Modern History Abeka ch 16 | Baamboozle - Baamboozle

What happened to the "Maine" and how did it turn into fuel for the Spanish-American War?

It was a U.S. ship that blew up in the harbor of Havana, Cuba and yellow journalists blamed the Spanish.

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Who were muckrakers and where did the term originally come from?

Writers who wrote articles and essays to criticize society and to promote socialism from the Pilgrim's Progress

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What happened in the Philippines in 1898 and how was it connected to the Spanish-American war?

The first battle of the war. Spain had a colony in the Philippine Islands.

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How did Theodore Roosevelt begin his first term as president?

He was McKinley's vice president and became president after McKinley was shot by an anarchist & died.

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What did the treaty of Paris in 1898-1899 do and what were the results of it?

It ended the Spanish-American War and Cuba was independent from Spain and the U.S. got Puerto Rico, Guam, & the Philippines (for $20 million)

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What disease did Dr. Walter Reed and Dr. Carlos Finlay work to get rid of?

Malaria

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What act passed by Congress in 1906 required that all medicine and food be labelled correctly?

The Pure Food and Drug Act

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What was the progressive movement?

an expansive effort to change the political system in the U.S.

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Name the 3 points of Theodore Roosevelt's square deal?

Consumer protection, control over corporations, and conservation of natural resources

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What was the proverb that Teddy Roosevelt used to describe his foreign policy?

Speak softly and carry a big stick; you will go far.

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What is yellow journalism?

The printing of sensational and sometimes unfounded stories.

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