29) The United States Gains Territories Overseas

a) Why did the United States seek to make Hawaii a territory?
b) Why did the United States want to open trade with Japan?
c) Why did the Boxer Rebellion take place?

28) What would you?

What would you do if, all of a sudden, somebody tried to enter your home and order you around, and you had no power to stop that person? Would you fight back? How would you feel if you were unable to throw this person out of your home?

27) The Progressive Spirit of Reform (Review)

As we complete Chapter 4: The Progressive Spirit of Reform, think about the most important:

a) Person,
b) Event, and
c) Thing

that was covered. What can you tell me about each of those choices, and why did you select it?

26) The Progressive Spirit of Reform (Review)

What information did you learn by watching the video clip from United Streaming?

25) The Progressive Presidents (II)

1) Why do you think the Pure Food and Drug Act was important?
2) Look at the "Election of 1912" map on page 102. Which individual had the MOST popular votes during that election? Which individual had the LEAST votes? How can you tell?
3) What was the Clayton Antitrust Act of 1914?
4) Why was the Federal Trade Commission created?

24) The Progressive Presidents

Roosevelt, Taft, and Wilson were American presidents in the early 1900s who did a great deal to promote progressive reforms. Choose 1 president and write about some of his more important accomplishments.

23) The Rights of Women and Minorities

a) What did the 18th and 19th Amendments accomplish?
b) How did Booker T. Washington differ from W.E.B. Du Bois?
c) What discrimination did Chinese Americans face?
d) How were some minority groups overlooked by the Progressive movement?