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- 6. Wilson's plan to help end WW1 was known as the 14 ___________
- 7. The sinking of the American Warship the _______________ helped drive the US to war with Spain
- 8. The _________________ Reserve Act set up a system of banks controled by the government that would help to regulate the economy and promote economic stability
- 9. The ________________ was a US passenger ship sunk by German submarines and helped push the US towards war
- 10. The _____________ was founded to by returning African-American soldiers following WW1 to fight Segregation in the courts
- 11. The 17th Amendment allowed citizens to have ______________ election of senators (two from each state)
- 14. Woodrow ____________ was the last president of the Progressive Era
- 15. _________________ is the idea of setting aside wilderness, natural areas and resources aside for future generations and public use
- 19. The Bull Moose party is an example of a ____________ party in American political history
- 21. Payments required as a part of the surrender of German to help pay for the damages caused by the Germans in WW1
- 22. The ________________ movement tried to ban the sale and consumption of intoxicating beverages (alcohol)
- 26. The 16th Amendment allowed the US government to tax a persons ___________________
- 28. The author of The Jungle was Upton __________________
- 31. The Spanish American War was fought over Spain's _______________ posessions and showed the rise of the US as a world power
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- 1. Teddy Roosevelt's _____________ Deal policy was designed to help provide all citizens with an equal opportunity at success
- 2. The Civil ____________ System was set up to provide qualified workers for the government and stop the Spoils System
- 3. Germany's use of _________________ submarine warfare helped convince the US to finally enter WW1
- 4. The _______________ was another former Spanish posession, but the US had to fight a horrible and brutal anti-colonialist war there to maintain control
- 5. The Jungle helped to expose the working conditions and food safety issues of the ________ __________ industry (one word in the puzzle)
- 6. Elections held to narrow down the field of political candidates prior to the final election are known as ____________ elections
- 12. The ________________ Era was know for politicians who hoped to improve the lives of people and to help fix problems in society using the government as a agent of reform
- 13. The ______________ Note was sent by German to Mexico trying to get them to start a war with the US
- 15. The US gained control of the island of ___________ during the Spanish American war
- 16. The _____________ process allows voters to propose laws in the state legislature
- 17. Wilson's attempt to create a worldwide group of countries known as the _____________ of Nations failed
- 18. The Roosevelt ______________ stated that the US would handle all matters in the Western Hemisphere on behalf of the Europeans
- 20. Many muckraking journalists took on corrupt politicians known as political ___________
- 23. The construction of the ___________ canal was a major engineering and transportation feat accomplished under Roosevelt
- 24. ______________ was famous for his semi-aggresive foreign policy slogan "Speak softy and carry a big stick"
- 25. The Espionage and ______________ Acts made critizing the war and the government illegal (despite the 1rst Amendment)
- 27. The 18th Amendment banned the sale and consumption of ______________ (otherwise known as Prohibition)
- 29. The ___________ System resulted in lots of unqualified people in government jobs that they go for political favors
- 30. Newspapers that publish stories that called for the US to go to war were examples of ________________ Journalism