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WorksheetsProgressive Era/Imperialism
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
What is an agreement to stop fighting called?
an import
an armistice
an enumeration
an embargo
What island did most European immigrants come through during the Progressive Era?
Ellis Island
Alcatraz Island
Angel Island
Easter Island
Teddy Roosevelt joined the 1st voluntary cavalry during the Spanish-American War. What where they called?
the Flying Tigers
the Running Rebels
the Fighting First
the Rough Riders
What country did many Americans blame for the explosion of the U.S. navy battleship the Maine?
France
Puerto Rico
Spain
The Philippines
What Amendment prohibited the sale and transportation of alcohol?
13th Amendment
14th Amendment
18th Amendment
19th Amendment
Who became President of the United States in 1901?
William McKinley
Theodore Roosevelt
Woodrow Wilson
Franklin Delano Roosevelt
What is sensational, biased and often false reporting?
Red journalism
Blue journalism
Green journalism
Yellow journalism
Cuba is about _______ miles from the United States.
10
90
300
1000
Imperialism can be best defined as...
A situation in which both sides are equally powerful
a grant of money from the government
when one nation exercises control over smaller, weaker nations
people at the local level organizing for political action
People who were against American foreign expansion were known as
anti-imperialists
imperialists
copperheads
War-Hawks
Theodore Roosevelt helped establish the first national park at
Mammoth
Rocky Mountain
Grand Canyon
Yellowstone
Which of the following became U.S. territories or protectorates following the Spanish-American War?
Cuba, Hawaii, and Alaska
Spain and Cuba
Cuba, Puerto Rico, and Guam
The Philippines and Hawaii
What country controlled the Philippine Islands before 1898?
the United States
France
Cuba
Spain
What role did American newspapers play in influencing people's opinion of the Spanish-American war?
American newspapers helped prevent a war with Spain.
American newspapers often portrayed the Cuban revolutionaries as bloodthirsty.
American newspapers always reported the facts about events in Cuba fairly and accurately.
Yellow journalism in some American newspapers caused many Americans to support war with Spain
The protection of natural resources is called...
conservation
prohibition
suffrage
yellow journalism
