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Turn-of-the-Century American History Flashcards

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This 21-card flashcard set covers late-19th and early-20th century American history for 5th graders. Topics include the Spanish-American War, Theodore Roosevelt and trust-busting, the progressive era, McKinley's policies, yellow journalism, and the USS Maine. Use it for history vocabulary review, exam preparation, or to supplement a unit on American expansion and the Progressive Era.

Subject:
Social Studies
Topic:
History
Grade Level:
5th Grade
Updated December 2024

Terms in This Set

  • an illegal strategy to take over political power suddenly
  • Adding an area to a country's government
  • the process to remove an elected official from office by popular vote
  • a business that trades goods or services to make profit
  • the process to get a new law in place by putting it on the ballot for voting
  • a protected area with natural resources that need wise oversight for their use
  • a measure or statute that gets voted on by people before it becomes a law
  • The shortcut for trade ships and boats to move from the Caribbean Sea to the Pacific Ocean.
  • The biggest debatable issue for Presidential election in 1898
  • When major industries are owned by government and care about the good of society is more than the good of the individual
  • Theodore Roosevelt let the Rough Riders in this War
  • The three territories that the United States gained as a result of the Spanish-American War
  • The Anti-Imperialist League formed in 1898 to oppose annexing this country
  • The name for journaling that seeks to awaken American emotions about an event or news.
  • The country that President McKinley sent the USS Maine to help the people who were starving and harshly treated by Spanish
  • The President who was against free silver because it would hurt farmers and make prices go up by having more government money.
  • The President who demanded that Britain allow other nations help decide their dispute with Venezuela
  • The President who became famous for trust busting and broke up the monopoly on meat. He also set up the National Conservation Commission.
  • During the progressive era, Black Americans were treated unfairly by these laws
  • Which President was a Progressivist and introduced the 16th amendment taxing people based on their income and the 17th amendment giving the power to elect Senators to the people. He also set up the Federal Reserve System.
  • What did the Spanish blow up that caused the Spanish-American War?

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