Progressive Era and American Imperialism (1890-1914)

Progressive Era People

100

Term for members of the press who exposed corruption

What is muckraker(s)?

200

Author of The Jungle who exposed bad practices in the meatpacking industry

Who is Upton Sinclair?

300

Richest man alive- owned Standard Oil

John D. Rockerfeller

400

Known for Dollar Diplomacy and being a Trustbuster?

William Howard Taft

500

Became president of the Woman's Christian Temperance Union in 1879. She worked to educate people about the destructive effects of alcohol.

Frances Willard

Progressive Era Reforms

100

Gave women the right to vote in 1920

What is the Nineteenth (19th) Amendment?

200

Created in part due to Upton Sinclair (at least 1)

What are the Meat Inspection Act (1906) and the the Pure Food and Drug Act (1906)?

300

This convention marked the start of an organized Women's Rights movement in the United States.

Seneca Falls Convention

400

This amendment establishes the direct election of U.S. Senators in each state.

17th Amendment

500

Formed by Du Bois in 1909 to fight discrimination and fight legal battles on behalf of blacks

NAACP-National Association for the Advancement of Colored People

Progressive Era Politics

100

Name three (3) Progressive Presidents

Who are Theodore Roosevelt, Howard Taft, and Woodrow Wilson?

200

Roosevelt's slogan in 1904 election everyone deserves what

Square Deal

300

In what country did we fight after the Spanish American War and lost more soldiers there putting down a insurrection.

Philippines 

400

This person was Secretary of War under President Roosevelt and became president in 1908.

William Howard Taft

500

This president urged congress to pass the 19th Amendment which allowed full voting rights for women.

Woodrow Wilson

American Imperialism

100

1898 war between SPAIN (not Mexico) and the United States

What is the Spanish-American War?

200

This president was known for the "Big Stick" policy - speak softly, but carry a big stick.

Theodore Roosevelt

300

Territories acquired by the United States from Spain

What are Guam, Puerto Rico, and the Philippines?

400

American policy giving equal trading rights in China

What is "Open Door" policy?

500

This president promoted "Moral Diplomacy"  - the goal was to support countries with similar morals as our own - to promote and spread democracy around the world.

Woodrow Wilson

Vocabulary

100

Term for women's right to vote

What is suffrage?

200

A ban on the making and selling of alcohol, later repealed by the 21st Amendment

What is prohibition (the 18th Amendment)?

300

This term was used to describe a crusading journalist who exposed corruption and deceitful business practices.

Muckraker

400

This term refers to prejudice against Jewish people

Anti-semitism

500

Term for empire building; taking control of foreign land, government, and people (a cause of WWI)

What is imperialism?