HONOR CODE PLEDGE: _________________________________ BLOCK: _____ DATE: _______________
THE INFLUENCE OF THEODORE ROOSEVELT – PROGRESSIVISM AND FOREIGN POLICY, 1898 – 1914
For each of the examples cited below, fill in the blanks to complete the statement. Then, find the most specific date you can for when the event took place. When you have finished all ten examples, arrange the events in chronological order on the back of this sheet.
1. William __________________________ was assassinated in Buffalo, New York, by an anarchist. As a result, the Vice President, _______________________ ____________________________ , at the age of
_______, became the youngest President in United States history. (p. 649)
DATE: _______________________________________________________________________________
2. President Theodore Roosevelt instructed the government (the Attorney General) to bring a lawsuit against the ___________________________ _____________________________ trust. It was the first time a President had used the ________________________ Anti-Trust Act to break up a trust! (p. 650)
DATE: _______________________________________________________________________________
3. Under Roosevelt, the ___. ___. ______________________ _____________________ was formed in
____________ to conserve the nation’s woodlands. Roosevelt also had thousands of acres of land set aside for ___________________________ ______________. A _______________________
____________ is a natural area protected and managed by the federal government. (p. 651)
DATE: _______________________________________________________________________________
4. After he read the novel The _______________________, by _____________________
____________________ , President Roosevelt made a public report exposing unhealthy conditions in
__________________________ plants. The public outcry forced ____________________ to pass the
Meat Inspection Act. Muckrakers also exposed companies for making false claims about medicines and adding chemicals to canned foods. In response, Congress passed the ______________ ___________ and ______________ Act, making companies list all the ingredients on their packages. (p. 652)
DATE: _______________________________________________________________________________
5. During the Presidential Election of 1912, Theodore Roosevelt and his supporters stormed out of the
_______________________________ Convention. He formed his own party, the
______________________________ Party. When he told reporters at the convention “I feel as strong as a _____________ _____________________,” the _______________________________ Party became known as the _____________ _________________ Party. (p. 652)
DATE: _______________________________________________________________________________
6. When he was the Assistant Secretary of the _________________, Theodore Roosevelt was eager to expand U.S. _____________________ _____________________. After the USS _________________ blew up in Havana Harbor, Roosevelt telegraphed _________________________________ George

________________, head of the Pacific fleet and ordered him to strike the ________________________ when the war broke out. As a result, Dewey was able to sink the entire Spanish Armada in a surprise attack at Manila Bay. (p. 690)
DATE: _______________________________________________________________________________
7. During the Spanish-American War, Theodore Roosevelt formed a unit called the _________________
__________________. He gave up his position as Sec. of the Navy, and led his men in a successful charge up _______ ___________ _____________, one of the most famous battles of the war. (p. 690)
DATE: _______________________________________________________________________________
8. Because of the lessons he learned during the Spanish-American War, Roosevelt wanted to build a canal through ________________________, a province of Colombia. Roosevelt offered
__________________________ $10 Million and $250,000 a year in rent to allow the United States to build a canal through ________________________, but Colombia refused. (p. 693)
DATE: _______________________________________________________________________________
9. Roosevelt secretly supported a revolution in __________________________ against the
__________________________ government, and promised to support them if they claimed independence. When the revolution took place, the United States immediately recognized their independence and soon, __________________________ signed a treaty with the United States giving the US permanent use and control of a 10-mile-wide zone across the ________________________ of
__________________. The US agreed to pay Panama $10 Million plus $250,000 in rent. (p. 694)
DATE: _______________________________________________________________________________
10. After Roosevelt’s Presidency had ended, the ______________________ Canal opened for business.
The Atlantic and the Pacific Oceans were joined! (p. 696)
DATE: _______________________________________________________________________________
11. Roosevelt was fond of quoting an old West African proverb, “ ____________________
_______________ and carry a _______ ___________________; you will go far.” (p. 696)
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12. To prevent European nations from collecting debts or using force against Latin American countries,TR announced a new policy. It came to be known as the _________________________
________________________ to the _______________________________ Doctrine. Roosevelt said that when neighbors of the US got into disputes with foreign nations, the US hat the right to “exercise …an international ______________________ power” to _____________________ order. (p. 696)
DATE: _______________________________________________________________________________