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1. U.S. Foreign Policy, Progressive Era, & WWI Quiz Study Guide
U.S. Foreign Policy 1790-1917 PowerPoint:
1. What were the causes of the Spanish-American War (1898)?
a. The causes of the Spanish-American war was the Cuban Revolt, Yellow Press, De
Lome Letter and Sinking of the U.S.S. Maine in Havana Harbor.
2. Describe each of the following; “Gentleman’s Agreement”, Teller Amendment, Platt
Amendment, and Roosevelt Corollary to the Monroe Doctrine.
a. Gentleman’s Agreement is that Japan would restrict emigration for the US to stop
segregation laws.
b. The Teller Amendment is stating that the US would not take political control of
Cuba.
c. Platt Amendment is that Cuba would not give powers to any foreign country.
d. The Roosevelt corollary to the Monroe Doctrine states that the US would get
involved with Latin American affairs.
3. What were the goals of the Anti-Imperialist League?
a. The goals were to not allow Cuba to interact with any other foreign countries
hence the Platt Amendment.
4. Which territories did the U.S. gain from Spanish-American War?
a. After the Spanish-American War, the US gained Guam, Puerto Rico and the
Philippines.
Progressive Era PowerPoint:
5. Who were the progressives?
a. Progressives were reformers who wanted to change the way society was working
at this time, some included President Teddy Roosevelt, William Howard Taft, and
Woodrow Wilson.
6. What is a muckraker?
a. Muckrakers were reform-minded journalists in the progressive era.
7. What was each of the following individuals known for? Upton Sinclair, Jacob Riis, Ida
Tarbell, W.E.B. DuBois, Booker T. Washington, Thomas Nast, Ida B. Wells, Lincoln
Steffens, Frank Norris
a. Upton Sinclair was known for writing the Jungle which portrayed the harsh
conditions and exploited the lives of immigrants.
b. Jacob Riis wrote the Other Half Lives which showed slum conditions in the city.
c. Ida Tarbell wrote a series about the dangers of John D. Rockefeller’s powerful
monopoly.
d. W.E.B. Dubois was an African American rights activist.
e. Booker T Washington focused on training African Americans in agricultural
pursuits.

2. f. Thomas Nast was the father of American cartoons as he used them to critique
Boss Tweed.
g. Ida B Wells was a journalist, abolitionist and a feminist who led anti-lynching
campaigns.
h. Lincoln Steffens was known for investigating corruption in municipal
government.
i. Frank Norris was the first naturalist writer.
8. Briefly describe each of the following political reforms- secret ballot, referendum,
initiative, recall, direct election of senators (17th Amendment)
a. The Secret Ballot box ensured that citizens can cast votes without people knowing
who they voted for.
b. The referendum allowed voters to accept or reject measures put into action by
state legislation.
c. Initiative Recall gave citizens the right to remove a public official from office.
d. The 17th amendment allowed for the direct election of senators.
9. Briefly describe Teddy Roosevelt’s Square Deal and Woodrow Wilson’s New Freedom
a. Teddy Roosevelt’s square deal allowed for each group to get an equal chance to
succeed. Wilson’s New Freedom plan allowed for business competition and small
government as well as to reign in federal authority.
10. Briefly describe the following legislation- Meat Inspection Act, the Pure Food & Drug
Act, Federal Reserve Act, Clayton Anti-Trust Act
a. The meat inspection act authorized federal inspection of meat products,
b. the pure food and drug act allowed for regulation on production and sale of food
and drug products.
c. The Federal Reserve Act established the federal reserve system to supervise
banking and provide a national currency,
d. Clayton antitrust act sought to prevent anti-competitive practices in incipiency.
11. Describe the 19th Amendment.
a. The 19th amendment stated the right of citizens to vote shall not be denied by
anyone on account of sex.
World War I (WWI) PowerPoint:
12. What were the causes of WWI?
a. Some of the causes were militarism, alliance, nationalism, imperialism, and
assassination.
13. What event sparked the war?
a. The death of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria-Hungary pushed the war.
14. Who were the Allied Powers? Who were the Central Powers?

3. a. The allied powers were France, UK, Russia, Portugal, Italy, Greece. The Central
Powers were Germany, Austria-Hungary, Ottoman Empire, and Bulgaria.
15. Which of the Allied Powers dropped out of the war? Why?
a. The United States joined the war when Russia dropped out because of the Treaty
of Brest-Litovsk.
16. Know the new weapons introduced in WWI.
a. Militaries used machine guns, grenades, artillery as well as submarines, poison
gas, warplanes, and tanks.
17. What were the disadvantages of trench warfare?
a. When it rained since the trench was made out of mud, the mud would become
slippery and impair the soldiers but would also cause trench foot.
18. What were the causes of U.S. involvement in the war?
a. The US entered the war because the Germans began to sink many American
merchant ships around Britain.
19. What was the Zimmerman note?
a. The Zimmerman Telegram was a secret diplomatic communication from
Germany that suggested an alliance between Germany and Mexico.
20. Sussex Pledge?
a. Sussex Pledge was a promise made by Germany before America entered the war,
the pledge said that they wouldn’t attack American ships.
21. Wilson’s 14 Points (stick with what is on the PowerPoint)
a. It stated major European nationalities would be given the right to govern their
countries the way they want to, Austria-Hungary would be divided into smaller
countries as well as the Ottoman Empire. This also created the League of Nations
which would mediate international disputes.
22. Know the terms and conditions of the Treaty of Versailles.
a. Germany would lose the land it took and their overseas territories, they would
have to demilitarize and accept guilt for the war as well as make reparations.
23. Why did U.S. Congress reject the League of Nations (Henry Cabot Lodge’s argument)
a. Henry Cabot Lodges rejected it because he believed the USA would lose its
freedom if it joined the League of Nations