Lesson 4 Flashcards

1
Q

What were the 4 arguments for US expansion

A
  • Growth of Economy
  • Better security (Navy)
  • Preservation of the American spirit
  • American lean towards expansion
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2
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What were the steps that led to the Spanish American War?

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  • De Lome Letter
  • Maine Explosion
  • Preparing in the Philippines
  • McKinley’s War letter
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3
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Why did the US want the Panama Canal?

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Better connection between the Oceans

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4
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What were the 4 goals and beliefs of the Progressive Party?

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  • 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
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5
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Explain the election of 1912

A
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
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6
Q

What were Susan B. Anthony and Elizabeth C. Stanton famous for?

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Women’s suffrage

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7
Q

What did Upton Sinclair write?

A

the jungle

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8
Q

What was the name of Teddy Roosevelt’s troops

A

rough riders

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9
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What was the nickname of Teddy Roosevelt’s party in 1912

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Bull Moose Party

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10
Q

Provided the direct election of senators

A

17th amendment

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11
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American investment in foreign economies

A

dollar diplomacy

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12
Q

authorized congress to collect an income tax

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16th amendment

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13
Q

Journalist who uncovers wrongdoings in politics or business

A

muckraker

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14
Q

Plan for a greater federal regulations of business & the workplace

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New Nationalism

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15
Q

Gave women the right to vote

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19th amendment

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16
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Belief that differences in character or intelligence are due to one’s race

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racism

17
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someone that favors the protection of natural resources

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conservationist

18
Q

procedure that permits voters to remove public officials from office before the next election

A

recall

19
Q

American approach to China around the 1900s

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open door policy