EOC Review Vocab Unit 3

(a)   was the founder of Standard Oil, symbolizing the rise of monopolies.

• John D. Rockefeller
• Andrew Carnegie
• Thomas Edison
• Upton Sinclair

Match the following inventions with their key contributions to communication and technology.

• Transformed land transportation

• Telephone

• Allowed voice communication over long distances

• Railroads

• Enabled long-distance text communication

• Telegraph

• Revolutionized indoor lighting

• Electric Light Bulb

(a)   was a major labor union focusing on skilled workers.

• NAACP
• American Federation of Labor (AFL)
• Muckrakers
• Plains Indians

What was the belief that Americans were destined to expand westward?

• Manifest Destiny

• Indian Resistance

• Ranching Innovations

• Farming Innovations

Which Supreme Court case upheld segregation laws?

• Plessy v. Ferguson

• Brown v. Board of Education

• Roe v. Wade

• Marbury v. Madison

What was the purpose of Progressive Legislation?

• To expand U.S. territories

• To empower voters and improve labor conditions

• To connect the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans

• To justify U.S. intervention in Latin America

Who led the Conservation Movement to protect natural resources?

• Theodore Roosevelt

• George Washington

• Abraham Lincoln

• Thomas Jefferson

What was the result of the Spanish-American War?

• Expansion of U.S. influence in Cuba and the Philippines

• Construction of the Panama Canal

• Establishment of the Monroe Doctrine

• Beginning of the Civil War

The territory acquired by the U.S. after the Spanish-American War was (a)  

• Hawaii
• Philippines
• Alaska
• Puerto Rico

What was the debate over American Imperialism about?

• Expansion and control of overseas territories

• Building the Panama Canal

• Establishing the Constitution

• Ending slavery