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Protestant ministers began to respond   to the problems of an industrialized society in the 1880s. In their fight for social justice,   ministers focused on ending poverty and prostitution. Ministers like Washington Gladden and   Walter Rauschenbusch became nationally recognized leaders of the Social   Gospel. The Social Gospel incorporated the   beliefs of Social Darwinism. The actions of ministers of the Social   Gospel prompted middle-class citizens to fight for Progressive reform. 6 points A white male living on a rural farm An owner of a bank in Manhattan A woman working in a Philadelphia   factory A middle class woman working as a   teacher in Chicago A white male factory supervisor in   New York City 6 points Jane Addams. Charlotte Perkins Gilman. Margaret Sanger. Alice Paul. Ida B. Wells-Barnett. 6 points The Anti-Saloon League was far more   political. The Anti-Saloon League had mostly   male members. The Anti-Saloon League pushed for   local, mandatory education programs on the evils of alcohol. The Anti-Saloon League became the   first modern, single-issue lobbying group in the U.S. The Anti-Saloon league sought to pass   laws on the state and local level. 6 points Initiative Primary Recall Urban league Referendum 6 points Spain gave Cuba its independence. The United States got Guam and Puerto   Rico. The U.S. gained Hawai

i. The U.S. gained the Philippines. Spain got $20 million from the U.S. 6 points The explosion of the Maine Spain’s supposed harsh treatment of   the Cubans An intercepted letter in which the   Mexican ambassador described President McKinley in a very unflattering way The Rough Riders wanted to make a   name for themselves Newspapers published graphic details   of Spanish atrocities 6 points was the cornerstone of U.S. foreign   policy in Latin America at the end of the nineteenth century. caused the Boxer Rebellion and led to   the resignation of John Hay as secretary of state. would allow all nations to trade with   China on equal terms. was designed to open Cuba, Latin   America and the Philippines to U.S. trade and investment. was proposed by the U.S. but rejected   by the Chinese government. 6 points a modern standing army. a dedicated fund for defense. competing on an equal basis with   other world empires in trying to accumulate properties. maintaining its position in the world   as a republic that refused to colonize others. a large modern navy and overseas   supply bases. 6 points care for the poor and the weak. set up poor houses across the   country. militarily help protect small   countries from exploitation. take Christianity to those who had   never heard of it. redistribute America’s great wealth   among all the people.