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Imperialism, Folks
Spanish-American War
Amendments & Acts
Progressivism, Folks
Double Points Random HARD
100

A group of investigative reporters who pointed out the abuses of big business and the corruption of urban politics

What are muckrakers?
100
The explosion of this ship caused public outrage
What is the USS Maine?
100
This amendment is often called the "Prohibition Amendment"
What is the 18th amendment?
100
President Roosevelt formed the Bull Moose party as a result of losing the Republican nomination to who
Who is William Howard Taft?
100
This Mexican Nationalist was pursued by the U.S. after killing 17 Americans in New Mexico
Who is Pancho Villa?
200
The reporter who pointed out the terrible living and working conditions of immigrants in the big cities
Who is Jacob Riis?
200
The term used to describe sensationalized news stories that promoted the Spanish-American War
What is yellow journalism?
200
This act established a system of banks in 12 distinct zones across the United States
What is the Federal Reserve Act?
200
These two prominent African American men were known to disagree on the path to Civil Rights
Who are Booker T. Washington and W.E.B. DuBois?
200
This man lead his fleet to one of the biggest naval feats ever at the Battle of Manila Bay
Who is Commodore George Dewey?
300

Areas in which countries have some political and economic control but do not govern directly 

What are spheres of influence?
300
This amendment promised Cuba that the U.S. would not annex them after the war
What is the Teller Amendment?
300
This amendment permitted congress to levy an income tax
What is the 16th amendment?
300

movement of over 300,000 African American from the rural south into Northern cities

What is the Great Migration?
300
This temperance movement supporter went around smashing saloons and bars during the late 1800s
Who is Carrie A. Nation?
400

A policy proposed by the US in 1899, under which ALL nations would have equal opportunities to trade in China

What is "The Open Door Policy"?
400

The formal act of acquiring something (especially territory) by conquest or occupation

What is annexation?
400
This act was designed to strengthen previous antitrust legislation and provided more support for labor unions
What is the Clayton Antitrust Act?
400
This court case broke up the tobacco monopoly that was formed in Durham, NC
What is American Tobacco v. U.S.
400
The Back-To-Africa movement was led by this man
Who is Marcus Garvey?
500

Extension of the Monroe Doctrine, stating that the United States has the right to protect its economic interests in South And Central America by using military force

What is the Roosevelt Corollary?
500
This battle was a turning point in the Spanish-American War and is one of the most significant in American history
What is the Battle of Manila Bay?
500

This act empowered the Interstate Commerce Commission (ICC) for the first time to initiate rate changes and extend regulation to telephone and telegraph companies

What is the Mann-Elkins Act?
500

A 1905 meeting of prominent black men to discuss a program of protest and action aimed at securing equal rights for blacks would become known as 

What is the Niagara Movement?
500
This act gave Native Americans the right to vote
What is the Native American Suffrage Act?