Definitions 1
Definitions 2
Progressive Era
Amendments/Laws
Imperialism
WWI
Bonus (All Worth Double)
100
expansionist policies that saw the United States take over other smaller, weaker countries
Imperialism
100
a note from a German Foreign Minister to Mexico seeking an alliance against the United States during World War I
Zimmerman Note/Telegram
100
the names given to journalists who attempted to expose government corruption
Muckrakers
100
Law requiring strict guidelines for the processing of all animal products.
Meat Inspection Act
100
Secretary of State William Seward purchased this land from Russia 1867.
Alaska
100
American policy at the beginning of WWI.
Neutrality
100
The warship which exploded in Havana Harbor, Cuba, beginning the Spanish-American War
the USS Maine
200
British passenger liner sank by the Germans in May 1915m 1,000 civilians were killed including 128 Americans
Lusitania
200
court case that established the precedent that Constitutional rights could be limited during extreme circumstances such as a time of war
Schenck vs. US
200
Exposed the horrible conditions of the meatpacking industry and wrote The Jungle
Upton Sinclair
200
The Amendment made it illegal to make, transport, and sell alcohol. a side effect was an increase in crime.
18th Amendment
200
What year was the Spanish-American War?
1898
200
This dangerous gas was created
Mustard Gas
200
Key battle in the Spanish-American War in which the Buffalo Soldiers and Rough Riders ensured victory in Cuba
the Battle of San Juan Hill
300
news stories that used big headlines, emotional writing, and often exaggerated facts in order to attract readers
Yellow Journalism
300
fear of the spread of communism after the Russian Revolution
Red Scare
300
Journalists and Photographer that Exposed the truth about People living in City Slums
Muckrakers
300
This Amendment allowed woman's suffrage.
19th Amendment
300
This is the belief that European and American civilization is superior to the civilization of the rest of the world, and that non-white peoples need the help of whites to be successful.
White Man's Burden
300
This document was criticized by President Wilson for being too harsh on Germany, included the War Guilt clause.
Treaty of Versailles
300
What is the 17th Amendment?
Direct election of senators
400
a 1917 law that imposed harsh punishments for spying, or hindering the recruitment of soldiers
Espionage Act
400
an addition to the Monroe Doctrine that reasserted the United States intention to protect Latin American countries from European interference
Roosevelt Corollary
400
Chinese immigrants were processed through what island when they came to America.
Angel Island
400
This is a law or idea to improve a city or state that originates from the people
Initiative
400
What is the term that matches this definition? The US warned European nations that they could not set up colonies or interfere in Latin American problems anymore AND will not involve itself in European affairs militarily or politically.
Monroe Doctrine
400
What year did WWI start?
What year did WWI end?
What year did the US join the war?
1914
1918
1917
400
What did book did Ida Tarbell write? What did she write about?
"A History of Standard Oil" about John D Rockefeller's unfair business practices
500
name given to the monetary reasons behind U.S. intervention in Latin American affairs
Dollar Diplomacy
500
a note from a Spanish Minister that insulted President McKinley, one of the causes of the Spanish American War
De Lome Letter
500
Was one of the most powerful political bosses and the head of a New Your City Political Machine
Boss Tweed
500
Ended prohibition. Repealed the 18th amendment
21st Amendment
500
List three territories the US acquired from the Treaty of Paris (1898).
Guam, the Philippines, Puerto Rico, and Cuba
500
A series of arrests and deportation of suspected radicals often without ever receiving a trial
DAILY DOUBLE
Palmer Raids
500
Who is this a picture of?
Woodrow Wilson