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Spanish-American War
World War I
100
He led the Rough Riders into Cuba during the Spanish-American War.
Who is Teddy Roosevelt?
100
This act introduced the draft, or conscription, during World War I.
What is the Selective Service Act?
100
This event ended the Progressive Era.
What is World War I?
100
The war began when this country wanted independence from Spain.
What is Cuba?
100
Wilson promoted this organization as a way to bring about world peace.
What is the League of Nations?
200
Because he was so miserable as President, he ate enough to get himself stuck in the bathtub.
Who is William Howard Taft?
200
This was the movement of African-Americans from the South to the North during World War I.
What is the Great Migration?
200
This organization is the nation's central banking system.
What is the Federal Reserve?
200
William Randolph Hearst and Joseph Pulitzer encouraged Americans to get involved in the war by using this.
What is yellow journalism?
200
This event sparked World War I.
What is the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand?
300
He was elected President in 1912 after Taft and Roosevelt split the Republican Party in two.
Who is Woodrow Wilson?
300
In this Progressive reform, voters can remove an elected official from office before the end of his or her term.
What is recall?
300
This Amendment gave women the right to vote, or suffrage.
What is the 19th Amendment?
300
Americans adopted imperialist policies in order to gain these.
What are markets for big business?
300
For the first few years of the war, the opposing sides were locked in this, which meant that no side took a clear advantage.
What is a stalemate?
400
He was one of the journalists whose exaggerated stories helped bring about the Spanish-American War.
Who is William Randolph Hearst?
400
With this Progressive reform, voters can put a proposed law directly on the ballot in the next election by collecting signatures on a petition.
What is initiative?
400
These authors and journalists exposed the abuses by big businesses.
Who are the muckrakers?
400
The first battle of the Spanish-American War took place in this country.
What is the Phillipines?
400
This German promise not to continue unrestricted submarine warfare did not last long.
What is the Sussex Pledge?
500
He was the Admiral who led the troops during the first battle of the Spanish-American War.
Who is George Dewey?
500
This Progressive reform allows voters to approve or reject a law passed by their legislature.
What is referendum?
500
Because women were so successful in jobs during World War I, Americans began to support this movement.
What is women's suffrage?
500
As a result of the war, the United States gained control of these areas.
What are Puerto Rico, Guam, and the Philippines?
500
Germany made a promise to give the Southwest to Mexico if they joined the war effort against the US in this document.
What is the Zimmerman note?