1890-1918 Imperialism and Progressivism

Motives for imperialism

White Man's Burden, Markets, Nationalism

Yellow Press

Journalists pushing for foreign intervention

Roosevelt Corollary

US asserted its dominance in western hemisphere

Causes of Spanish American War

Yellow Press, desire for power, DeLome Letter, Sinking of Maine

Effects of Spanish American War

New foreign power. Debate and war over Philippines.

Open Door Notes

America's attempt to end spheres of influence in China

Dollar Diplomacy

Attempt to influence foreign affairs, particularly in Central and South America with economics.

Settlement House Movement

community organizers designed to help urban poor.

18th Amendment

Prohibition

19th Amendment

Women's Suffrage

Square Deal

Theodore Roosevelt's domestic agenda which ended laissez faire and tried to be fair to labor

How the Other Half Lives

John Muir

Conservatist

Emma Goldmann

Anarchist

Jane Addams

Settlement House worker

Upton Sinclair

Muckraker

Margaret Sanger

Birth Control Advocate

Eugene Debs

Socialist / Labor Leader

Booker T. Washington

Founder of Tuskeegee

W.E.B. DuBois

Founder of NAACP

Alice Paul

Women's Suffrage advocate