American Imperialism
This ship was destroyed in Havanna, Cuba, and led to calls in America against Spain.
What is the USS Maine?
This event involved a German proposal to ally with Mexico against the U.S.
What is the Zimmerman Telegram?
This 1919–1920 series of raids targeted communists and radicals.
What are the Palmer Raids?
Henry Ford’s innovation that made cars affordable to many Americans.
What is the assembly line?
These people argued for the addition of the Bill of Rights to protect American's individual liberties.
Who are the Anti-federalists?
This 1898 war led the U.S. to gain the Philippines, Guam, and Puerto Rico
What is the Spanish-American War?
President Wilson cited this German tactic as a reason for entering World War I.
What is unrestricted submarine warfare?
This amendment banned alcohol, leading to a rise in organized crime.
What is the 18th Amendment?
Journalists like Upton Sinclair and Ida Tarbell were known by this nickname.
What are muckrakers?
This land deal doubled the size of the United States at the time and was made despite President Jefferson's concerns over its constutionality.
What is the Louisiana Purchase?
This policy justified U.S. intervention in Latin America as an “international police power.”
What is the Roosevelt Corollary?
This act punished antiwar speech and limited freedom of expression during WWI.
What is the Espionage and Sedition Acts?
This cultural movement spread African American art, literature, and music.
What is the Harlem Renaissance?
This magnate’s success in steel reflected both industrial progress and monopolistic danger.
Who is Andrew Carnegie?
This economic policy restricted colonial trade for the benefit of the mother country and fueled revolutionary resentment.
What is Mercantilism?
This organization opposed annexing the Philippines because it contradicted U.S. democratic ideals.
What is the American Anti-Imperialist League?
This socialist leader was jailed for antiwar speeches under the Espionage Act.
Who is Eugene V. Debs?
This technology connected Americans in new ways and allowed the sharing of news and entertainment across the nation.
What is the radio?
This person transformed the oil industry but raised wealth concerns following his forming the Standard Oil Trust and monopolistic practices.
Who is John D. Rockefeller?
This war resulted in the US gaining territory in the west and reignited tensions over the expansion of slavery.
What is the Mexican-American War?
These were the motives for US imperialism following the Spanish-American war.
What is expansion for trade and of civilization?
This was President Wilson's proposed plan for the Treaty of Versailles meant to prevent a future conflict like World War I.
What is the Fourteen Points?
This panic spread across America following the Bolshevik Revolution in Russia.
What is the First Red Scare?
These people expanded regulation for fairness and reflected changing attitudes toward government responsibility.
Who are Progressives?
This governing document demonstrated significant weaknesses in the federal government by Shays Rebellion and would later be replaced by a government with a stronger central government.
What is the Articles of Confederation?