History 206 - Terms part 2

War egged on by Yellow Journalism; US got involved with a revolt in Cuba against Spain

Opened up China to trade; countries could trade if they promoted fair trade & had low tariffs

Naval officer; naval power was the key to becoming a great nation; caused naval build up

Populist speaker in the late 1890s; urged her followers to “raise less corn and more hell”

Beginning of the American Modernist movement

A group of people who were against the building of an American empire

Filthy, crowded, single family housing that were common in the late 1800s

Social realist author; best known for “The Red Badge of Courage”

Spanish colony in the Pacific that the US received after the Spanish American War

An amendment to the Cuban Constitution that allowed the US to militarily intervene in Cuba

Based on the foundational works of Charles Darwin; species evolved from earlier forms of life

Aimed at improving the lives of ordinary people; favored larger gov't to regulate big business

Act passed in 1887 that provided oversight for the railroads; designed to stop monopolies

Chinese rebellion in 1899 to stop foreign influence in China; was put down by British troops

Multiple newspapers and magazines owned by the same publisher

Entertainment built on the experiences of American Jews; many ended up in mainstream theaters

A law passed in 1883 that hired federal government employees based on competitive tests

American author; most well known for his book “The Jungle”

Started in 1895 against Spanish rule and oppression; Spain put down the rebellion brutally

Reporter in New York who photographed and described the awfulness of life in tenement housing

Filmmaker at the forefront of the new industry; created the vastly popular “Birth of a Nation”

A corrupt political boss in New York in the late 1800s; the target of many political cartoons

Concentration of political power, usually in urban areas; could control the voting population

Created by Florence Kelley in the 1890s; pressured businesses to improve work for women

A failed attempt by farmers to unite starting in the 1860s; set up cooperative companies

Arose in large cities to get the increasing population around the city in a fast manner

Federal gov't taking action against monopolies; passed in 1890, used by T. Roosevelt a lot

Joining and being like the in group; immigrants joining in American society & leaving old ways

Transformed buying habits of Americans; could get everything they needed at one place

Having silver back the currency of the US along with gold to increase the money supply

POTUS during Spanish American War, Philippine American War & annexation of Hawaii; assassinated

Artistic movement that ditched traditional mediums; glorified new things (like the modern city)

Famous politician; wanted US currency to be backed by silver; ran for POTUS six times and lost

Investigator for the US Bureau of Labor; brought workplace dangers to light

Literary movement that tried to depict the world as it actually was; sometimes isn’t the best

1900; ended US military rule in Puerto Rico and established a colonial government

Leader of the Filipinos who rebelled against Spanish imperialism and then American imperialism

Fake news; enhanced or manufactured stories in the press designed to sell more newspapers

Powerful political machine in New York City led by William “Boss” Tweed, very corrupt

Sprang up after Civil War; designed for women to learn w/o being treated as 2nd class citizens

Construction projects that expanded cities and made them look nice

Grew out of the Grange movement; farmers acting collectively to make their lives better

Painters who focused on the realities of modern life; usually pretty grim

Economic depression after banks failed due to risky railroad investments

Favored reform of the GOP; called this because they were seen as not being “full Republicans”