The Gilded Age & Progressive Era
World War I
The Roaring Twenties
Muckrakers & Reformers
People & Policies
100

This Secretary of State advocated for a "Big Sister Policy" to encourage Latin American countries to align with the U.S.

Who is James G. Blaine?

100

This German general was the main adversary of the U.S., Great Britain, and France during WWI.

Who is Kaiser Wilhelm II?

100

 This cultural movement in Harlem saw a flourishing of African American art, literature, and music.

What is the Harlem Renaissance?

100

This photographer exposed the living conditions of the urban poor in his book How the Other Half Lives.

Who is Jacob Riis?

100

This Queen of Hawai'i resisted attempts by white planters to bring the island into U.S. statehood

Who is Queen Liliuokalani?

200

He argued that control of the sea was the key to world dominance in his book, The Influence of Sea Power Upon History.

Who is Alfred Thayer Mahan?

200

This British passenger liner was sunk by a German submarine, helping to push the U.S. closer to war

What is the Lusitania?

200

This automaker popularized cars for the middle class with his Model T.

Who is Henry Ford?

200

She published a devastating exposé on the corrupt business practices of the Standard Oil Company

Who is Ida Tarbell?

200

This revolutionary bandit attempted to provoke a war between Mexico and the U.S. with a series of bloody raids.

Who is Francisco (Pancho) Villa?

300

This author of The Jungle exposed the horrific conditions of workers in the canning industry.

Who is Upton Sinclair?

300

This act, passed in 1918, led to the imprisonment of socialist Eugene V. Debs.

What is the Espionage Act?

300

This famous gangster and booze peddler made millions off gang warfare in Chicago during Prohibition.

Who is Al Capone?

300

This journalist exposed the corrupt alliance between municipal government and big business.

Who is Lincoln Steffens?

300

This progressive-minded attorney was the first Jewish person appointed to the Supreme Court.

Who is Louis D. Brandeis?

400

This urban reformer in Chicago founded Hull House to help poor families and children.

Who is Jane Addams?

400

This general led the American forces at the Meuse-Argonne offensive, the largest U.S. battle of the war.

Who is John J. Pershing?

400

This lawyer defended John T. Scopes in the famous "Monkey Trial" about the teaching of evolution

Who is Clarence Darrow?

400

This naturalist and member of the Sierra Club fought to protect the environment from overdevelopment

Who is John Muir?

400

He was the chief forester who advocated for "multiple use-resource management" of public lands.

Who is Gifford Pinchot?

500

This is the term for a ballot measure that allows voters to place policies directly on the ballot, bypassing state legislatures.

What is an initiative?

500

This was the first Southerner elected to the presidency since the Civil War, and he led the U.S. during WWI.

Who is Woodrow Wilson?

500

He authored The Great Gatsby, a novel that examined the illusion of the American "self-made man."

Who is F. Scott Fitzgerald?

500

This case, argued by Louis D. Brandeis, convinced the Supreme Court of the constitutionality of laws protecting women workers.

What is Muller v. Oregon?

500

This was the main policy thrust of the National Woman's Party, first proposed in 1923.

What is the Equal Rights Amendment?