Progressive Era/Imperialism/Spanish-American War/Gilded Age

The Progressive Era

100

Anytime we say the Progressive Era we should always remember Progress _____ _____ _____

for the people

200

What were the name of journalists who exposed corruptions?

muckrakers

300

This book exposed the meat packing factory and brought about many changes to the way we distribute our food today.

The Jungle

400

This amendment prohibited the sales and distribution of alcohol 

18th amendment

500

What does suffrage mean?

What amendment during the Progressive Era led to suffrage?

Suffrage=vote

19th amendment

Imperialism

100

What are the three reasons for imperialism?

1.) raw materials/new markets

2.) Build military/naval bases

3.) Superior

200

Name three places that the United States imperialized.

Puerto Rico

Hawaii

Philippines 

300

By taking over this place specified zone, we were now allowed to connect the Pacific Ocean to the Atlantic Ocean.

The Panama Canal

400

What natural resource did Hawaii have an abundance of?

Sugar

500

What place is isolated in the middle of the Pacific Ocean, it is still used as a military naval base today

Guam

Spanish-American War

100

Who was the president at the time of the Spanish-American War?

William McKinley

200

This famous fight at San Juan Hill made him very famous along with the rest of the rough riders.

Teddy Roosevelt

300

Who controlled Cuba at the time of the Spanish-American War?

Spain

400

This ship sank in Havana harbor ultimately allowing the United States to start a war with Spain.

USS Maine

500

Journalists exaggerated the USS Maine explosion as a way to convince citizens to go to war.

Yellow Journalism

Gilded Age

100

This term can be used to describe the massive migration of people moving from rural areas to urban areas

Urbanization

200

This term is used to describe the switch from making products at home to making products in the factory.

Industrialization

300

This is a type of business where there is no competition, only one seller.

Monopoly

400

This famous entrepreneur became very wealthy by selling oil

John D. Rockefeller

500

What was the accident called that took place in New York City killing 146 people?

Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire

Civil War/Reconstruction

100

What was Lincoln's primary goal?

To bring the Union back together

200

What are the 13th, 14th, 15th amendments?

FREE CITIZENS VOTE

300

What president takes over after Abraham Lincoln? What number president is he?

Andrew Johnson, 17th

400

What book did Harriet Beecher Stowe write? (HINT: it helped to get more people involved in the fight against slavery)

Uncle Tom's Cabin

500

What did the Freedman's Bureau do?

Provided shelter, jobs, food, education, clothes, etc.