The Presidencies of Taft & Wilson Jeopardy

Category 1: Taft's Presidency

100

Question: Who did Theodore Roosevelt support in the 1908 presidential election?

William Taft

200

Question: What was the name of the compromise tariff that angered progressives because it increased tariffs?

The Payne-Aldrich Tarif

300

Question: What was Taft's foreign policy called, which involved the U.S. government guaranteeing loans made to Latin American countries by American businessmen and banks?

Dollar Diplomacy

400

Question: What was one of Taft's positive achievements, besides trust-busting?

Taft limited the workday of federal employees to 8 hours and supported the 16th and 17th Amendments, which allowed for a federal income tax and the direct election of senators, respectively

500

Question: The Ballinger-Pinchot controversy caused outrage among which political group?

Progressives

Category 2: Republican Party Split

100

Question: What was the main difference between Progressives and Conservatives?

Progressives wanted change, while conservatives did not.

200

Question: What did Gifford Pinchot do that led to Taft removing him from his position as head of the U.S. Forest Service?

He criticized Richard Ballinger, Taft's Secretary of Interior.

300

Question: What was the name of the new party formed by progressive Republicans in the 1912 election?

The Progressive Party, also known as the "Bull Moose" Party

400

Question: Why did Roosevelt decide to run against Taft in the 1912 presidential election?

Roosevelt believed he could unite the country, and he felt that Taft had not remained loyal to progressive beliefs

500

Question: What was Roosevelt's new plan for social reform called, which included proposals for a higher minimum wage, workers' compensation, and a federal trade commission?

New Nationalism.

Category 4: Latin American & Foreign Policy

100

Question: What was Taft's primary reason for intervening in Latin American affairs?

To create stability and order in the Western Hemisphere so that U.S. economic interests would flourish

200

Question: What was Wilson's foreign policy called, which stated that the U.S. had a moral obligation to not recognize any Latin American government it viewed as oppressive or undemocratic?

Missionary Diplomacy or moral diplomacy

300

Question: In 1911, the U.S. invaded Nicaragua after two U.S. citizens were captured and executed. Who was Nicaragua's president at the time?

Jose Zelaya

400

Question: In 1914, Wilson used the arrest of a small group of American sailors as an excuse to order U.S. marines to occupy what important Mexican port?

Veracruz, an important Mexican port

500

Question: What Mexican revolutionary leader opposed President Carranza and led a raid on Columbus, New Mexico, in 1916?

Pancho Villa 

Category 5: Progressive Era Legacy

100

Question: What amendment, ratified in 1920, gave women the right to vote?

The 19th Amendment.

200

Question: What organization supported Woodrow Wilson in his 1912 campaign because he promised to treat African Americans equally and speak out against lynching?

The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP).

300

Question: How did Wilson fail to keep his promises to African Americans?

He put segregationists in charge of federal agencies and opposed federal anti-lynching legislation.

400

Question: Who led the African-American delegation that confronted Wilson at the White House on November 12, 1914, about his broken promises?

William Monroe Trotter

500

Question: When did the Progressive Era end?

It ended when the U.S. joined World War I in April 1917.

Things Mr. Fuentes likes

100

Name the 3 starting Pokemon in generation 3 (hint: emerald, sapphire, ruby)

Generation 3: Treeko, Mudkip, Torchic

200

What WWE championship title has John Cena never held? 

IC Championship

300

In what year did D. Rose win the NBA MVP Award?

(bonus 100 points if you tell me how old he was)

2011 - became the youngest player to win the NBA Most Valuable Player Award in 2011 at the age of 22 years and 7 months. Chicago, Illinois, U.S.

400

Prior to being names "Guaranteed Rate Field", what was the name of the White Sox stadium? 

(bonus 100 points if you can name what it was known at the Franchise's foundation) 

U.S. Cellular Field - Comiskey Park

500

Not including (2014 Forest Hill Dr or Channel Orange) can you name one of Mr. Fuentes' all time favorite albums. 

(3 possible answers) 

Circles - Mac Miller 

Coloring Book - Chance the Rapper

Goodbye and GoodRiddance - Juice WRLD