Unit+5+Study+Guide

Ch. 13/17: Progressivism
 * Beliefs of Progressives
 * Upton Sinclair's book //The Jungle//
 * Progressive contributions: Carrie A. Nation, Jane Addams, Ida Tarbell, Jacob Riis
 * What was Theodore Roosevelt's Square Deal & how did he feel about monopolies & "Robber Barons"?
 * What do the following have in common: //Northern Securities v. US//, //American Tobacco v. US//, and the Clayton Antitrust Act?
 * How was the Clayton Antitrust Act (1914) different from the previous Sherman Antitrust Act (1890)?
 * Progressive reforms of political corruption: initiative, referendum, recall
 * Why and how did women finally gain the right to vote in 1920?
 * Effects of the 16th, 17th, 18th & 19th amendments to the Constitution

Ch. 14/18: Imperialism
 * Reasons for acquiring overseas territories (imperialism) at the turn of the century
 * How did the US acquire Hawaii?
 * The role of yellow journalism in the Spanish American War (1898)
 * Results of the Spanish American War
 * Different types of diplomacy and their goals: Big Stick (Roosevelt), Dollar (Taft) & Moral (Wilson)
 * Examples of each type of diplomacy
 * The trade situation in China & the US's Open Door policy

Ch. 15/19: World War I
 * Long-term causes of World War I (MAIN)
 * Direct cause of World War I
 * US isolationism, neutrality & intervention
 * Goals & controversy over the League of Nations
 * Communist revolution & the Red Scare