Progressivism

Open up the file: Cartoons of American imperialism and answer the questions found on page 1. Write your answers on your project page. ||<  ||<   || – Forest reserves added – Doubled size of national park – Created first wildlife refuge – Preserved natural wonders || – Safer food and medicines – Enjoyment of natural resources ||
 * <  ||< [[file:Political cartoons on american imperialism 1896 to 1905.pdf]]
 * <  ||< [[file:Political cartoons on american imperialism 1896 to 1905.pdf]]
 * <  ||< **Chapter 23 Becoming a World Power Crossword Answers: **
 * **Liliuokalani ** Nationalist queen of hawaii who wanted to retake control of Hawaii
 * **Hawaii ** controlled by plantation owners
 * **William Seward ** 2 names for man with vision to acquire Alaska
 * **North America ** 2 words for focus of most American expansionism during the 1800s
 * **Alaska **<span style="font-family: 'calibri','sans-serif';"> purchased in 1867 for 7.2 million
 * **<span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';">Grover Cleveland **<span style="font-family: 'calibri','sans-serif';"> 2 names for president who did not approve of taking over another country
 * **<span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';">sugar **<span style="font-family: 'calibri','sans-serif';"> product grown in Hawaii that planters wanted to raise price of when Hawaii was annexed
 * **<span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';">yellow journalism **<span style="font-family: 'calibri','sans-serif';"> sensational, biased news reporting
 * **<span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';">USS Maine **<span style="font-family: 'calibri','sans-serif';"> 3 initials and name for war ship which mysteriously exploded in Havana Cuba
 * **<span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';">rough riders **<span style="font-family: 'calibri','sans-serif';"> 2 names for cavalry headed by Teddy Roosevelt went to cuba to fight.
 * **<span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';">Teddy Roosevelt **<span style="font-family: 'calibri','sans-serif';"> 2 names for leader of rough riders
 * **<span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';">San Juan Hill **<span style="font-family: 'calibri','sans-serif';"> 3 names for lacation of battle fought by Rough Riders
 * **<span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';">Spanish American war **<span style="font-family: 'calibri','sans-serif';"> 3 names for conflict between Spain and United States
 * **<span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';">Platt amendment **<span style="font-family: 'calibri','sans-serif';"> 2 names for agreement which prevented Cuba from making agreements with other nations
 * **<span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';">anti imperialist **<span style="font-family: 'calibri','sans-serif';"> believed Americans should not deny other people the right to govern themselves
 * **<span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';">luis Munoz Rivera **<span style="font-family: 'calibri','sans-serif';"> 3 names for Puerto Rican nationalist who worked for independence from Spain and later the U.S.
 * **<span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';">1898 treaty of Paris **<span style="font-family: 'calibri','sans-serif';"> 3 names and a year for end of Spanish american War
 * **<span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';">Cuba **<span style="font-family: 'calibri','sans-serif';"> rebelled against Spain in 1895 because of resntment over treatment
 * **<span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';">Manila Bay **<span style="font-family: 'calibri','sans-serif';"> 2 words for first military event in Philippines May 1898
 * **<span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';">Filipino resistance **<span style="font-family: 'calibri','sans-serif';"> 2 words for resistance to American rule in Philippines
 * **<span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';">spheres of influence **<span style="font-family: 'calibri','sans-serif';"> 3 words for area in China where foreign nations gain special rights and economic privilege
 * **<span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';">open door policy **<span style="font-family: 'calibri','sans-serif';"> 3 names for American request whereby no country would have a monopoly over China
 * **<span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';">Boxer rebellion **<span style="font-family: 'calibri','sans-serif';"> 2 names for Chinese nationalist group resisting foreign influence in China
 * **<span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';">panama canal **<span style="font-family: 'calibri','sans-serif';"> 2 names for shortcut through Panama
 * **<span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';">Roosevelt corollary **<span style="font-family: 'calibri','sans-serif';"> 2 names which authorized United States to act as overseer of Latin America
 * **<span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';">Columbia **<span style="font-family: 'calibri','sans-serif';"> would not sell land to the United States to build a canal
