Progressive Era
This muckraker wrote The Jungle exposing the unsanitary methods of the meatpacking industry in the U.S.
Upton Sinclair
Name 2 reasons why the United States decided to become imperialist
-Spread their culture and religion
-to keep up with the rest of the world
-to show our might and power through our navy
-etc.
This President was the real trustbuster and did not distinguish between good trusts and bad trusts like his predecessor.
William Howard Taft
What was the one immediate cause that started WW1?
Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand
Theodore Roosevelt's foreign policy was often referred to as this due to a quote taken directly from him.
This muckraker wrote "How the Other Half Lives" in an attempt to show the harsh conditions experienced by immigrants and city dwellers
Jacob Riis
Name 2 immediate causes of the Spanish American War
1. De Lome Letter
2. Sinking of the U.S.S. Maine
3. Harsh Treatment of Cubans by the Spanish
This act severely crippled the power of trusts by clarifying some of the vague langue used in the first anti trust act passed 25 years earlier.
Clayton Antitrust Act
Name 2 reasons why the United States ended up joining WW1 when it did.
unrestricted sub warfare, sinking of the Lusitania, sinking of the Sussex, Zimmerman note/telegram
This was the name of the Treaty that ended World War 1 and placed all of the blame for the War on Germany.
Treaty of Versailles
Roosevelt's progressive program for the country was known by this name.
The Square Deal
This was an addition to the Monroe Doctrine stating that the United States would now act as a police power in assisting countries in need in the Western Hemisphere.
Roosevelt Corollary
This individual was led the progressive movement at the state level as governor of Wisconsin. Wisconsin became one of the most democratic states as this individual gave the people more say.
Robert La Follette
Wilson’s plan for peace drafted before the fighting had even ended was known as
14 points
William Howard Taft's foreign policy was often referred to as this because he wanted to increase the United States economic power through loans to Latin American countries.
Dollar Diplomacy
This muckraker wrote "The History of the Standard Oil Company" in which the harsh business practices of the Rockefeller's oil company was exposed.
Ida Tarbell
This country revolted against U.S. control at the end of the Spanish American War and started another small war with the U.S. that is often forgotten.
Philippines
As a result of The Jungle this act was passed to try and make food more sanitary.
Pure Food and Drug Act
This committee was established in the United States to encourage people to support the war effort through the use of propaganda.
Committee on Public Information
Roosevelt said that the Monroe doctrine not only made the Western Hemisphere off limits to Europe but it also made the U.S. an international police force in Latin America in what became known as this.
Roosevelt Corollary
This individual is most well known for advocating against child labor and harsh working conditions. She was instrumental in getting child labor laws passed.
Florence Kelley
Cuba, in drafting their Constitution, was forced to add this to it which allows the U.S. to oversee Cuba's foreign policy decisions and first rights to trading posts.
Platt Amendment
This act, established under Woodrow Wilson set up a central banking system for the United States that would be a useful during an economic crises.
Federal Reserve Act of 1913
This individual was Woodrow Wilson's arch-nemesis and the biggest opponent of the League of Nations.
Henry Cabot Lodge
Those heavily opposed to the League of Nations who wanted to remain isolated completely were known by this term
Irreconcilables