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History9 Final
Question | Answer |
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Imperialism | empire building US was invovled in the last part of the 19th century. |
The USS Maine | battleship sunk in Havana Harbor in 1898 beginning the Spanish- American War. |
The Spanish American War | War between US and Spain in 1898; it was quick; we won and gained the Phillipeans. |
Theodore Rooseveltbyt | became famous from the Rough Riders in the panish - American War; became President in 1901 served until 1908; 1st Progressive President; was a Republican. |
The Square Deal | Roosevelt's domestic policy that got its name from the outcome of the 1902 coal strike. |
The Pure Food & Drug Act/ The Meat Inspection Act | laws passed under Roosevelt to provide safety in the food industry after "The Jungle" by Upton Sinclair was written; led to the FDA. |
The Roosevelt Corolary | part of Roosevelt's foreign policy that made the US the po-po of Latin America. |
The Panama Canal | connected the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean; started under Roosevelt finished by Wilson in 1913. |
William Howard Taft | Republican President from 1908-1912; was known as a trust buster. |
Woodrow Wilson | Democratic President elected in 1912 and 1916; he was a Progressive President; known for the New Freedom. |
The New Freedom | Wilson's domestic program that emphisized fairness in business. |
16th Amendment | Income Tax. |
17th Amendment | Direct Election of Senators. |
18th Amendment | Prohibition (no alcohol) |
19th Amendment | Women's right to vote. |
WW1 | conflict from 1914-1918 that |