Terms
A policy of extending a country's power and influence through colonization, military conquest, or economic dominance over other nations or territories.
A prominent American suffragist and social reformer who played a crucial role in the women's suffrage movement.
Who is Susan B. Anthony?
A conflict fought between the United States and Spain in 1898, primarily over the independence of Cuba.
What is the Spanish-American War?
An amendment to the United States Constitution ratified in 1920, which granted women the right to vote, also known as women's suffrage.
What is the 19th Amendment?
This President was assassinated in 1901, leading Teddy Roosevelt to take over as President.
Who is William McKinley?
Journalists and writers in the late 19th and early 20th centuries who exposed social, economic, and political injustices and corruption through investigative journalism.
What are muckrakers?
The 26th President of the United States (1901-1909), known for his progressive policies and energetic leadership style. He advocated for conservation, trust-busting, and various social reforms.
Who is Theodore Roosevelt?
This explosive event provoked the United States to declare war on Spain.
What is the explosion of the U.S.S. Maine?
An amendment to the United States Constitution ratified in 1913, which authorized the federal government to impose income taxes.
What is the 16th Amendment?
A man-made waterway completed in 1914, connecting the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans.
What is the Panama Canal?
A political and social reform movement that emerged in the late 19th and early 20th centuries in the United States.
What is the progressive movement?
This person won the Election of 1912, becoming the final President of the Progressive Era.
Who is Woodrow Wilson?
The Republican Party was divided when Teddy Roosevelt formed this new party to run for President in 1912.
This amendment declared the production, transportation, and sale of alcohol to be illegal.
What is the 18th Amendment?
A volunteer cavalry regiment organized by Theodore Roosevelt during the Spanish-American War, composed of a diverse group of cowboys, miners, law enforcement officers, and college athletes.
Who are the Rough Riders?
Exaggerated reporting by newspapers, particularly prominent in the late 19th century, which aimed to attract readership through sensational headlines and illustrations.
What is yellow journalism?
The 27th President of the United States (1909-1913), succeeding Theodore Roosevelt. He had a more conservative agenda than Roosevelt.
Who is William Howard Taft?
This territory was purchased by William Seward in 1867?
What is Alaska?
An amendment to the United States Constitution ratified in 1913, which established the direct election of United States Senators by popular vote, replacing their selection by state legislatures.
What is the 17th Amendment?
A political organization formed in the United States in 1898 to oppose American imperialism and the annexation of territories acquired during the Spanish-American War.
What is the Anti-Imperialist League?
An addition to the Monroe Doctrine articulated by President Theodore Roosevelt in 1904, asserting the right of the United States to intervene in Latin American countries to maintain stability and protect U.S. interests.
What is the Roosevelt Corollary?
The last reigning monarch of the Kingdom of Hawaii until its overthrow in 1893. She opposed the annexation of Hawaii by the United States. (Spelling does not count.)
Who is Queen Liliuokalani?
A violent uprising in China from 1899 to 1901 by the Boxers, a Chinese secret society opposed to foreign influence and Christianity.
What is the Boxer Rebellion?
A political process by which citizens can directly vote on a particular issue or law proposed by the government, rather than relying on elected representatives to make decisions on their behalf.
What is a referendum?
A diplomatic policy proposed by the United States in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, advocating for equal access to trade and investment in China among all foreign powers.
What is the Open Door Policy?