Commanders & Policies
Teddy Roosevelt created this addition to the Monroe Doctrine which warned European powers to stay out of Latin America, asserting the United States' role as a regional police power.
What is the Roosevelt Corollary?
Economic, Social, Political and Moral problems occurred during this era of US History in which reform was needed.
What is the Progressive Era?
The US gained which 3 territories through the signing of the 1898 Treaty of Paris after the end of the Spanish-American War?
What are the Philippines, Puerto Rico and Guam?
Publishing news to gain sympathy that might not be true is known as.....
What is Yellow Journalism?
This movement aimed to curb alcohol consumption and eventually led to the passage of the 18th Amendment.
What is the Temperance Movement?
Weighing in at 300 pounds and standing only 6 feet tall, this man was and still is the largest US President of all time.
Who is William Howard Taft?
Both skilled and unskilled workers came together and advocated for an eight-hour workday through these.
What are Labor Unions?
Taft's Dollar Diplomacy intervened in this part of the World
What is Latin America?
Upton Sinclair wrote this Novel that exposed the Meatpacking Industry
What is The Jungle?
This act, passed in 1890, was the first federal law to prohibit monopolistic business practices.
What is the Sherman Antitrust Act?
After his election in 1912 this US President would become famous for his 14 points.
Who is Woodrow Wilson?
This African American leader co-founded the NAACP and advocated for civil rights and higher education for Black Americans.
Who is W.E.B. Du Bois?
This man-made structure helped connect two oceans during US Imperialism.
What is the Panama Canal?
These people gained this nickname during the Progressive Era helping with the exposure of big business and the unfair practices.
What are Muckrakers?
This movement, led by figures like Susan B. Anthony and Elizabeth Cady Stanton, fought for women's right to vote.
What is the Women’s Suffrage Movement?
This U.S. naval officer advocated for a strong navy and wrote The Influence of Sea Power Upon History.
Who is Alfred Thayer Mahan?
This court case deemed segregation to be legal as long as it is was Separate but Equal.
What is Plessy vs. Ferguson?
This 1901 policy stated that the U.S. had the right to intervene in Cuba’s affairs and limited Cuba’s sovereignty.
What is the Platt Amendment?
This US ship was blown up by Spain during the Spanish American War, but was later discovered that a fire within the ship caused the explosion.
What is the USS Maine?
This Progressive Era movement worked to address social issues like poverty, urbanization, and workers' rights.
What is the Social Gospel Movement?
This new party ran against Woodrow Wilson in the 1912 Presidential Election and was founded by Teddy Roosevelt.
What is the Bull Moose Party?
These laws established in the southern part of the US deliberately Segregated the South.
What are Jim Crow Laws?
The US and European powers created this policy over access to the Chinese markets for goods.
What is Open Door Policy?
This Political Cartoonist used his work during the progressive era to expose big business and corruption in the US Govt.
Who is Thomas Nast?
This 1911 tragedy in a New York City factory led to significant labor reforms and safety regulations.
What is the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire?