Politics
I took over after the president was shot and killed in Buffalo, New York. I instituted numerous progressive laws and policies still around today. I also created millions of acres of national parks. My face is on Mount Rushmore.
Who is Theodore Roosevelt
What is the term for the investigative journalist that help communicate economic and social issues to the American people?
Who are the Muckrakers
What is "No Man's Land"
This organization would be founded during this era to help protect the rights, liberties, and social rights of African Americans across the United States.
What is the NAACP (National Association for the Advancement of Colored Peoples)
I was president from 1896-1901. I was shot and killed in Buffalo, New York while hosting the Pan-American Exposition. I used my vice president to secure the progressive vote, then threw him away.
Who is William McKinley
I wrote a book which uncovered the horrors of the meat-packing industry with its unsanitary procedures and bad working conditions.
Who is Upton Sinclair
This term means having "the right to vote". During this era, women would earn this.
What is "suffrage"
What is Indiana
The United States would go to war with this nation to secure the islands of the Philippines, Guam, and Puerto Rico.
What is Spain
What is the political term during this unit for a politician that was pro-union, breaking up big business, pro-environmental safety, and helped secure better working conditions
What is a "Progressive"
What was the name of the book that uncovered the horror of the meat-packing industry?
What is "The Jungle"
This is the name of the Supreme Court case that legalized segregation in the United States. This case instituted, "Separate, but Equal".
What is Plessy v Ferguson
This investigative journalist helped uncover the horrors and unethical nature of lynchings that occurred to African-Americans in the southern United States.
Who is Ida Wells
While in Cuba, Theodore Roosevelt would ride with this cavalry regiment composed of mostly western frontiersman.
What are the "Rough Riders"
I took over as President in 1912 after the Republican Party split the vote between Taft and Roosevelt. I was the president that enacted Women's Suffrage. I also was president during World War One.
Who is Woodrow Wilson
This event was the migration of African-American communities from the south to the north, looking for opportunity for jobs and less discrimination.
What is the Great Migration
This is the "Last Straw" for the United States. This message between Germany and Mexico devised a plan for Mexico to invade the United States to reclaim lost land.
What is the Zimmermann Telegram
This person was the leader and figurehead of the Second Wave Klan during the 1920s. He was the Grand Dragon of Indiana.
Who is D.C. Stephenson
In 1896, the United States would annex this island nation that would eventually become the 50th state of the United States.
What is Hawaii
I was the politician that put the Democratic Party back on the map. I ran for president three times, hoping to reshape the Democratic Party as the "Progressive Party". I came close numerous times, but fell short.
Who is William Jennings Bryan
This was the law that helped regulate the meat industry. This law was championed by Theodore Roosevelt.
What is the Pure Food and Drug Act
This was the name of the ship that was sunk that upset many in the United States. While it would not get the United States in the First World War, the foundation would be laid to get the United States into the war.
What is the RMS Lusitania
What is the Harlem Renaissance