Vocabulary
The protection and wise use of natural resources.
What is Conservation?
What is the USS Maine?
Name the era that the U.S. entered into after the Spanish-American War.
In 1896 which two presidential candidates were running against each other.
What is William Jennings Bryan and William McKinley?
What happened in Hawaii in 1893 when the queen was overthrown by a group of rich men.
What is a coup?
The government's breaking up business trusts or monopolies.
What is trust busting?
Name the conflict President McKinley had to deal with almost as soon as he became president.
What is Cuba rebelling against Spain.
Name the way that progressives often dealt with problems.
What is a scientific way?
The biggest issue for the election of 1896.
What is free silver?
Name the industry that Roosevelt broke through trust busting.
What is the beef industry?
A sensationalized news reporting aimed more at attracting readers than at reporting the truth.
What is yellow journalism?
A member of the First US Cavalry volunteer regiment led by Theodore Roosevelt during the Spanish-American war.
What is Rough Rider?
Name the organization formed in 1898 to oppose the US annexation of the Philippines.
What is Anti-Imperialist League?
Name the candidate who won the Presidential election of 1896.
Who was William McKinley?
Name 1 thing that Americans were grossed out by when they read about the meat packaging plants in the book called The Jungle.
What is immigrants who worked in the meat industry, dirty meatpacking houses and dirt and rats mixed into meat?
To add an area to an existing country.
Name 1 consequence of the war.
What is the United States gained Cuba, Puerto Rico and Guam or the U.S. paid twenty million dollars for the Philippines.
Define the Progressive Era.
What is a time from the 1890s to 1920 when America favored achievement of political and social reform through education, wider political participation, and direct government action?
The reason Theodore Roosevelt became President of the United States of America.
What is the assassination of President McKinley?
Name where President Roosevelt when he left office.
What is an African safari?
The execution of a strategy to illegally seize political power in a sudden way.
What is a coup?
Name 2 events that happened before the Spanish-American War?
What is the USS Main exploded in Havana, Enrique Dupuy de Lome insulted McKinley and Congress declared that the U.S. should help Cuba.
Three things that led to America's desire to be involved with other nations?
What is social Darwinism, the gospel and growing businesses?
Name 1 reason why the Roosevelt's life drastically changed in 1880's.
What was he earned a college degree from Harvard, he married, he wrote a book then his wife and mother died.
Name 1 fact about Roosevelt's early life.
What is he was sick and went on many travels?