Imperialism
established the requirement for some federal jobs to be filled through competitive written exams, rather than patronage
Pendleton Act
the head of the National Women’s Party, who advocated for a constitutional amendment granting women’s suffrage
Alice Paul
The use diplomacy backed by the threat of military force to keep order and expand American influence without constant warfare.
Big Stick Diplomacy
A 1928 agreement between the US and other nations to renounce war as a tool of national policy
Kellogg Briand Pact
What were the names of the code breaking program that broke Japanese and German codes
Magic and Ultra
the administrative body responsible for administering the ban on discrimination in rates between long and short hauls, mandatory public schedules, and “fair and just” interstate rail rates
Interstate Commerce Commission
a reform that enabled voters, rather than party bosses, to select candidates
Gaining trust of many South American countries so that the U.S. could manipulate them later on
Dollar Diplomacy
U.S. promised not to intervene militarily in Latin America
Good Neighbor Policy
Method of communication used by the US during the war that the Japanese could not break
Navajo code talkers
an enterprise set up by the Grangers to offer affordable goods to farmers, part of a broader effort to curb monopolistic practices
Montgomery Ward & Co.
a figurehead of the era who turned Wisconsin into a laboratory of progressive reform
Robert LaFollette
the first national radio network, established in 1927
National Broadcasting Co.
1938 meeting between European leaders which allowed Hitler to take part of Czechoslovakia
Munich Conference
What were the two strategies used by the Americans in order to constrain the Japanese?
Island Hopping, returning to the Philippines
the congressman from Nebraska who defended free silver in his “Cross of Gold” speech and became the youngest person aligned with a major party to run for president
William Jennings Bryan
Roosevelt’s response to Upton Sinclair’s The Jungle, which helped eliminate many diseases
Meat Inspection Act
a pamphlet authored by defenders of the traditional faith, who demanded literal interpretation of the Bible and opposed Darwin
The Fundamentals
Japan attacked US naval base in this place, resulting in the US declaring war on Japan, thus entering WWII
Pearl Harbor
Secret program to build atomic bomb, led by US scientists
Manhattan Project
a weak international organization created in Washington D.C., in October 1889, by delegates of 19 nations, to promote cooperation across the Western hemisphere
Pan American Union
the first legislation to restrict child labor by prohibiting shipment of goods by minors across state lines, ultimately ruled unconstitutional
Keating-Owen Act (1916)
jobs dominated by women, generally in healthcare and service
pink collar jobs
Passed in 1930s to avoid involvement in war, intended to prevent a repeat of WWI involvement
Neutrality Acts
Places where the US bombed Japan
Hiroshima and Nagasaki