Causes of US Imperialism
Name 3 reasons for US Imperialism.
Desire for new markets, competition with Europe, desire for a strong navy, American "Exceptionalism," Anglo-Saxonism
What is Yellow Journalism?
Sensationalistic newspaper reporting, that distorted the truth to sell papers. Contributed to the cause of the Spanish American War
Name 2 problems in the cities caused by urbanization and the IR.
Overcrowded cities,Poor living conditions , Long work hours, Low wages, pollution, tenement housing, etc
What impact did the Muckrakers have on the Progressive Era
What is the 19th amendment
Granted women the right to vote.
What was it called when U.S. proclaimed that all regions of China would be open for foreign trade in effect this ended countries spheres of influence
Open Door Policy
Where was the Spanish American War fought?
Spanish Colonies- Philippines and Cuba
Name an economic issue.
Child Labor, big business corrupting the government, unsafe working conditions, low wages
What reforms were established to address food safety? (2)
Pure Food and Drug Act and Meat Inspection Act
Where was Roosevelt's "big stick" policy most evident?
Latin America-said we could intervene if L.A. engaged in chronic wrongdoing
Why did the US want to build the Panama Canal?
To save time and money for shipping
What territories did the US acquire from the Spanish American War?
Puerto Rico, Guam, and the Philippines
Describe an issue with food safety.
meat packing industry-disgusting
Drugs not tested before sold
What social reform was created to address racial inequity
NAACP
Why did the Japanese agree to sign the Treaty of Kanagawa?
What was the Roosevelt Corollary?
A “natural addition” to the Monroe Doctrine which stated that when the governments of Latin America were in political or economic trouble the U.S. had the right to involve itself.
What was the long term effect of the Treaty of Kanagawa for the Japanese?
Japan began to westernize since they reopened their ports to trade with the west-western culture leaked in
Describe a problem of racial inequity.
Lynching, violation of voting rights, Jim Crow Laws, Plessy v. Ferguson, segregation
Name an economic reform of the Progressive Era
The Hepburn Act,Workmen’s Compensation Law, Keating-Owen Child Labor Act, 16th Amendment, Sherman Antitrust Act
What economic reform provided workers with accident insurance
Workmen's Compensation Laws
What is the idea of Anglo-Saxonism similar to?
Manifest Destiny
What led the US to declare war on Spain?
USS Maine Explosion + Yellow Journalism
What happened with the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory?
150 girls/women died due to no fire regulations in a crammed and dark factory
What was the Keating-Owen Act?
where children under the age of 14 could not work in factories producing goods for interstate commerce
Name a influential woman involved in the Women's Suffrage Movement.
Ida B. Wells, Alice Paul, Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Sojourner Truth