Progressive Era
This movement was created in response to the problems of the Gilded Age, and wanted to progress society forward.
Progressive Movement
This U.S. battleship exploded in Havana harbor, leading to the Spanish-American War
U.S.S. Maine
The name of the two alliances fighting in World War One
The Allies and the Central Powers
When you purchase a product with a loan that you intend to pay back later with interest.
This act resulted in the Trail of Tears
Indian Removal Act
This Progressive Era amendment to the U.S. Constitution gave the government the authority to levy an income tax
16th Amendment
This was the name of the soldiers led by Teddy Roosevelt in the Spanish-American War
Rough Riders
This Archduke of Austria-Hungary was assassinated in Sarajevo.
Franz Ferdinand
Bold women who challenged social norms
Flappers
This place as colonized in an attempt to return freed slaves to Africa
Liberia
This amendment to the U.S. Constitution enabled women to vote.
19th Amendment
This large island nation in the west-Pacific became a U.S. colony as a result of the Spanish-American War
The Philippines
This ship was sunk by a German u-boat, causing many Americans to begin favoring entering WII
The Lusitania
This Amendment began Prohibition
the 18th Amendment
The kind-of-but-not-really war between France the U.S.
Quasi War
This political party was created in 1912 as a vehicle for Teddy Roosevelt to run for president again.
Progressive/Bull Moose
A large scale engineering project initiated by the U.S. that would drastically cut shipping times.
The Panama Canal
The German plan for a swift defeat of France in order to then focus on Russia
The Schlieffen Plan
A region of the U.S. hit hard by drought and bad farming practices
the Dust Bowl
The term for divisions in the country based on region
This was the name of President Teddy Roosevelt's progressive programs.
The Square Deal
This phrase expressed by President Roosevelt expressed the idea that the United States would be nice, but capable of projecting power when needed.
"Walk softly, but carry a big stick."
The Red Scare
The term for quickly buying a selling stocks based on getting a quick profit.
Speculation
This U.S. general was known as "Old Fuss and Feathers"
Winfield Scott
This was the name of Woodrow Wilson's platform of policy proposals when running for president in 1912
New Freedom
The addition to the Monroe Doctrine under Roosevelt's administration.
The Roosevelt Corollary
This movement, led by former President Roosevelt, was meant to get the U.S. ready for war.
The Preparedness Movement
The name of the Franklin Roosevelt's campaign theme song.
Happy Days are Here Again
This battle effectively cut the Confederacy in half.
The Siege of Vicksburg