Amendments
women gained the right to vote (women's suffrage)
19th Amendment
canal built in Panama that shortened the Atlantic to Pacific voyage
Panama Canal
technique that exaggerates and sensationalizes news stories
Yellow Journalism
nicknamed the Bull Moose Party; formed so Roosevelt could run for president in 1912
Progressive Party
journalists who exposed the corruption, scandal, and filth of society
muckrakers
banned production, sale and consumption of alcohol; backed by Women's Temperance Unions
18th Amendment
President Roosevelt's warning that nations in the Western Hemisphere should pay their debts and "behave"; addition to the Monroe Doctrine
Roosevelt Corollary
war resolution amendment stating that the US had no interest in taking control of Cuba
Teller Amendment
group tjat worked for women's voting rights, founded by Elizabeth Cady Stanton
NAWSA (National America Womam Suffrage Association)
civil rights organization that works for racial equality--co founded by W.E.B DuBois
NAACP
a law letting Americans vote directly for US senators allowing for more citizen participation
17th Amendment
Taft's policy of influencing governments through economic intervention rather than military might
dollar diplomacy
the event that US yellow journalists latched on to and added to the fervor & support for war with spain
sinking of the USS Maine
guarantee a portion of lost wages to workers injured on the job
workers compensation laws
a rebellion led by Chinese nationalists who were angered by foreign involvement in China
Boxer Rebellion
allows federal government to impose direct taxes on people's income
16th amendment
the violent rebellion against Mexican president Profirio Diaz
Mexican Revolution
amendment to Cuba's constitution that limited Cuba's rights and kept the US involved in Cuban affairs
Platt Amendment
Which industry was the subject of the Hepburn Act of 1906, which sought to regulate railroad rates and curb unfair practices?
railroads
policy stating that all nations should have equal access to trade in china; proposed by US
Open Door Policy
Bonus (not on test)--only amendment to completely repeal another; ended prohibition
21st Amendment
name of the rebel leader during the Mexican Revolution
Francisco "Pancho" Villa
organization that opposed the creation of an American colonial empire and involvement in the affairs of Cuba and other island territories
Anti-Imperialist League
What was the name of the Progressive reforms introduced by President Teddy Roosevelt?
the Square Deal
a policy of avoiding involvement in the affairs of other countries
isolationism