US History - Test 2

Front

In the Southwest, neighborhoods where many Hispanos settled were called _________________.

Back

barrios

Front

Statutes enforcing segregation in the South were known as _________________.

Back

Jim Crow laws

Front

By controlling about 90 percent of the oil refining industry, John D. Rockefeller’s company held a ________________ on the market.

Back

monopoly

Front

After arriving in the United States, many immigrants in large cities lived in crowded multifamily apartments known as _________________?

Back

tenements

Front

People who organize, manage, and assume the risks of a business are _________________

Back

entrepreneurs

Front

Which policy best reflects the idea of laissez-faire? Select all that apply: foreign policy that secures resources for U.S. manufacturers, tax policy that rewards retailers for buying products made in the United States, regulatory policy that ensures all food sold in the United States is safe to eat, domestic policy that involves little interference from the U.S. government

Back

domestic policy that involves little interference from the U.S. government

Front

The main goal of nativists was to

Back

restrict immigration to the United States.

Front

During the Spanish-American War, Theodore Roosevelt was a member of the ________________, a volunteer cavalry unit.

Back

Rough Riders

Front

As tensions were building against the Spanish in Cuba, President McKinley was faced with strong ________________, or aggressive nationalism, within the Republican Party.

Back

jingoism

Front

Why was the Open Door policy important to the United States?

Back

It opened up trade opportunities with China.