honors modern us history midterm study guide

teddy roosevelt

progressive president

woodrow wilson

democrat president

eugene debbs

socialist president

w howard taft

republican president

the runaway philisophical winner in the 1912 election was

progressivism

wilson won the election of 1912 primarily because what

Taft and Roosevelt split the former republican vote

the "triple wall of privelage" that wilson set out to reform consisted of whom

the tariffs, banks, and trusts

under the wilson administration, congress exercised the authoriry granted by the newly enacted 16th amendment to pass what

a progressive federal income tax

The new regulatory agency created by the Wilson administration in 1914 that attacked unfair business competition, false advertising, and consumer fraud was the what

federal trade commission

while outlawing business monopolies, the clayton anti-trust act created exemptions from antitrust prosecution for

agricultural anf labor organizations

wilson effectively reformed the banking and financial system by

establishing a publicaly controlled federal reserve board to issue currency and control credit

wilson's general progressive support for the less fortunate in american society was weakened by his actively hostile policies toward

blacks

general pershing's expidition into mexico was sent in direct response to the

killing of american citizens in new mexico by pancho villa

congress passed the underwood tariff because

president wilson aroused public opinion to support the passage

after the lusitania, arabic, and sussex sinkings, wilson successfully pressured the german government to

cease from sinking neutral merchantand passenger ships without warning

wilson's effective slogan in 1916 election campaign

"he kept us out of war"

true or false: wilson consistently refused to send american troops to intervene in the caribbean

false

true or false: wilson's initial policy toward the revolutionary mexican government of general huerta was to display moral disapproval while trying to avoid american military intervention

true

what was the primary goal of the muckrakers during the progressive era

to expose corruption and social injustice

how did the muckrakers contribute to reform

pressuring leaders through investigative reporting

what big idea defined teddy roosevelt's conservation efforts

protecting natural resources for future generations

why was the conservation important to progressive leaders

they believed resources were limited and needed protection

what was the main purpose of roosevelt's square deal

ensure fairness between workers, consumers, and business

how did the square deal reflect progressive ideals

it promoted fairness and increased government regulation

what major difference emerged between roosevelt and taft

their approaches to regulating big business

how did the roosevelt-taft split impact the progressive movement

it divided reformers and reshaped political alliances

what was the major goal of the women's progressive movement

exapanding women's role in public and political life

how did women reformers advance progressivism

organizing suffrage, labor reform, and social welfare

what was the key weaknessof the progressive movement

it often excluded minority groups from reforms

why do historians criticize some progressive reforms

they solved issues for some groups while leaving others behind

before the 1800s, us foreign policy was best described as

isolationist with limited global involvement

the "yellow press" og hearst and pullitzer primarily encouraged americans to

support imperialism and war with spain

teddy roosevelt's slogan that stated his essential foreign policy principle was

"speak softly and carry a big stick"

according to Alfred Thayer Mahan, world power depended on

naval strength and overseas bases

the big sister policy sought to

improve us trade relations with latin america

the british / venzuelan boundary dispute of the 1890s

led to the great rapprochement with britain

queen liliuokalani resisted us annexation because she

wanted hawaii to remain under native control

president grover cleveland responded to the hawaiian revolt by

announcing us had gravely wronged the desposed queen

the rallying cry "remember the maine" referred to

the explosian of an american battleship in havana harbor

the teller amendment promised that the us

would grant cuba independence following the war

commodore george dewey's victory at manila bay revealed

the strength of the modern us navy

emilio aguinaldo is best remembered as

the filipino nationalist who resisted us control

the anti imperialist league opposed

annexing the philippines

the insular cases ruled that

congress could decide how to govern acquired lands

the platt amendment authorized the us to

intervene in cuban affairs and lease naval bases

the open door policy aimed to

ensure equal trading rights in china

the boxer rebellion in 1900 was caused by

chinese resentment of foreign influence

the roosevelt corollary to the monroe doctrine stated that the us

had the right to intervene in latin america to prevent european action

teddy roosevelt's role in acquiring the panama canal was controversial because

he supported a panamanian revolt against columbia

the "great white fleet" demonstrated

american naval strength and global reach

true or false: teddy roosevelt encouraged and assisted the panamanian revolution against colombia in 1903

