Period 7 Key Term Quiz

A powerful American newspaper magnate, rose to prominence during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. He sensationalized reporting, marked by bold headlines and dramatic illustrations, influenced the era's political landscape.

• Joseph Pulitzer

• William Hearst

• William Seward

• Josiah Strong

Nickname given to the regiment of US Cavalry created and facilitated by Theodore Roosevelt in 1898. ➔ Anti-Imperialist League

• True

• False

The 27th President of the United States, serving from 1909 to 1913. He was a progressive Republican who advocated for trust-busting, conservation, and the establishment of a federal income tax.

• Theodore Roosevelt

• Woodrow Wilson

• William Howard Taft

• Alfred Mahan

A piece of legislation that essentially allowed independence for Cuba. ➔ Teller Amendment

• True

• False

Following its military occupation, the U.S. successfully pressured the Cuban government to write this amendment into its constitution.

• Platt Amendment

• Teller Amendment

• 17th Amendment

Areas where one country has significant economic, political, or military influence. ➔ Jingoism

• True

• False

A political reform mechanism that allows citizens to propose and enact laws or amendments directly through the ballot, bypassing the legislative branch.

• Recall

• Referendum

• Initiative

• Direct Primary

A piece of land ceded to the US after the annihilation of a Spanish battleship, marking the end of the Spanish-American war. ➔ Cuba

• True

• False

It was sparked by territorial disputes in Manchuria and Korea and was the first major military conflict of the 20th century.

• Russo-Japanese War

• Spanish-American War

• World War II

• World War I

This policy is the idea of negotiating peacefully, while at the same time using the military as a threat. ➔ Big-Stick Policy

• True

• False