Progressives
Who did the Populists primarily aim to assist?
The Farmers
This President is known for championing conservation efforts and regulating monopolies during his administration.
Who is Theodore Roosevelt?
This Pacific island was annexed by the United States in 1898 and became a key naval base.
What is Hawaii?
The acronym "MAIN" stands for the four main causes of World War I: Militarism, Alliances, Imperialism, and this.
What is Nationalism?
This influential muckraker wrote "The Jungle," exposing the conditions in meatpacking factories.
Who is Upton Sinclair?
This act, passed during Wilson's presidency, aimed to break up monopolies and protect competition.
What is the Clayton Antitrust Act?
This event, driven by sensationalist journalism, played a crucial role in the U.S. entering the Spanish-American War.
What is the sinking of the USS Maine?
This British ship was sunk by a German U-boat in 1915, leading to increased American outrage against Germany.
What is the Lusitania?
This photographer documented the struggles of the urban poor in his work "How the Other Half Lives."
Who is Jacob Riis?
This law established the Federal Reserve System to oversee the nation’s banking system.
What is the Federal Reserve Act?
This policy, proposed by John Hay, aimed to ensure equal trading rights for all nations in China.
What is the Open Door Policy?
This secret communication from Germany to Mexico proposed a military alliance against the U.S.
What is the Zimmerman Telegram?
Alice Paul was a key figure in this movement, which culminated in the passage of the 19th Amendment.
What is the women's suffrage movement?
This series of reforms introduced by Woodrow Wilson aimed to eliminate monopolies and promote economic competition, focusing on tariff reduction, banking reform, and antitrust legislation.
What is the New Freedom?
This diplomatic approach by Theodore Roosevelt emphasized using military power as a means to achieve foreign policy goals.
What is the Big Stick Diplomacy?
President Wilson proposed this set of principles aimed at establishing a framework for peace after the war.
What are the 14 points?
This African American civil rights leader advocated for immediate racial equality and co-founded the NAACP, contrasting with Booker T. Washington's emphasis on vocational training.
Who is WEB DuBois?
As President, William Howard Taft continued the progressive agenda by aggressively pursuing antitrust lawsuits, most notably against this company, leading to the dissolution of a major corporate monopoly.
What is Standard Oil?
The construction of this canal was significant for U.S. naval strategy and trade, completed in 1914 under controversial circumstances.
What is the Panama Canal?
The League of Nations was established after WWI with the intention of preventing future conflicts; however, the U.S. never joined due to this political opposition.
What is the Senate's refusal to ratify the Treaty of Versailles?