Why was President Roosevelt in favor of building a canal across Panama?
reduce travel time
How did Germany use U-boats during WWI
Which Amendment is associated with women's rights?
19th Amendment
Why did American planters revolt against Queen Liliuokalani?
she proposed a constitution that would return power to the monarchy
How did the US establish trade with Japan?
sent elaborate gifts
Why did General Pershing insist on delaying US troops going to war?
He believed that training them would ensure victory
to create change to help the urban poor
Economic system in which the government owns and operates a country's means of production
socialism
What territories did American gain from the Spanish American War?
Cuba, Guam, Puerto Rico, the Philippines
What was President Roosevelt's top priority or reform?
Regulating big business
they were denied access to some professions and wanted to put their education to use
economic system where private businesses run most industries
capitalism
What are political machines?
powerful organizations that influenced city and county politics in the late 18022
How did the arrival of US soldiers in France impact the outcome of WWI?
helped the allies push back the Germans from Paris
How was President Taft different from President Roosevelt?
Roosevelt supported stricter business regulations
policy established by the US to promote equal access for all nations to trade in China
open door policy
How did the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand end the peace in Europe?
Austria- Hungary declared war on Serbia, which caused Russia to help Serbia
They started kindergarten programs to teach young children social skills.
What are a coalition of nations in WWI that included the German, AustrioHungary and Ottoman empires?
Central Powers