1890 to 1912 Review

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Across
  1. 2. Exaggerated headlines used to sell newspapers and push a particular agenda.
  2. 6. Taft, Wilson and ____ were all candidates in the 1912 presidential election.
  3. 9. This act placed regulations on quality of food in the US.
  4. 11. Roosevelt believed there were good and bad ____.
  5. 13. US imperialism differed from European imperialism in that the US was interested in acquiring naval bases and new ____ to sell goods to.
  6. 15. The ___ Amendment gave the right to vote to women in the US.
  7. 18. Last name of the man who won the 1912 election.
  8. 19. Last name of the man Roosevelt handpicked to replace him as president.
  9. 20. Term used to describe a person who exposed problems within society.
  10. 22. This act created the civil service exam system in the US.
  11. 25. Place of business where young women were victims of a fire in NYC. Led to much needed reforms.
  12. 29. This man ran for president as a populist in 1896.
  13. 31. This was the first government agency to regulate business in America.
Down
  1. 1. This policy allowed the US equal trading rights in China
  2. 3. The man, myth, the legend led this group of men in the charge of San Juan Hill.
  3. 4. This act was passed in 1890 that made monopolies illegal in the United States. It was rarely enforced.
  4. 5. The sinking of this ship was the last straw as America will declare war on Spain afterwards.
  5. 7. Americans invested millions of dollars in sugar cane in this country, eventually one reason for going to war with Spain.
  6. 8. Supporters of this movement would want to back the money supply with silver.
  7. 10. The __ era was a time period where reformers tried to fix the problems created during the Gilded Age.
  8. 12. Water route thru Central America making travel quicker and easier from coast to coast.
  9. 14. The ___ amendment created a gradual income tax in the US.
  10. 16. The ___ amendment banned alcohol in the US.
  11. 17. The Spanish American war made the US a....
  12. 21. The __ amendment allows for the direct election of senators.
  13. 23. Last name of the man who believed African Americans should demand rights immediately.
  14. 24. Hawaii, Guam, the Philippines were all desirable for the US as _____ .
  15. 26. Secretary of State the called the Spanish American war a "Splendid Little War."
  16. 27. This woman believed that Americans will eventually feel sympathy for African Americans.
  17. 28. Last name of the man who fought for African American rights that believed African Americans should work hard, earn a good reputation.
  18. 29. This president was assassinated in 1901.
  19. 30. Author of "The Jungle"