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Abeka U.S. History 8
Ch. 17: Spanish-American War/Progressive Era
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| When the United States determined to enforce the Monroe Doctrine w/o Britain | Venezuelan Boundary Dispute |
| Stated in 1823 that the US would oppose any European interference in the affairs of independent Latin American nations | Monroe Doctrine |
| The printing of sensational stories intended to excite the reader | yellow journalism |
| A Spanish Ambassador wrote this to a friend in Havana, Cuba, which included insulting remarks about President McKinley | Delome letter |
| The US battleship exploded in Havana harbor, outraging Americans | "Remember the Maine!" |
| The first battle of the Spanish-American war | The Battle of Manila Bay |
| Who led the volunteer forces in Cuba called the Rough Riders? | Theodore Roosevelt |
| A person who wants to control the governments and resources of other nations | imperialist |
| The United States purchased these islands from Spain at the end of the Spanish-American war in 1898 for $20 million | the Philippines |
| Dr. Walter Reed and Carlos Finlay worked together to control which disease? | yellow fever |
| As a result of America's war with Spain, these islands came under American protection | Guam, Puerto Rico, Hawaii |
| Became president when William McKinley was shot and killed in 1901 | Theodore Roosevelt |
| The Spanish-American War grew out of a conflict in this Spanish colony | Cuba |
| Early Progressive leader nicknamed "Battlin' Bob" because he fought for what he considered to be good government | Wisconsin governor Robert La Follette |
| The book that led President Roosevelt to pass the Meat Inspection Act of 1906 | The Jungle |
| President that sent the Great White Fleet around the world as a show of American naval strength | President Theodore Roosevelt |
| Conservationist group founded by John Muir | Sierra Club |
| President Theodore Roosevelt won the Nobel Prize in 1906 for helping to end this war | Russo-Japanese War |
| Gave the United States the right to build and police a canal in Panama in 1901 | Hay-Pauncefote Treaty |
| Who helped rid the panama Canal Zone of infectious disease? | Colonel William Gorgas |
| Assured product safety and quality | Pure Food and Drug Act |
| He said "Speak softly and carry a big stick." | Theodore Roosevelt |
| Wrote a corollary to the Monroe Doctrine | Theodore Roosevelt |
| He became president in 1910 by promising to continue Theodore Roosevelt's policies | William Henry Taft |
| This composer wrote "Blessed Assurance" and many other famous hymns. | Fanny Crosby |
| What party was formed by Theodore Roosevelt in the election of 1912? | Bull Moose Party |
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