APUSH U.S. II History Jeopardy Gilded AgeAge of Imperialism Progressive Era Roaring 20sDirty 30s

This party played a key role in politics following Reconstruction. They were a coalition of disgruntled farmers and workers Populists

This was a union of skilled workers, led by Samuel Gompers AF of L

This prohibited rebates and pools, required railroads to publish their rates openly, and forbade unfair discrimination against shippers. Interstate Commerce Act of 1887

This made compulsory campaign contributions from federal employees illegal Pendleton Act of 1883

This essentially ended Reconstruction. A deal was made where there would be a Republican President in return for troops being removed from the South Compromise of 1877

Exaggerated stories or sensational headlines/pictures Yellow Journalism

This term means “extreme patriotism” Jingoism

This TR foreign policy calls for a strong military to achieve America’s goals Big Stick Diplomacy

This said that the U.S. would be the international police power in the western hemisphere. Roosevelt Corollary

Regions where a particular country has exclusive rights over mines, railroads, and trade. Spheres of Influence

Investigative journalists who wrote about corruption in business and politics, hoping to bring about reform. Muckrakers

This person believed that black people had to demand their social and civil rights. He also helped start the NAACP W.E.B. Du Bois

TR and Taft often used this to challenge monopolies and keep the wealthy and powerful from taking advantage of small business owners and the poor. Sherman Anti-Trust Act

This was the first time the federal government had stepped in to help workers in a labor dispute (happened in PA) United Mine Workers Strike

This famous court case protected women workers. Some consider it discriminatory. Muller v. Oregon

This term was used to describe the fear of communists plotting a revolution in the U.S. Red Scare

A form of credit where the consumer makes small down payments and then pays the rest of debt over time Installment Plans

Young women who enjoyed defying traditional standards of female behavior Flappers

These two individuals are an example of hostility towards foreigners and radicals. They were executed dispute a lack of evidence Sacco and Vanzetti

This group claimed that evolution was destroying faith in God and the Bible and often clashed with the modernists of the time. Fundamentalists

This was Hoover’s philosophy for dealing with the Great Depression Rugged Individualism

This term is for when investors gamble that stock prices will rise Stock Speculation

This group consisted of WWI veterans who protested for early pay during the Depression Bonus Army

This was meant to protect American manufacturers from foreign competition by raising the Fordney-McCumber Tariff from 38.5% to 60%! It backfired! Hawley-Smoot Tariff

This financial merry-go-round was intended to get Germany back on its feet following WWI and get the global economy moving Dawes Plan