Teddy Roosevelt
Thanks to Teddy Roosevelt, the US helped this nation _____ build a canal between the Pacific and Atlantic oceans.
Panama
What is a foreign policy?
the way a nation interacts with the affairs/activities of other nations
Explain the phrase 'speak softly and carry a big stick'
Have a strong military to ensure peace but have a strong military to use if necessary to ensure security.
This President died in 1901 leading Teddy Roosevelt to become President
William McKinley
This ship was bombed in Havana Cuba, leading the U.S. to go to war with Spain
The U.S.S. Maine
When a coal mine strike hit Pennsylvania, what was TR's reaction?
Though just as progressive as a president as Teddy Roosevelt, explain why William Taft was not good at promoting the progressive agenda?
He was a worse, or poor/inept, politician than Teddy Roosevelt.
Which political party was TR when he became President in 1901?
Republican
He thought it was a good strategic location for the US Navy, and an opportunity to trade in the Asia-Pacific region.
Which group of soldiers fought with Teddy Roosevelt in the Spanish American War?
Rough Riders
This law was used by Teddy Roosevelt to weaken out of control trusts and monopolies
Sherman Antitrust Act
The trade union wanted to include workers who were skilled and unskilled, demanding big social change for industrial workers
International Workers of the World (Wobblies)
As a result of the election of 1912, how did the two major political parties split?
Republicans became the party of conservatives.
Democrats became the party of progressives.
Which nations did Teddy Roosevelt help achieve peace?
Russia and Japan (won him the Nobel Peace Prize)
France and Germany (over the African nation of Morocco)
This political leader wanted Teddy Roosevelt gone from New York politics and thought making him Vice President would weaken him
Mark Hanna
This was Teddy Roosevelt's addition to the Monroe Doctrine
The Roosevelt Corollary
Why did China have to pay over $300 M after the Spanish American War?
Foreign businesses had been damaged during the course of the war.
These laws were passed under TR's presidency to protect consumers from unsafe products, food, medicine
Meat Inspection Act
The idea that all workers (skilled or unskilled) should be united as one union to fight for better working rights.
One of the ideas of socialists, and the International Workers of the World union.
It exposed the disgusting and dangerous conditions of the meat-packing industry and led to the passage of the Pure Food and Drug Act.
Teddy Roosevelt spent time in this state to grieve the loss of his mother and wife, leading him to become an outdoorsmen.
North Dakota.
When TR ran for President in 1912, he ran as a ______.
Progressive
What was the nickname for Teddy Roosevelt's foreign policy?
Big stick diplomacy
Why did the US have to pay the Philippines $20M after the war?
The USA had not captured Manila until after the war. It wasn't 'won' over the course of the war.
American Tobacco and Standard Oil
What were some of the policies of TR's Square Deal (how he governed as President from 1901-1909) ?
Square Deal: protect consumers through laws like the Pure Food/Drug Act, break up harmful trusts and monopolies, conserve the natural environment
This amendment was approved during the Woodrow Wilson presidency that brought in much needed money into the US government?
The Sixteenth Amendment - the tax on incomes.
Which trusts were the target of Roosevelt's reforms in his second term?
Only unfair, or 'bad' trusts
Teddy Roosevelt opposed what kinds of trusts and monopolies?
Trusts and monopolies that unfairly hurt the public
Why did McKinley make a mistake in proposing to civilize the Philippines?
Why was the Spanish-American War, a war of 'choice' and not a war of 'necessity' that wasneeded for the U.S. and Spain to fight?
Spain was a weak power, and the U.S. took advantage of the chance to control some of its territory beyond Spain (such as Cuba, Puerto Rico, and Philippines)
What did he mean when TR said that he, and the U.S., would 'speak softly and carry a big stick' ?
try to negotiate, use foreign policy first and then if necessary use military force/go to war.
What was the outcome of the 1912 Presidential Election, and how did Teddy Roosevelt help pick the winner?
The Republican William H. Taft and the Progressive Teddy Roosevelt divided the Republican vote allowing for the Democrat Woodrow Wilson to win in an easy landslide - over 400 electoral college votes.
This major bank was created under President Wilson's leadership
The Federal Reserve
This book led to major reforms of the meat-packing industry in the Progressive Era?
The Jungle