Lesson 4 Flashcards
What were the 4 arguments for US expansion
- Growth of Economy
- Better security (Navy)
- Preservation of the American spirit
- American lean towards expansion
What were the steps that led to the Spanish American War?
- De Lome Letter
- Maine Explosion
- Preparing in the Philippines
- McKinley’s War letter
Why did the US want the Panama Canal?
Better connection between the Oceans
What were the 4 goals and beliefs of the Progressive Party?
- Government should be more accountable to its citizens
- Curb the powers & influence of the wealthy
- Become more efficient and less so that they can completely handle the expanded role
- Should be given the expanded powers so that it could become more active
Explain the election of 1912
Debs for Labor Party T. Roosevelt for Bull Moose Party Taft for Republican Wilson for Democrats - Wilson won because Roosevelt and Taft split the R vote
What were Susan B. Anthony and Elizabeth C. Stanton famous for?
Women’s suffrage
What did Upton Sinclair write?
the jungle
What was the name of Teddy Roosevelt’s troops
rough riders
What was the nickname of Teddy Roosevelt’s party in 1912
Bull Moose Party
Provided the direct election of senators
17th amendment
American investment in foreign economies
dollar diplomacy
authorized congress to collect an income tax
16th amendment
Journalist who uncovers wrongdoings in politics or business
muckraker
Plan for a greater federal regulations of business & the workplace
New Nationalism
Gave women the right to vote
19th amendment
Belief that differences in character or intelligence are due to one’s race
racism
someone that favors the protection of natural resources
conservationist
procedure that permits voters to remove public officials from office before the next election
recall
American approach to China around the 1900s
open door policy
