U.S. History Ch. 8-10 Review
26. Who wrote “The Jungle” and what was it about?
Name _________________________________________ Pd __________
27. What did progressives do to help the Urban Poor, children and
workers?
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Initiative
Referendum
Recall
Temperance movement
Suffrage
Americanization
Pure Food and Drug Act
Imperialism
Yellow Press
Jingoism
Open Door Policy
Nationalism
Alliance
Militarism
Stalemate
U-boat
Selective Service Act
Committee on Public Information (CPI)
Conscientious objector
Espionage Act
Sedition Act
Convoy
Reparations
Answer the following questions
28. What did the 19th amendment do?
29. What was the significance of the Plessy v. Ferguson Supreme Court
Case?
30. What were the goals of Theodore Roosevelt’s Square Deal?
31. In the election of 1912 which two men split the votes of the
Republican Party? Because the Republicans were split, who won the
election?
32. What did the 16th amendment do?
33. Why did foreign countries engage in Imperialism? Why did the U.S.
engage in Imperialism?
34. What happened because of the book “The Influence of Sea Power
upon History”?
35. Where did the U.S. gain influence in the Pacific?
36. What territory did the U.S. purchase from Russia? Was it a good
choice? Why?
37. What was the de Lome letter?
24. List at least 3 problems progressives wanted to solve.
25. What did Muckrakers do?
38. What event started the Spanish American War? Where did the
event take place?
39. In what two locations was the Spanish American War fought?
40. What group, led by Theodore Roosevelt, was influential in securing
Cuba from Spain?
54. The sinking of this ship played a large role in bringing the U.S. into
the war. Why were they upset about this ship being sunk?
41. What was the nickname John Hay created for the Spanish American
War? Why?
55. Who was the Zimmerman note from? Who was it to? What did it
say?
42. What treaty ended the Spanish American War?
56. What was the significance of Schenck v. United States (1919)?
43. What did the U.S., Spain, and Cuba get in the treaty?
57. When the War ended in Russia what did Germany do with the
troops who had been fighting there?
44. What was Roosevelt’s Big Stick Diplomacy?
45. In 1914 the U.S. opened a canal. Where was it? Why did the U.S.
build it?
58. On what day did the Germans surrender? Why were they willing to
surrender?
59. What was Wilson trying to accomplish with his 14 points?
46. What was Taft’s Dollar Diplomacy?
47. What was Wilson’s Moral Diplomacy?
60. What was the purpose of the League of Nations? Was it successful?
Why or why not?
48. What event started WWI?
61. Why did the Allies want Germany to pay reparations?
49. What countries made up the Central Powers?
62. Why did U.S. senators oppose Article 10 of the Versailles treaty?
50. What countries made up the Allied Powers?
63. Did the U.S. ratify the treaty?
51. What type of warfare was used during WWI? What did this cause?
64. What was the Red Scare that started after the War? How long did it
last?
52. What new weapons were used during WWI?
65. Describe the U.S.’s role in the world by 1920.
53. When the war started what did Wilson propose that the U.S. do?