What is the name of the man who had been interested in Alaska since before the Civil War?
100
Puerto Rico and Cuba
The two Caribbean islands that Spain's empire had been reduced to.
100
mosquitos
Carried diseases that caused major sickness and even death.
100
trusts
Groups that had the power to drive out any competition; were a threat to smaller "Mom and Pop" businesses.
100
A naturalist and writer who had a great impact on the conservation of some of the country's most beautiful areas.
John Muir
200
Queen Liliuokalani
What is the Queen of Hawaii in 1891. She did not want foreigners having so much control over Hawaii.
200
The USS Maine.
What is the battleship that exploded "because of Spain."
200
Reason for creating the Panama Canal
It would cut the trip from coast to coast down from two months to several days.
200
pollution, bad working conditions, low pay, crowded housing
What is problems of an industrial society.
200
protecting something from being destroyed or used up.
Conservation
300
Hawaiian Planters; President Grover Cleveland
The group of people that planned a revolt on the Hawaiian Queen and the president that tried to stop them.
300
Yellow Journalism
These types of newspapers sold more papers. Gave political poewr and helped to control voters' opinions.
300
The answer for reducing the number of mosquitos in the area.
Draining swamps and other major areas of standing water.
300
Reformers who worked to stop unfair practices by businesses and to improve the way in which the government worked.
Progressive Reformers
300
national monuments, wildlife refuges, and new national parks
What did Theodore Roosevelt help create as part of the Conservation movement?
400
Alaska's natural resources
What is gold, timber, fish, and fur.
400
Rough Riders
Cowboys, Native Americans, college athletes, and wealthy New Yorkers
400
mountains, swamps, and mud
Problems faced when building the Panama Canal.
400
muckrakers - They uncovered shameful conditions in businesses and in other areas of American life.
Who are Ida Tarbell and Upton Sinclair?
400
We must not do things to our environment that will destroy its treasures or natural resources for the future.
What did Roosevelt mean when he said, "We are not building this country of ours for a day?"
500
Russia - They were worried about being surrounded by powers stronger than themselves.
Who did we buy Alaska from and why?
500
San Juan Hill
The battle where the Spanish were finally defeated.
500
Made building the canal faster, safer, and cheaper.
Locks
500
Legislation (laws)
How did many progressives try to "change the system" and the "social norm?"
500
Places could be stripped of their beauty or their resources if industry or settlement moved into the area. Resources such as forests and water could be removed or polluted.
Why would a place need to be protected against being destroyed or used up?