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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What did progressives hope to gain? | Use state power to control trusts and stem socialists threat by improving working conditions |
| What was the impact of muckrakers? | Exposed the common the corruption and scandal Americans loved to hate |
| What event made Americans join the Spanish American war? | The Maine was sunk on February 15th 1898 |
| When did America claim Porto Rico, Guam, and the Philippines? | America annexed the Philippines after the Spanish American war |
| Involvement in the Spanish American War, acquisition of Hawaii, and introduction of the Open Door Policy were actions taken by the U.S. government to do what? | gain overseas markets and sources of raw materials |
| Teller amendment | Act of Congress in 1898 that stated that when the United States had rid Cuba of Spanish rule, Cuba would be granted its freedom. |
| Platt amendment | This amendment to the new Cuban constitution authorized U.S. intervention in Cuba to protect its interests. Cuba pledged not to make treates with other countries that might compromise its independence, and it granted naval bases to the United States, most |
| Roosevelt corollary | an addition to the Monroe Doctrine articulated by President Theodore Roosevelt stating that the United States has the right to protect its economic interests in South And Central America by using military force. |
| Dollar diplomacy | Developed by Republican President William Taft to create stability and order in Latin America that would best promote American commercial interest |
| Unrestricted German submarine warfare, sinking of the Lusitania, and the Zimmermann Telegram all pushed the U.S. to do what? | Go to war with Germany |
| Impact of the espionage act of 1917 and sedition act of 1918 | made it a federal offense to use "disloyal, profane, scurrilous, or abusive language" about the Constitution, the government, the American uniform, or the flag. |
| Wilsonâs 14 points | a statement of principles for peace that was to be used for peace negotiations in order to end World War I but the Senate was afraid that the League of Nations could drag the U.S. into war without their consent. |
| What peace settlement made Germany accept responsibility for WW1? | Treaty of Versailles |
| 17th amendment | Passed in 1913 and established the direct election of U.S. senators. |
| 18th amendment | Prohibited the non-medical sale of alcohol This amendment is the midpoint of a growing drive towards women's rights as well as showing the moral attitude of the era. |
| 19th amendment | . Granted women the ability to vote. |
| 20th amendment | shortened the time between Presidential election and inauguration. |
| 21st amendment | Repeal of Eighteenth Amendment; state and local prohibition no longer required by law |
| Who was involved in the great migration? | the movement of 6 million African-Americans out of the rural Southern United States to the urban Northeast, Midwest, and West |
| What fueled the âred scareâ? | fear that a bolshevik revolution would erupt in the US reached its height during the Red Scare |
| Impact of the immigration act of 1921 and 1924 | limited the number of immigrants allowed entry into the United States through a national origins quota |
| Teapot dome scandal | a bribery incident which took place in the United States in 1922-1923 |
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