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This term refers to journalists who exposed corruption and societal problems during the Progressive Era.
What is muckrakers?
This amendment, ratified in 1920, granted women the right to vote.
What is the 19th Amendment?
This 1917 event in Russia led to the overthrow of the czar and the rise of a communist government.
What is the Russian Revolution?
This law, passed in 1917, made it illegal to interfere with the draft or encourage disloyalty.
What is the Espionage Act?
This boy band, known for hits like I Want It That Way, was one of the biggest musical acts of the late 1990s.
Who are the Backstreet Boys?
This Progressive president was known for his "trust-busting" policies against monopolies and large corporations.
Who is Theodore Roosevelt?
This organization, founded by W.E.B. Du Bois and others, aimed to fight racial discrimination and advance civil rights.
What is the NAACP?
This intercepted communication proposed a military alliance between Germany and Mexico against the U.S.
What is the Zimmermann Telegram?
This migration of African Americans from the South to northern cities accelerated due to war-related job opportunities.
What is the Great Migration?
This social media app exploded in popularity in 2022, which encouraged users to post authentic, unfiltered moments
What is BeReal?
The Pure Food and Drug Act and this law, passed in 1906, aimed to improve consumer safety in the food industry.
What is the Meat Inspection Act?
This 1913 law established the Federal Reserve System to regulate banking and the money supply.
What is the Federal Reserve Act?
President Woodrow Wilson argued that U.S. involvement in WWI was necessary to make the world safe for this.
What is democracy?
The government encouraged citizens to purchase these in order to help fund the war effort.
What are Liberty Bonds?
Which planet is closest to the Sun?
What is Mercury?
This fire in 1911 led to workplace safety reforms after 146 garment workers died in unsafe factory conditions.
What is the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire?
This 1906 novel exposed the unsanitary conditions of the meatpacking industry, leading to public outrage and federal regulations.
What is The Jungle by Upton Sinclair?
This American general led the American Expeditionary Forces (AEF) during World War I.
Who is General John J. Pershing?
4. This labor board helped mediate disputes between workers and employers during WWI.
What is the National War Labor Board?
Which Renaissance artist created the School of Athens, a fresco located in the Vatican?
Who is Raphael?
The Clayton Antitrust Act strengthened this earlier law, which attempted to limit monopolies but was weakly enforced.
What is the Sherman Antitrust Act?
his Supreme Court case upheld an Oregon law limiting women's working hours, arguing for state intervention to protect workers
What is Muller v. Oregon?
This group in the U.S. Senate, led by Henry Cabot Lodge, opposed American membership in the League of Nations.
Who are the Reservationists?
This U.S. Supreme Court case upheld restrictions on free speech, ruling that speech posing a "clear and present danger" is not protected
What is Schenck v. United States?
Which chemical element has the highest melting point, at 3,422°C (6,192°F)?
What is Tungsten?