UNIT 4 REVIEW SHEET: AMERICA COMES OF AGE
How did Margaret Sanger impact women’s health issues?
Who was Jane Addams? What were some of her primary accomplishments during the Progressive Era?
What was the Sixteenth Amendment to the Constitution, and for what reason was it passed?
What was the 17 th Amendment?
What was the 18 th Amendment? Why was it passed?
How does the initiative process increase the influence of voters on
politics?
Define the term Social Gospel:
What was the major strategy used by the NAACP in their efforts to
achieve racial equality?
Why did many Mexican Americans form Mutualistas?
How did the Plessy v. Ferguson court case affect American society?
How did Theodore Roosevelt believe that the government should manage
national forests?
How did the United States gain control of Hawaii?
How did Alfred Thayer Mahan help to strengthen American power?
Why did Emilio Aguinaldo organize an insurrection against U.S. rule in
the Philippines?
When Republican William McKinley ran for reelection in 1900, why did he
choose Theodore Roosevelt as his vice-presidential running mate?
Why did the United States propose the open door policy?
What was the American Anti-Imperialist League? Who were some of its
most famous members?
How did the concept of Social Darwinism connect to American
imperialism?
Explain William Howard Taft’s “Dollar Diplomacy.”
Explain Theodore Roosevelt’s “Square Deal.”
What was the Urban League and in what ways did it expand economic
opportunities for African Americans in the early twentieth century?
