Vocabulary
This word means to add an area to an existing country
Annex
This ship exploded in Havana Harbor in 1898.
USS Maine
The Progressive Era lasted from the 1890s to this decade.
1920's
This was the biggest debated issue in the election of 1896.
Free Silver
Americans wanted involvement with other nations for this type of trade.
International Trade
This term means the protection and wise use of natural resources
Conservation
This leader led the Rough Riders in battle.
Theodore Roosevelt
This was a time of political and social reform.
Progressive Era
This amendment gave people the power to elect U.S. senators.
17th Amendment
In 1893, rich men overthrew the queen of this place.
Hawaii
This is the execution of a strategy to illegally seize political power suddenly.
Coup
Americans trapped the Spanish fleet in this harbor.
These laws treated many Black Americans unfairly.
Jim Crow Laws
This is when voters remove an elected official from office.
Recall
President McKinley had to deal with this country rebelling against Spain.
Cuba
This term describes sensational news reporting meant to attract readers instead of telling the truth.
Yellow journalism
These three lands (besides Cuba) were gained by the United States after the war.
Puerto Rico, Guam, Philippines
This political belief says major industries should be owned by the government, not individuals.
Socialism
This is when voters vote directly on a proposed law.
Referendum
The Philippines was bought by this country for $20 million.
United States
This is when the government breaks up business trusts or monopolies.
Trust busting
Two events that led to the Spanish-American War.
Explosion of USS Maine, insulting letter from Enrique Dupuy
This reform allowed people to propose laws by putting them on the ballot.
Initiative
This group opposed the annexation of the Philippines in 1898.
Anti-Imperialist League
Name two reasons Americans wanted involvement with other nations.
International Trade, Sharing the Gospel