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1877-1914 II

Review

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• 1. Who was the Democratic Presidential candidate that was elected in 1912 under his campaign slogan the “New Freedom”?

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• 2. What was the name of the independent party of Teddy Roosevelt during the election on 1912?

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3. Approximately how many miles were saved going from the US east coast to the US west coast via the Panama Canal?

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• 4. What was the name of the statement that clearly articulated an extension of the Monroe Doctrine that the US would protect any area under the US sphere of influence?

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• 5. What President was assassinated in Buffalo in 1901, thus allowing Theodore Roosevelt the VP, to become President?

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• 6. What Supreme Court decision established the separate but equal clause in American society?

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• 7. What African American leader accepted the concept of segregation for the moment and stressed the idea that equality could be achieved through vocational training?

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• 8. What term is used to describe the type of laws in many southern states after Reconstruction that resulted in forced segregation of races in public places?

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• 9. What is the name of the movement that wished to use government influence to solve certain social, economic and political problems in America at the turn of the 20th century?

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• 10. Who were the two most Progressive Presidents?

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• 11. What term describes the process in which citizens vote on a law that has been passed by a legislative body?

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• 12. What is the term that describes the process in which citizens may vote to remove an official from office?

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• 13. What anti trust legislation finally had the authority to outlaw price fixing and to break up certain trust companies?

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• 14. What amendment gave women the right to vote?

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• 15. What amendment allowed for the direct election of Senators?

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• 16. What were the two new types of journalism that emerged during the Progressive period?

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• 17. Who was the most important leader of the American Federation of Labor union?

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• 18. What was the name of the unsuccessful AFL labor strike against Carnegie steel?

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• 19. What was the name of the policy in which the US opened trade with China, the US was to trade equally with other nations in China, encouraged foreigners to obey Chinese law, and would provide the US access to Chinese consumers?

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• 20. What is the name of the policy under President Taft in which the US invested funds and expanded markets in Latin America?

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• 21. Who was the American diplomat that arranged the purchase of Alaska from Russia in 1867?

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• 22. What American businessman helped overthrow Queen Liliuokalani of Hawaii?

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• 23. What was the nickname of the Spanish American War of 1898?

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• 24. What US ship blew up in Havana Harbor and was a major cause of the Spanish American War?

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• 25. Who was the popular hero of the Rough Riders and the ‘charge up San Juan hill’?

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• 26. As a result of the Spanish American War what new lands did the US acquire?

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• 27. Who assisted new immigrants to the US through the establishment of settlement houses like Hull House?

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• 28. What term is used to describe exaggerated and sensational newspaper stories?

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• 29. Who wrote The Jungle, a novel about corruption and horrible business practices in America?

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• 30. Who was the first leader of Tuskegee Institute of Alabama?

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• 31. During what movement were social welfare programs encouraged to ensure a basic standard of living for all Americans?

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• 32. What are the four major “ISMS” that emerged during the latter part of the 19th century and during the early parts of the 20th century, which may also be associated with major world conflicts leading to World War I?

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• 33. Who was the most important socialist leader of the American Railway Union?

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• 34. What were at least two major union gains during the progressive era?

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• 35. What treaty ended the Spanish American War?

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