President of the United States during WW1.
Woodrow Wilson
What was a Settlement House?
Living areas that improved education, healthcare and sanitation for the poor
What is imperialism?
Stronger nations attempt to create empires by dominating weaker nations
What were the 4 Central Powers
Austria-Hungary
Germany
Bulgaria
Ottoman Empire
What is a referendum?
voters vote on a law to either pass or deny
Why did the US want to gain access to the Panama Canal?
Shorten the trip by water from US coast to coast
President from 1901-1909. Member of the Rough Riders during the Spanish-American War. Passed the Square Deal and other progressive reforms
Teddy Roosevelt
What state allowed women the right to vote first?
Double Points for the year!
Wyoming
1869
What was the main cause of the Spanish-American War?
Blowing up the USS Maine
Russia, France, Great Britain
Term for a journalist that exposed the problems of society during the Progressive Era
Muckraker
What are the 3 Cs of the Square Deal?
Conservation
Control of Corporations
Consumer Protection
What were three causes of imperialism in the US?
Economic growth
Protecting American Security (military)
Social Darwinism
Spread Christianity
American Frontier closed
Growing public opinions
What were 3 tactics the US used to support the war effort in the US?
Rationed items
Daylight Savings Time
Government controlled economy
Propaganda
The Draft
Liberty Bonds
4 Minute Men
What were three reasons the US joined WW1?
Sinking of the Lusitania
Interrupting trading abilities
The Zimmerman Telegram
Who picketed the White House hoping to gain the right for women to vote?
Alice Paul
Describe the 4 progressive era amendments
16 - income tax
17 - direct election of Senators
18 - Prohibition
19 - Women's right to vote
What 3 territories did the US gain as a result of winning the Spanish-American War?
Guam, Puerto Rico, and Philippines
What were 4 things that happened to Germany as a result of the Treaty of Versailles?
Assume war guilt
Lose colonies
Pay $33 billion in reparations
Must disarm