Ch. 5 Building America into a World Power Internet Guide
Election of 1896:
1. Who won and lost the election? ______won; ______lost.
2. What were the major issues in 1896? ______
3. Who was the Standard Oil executive who helped campaign for McKinley? ______
4. How was McKinley changing on the tariff? ______
Gaining Interests Overseas:
1. Why did some call this time period American Imperialism? ______; Why could this time period also be known as the Age of Optimism? ______
2. What were the economic benefits of expansion? ______
3. What were the military benefits of expansion? ______
4. How did nationalism play a role in expansion? ______
5. How would Christianity play a role in expansion? ______
6. Which islands were the “Sandwich Islands”? ______; Who was the last queen? ______; Why did she want rid of the “Bayonet Constitution? ______
7. Some sources say business interests pushed for the U.S. to gain Hawaii. In what way(s) would this be true (what did Hawaii have that benefited business)? ______On the other hand, how can it be shown that business was as big of a factor as many sources let on? ______
8. China was dominated economically by foreign nation in what was called ______
9. The U.S. led by Sec. of State ______got nations to agree to the ______allowing China do control its on ports and trade.
Spanish-American War:
1. What were the various reasons the U.S. would support Cuba in a revolution against Spain? ______
2. Who were the two newspaper journalists who had influence on the public as they supported going to war? ______and ______
3. Explain the headline THE WORST INSULT TO THE UNITED STATES IN ITS HISTORY: ______
4. The explosion of the ______was blamed on Spain and helped lead America to war.
5. How does the Teller Amendment discredit claims by some sources that America was trying to form an empire? ______
6. Who defeated Spain in Manila Bay and secured the Philippines? ______
7. Name the first volunteer cavalry on Cuba: ______Who led it? ______
8. What were the results of the Treaty of Paris that ended the war? ______
9. Why did McKinley decide to fight to keep the Philippines? ______
10. How did William Jennings Bryan help contribute to insurgents fighting the U.S. in the Philippines? ______
11. List the American territories by the end of McKinley’s term: ______
12. What was the overall important result of the war? ______
America at the Turn of the Century:
1. Would you judge American life at the turn of the century as good or bad? Why? ______
2. What was the time period of social activism and reform? ______
3. How would power of the government change in this era? ______
4. How did science impact the era? ______
5. Who was the “Efficiency Expert” who wrote about business efficiency? ______
6. What were his ideas for efficiency? ______
7. Who were the two writers at the start of the movement who felt man was in charge? ______and ______(was a Socialist before becoming Progressive).
8. How did journalism change by the late 1800s? ______
9. Who were the writers who thrived on exposing scandal (name given to them)? ______
10. What problems did they focus on? ______
11. Who wrote about slums and problems for immigrants? ______, who work brought about ______
12. Who wrote about the Standard Oil trust leading to it breaking apart? ______
13. Who wrote about corruption at the local/city level of government? ______
14. What was The Jungle? ______
15. How did a fire at the Triangle Shirtwaist Company in New York make an impact on change in the workplace? ______
16. Who was the lawyer and later Supreme Court justice who was Progressive? ______
17. What negative component did some muckrakers bring to the progressive movement? S______
18. What was the situation for blacks at the turn of the century? ______
19. What did Plessy v. Ferguson rule? ______
20. What was the NAACP? ______
21. What was Booker T. Washington’s school and plan? ______
22. What was W.E.B. du Bois’s plan? ______
23. What was Marcus Garvey’s plan? ______
Presidency of Theodore Roosevelt:
1. What happened to make TR the youngest president (age 42) in American history? ______
2. Which act prohibited railroads from giving rebates on rates? ______
3. What was the new progressive principle that would emerge in regulations on businesses? ______
4. Which trust did TR go after? ______
5. What nickname did TR get for this? ______
6. How did TR handle the Coal Strike of 1902? ______
7. Which law allowed the Interstate Commerce Commission to set railroad rates? ______
8. Which law put restrictions on makers of food and medicine? ______and it set up which agency? ______
9. Which law put health and sanitation standards on the meatpacking industry? ______
10. What became a turn of the century movement supported by TR? ______
11. Who did TR put in charge of the Forestry Service? ______
12. What was John Muir’s belief on environmental conservation (which is common today with environmentalists)? ______
13. How did Muir’s ideas differ from TR? ______
14. What was TR’s foreign policy of working for peace but having a strong navy? ______
15. Why was the Panama Canal important? ______
16. TR’s statement that the U.S. would intervene if Europe got involved in the western hemisphere: ______
17. Why did TR win the Nobel Peace Prize? ______
Presidency of William Taft:
1. What was the depression towards the end of TR’s term that showed his anti-business policies may have hurt the economy? ______
2. How did Taft create problems within his own party over the tariff and the Speaker of the House? ______
3. Which bill set up a lower tariff but still hurt Taft perceiving him as weak? ______
4. How did Taft’s anti-trust suit against U.S. Steel hurt him in popularity? ______
5. How did the Ballinger-Pinchot controversy hurt Taft as well? ______
6. Which cabinet level position was created to help enforce labor laws? ______