Economic Expansion and Imperialism Review

Who created mass production?

• Henry Ford

• Andrew Carnegie

• J.P. Morgan

• John D. Rockfellar

What made the assembly line more efficient than skilled workers?

• Unskilled workers could complete smaller, repetitive tasks making the process faster.

• Assembly line workers had to have a college degree to work.

• Skilled tradesmen worked faster because they took their time to make a quality product.

What is the purpose of a strike?

• To improve working conditions and pay

• To sell more goods

• To hire more workers

• To expand a business

Who led the Rough Riders?

• William McKinley

• Theodore Roosevelt

• Alfred Thayer Mahan

• John Pershing

Who took control of Hawaii?

• Chinese immigrants

• American businessmen

• the United States military

• the Spanish government

What was the purpose of the Panama Canal?

• to prove that France was weak

• to allow quicker transport of goods

• to provide jobs to American workers

• to help Panama secede from Colombia

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.2

Many historians believe ______ journalism helped start the Spanish-American War.

• black

• orange

• red

• yellow

Tags

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

Imperialism means a nation stays isolated from other nations.

• True

• False

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

The Spanish-American War started after the ______________________ exploded.

• USS Texas

• USS Maine

• USS Missouri

• USS Kentucky

What brought child labor conditions to the public’s attention?

• interviews

• photographs

• folk songs

• parents' letters

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.7

CCSS.RI.5.7

CCSS.RI.6.7

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.7