt Corollary ENFORCED the Monroe Doctrine with the threat of military retaliation.