Progressive Era Level 1 Assessment Review

A sensational style of reporting that exaggerated stories to attract and enrage readers is called _. 

• muckraking

• yellow journalism

• dirty dog journalism

What happened to the U.S.S. Maine? 

• it exploded

• it hit an iceberg

When a country prevents supplies from entering or leaving a country, they have successfully established a _.

• monopoly

• blockade

This land battle was one of the most significant battles of the Spanish-American War. 

• Battle of San Juan Hill

• Battle of Kettlebell

What was the MAIN driving force behind imperialism?

• politics

• economics

Due to defeating the Spanish, the U.S. took on the Philippines, Guam, & what Caribbean island?

• Cuba

• Puerto Rico

Who did most Americans blame for the sinking of the U.S.S. Maine?

• France

• Cuba

• Spain

What was one thing the Navy could use colonies for?

• vacations

• coal refueling

• keep prisoners

Where did the U.S. decide to build a canal?

• Panama

• Cuba

The practice of taking over land to become a stronger nation.

• Progressivism

• Imperialism