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WorksheetsSocial Issues and World Power Rad Review Extravaganza
Total questions: 51
Worksheet time: 50mins
Populists wanted to:
give power back to the average american
create a powerful empire
start corrupt businesses
keep the races separate
Journalists who exposed the problems and corruption in American society?
Populists
Rumpshakers
Troubadors
Muckrakers
Which Progressive Leader was known as the Trust Buster?
Mother Jones
Theodore Roosevelt
Upton Sinclair
John D. Rockefeller
Name the platform that Roosevelt would use to describe his policies of fairness for the American people
bully pulpit
Roosevelt Corollary
Big Stick Diplomacy
Square Deal
In The Jungle, Upton Sinclair exposed
dangers faced by coal miners
corrupt business practices of the Standard Oil Company
unsanitary conditions in the meatpacking industry
the illegal trafficking of exotic animals
This group was formed by WEB Dubois in 1909, mostly because the Progressive Era was NOT successful at promoting equality for minority groups.
NLRB
AAA
NAACP
SCLC
Woodrow Wilson set up the first government agency known as the _________________ to investigate violations of businesses?
Security Exchange Commission
Federal Trade Commission
Department of Homeland Security
Justice Department
The cartoon illustrates President Theodore Roosevelt's attempt to
ignore antitrust laws
limit the power of monopolies
conserve natural resources
eliminate foreign ownership of US corporations
Passage of the Pure Food and Drug Act and the Meat Inspection Act illustrated the federal government's commitment to
environmental conservation
workers' rights
business competition
consumer protection
President Theodore Roosevelt demonstrated his concern for the environment by
creating national parks
settling the Pennsylvania coal miners' strike
breaking up monopolies
signing the Meat Inspection Act
The Federal Reserve Act of 1913 was passed in an attempt to
increase United States exports
safeguard the health of workers
regulate the amount of money in circulation
protect national forests from destruction
What is "annexation"?
When a country takes control of new territory.
When a country frees territory that it controls.
When a country frees another group of people from imperialist rule.
When a country rebels against it's imperial rulers.
Why did pro-imperialism Americans want to expand our territories?
To increase the American reputation
To spread Christianity
To scare other nations into doing what we wanted
To gain natural resources and foreign markets
Imperialism is __________.
when a powerful nation uses its resources to help a weaker nation
when a weaker nation invites a powerful nation to help it industrialize
when a powerful nation takes control of the economy and government of a weaker nation
when weak nations join together to fight a strong nation
What territories did the US gain as a result of its victory over Spain in the Spanish-American War?
Alaska, Korea, Hawaii
Philippines, Puerto Rico, Guam, Cuba
Columbia, Haiti, Panama
The leader of the Rough Riders that captured San Juan Hill
McKinley
Coolidge
Roosevelt
Adams
What was Roosevelt's policy phrase?
Dollars for Bullets
Speak softly, and carry a big stick
Sphere of Power, By the Hour
Pan-Americanism 4Ever Dad-a-thon
Which President fought for the construction of the Panama Canal?
Woodrow Wilson
William McKinley
Franklin Delano Roosevelt
Teddy Roosevelt
The American-negotiated policy that gave each foreign nation the ability to trade with China
Open Door Policy
Foreign Exchange Policy
International Commerce Policy
The explosion of this ship caused the American military to invade Cuba to fight the Spanish
U.S.S. Maine
U.S.S. Vermont
U.S.S. New Hampshire
H.M.S. Boaty McBoatface
What most likely happened to the USS Maine?
Accidentally blew up
Spain destroyed it in the middle of the night
The Russians hacked your emails
Cuban Rebels sabotaged it
Who was in control of Panama when the US decided it wanted to get the land needed for the Panama Canal?
Paraguay
Colombia
Cuba
Mexico
Why did America annex Hawaii in 1898?
Beautiful beaches and great BBQ
Sugar plantations made lots of money
Location helped control imperial possessions
Tourism benefits
Industrialization brought all of the following except:
Competition between nations
need for resources
new places to invest
a feeling of equality among nations
The Hawaiian Monarchy was overthrown by:
Angry hawaiians
Angry hawaiians supported by the US Marines
American corporations
American farmers supported by the Air Force
Teddy Roosevelt's signature legislation that outlawed business monopolies
Sherman Anti-Trust Act
Park Place Resolution
Monroe Doctrine
Roosevelt Corollary
The idea that North and South America should work together to support peace and trade
Pan-Americanism
NAFTA
Make North and South America Great Again
United Nations
Teddy Roosevelt ended the Spanish-American War with a decisive victory at what battle?
San Juan Hill
Bay of Pigs
Lexington and Concord
Batlle of Havana Harbor
A fire at this factory brought new safety regulations and standards required in the workplace
Triangle Factory Fire
Rectangle Record Store
Circular Countershop
Wall Street Flame Bois
Teddy Roosevelt believed in having a weak military to keep the peace between nations
True
False
Which country was forced to trade with the United States, as the president sent American battleships to intimidate them?
Japan
China
Korea
Thailand
These were created to ensure that there was a separation between white and black Americans.
Jim Crow Laws
Poll Taxes
Populism
Community Centers
Which of the following is NOT a reason the United States justified imperialism?
Needed military bases
Desire to explore the unknown
Feelings of racial superiority
New economic opportunities
Teddy Roosevelt helped create reform in which two areas?
Stock Market/Industry
Mining/Agriculture
Food Safety/Environment
Immigration/Segregation
The Supreme Court case Plessy v. Ferguson created the idea of :
separate but equal
all for one
taste the rainbow
speak softly, carry a big stick
The plan to rebuild and help Latin American countries rather than control them is called:
Open Door Policy
Corellian Agreement
Dollar Diplomacy
Platt Amendment
This cartoon represents
American imperialism
American democracy
Populism
Progressivism
This image represents
Open Door Policy
Roosevelt Corollary
Dad Getting the Last Slice
Monroe Doctrine
