Progressivism and Imperialism

Economic and political domination of a strong nation over other weaker nations

• Protectorate

• Progressivism

• Imperialism

• Muckraker

journalists that sensationalized the wide range of ills afflicting America in the early 1900s.

• Yellow Journalist

• Muckraker

• Trust Busters

What was the purpose of settlement houses?

• to provide social services to the urban poor

• to provide health services for minorities

• to provide resources for mistreated women

• to provide charitable housing to the homeless

What common belief did all Progressives share?

• They wanted to reduce the gap between the rich and the poor.

• They wanted to improve labor conditions for factory workers.

• They wanted to create more opportunities for small businesses.

• They wanted to correct the injustices of urban industrial society.

allowed local rulers to stay in power, allowed ruling nations to extract natural resources, and protected them against rebellions or invasions.

• Protectorate

• Imperialism

• Social Darwinism

• Anglo-Saxonism

Hawaii became part of the United States

• as part of the treaty ending the Spanish-American War.

• because the Hawaiian government applied for statehood.

• after a group of planters and US Marines overthrew the Hawaiian queen.

• after the US bought Hawaii from Spain.

What led to U.S. Imperialism?

• A build up of the Navy.

• A desire for new markets.

• A feeling of superiority.

• All of the above.

What was the impact of the Galveston Plan?

• It gave utility companies the power to charge higher rates.

• It decreased the size and efficiency of local governments.

• It developed new infrastructure to survive natural disasters

• It limited the power of bosses and corrupt political systems.

ALL of the following are factors of U.S. imperialism EXCEPT

• Desire for military strenght

• To decrease U.S. industrialization

• New Markets

• Belief in cultural superiority

Why was the United States less concerned with developing extractive economies (natural resources) than European empires were?

• The United States government discouraged the development of extractive economies.

• The United States faced a shortage of manufactured goods because of trade deficits.

• The United States already had a significant supply of raw materials for manufacturing.

• The United States could import raw materials to stimulate the domestic economy.