Progressivism
What novel exposed unsanitary conditions in the meat-packing industry?
The Jungle
What was the number one reason for the U.S. to become an Imperial power?
Trade
What nation was blamed for the assassination of the Austrian Archduke?
Serbia
Which president preferred to use Big Stick Diplomacy to achieve his foreign policy goals?
Teddy Roosevelt
Who was immediately blamed for the explosion of the USS Maine?
Spain
Name the lady who started the Settlement House movement by opening The Hull House in Chicago?
Jane Addams
What did Admiral Mahan's book "The Influence of Sea Power Upon History" urge the U.S. to do?
Build a larger navy
At the beginning of World War I what did the U.S. declare?
Neutrality
What was Woodrow Wilson's 14th Point?
Establishment of the League of Nations
What policy did the U.S. declare in order to freely access trade in China?
Open Door Policy
What was the nickname of the Progressive Party that ran Teddy Roosevelt for president in 1912?
Bullmoose Party
Name 3 areas the U.S. took possession of after the Spanish American War.
Puerto Rico, Guam, Philippines
During World War one many African Americans moved out of the South due to the job opportunities in the north. What was this movement called?
The Great Migration
Which president believed the federal government was responsible for conserving natural resources
Teddy Roosevelt
What nation refused the U.S. offer to build a canal?
Colombia
What do we call journalists and photographers who exposed the problems of the Gilded Age? AND
what do we call the exaggerated journalism used prior to the Spanish American War to sell newspaper?
Muckrakers and Yellow Journalism
What transportation problem did the U.S. Navy realize we had in the Spanish American War?
We needed a canal or shorter route from Atlantic to Pacific Oceans.
Why were some Senators and citizens against joining the League of Nations?
League charter would require us to go to war if other League members were invaded
What did Woodrow Wilson promise Americans in 1916 to win the presidency?
US would stay Neutral in WWI
Spanish American War
Please describe the purpose/effect of the following Amendments to the Constitution:
16th 17th, 18th, 19th
16: Income Tax, 17: Direct Election of Senators, 18: Prohibition of Alcohol, 19th: Women's Suffrage
What did Roosevelt issue in 1904 which stated the U.S. would intervene in nations in the Western Hemisphere if necessary?
Roosevelt Corollary to the Monroe Doctrine
Give two ways the British were violating Neutrality in WWI.
Blockading the North Sea
Flying Neutral flags
Name the Presidents for the following years
1896, 1900
1904
1908
1912, 1916
1896, 1900 Mckinley
1904 Roosevelt
1908 Taft
1912, 1916 Woodrow Wilson
Name the 3 main Central Powers and 5 main Allies.
Central: Germany, Austria, Ottoman Empire (or Bulgaria)
Allied: England, France, Russia, Italy, US