 * **<span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';">Panama **<span style="font-family: 'calibri','sans-serif';"> country created in 1903 after American encouraged rebellion against Columbia
 * **<span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';">Latin America **<span style="font-family: 'calibri','sans-serif';"> 2 names for area targeted by Roosevelt Corollary
 * **<span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';">imperialism **<span style="font-family: 'calibri','sans-serif';"> word for competition to gain raw materials and markets from weaker countries
 * <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 15px;">Sewards **** ice box ** 3 words for Alaska ||< Pg. 661 #3a ||< * The focus of U.S. expansion before the late 1800s was mostly on the North American Continent ||
 * < Pg. 661 #3b ||< * William Seward contributed to U.S. expansion by
 * Purchase of Alaska in 1867 for 7.2 million dollars ||
 * < Pg. 661 #3c ||< * American planters request for annexation of Hawaii failed in the early 1890s because Grover Cleveland did not approve of one country taking over another country. The American planters plans did just that. ||
 * < Page 661 #4 ||< * American planters were looking for benefits when they staged a revolt in 1893.
 * They wanted to prevent the queen from reducing the political influence they had
 * They could increase the price of sugar if Hawaii became an American territory ||
 * < Page 667 #3a ||< * Cuba rebelled against Spain in 1895 because of resentment over Spain’s rule. There was also an ongoing economic depression ||
 * < Page 667 #3b ||< * First major military event of the Spanish American War was
 * Commodore George Dewey’s destruction of the Spanish war ships in Manila Bay, Philippines May 1, 1898 ||
 * < Page 667 #3c ||< * Events in the Philippines after the Spanish American War
 * U.S. took the Philippines as a colony (provide raw materials and buy our manufactured goods )
 * U.S. troops had to fight the Filipino resistance to American rule ||
 * < Page 667 #4 ||< * Did the United States betray its democratic principles when it made the Philippines a colony
 * Yes: Americans should not deny other people the right to govern themselves
 * No: The Philippines would be treated much more democratically with the United States in control rather than Spain ||
 * < p. 673 #3a ||< * The United States was interested in the Philippines because it gave the United States access to Asian markets and raw materials. It provided a station for refueling and supplying American battle ships and merchant ships ||
 * < p. 673 #3b ||< * Panama was created in 1903 because Colombia did not want to sell land to the United States in the area of Panama. America encouraged the people of Panama to rebel against Colombia and gain independence.
 * When independence had been gained, Panama leased the land for building the canal to the United State s
 * < p. 673 #3c ||< * Ways in which the Roosevelt Corollary changed U.S. Foreign policy:
 * It allowed the United States to approve or disapprove Latin American international and national affairs
 * If The United States felt its own stability was threatened by problems in Latin America it would intervene to protect itself
 * < Page 673 #4 ||< * The United States became heavily involved in Asia and Latin America because it wanted to make sure it had the raw materials necessary for industrialization going in America. The United States also wanted to increase the number of customers for American products being produced ||
 * < #3a p. 643 ||< * Progressives attempted to solve several problems:
 * Poverty
 * Spread of slums
 * Poor working conditions
 * Power of big corporations and Political machines ||
 * < #3b p. 643 ||< * Roosevelt’s square deal was
 * A fair situation for everyone through breaking up trusts and regulating industries ||
 * < #3c p. 643 ||< * Roosevelt's conservation achievements:
 * < #3b p. 643 ||< * Roosevelt’s square deal was
 * A fair situation for everyone through breaking up trusts and regulating industries ||
 * < #3c p. 643 ||< * Roosevelt's conservation achievements:
 * < #4 page 643 ||< * Reforms that President Roosevelt promoted which affect life today are:
 * < The Federal Government and taxes ||< * The issue of taxes had been a problem for Americans since the Revolution. The inability of the Continental Congress to raise money through taxes nearly caused the Patriots to lose the war. Congress passed legislation authorizing an income tax in the mid 1890s, but the Supreme Court declared that the income tax was unconstitutional. The 16th amendment changed the constitution to give Congress the power to tax ||
 * < Page 647 # 1 ||< * A corporate income tax fit the goal of the Progressive era suggests that corporations have a responsibility to pay their share of taxes to support Social goals ||
 * < Page 647 #2 ||< * Some states do not have sales taxes on goods such as food and clothing. Such items are often regarded as necessities and are therefore exempted from taxes
 * < P. 649 #3a ||< * The Republican party split was caused by:
 * Many republicans wanted to vote for Roosevelt, many wanted to vote for Taft
 * The party split so that each candidate could run.
