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What was the goal of muckrakers?
Expose corruption and social problems.
What movement sought to limit alcohol?
Temperance
What legal doctrine did Plessy v. Ferguson establish?
"Separate but equal"
What law improved child labor conditions?
Keating-Owen Act
What war made the U.S. a world power?
Spanish-American War
What policy allowed U.S. intervention in Latin America?
Roosevelt Corollary
What book by Upton Sinclair led to the Meat Inspection Act?
The Jungle
Who led the fight for women’s suffrage?
Susan B. Anthony
What laws expanded segregation?
Jim Crow laws
What process allows voters to remove officials?
Recall
What treaty ended the Spanish-American War?
Treaty of Paris (1898)
Why was the Panama Canal important?
Shortened trade routes.
Who exposed the unfair practices of Standard Oil?
Ida Tarbell
What did women reformers fight to end in factories?
Child labor
Why was the NAACP founded?
To fight racial discrimination.
What amendment allowed direct election of Senators?
17th Amendment
Name one territory the U.S. gained in 1898.
Puerto Rico, Guam, or the Philippines
What was Roosevelt’s foreign policy motto?
"Speak softly and carry a big stick."
What was the impact of The Jungle?
Led to the Meat Inspection Act & Pure Food and Drug Act.
What was the purpose of Hull House?
Help immigrants and the poor.
How did literacy tests and poll taxes affect voting?
Disenfranchised Black voters.
What act broke up monopolies?
Sherman Antitrust Act
What caused the Spanish-American War?
USS Maine explosion & Yellow Journalism
What did the Roosevelt Corollary add to the Monroe Doctrine?
U.S. could use military force.
Why did muckrakers focus on large corporations?
To expose monopolies and demand reforms.
How did women’s activism lead to the 19th Amendment?
Showed their role in democracy.
What was the main goal of the NAACP’s legal challenges?
Overturn segregation laws.
What president focused on conservation?
Theodore Roosevelt
What was the argument against imperialism?
It violated U.S. principles.
How did Latin America react to U.S. intervention?
Resentment and distrust.