The American Empire 1
Adding land to a territory.
What is annexation?
Regiment comprised of cowboys, miners, and college students that fought under Roosevelt in Cuba.
Who were the Rough Riders?
This president was assassinated by an anarchist in Buffalo, NY.
Who was McKinley?
A famous minstrel show character whose name was used to describe racial discrimination laws in the United States.
Who was Jim Crow?
Changes made to fix a problem.
What is reform?
Many European countries had spheres of influence in this Asian country.
What is China?
This intercepted letter by Cuban rebels made it look like the Spanish ambassador deeply insulted President McKinley.
What was the De Lôme Letter?
The author of The Jungle.
Who was Upton Sinclair?
Investigative journalism that seeks to expose corruption in the public eye.
What is muckraking?
Political movement that attempts to gain the support of the common masses of people.
What is populism?
The taking over of territories by a larger country.
What is imperialism?
A territory under the control of an empire.
What is a colony?
This Progressive Era amendment reorganized Congress so that senators are directly elected by the people.
What was the 17th Amendment?
This Supreme Court case coined the term "separate but equal."
What was Plessy v. Ferguson?
The belief that society can improve through change.
What is progressivism?
Roosevelt supported a rebellion in Panama because this country would not sell him land to build a canal.
What is Colombia?
This Pacific island country was taken over by the United States following the Spanish-American war, and their independence was not granted until the 1946.
What are the Philippines?
Using financial investments to influence a foreign country to do what you want.
What is "dollar diplomacy?"
Progressive reform to counter bribery at the polls.
What is a secret ballot?
An addition to a law that makes some groups exempt.
What is a grandfather clause?
A famous anti-foreigner Chinese organization.
Who were the Boxers?
Type of news reporting that uses exaggeration and emotion to gain attention.
What is yellow journalism?
Muckraker who targeted John D. Rockefeller's business dealings.
Who was Ida Tarbell?
This Progressive Era amendment allowed the government to levy a national income tax.
What was the 16th Amendment?
What is direct democracy?