Progressive Era HA
Amendment that prohibited the sale and manufacture of alcohol:
Territory acquired by Sanford B. Dole, used by the U.S. as a military base and resource hub
What is Hawaii
The Spanish-American War started because of the ship named ___ _____ that exploded suddenly in Havana Harbor:
What is the USS Maine
Event that caused WWI to start in 1914?
What is the assassination of the Archduke of Austria-Hungary?
President of the U.S. during WWI:
Who is Woodrow Wilson?
Amendment that gave suffragettes the right to vote:
What is the 19th Amendment
Roosevelt's foreign policy used in Latin America to threaten other countries into giving the U.S. better trade deals:
What is Big Stick Policy/Diplomacy?
Future progressive President who personally volunteered to fight in the war and led the U.S. to victory with his unit called the Rough Riders:
Who is Theodore Roosevelt?
What was the name of the ship sunk by German U-boats that prompted the U.S. to go to war?
HINT: L in SLUTZ
What is the Lusitania?
Another word for the 18th Amendment:
What is Prohibition
Book whose publication led to the federal government passing laws that protect consumer health and added regulation
What is THE JUNGLE by Upton Sinclair?
The creation of the Panama Canal led to the increase in __________________________.
What is military and shipping capacity?
Also acceptable: Increased transportation for navy, goods, etc.
The main effect of the Spanish-American War on the U.S. and its standing in the rest of the world:
What is America moving into a position of world power / expansionism / big dog status? (as a result of getting new territories)
Style of warfare to avoid machine gun fire:
What is trench warfare?
Name of a sleazy journalist who published newspapers on the sinking of the USS Maine, still has an award named after him:
Who is Pullitzer?
Impact of third parties when a third party candidate runs in the election (EX. When Taft/Roosevelt/Wilson were in the running)
Name of the American naval fleet that toured around the world to showcase American power:
What is the Great White Fleet?
Term used to describe the publications of newspapers right after the USS Maine exploded:
What is yellow journalism?
Treaty that ended the war, but the United States did not sign it
What is the Treaty of Versailles?
What 20th century war was settled by the U.S. with the Treaty of Portsmouth?
What is the Russo-Japanese War?
Amendment between the 16th-20th that expanded the role of government in people's lives:
What is the 18th Amendment?
Who is Alfred Thayer Mahan?
What is the missing item in the following list
Causes of Spanam War:
-Cuban Rebellion
-Sinking of the USS Maine
- ??????????????????????
What is the De Lome Letter
Name 2/3 things that the U.S. did not sign because they wanted to be isolationist:
What is
- Treaty of Versailles
- Wilson's 14 Points
-League of Nations
What was the name of the president who helped to annex Hawaii, was assassinated, and led to Teddy Roosevelt becoming president?
Who is William Mckinley? #ripbozo