AMH 1010 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Zimmermann Telegram, 1890 United States Census, Competition Law
1 Mar 2020
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1890 census - found that the poverty rate in the u. s was 60% every (3 out of 5 people were poor) Spanish american war - cuba wants independence from spain. U. s. sends warships to rescue cuban-americans, but then it randomly exploded. Newspaper painted it as a war thing. Roosevelt and his rough riders march through santiago and do battle things. Spain sues for peace, u. s. gets puerto rico & guam. Zimmermann telegram - the british government asks american president woodrow wilson to look at some telegram that they found. In it, germany asks mexico to invade the u. s. U. s. is mad at germany and enters the war (wwi). Florida land boom - huge fl land boom makes rent high (couldn"t afford apartments) Died/went down due to hurricanes & storms. Statue of liberty - joint effort between france and the u. s. Intended to commemorate a long lasting friendships between the nations hon hon hon.
