The Progressive Era
A person who is in support of social reform based on advancements in science, technology, and economic development for the betterment of society is a:
These Groups of people were seen as the "New Immigrants" (What Region in Europe did they come from?)
What is italy and eastern europe?
This was the Country America fought in the Spanish-American War.
What is Spain?
The style of warfare in WWI
What is Trench Warfare?
Progressive Journalist concerned with reform in the workplace.
Who are Muckrakers?
Which problem was the muckraker Upton Sinclair most concerned to expose?
issues with meat packing
This group of people was seen as the "Old Immigrant" (What region of Europe were they from?)
Western Europe and Ireland
What two islands gained after the Spanish-American War are still territories today?
Guam and Puerto Rico
Name the Allied powers the US joined to help (3 of them) (Who Paul was fighting)
Programs designed to ensure a basic standard of living for all citizens
What are Social Welfare Programs?
The Era in which the sale of Alcohol was banned nationally by a constitutional amendment?
What is the prohibition?
This was the Island in NYC where most immigrants landed.
What is Ellis Island?
Admiral Alfred T. Mahan argued that to protect its trade over seas, the United States must build up its
What is a navy?
Who were the Central Powers? (Paul's side)
Geographically, Panama was the natural choice to build a canal because
it is the narrowest spot in Latin America.
this word to give the right to vote, in this class women like Alice Paul fought for women's _________
What is sufferage?
This is an ETHNIC NEIGHBORHOOD in which people of the same ethnicity settled (Ex, Chinatown) (IT DID NOT MEAN WHAT IT MEANS TODAY)
What is a Ghetto?
What was the third territory that America gained as a result of the spanish Spanish-American War, which is now an independent country today? (hint: Manny Pachiao)
What is the Philippines?
Some of the dangers of life in the trenches
Enemy fire, Disease, and Rodents
Which event is considered the start of WWI (In Europe)?
The assassination of archduke Franz Ferdinand
Most Progressives agreed that the government should
protect workers and help the poor.
This was the island where Chinese Immigrants landed in San Francisco.
What is Angel Island?
This was the treaty that ended the Spanish-American War.
What is the Spanish-American War?
What two events led to the US getting involved?
The Sinking of the Lusitania and the Zimmerman Telegram
Which best describes the Great Migration?
the movement of African Americans to northern cities