Ch 19 and 21 Foreign Policy

Question 1

Muckrakers

Answer 1

Authors and journalists that exposed societal ills. Upton Sinclair - The Jungle - Lead to Pure Food Drug Act and Meat Inspection. Jacob Riis- How the Other Half Lives - Living conditions of Immigrants

Question 2

Hepburn Act of 1906

Answer 2

federal law that said interstate commerce commission to set max RR rates and extended its jurisdiction

Question 3

Panama Canal

Answer 3

Connects Atlantic and Pacific Ocean. About 40 miles. Originally owned by Colombia, US staged rebellion in Panama to get deal with Panama instead

Question 4

Yellow Journalism

Answer 4

sensationalization of news for the purpose of selling more newspapers. An example would be after the explosion of the USS Maine