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Facts about the Spanish-American War and Progressive Era in the United States

Explore important facts about the Spanish-American War, constitutional amendments, key figures, and significant events during the Progressive Era in the United States.

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Facts about the Spanish-American War and Progressive Era in the United States

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  1. Facts Facts Facts Facts Facts Facts 100 100 100 100 100 100 200 200 200 200 200 200 300 300 300 300 300 300 400 400 400 400 400 400 500 500 500 500 500 500

  2. What amendment allowed the government to begin income taxes? 16th

  3. Name 3 territories we got as a result of the Spanish-American War. Guam, Puerto Rico, the Philippines

  4. Are Puerto Ricans U.S. citizens? yes

  5. Who paid $20 for the U.S. to buy the Philippines from Spain? Andrew Carnegie

  6. Who helped the Rough Riders take San Juan Hill in the Spanish-American War? Teddy Roosevelt

  7. Which amendment outlawed the manufacture, sale, and consumption of alcohol? 18th

  8. Which amendment allowed women’s suffrage? 19th

  9. Which amendment allowed the people to elect senators directly? 17th

  10. Which president later became Chief Justice of the Supreme Court? William Howard Taft

  11. Why did McKinley choose Roosevelt for his Vice President? Roosevelt was a war hero and had lots of energy.

  12. What was the purpose of the Interstate Commerce Commission? To regulate business for the good of the public

  13. What term means extreme nationalism? jingoism

  14. What year did the Spanish-American War occur?1893 1898 1900 19011903 1906 1913 1898

  15. In what year was the Federal Reserve Act passed?1893 1898 1900 19011903 1906 1913 1913

  16. In what year was the last Hawaiian queen overthrown?1893 1898 1900 19011903 1906 1913 1893

  17. In what year was President McKinley assassinated?1893 1898 1900 19011903 1906 1913 1901

  18. In what year was the Pure Food & Drug Act passed?1893 1898 1900 19011904 1906 1913 1906

  19. In what year did the Boxer Rebellion occur?1893 1898 1900 19011903 1906 1913 1900

  20. In what year did the construction on the Panama Canal start? 1893 1898 1900 19011903 1906 1913 1903

  21. What was the result of reconcentration camps in Cuba & the Philippines? Tens of thousands of people died.

  22. Between what two countries did Teddy Roosevelt negotiate peace to win the Nobel Peace Prize? Japan & Russia

  23. What law was passed to allow the central banking system the authority to issue money? Federal Reserve Act

  24. What term refers to the collection of ideas and activities to fix America’s problems? Progressivism

  25. What term means the economic and political control of a strong nation over a weaker nation? imperialism

  26. What term refers to President Taft’s policy of using the military to protect and encourage U.S. businesses to invest in trade with Latin America? Dollar Diplomacy

  27. What law was the Roosevelt Corollary an extension of? Monroe Doctrine

  28. What term allows proposed legislation or laws to be submitted to the voters for approval? Referendum

  29. What event began over trading rights with China caused by America’s Open Door Policy? Boxer Rebellion

  30. What was the goal of the Prohibition Amendment? To decrease the amount of alcohol consumed

  31. Who founded the Sierra Club to make the U.S. more concerned with saving natural resources & parks? John Muir

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