Cartoons
Pro./Imp. Figures
Impacts/Causes
Pro. Terms/Events
Imp. Terms/Events
100
What message does this image portray?
"The Duty of The Hour" (1892)
by Louis Dalrymple
-What: Cuba trying to escape from the frying pan of Spanish misrule, only to possibly end up in the fires of anarchy.
-Why: Pushes idea that only through U.S. occupation and control would Cuba be able to avoid both the frying pan of Spanish Misrule and the fires of anarchy.
("The Duty of The Hour:--To Save Her Not Only From Pain, But From a Worse Fate").
100
This social worker opened "Hull House," a settlement house that helped to spawn the movement of the same name.
Who is Jane Addams?
100
Give two reasons for why America declared war on Spain, thus beginning the Spanish-American War.
What are:
-The explosion of the Maine outside of Havana
-The plight of the Cubans in the eyes of the U.S.
-Rising imperialist sentiment within the U.S.
-The leaking of Dupuy de Lôme's letter by a Cuban agent, insulting President McKinley.
100
This term refers to journalists who were committed to "scraping," or exposing scandal, corruption, and injustice to the public view.
What is "Muckrackers?"
100
The sinking of this ship led to heightened tensions between the U.S. and Spain, eventually being something that led to the Spanish-American War.
What is The Maine?
200
What message does this image portray?
"The Bosses of the Senate" (1889)
by Jospeh Kepler
-What: Large figures (trusts) overseeing the U.S. Senators, while the door labeled "People's Entrance," is closed shut.
-Why: Shows perceived corruption of the U.S. Senate (and government by extension), with the trusts having control and pushing legislation beneficial to them.
200
Who mentioned the "closing of the frontier," which influenced America into embracing it's imperialist desires to gain resources abroad.
Who is Frederick Jackson Turner?
200
Explain two ways in which the Settlement House Movement improved the lives of immigrants.
-Offered housing within the country.
-Helped immigrants adapt to the language/customs of the U.S.
-Offered social services/education to immigrants for citizenship and skills.
200
This movement aimed to eliminate alcohol from daily American life, was supported by organizations like the WCTU, and ended up with the passage of the 18th amendment?
What is the Temperance Movement?
200
This island along with Guam was ceded to the U.S. by Spain after the Spanish-American War, had a thriving sugarcane industry, and was declared a U.S. territory in 1917.
What is Puerto-Rico?
300
What message does this image portray?
"Declined with Thanks" (1900)
by J.S. Pughe
What: President McKinley measuring Uncle Sam, whose expanded due to the new territories that the U.S. had acquired after the Spanish-American War. The other figures are doctors (imperialists), trying to cure (persuade) Sam so he doesn't expand his size.
Why: -Shows how McKinley's administration supported American Imperialist expansion.
-Shows opposition to this expansion, though it is unsuccessful in this image.
-Uncle Sam's clothes show how much territory was acquired by the U.S.
300
This man served as the leader of the Filipino resistance against America, and was later captured and urged his resistance to stop fighting.
Who is Emilio Aguinaldo?
300
Explain two reasons for why the Philippines resisted the occupying American presence on their islands from 1898-1902, during the Philippine-American War.
-Previous resistance against Spain's occupying force, proving their discontent for occupiers.
-Leadership of Emilio Aguinaldo for the resistance inspired them.
-The atrocities committed against the Filipino people.
300
This movement in American society wished to gain women equal representation in society, being supported by organizations like NAWSA and resulted in the ratification of the 19th amendment in 1920.
What is the Women's Suffrage Movement?
300
This law passed by Republicans in 1900 confirmed the nation's commitment to the Gold Standard, putting an end to the "Free-Silver Movement."
What is the Currency Act of 1900/Gold Standard Act of 1900?
400
What message does this image portray?
"Woman's Holy War" (1874)
by Nathaniel Currier and James Ives
What: Women dressed as knights or crusaders smashing up barrels of different kinds of alcohol, while holding banners that say "In the Name of God and Humanity," and "Temperance League."
Why: -Shows how progressive movements like the Temperance Movement were often seen as a moral cause to fight for.
-Shows an example of the increased involvement on women in American political society through their involvement in progressive causes.
-Shows early roots of the Temperance Movement, which would later evolve into the Prohibition Movement.
400
This man opposed the philosophy spoken by Booker T. Washington, and believed that black people should actively fight for their civil rights instead of patiently waiting for them to be given to them.
Who is W. E. B. Du Bois?
400
Give two reasons for why the wider Temperance movement (or crusade) began in American society.
-Wages for families were being spent on alcohol, instead of the families' needs.
-Drunkenness created violence, and in some cases death within American society.
-Employers saw drunkenness as inhibitors of efficiency.
-Perceived links between the liquor industry, and the "bosses" who had control over the government.
400
This term describes former President Wilson's philosophy on economic regulation, and opposed Roosevelt's previously stated "New Nationalism," policy.
What is Wilson's "New Freedom," policy?
400
This meeting was organized in an effort to bridge the U.S. with the Latin American market, which attracted delegates from 9 nations in an effort to expand American influence?
What is the Pan American Congress?
500
What message does this image portray?
"Keep Off! The Monroe Doctrine must be respected"(1896)
by: F. Victor Gillam
What: America defending Nicaragua and Venezuela from the major European powers at the time (Great Britain, France, Germany, Spain, and Portugal), who were seeking imperial expansion of their own.
Why: -Shows America defending territories it considers it's own, under the Monroe Doctrine.
-Shows tensions between America and the major European powers regarding imperial expansion.
500
This man's thesis stated how countries with sea power were the great nations of history, and that the United States being bounded by two oceans, would rest its greatness on its naval strength.
Who is Alfred Thayer Mahan?
500
Name 2 of the economic policies Woodrow Wilson implemented under his "New Freedom," initiative.
-Federal Reserve Act
-Underwood-Simmons Tariff
-Federal Trade Commission Act
-Clayton Anti-Trust Act
500
This term referred to a philosophy prioritizing social justice, held by people who valued an egalitarian society and support for the poor and oppressed.
What is the Social Gospel?
500
This event began as a nationalist effort to combat western influence in China, leading to a joint-imperialist effort to put it down and save western spheres of influence.
What is the Boxer Rebellion?