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This president embodied American ambitions for global influence to start the 20th century.
Who was Theodore Roosevelt?
This was a time period when various reform movements confronted corruption and societal ills.
What is the Progressive Era?
After intercepting this message the U.S. joined WWI.
What was the Zimmerman telegram?
What were the Central Powers?
This agreement ended WWI
What was the Treaty of Versaille?
This amendment gave women the right to vote.
What was the 19th Amendment?
This argued for equal open markets in China.
What is the open door policy?
This refers to outlandish reports regarding events in Cuba.
What is yellow journalism?
This ship mysteriously exploded in Havana Harbor.
What is the U.S.S. Maine?
This was Theodore Roosevelt's foreign policy.
What was the Big Stick Policy?
These were journalists who attempted to expose shady business practices, poverty, and corruption.
What were muckrakers?
This ship was sunk by a German submarine.
What was the RMS Lusitania?
The U.S. joined a multinational force to put down this uprising in China.
What is the Boxer Rebellion?
He was the president during the Spanish-American War.
Who was William McKinley?
This was Theodore Roosevelt's volunteer regiment during the Spanish American War.
What was the Rough Riders?
In this tragedy, 146 women died after managers locked them in their blazing workplace.
What is the Triangle Shirtwaist Fire?
He published The Jungle.
Who is Upton Sinclair?
This was Theodore Roosevelt's third party.
What was the Bull Moose/Progressive Party?
The U.S. declared war on Spain this year.
What is 1898?
With this agreement, the U.S. acquired Guam, Puerto Rico, and the Philippines from Spain.
What is the Treaty of Paris - 1898?
This was a famous speech where Woodrow Wilson outlined his post-war ideals.
What were the Fourteen Points?
These were the sixteen American battleships that sailed around the world.
What was the Great White Fleet?
This was a religious progressive movement emphasizing the need for the salvation of society.
What was the social gospel?
This was the largest women's club in the nation.
What was the Women's Christian Temperance Union?
They decried American imperialism and foreign subjugation.
What was the American Anti-Imperialist League?
Who wrote The Influence of Sea Power upon History?
Who was Alfred T. Mahan?
The U.S. aided in the Panamanian revolution from this amazing country when they were trying to build a canal.
What is Colombia?
She used her hatchet to destroy bars.
Who was Carrie Nation?
This agency regulated predatory railroad pricing practices and rates.
What was the Interstate Commerce Commission?
This legislation conscripted men 21 to 30 years to register for military service.
What was the Selective Service Act?