Modern History Abeka ch 16 | Baamboozle - Baamboozle

What was the progressive movement?

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

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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 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 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 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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What did Teddy Roosevelt do about the Coal Strike of 1902?

He had the owners and miners meet with an arbitrator. When they refused, he threatened to send in the army

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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 business were both Joseph Pulitzer and William Randolph Hearst in?

newspapers (The New York World and the New York Journal)

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True or False? Theodore Roosevelt opposed all trusts (a combination of several companies)

False

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What was Henry Ford known for?

The development of the affordable Model T Ford and the assembly line

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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 is an imperialist?

someone who supports conquering other nations and controlling their resources and government (colonies)

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