 * Taft ran as a Republican
 * Roosevelt ran as a Progressive with his party called the **Bull Moose party**
 * Because the Republicans were not unified, Woodrow Wilson, a Democrat, won
 * <  ||< * Progressives expanded democracy through:
 * Initiative: voters come up with ideas for a law bypassing legislatures
 * Referendum: voters vote on a law by passing legislators
 * Direct primary: voters choose the candidates rather than a convention
 * Recall: voters vote an elected official out of office
 * < P. 649 #3b ||< * Progressive accomplishments of the Wilson Presidency:
 * **Clayton anti trust act**: ended practices that lessened competition, gave the government more power to regulate trusts
 * **The federal Reserve act** which allowed banks to control the money supply
 * **Prohibition Amendment:** prohibited the manufacture and sale of alcohol
 * < P. 649 #3c ||< * **The Federal Reserve Act** established a Federal Reserve board and improved the nation’s banking system
 * The Federal Reserve’s responsibilities include:
 * conducting the nation’s monetary policy to help maintain employment, keep prices stable, and keep interest rates relatively low
 * The Federal Reserve loans money to banks at a low interest rate in order to stimulate the economy
 * The federal Reserve loans money to banks at a higher interest rate in order to stop inflation
 * < #4 page 649 ||< * Progressive president did little to promote civil rights for African Americans because they emphasized improving the lives of the white poor and the working class
 * < Page 653 #3a ||< * Women’s roles expanded toward the end of the 19th century because:
 * They gained education
 * Took jobs outside of the home
 * Worked for social reform
 * < Page 653 #3b ||< * Women who took leadership roles in social reform movements were
 * mostly well educated, middle class women
 * < Page 653 #3c ||< * WWI influenced passage of the 19th amendment because
 * Women had been working in the war effort and felt they had a right to vote
 * < p. 653 #4 ||< * Similarities and differences between women suffrage and African American struggle for equal rights
 * Both groups had limited rights and were restricted in their job choices
 * Both groups struggled for centuries for equal rights
 * < Page 653 #3b ||< * Women who took leadership roles in social reform movements were
 * mostly well educated, middle class women
 * < Page 653 #3c ||< * WWI influenced passage of the 19th amendment because
 * Women had been working in the war effort and felt they had a right to vote
 * < p. 653 #4 ||< * Similarities and differences between women suffrage and African American struggle for equal rights
 * Both groups had limited rights and were restricted in their job choices
 * Both groups struggled for centuries for equal rights
 * Both groups had limited rights and were restricted in their job choices
 * Both groups struggled for centuries for equal rights


 * <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 29px;">Progressivism || <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 29px;">reform movement to return control of government, restore economic opportunities and correct injustices ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 29px;">muckrakers || <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 29px;">wrote about corruption in American society ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 29px;">direct primary || <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 29px;">2 words for voters rather than conventions choosing candidates to run for office ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 29px;">initiative || <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 29px;">voters allowed to propose laws directly, bypassing the legislature ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 29px;">referendum || <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 29px;">law voted on by people bypassing legislative control ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 29px;">recall || <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 29px;">voting an official out of office ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 29px;">Sherman anti trust act || <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 29px;">4 words for 1890 law making it illegal for corporations to control industry through trusts ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 29px;">Theodore Roosevelt || <span style="font-family: 'calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 29px;">2 words for 1st of 3 progressive presidents ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 29px;">Square deal || <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 29px;">2 words for Roosevelt's plan to break up trusts and regulate industry ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 29px;">William howard taft || <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 29px;">3 names for