Progressivism and Imperialism

Question 0

Imperialism

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the actions used by 1 nation to exercise political or economic control over smaller, weaker nations

Question 1

Nineteenth Amendment

Answer 1

passed in 1920, it gave women the right to vote

Question 2

Seward’s Folly

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the transaction in 1867 in which the United States Secretary of State William Henry Seward purchased Alaska from Russia; people did not like this purchase and so called it “Seward’s Folly”

Question 3

Roosevelt Corollary

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an addition to the Monroe Doctrine, said that the US can intervene in the affairs of Latin America when a country is unstable

Question 4

USS Maine

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an American battleship sent to Cuba to protect Americans that were there. It was blown up by the Spanish? As a result, America declared war on Spain.

Question 5

Square Deal

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Roosevelt’s platform that dealt with international, environmental, economics affairs. He promised “Fair and Equal Treatment for All”

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The Jungle

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Written by Upton Sinclair it revealed the unsanitary processing of food, especially meat. It led to the passing of the Meat Inspection Act and the Food and Drug Act.

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Spoils System

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anyone who supports you during a campaign will get rewarded with jobs and favors if you win

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Suffrage

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The right to vote

Question 9

Prohibition

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the national ban of sale, production and transportation of alcohol in the US from 1920-1933

Question 10

Interstate Commerce Act

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required railroads to charge “reasonable and fair” rates

Question 11

Plessy vs Ferguson

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says that “ Separate but Equal “ is acceptable (African Americans)

Question 12

What were some accomplishments of Wilson?

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• “New Freedom”
• Lowered tariffs to force US economic competition
• Federal Reserve Act- regulated banking
• Federal Trade Commission- investigated corporations for unfair practices
• Regulated child labor
• Progressivism ends as war looms…

Question 13

Dollar Diplomacy

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Belief that US should intervene in other nations’ affairs if they threaten US business interests

Question 14

What were some accomplishments of Roosevelt?

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• Supported regulations in business
• “Trust Buster”
• Took on beef, oil, tobacco, railroads industries
• PA Coal Miner Strike (forced workers into negotiation because of the greater good)
• Square Deal
• Pure Food and Drug Inspection Act
• Conservation
• US Forest Service, National Parks Service

Question 15

Boss Tweed

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Famous boss; bosses controlled local gov’t, jobs and services; dishonest; took bribes, kickbacks and campaign contributions

Question 16

Moral diplomacy

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Belief that the US had the moral duty to teach the “South American people to elect good men”

Question 17

Why was the SA war fought?

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Cuba wanted independence from Spain. The US wanted to keep peace in their area.

Question 18

Which countries fought in the SA war?

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• US and Spain (Philippines, Cuba, Puerto Rico

Question 19

What was the Maine?

Answer 19

An American battleship sent to Cuba to protect Americans that were there. It was blown up by the Spanish? As a result, America declared war on Spain.

Question 20

What happened in Cuba?

Answer 20

American ships drove Spain out of Cuba.

Question 21

What happened in the Philippines?

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• Spanish ran the Philippines, then the US attacked to take it over with the help of Filipino rebels.

Question 22

Who were the Rough Riders?

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Teddy Roosevelt’s gang who captured San Juan Hill in Cuba. They won.

Question 23

How did the war end?

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Agreement signed on August 12, 1898.

Question 24

What did America gain from the war?

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Puerto Rico and Guam became territories. Cuba became a protectorate. US had then, lost the Philippines

Question 25

Discrimination

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Anti Catholicism- threatened American way of life, couldn’t find jobs, false rumors spread about them wanting to take over the country

Anti-Semitism- (Jews), discriminated from housing, jobs and schools, Eastern European Jews were also targeted because of different language and culture than other immigrants

Anti-Asian- thought they were taking away jobs, Chinese Exclusion Act, similar feelings toward Japanese

Anti-African American- most lived in South, Plessy vs Ferguson said that “separate but equal is OK”, rise in Ku Klux Klan

All Over US-people believed that American born, white, males had right to make decisions for all of society; many minorities were not allowed in labor unions or denied jobs altogether; also discrimination against Hispanics and Native Americans.