By the 1890s, the growth of industry & business put America in a good position to _________ with the wealthy & powerful nations of Europe.
What is complete?
100
It lasted 4 months, with fighting in Latin America and Asia.
What is the Spanish-American War?
100
It cut the distance for ships traveling from New York to San Francisco by more than 7000 miles.
What is the Panama Canal?
100
This was another progressive reform, which helped poor workers make a better income.
What is a minimum wage?
100
This is the act of voting someone out of political office if they have done a bad job.
What is a recall election?
200
Name two of the countries taken over by the U.S. as a result of the "splendid little war" in 1898.
What are the Philippines, Cuba, Puerto Rico, and Guam.
200
Most Chinese were against the economic & political control of their country by foreign powers, and in 1900 the _______________ started as a protest.
What is the Boxer Rebellion?
200
This was the nickname for popular writers who wrote about political corruption and social problems in America.
What is "muckraker"?
200
Daily Double!!!
Another Progressive idea, called the Americanization Movement, set up night schools to teach ________ to _______________.
What is English and immigrants?
200
This Pacific Island nation was made part of America in 1900.
What is Hawaii?
300
_________________ is defined as "the practice of taking over land/other countries to become a stronger nation".
What is imperialism?
300
____________ were people who believed that America should pass laws to correct America's social and political problems.
What are Progressives?
300
Daily Double!!!
This is what the people of the Philippines did after the U.S. took over their country from Spain in 1898.
What is declared independence for the Philippines and fought a 3 year war with the U.S. to try and gain their freedom?
300
Daily Double!!!
President Roosevelt got this nickname for breaking up monopoly companies that killed competition in business.
What is "trustbuster"?
300
This is the kind of government the U.S. helped start in Cuba after taking it over 4 years earlier.
What is a republic?
400
Daily Double!!!
This is an election where the people choose the candidates instead of the political leaders.
What is a primary election?
400
President Theodore Roosevelt believed in _______________, which is to protect natural resources like forests and rivers.
What is conservation?
400
In these two nations the U.S. made sure to get valuable military bases there, which they still have today.
What is Cuba and the Philippines?
400
This Progressive idea is today an important part of democracy, and it allows citizens to suggest new laws and not just people in government.
What is an initiative?
400
Daily Double!!!
This is why the U.S. sent battleships to Columbia in 1903.
What is to help Panama to become an independent nation that would give the U.S. the right to build the Panama Canal?
500
Daily Double!!!
President Roosevelt often used the African saying, "speak softly, carry a big stick, and you will go far" when describing his ________________.
What is foreign policy?
500
Progressive president Taft helped Congress pass the 16th Amendment, which gave the government much more money to deal with America's problems by giving it the power to _____________.
What is collect taxes?
500
A major African American leader, he was a progressive who fought for the rights of African Americans by organizing voters.
Who is W.E.B. Du Bois?
500
Daily Double!!!
This is why America created the Open Door Policy for trade between China and the world powers.
What is...concern China might fall under control of other countries (and not allow America free trade with China)?
500
This was the first time time the U.S. government had supported the rights of union workers.