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- 4. T. Washington African-American educator, author, speaker, and advisor to Theodore Roosevelt.
- 6. party Founded in 1912. Theodore Roosevelt was the party’s first presidential candidate. Advocated for government ownership of public utilities, labor reforms, lower taxes for the middle class, and equal rights for minorities.
- 8. Roosevelt 26th President of the United States. Leader of the Progressive Movement. He was key in creating the National Park System, Panama Canal, and the Square Deal (which protected consumers). “Speak softly and carry a big stick”.
- 10. Social and economic system where production and distribution of goods is done and owned by the citizens of a society.
- 11. The economic, military, and cultural influence of the United States on other countries.
- 13. Du Bois Sociologist, historian, civil rights activist. He was one of the founding members of the NAACP in 1909
- 16. canal Started in 1904 and finished in 1914. This canal connects the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans across the Isthmus of Panama.
- 17. diplomacy An effort to increase United States economic power in Latin America and East Asian, by guaranteeing loans to foreign countries.
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- 1. corollary Addition to the Monroe Doctrine. The United States would intervene in conflicts between Europe and Spain to enforce legitimate claims of the European powers. Created by Theodore Roosevelt.
- 2. door policy A United States foreign policy that protected equal privileges among countries trading with China and supported Chinese territorial and administrative integrity.
- 3. journalism Journalism that with no legitimate well-researched news, but uses exaggeration, scandal-mongering, or sensationalism to tell readers about an event.
- 5. maine Navy armored cruiser that was sunk in the Havana Harbor in 1898, the tragedy helped to spark the Spanish-American War.
- 6. movement This movement was an effort to improve American Society by removing political corruption, fix social issues, and include the citizens in the political process.
- 7. sinclair American Author, most famous for his muckraking novel “The Jungle” which exposed the horrible conditions of the American meat packing industry, leading to many industrial reforms.
- 9. Jennings Bryan Democratic and Populist leader, U.S. Congressman who helped create the Department of Labor, income tax reforms, Prohibition, and Women’s Suffrage (voting rights)
- 12. A reform-minded journalist who would expose social ills, corporate, and political corruption.
- 14. tarbell She was a teacher, author, and journalist. One of the leading muckrakers.
- 15. National Association for the Advancement of Colored People. Found in 1909. Found for equal rights and representation of African-Americans. Founded by Morrfield Storey, Mary White Ovington, and W.E.B. Du Bois.