Journalists
Who were journalists who sensationalized stories to sell Newspapers and became one of the reasons the Spanish American War happened?
Yellow Journalists
What is the domination of a weaker Nation by a stronger nation called?
Imperialism
What 2 things did Progressives blame for all the problems in America
Urbanization and Industrialization
Whats the first thing immigrants would see when the before they entered New York Harbor?
Statue of Liberty
What immigration Stations purpose was to keep Chinese immigrants out of the U.S.?
Angel Island
What amendment gives women the right to vote?
19th amendment
Who were the Investigative Journalists who were exposing all the negative things affecting Americans?
MuckRakers
What started the Spanish American War?
The explosion of the USS Maine in Havana, Cuba. Spain was blamed for its explosion.
Who did Progressives want running the cities instead of politicians with the City manager plan and commission plan?
Where were the "New Immigrants" coming from in large numbers?
East and Southern Europe
Whos power did the Secret Ballot reduce since they were no longer able to reward or punish citizens for how they voted?
Political Machines - gave jobs and housing to city residents in return for their votes
What amendment banned the manufacturing and sales of Alcohol?
18th amendment
Who wrote stories about the Meat Packing industry that led to legislation like the Meat Inspection Act and the Pure Food and Drug Act?
Upton Sinclair - The Jungle
Who was overthrown by U.S. sugar planters in Hawaii?
Queen Liliuokalani
Who did Progressives think needed to take a more active role in fixing the problems in U.S. society?
Federal Government
What piece of legislation kept all Chinese out of the country unless they had a father or husband who was a U.S. citizen.
Chinese Exclusion Act
What amendment allowed for the direct election of Senators?
17th amendment
What Act give Puerto Ricans, U.S. citizenship?
Jones Act
Who exposed Boss Tweed and the Tammany Hall Ring in his Political Cartoons?
Thomas Nast
Who was the Filipino rebel who helped the U.S. defeat the Spanish, and then was exiled from his own country by the U.S.?
Emilio Aguinaldo
What progressive legislation would allow people to propose legislation for the government to vote on?
Initiative
Where did children of immigrants learn to assimilate into American Society?
Public Schools
The U.S. helped the Panamanians gain independence from what country, in order to build the Panama Canal?
Colombia
What U.S. legislation limited Cuban treaty making and gave the U.S. 2 naval stations on the island?
Platt Amendment
Who took Photographs of NYC exposing the horrible living conditions of the poor?
Jacob Riis
Who wrote poetry about Spanish rule in Cuba and later went to NY to gather weapons and money to defeat the Spanish?
Jose Marti
What progressive legislation would allow citizens to remove an elected official before his/her term was up?
Recall election
Who were Americans who were against Immigration called?
Nativists or
Native Americans
Who wrote editorials within the anti lynching movement?
Ida B Wells
Who were the 2 biggest Yellow journalist publishers during the late 19th century?
Joseph Pulitzer and William Randolph Hearst