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exam review - ch 26-30

Across
Journalists who wrote about the ills in society in books and newspapers were known as _________
Immigrants that came from Southern and Eastern Europe, had little education and money and had trouble assimilating were _______ immigrants
When you come to the end of a lollipop, _______ goes your heart
People who saw all the problems in American society in the late 1800s and wanted to reform it were part of the ___________ movement
The head of corrupt city governments at this time was known as the _________
Sacco and Vanzetti were Italian immigrants who were accused of murder. Most people say that the didn't get a _______ trial because of ethnic bias against them.
This man took photographs of the poor in his book, How the Other Half Lives
When a country is actively seeking to gain authority over other nations or acquiring colonies, it is known as ___________
This is the point of view that technologically advanced societies should rule over and control less advanced socieities
Last name of the woman who advocated for the Mentally Ill.
Where will the winter olympics be held next week?
What happened at the Triangle Shirtwaist Company in the late 1800s?
This is the name of the legislation that reformed the civil service system in 1883
Jacob Riis was not a writer, his book contained ___________ of the poor people living in tenements.
Before he was President, Teddy Roosevelt fought in Cuba to help them gain independence from Spain. HIs group was known as the ______________
This president was shot by a "disappointed office seeker" and died a few months later after his wound became infected with pus and gangrene
What is the one ethnic group that was singled out with legislation in 1882 specifically barring them from coming to the United States?
This territory was acquired in the late 1800s and was considered worthless. The secretary of state at the time, William Seward, was ridiculed for organizing the purchase. It was known as "Seward's Folly"
Down
This is the only state that actually had a royal family and a queen in the United STates
Old Immigrants came to the U.S. from 1820-1860. They stopped coming at that time because of the ____________
Upton Sinclair wrote about the ____________ industry. This sparked reforms and legislation.
Immigrants who were better educated, came from Northern and Western Europe, had a little money and some skills were known as ______ immigrants
This policy was initiated by the United States when it saw that many other nations were carving up influence in China and it wanted to get in on the action
When people had a little extra money, they were able to buy things and go shopping. THis is known as ________.
Cuban and the Philippines were both colonies of _________
City governments were corrupt Many used their positions for financial gain. The urban corrupt political government was known as a _____________
As a result of its assistance in gaining idependence, Cuba agreed to give land to the US for a military base known as ______________
The period of time in America where the sale and distribution of alcoholic beverages was illegal is known as _____________
This word means abstaining from drinking alcohol
This term means giving a government job to people because they helped with or gave money to a campaign -- or maybe just because they were your friend. Either way, it wasn't based on merit.
This type of journalism sensationalized, exaggerated, and sometimes outright lied about events in other countries for the purpose of selling newspapers
When the US ___________ Cuba , it was saying that is viewed it as a legitimate country. This is very important for emerging countries
The 19th Amendment in 1913 allowed for the ________ election of senators
Last name of the woman who started the settlement house movement which was a place that provided social services for the poor and new immigrants
This is the last name of the current Vice President