EOC Review Part 2

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The political cartoon is a criticism of which practice in the 19th century? Options: horizontal integration, monopolization, industrialism, laissez-faire capitalism

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monopolization

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Which of the following BEST describes a laissez-faire economic policy? The government should leave businesses alone, The government should heavily regulate businesses., The government should protect small businesses from failing., The government should prevent big businesses from expanding.

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The government should leave businesses alone

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What was the Progressive result of the actions displayed by the political cartoon to the right?

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Child Labor Laws were created.

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Examine the map. What do the islands labeled on the map have in common?

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They were all territories ceded to the United States after the Spanish-American War.

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This statement became known as the __________.
Excerpt:
“… and in exceptional cases to take action which in a more advanced stage of international relations would come under the head of the exercise of the international police. A great free people owes it to itself and to all mankind not to sink into helplessness before the powers of evil”

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Roosevelt Corollary

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Which statement describes the role played by the U.S. journalists during the Spanish-American war? Options: Journalists provided frequent reports of the fighting, allowing the public to follow a foreign war closely for the first time, Journalists focused on bad news rather than good news in order to criticize the decisions made by the president and military leaders., Journalists ignored the signs of impending war until it was too late to inform the public of the government’s intentions to declare war on Spain., Journalists exaggerated events to build support for the war, giving the president and Congress little chance to resolve the conflict diplomatically.

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Journalists exaggerated events to build support for the war, giving the president and Congress little chance to resolve the conflict diplomatically.

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What was President Woodrow Wilson asking the nation to do in his 1914 message to Congress? "The United States must, . . . during these days that are to try men's souls, . . . be impartial in thought, as well as action, must put a curb upon our sentiments, as well as upon every transaction that might be construed as a preference of one party to the struggle before another."

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adopt a policy of neutrality

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In 1917, President Woodrow Wilson created the Committee on Public Information to…

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promote pro-war propaganda to "sell" the war to the American public.

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What was the main purpose of the World War I poster?

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to generate financial support for the war effort

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What was the purpose of the Palmer Raids?

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to identify and punish suspected communists