PROGRESSIVE POWER-UPS
This amendment gave women the right to vote.
The 19th Amendment
A journalist or reformer who investigated and exposed corruption and social problems during the Progressive Era.
A Muckraker
This type of sensationalized reporting increased support for war with Spain.
Yellow Journalism
This policy sought equal trading access in China.
Open Door Notes/Policy
I’m an amendment, a promise made clear,
Before war with Spain would finally appear.
We’d fight for Cuba, then leave them alone—
Their island would never become our own.
Teller Amendment
This amendment established the direct election of U.S. senators.
The 17th Amendment
This muckraker wrote The Jungle.
Upton Sinclair
This Caribbean city was the location of the harbor where the USS Maine exploded in 1898.
Havana
This rebellion targeted foreign influence in China.
The Boxer Rebellion
I’m a woman who once wore Hawaii’s crown,
Until American-backed forces brought my rule down.
To prevent bloodshed, my power I gave—
My kingdom, however, I still hoped to save.
Queen Liliʻuokalani
This amendment allowed Congress to collect an income tax.
The 16th Amendment
This muckraker created How the Other Half Lives.
Jacob Riis
This battleship exploded in Havana Harbor in 1898.
USS Maine
This Filipino leader resisted American control.
Emilio Aguinaldo
I’m a war that came after Spain had been beat,
But American control was not welcomed as sweet.
Aguinaldo resisted, determined to be free—
And fought U.S. forces across land and sea.
Philippine-American War
Roosevelt's Square Deal focused on these three C's.
Consumer Protection, Controlling Business/Corporate Law, Conservation
This photographer exposed child labor.
Lewis Hine
This country was blamed by many American newspapers for the explosion of the Maine.
Spain
This addition to the Monroe Doctrine asserted a U.S. right to intervene in Latin America.
The Roosevelt Corrollary
I’m a foreign policy Roosevelt made known,
Speak softly at first, but don't stand alone.
Diplomacy first, with strength close at hand—
A powerful “stick” helped back each demand.
Big Stick Diplomacy
This law addressed unsafe food and medicine during the Progressive Era.
Pure Food and Drug Act
This muckraker investigated Standard Oil.
Ida Tarbell
This Caribbean island was fighting for independence from Spain when the U.S. entered the war.
Cuba
This amendment allowed the U.S. to intervene in Cuban affairs.
The Platt Amendment
I’m a man-made passage, cut through the land,
With Roosevelt's support, my construction was planned.
Atlantic to Pacific, ships take my track—
No sailing around South America and back.
The Panama Canal