president who did not do enough about conservation to Roosevelt's liking, causing Roosevelt to run for president ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 29px;">Bull moose party || <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 29px;">Roosevelt's party as an alternative to Republican William Howard Taft ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 29px;">Income tax || <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 29px;">two words for 16th amendment ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 29px;">Direct election of senators || <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 29px;">4 words for 17th amendment ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 29px;">Clayton anti trust act || <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 29px;">3 words for law forbidding trusts ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 29px;">Federal reserve system || <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 29px;">3 words for modern banking system ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 29px;">prohibition amendment || <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 29px;">change to constitution forbidding manufacture, distribution or consumption of alcohol ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 29px;">Susan b Anthony || <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 29px;">2 names and initial for president of National American Women suffrage association ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 29px;">Carrie Chapman catt || <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 29px;">3 names for president of NAWSA ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 29px;">NAWSA || <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 29px;">initials for national American Women's Suffrage association ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 29px;">suffrage || <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 29px;">the right to vote ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 29px;">womens right to vote || <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 29px;">4 words for 19th amendment ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 29px;">conservation || <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 29px;">saving resources for future generations ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 29px;">minimum wage || <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 29px;">lowest amount an employer can pay an hourly worker ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 29px;">National parks and monuments || <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 29px;">4 words for Roosevelt's creation which bypassed Congress ||


 * Page 654 Review Question# 1 || * Problems addressed by Progressives:
 * Corruption in government: politicians buying influence
 * Poverty
 * Unemployment
 * Overcrowding
 * Poor working conditions
 * Alcohol abuse
 * Limiting the power of big business ||
 * Page 654 Review Question# 2 || * Progressive reformers expanded democracy in the states by:
 * Passing such reforms as the direct primary
 * Initiative
 * Referendum
 * Recall ||
 * Page 654 Review Question#3 || * Roosevelt’s “Square deal”
 * A fair and honest opportunity for all workers, consumers and Big business ||
 * Review question #4 p. 654 || * Roosevelt’s achievements in the area of conservation were:
 * Preserving about 150 million acres of forests,
 * doubling the national parks
 * Establishing wild life reserves ||
 * Page 654 Review Question#5 || * Taft achieved a more impressive progressive record then Roosevelt in the area of:
 * He broke up more trusts than Roosevelt ||
 * Page 654 Review Question#6 || * Progressive goals addressed by
 * 16th amendment:
 * Expanded democracy by creating a more fair taxation system (the bigger the income, the bigger the tax)
 * 17th Amendment:
 * Democracy was expanded by direct election of senators ||
 * Page 654 Review Question#7 || * Wilson’s position on Big Business differed from Roosevelt’s:
 * Wilson thought “bigness” in itself was dangerous
 * Roosevelt believed big Business just needed to be regulated ||
 * Page 654 Review Question#8 || * Women's lives changed around 1900 by:
 * Technological advances which decreased the burden of housework
 * Families were becoming smaller
 * Many women took jobs outside of the home ||
 * Page 654 Review Question9 || * backgrounds of many progressive women:
 * Most Women in the Progressive movement came from middle and upper middle class families.
 * Most were college educated and aware of social problems in America
 * Page 654 Review Question#10 || * The passage of the 19th Amendment was helped by:
 * The increase in the number of western states that gave women the right to vote
 * The growth of membership in NAWSA
 * The U.S. entry into WWI
 * Women’s efforts in the war effort
 * Women’s efforts in the war effort