Worksheets18-19 Q2 Review
Total questions: 33
Worksheet time: 17mins
Political machines provided services for the poor in exchange for what?
Votes
Money
Tacos
Graft
A nativist would which of the following?
To help immigrants assimilate
To convert immigrants to Christianity
To segregate immigrants in their part of the city
To set limits on the amount of immigrants allowed in yearly
After the Civil War why did many immigrants come to the U.S.?
To bring new technologies to the U.S.
In hopes of landing a job during the booming economy
To bring new political ideas like communism to the U.S.
The U.S. had taken over their homeland due to imperialism
By 1900 the printing press caused all of the following but?
Newspaper prices increased
More magazines were made and sold
Advertisements became common for businesses
Communism was able to spread fast, uniting the U.S.
Groups like the American Protective Association had people join them because people felt immigration would
Reduce the amount of cheap labor in the US
Cause European immigrants to outnumber U.S. Citizens quickly
Introduce Radical ideas to the U.S. such as Communism
Lead to fewer students in public schools
Political machines were undemocratic because?
Provided many services to a cities poor
Worked to get rid of the graft found in many cities
Encouraged election fraud
Were fair to all citizens
Why did American businesses support overseas expansion in the late 1800s?
To get needed resources and new markets
To establish colonies
To spread democracy to other nations
To build naval bases around the world
What event signaled that the US was an imperial power?
When it gained control of many overseas territories
US bankers made loans to poor nations to keep their banks from collapsing
Sent the marines to the Dominican Republic to control its finances
Helped the people of Panama gain their independence in exchange for the land to build a canal
According to "Dollar Diplomacy"
The US should take steps to aid to less developed countries in Latin America
The US would do whatever it took to protect American business in Latin/South America
Other countries in the Americas should adopt the US dollar for their currency
US businesses needed to work harder to sell their goods to Asian markets
Roosevelt added the Monroe Doctrine because it would
Protect the rights of the people in Central and South America
Protect US interests in Central America with force if needed
Keep the US out of growing tensions in Europe
Encourage Americans living in cities to move overseas
The purchase of Alaska was important to the US economy because
The land was rich in resources
It added land to our National Park system
It was the location of large factories and trade centers
The US became a strong imperial power
The US sent troops to the Dominican republic and other locations with the intent to apply what?
Roosevelt's Corollary
Use of Dollar Diplomacy
The Platt amendment
Wilson's Missionary Diplomacy
What type of Journalism is depicted by the following quote "You furnish the pictures, i'll furnish the war."
Muckraking
Yellow Journalism
Photojournalism
Tabloid Journalism
The Chinese Exclusion act and Roosevelt's Gentleman's agreement are examples of the US's efforts to what?
Win better working conditions for mine and railroad workers
Help immigrants assimilate quickly to US culture
Limit immigration of people from certain places
Open trade up between the US and Asia
The Pure Food & Drug Act changed how our government regulated businesses by
Preventing them from raising prices due to the cost of development
Providing finical incentives to keep prices low
Establishing fair business policies that limited monopolies
Requiring businesses to list the ingredients in their products
With a Direct Primary how are candidates selected?
The delegates who are chosen to go to a party national convention
All of the party members in public election
The party members serving in each states government
In a private meeting by the top party members of each state
The way the 1902 coal miners strike was handled by Roosevelt set the precedent for the government to do what?
Intervene to protect the welfare of the American people
Negotiate a peaceful end to a labor dispute
Set an 8 hour work day for people who work in a private business
Allow miners to go on strike for safer work conditions
Why are Muckrakers important?
Their stories set the US into its first red scare
Their reports on businesses and government led us to what is called the progressive era
their stories fired up the American people for war with Spain
Got the American people to enter WWI on the side of the allies
The passing of the 15th, 17th, and 19th amendments:
Resulted in more involvement in the democratic process
Contributed to the US's growing imperialistic powers
Helped reverse racism after the Civil War
Supported the use of Laissez-Faire economics
What was the hope behind the Federal Reserve being set up?
Banks would be less likely to collapse during a depression and control inflation
Federal funds could be used to provide loans to businesses with money troubles
Precious metals would be set aside in case of a financial disaster
The US would have the money needed to join WWI if needed.
Which of the following is NOT what a progressive would seek to do?
Reform the US election process
Keep the US out of WWI
Give the government the power to monitor businesses
Improve living conditions for Americans
What was a result of Upton Sinclair's book "The Jungle"
The government to pass the Meat Inspection Act
The public demanded more government control of railroads
The government funded a larger Navy
A mass panic that resulted in many deaths it was so realistic
The U.S. entering WWI in 1917 led to what here in the U.S.?
A greater sense of tolerance for all people
Increased government protection of freedom of speech and press
The desegregation of our military
An environment of suspicion and intolerance of others.
Which of the following is a result of Alfred Mahan's book for the US?
Created a larger, more modern navy
Set up naval bases around the world
Built a canal connecting the Atlantic to the Pacific
Stuck to its isolationist roots to avoid WWI
The "Red Scare" resulted in all but
Re-emergence of the KKK in the south
The government using a quota system to limit 'undesirable' immigrants
Violations of American citizens and immigrants rights alike
A demand that the US join the League of Nations and stay involved in world issues.
One of the reasons the US joined WWI on the side of the Entente was:
The Zimmerman telegram was given to the US by England
International trade with Europe was being threatened
As members of the league of nations we were asked to join
The US was asked to stop the spread of communism
In M.A.I.N the letter N stands for what?
Nativism
Nationalism
Naturalism
Negativitism
The name of the alliance made up of Austria-Hungary, Germany, and Italy during WWI was called?
Triple Entente
Central Powers
Central Entente
Triple Power
After being involved in WWI, the US saw all of the following occur but:
More workers joining labor unions
More government control over the economy
A loss of jobs
American women could join the military for the first time ever
This government agency was tasked with "Selling" the war to the American People
National War Labor Board
War Industries Board
League of Unions
Committee on Public Information
Why did many Americans resist Imperialism in the U.S.
Threatened the democratic values our nation was founded on
Would cost too much for our nation to support
Would create enemies of other nations
Convince citizens to move to these areas
The US joining the league of nations was opposed by many Americans because joining would mean:
The US would be pushed into world affairs
The US would have to give up overseas territories
The US would be open to even greater numbers of immigrants
The US would be forced to follow a policy of isolationism
This passenger ship carrying american tourists was sunk by Germany because it was believed to be carrying munitions
Titanic
Lusitania
Arizona
Enterprise
