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  • Name of the book that Upton Sinclair wrote that exposed the meatpacking industry.
    The Jungle
  • "Big Stick" Diplomacy was a nickname for
    Roosevelt Corollary
  • Who was the famous leader of the Rough Riders?
    Teddy Roosevelt
  • The people - instead of lawmakers - vote to accept or reject an initiative
    referendum
  • The amendment that gave women that right to vote.
    19th Amendment
  • Journalists who wrote about corruption.
    muckrakers
  • The amendment that allows Congress to tax income on people and businesses.
    16th Amendment
  • A time of political, social, and economic changes/reforms in American history.
    Progressive Era
  • One reform that the government made after Upton Sinclair's book.
    Meat Inspection Act or Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
  • What was the name of the ship that ignited the Spanish-American War?
    U.S.S. Maine
  • The Roosevelt Corollary was the U.S. "telling" Europe to stay away from...
    the western hemisphere
  • The Roosevelt Corollary was an expansion of...
    The Monroe Doctrine
  • Name two territories that the U.S. acquired after the Spanish-American War.
    Philippines, Guam, Puerto Rico
  • Which amendment stopped the selling, making, and transporting of alcohol?
    18th Amendment
  • When journalists exaggerate the truth to get attention for something.
    yellow journalism
  • The NAACP was created by...
    W.E.B. DuBois
  • The Spanish-American War was fought over the independence of which country?
    Cuba
  • Allows voters to hold special elections to remove corrupt public officials
    recall
  • When one country extends control over a weaker country, it is called...
    imperialism
  • Who helped women's rights and fought for women's suffrage?
    Susan B. Anthony
  • The courtcase that made segragation legal.
    Plessy v. Ferguson
  • The amendment that allow citizens to directly vote for U.S. Senators.
    17th Amendment
  • Ida Tarbell exposed the abuses of what?
    Standard Oil / monopolies
  • A bill started by citizens instead of lawmakers
    initiative
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