AMERICAN IMPERIALISM & THE SPANISH AMERICAN WAR
This ship, a U.S. battleship, mysteriously exploded in Havana Harbor, Cuba, igniting public outrage and fueling calls for war with Spain.
What is the USS Maine?
Two prominent figures in the world of yellow journalism
Who were Joseph Pulitzer and William Randolph Hearst?
The assassination of this Archduke by a Serbian nationalist sparked a chain of events leading to war.
Who is Archduke Franz Ferdinand?
This event, held just days before the inauguration of Woodrow Wilson in 1913, was the largest women's rights demonstration in U.S. history up to that point.
What is the Women's March (also National Woman Suffrage Parade)
This investigative journalist exposed the horrors of the meatpacking industry in his book "The Jungle."
Who is Upton Sinclair?
This term refers to sensationalized and often exaggerated news reporting, which played a significant role in whipping up public support for the war.
What is Yellow Journalism?
During World War I, this iconic figure was frequently depicted in recruitment posters, urging Americans to enlist in the armed forces.
Who is Uncle Sam?
The end of World War I fighting happened on the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month.
The President of the United States during World War I
Who was Woodrow Wilson?
This term was used to describe powerful industrialists of the Gilded Age, often implying they amassed wealth through unethical or exploitative practices.
What are Robber Barons?
This U.S. territory in the Pacific was acquired by the United States as a result of the Spanish-American War.
What is the Philippines?
These posters, often featuring patriotic imagery and emotional appeals, were used by governments during World War I to encourage public support for the war effort.
What are propaganda posters?
This term refers to the nations, including Britain, France, Russia, and later the United States, that opposed the Central Powers in World War I.
The Allies or The Triple Entente
This controversial social theory, popular during the Gilded Age, applied Darwin's ideas of natural selection to human society, suggesting that the wealthy were inherently superior.
What is Social Darwinism?
This author wrote "How the Other Half Lives," a book that brought to light the squalid living conditions of the urban poor.
Who is Jacob Riis?
This Hawaiian monarch was overthrown in 1893, leading to the annexation of the islands by the United States.
Who is Queen Liliuokalani?
This comic strip character, featured in both Pulitzer's and Hearst's newspapers, is often credited with giving yellow journalism its name.
Who is the Yellow Kid?
The sinking of this British passenger liner by a German U-boat in 1915, which resulted in the deaths of 128 Americans, outraged public opinion.
What is the Lusitania?
Pullman, Haymarket, and Homestead are the name of this kind of action, inspired by wage cuts and poor working conditions, leading to violence and the involvement of federal troops.
What are Labor Strikes?
This steel magnate used vertical integration to dominate the steel industry, building a vast empire.
Who is Andrew Carnegie?
In addition to Cuba, the United States gained these territories as a result of the Spanish-American War.
What are the Philippines, Guam, and Puerto Rico?
THE FIVE ELEMENTS OF POLITICAL CARTOONS
WHAT ARE SYMBOLISM, CAPTIONING AND LABELS, ANALOGY, IRONY, & EXAGGERATION
This secret diplomatic message from Germany to Mexico, proposing an alliance against the United States, was intercepted and published, further fueling anti-German sentiment.
What is the Zimmermann Telegram?
This economic doctrine, which favors minimal government intervention in the marketplace, was widely embraced during the Gilded Age.
What is laissez-faire?
This oil magnate built Standard Oil, a powerful monopoly that controlled much of the nation's oil production.
Who is John D. Rockefeller?