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| SQUARE DEAL | Roosevelt's theory to ensure fairness for workers, consumers, and big businesses |
| THEODORE ROOSEVELT | was assistant secretary of the navy during the war in the Philippines; later resigned from the navy to volunteer. Organized the Rough Riders; first progressive president |
| MUCKRAKERS | the term for a journalist who exposed corruption in American society |
| ANNEXATION OF HAWAII | Grover Cleveland withdrew the treaty; happened in 1898- during the Spanish-American War |
| YELLOW JOURNALISM | sensationalized form of writing which exaggerated news stories about Spanish cruelty |
| SPANISH-AMERICAN WAR | began when Spain refused to withdraw forces and give Cuba independence |
| ZIMMERMAN TELEGRAM | a message sent in 1917 by the german foreign minister to the German ambassador in Mexico which detailed a promise to help Mexico if the US entered WW1. |
| CAUSES OF WW1 | imperialism, nationalism, militarism, alliances |
| TREATY OF VERSAILLES | forced Germany to accept full blame for the war |
| HULL HOUSE | founded in 1889, a model for other settlement houses of the time. |
| IMPERIALISM | The competition between Britain, France, Germany and Italy to take ownership of colonies in Africa and Asia. |
| NATIONALISM | Strong feelings ofpride, loyalty and protectiveness toward their own countries |
| MILITARISM | The belief that a nation needs a large miilitary force |
| ALLIANCES | the agreement to help another to achieve a common goal |
| WAR BONDS | low interest loans by civilians to the government which helped the US prepare for war |
| ARMISTICE | to end fighting |
| PROPAGANDA | opinions expressed for the purpose of influencing the actions of others |
| ESPIONAGE & SEDITION ACTS | laws passed that set heavy fines and long prison terms for antiwar activities |
| GREAT MIGRATION | The movement of African Americans to the North in hope for a better life |
| FOURTEEN POINTS | President Wilson[s speech to Congress regarding his goals for peace |
| REPARATIONS | money that a defeated nation pays for the destruction caused by a war |
| RED SCARE | the wave of panic caused by fear of communism |
| PALMER RAIDS | Resulted from the Red Scare where federal agents and local police raiede homes and headquarters of suspected radicals |
| OPEN DOOR POLICY | No single country should have a monopoly on trade with China |
| USS MAINE | Spain was blamed for this battleship that exploded, killing 260 sailors |
