Amendments
Progressives
Imperialism
People
Vocab
100
What was the 15th amendment?
All men can vote
100
What is the Social Gospel?
Church/spirituality must assist in large social problems
100
What was put into place to ensure the US' economic interests in China?
The Open Door Policy
100
Who was a prominent leader in promoting the settlement house movement ?
Jane Addams
100
Define Seward Purchase of Alaska
Russia gives up/don’t want Britain to have it/oil, gold, fish, timber
200
What was the 16th amendment?
Federal income tax (helped recover from lower tariffs)
200
Which film re-started the KKK in the 1910's?
Birth of a Nation
200
What statement justified the US interfering in Latin America?
Roosevelt Corollary to the Monroe Doctrine
200
Who wrote the Gospel of Wealth?
Andrew Carnegie
200
Define Alfred Thayer Mahan
The Influence of Sea Power upon History – US must have modern Navy to protect trade
300
What was the 17th amendment?
Direct election of US senators
300
What geographic boundary marked where women were allowed to vote Pre-1900?
Mississippi River
300
Why did the US intervene in Latin America?
American fear that financial instability would lead to European intervention.
300
Which muckracker exposed the poor housing and unsanitary conditions of poor life?
Jacob Riis
300
Define Queen Liliuokalani
gave naval rights to US – American settlers later kick her out of power
400
What was the 18th amendment?
Prohibition
400
What is Social Darwinism?
Survival of the fittest in society. If you are wealthy, there is an internal reason for it. You are "better"
400
The new US policy of imperialism was mostly to _____________. (not in your notes, but a logical conclusion)
Protect our economic interests
400
Which president addressed the following issues: unsanitary meatpacking, monopolization in railroads, and unsafe drug products?
Who is Theodore Roosevelt?
400
Define de Lome Letter
Spanish Minister calls McKinley a wimp – yellow journalism exaggerates story
500
What was the 19th amendment?
Women's right to vote
500
Why did cities become better places in the late 19th century?
Cities built sewers and purified water
500
What was Dollar Diplomacy?
coupling foreign policy with the interests of United States corporations
500
Who was a major proponent of anti-lynching and an early women's rights supporter?
Ida B Wells
500
Define Spanish American War
Defended Cuban independence – pushed by Teddy Roosevelt – America becomes empire
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