Expansion, Reform & U.S. Imperialism

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What is this political cartoon suggesting since it includes the United States, Hawaii, Puerto Rico, and other places?

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U.S. imperialism created an American empire.

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What supports the statement that "The construction of the transcontinental railroad was disastrous for the Native Americans of the Great Plains"?

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The railroad decimated the herds of buffalo that the Indians were dependent on and also took Native American land.

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In the late 1800's and early 1900's, why did most immigrants to the United States settle in urban areas (cities)?

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the ready availability of industrial jobs

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Which of these occurred as a direct result of the U.S.'s late-nineteenth century industrialization? education reform, prison reform, unsafe working conditions in factories, women's suffrage

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unsafe working conditions in factories

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"Settlement houses" that were established in poor urban areas by people like Jane Addams were designed to

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provide social services like daycare, education, and health care to immigrants, women, and the poor.

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The most important reason for the growth of labor unions in the latter half of the 19th century was

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the way the workers were treated by big business and big industry.

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Which statement BEST describes American policy towards Native Americans in the late 19th century? Options: Most Native Americans fled to Canada for protection from U.S. forces. Native Americans pleaded with the government to create reservations for them. Native Americans generally settled where they wanted to. Most Native Americans were practically forced from their lands and relocated to reservations.

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Most Native Americans were practically forced from their lands and relocated to reservations.

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During the Progressive Movement, a "muckraker" MOST likely would have been

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against abuses of industrial workers in the early 1900s.

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This photograph by Jacob Riis (1889) reflects the conditions that would have been found in

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industrial areas.

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Which innovation had the GREATEST impact on westward migration immediately after the American Civil War? Options: steam-powered boats, transcontinental railroad, telephone, telegraph

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transcontinental railroad