Terms
the execution of a strategy to illegally seize political power in a sudden way
coup
a way for a specified number of voters in a state to propose laws by putting them on the ballot
initiative
The Panama Canal opened in 1914 and connected the Caribbean Sea with the Atlantic Ocean.
False. Pacific Ocean
The Philippines was bought by who for 20 million dollars?
USA
to add an area to an existing country
annex
the protection and wise use of natural resources
conservation
The biggest debatable issue for the election of 1898 was free silver.
True
The Anti-Imperialist League was formed in 1898 to oppose the annexation of what country?
Philippines
a means of removing an elected official from office by popular vote
recall
the submission of a measure or statute by the legislature to the people to vote on
referendum
Socialism believes major industries should be owned by individuals
False. Owned by the government.
Americans trapped the Spanish fleet in what harbor during the Spanish-American War?
Harbor of Santiago
the government breaking up business trusts or monopolies
trust busting
Sensationalized news reporting aimed more at attracting readers than at reporting the truth
yellow journalism
The Rough Riders were led by Theodore Roosevelt during the Civil War
False. The Spanish-American War
During the Progressive Era many black Americans were treated unfairly by what?
Jim Crow Laws
of, or pertaining to, trade
commercial
Woodrow Wilson passed a reform for a new amendment that gave the power of electing who to the people?
senators
A result of the Spanish-American War was that the United States gained Cuba, Puerto Rico, and Guam.
True
What events led up to the Spanish-American War?
Enrique Dupuy de Lôme insulted McKinley. The USS Maine exploded in Havana. Congress declared that the United States should help Cuba.