Becoming a World Power

What does the following refer to: A point beyond which the population density was less than two persons per square mile, no longer existed.

• U.S. Census.

• Closing of the Frontier.

• Imperialism.

• Overpopulation.

What does the following refer to:Encouraged American businesses to invest in Latin America. This encouraged democracies in Latin America and secured American influence over the Caribbean.

• Gold Standard

• Dollar Diplomacy

• Trustbusting

• Monroe Doctrine

The first state to grant women’s suffrage was ________________.

• Virginia

• Montana

• Wisconsin

• Wyoming

Match the following Progressive Era Amendments:

• Direct Election of Senators

• 17th

• Women's Suffrage

• 19th

• Prohibition

• 18th

• Direct Tax

• 16th

The Jungle was a successful book that exposed the poor working conditions of factories. It was written by:

• W.E.B. DuBois

• Upton Sinclair

• Harriet Beecher Stowe

• William Lloyd Garrison

Roosevelt’s Corollary was an update of __________________.

• Truman Doctrine

• Corrupt Bargain

• Monroe Doctrine

• Manifest Destiny

Breaking up monopolies, what two mega companies broke up into several with the Sherman Antitrust Act to promote competition? (Choose all that apply)

• General Electric

• Woolworth's

• Northern Securities

• Standard Oil

Teddy Roosevelt’s three objectives: conservation of natural resources, control of corporations, and consumer protection were covered in _______________.

• Homestead Act

• Sherman Antitrust Act

• New Deal

• Square Deal

Teddy Roosevelt believed that the federal government ________________________.

• Should have widespread influence to protect the common man.

• Should force the rich to give more than their share to enhance the country’s wealth.

• Should have limited involvement in day-to-day affairs.

• Be less powerful than the States level of government.

Why did Teddy Roosevelt run for a third term?

• The Republican party thought Taft would be better off as Vice-President instead.

• To keep the U.S. out of European conflict.

• He disapproved of his successor removing presidential influences.

• To prove that a candidate does not need to be a part of one of two major political parties to hold a major office.