Muckrakers, Reformers, Trust Busters
These institutions were built as inner-city buildings offering social services.
Settlement houses
According to the 17th Amendment, who now gets to elect senators?
The people
When you look at this northwest state, it looks like an old man sitting down and taking a rest. He's probably tired after working on his potato farm.
Idaho
How successful was the United States in forming an empire in comparison to other empires such as the British or the French?
Not very
What disease spread throughout the world during and after WWI?
"Spanish" flu
Ida Tarbell went after which Industrialist?
John D. Rockefeller
During what war did the United States first put into place an income tax?
Civil War
This New England state was not one of the original 13 colonies. Instead, its territory was divided between New York and New Hampshire.
Vermont
What happened to the USS Maine?
Bombed
Whose death set off WWI?
Archduke Franz Ferdinand
How should trusts be handled according to Pres. Taft?
Broken up
What got Al Capone (or “Scarface”) in prison?
Failing to pay income taxes
This state is known for a colored grass that is also the name of a style of music that originated here.
Kentucky
What hero from the Spanish-American War rose to prominence and even became President?
Theodore Roosevelt
Besides taxes, how else did the government raise money for the war?
War bonds
How should trusts be handled according to Pres. Theodore Roosevelt?
Highly regulated
Regulated
Supervised by the government
Approximately, what percentage of Americans were required to pay the income tax?
Less than 4%
Besides Colorado, this state has the most straight edged borders. It also has a lot of sky apparently.
Wyoming
What law made Cuba into a US protectorate?
The Platt Amendment
What was the “Red Summer”?
Racial unrest following WWI
Jacob Riis
What law allowed government officials to enforce the 18th Amendment?
The Volstead Act
This state finally ratified the 13th Amendment in 2013. Technically it had during Reconstruction, but the paperwork was properly delivered.
Mississippi
What term means laws or actions taken by the government that primarily affect citizens and people within the country?
Domestic policy
What Eurasian country allied with the Serbians?
Russia
Which member of the Hull House discovered that flies were spreading typhoid?
Dr. Hamilton
What was John Muir’s approach to conservation?
Leave it untouched
In the center of the United States, five states together look like a soldier is standing facing east.
Name the five states from north to south.
Minnesota, Iowa, Missouri, Arkansas, Louisiana
What hero from the Spanish-American War rose to prominence and even became President?
Theodore Roosevelt
This government group introduced daylight savings time and shortened workweeks for factories that did not make war materials.
Fuel Administration