Progressive Era and American Imperialism

Multiple Choice

In the late 1800 and early 1900s, the supply of farmers' crops exceeded the demand which resulted in this:

• priced decreased

• prices increased

• prices stayed the same

• the government had to buy the crops

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This gave the federal government the right to supervise railroad companies.

• Sherman Antitrust Act

• Pacific Railroad Act

• Interstate Commerce Act

• Homestead Act

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Which of the following was the pre-Populist organization to help address farmer's economic needs as well as education and social isolation?

• Progressives

• Democrats

• Settlement Houses

• Grange

Multiple Choice

16th Amendment

• Women's Suffrage

• Direct Election of Senators

• Federal Income Tax

• Prohibition

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17th Amendment

• Women's Suffrage

• Direct Election of Senators

• Federal Income Tax

• Prohibition

Multiple Choice

Populists favored ALL of the following EXCEPT

• secret ballot
• direct election of senators
• 8 hour workday 
• the gold standard

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Which of the following caused the collapse of the Populist Movement?

• the passage of the Interstate Commerce Act

• the "Cross of Gold" Speech

• the 1896 presidential election

• the publication of the Gospel of Wealth

Multiple Choice

Famous for his "Cross of Gold" speech, this 1896 presidential candidate ran for the Democrat Party and was supported by the Populists.

• Bryan

• McKinley

• Grant

• Coolidge

Multiple Choice

This is a term given to the idea that both gold and silver is used for a country's money system.

• bessemer

• bimetallism

• populism

• gold standard

Multiple Choice

ALL OF THE FOLLOWING WERE POPULIST DEMANDS EXCEPT WHICH ONE?

• RETURN TO THE GOLD STANDARD

• GRADUATED PERSONAL INCOME TAX

• GOVERNMENT OWNERSHIP OF RAILROADS

• RESTRICTION OF UNDESIRABLE IMMIGRATION

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Why did the Populist party want unlimited coinage of silver?

• To increase the amount of money in circulation and raise farm prices
• To reduce economic inflation
• To raise campaign contribution limits
• To decrease the bargaining power of labor unions

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William Jennings Bryan's famous Cross of Gold speech is about...

• The acquisition of colonies to increase employment opportunities.

• The creation of a national park system

• A policy of bimetalism to help farmers with raising crop prices.

• Higher tariffs to protect American goods from foreign cometition.

Multiple Choice

Who was responsible for informing the public of the appalling working conditions of meat packing plants with the book "The Jungle?"

• Theodore Roosevelt

• Upton Sinclair

• Jacob Riis

• Ida Tarbell

Multiple Choice

Women like Alice Paul participated in which movement?

• African American suffrage

• Immigrant rights

• Women's suffrage

• Prohibition

Multiple Choice

19th Amendment

• Women's Suffrage

• Direct Election of Senators

• Federal Income Tax

• Prohibition

Multiple Choice

What woman was responsible for creating many settlement houses, most notably the Hull House?

• Carrie Nation

• Susan B. Anthony

• Jane Addams

• Ida Tarbell

Multiple Choice

18th Amendment

• Women's Suffrage

• Direct Election of Senators

• Federal Income Tax

• Prohibition

Multiple Choice

Suffrage is -

• the right to vote

• the right to suffer

• the right to live

• the right to speak

Multiple Choice

What do reforms like initiatives, referendums, and recalls attempt to do?

• give the people more power over the government

• limit citizenship rights like voting

• provide low interest loans to farmers

• establish a system of checks and balances

Multiple Choice

Who wrote The History of Standard Oil, a book which describes how John D. Rockefeller used ruthless business practices in the oil industry?

• Ida Tarbell

• Jane Addams

• Jacob Riis

• Lincoln Steffens

Multiple Choice

What was Jacob Riis reveal to the public through his book, How The Other Half Lives?

• living conditions of the tenement buildings in New York

• working conditions of a textile mill

• food production of a meatpacking plant

• medical care of soldiers in WWI

Multiple Choice

What name was given to the group of investigative reporters who wrote books, news articles or magazine articles to persuade public opinion about corrupt businesses or government?

• Unionists

• Muckrakers

• Suffragists

• Socialists

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is NOT a part of Theodore Roosevelt's progressive reform deal?

• Control Corporations

• Consumer protection

• Clayton's Anti-Trust Act

• Conservation of natural resources

Multiple Choice

Who opposed the colonization of the Philippines and American expansion?

• Veterans of the Spanish American War

• McKinley's Vice-President

• The Anti-Imperialist League

• The yellow journalist newspapers

Multiple Choice

How did America end up getting the land it needed to build the Panama Canal?

• We supported a revolution in Colombia

• We supported a revolution in Cuba

• We supported a revolution in Brazil

• We supported a revolution in Venezuela

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What is "annexation"?

