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247041001frank l. wright was taught by sullivanChicago architect who pioneered the use of skyscrapers
247041002city parks (central park)Improvement Frederick olmstead brought to NY
247041003wright brothersWho made first flight and when
247041004Kodak cameraHow did George Eastman change photography
247041005curriculums developedHow did colleges change at the turn of the century
247041006realismStyle of literature and art that stressed life as it really existed
247041007bicycleNew leisure activity that gave people greater mobility and privacy
247041008ragtimeNew type of musical style created by scott Joplin
247041009motion pictureNew type of entertainment first created by Thomas Edison
247041010poll taxes; literacy testsName 2 methods used to deny voting rights to African Americans
247041011plessy vs. fergusonSupreme court case that made segregation legal
247041012jim crow laws/ black codesName given to the laws which officially segregated society
247041013booker t. washingtonAfrican American leader who stresses an industrial education
247041014tuskegeePlace of higher learning designed to help African Americans learn a vocation
247041015w.e.b. duboisHarvard educated African American leader who wanted full civil rights
247041016isolationismPolicy of staying out of foreign affairs
247041017imperialismPolicy of taking colonies and building an empire
247041018sewards folly (purchase from russia)How did the US acquire Alaska
2470410191898When did Hawaii become a part of the US
247041020alfred mahanWho wrote an influential report recommending a powerful navy was needed to become a world power
247041021uss maineName the US ship that sailed to Cuba to observe and then exploded in the harbor
247041022cuban independenceWhat did the Teller Amendment promise
247041023george deweyWho captured the Philippines when the war began
247041024rough ridersName of the group led by Theodore Roosevelt in Cuba
247041025san juan hillFamous battle outside Santiago Cuba involving Roosevelt
247041026mckinleyWhich US president was assassinated in 1901
247041027rooseveltWho became President after the assassination
247041028carry a big stickRoosevelt said "speak softly, and ?"
247041029panamaWhere did the US want to build a canal connecting the Atlantic and the Pacific
247041030roosevelt corollaryWhat is the name of the theory that the US will be the only nation to intervene in Latin America
247041031open door policy notesWhat were the letters to world leaders about China called
247041032difference b/t wealthy and poorWhat is the wealth gap
247041033iwwWho were the Wobblies
247041034middle class reformersWho were Progressives
247041035social gospelTheory that you should help those less fortunate than you
247041036muckrakersName given to journalists who exposed corruption in the nation
247041037standard oilWhat did Ida Tarbell write about
247041038immigrants/meat-packingWhat did Upton Sinclair write about
247041039corrupt citiesWhat did Lincoln Steffins write about
247041040manager governmentWhat new form of gov't involved a hired professional executive running the government
247041041primaries; initiatives; referendums; recallList 4 voting reform the Progressives passed
247041042food & drug administration; to keep food safeWhat is the FDA and its purpose
247041043oregon vs mullerWhat court case first saw the courts getting involved in the conditions of workers
247041044square dealWhat was the name of Roosevelt's Progressive platform as President
247041045believed in good trustsDescribe Roosevelt's attitude towards trusts
2470410461902 coal strikeWhat strike did Roosevelt help to end by siding with the laborers
247041047conservationWhat issue was Roosevelt among the first to consider worth a President's attention
247041048taftWho succeeded Roosevelt as President
247041049he was always in the middle, couldn't side in an argumentWhy did Taft become unpopular within his own party
247041050taft & rooseveltWho ran in the election of 1912
247041051new nationalismName Roosevelt's platform for the 1912 election
247041052new freedomName Wilson's platform for the 1912 election
247041053lower tariffsWhat did the Underwood Tariff accomplish
247041054federal reserveName the system Wilson pushed through Congress to reform our banking system
247041055ftcWhat government agency was designed to regulate business practices
247041056clayton anti-trust actWhat new stronger anti-trust law was passed under Wilson
247041057fadedWhat happened to the laissez-faire system of government under the Progressive
247041058womenWhat group of Americans gained the right to vote in 1920
247041059african americansWhat group of Americans saw little improvement under the Progressives
247041060income taxesWhat is the 16th amendment
247041061direct election of senatorsWhat is the 17th amendment
247041062prohibtion of alcoholWhat is the 18th amendment
247041063women suffrageWhat is the 19th amendment

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