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what doctrine stated that the U.S. would oppose any European interference in the affairs of independent Latin American nations
Monroe Doctrine
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Letter written by Spanish ambassador insulting President McKinley
Delome letter
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Where did the first battle of the Spanish- American War take place
Philippine Islands
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Group of college athletes, cowboys, and Indians
Rough Riders
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Who led the Rough Riders
that were led by Colonel Leonard Wood and Lieutenant Colonel Theodore Roosevelt
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Were did the Rough Riders attack
San Juan Hill
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What Island did Spain sell to the U.S.
How much
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Three important results of the Spanish-American War
- 1. U.S. gained recognition as a leading naval power
- 2. Great Britain's support of the U.S. during the war fostered a growing alliance between the two nations
- 3. the war helped stimulate American trade and industry both at home and abroad
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what is an Imperialist
someone who wants to control the governments and resources of other nations, conquering and making them into colonies
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who worked to stop the spread of malaria and yellow fever
Dr. Walter Reed
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What amedment provided Cuban Independence under Certain conditions that was passed by congress in 1901
Platt Amendment
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What tipe of governments do the Islands Guam and Puerto Rico have today
- Puerto Rico: self-governing common wealth
- Guam: Territory of US. citizenship
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which Island developed the heist standard of living
Puerto Rico
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Who won the election in the year of 1900
Theodor Roosevelt
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commander of the U.S. Pacific fleet in Hong Kong, China at the battle of Manila Bay
Commodore George Dewey
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president McKinley's vice president in the running election
Theodor Roosevelt
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were did the U.S. gain permission to set up a naval base when protecting Hawaii
Peal Harbor
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President Roosevelt friend, and a famous naturalist who founded the Sierra Club
John Muir
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financed emigration projects from sale of public lands
Newlands Reclamation Act
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what policy promoted free trade in China
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Roosevelt received Nobel Piece Prize for Negotiating piece between what two countries
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what treaty gave the U.S. the right to build and police a canal
Hay-Pauncefote Treaty
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doctor sent to rid Panama Canal Zone of tropical fever
William Gorgas
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American army colonel responsible for building Panama Canal
George Washington Goethals
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who wrote The Jungle
Upton Sinclair
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Who won the election of 1908
William H. Taft
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what was the 47th. and 48th. state
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what act increased the government's power to regulate businesses
Mann-Elkins Act
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what president supported "Dollar Diplomacy"
William Taft
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who won the election of 1912
Woodrow Wilson
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what amendment gave congress the power to tax personal income
16th Amendment
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what amendment reflected the Progressive belief that people should have a more direct voice in political affairs
17th Amendment
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who has almost complete control over the nation's money supply.
Federal Reserve
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what did we call the Danish West Indies after we purchased them
why are they important to day
the Virginia Islands
they provided an important base for defense of the Panama Canal
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"Big Four":
- England: Prime minister George
- U.S.: President Wilson
- France: Georges Clemenceau of France
- Italy: Prime minister Vittorio Orlando
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The 14th point in the Fourteen Points is
General Association
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What are the three main point in the Treaty of Versailles
- 1. German Territory loss
- 2. Demilitarization of Germany
- 3. Reparation and admission of guilt
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What league did America reject because they believed they would loose their independence and encounter future world conflicts
League of Nations
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what were comunists comenly known as
Reds
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who led the FBI
J. Edgar Hoover
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president Wilson's 14th point body created to ensure peace
League of Nations
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the assembly line benefited industries how
it allowed the average person to own an automobile
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what company began the mass production of automobiles
Ford Motor Company
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what, where, when was the first commercial broadcasting station
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what and when was the first national radio network
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What three things centered in New York City
- banking
- the arts
- international trade
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what act provided penalties to any one who gave information to enemies, interfered with recruiting
Espionage Act
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who was the most famous pilot from WWI
"Eddie" Rickenbacker
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A theological debate
Modernism
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who believes the Bible is full of errors man is basically good Jesus is not God and there is no such thing as heaven or hell
Modernists
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what amendment and what word means prohibited the sail of alcohol
- 18th amendment
- prohibition
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what group was influential in passing the 18th and 19th amendment
WCTU (Woman's Christian Temperance Union)
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in what trial did William Jennings Bryan defend the Bible and win the case against evolution
Scopes Trial ("monkey trial")
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who became president after Warren Harding died in office
Calvin Coolidge
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who was the first president sworn into office by the father
Calvin Coolidge
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what stated that the Germans war debt was
renegotiated to include smaller payments to the Allies
Dawes plan
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what pact did Frank Kellogg
Kellog-Briand Pact
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what pact ignord the sin nature of man
Kellog-Briand Pact
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