Imperialism Test

Which headline is the best example of "yellow journalism" as practiced in the late 1890s?

• "Maine Sunk in Havana Harbor"
• "Several Sailors Die in Maine Sinking"
• "Maine Split by Enemy's Secret Infernal Machine"
• "Anti-Imperialists Oppose War with Spain"

A major purpose of the Progressive movement (1900-1917) was to

• stimulate the economy
• support government control of factory production
• encourage immigration from southern and eastern Europe
• correct the economic and social abuses of industrial society

Why were the Interstate Commerce act (1887) and the Sherman Antitrust Act (1890) created by the Federal government?

• to regulate some aspects of business
• to expnd the postivie features of the trusts
• to favor big business over small companies
• to move toward government ownership of key industries

The initiative and referendum are considered democratic reforms because they

• permit citizens to have a more direct role in lawmaking
• let all registered voters select their state's presidential electors
• extend the right to vote to 18-year-old citizens 
• allow residents of one state to bring lawsuits against residents of another state

Upton Sinclair, Frank Norris, and Ida tarbell made their greatest contributions to the Progressive movement by

• working to end political corruption in cities
• speaking out for the equal rights of Hispanic Americans
• supporting legislation to improve tenement housing
• publishing books and articles to expose the problems of society

The Big Stick Policy and Dollar Diplomacy were attempts to do what?

• increase United States power in Latin America
• contain the spread of communism in eastern Europe
• protect free trade on the Asian continent
• strengthen political ties with western Europe

From 1900 to 1915, a basic aim of United States foreign policy was to

• develop close economic ties with African nations
• oppose revoltuinary movements in western Europe
• promote United States influence in Latin america
• prevent th spread of communism in western Europe and Asia

A major reason the United States began to seek colonies during the late 1890s was that the 

• Monroe Doctrine required such action
• expansion of American industry made acquiring new markets and additional resources desirable
• population pressures within the United States had become more severe
• cold-war rivalry between the United States and the Soviet Union had heightened

The early 20th-century policy of dollar diplomacy indicated a United States desire to

• institutue the dollar as an international currency
• give generous amounts of foreign aid to less developmed countries
• interact with foreign countries in ways profitable to United States corporations
• give trade preferences to nations that follow a capitalist system

Which Heading best completes the partial outline below:
I.______________________________
A. Desire for markets and raw materials
B. Closing of the western frontier
C. Social Darwinism
D. Adoption of Isolationist Ideals

• Principles of the Fourteen Points
• Reasons for United States Imperialism
• Causes of World War I
• Adoption of Isolationist Ideals