true

true or false: the mckinley tariff harmed, not helped, hawaiian sugar growers

true

true or false: the filipino insurrection against us rule was larger and more costly in lives than the spanish american war

true

true or false:the cause of the maine explosion was never proven

true

true or false: the us gained guam and puerto rico from spain

true

the anti-imperialists league opposed, not supported, annexation

true

the foraker act granted limited puerto rican self-government

true

true or false: the open door policy applied to china, not latin america

true

true or false: the roosevelt corollary justified us intervention in latin america

true

true or false: the supreme court decided in the insular cases that american constitutional law and the bill of rights applied to the people under american rule in puerto rico and the philippines

false

alfred thayer mahan

naval historian who promoted sea power

josiah strong

author of our country about superior ango-saxons race vs. "backward" people

william mckinley

imperialist us president who agreed to war with spain

teddy roosevelt

engineered panama's independence from colombia

emilio aguinaldo

filipino nationalist leader us naval hero

john hay

author of the open door notes

rough rider

teddy roosevelt

george dewey

us naval hero (may day victory) of manila bay

grover cleveland

president who halted hawaiian annexation

william howard taft

future president who was made head of the philippine commission, called filippinos "little brown brothers"

which of the following most accurately describes the "new immigrants" who arrived in america after 1880

they arrived largely from southern and eastern europe and were culturally distinct from earlier arrivals

the social gospel movement is best described as a response to what

the harsh realities of industrailization and urban poverty

jane addams' hull house primarily served which purpose

it provided education and social services to poor urban immigrants

booker t. washington's philosophy toward racial advancement emphasized what

economic self-help and vocational education to gain respect and oppurtunity

WEB du bois different from booker t washington primarily because he

called for immediate civil rights and the higher education of the "talented tenth"

nativist in the late 1800s would most likely have supported

laws restricting immigration from southern and eastern europe

the american protective association (apa) was organized to

restrict catholic immigration and promote protestant values

the rapid urbanization of the gilded age was largely driven by

industrial job oppurtunities in cities

one consequence of the growth of cities in the late 19th century was

the development of tenement housing and poor sanitation

the term "yellow journalism" refers to

sensationalized news stories aimed at increasing newspaper sales

the morrill and hatch acts primarily benefited which sector of american life

agricultural and technical education

the success of the department stores such as macy's and marshall field's reflected what

the rise of consumer culture and mass marketing

what was a major reform goal of the settlement house movement

child labor laws and improved working conditions

which of the following best explains the spread of public education during the gilded age

the belief that democracy required an educated citizenry

which technological advancement most contributed to urban expansion

electric trolley and skyscraper construction

mark baker eddy is best known for

founding christian science and emphasizing spiritual healing

the rise of spectator sports in th elate 1800s reflected

the increased leisure time of the working and middle classes

which of the following best characterizes the experience of women during the gilded age

women gained greater oppurtunities for social activism and professional work

one of the effects of the prohibition movement was

the division between rural and urban values

ida b wells

set out to expose heinous lynching in jim crow south. death threats didn't stop her

carrie chapman catt

effective leader in the women's suffrage battle

emily dickinson

the author's poems were discovered after her death

carrie a nation

she was famous in 1870 for bringing her anti-drink crusade to universities and saloons in violent ways usong her hatchet

mary cassat

impressionist artist who created images of social and private lives of women and children

florence kelley

ling-long battler for welfare of women, children, blakcs, and consumers. guerilla warrior in the urban jungle

charlotte perkins gilman

wrote women and economics a classic in feminist literature. in this she advocated for women in the workforce

vertical integration and horizontal integration were both examples of which of the following

monopolies (eliminating the impact of business competitors)

which industrailist is correctly paired with the industry that he dominated

andrew carneige - steel, john d rockefeller - oil, jp morgan - banking

what role did terence vs powderly play during the gilded age

he was a labor leader (active in the knights of labor)

the national government helped to finance transcontinental railroad construction in the late 19th century by providing railroad corporations with

land grants and loans