Journalism
Individuals who attempted to expose corruption and inequality during the Progressive Era were known as
Who are Muckrakers?
This act gave US citizens 160 acres of land if they lived on and improved it for 5 years.
What is the Homestead Act of 1862?
The famous 'deLome' letter claimed this of President McKinley
What is weakness?
When sugar planters, missionaries, and Marines drove Queen Liliuokalani from power, they found a permanent foothold in this location
What is Hawaii?
This president was considered the first imperialist president, as he was in office when Hawaii was annexed
Who is William McKinley?
Muckraker Ida Tarbell wrote about this
What are the ruthless methods used by the Standard Oil Company in its rise to power?
The nickname given to those who 'jumped the gun' and claimed their land early during the Oklahoma Land Rush
Who are 'Sooners'?
In 1898, the mysterious and controversial destruction of the battleship USS Maine was viewed by many in the United States as this
What is cause for war with Spain?
President Theodore "Teddy" Roosevelt expanded the Monroe Doctrine with his Corollary, thus allowing him to do this
What is build the Panama Canal?
This president was considered a 'trustbuster' as well as the nation's first conservationist president.
Who is Theodore "Teddy" Roosevelt?
Exaggerated news reported with sensational headlines was known as this
What is yellow journalism?
This act designated 160 acres of farmland or 320 acres of grazing land to the head of each Native American family
What is the Dawes Act of 1887?
The notorious cavalry unit, led by then Undersecretary of the Navy, who were immortalized by their exploits at San Juan Hill, was known by this name
Who were the Rough Riders?
These island nations were gained as a result of the Spanish American War.
Puerto Rico, Guam, Philippines, and (Cuba)
This president utilized 'Dollar Diplomacy' in the hopes of increasing investments in Latin America
Who is William Howard Taft?
Upton Sinclair's book, "The Jungle," exposed the practices of this industry
What is the meatpacking industry?
This industrial advancement worked in conjunction with political actions to bring about an end to the Native American way of life
What is the Transcontinental Railroad?
Famous African American unit who fought alongside Teddy Roosevelt's equally famous unit
Who were the Buffalo Soldiers?
This individual introduced and was an adamant supporter of the Open Door Policy
These two men were accused of furthering the Spanish American War due to their sensational newspaper headlines and articles, often exaggerating events.
Who are William Randolf Hearst and Joseph Pulitzer?
The Carlisle Indian Industrial School was the most famous of these schools
What are Native American americanization schools?
The name of the naval battle in which there was only one American casualty: heat stroke
What is the Battle of Manila Bay?
Due to the Platt Amendment, this island was NOT colonized by the United States following the Spanish American War
What is Cuba?