Progressive Era Politics
Who was the president most known for championing progressive reforms?
Theodore "Teddy" Roosevelt
Who was the future president that led the Rough Riders?
Theodore "Teddy" Roosevelt
The Spanish-American War was fought in what year?
1898
Where did most new immigrants settle - cities or the rural countryside?
Cities
What is the name of the ship that was sent to Havana Harbor but ended up being sunk?
USS Maine
Women getting the right to vote was a goal of the progressive movement. Which amendment gave it to them?
19th amendment
What's the name of the naval officer that forced Japan to open trade back up to the U.S.?
Matthew Perry
The policy that warned against colinization in the West by the European powers.
Monroe Doctrine
Why did most new immigrants choose to settle in cities?
Jobs
Which territory did America buy from Russia that ended up becoming the 49th state?
Alaska
Which amendment began the requirements of U.S. senators being directly voted on?
17th Amendment
Queen Liliuokalani (Lee-lee-oo-al-kal-ani) was the queen of which territory before the U.S. took over?
Hawaii
What is the name of a policy where a stronger nation creates an empire?
Imperialism
Which parts of Europe were "new immigrants" from?
South and Eastern Europe
In what year did the Panama Canal open?
1914
Which president issued the doctrine of Moral Diplomacy?
Woodrow Wilson
Which president won in 1908 and began to go against TR and progressives' ideas?
William Howard Taft
What is the name of the policy where expansionism was the nation's destiny?
Social Darwinism
What was the name of the immigration center located in off an island of New York City?
Ellis Island
Who appoints a governor and part of a legislature to Puerto Rico?
The President of the U.S.
Which transportation industry did Progressives want government ownership of?
Railroads
Which president did the Spoils System begin with?
Andrew Jackson
Which 3 territories did the U.S. gain after winning the Spanish-American War?
Phillippines, Guam and Puerto Rico
What was the name of the first American law that restricted immigration?
Chinese Exclusion Act
What was the name of the amendment that granted Cuban independence in 1902?
Platt Amendment