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Upton Sinclair
Which muckraker wrote about the hazardous conditions of the meat packing industry?
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Monroe Doctrine (I'll accept Roosevelt Corollary= Roosevelt banned European countries from using force to collect debts in Western Hemisphere)
Which doctrine prevented Europeans from establishing new colonies in the Western Hemisphere?
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19th Amendment
Which amendment were Susan B Antony and Elizabeth Stanton involved with?
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Roosevelt's Big Stick Policy
"Walk softly but carry a big stick"
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New markets (raw materials), Religion (Christianity), US as World Power, Expansion of Navy, Expansion of Territories
List 2 reasons for US imperialism
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Theodore Roosevelt
Conservationist, Established US control over Panama Canal Zone, negotiated Treaty of Portsmouth, Warned European nations not to interfere in Caribbean.
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Clayton Anti-Trust Act
Which act allowed unions to organize? (Hint: It also regulated big businesses)
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19th Amendment
Seneca Falls Convention, Women's' Suffrage
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Bull Moose Party
Which third party allowed for Democratic candidate Woodrow Wilson to win the presidency in the election of 1912?
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The government
Who did progressives think needed to play a more active role in solving society's problems…the government, big businesses, or immigrants?
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Sanford B Dole
Which US lawyer led the provisional government while it worked out plans to annex Hawaii. He was later governor of Hawaii.
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Interstate Commerce Act, Sherman Anti-Trust Act, Clayton Anti-Trust Act, Any "Square Deal" or "New Freedom Acts"
Name 2 acts that regulated big businesses?
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17th Amendment
Direct election of Senators
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Social Gospel Movement
Which movement called for social reforms (abolishing child labor, safer working conditions, helping needy/poor)
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Increased trade with East Asia and Caribbean, Need for Panama Canal, US emerges as World Power, US acquires territories
List 2 effects of the Spanish-American War
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Social Reformer. Established Hull House (All-purpose community center for poor people living in crowded cities/neighborhoods. Provided child care, nursing services, and English lessons to immigrants)
Who was Jane Addams and what did she establish?
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Federal Reserve Act of 1913
Which act reformed the banking industry by establishing 12 regional Federal banks, regulated money, and required banks to leave a percentage of deposits on reserve?
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16th Amendment
Graduated income tax, Power to tax individual income
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Open Door Policy
Which policy allowed for the US to expand trade in China?
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Improvement of social and economic interests, helping the people (versus the government/big businesses), etc.
What best summarizes the impact of the Progressive Era?
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US Secretary of State John Hays
Which individual proposed the Open Door Policy?
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Ended corruption, Made state government accountable to the people, Raised level of public participation in political process, Gave citizens direct voice
Initiative, Referendum, and Recall did what?
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Platt Amendment
Which amendment gave the US rights to intervene in Cuban affairs at any time. It was not repealed until the 1930s.
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Taft's Dollar Diplomacy
Taft encouraged US bankers to invest in Caribbean countries to promote American foreign policy goals. If couldn't repay loans on time, US would send troops. What is this policy called?
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Fight corruption of US society by publicly exposing it
During the Progressive Era, Muckrakers and other reform leaders sought to what?
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