Famous Businessmen
Spanish-American War
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This man owned and operated Standard Oil

John D. Rockefeller

100

What year did the Spanish-American war take place?

1898

100

Americans moving away from the country and into the big cities.

Urbanization

100

What kinds of people were involved in the progressive movement?

Everyone. Poor, middle and wealthy Americans

100

What is the capital city of Canada?

Ottawa

200

Man in charge of U.S. Steel.

Andrew Carnegie

200

Which territories did we take over from Spain to rule them the same way the Spanish did?

Puerto Rico, Guam, Philippines

200

American economy moving towards factories and producing goods rather than agriculture

Industrialization

200

What were the two words that Progressives blamed for the root of the issues in society at the time?

Urbanization and Industrialization

200

Joe Biden is our current president. What number president is he?

46

300

Owner of Union Pacific Railroad.

Cornelius Vanderbilt

300

What was the name of the ship that exploded in the Havana harbor?

U.S.S. Maine

300

What is the name of the company that was the largest in the world at the time. It had a virtual monopoly over the entire industry.

Standard Oil

300

Child labor was widespread. What were some common industries that used child labor?

Mines Farms and Factories

300

How many countries in the world begin with the letter R?

3 - Russia, Romania, Rwanda

400

This man was president during the Spanish-American War. He was also shot and killed.

William McKinley

400

What was the name given to the idea of the press blowing things out of proportion? Think explosion of a ship.

Yellow Journalism, Yellow Press

400

Government rules and regulations requiring large monopolies to break up and become separate smaller companies

trust-busting

400

What did anti-trust progressives argue in support of breaking up monopolies? What kinds of points did they bring up?

Start of small businesses, stop unfair treatment of workers, increase working conditions, increase wages, reduce control over prices.

400

What is the name of the only president to have served two different terms?

Grover Cleveland

500

Who was the photographer that went across the United States and documented child labor?

Lewis Hine

500

What is the name of the Filipino freedom fighter that fought against the Spanish and then the United States?

Emilio Aguinaldo

500

If I own a company, and I buy up all the means of production within my industry, what is the term for that technique?

Vertical Integration

500

Which U.S. president is often credited with enacting the most "progressive" laws and policies?

Theodore Roosevelt

500

Which amendment protects our right to free speech?

The first amendment.

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