APUSH Period 7

• Teller Amendment

  U.S had no intention of taking political control of Cuba, Cuba would control their own gov. (we lied)
• Rough Riders


  American Volunteers that fought in the Spanish-American War (At Cuba)
• Insular Cases


  Court cases dealing w/ islands/countries that were recently annexed and needed rights of citizens
• Treaty of Portsmouth

  Teddy Roosevelt mediated settlement of Russ-Japanese War
• Gentlemen's Agreement 


  Agreement made by Teddy Roosevelt and Japanese gov. stated that Japanese would limit immigration if Roosevelt stopped segregatin of Japaense in the U.S
• Great White Fleet


  Pageant of American sea power (literally just a bunch of ships)
• Moral Diplomacy


  foreign intervention only if it aligns w/ moral ideas and promotes American Democratic values
• Dollar Diplomacy 


  U.S lent money to countries to make decisions for the gov. of those countries (imperialism)
• Initiative Referendum and Recall


  people have the right to propose a new law
• Florence Kelley 


  General Secretary of the National Consumers League, women's rights activist?
• Muller vs. Oregon 


  upheld Oregon law that limited workday for females to 10 hours
• Triangle Shirtwaist Fire

  transformed labor codes in NY and adopted fire safety measures
• Anthracite Coal Strike


  motivated American labor movement, urged Roosevelt to do smth
• Elkins and Hepburn's Acts


  gave the Interstate Commerce commission the authority to control interstate rail rates and practices
• Newlands Act


  authorized federal funds to pay for development projects in Western States
• Jennette Rankin 


  First female congress member
• Selective Service Act 


  registration of all American men between ages 21-30 for a military draft
• Andrew Mellon

  Treasurer under Harding
• Margaret Sanger


  tried to legalize birth control
• Executive Order of 8802


  prohibited discriminatory employment practices by fed agencies and all unions and companies engaged in war related work.
• United Nations


  made in WW2 to prevent future WW
• Volstead Act


  made it illegal to “manufacture, sell, barter, transport, import, export, deliver, furnish, or possess” alchohol
• Quota Laws

  cut the amount of immigrants entering America from 3% to 2%
• Hawley Smoot Tariff 


  Tariff during the Great Depressions, tried to stimulate manufacturing, made it worse
• RFC (Reconstruction Finance Corporation)


  funded railroads, financial institutions, and businesses to aide the depression
• Wagner Act

  guaranteed workers the right to unionize and bargain collectively
• Francis Townsend


  a physician who came forward with a plan to assist the elderly, who were suffering greatly during the depression.
• Court Packing


  "reform" the Supreme Court by appointing an additional justice for every justice over age of 70
• AAA (Agricultural Adjustment Act)


   Protected farmers from price drops by providing crop subsidies to reduce production
• Good Neighbor Policy


  that the United States would leave domestic affairs in Latin America to themselves
• Office of War Information


  established by the government to promote patriotism and help keep americans united behind the war effort.
• Victory Gardens


  vegetable gardens planted during the world wars in order to ensure an adequate food supply for civilians and troops
• WAC (women's army corps)


  U.S. Army unit created during World War II to enable women to serve in noncombat positions
• Pana Canal


  Roosevelt backed revolutions in Panama, and helped create the nation of Panama to create the canal
• Buying on Margin


  person put some of their money on stocks, and the rest from a broker
• Keynesian Economics

  opposite of "trickle down", spending increased = businesses expand to meet demand and hire workers
• New Deal

  Bank Holiday, 21st Amendment, Fireside Chats, ALL FDR
• Double V campaign

  Victory over discrimination (home) - Congress of Racial Equality Victory over Fascism (Abroad) - Tuskegee Airmen, bombed
• Neutrality Acts 


  prohibited Americans from traveling on ships of nations at war
• Cash-Carry


  non-military goods could be sold on cash on the water