The Gilded Age & Progressive Era
This Secretary of State advocated for a "Big Sister Policy" to encourage Latin American countries to align with the U.S.
Who is James G. Blaine?
This German general was the main adversary of the U.S., Great Britain, and France during WWI.
Who is Kaiser Wilhelm II?
This cultural movement in Harlem saw a flourishing of African American art, literature, and music.
What is the Harlem Renaissance?
This photographer exposed the living conditions of the urban poor in his book How the Other Half Lives.
Who is Jacob Riis?
This Queen of Hawai'i resisted attempts by white planters to bring the island into U.S. statehood
Who is Queen Liliuokalani?
He argued that control of the sea was the key to world dominance in his book, The Influence of Sea Power Upon History.
Who is Alfred Thayer Mahan?
This British passenger liner was sunk by a German submarine, helping to push the U.S. closer to war
What is the Lusitania?
This automaker popularized cars for the middle class with his Model T.
Who is Henry Ford?
She published a devastating exposé on the corrupt business practices of the Standard Oil Company
Who is Ida Tarbell?
This revolutionary bandit attempted to provoke a war between Mexico and the U.S. with a series of bloody raids.
Who is Francisco (Pancho) Villa?
This author of The Jungle exposed the horrific conditions of workers in the canning industry.
Who is Upton Sinclair?
This act, passed in 1918, led to the imprisonment of socialist Eugene V. Debs.
What is the Espionage Act?
This famous gangster and booze peddler made millions off gang warfare in Chicago during Prohibition.
Who is Al Capone?
This journalist exposed the corrupt alliance between municipal government and big business.
Who is Lincoln Steffens?
This progressive-minded attorney was the first Jewish person appointed to the Supreme Court.
Who is Louis D. Brandeis?
This urban reformer in Chicago founded Hull House to help poor families and children.
Who is Jane Addams?
This general led the American forces at the Meuse-Argonne offensive, the largest U.S. battle of the war.
Who is John J. Pershing?
This lawyer defended John T. Scopes in the famous "Monkey Trial" about the teaching of evolution
Who is Clarence Darrow?
This naturalist and member of the Sierra Club fought to protect the environment from overdevelopment
Who is John Muir?
He was the chief forester who advocated for "multiple use-resource management" of public lands.
Who is Gifford Pinchot?
This is the term for a ballot measure that allows voters to place policies directly on the ballot, bypassing state legislatures.
What is an initiative?
This was the first Southerner elected to the presidency since the Civil War, and he led the U.S. during WWI.
Who is Woodrow Wilson?
He authored The Great Gatsby, a novel that examined the illusion of the American "self-made man."
Who is F. Scott Fitzgerald?
This case, argued by Louis D. Brandeis, convinced the Supreme Court of the constitutionality of laws protecting women workers.
What is Muller v. Oregon?
This was the main policy thrust of the National Woman's Party, first proposed in 1923.
What is the Equal Rights Amendment?