Foreign Policy
Who assumed presidency after President McKinley was assassinated?
Theodore Roosevelt
What was the 16th Amendment?
Allowed income tax on wealthy
Year Hawaii became a state
1959
What was the Gentlemen’s Agreement?
Japan agreed to limit its emigration to the U.S. and California ended its segregation of Japanese American schoolchildren
What was the suffrage movement?
It advocated for women's voting rights
Land bought in by U.S. 1867
Alaska
All three territories U.S acquired from the Spanish American War
The Philippines, Guam and Puerto Rico
2 reforms in Theodore Roosevelt’s Square Deal
Trust-Busting
Square Deal for Labor
Railroad Regulation
Consumer Projection
Conservation
People believed that imperialism was morally wrong
Rejecting racial theories of whites being superior
Supported Isolationism avoiding foreign affairs
Opposed to the expenses of Imperialism, with the large navy, the cost is more than their worth.
four points of President McKinley's Ultimatum
1. “Put an end to the barbarities, bloodshed, starvation, and horrible miseries” in Cuba
2. Protect the lives and property of U.S. citizens living in Cuba
3. End “the very serious injury to the commerce, trade, and business of our people”
4. End “the constant menace to our peace” arising from disorder in Cuba
What was the Niagara Movement?
It aimed to secure equal rights for African Americans
What is the Monroe Doctrine?
It warned Europe not to interfere in Western affairs
How many conciliation treaties did William Bryan arrange?
30
What were muckrakers?
Investigative journalists who exposed corruption in politics and factories
Reasons for expansion (at least three)
Economic interests
Political and military power
Social fears
Darwinism and religion
Popular press