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Who became president after Teddy Roosevelt?
William Taft
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T or F: The 19th Amendment gave women the right to vote
True
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Was the U.S. becoming bigger and bolder, or was America still in isolation?
Bigger and bolder
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T or F: The Roosevelt Corollary was created to ensure proper behavior in the world. The U.S. would act as a police force to the world.
True
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What are Uboats?
Submarines
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The right of the government to punish Americans who opposed World War I was called what?
-The Espionage Act
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Did the U.S. officially join WWI instantly, or did the U.S. try to remain neutral?
-Remain neutral
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Is the legal system trying to create MORE or LESS protection for the working class?
more
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T or F: The Dollar Diplomacy was to promote American economics to underdeveloped countries and create an influence.
True
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What association was created in order to help build more opportunities for African-Americans?
-The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP)
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T or F: The government is getting less and less involved with bettering the conditions of living for the poor and immigrants.
False
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T or F: Progressives believed that human beings were, by nature, decent, well-intentioned, and kind.
True
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After President McKinley is assassinated, who becomes the new president?
Theodore Roosevelt
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According to the History Channel documentary on WWI, the Zimmerman telegram was a fight between the United States and who else?
-Germany/Mexico
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What is believed to have sparked the Spanish-American war?
-The bombing of the Maine battleship
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According to the History Channel documentary on WWI, what started WWI?
-The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand
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When the U.S. officially joins the Great War in 1917, who were our allies in the war?
-Italy, France, Great Britian
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How many U.S. men were killed in WWI in the first 200 days?
2 million
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The Industrial Workers of the World (IWW) was the militant labor organization that wanted people to do what?
-Work for survival and forget about wages/salaries
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Did big businesses love or hate Teddy Roosevelt?
-HATE
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The people in the media who started to expose America's everyday problems and bring awareness and attention to these issues were called what?
-The Muckrackers
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