U.S. Expansion
Unit 9 Vocab
Spanish/American War
Reformers
WWI
100

These Islands in the Pacific, American companies began growing sugar and Pineapple on them.

Hawaii

100

True or False

The Progressive Movement was a social and Political Movement in the early 1900s that focused on improving conditions in America.

True

100

Name one of the causes of the Spanish American War.

USS Maine sinks 

Americans/Cubans want help to gain independence

Monroe Doctrine

100

Mother Jones led a march of children from Pennsylvania to New York to encourage states to pass these.

Child Labor Laws

100
Most of the battles of WWI took place on this continent.

Europe

200

The Hawaiians let the U.S. build this Naval base on the island of Oahu.

Pearl Harbor

200

True or False

Conservation is the preservation and protection of a natural resource to prevent destruction.

True

200

The U.S. was able to help this Caribbean Country gain it's independence from Spain.

Cuba

200

This President broke up monopolies/trusts in the U.S. and also signed the Food and Drug Act in 1906.

Teddy Roosevelt

200

Name two Allied Powers and one of the Central Powers.

U.S. Britain France Russia

Germany, Austria, Bulgaria

300

After the Civil War, we bought this territory from Russia for 7.2 $Million.

Alaska

300

This type of journalism is the publishing of exaggerated news in newspapers to attract readers.

Yellow Journalism

300

Who was the future President who lead the Rough Riders to victory at San Juan Hill?

Teddy Roosevelt

300

John Muir was a conservationist who fought against the logging and pollution in this National Park.

Yosemite

300

What weapon was used by the Germans to stop supplies from coming into Europe?

U-Boats or Submarines

400

The United States wanted to expand their territory in the Pacific Ocean so they could trade with these 2 countries.

Japan and China

400

The policy of extending a nation's power by gaining political and economic control over other countries is called this.

Imperialism

400

The U.S. helped the Philippines defeat the Spanish, but instead of giving them their independence we did this.

Annexed the Philippine Islands for $20 million.

400

After this Novel came out, people in the U.S. didn't want to eat hot dogs or sausage.

The Jungle

400

What type of warfare was used in WWI and what was the name of the poisonous gases that were used by both sides?

Trench Warfare

Chlorine Gas and Mustard Gas

500

What was the name of the trade policy where the U.S. government called on foreign nations to allow free trade in China.

Open Door policy

500

This word means a devotion to a national or ethnic identity.

nationalism

500

What two current U.S. territories did the U.S. gain after the Spanish American War?

Puerto Rico and Guam

500

This reformer, W.E.B. Dubois started this organization which fought for rights for African-Americans.

NAACP

500

When was the Armistice signed, ending the fighting and how many people died in WWI

11/11 at 11:00

More than 9 million

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