New Imperialism
This term describes the United States' expanding its influence over weaker territories for economic and political gain in the late 1800s and early 1900s.
What is New Imperialism?
This term refers to government efforts to break up monopolies and restore competition.
What is trust busting?
This was the name given to Roosevelt's domestic program as president, known for its "3 Cs".
What is the Square Deal?
William H Taft had to be convinced to run in this election, which he went on to win.
What is the election of 1908?
Wilson’s foreign policy, which emphasized moral principles and the spread of democracy.
What is Moral Diplomacy?
This 1898 conflict resulted in the U.S. gaining territories such as Puerto Rico, Guam, and the Philippines.
What is the Spanish-American War?
Passed in 1890 under President Harrison, this act was the first federal law to outlaw monopolistic business practices.
What is the Sherman Antitrust Act?
Roosevelt’s foreign policy phrase, “Speak softly and carry a big stick,” referred to this approach to international relations.
What is Big Stick Diplomacy?
Taft’s foreign policy, which encouraged U.S. investment in other countries rather than military intervention.
What is Dollar Diplomacy?
This 1914 legislation protected labor unions from being targeted as monopolies.
What is the Clayton Antitrust Act?
The media's coverage of the USS Maine explosion, blaming Spain and pushing Americans to support going to war, is referred to as this.
What is yellow journalism?
This act, passed during Wilson’s presidency, strengthened earlier antitrust laws by prohibiting unfair business practices.
What is the Clayton Antitrust Act?
Roosevelt was supported and initiated the construction of this significant waterway that connected the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans.
What is the Panama Canal?
This 1913 amendment established a federal income tax.
What is the 16th Amendment?
This 1913 reform created a national banking system to better control the money supply and credit.
What is the Federal Reserve Act?
This amendment gave the U.S. the right to intervene in Cuba’s affairs and established Guantanamo Bay as a U.S. naval base.
What is the Platt Amendment?
This 1913 law reformed the banking system by creating a national network of banks.
What is the Federal Reserve Act?
This addition to the Monroe Doctrine stated that the U.S. would act as a “police power” in the Western Hemisphere, and specifically focused on Latin America.
What is the Roosevelt Corollary?
Taft's policies caused a rift in the Republican Party and helped ultimately led to a democrat winning this election.
What is the election of 1912?
Wilson established this in 1913 to address labor concerns and protect workers' rights.
What is the Department of Labor?
Rudyard Kipling’s poem that justified imperialism by suggesting Western powers had a duty to “civilize” other nations.
What is the White Man’s Burden?
This 1914 law created a federal agency to investigate and stop unfair business practices.
What is the Federal Trade Commission Act?
Roosevelt’s "rational use" approach to conservation came from this conservationist.
Who is Gifford Pinchot?
This wildly unpopular legislation, passed in 1909, led to Progressives no longer supporting Taft as President.
What is the Payne-Aldrich Tariff Act?
The 19th amendment passed under Wilson's presidency in 1920, which granted women this right.
What is women's suffrage?