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What was the cause of the Spanish-American war

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Americans had supported Cubas desire for independence from Spain, the Maine blows up, yellow journalism

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What was the result of the Spanish-American war

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Spain freed Cuba, Guam and Puerto Rico were turned over to the US, Spain sold the Philippines to the US for 20 million, United States becomes a world power

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What is the policy of imperialism

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A policy in which stronger nations extend their economic, political, or military control over weaker territories

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Why did the US start emerging in imperialism

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Desire for military strength, thirst for new markets, believe in cultural superiority

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In what way did Alaska turn out to be a good deal for the United States

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Alaska was sold for only two cents an acre, the US acquired land rich in timber, minerals, and oil

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What group became the most powerful in Hawaii? Why did they favor US annexation

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American owned sugar plantations. They favored annexation so they wouldn’t have to pay for the duty

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What was the 17th amendment

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The direct election of Senators

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What was the goal of the woman’s Christian temperance union

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To ban the manufacture and sale of liquor. Eventually successful with 18th amendment

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What was the pure food and drug act

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It called for truth in labeling- putting the ingredients listed on the package

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What was the initiative, referendum, and recall all parts of

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Citizen laws or progressive reform

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What is initiative

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A bill that originates with the people

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What is referendum

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When voters except to reject the initiatives

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What is recall

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Allows voters to remove elected officials

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Who is Upton Sinclair and what is his goal

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A photographer that is trying to expose the unsanitary conditions in the meatpacking industry

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What is a Muckraker

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A journalist that wrote about the corrupt side of business and public life

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What is the main goal of the progressive movement

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To return control of the government to the people

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What are the four subgoals of progressivism

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Protect social welfare, promote moral improvement, economic reform, and to improve efficiency

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In progressivism how did they go about protecting social welfare

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Increasing labor rights and improving working conditions

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In progressivism how did they go about promoting moral improvement

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They attempted to ban alcohol, the prohibition

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In progressivism how did they go about economic reform

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They tried to stop favorable treatment of big businesses

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In progressivism how did they go about improving efficiency

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Henry ford invented the assembly line

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What was the 19th amendment

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It gave women the right to vote

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What was the 18th amendment

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The banning of alcohol

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What was the red scare

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A panic in the US growing a fear of communism taking over

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What was the great migration

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A movement of thousands of Southern blacks into the cities of the north

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What were some reasons for the great migration

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To escape racial discrimination, declining agriculture of the south, and job opportunities in the north

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What was the Treaty of Versailles

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A peace treaty at the end of World War I

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Why did the US rejected the Treaty of Versailles at first

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Creation of the League of Nations

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Explain the espionage and sedition acts

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It kept Americans from interfering with the war effort, or saying anything disloyal, profane, or abusive towards the US

30
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What were some weapons of World War I

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Machine guns, mustard and chlorine gas, and tanks and zeppelins

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Explain how the government had control of the economy during World War I

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Created a war industry board to regulate

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What were the rules of women during World War I

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Wartime brought woman into the workplace, they served as a volunteers, Red Cross workers, encouragers of the sale of bonds, and planted victory Gardens

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Why did the US entered World War I

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Sinking of the Lusitania, the zimmerman note, and the revolution in Russia

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What was US foreign-policy at the onset of World War I

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Neutral or isolationism

35
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What was the Panama canal

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A canal through Central America that made trade easier

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What did the Panama Canal accomplish

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Cut down transportation time for commercial and military purposes, and to Facilitate trade between the pacific and the Atlantic

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What was the Roosevelt Corollary

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United States would now use force to protect its economic interest in Latin America

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What was the bully pulpit

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The president using his power to enforce the public to act

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What was the name of Roosevelts reforms

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Teddy’s square deal

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What are two desires for America to acquire Hawaii

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To further American business interest in Hawaii, and to establish a naval base and refueling station for American ships

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The overall goal of the progressive movement was to make the government more representative to who

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The people

42
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Why did US policy makers promote expansionism in the late 1800s

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The United States needed new markets for its goods

43
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What was the policy that stated the US would now use force to protect its economic interest in Latin America by “speaking softly and carry a big stick”

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The Roosevelt corollary

44
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Who becomes a war hero during the Spanish-American war

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Theodore Roosevelt

45
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What was the Imperial acquisition that resulted from the Spanish American war

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Puerto Rico and Guam

46
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How did Roosevelt preserve the land in the US

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He set aside land for national parks

47
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What are some examples of the red scare

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Sacco and Venzeti

48
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What was not a weapon used in ww1

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Napalm

49
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What were initiative, referendum and recall all trying to target

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Give voters more rights

50
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Which President used Bully Pulpit

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Theodore Roosevelt

51
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What was the results of Spanish American war

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We got control of Puerto Rico and Guam

52
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  1. What are both articles talking about
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The Maine exploding in…

53
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  1. What are the New York Times article based off of
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Facts

54
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  1. What example is not part of Yellow Journalism
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Maine destroyed and 258 men killed

55
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  1. What does the word indicates mean in this passage
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Implies

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