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Progressivism
The Labor Movement
The Spanish-American War
US Imperialism
100
A business owner who mistreats his workers and gives little back to his country.
What is a Robber Baron?
100
An author or journalist working to oppose poor working conditions or to expose bad business practices.
What is a muckraker?
100
Term for laborers who refuse to work in order to gain concessions from business owners and management.
What is a strike?
100
Exaggerated journalism meant to sell newspapers.
What is Yellow Journalism?
100
Mid-Pacific island chain annexed to the United States in 1898.
What is Hawai'i?
200
Entry point to America for the majority of "New Immigrants".
What is Ellis Island?
200
Term for the right to vote.
What is suffrage?
200
New York disaster that left 140 women and girls dead, exemplified dangerous working conditions.
What is the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire?
200
This ship's sinking precipitated the Spanish-American War.
What is the USS Maine?
200
Roosevelt's Corollary to the Monroe Doctrine is better known (and best exemplified) by this saying.
What is "Speak softly and carry a big stick"?
300
Before barbed wire & railroads, vast expanses of the West were used for ranching and were run by cowboys. This was referred to as the reign of...
What are Cattle Kingdoms?
300
Best known for spearheading the settlement house movement with her Hull House.
Who is Jane Addams?
300
Founder of the American Federation of Labor (AFL), known for centrist stances.
Who is Samuel Gompers?
300
Pacific island chain annexed to the United States. Rebellions there, led by Emiliano Aguinaldo, were violently suppressed.
What is the Philippines?
300
Wilson's policy of keeping China available for free trade.
What is the Open Door policy?
400
Populist candidate for President. Gave the Cross of Gold speech.
Who is William Jennings Bryan?
400
18th Amendment called for this.
What is Prohibition (AKA Temperance)
400
This altercation, in which police and strikers were killed, demonstrate the distance between the "radical" labor unions and the public.
What is the Haymarket Riot?
400
Teddy Roosevelt's unit, famous for their performance in the Battle of San Juan Hill.
Who are the Rough Riders?
400
Deposed Hawai'ian queen (you must spell her name correctly!).
Who is Queen Lili'uokalani?
500
Set a limit on the number of immigrants coming to the USA, especially "New Immigrants", in the 1920's.
What are the Quota Acts?
500
The three prongs of Teddy Roosevelt's "Square Deal".
What are 1. Environmental Protections 2. Trust Busting 3. Consumer Protections
500
Name three goals of the labor movement.
What is (answers will vary)
500
The United States said in this document that it would not violate Cuban sovereignty (it lied).
What is the Teller Amendment?
500
US naval officer who theorized that the purpose of having a strong navy and taking over islands was "power projection".
Who is Alfred Thayer Mahan?