T/F
The biggest debatable issue for the election of 1898 was free silver
true
The execution of a strategy to illegally seize political power in a sudden way
coup
of, or pertaining to, trade
commercial
Woodrow Wilson passed a reform for a new amendment that gave the power of electing _____ to the people
senators
socialism believes major industries should be owned by individuals
false- government
to add an area to an existing country
annex
the protection and wise use of natural resources
conservation
Americans trapped the Spanish Fleet in the Harbor of _____ during the Spanish American War
Santiago
A result of the Spanish-American Was was that the United States gained Cuba, Puerto Rico, and Guam
true
a means of removing an elected official from office by popular vote
recall
During the progressive Era many black Americans were treated unfairly by what laws?
Jim Crow Laws
The Philippines was bought by the _____ for twenty million dollars
United States
The Panama Canal opened in 1914 and connected the caribbean Sea with the Atlantic Ocean
False-Pacific Ocean
The government breaking up business trusts or monopolies
trust busting
the submission of a measurement or statute by the legislation to the people to vote on
referendum
The Anti-Imperialist League was formed in 1898 to oppose the annexation of the ______
Philippines
The Rough Riders were led by Theodore Roosevelt during the Civil War
False- Spanish-American
a way for a specified number of voters in a state to propose laws by putting them on a ballot
initiative
sensationalized news reporting aimed more at attracting readers than at reporting the truth
yellow journalism
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.