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

separating men and women in prison

"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 -

regulation of product transportation

~Upton Sinclair exposed the unhealthy practices of Chicago's meat-packing plants ~Ida Tarbell revealed the dishonest business tactics of Rockefeller's Standard Oil Company ~Jacob Riis wrote How the Other Half Lives, showing the conditions of the residents of New York City tenements What was the impact of these muckraking activities during the early 1900s?

Public reaction to their books led to new laws addressing the abuses of industrialization

Society changed in response to their promotion of Social Darwinism

Voters agreed to let big business owner create more profitable monopolies

Reports of their works in publications abroad caused a decline in immigration

Susan B. Anthony wanted....

all women to have the right to vote

the colonists to be free from British rule.

to be the first woman president

Which of the following defines Yellow Journalism?

Exaggerating events to sell newspapers

Writing about bad stuff to cause change

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

Marianas Islands, Philippines, Russia

In annexing Hawaii, the United States benefitted from...

avoiding import tariffs on sugar

allowing natives to manage Hawaiian shipyards

imposing high taxes on Hawaiian imports

sending American entrepreneurs to manage the plantations.

These reforms made the government directly accountable to the citizens.

Referendum, recall, initiative, and 17th amendment

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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

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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

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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

socialism

Social Darwinism

the Social Gospel

jingoism

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

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Sensational headlines and pictures were characteristic of the --

newspapers owned by Matthew Perry

Yellow Press

newspapers owned by Gifford Pinchot

Great White Press

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30 sec • 1 pt

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.

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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

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US Semester Review: America Comes of Age

Theodore Roosevelt proposed the Square Deal to--

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

Imperialist nations built up their military strength --

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

Sensational headlines and pictures were characteristic of the --

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

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

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

This gave women the right to vote.

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