Progressive Era
How did the progressives try to change the problems of the guilded age?
Individual and group actions
Who were the victims of early American Expansion/Imperialism across North America?
Native Americans
What caused the Spanish-American War
Cuban rebels fighting against treatment by the Spanish
What does the Big Stick Diplomacy mean?
A person who has the power to back up what they say
What 4 things caused WW1
Nationalism, Militarism, Imperialism, Alliances
What problems were progressives most concerned with?
What was one of the primary motivations of American Imperialism?
To make money
Who did most Americans blame for the sinking of the U.S.S. Maine?
Spain
What did Roosevelt add on to the Monroe Doctrine?
He would add to protect Latin America countries
What caused the US to join WW1?
Germany U-Boat attacking the Lusitania and Zimmerman Telegram
What was the Sherman Anti-Trust Act?
A way to deal with trusts
What county did the US force to open trade in 1854 by sending naval ships?
What disadvantage did the Spanish have?
They had wooden ships and the Americans had steel ships
How was opening the country of Japan beneficial to them
They caught on with western ways of doing business the usage of technology
What did Web DuBois encourage black men to do?
To enlist in the army
What is Muckracking
A form of journalism
What territory in the Pacific did the US annex in 1898 for pineapples, sugar, and a naval base?
Hawaii
Who led the Cuban San Juan Hill attack in 1898
Theodore Roosevelt
why did the Chinese not trust the US?
The passing of many anti-Chinese laws in 1880's
What did the US do during the war?
Rationing food, drafting men to war, war bonds, increase of production
What federal legislation resulted from The Jungle?
The Meat Inspection Act and Pure Food and Drug Act
Where did the US decide to build a canal?
Panama
What countries did the US take from defeating the Spanish
Philippines, Guam, and Puerto Rico
What is the Open Door Policy
To treat each nation equally
What was created after WW1 and why?
League of Nations was to prevent another war