Era of Reform
The name of a journalist that exposed the terrible things happening within a society:
Muckraker
This concept centers around Americans feeling that they are entitled to take land west of the 13 colonies and, eventually, around the world.
Manifest Destiny
What is the Treaty of Versailles?
France’s treaty they forced Germany to sign at the end of WWI.
What were W.E.B.DuBois’ views on the liberation of African Americans in the US?
Higher education gets you more rights in society.
The movie “The Wizard of Oz” best demonstrates what group of people?
Populist Party, People’s Party, poor farmers and factory workers
The name of the movie that portrayed the KKK as “heroes” righting against the “horrors of Reconstruction”:
Birth of a Nation (1915)
What event forced the United States into War with Spain in 1895?
Spanish attack of the USS Maine
What was the difference between the Treaty of Versailles and WIlson’s 14 Points?
Treaty of Versailles looked to punish Germany, Wilson’s 14 Points looked to create peace amongst nations without a clear winner of the war.
Which region of the country was the first to grant women’s suffrage laws?
The West
Who was our 26th president?
Teddy Roosevelt
What is the “Lost Cause” Myth?
South tries to change the history of why the war was fought (not about slavery, they wanted to “preserve the heritage” in the south)
These 2 documents enforced American rule over the Western Hemisphere and removed European powers from the West:
Monroe Doctrine and Roosevelt Corollary
What percentage of Americans were affected by the Spanish Flu?
1/4
What group of people did Booker T. Washington fear would take away jobs from African Americans in the south?
Immigrants (specifically European immigrants)
Around what time period was the height of the Industrial Revolution?
mid-1800s
Who is the leader of the Populist Party, also portrayed by the Cowardly Lion in “The Wizard of Oz?”
William Jennings Bryan
DOUBLE JEOPARDY!!!!! This form of diplomacy by Teddy Roosevelt encouraged Americans to use violence to make your presence known:
Big Stick Diplomacy
What were the two punishments if you were caught going against the Espionage Act of 1917 AND the Sedition Act of 1918? NAME BOTH!
Up to 20 years in jail and $10,000 fine
Carrie Chapman Catt formed which women’s suffrage supporting party?
National American Women’s Suffrage Association (NAWSA)
America bought this piece of land for their economic advantage and to keep an eye on Russia/Canada in 1867:
Alaska
Who was our 25th President, who got shot and died 6 months into his term, leading to Teddy Roosevelt becoming President and beginning the Progressive President’s era?
William McKinley
In what year was the Monroe Doctrine passed?
1823
What is the total number of AMERICANS that died when Lusitania sank?
128
In what year did Ida B. Wells found the National Association of Colored Women (NACW)
1896
The Rough Riders of the 1st US Volunteer Cavalry, led by Teddy Roosevelt, finished the Spanish-American War after taking control of this famous Hill in Cuba
San Juan Hill