History 20th Century
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This flashcard set covers significant historical events, figures, and developments from the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Learners will explore key topics such as international conflicts, domestic policies, and social changes, including the Boxer Rebellion, the introduction of the Model T, and the establishment of the NAACP. Additionally, the set addresses landmark legislation and amendments that shaped modern America, offering insight into the era's economic systems and societal issues. Overall, this set provides a comprehensive overview of a transformative period in history.
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1905 treaty ending the Russo-Japanese War
Treaty of Portsmouth
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Anarchist who killed President McKinley at a 1901 exposition
Leon Czolgosz
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Average life expectancy in the US in 1900
Under 50 years
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US city devastated by a hurricane in 1900
Galveston, Texas
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Popular Ford automobile model introduced in 1908
Model T
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1913 amendment allowing direct election of US Senators
The Seventeenth Amendment
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Organization founded in 1909 to protect minority rights in the US
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP)
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1900 uprising in China to end foreign influence
The Boxer Rebellion
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1904 declaration making US an international police power in Latin America
The Roosevelt Corollary
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1919 treaty ending WWI and penalizing Germany
The Treaty of Versailles
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Nickname for journalists exposing corruption in the early 1900s
Muckrakers
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International military coalition in Beijing in August 1900
The Eight-Nation Alliance
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Theodore Roosevelt's foreign policy of negotiation and military threat
Big Stick Policy
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Passenger ship sunk by a German U-boat, influencing US entry into WWI
The Lusitania
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Year of the Wright brothers' first airplane flight
1903
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1917 message from Germany to Mexico proposing a military alliance against the US
The Zimmermann Note
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Legislation passed after outcry over 'The Jungle'
The Meat Inspection Act
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1920 amendment granting US women the right to vote
The Nineteenth Amendment
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Nickname for the period of change in Russia from 1910-1920
The Russian Revolution
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Name of the first commercial radio station starting in Pittsburgh in 1920
KDKA
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King of the UK after Queen Victoria's death in 1901
King Edward VII
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1906 novel revealing unsanitary meatpacking practices
The Jungle
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Economic system in the 1900s based on private ownership and voluntary exchange
Capitalism
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Man-made waterway connecting the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans in 1914
The Panama Canal
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Long-reigning British Queen who died in January 1901
Queen Victoria