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an early supporter of American expansion, he was Secretary of State under both presidents Lincoln and Johnson (Mr. Locke, 10.1)
Who was William Seward?
opened up generous lines of credit for those who could not pay up front but could demonstrate the ability to pay in the future (US History, 46f)
What are department stores?
a sensational style of writing which exaggerated the news to lure and enrage readers (Mr. Locke, 10.2)
What is yellow journalism?
with this act, the federal government became involved with funding highway design (US History, 46a)
What was the Federal Highway Act of 1921?
he gave the command to open fire on the Spanish fleet at Manila, the Philippine capital (Mr. Locke, 10.2)
Who was George Dewey?
the president of the Sierra Club, he worked valiantly to stop the sale of public lands to private developers (US History, 43d)
Who was John Muir?
in August 1900, international forces put down a secret group of Chinese who had killed hundreds of missionaries and other foreigners (Mr. Locke, 10.3)
What was the Boxer Rebellion?
effectively raised national spirit and engaged millions of Americans in the business of winning the war (US History, 45c)
What was the Creel Committee?
when Congress passed the Foraker Act, which ended military rule and set up a civil government (Mr. Locke, 10.3)
What was 1900?
every city had countless of these, which were not-so-secret bars hidden from public view (US History, 46b)
What were speakeasies?
rebels under his leadership opposed Carranza's provisional government, he threatened reprisals against the United States (Mr. Locke, 10.4)
Who was Francisco "Pancho" Villa?
the first state to grant full women's suffrage in 1869 (US History, 42c)
What was Wyoming?
the policy in which stronger nations extend their economic, political, or military control over weaker territories (Mr. Locke, 10.1)
What was imperialism?
when Lincoln Steffens published an article in McClure's magazine called "Tweed Days in St. Louis" (US History, 42b)
When was 1902?
of the U.S. Navy, he urged government officials to build up American naval power in order to compete with other powerful nations (Mr. Locke, 10.1)
Who was Alfred T. Mahan?
from Montana, the first female to ever sit in Congress (US History, 45a)
Who was Jeannette Rankin?
a "watchdog" agency that was given the power to investigate possible violations of regulatory statutes, to require periodic reports from corporations, and to put an end to a number of unfair business practices (Mr. Locke, 9.5)
What was the Federal Trade Commission (FTC)?
swept the nation's dance halls, and young Americans were eager to prove their agility (US History, 46h)
What was the Charleston?
when the Clayton Antitrust Act sought to strengthen the Sherman Antitrust Act of 1890 (Mr. Locke, 9.5)
When was 1914?
letters requesting that all nations agree to free trade in China (US History, 44f)
What were open door notes?
under his leadership, the previously conservative New Jersey legislature had passed a host of reform measures (Mr. Locke, 9.4)
Who was Woodrow Wilson?
interest in this future state began in America as early as the 1820s, when New England missionaries tried in earnest to spread their faith (US History, 44b)
What is Hawaii?
this was passed by Congress in 1919 which granted women the right to vote (Mr. Locke, 9.5)
What is the Nineteenth Amendment?
when the nation was recovering from a financial panic which was not a good year for Teddy Roosevelt (US History, 43e)
When was 1908?
was often used to justify keeping European powers out of the Caribbean, this policy used the U.S. government to guarantee loans made to foreign countries by American business people (Mr. Locke, 10.4)
What was dollar diplomacy?