U.S. History Review

Imperialism is the policy of extending a country's power and influence through

This was the name of the ship that was sunk off the coast of Cuba that sparked the war.

Due to ruthless business practices, Standard Oil eventually refined how much of the U.S's Oil?

The two things Wilson desperately wanted to pass after the war were the League of Nations and

Working conditions were not much better, this was because businesses

This man was the founder of Standard Oil

Which one of these presidents was a progressive president

He was hard on who?

This evidence of German hostility was one of the deciding factors that led the U.S. to war

The next Union that became popular had much more success

A Union's main weapon against businesses was a

Journalism based on sensationalism and cured exaggeration is called

By the time of his death, Andrew Carnegie had given away how much of his wealth?

The living conditions for many immigrants in the city were

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Journalists who wrote about and tried to expose political and business corruption were called

This was a time of rapid growth in what area of American society?

Which two groups mainly supported the Progressive Era?

This was the name of the famous volunteer group led by Teddy Roosevelt that fought in Cuba

Before he was Governor of New Jersey, he was

Woodrow Wilson was known to be

The Spanish American war was fought where?

These were needed in order to protect workers as businesses became larger and more powerful.

Germany continued to create conflict however due to the use of

The New Immigrants included this group of people

A political organization in which a boss/small group commands a group of supporters

Who did the strikes hurt?

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The two journalists best known for yellow journalism at this time were William Hearst and 

This man was the leader of the AFL

He created a monopoly by using this particular business practice against his competitors

Women and young children usually worked in these mills

The Treaty of Paris 1898 gave the United States

Businesses loved the influx of immigrants because it provided them

What did the 19th amendment do?

Early on one of the biggest unions was called

The U.S. used this document to justify the reason for their involvement in Cuban affairs

What was the checkpoint used by the U.S. on the east coast to recieve incoming immigrants?

The main theme during the Progressive Era was what?

Which amendment was NOT passed during this time period?

What does it mean when something is gilded?

The war lasted

A prime example of a man who helped political corruption run rampant was

These boys worked in coal mines and would sort coal out from the rubble

Immigration is the act of entering a country to live, Emigration is

The first territory America will annex is 

Andrew Carnegie first made his money by investing in what?

What was the time period of the Progressive Era?

Before the progressive era, what approach did the government try?

Women and children were valued as workers because

Those from Germany, Britian, Ireland, and Scandinavia made up this group of immigrants

The event that would kill all support for the Knights of Labor was 

Why was America the place to be when it came to finding a job?

When WWI broke out, he thought the U.S. should

The slogan for his campaign to be re-elected was

The two main leaders of the Woman's Suffrage Movement were Susan B. Anthony and 

Who did the middle class not trust?

During the Gilded Age, about how many immigrants came to the U.S.?

After making his first large sum of money investing in railroads, what did he invest in next?

Urbanization is when people migrate from