Unit One Vocab USH – Flashcards
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isolationism
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A policy of noninvolvement in world affairs.
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monopoly
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The exclusive control of a commodity or production by a business.
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internal combustion
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A heat engine in which the fuel burns inside the engine itself.
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standardized parts
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Parts are uniform so they can be substituted interchangeably. Eli Whitney
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Oliver
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steel plow
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Howe
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sewing machine
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Whitney
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cotton gin
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McCormick
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mechanical reaper
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Cooper
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Tom Thumb steam locomotive
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Fulton
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steamboat
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Jefferson
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Embargo Act 1807
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Wood
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iron plow
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Drake
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oil
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Bell
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telephone
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Duryea brothers
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successful automobile
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Wright brothers
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airplane
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Field
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transatlantic cable
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Edison
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lightbulb/electricity
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Ford
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Model T
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antitrust
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Against a permanent combination of businesses, now illegal, for the purpose of controlling the production or price of some good.
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consolidation
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The merging of businesses into one large organization.
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urbanization
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The mass movement of rural people to the urban areas of our country.
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Clayton Antitrust Act
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outlawed certain methods used by corporations to crush their competitors
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Roosevelt
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enforced laws, thus checking corporate power;led the U.S. out of the philosophy of isolationism into world leader status
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business specialists
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made management and organization of men and materials more efficient and productive
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Federal Trade Commission
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enforced antitrust laws, protecting small businesses; restrained power of big corporations
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stockholders
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invested the capital needed by corporations; chose directors
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AF of L
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chartered national unions and sought to strengthen them to increase bargaining power with their employers
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National Labor Union
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attempted to curb inflation and create eight-hour work days
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trade unions
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sought to better the bargaining position of workers with employers
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Knights of Labor
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admitted all workers regardless of skill, race, or position
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acquisition
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Anything gained or acquired.
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protectorate
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A relation of protection and partial control by a strong nation over a weaker power.
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corollary
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A proposition following so obviously from another that it requires little or no proof; a natural consequence of an existing policy.
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General Wood
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headed up the project of ridding Cuba of the yellow fever-carrying mosquitoes
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Big Stick policy
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policy of soft talk but an efficient navy to keep the terms of Monroe Doctrine
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Pancho Villa
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bandit who killed settlers in New Mexico
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Japanese-American Treaty
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negotiated by Perry
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Boxer Rebellion
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Chinese goal of trying to rid their homeland of all foreigners
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Open Door Policy
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international policy giving all countries equal trading rights with China
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Square Deal
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policy stating that labor, big business, and the common man should be given an equal deal
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Gorgas
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in charge of making Panama safe for canal workers
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Goethals
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in charge of the Panama Canal construction
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return of 12m to China
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acted as a healing balm; strengthened the world position of the U.S.
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Panama Canal
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helped increase U.S. trade with Central and South America
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armament
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The act of arming or equipping for war.
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conscription
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The enrollment of men for military or naval service; a draft.
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imperialism
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Colonization of smaller countries by industrial nations for raw materials.
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militarism
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A national policy that promotes a powerful military position, a large standing army, and constant preparation for war.
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nationalism
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The loyalty and devotion of a people toward their country.
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chancellor
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In Germany and other European countries, a chief minister of state.
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entente
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A mutual agreement, or the parties entering a mutual agreement.
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Bismark
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Iron Chancellor
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Kaiser
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title for emperor in Germany
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Triple Alliance
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Germany, Italy, and Austria-Hungary; isolate France
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Dual Alliance
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Germany and Austria-Hungary
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Wihelm
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divine right German emperor
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English friendship
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prevent a country from taking sides in a mainland European war
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Russian friendship
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avoid a two-front war
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Triple Entente
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England, France, Russia
