Progressive Era
This type of person exposed corruption in society so that it could be seen and fixed.
Muckrakers
War with this nation began after an American ship exploded in Cuba and the newspapers blamed an enemy
Spain
Americans hoped to encourage free trade in China with all nations when they released this policy
The Open Door Policy
At first when war broke out, many Americans including President Woodrow Wilson wanted the United States to remain...
Neutral
This court case made it clear that freedom of speech and other civil liberties could be restricted during a time of war in the United States
Schenck v. United States
Many Americans believed that alcohol was harming society and succeeded in passing the 18th Amendment banning alcohol, which was also known as this time period in history.
Prohibition
Newspaper stories that exaggerated atrocities in Cuba and the explosion of the U.S.S. Maine Warship were known as
Yellow Journalism
This was built between North and South America to improve global trade when the U.S. started a revolution in Colombia
The Panama Canal
Germans attacked American ships transporting goods to England and France in a policy that was known as...
Unrestricted submarine warfare
This was the plan proposed by U.S. President Woodrow Wilson to end World War I and create a lasting peace in the world
The 14 Points Plan
This person helped raise awareness on the issue of immigrant living conditions and tenement housing on the Lower East Side of Manhattan through his photography
Jacob Riis
This major event in the United States caused a need for raw materials and markets to sell finished products, which could both be met through imperialism
The Industrial Revolution
The U.S. gained these areas from Spain after defeating them in the Spanish American War (name at least two)
The Philippines
Guam
Puerto Rico
What are some of the causes of World War I in Europe? (Name 2) Some are the same as the U.S. causes
Militarism
Alliances
Imperialism
Nationalism
(Assassination can also be accepted)
This event led the Attorney General to raid several locations and deport foreigners that he believed were causing chaos in the United States
The Palmer Raids
This Amendment to the Constitution gave women the right to vote in 1920
19th Amendment
American's viewed their duty to civilize the rest of the world as this. Also the name of a famous poem about imperialism.
The White Man's Burden
This declaration expressed the importance of the U.S. acting as a policeman for the Western Hemisphere and intervening in Latin America when necessary
The Roosevelt Corollary to the Monroe Doctrine, aka the "Big Stick" Policy
This message sent from Germany to Mexico asking them to attack the United States led to anger and pushed the nation closer to World War I
The Zimmermann Telegram
These laws made it a crime to speak out against the United States government and the war effort during World War I
Espionage & Sedition Acts
What are two major problems that existed during the Progressive Era and how did people try to solve them?
Women's suffrage - protests, marches, passing an amendment
Prohibition of alcohol- same as suffrage
Immigrant living conditions- photos, muckrakers (Jacob Riis), laws about tenements
Unsanitary food factories- Upton Sinclair, "The Jungle", Pure Food and Drug Act, Meat Inspection Act, FDA
Monopolies- Sherman Antitrust Act, Interstate Commerce Act, Teddy Roosevelt as "trustbuster"
Etc., etc., etc.
Why did the United States transition from a policy of isolation to imperialism in the late 1800s? Talk about at least three reasons.
Economic reasons- The U.S. needed raw materials for industrialization and markets to sell their products to
Military reasons- Keeping pace with European militarism, gaining bases for the navy across the Pacific
Cultural reasons- Spreading Christianity, civilizing the world, "White Man's Burden"
List three areas the United States gained control over through imperialism and describe one of them in more detail
Hawaii, Puerto Rico, Philippines, Cuba, Panama (canal), China (trade)
Explanation can be about how we acquired this area or why we wanted that area for imperialism
What were some of the major causes of the United States entry into World War I? Describe at least three.
Unrestricted submarine warfare- Germans were attacking our ships
Loaning Allies money- We loaned money to one side more than the other and would be more likely to get it back if they won
Zimmermann Telegram- Germany asked Mexico to attack us and we got angry
Sinking of the Lusitania- Germany sank our ship with many Americans on board
Imperialism- We wanted to compete with European nations for foreign markets and resources
There are others you can accept
The U.S. Congress believed the plan would tie us to future European Wars and believed the treaty punished Germany too much
The U.S. wanted a "return to normalcy" and isolationism after several decades of imperialism
The U.S. feared that they would lose the right to "self-determination" by joining the League of Nations, other nations would be able to tell them how to run their country
Many Americans died from war or from the Spanish flu and we had enough of getting involved with Europe