The Progressives Respond | Progressives on the National Stage | Progressives III | Foreign Policy | Spanish-American War |
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What is Hull House?
the first settlement house in Chicago, founded by Jane Addams
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What was the Square Deal?
President Theodore Roosevelt's reform program, focused on regulating big business, protecting workers and consumers, and preserving the environment
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What happened to children once progressives succeeded in passing child labor laws?
Number of children in school increased dramatically.
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What type of foreign policy did President Washington call for in his Farewell Speech?
unilateralism
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What is yellow journalism?
the exaggerated style of newspaper reporting during the 1890s that was sparked by the rivalry between two New York City newspapers and helped inflame public support for war with Spain
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What was NAWSA?
a group formed by leading suffragists in the late 1800s to organize the women's suffrage movement
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What is the 16th Amendment?
a constitutional change ratified in 1913 allowing the federal government to impose an income tax
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What was the purpose of the direct primary?
to allow all members of a political party to vote on the candidate for the election rather than being chosen by party delegates
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What did the Monroe Doctrine say?
the declaration by President James Monroe in 1823 warning European powers against future colonization in the Western Hemisphere or interference in Latin American republics
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What was the Platt Amendment?
provisions in the Cuban constitution, added as a condition for the withdrawal of U.S. troops in 1902, allowing the United States to intervene in Cuban affairs and to buy or lease land for naval bases
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What was the National Child Labor Committee?
a progressive organization formed in 1904 to promote laws restricting or banning child labor
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What is 17th Amendment?
a constitutional change ratified in 1913 requiring the direct election of senators by popular vote
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What were women progressives "fighting" for?
to vote
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What states did the US acquire through the foreign policy tool of armed force?
California, Arizona, New Mexico, Utah, Nevada, and Colorado
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What territories were ceded to the US after the Spanish-American War?
Puerto Rico, Guam, and the Philippines
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What was the Social Gospel?
a religious movement of the late 1800s based on the idea that social reform and Christianity go hand in hand
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What is 18th Amendment?
a constitutional change ratified in 1919 prohibiting the manufacture, sale, or transportation of alcoholic beverages; repealed by the Twenty-first Amendment in 1933
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Party bosses who handed out "special favors" were known as?
corrupt public officials
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What foreign policy tool did the US use to acquire the Oregon Territory from Great Britain?
diplomacy
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What was the Anti-Imperialist League?
an organization formed during the Spanish-American War to oppose the establishment of U.S. colonies
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What is the NAACP?
a group formed in 1909 to fight through the courts to end segregation and ensure that African American men could exercise voting rights under the Fifteenth Amendment
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What is 19th Amendment?
a constitutional change ratified in 1920 declaring that women have the right to vote in state and national elections
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What was the Pure Food and Drug Act?
a 1906 federal law that established the Food and Drug Administration to test and approve drugs before they go to market
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What is imperialism?
empire building
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How did US foreign policy change after the Spanish-American War?
the US became a imperialistic colonial power
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