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Ch. 17: Spanish-American War/Progressive Era

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When the United States determined to enforce the Monroe Doctrine w/o Britain   Venezuelan Boundary Dispute  
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Stated in 1823 that the US would oppose any European interference in the affairs of independent Latin American nations   Monroe Doctrine  
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The printing of sensational stories intended to excite the reader   yellow journalism  
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A Spanish Ambassador wrote this to a friend in Havana, Cuba, which included insulting remarks about President McKinley   Delome letter  
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The US battleship exploded in Havana harbor, outraging Americans   "Remember the Maine!"  
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The first battle of the Spanish-American war   The Battle of Manila Bay  
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Who led the volunteer forces in Cuba called the Rough Riders?   Theodore Roosevelt  
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A person who wants to control the governments and resources of other nations   imperialist  
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The United States purchased these islands from Spain at the end of the Spanish-American war in 1898 for $20 million   the Philippines  
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Dr. Walter Reed and Carlos Finlay worked together to control which disease?   yellow fever  
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As a result of America's war with Spain, these islands came under American protection   Guam, Puerto Rico, Hawaii  
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Became president when William McKinley was shot and killed in 1901   Theodore Roosevelt  
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The Spanish-American War grew out of a conflict in this Spanish colony   Cuba  
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Early Progressive leader nicknamed "Battlin' Bob" because he fought for what he considered to be good government   Wisconsin governor Robert La Follette  
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The book that led President Roosevelt to pass the Meat Inspection Act of 1906   The Jungle  
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President that sent the Great White Fleet around the world as a show of American naval strength   President Theodore Roosevelt  
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Conservationist group founded by John Muir   Sierra Club  
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President Theodore Roosevelt won the Nobel Prize in 1906 for helping to end this war   Russo-Japanese War  
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Gave the United States the right to build and police a canal in Panama in 1901   Hay-Pauncefote Treaty  
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Who helped rid the panama Canal Zone of infectious disease?   Colonel William Gorgas  
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Assured product safety and quality   Pure Food and Drug Act  
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He said "Speak softly and carry a big stick."   Theodore Roosevelt  
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Wrote a corollary to the Monroe Doctrine   Theodore Roosevelt  
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He became president in 1910 by promising to continue Theodore Roosevelt's policies   William Henry Taft  
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This composer wrote "Blessed Assurance" and many other famous hymns.   Fanny Crosby  
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What party was formed by Theodore Roosevelt in the election of 1912?   Bull Moose Party  
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