This natural disaster at the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory led to worker compensation laws
What is a fire
100
this center provided classes and activities for youth; this was also a 1978 single on the U.S. Billboard charts
What is the YMCA; Youth Men's Christian Association
100
President Woodrow Wilson protected workers by ______ tariffs on imported goods.
What is lowering
100
when a stronger nation controls a weaker nation
What is Imperialism
100
thousands of Filipinos were killed and placed in these
What is concentration camps
200
the banning of alcoholic beverages
What is Prohibition
200
a community center that provided social services to the urban poor
What is a settlement house
200
Teddy Roosevelt's attack on big business; keep fair businesses in, unfair businesses out
What is trust busting
200
Known as "Sewards Icebox" this future state was resource rich in oil, timber, and gold
What is Alaska
200
this was a human made waterway that linked the Atlantic to the Pacific Ocean
What is the Panama Canal
300
Journalists who wrote about the corrupt side of business and public life
What is Muckrakers
300
American social reformer; she was arrested in 1872 for voting in a NYC election
Who is Susan B. Anthony
300
Teddy Roosevelt's reforms aimed at helping the common man; he did not want the wealthy to take advantage of small business owners
What is the Square Deal
300
Sanford B. Dole helped to annex this future state in 1898; plantation owners wanted to avoid a sugar tax here
What is Hawaii
300
this policy sought to protect U.S. commercial interests in China and made China an equal trading partner
What is the Open Door Policy
400
I created Hull House in Chicago to help the urban poor
Who is Jane Addams
400
headed the Tuskegee Normal and Industrial Institute; argued that blacks should accept segregation and improve their lives with education and work training
who is Booker T. Washington
400
Teddy Roosevelt split votes with this Republican in the 1912 election; both individuals had a different view on how the president should reform society
What is William Howard Taft
400
an economy that is based on mining or producing raw materials to be used in foreign industries
What is an extractive economy
400
Teddy Roosevelt's foreign policy that called for a strong military to achieve American goals and stated the U.S. had an obligation to civilize weaker nations
What is "Big Sick" Diplomacy
500
This organization made up of women tried to promote moral improvement by banning the sale of alcohol; they argued alcohol led to an increase in domestic violence
What is the Woman's Christian Temperance Union (WCTU)
500
first African American to receive a doctorate from Harvard; argued blacks should demand immediate equality in the U.S.
What is W.E.B. Du Bois
500
this group monitored business practices that might lead to a monopoly
What is the Federal Trade Commission
500
In 1898 this war gave the U.S. the new territories of Guam, the Philippines, and Puerto Rico
What is the Spanish-American War
500
Woodrow Wilson's foreign policy that called for a decrease in American imperialism and pledged to not take advantage of Latin American countries