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What caused people to become interested in Alaska in 1867?
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natural Resources
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How did Hawaii become annexed as part of the United States?
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americans took over the government and set up a Republic.
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What do historians believe caused the Maine to explode?
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a gas leak
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Why did the U.S. go to war with Spain?
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to protect the lives of the Americans living in Cuba.
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Why did other countries accuse the U.S. of being imperialistic after the Spanish American War?
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the U.S. acquired the countries of Guam, the Philippine Islands, Puerto Rico, and Cuba.
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Why did Roosevelt commission the building of the Panama Canal?
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so that two oceans would be linked.
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What was the main problem that had to be solved before the Panama Canal could be built?
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the disease of malaria.
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Who were the Progressives?
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a group of reformers who worked to stop unfair practices by businesses and to improve the way businesses worked.building codes child labor laws
food & drug laws
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What were some of the reforms made by Theodore Roosevelt and the Progressives?
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meat inspection act pure food & drug act blue laws
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Name some of the new laws that Theodore Roosevelt and the Progressives were responsible for.
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building codes child labor laws
food & drug laws
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What is conservation? What did Theodore Roosevelt do to ensure conservation?
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conservation is the protection of our natural resources from being used up or destroyed.
He set aside millions of acres for national parks.
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Why did Roosevelt get involved in other disputes throughout the world?
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he believed that the rest of the world affected the United States.
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Was Prohibition successful? Which amendment was passed in 1933, and how did it deal with Prohibition?
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no. 21st Amendment. It put an end to Prohibition.
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In what year did World War I begin? In what year did World War I end?
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1914 - 1918
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What caused World War I?
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nationalism – each nation thought it was the ‘best nation’ rivalries – competed for military power and ownership of land. alliances that were formed between countries.
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