• When a country takes control of new territory by ADDING it.

• When a country frees territory that it controls.

• When a country frees another group of people from imperialist rule.

• When a country rebels against it's imperial rulers.

Multiple Choice

What was the primary reason for the establishment of the Open Door policy?

• To protect American trade in China

• To gain control of the Panama Canal Zone

• To encourage Chinese immigration to the US

• To shut off trade with European powers

Multiple Choice

The Open Door Policy dealt with __________ issues in China.

• territory

• political

• trade

• border

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Alfred Thayer Mahan made a case for…

• Building a strong navy so America could become a world power

• Overthrowing the monarchy in Hawaii

• Improving relations with China

• Increasing American industrial output

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Shortened travel from 16,000 miles to 6,500 miles, Construction took 10 years to complete and cost $400 million and thousands of lives. (used for trade, transportation & quick water route )

• Suez Canal

• Hoover Dam

• Panama Canal

• That one thing

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At the end of the Spanish American War, the United States gained which 3 territories? 

• Puerto Rico, Cuba, Spain
• Spain, Cuba, Guam
• Marianas Islands, Philippines, Russia
• Philippines, Guam, Puerto Rico

Multiple Choice

The Spanish-American War (1898) marked a turning point because the United States…

• Developed a plan for peaceful coexistence

• Emerged as a new world power

• Pledged neutrality in future European conflicts

• Refused to become a colonial power

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The Platt Amendment prevented _________ from incurring a large debt and prevented it from making treaties that might threaten their independence.

• Panama

• Mexico

• Haiti

• Cuba

Multiple Choice

Which country was granted independence in the Treaty of Paris of 1898 at the end of the Spanish American War?

• Guam
• Cuba
• Philippines 
• Puerto Rico

Multiple Choice

What happened to the U.S.S. Maine?

• It was sunk accidentally by friendly fire.

• It was captured by Filipino rebels.

• It was blockaded by Russian vessels.

• It exploded in Havana Harbor.

Multiple Choice

This was one of the causes of the Spanish-American War, which Hearst and Pulitzer newspapers blamed on Spanish sabotage:

• explosion of the USS Maine

• De Lome letter

• yellow journalism

Multiple Choice

· Publication of the De Lome Letter

· Yellow journalism

· Explosion of the U.S.S. Maine

Which of the following best describes the information above?

• Causes of the Spanish-American War

• Causes for American entry into World War I

• Reasons for immigration to the US

• Factors leading to the Panama Canal

Multiple Choice

This sparked outrage in the United States because it called President William McKinley "weak"

• explosion of the USS Maine

• yellow journalism

• De Lome letter

Multiple Choice

These were a volunteer cavalry regiment formed by Theodore Roosevelt and fought in Cuba in the 1898 war:

• Rough Riders

• Anti-imperialists

• Boxers

Multiple Choice

What is the type of sensational reporting where writers exaggerated or even invented stories?

• muckraking
• yellow journalism
• journalism
• paparazzi

Multiple Choice

President Theodore Roosevelt added his own corollary to this, which he used to justify repeated intervention in Latin American affairs:

• Constitution

• Declaration of Independence

• Emancipation Proclamation

• Monroe Doctrine

Multiple Choice

The Roosevelt Corollary...

• Was the name of the treaty ending the Russo-Japanese War

• Stated U.S. intentions to intervene in Latin America if their stability was threatened

• Was the term for the agreement between the U.S. and Cuba regarding its independence

• Stated U.S. intentions to build a canal in Panama

Multiple Choice

Which foreign policy used the financial power of American business?

• Watchful waiting

• BIg Stick

• Dollar Diplomacy

• Open Door

Multiple Choice

What type of foreign policy is associated with Woodrow Wilson?

• Dollar Diplomacy

• Big Stick Philosophy

• Moral Diplomacy

• Open Door Policy

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President Theodore Roosevelt’s Big Stick policy was closely associated with…

• Friendly relations with China after the Boxer Rebellion

• The conservation of natural resources

• Court actions to go after business trusts

• Intervention in the affairs of Latin American nations

Multiple Choice

What type of foreign policy is associated with William Howard Taft?

• Big Stick Philosophy

• Dollar Diplomacy

• Moral Diplomacy

• Open Door Policy

Multiple Choice

According to the Roosevelt Corollary, what was the role of the US in the Western Hemisphere? 

• Ok for Europeans to imperialize
• international police force
• allow imperialism in the Americas
• allow European nations to take over

Multiple Choice

The U.S. policy of using the nation's economic power to exert influence over other countries

• Moral Diplomacy

• Dollar Diplomacy

• Open Door Policy

• Big Stick Diplomacy

Multiple Choice

Threatening use of force in Latin America if need be

• Dollar Diplomacy

• Moral Diplomacy

• Big Stick Diplomacy

• Shuttle Diplomacy