Problems
Journalists who exposed corruption during the Progressive Era were known as...
Muckrakers
Ida B. Wells is known for her work exposing what company?
Standard Oil
Roosevelt's three-part policy is known as what?
The Square Deal
Gave women the right to vote.
What is the form of journalism that uses sensationalism and exaggeration to sell more papers called?
Yellow Journalism
Upton Sinclair published what book to illustrate the problems in the meatpacking industry.
The Jungle
Susan B. Anthony is best known for her work towards what?
Women's Suffrage
What are the 3C's of Roosevelt's Square Deal?
Conservation
Consumer Protections
Control of Corporations
The Pure Food and Drug Act and the Meat Inspection Act were both passed as a direct result of...
The publication of "The Jungle"
After the U.S. gained overseas territories and controlled the Panama Canal, they were considered...
A world power!
How did Roosevelt change the role of the President?
He made the President stronger/more powerful.
What was the first law that broke up trusts in the United States?
The Sherman Antitrust Act
The immediate cause of the Spanish American War was...
The explosion and sinking of the U.S.S. Maine
What did the Federal Reserve Act do?
Created a central banking system for the U.S.
How did the U.S. get the right to build the Panama Canal even though Colombia did not want to give it to us?
They went around Colombia by helping Panama gain independence from Colombia, and then they were able to gain the rights to build.