US Semester Review: America Comes of Age

Theodore Roosevelt proposed the Square Deal to--

• reform the corrupt government of New York state
• convince Americans of the need to end Spanish influence in Cuba
• keep the wealthy from taking advantage of small business owners
• increase the power of railroads to set their own rates

One reason powerful nations rushed to grab colonies in the 1800s was the desire --

• for raw materials and natural resources located abroad
• to learn about manufacturing practices in weaker nations
• for new military allies in Africa and Asia
• to import educated workers from poorer nations

Imperialist nations built up their military strength --

• despite the warnings of Alfred T. Mahan
• becuase manufacturers insisted that they do so
• to expand and protect their interests around the world
• to protect extractive economies from exploitation

The belief that life consists of competitive struggles in which only the fittest survive is known as --

• socialism
• Social Darwinism
• the Social Gospel
• jingoism

Sensational headlines and pictures were characteristic of the --

• newspapers owned by Matthew Perry
• Yellow Press
• newspapers owned by Gifford Pinchot
• Great White Press

The Roosevelt Corollary to the Monroe Doctrine did which of the following? 

• Prohibited United States intervention in the Caribbean. 
• Warned against European seizure of the Panama Canal.
• Declared the United States to be the “policeman” of the Western Hemisphere. 
•  Provided United States military support for democratic revolutions in Latin America.

Alfred T. Mahan expressed what opinion in his book "The Influence of Sea Power Upon History"?

• Nation benefited from a strong navy and overseas bases
• Panama Canal construction increased naval traffic and benefited all Central American countries
• US government increased foreign trade by providing businesses more incentives to build ships
• US government placed too much emphasis on modernizing navy instead army

What was the main goal of the women’s rights movement during the Progressive Era?

• starting a system of women’s colleges
• winning elections for public office
• securing the right to vote
• separating men and women in prison

This gave women the right to vote.

• 16th Amendment
• 17th Amendment
• 18th Amendment
• 19th Amendment

"Be it enacted by... Congress... That no producer, manufacturer, or dealer shall ship or deliver for shipment in interstate or foreign commerce, any article or... product of any mine or quarry situated in the United States, in which... children under the age of sixteen years have been employed or permitted to work..."

This quote reflects the public's support for the -

• control of the mining industry

• abolition of child labor

• regulation of product transportation

• limitation of foreign trade