Labor
Progressivism
Imperialism
19th century Presidents
Society in the 1800s
100
allowed anyone to join their union
Who are the Knights of Labor?
100
an end to child labor, aid for the poor, limit the power of big business, and expand democracy through direct primaries
What did Progressives want?
100
a person who believes it is beneficial for his country to have colonies
Who is an imperialist?
100
the president whose tariff impacted US sugar growers in Hawaii and the textile industry
Who is McKinley?
100
taught that it was our Christian duty to help the poor and disadvantaged
What is the Social Gospel?
200
Union for skilled workers (white males) only
What is the American Federation of Labor?
200
a famous slum area of New York City
What is Hell's Kitchen?
200
The family that dominated the economy and politics regarding Hawaii
Who is the Dole family?
200
"Walk softly and carry a big stick"
Who is Theodore Roosevelt?
200
because they are strange, because they will take our jobs, because we don't trust them
What are reasons some Americans didn't like immigrants?
300
the first major US strike was in this industry
What is Railroad industry?
300
two early advocates for women's suffrage
Susan B. Anthony and Elizabeth Stanton
300
owner of a NYC newspaper that ran stories sympathetic to the Cubans fighting the Spanish for their independence, thereby gaining American support for their cause.
Who is Pulitzer?
300
sent US troops to end the Pullman strike
Who is Cleveland?
300
The only law that ever forbid and entire race of people from immigrating to the US.
What is the Chinese Exclusion Act?
400
protect law and order, protect property rights, which usually meant the use of the military
How did the US government usually deal with strikes?
400
1887 law designed to regulate the railroad industry, attempting to end monopolies.
What was the Interstate Commerce Act?
400
to gain new markets, to get raw materials, a strong foothold in the Pacific and stepping stone to China.
What are reasons the US annexed the Philippines
400
president during the Spanish American War
Who is McKinley?
400
established the Brotherhood of Sleeping RR Car Porters, the first Black union in America and created a blueprint for the Civil Rights Movement.
Who was Phillip Randolph?
500
a 10 hour work day, safer working conditions, better pay
What are some things that unions wanted?
500
the central bank of the US that regulates U.S. monetary and financial systems by establishing interest rates.
What is the Federal Reserve System?
500
because it goes against our democratic ideals, because we don't what their kind of people moving to America, because it takes jobs away from the US.
What were reasons some people were anti-imperialists?
500
his moral diplomacy was called into question when he pursued Poncha Villa into Mexico
Who is Wilson?
500
fo the AF of L and the Knights of labor, the one which was more effective on the labor movement.
What is the AF of L?