Gilded Age Crossword Puzzle

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  1. 8. The corollary states that the United States could intervene in the internal affairs of Latin American countries if they committed flagrant wrongdoings that "loosened the ties of civilized society".
  2. 9. to ensure the political, educational, equality of minority group citizens of States and eliminate race prejudice.
  3. 10. reform-minded journalists, writers, and photographers in the Progressive Era in the United States
  4. 11. often referred to as Teddy or by his initials, T. R., was an American politician, statesman, conservationist, naturalist, and writer who served as the 26th president of the United States from 1901 to 1909.
  5. 13. upheld a Louisiana state law that allowed for "equal but separate accommodations for the white and colored races."
  6. 15. is a means through which any citizen or organization may gather a predetermined number of signatures to qualify a measure to be placed on a ballot, and to be voted upon in a future election (These may be further divided into constitutional amendments and statutory initiatives.
  7. 16. a policy of extending a country's power and influence through diplomacy or military force.
  8. 17. a constructed waterway that connects the Atlantic and Pacific oceans across the Isthmus of Panama.
  9. 18. Chicago's first social settlement was not only the private home of Jane Addams and other residents, but also a place where immigrants of diverse communities gathered to learn
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  1. 1. Upton Sinclair wrote This to expose the appalling working conditions in the meat-packing industry.
  2. 2. interested in establishing a more transparent and accountable government which would work to improve U.S. society. These reformers favored such policies as civil service reform, food safety laws, and increased political rights for women and U.S. workers.
  3. 3. The History of the Standard Oil Company
  4. 4. advocated non-involvement in European and Asian conflicts and non-entanglement in international politics
  5. 5. mandated racial segregation in all public facilities in the states of the former Confederate States of America and in some others, beginning in the 1870s.
  6. 6. guaranteeing the independence of Cuba, the treaty also forced Spain to cede Guam and Puerto Rico to the United States.
  7. 7. a conflict between the United States and Spain
  8. 12. is a direct vote by the electorate on a proposal, law, or political issue.
  9. 14. is a power reserved to the voters that allows the voters, by petition, to demand the removal of an elected official.