| A | B |
|---|
| Reason Americans became interested in Alaska | Gold was found there |
| Gained control of land & trade in Hawaii | Sugar planters & missionaries |
| U.S. possessions today gained in Spanish-American War | Puerto Rico & Guam |
| Progressives want to do this | Improve government & make life better |
| T. Roosevelt's program of progressive reforms | Square Deal |
| LaFollette's Merit System made sure of this | People who got gov't jobs were qualified for them |
| Goal of the National Urban League | Find jobs & homes for African Americans |
| Reason U.S. entered WWI | German submarines sank American ships |
| Most feared new weapon used in WWI | Poison Gas |
| Ways women helped during WWI | Took over jobs left by men going to war |
| War Industries Board | Agency that produced foods needed to fight WWI |
| Reason Congress voted not to join the League of Nations | Wanted U.S. to stay out of other countries' problems |
| Allied Powers | Britain, France, Russia, Italy |
| Central Powers | Austria-Hungary, Germany, Ottoman Empire, Bulgaria |
| Sixteenth Amendment (a change to the Constitution) | Allowed the federal gov't to tax peoples' incomes |
| Seventeenth Amendment (a change to the Constitution) | Allowed people in ea. state to elect their two U.S. senators |
| 18th Amendment (a change to the Constitution) | Made the production, sale, & transportation of alcoholic beverages illegal |
| Nineteenth Amendment (a change to the Constitution) | Gave women the right to vote |
| Person who organized the Rough Riders | Teddy Roosevelt |
| Became president when McKinley was assassinated | Teddy Roosevelt |
| Who protected the environment by setting aside lots of land for national parks | Teddy Roosevelt |
| Example of unfair gov't practice | Giving jobs to people who do favors for you |
| Example of unfair business practice | Monopolies |
| NAACP | A group organized to try to end prejudice and violence toward African Americans |
| Poor working conditions | Work days too long, unsafe equipment, no compensation when workers were hurt on the job |
| "I Didn't Raise My Boy to Be a Soldier" | Song showing that Americans did not want involvement in WWI |
| "Over There" | Song showing Americans willing to fight in WWI after Germans sank American ships |
