Muckrakers
A person who exposes corruption (problems) to make life better
What is a Muckraker?
The desire of a country to gain control of more land to make more money
Wanting to become a world power financially and militarily
What is Imperialism?
When it was sunk in 1915, it made Americans mad because Americans were killed. This made Americans started thinking about joining the war.
What is the Lusitania?
She worked for abolition (ban of slavery) and women’s suffrage.
Who was Sojourner Truth?
Created after World War 1 to try to keep the world out of war again
Americans chose not to join because they felt it would draw them into another war
What was the League of Nations?
He exposed problems in the meatpacking industry.
Who was Upton Sinclair, The Jungle?
President Monroe told Europeans they were to stay out of the Western Hemisphere (mostly American West)
What is the Monroe Doctrine?
Germany offered Mexico American lands to join the Germans in the war. This angered Americans and pushed them to finally join the war.
What was the Zimmerman Telegram?
This allowed people to vote directly for senators, giving more power to the people of each state.
What is the 17th Amendment?
They moved up north for job opportunities.
Who were African Americans?
The labor law that was passed because children were working in factories 10-12 hours a day.
What is Child Labor Laws?
The US is now the police of the Western Hemisphere and will keep out all European interference
What was the Roosevelt Corollary?
They were treated poorly and were mostly hired to do farm and railroad jobs.
Who were the Mexicans in America?
Newspapers printed crazy headlines to make people buy them, the original clickbait
What is Yellow Journalism?
They worked during the war and went back to their homes and domestic work after the war.
Who are the women?
His photographs were of unsafe living conditions
Who was Jacob Riis?
This shortened the trade routes in the western hemisphere and helped Americans make more profit.
What is the Panama Canal?
Limited Americans freedom of speech
What was the Espinoage Act?
Who worked on the Temperance Movement to ban the sale of alcohol.
Who was Carrie Nation?
They came home with shell shock and injuries.
Who are the Soldiers?
Laws that provided for:
-Safer working conditions
-Shorter working hours
-Higher pay
What was the Labor Reform?
Hawaii: for a naval base and for the sugar and pineapple plantations
The Philippines: for a naval base and to help control trade in Asia
Cuba: for a naval base and to help control the Caribbean islands
What is the areas of the world the U.S. wanted to control?
This made it illegal to speak out against the government.
What was the Sedition Act?
Who worked to give women suffrage (the right to vote)?
Who was Susan B. Anthony?