Ch13 Flashcards
25th president during the Spanish american war
He is fatally shot while visiting buffalo ny
William mckinley
- Is sent to havana cuba to protect american lives and property
- Feb 15, 1898 the ship suddenly exploded killing 260 american sailors
USS maine
People who want to control the government and resources of those nations
-US wanted to use their resources for economic growth and to better the people
Imperialistic
Focused on urban problems, government and business
-break up big combinations of companies
Progressive movement
Schools wanted to teach good character and citizenship, not just facts
Progressive education
What were music and leisures back then
Music era was ragtime and jazz, movies were called “nickelodeons”, vadeville: variety shows like singing
26th president who wins nobel peace prize, does something with panama canal
Theodore roosevelt
27th president
-later became the chief justice of the supreme court
William H Taft
28th president, first president with a PHD
Woodrow wilson
Introduces model T car
Henry ford
The first controlled flight
Wilbur and orville wright
The father of modern socialism
Karl max