History 100

This was the principle that guided Roosevelt’s efforts to organize water projects

In 1914, this alliance consisted of France, Great Britain, and Russia

This contained a suggestion of an alliance between Mexico and Germany that deeply angered the American people.

This reform governor and U.S. senator from Wisconsin made the railroad industry a major target.

This is a system of involuntary labor. After slavery was abolished, Mexicans and African Americans were forced

he killed 25 Germans, silenced 35 enemy machine guns, and, with 6 other soldiers, captured 132 prisoners.

This is a bill initiated, or launched, by citizens.

white business groups overthrew the Hawaiian government and established a provisional government with ___ as president

___ became Hawaiis queen and proposed a new constitution.

Which term refers to an agreement that limited the immigration of unskilled workers to the United States in exchange for

One of the effects of this was a rise in organized crime.

In 1898, __ proclaimed Hawaii an American territory.

This was an “underground” saloon or nightclub where liquor was sold illegally.

white business leaders forced King ___ to change Hawaiis constitution to grant voting rights only to wealthy landowners

This nation gained its independence in the Spanish-American War.

lts criticism of the American president caused American resentment toward Spain to turn to outrage.

perfected the incandescent light bulb, created an electrical power system, and organized power plants

This involved merchant vessels traveling in large groups with naval ships acting as guards.

Roosevelt responded to this book by appointing a commission to investigate the meatpacking industry.

Although American women served in the navy, marines, and Army Corps of Nurses, they were not subject to this.

In 1887, U.S. military and economic leaders pressure Hawaii to allow the United States to build a naval base at

n 1914, this alliance consisted of Germany, Austria-Hungary, and the Ottoman Empire.

This is a term used to describe a journalist who exposed government abuses and big business corruption to the readers

organized coal miners, their wives, and their children to fight for better working conditions

At 42 years old, he was the youngest man ever to become president.

These were organized groups that controlled the activities of a political party in a city.

The American Civil Liberties Union hired him to represent John T. Scopes.

Soon after this was destroyed, the United States declared war on Spain.

He commanded the American Expeditionary Force (AEF).

developed a cheap and effective manufacturing process for making steel

This is a vote on an initiative.

This progressive championed the rights of women and children by moving into a settlement house

created trusts and was criticized as a robber baron while serving as head of the Standard Oil Company

This Cuban poet and journalist launched a Cuban revolution in 1895.

___ caused a crisis by threatening Hawaiian sugar growers with economic disaster.

This was someone who provided illegal alcohol.

This long-term cause of the war encouraged competitiveness between nations and encouraged various ethnic groups

Battle of the Somme, this resulted in the exchange of seven miles of territory at the loss of 1.2 million casualties

This legislation put forth strict cleanliness requirements for meatpackers

ran the American Railway Union and later dan for president several times as a socials

Through which place did immigrants arriving on the East Coast pass before gaining entry into the United States?

This began with the introduction of the tank and the airplane as weapons.

He was the naval commander who led the American forces that steamed into Manila Bay and destroyed the Spanish fleet.

Which term is the name of a restriction on immigration passed by Congress?

This Supreme Court decision ruled that separation of the races in public accommodations was legal

This enabled voters to remove public officials from elected positions by forcing them to face an election

This legislation halted the sale of contaminated foods or drugs and called for truth in labeling.

This African-American journalist began crusading for racial justice after the lynching of three friends

This volunteer cavalry unit fought in a famous land battle near Santiago, Cuba.

Scottish immigrant who made a fortune in steel and donated most of his profits

railroad-car mogul who built a town to house his employees

After the war, the United States paid 20 million dollars to Spain for the annexation of this land.

___ who favored the annexation of Hawaii, takes over the presidency from Cleveland

Members of the Woman’s Christian Temperance Union fought for this cause by going to saloons and asked to stop selling

This was one of the inspirations for the creation of assembly lines at the Ford Motor Company.

This is a sensational style of writing that exaggerates the news to lure readers.

This included a series of reform efforts that aimed to correct injustices in American life.

This muckraking journalist, shocked readers with his nauseating account of the meatpacking industry’s conditions.

Admiral William S. Sims convinced the British to use this as a hindrance to German U-boat attacks.

This was given in the South to African Americans by voter registration officials.

These Republican supporters of New York City boss Roscoe Conkling were strongly opposed to civil-service reform.

Closely linked with industrialization, this long-term cause of the war involved a contest for colonies.

This general forced Cubans to relocate to reconcentration camps where thousands of them died.

This describes the era after the Eighteenth Amendment went into effect.

Through which place did immigrants arriving on the West Coast pass before gaining entry into the United States?

This term is used to refer to any system of separating people on the basis of race.

he did not succeed in getting Congress to go along with his plans for reform, he was able to clean the custom houses

Having shot down at least 29 enemy planes, he was America’s leading ace pilot in the war.

Which idea led io aisein ant inigin groups anda demand tor imnigation testictions

This term describes a person who opposes warfare on moral grounds.

This was defended at the Scopes trial.

He was called as a witness in the Scopes trial.

This British liner was sunk by a German U-boat.

This is what Roosevelt promised that the common people would receive.

urged by such leaders as the U.S. Navy Admiral __ , the United States constructed many new battleships

first successfully used a steam engine to remove oil from beneath the earth’s surface

Through which place were 19th-century eastern European immigrants more likely to pass before gaining entry into the US

This required men to register with the government in order to be randomly selected for military service.

opened the way for worldwide communications with invention of the telephone

This had to be paid to gain access to the voting booth in many Southern states. Which kept poor people from voting

This allowed for the popular, or direct, election of U.S. senators.

This long-term cause of the war involved the development of the armed forces and their use as a tool of diplomacy.

These laws were passed in the South to prevent white and black people from intermixing and to prevent blacks

the mixture of diverse cultures whose people blended together by abandoning their native language and customs?

These people opposed World War I because they saw it as an imperialist struggle.

These people opposed World War I because they perceived all wars as evil.

This was started by prominent African American and white reformers.

Theodore Roosevelt was declared the hero of this, even though he and his units played only a minor role in its capture.

Which term is the name of a restriction on emigration worked out between the United States and another government?

This legislation was used by Roosevelt to file 44 antitrust suits.

invented the typewriter

This authorized an independent civil service commission to make government appointments based on the merit system.

His assassination sparked World War I.

President ___ formally recognized the Republic of Hawaii.

This was any type of unethical or illegal use of political influence for personal gain.

This Protestant movement was grounded in the literal, word for word, interpretation of the Bible.

The government failed to budget enough men and money to enforce this.

This president surprised everyone by turning into a reformer. His efforts to persuade Congress to reform the civil srvic

This was settled when Roosevelt got involved in the negotiations.

This was added to the constitutions of several Southern states to enable white people to vote