Unit 5 Review Word Scramble
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Question | Answer |
The Jungle | Book written to expose the meat packing industry (by Upton Sinclair) lead to more food regulations |
Ida Tarbell | Exposed the Standard Oil Trust and their abuses |
Muckracker | Someone who exposed the problems "muck" in industries through writing books and articles |
Reform | Means to change things |
Conservation Movement | Teddy Roosevelt- wanted to save and preserve land and natural resources |
Labor Laws fought for what? | Better wages, safer conditions, shorter hours |
Recall | Voters can petition to have an elected representative removed- state levels |
Initiative | Voters can petition state legislators to look at a bill they want passed |
Referendum | Voters to vote directly on a bill |
National level progressive reforms | Antitrust, pure food and drug act, meat inspection act, conservation movement. |
Pure Food and Drug Act | Federal inspection to all packaged foods and drugs. Labels with medicine and food are required |
WW1 | Also known as the Great War or the War to End All Wars. Involed new weapons and trench warfare |
Imperialism | European Countries were in competition for colonies in Africa and Asia |
Causes for WW1 | Imperialism, Militarism, Alliances, Nationalism. Overall tensions. |
US beliefs before war | It had the right to trade with warring nations. Warring nations must respect our neutrality, The freedom of the seas |
Lusitania | Merchant ship that had Americans on board that was sunk by German Uboats- they sank anything they thought had contraband on it.----A cause of US getting involved in WW1 |
Zimmerman Note | Secret telegram from Germany that t tries o get Mexico to make war with US in exchange to help them get their land back. Another cause to get US involved in WW1 |
Wilson's War Speech | After 3 American merchant ships were sunk- Wilson asked congress for a declaration of war |
Allies | Russia, France, Serbia, Great Britain |
Central Powers | Germany. Austria-hungry, Italy |
Stalemate | A stand still in fighting- neither side can take advantage |
Sussex Pledge | Germany said they would warn boats before sinking them so that they could get citizens off of it |
Temperance | Reform movement to ban alcohol |
3 Progressive Presidents | Roosevelt, Taft, Wilson |
16th Amendment | Right to take income taxes |
17th Amendment | Senators direct election |
18th Amendment | Prohibition |
19th Amendment | Women's right to vote |
Imperialism | A big country tries to gain control of smaller countries by using their power and size. |
Nationalism | Devotion to someones country |
Nativism | Someone "fully" American |
Platt Amendment | American Government is given the right to establish naval bases in Cuba and intervene in Cuban affairs |
Open Door Policy | American approach to china in the 1900s open trade with China and other nations |
Social Welfare Programs | Program designed to ensure basic living essentials for poor citizens. |
Municipal Government | City level government |
Home Rule | System that gives cities a limited amount of rule |
Bull Moose Party | Nickname of the Progressive Party |
Clayton Antitrust Act | Law passed in 1914 to strengthen the Sherman Antitrust act and make certain activities done by big business against the law. |
Civil Disobedience | Nonviolent refusal to obey laws in an effort to create change. This was done by suffrage fighters with a hunger strike. |
Stalemate | Situation in which neither side of the fight is able to advance |
Name for the Draft | Selective Service Act |
Causes for America Getting involved in the WW1 | Sinking of the Lucitania (killing Americans) Russian Revolution causing Russia to drop out of the War (US needed to join the war to protect their investments) |
Sedition Act | An act that made it illegal to speak negatively about the government and the war. |
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