The Glittery Gilded Age!
This was a party-linked political organization that maintained power by controlling votes, the courts and even the police...
What was a political machine
Boss Tweed operated from this city...
What is New York City
This is the policy of projecting power oversees
What is Imperialism
These two reform movements were dominated by women
What were the suffrage and temperance movements
This was a type of journalism that twisted the truth to convince the reader of something (usually a political cause)...
What is Yellow Journalism
This was a notorious political boss who used graft, patronage, and rigged elections and this is the building he operated from...
Who was Boss Tweed and Tammany Hall
This was the most famous Progressive Era president
Who was Theodore Roosevelt
This territory did not belong to Spain, but was annexed (taken over) by the United States...
What is Hawaii
What was the nickname give to the purchasing of Alaska?
What is "Seward's Folly"
According to Marx, this economic system does not require government or money because the people control everything and distribute goods evenly...
What is Communism
This is the illegal use of political influence for personal gain...
What is graft
Trust-busting meant to...
What is break up monopolies
These were three territories the United States took (completely) over after winning the Spanish American War in 1898...
What are the Philippines, Guam and Puerto Rico
This event was blamed on Spain, and led the United States into war in 1898...
Sinking of the U.S.S. Maine
Capitalism relies on this system to regulate the market (goods and prices)
What is supply and demand
This describes the giving of government jobs to people of the same party who had helped a candidate get elected...
What is patronage
This progressive president was hand picked to take over after Teddy Roosevelt...
Who was President Taft
The U.S.S. Maine sunk in...
What is Havana, Cuba
This large naval battle took place in the Philippines during the Spanish American War and was a huge American success...
What is the Battle of Manilla Bay
This famous phrase from Teddy Roosevelt meant to be nice to other countries, but militarily strong at the same time...
What is "Speak softly and carry a big stick"
Political machines often used these, which were arrangements where contractors would increase the amount of their bills so that some of the tax money could split up...
What are kickbacks
This Act (law) required tests in order to get government jobs, rather than simply being friends with a politician...
What is the Civil Service Act (1883)
A strong Navy was seen as vital to national strength and power projection by men like...
Who was Admiral Mahan
These two organizations both sought women's suffrage, but one was aggressive and one was more peaceful... (full names)
What were the National Woman's Party (NWP) and the National American Woman Suffrage Association (NAWSA)
This man promoted laissez-faire capitalism, which was later opposed by many progressives...
Who was Adam Smith