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GRAB BAG
100
The submission of a measure or statute by the legislature to the people to vote on is called a .....
Referendum
100
Who passed a reform for a new amendment that gave the power of electing senators to the people?
Woodrow Wilson
100
The Panama Canal opened in 1914 and connected the Caribbean Sea with the ______________________.
Pacific Ocean
100

True or False?     The Rough Riders were led by Theodore Roosevelt during the Civil War.

False; Spanish-American War
100
_______________is the protection and wise use of natural resources.
Conservation
200
Of, or pertaining to, trade is.....
Commercial
200
During the Progressive Era many black Americans were treated unfairly by the __________laws.
Jim Crow
200
The Anti-Imperialist League was formed in 1898 to oppose the annexation of the __________.
Philippines
200
True or False?     The biggest debatable issue for the election of 1898 was free gold.
False; Silver
200
What was the Open Door policy?
A policy that provided equal trade with China by demanding that no other colonial power block other countries from trading with China.
300
To add an area to an existing country is.......
Annex
300

Taft won the election of 1908 against__________.

William Jennings Bryan

300
The Philippines was bought by the __________ for twenty million dollars.
United States
300
True or False?     Social Darwinism contributed to America's desire to be involved with other nations.
False; the Gospel
300
_____________ is a way for a specified number of voters in a state to propose laws by putting them on the ballot.
Initiative
400
A________is the execution of a strategy to illegally seize political power in a sudden way.
Coup
400
Who received the Nobel Peace Prize for the treaty he worked out between Russia and Japan?
President Roosevelt
400
Americans trapped the Spanish fleet in the harbor of _____________during the Spanish-American War.
Santiago
400
True or False?     Socialism believes major industries should be owned by individuals.
False; Government
400
____________is a means of removing an elected official from office by popular vote.
Recall
500
______________is the government breaking up business trusts or monopolies
Trust Busting
500
Who had ideas that were often called Progressive Education?
John Dewey
500
A result of the Spanish-American War was that the United States gained __________, __________, and __________.
Cuba, Puerto Rico, Guam
500
True or False?     Sensationalized news reporting aimed more at attracting readers than at reporting the truth is called green journalism.
False; Yellow journalism
500
What events led up to the Spanish-American War?
Enrique Dupuy de Lome insulted McKinley.  The USS Maine exploded in Havana.  Congress declared that the United States should help Cuba.