Historical Terms and Events: A Timeline of Significant Moments in American History, Quizzes of World History

Download Historical Terms and Events: A Timeline of Significant Moments in American History and more Quizzes World History in PDF only on Docsity! TERM 1 Ten Percent Plan DEFINITION 1 WHAT- lincoln's reinstatement plan for southern states WHEN- 1863 WHERE- southern south WHO PASSED- lincoln WHY SIGNIFICANT- allowed south back into union. made it mandatory for states to abolish slavery TERM 2 Adam Smith DEFINITION 2 WHAT- father of capitalism WHEN- 1776 WHY SIGNIFICANT- He wrote the "wealth of nations" which was the birth of capitalism. felt government should stay out of the economy and said an "invisible hand" will fix the market if it needed it. TERM 3 Haymarket square DEFINITION 3 WHAT- a violent strike by mccormick chicken company that was not approved took place, injuring 50 and killing 10. of that 10, 6 were police officers WHEN- May 1st- May 4th 1886 WHERE- boston massachusets WHY SIGNIFICANT- it drastically lowered numbers of the Knights of Labor, ultimately ending it. TERM 4 james b. duke DEFINITION 4 WHAT- U.S. tobacco and electric power industrialist WHEN - 1890's WHY SIGNIFICANT- practiced vertical integration (total monopoly) TERM 5 john d. rockafeller DEFINITION 5 WHAT- practiced horizontal integration (just monopoly on one plane. oil refinery) WHEN- 1890's WHY SIGNIFICANT- showed you could own a monopoly horizontally, horizontal integration made him uber rich TERM 6 Dumbell Tenement DEFINITION 6 WHAT- big building to put tennaments in a dumbel shape WHEN- 1890's WHERE- NY WHY SIGNIFICANT- showed how immigrants were willing to put up with crappy living conditions to live in america. Shows the immigration boom and how crowded things got. TERM 7 dawes act DEFINITION 7 WHAT- gives indians land WHEN- 1887 WHO PASSED- us WHY SIGNIFICANT- it was the governments attempt to americanize the native americans, but it backfired TERM 8 Federal Trade Commission DEFINITION 8 WHAT- independent agency of the US gov. WHEN- established 1914 WHY SIGNIFICANT- protects US consumers from unfair business practices such as monopoly and deceptive advertising. TERM 9 Federal Reserve Act DEFINITION 9 WHAT- act that created the federal reserve system WHEN- 1913 WHO PASSED- woodrow wilson WHY SIGNIFICANT- created banking system we use today and gave authority to issue legal tender TERM 10 Underwood Tariff DEFINITION 10 WHAT- lowered basic tariff from 40% to 25% WHEN- 1913 WHO PASSED- woodrow wilson WHY SIGNIFICANT- re- imposed federal income tax TERM 21 City manager plan DEFINITION 21 WHAT- WHEN- 1904 WHERE - sumter south carolina WHY SIGNIFICANT- it is still one of two predominant forms of municipal government in the US TERM 22 initiative DEFINITION 22 WHAT- where a citizen can write a law EX: old people retake drivers test TERM 23 referendum DEFINITION 23 WHAT- when a law gets voted on during a general election TERM 24 Recall DEFINITION 24 WHAT- a politician fucks up and you say that they should be removed. if half voted him out, he gone TERM 25 Robert La Follette DEFINITION 25 WHAT- Wisconsin Republican WHEN- 1900's WHERE - wisconsin WHY SIGNIFICANT- wanted to take power and give it to the people, got the direct primary started and people could now vote on candidates. TERM 26 anti-saloon league DEFINITION 26 WHAT- leading organization lobbying for the ban of alcohal WHEN- 1893 WHERE - founded in oberlin ohio WHY SIGNIFICANT- main force in achieving nation-wide prohibition TERM 27 women's suffrage DEFINITION 27 WHAT- right of women to vote and to run for office. WHEN- achieved in 1920 WHO PASSED- congress WHY SIGNIFICANT- gave women the right to vote and helped lead to universal suffrage in the US TERM 28 carrie chapman catt DEFINITION 28 WHAT- women's suffrage leader WHY SIGNIFICANT- president and founder of several women's suffrage movements. helped bring about the 19th ammendment allowing women to vote 1920 TERM 29 Alice Paul DEFINITION 29 WHAT- women's suffrage leader WHY SIGNIFICANT- formed the woman's party. helped bring about 19th ammendment TERM 30 alfred thayer mahan DEFINITION 30 WHAT- considered "the most important American strategist of the nineteenth century." his Sea Power theory was based on the idea that the most powerful navy will control the globe WHEN- 1890 WHY SIGNIFICANT- his Sea Power theory had an enormous influence in shaping navies across the world and still holds firm in US TERM 31 social darwinism DEFINITION 31 WHAT- survival of the fittest theory created by herbert spencer TERM 32 yellow press DEFINITION 32 WHAT- twisting a story to sell more papers WHEN- 19th century WHY SIGNIFICANT- is still used today in gossip magazines TERM 33 teller amendment DEFINITION 33 WHAT- stated US would not take cuba as a colony WHEN- 1898 WHO PASSED- congress WHY SIGNIFICANT- fueled fire of spanish american war TERM 34 spanish american war DEFINITION 34 WHAT- conflict between spain and the US over cuban indepencance WHEN- 1898 WHY SIGNIFICANT- The war ultimately served to repair relations between the north and the south TERM 35 platt amendment DEFINITION 35 WHAT- WHEN- WHERE - WHO PASSED- WHY SIGNIFICANT-