18-19 Q2 Review

Political machines provided services for the poor in exchange for what?

• Votes

• Money

• Tacos

• Graft

A nativist would which of the following?

• To help immigrants assimilate

• To convert immigrants to Christianity

• To segregate immigrants in their part of the city

• To set limits on the amount of immigrants allowed in yearly

After the Civil War why did many immigrants come to the U.S.?

• To bring new technologies to the U.S.

• In hopes of landing a job during the booming economy

• To bring new political ideas like communism to the U.S.

• The U.S. had taken over their homeland due to imperialism

By 1900 the printing press caused all of the following but?

• Newspaper prices increased

• More magazines were made and sold

• Advertisements became common for businesses

• Communism was able to spread fast, uniting the U.S.

Groups like the American Protective Association had people join them because people felt immigration would

• Reduce the amount of cheap labor in the US

• Cause European immigrants to outnumber U.S. Citizens quickly

• Introduce Radical ideas to the U.S. such as Communism

• Lead to fewer students in public schools

Political machines were undemocratic because?

• Provided many services to a cities poor

• Worked to get rid of the graft found in many cities

• Encouraged election fraud

• Were fair to all citizens

Why did American businesses support overseas expansion in the late 1800s?

• To get needed resources and new markets

• To establish colonies

• To spread democracy to other nations

• To build naval bases around the world

What event signaled that the US was an imperial power?

• When it gained control of many overseas territories

• US bankers made loans to poor nations to keep their banks from collapsing

• Sent the marines to the Dominican Republic to control its finances

• Helped the people of Panama gain their independence in exchange for the land to build a canal

According to "Dollar Diplomacy"

• The US should take steps to aid to less developed countries in Latin America

• The US would do whatever it took to protect American business in Latin/South America

• Other countries in the Americas should adopt the US dollar for their currency

• US businesses needed to work harder to sell their goods to Asian markets

Roosevelt added the Monroe Doctrine because it would

• Protect the rights of the people in Central and South America

• Protect US interests in Central America with force if needed

• Keep the US out of growing tensions in Europe

• Encourage Americans living in cities to move overseas