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Gilded, Progressive, SAW

Total questions: 26

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A person who starts a business in the hope of making a profit

a)

monopoly

b)

laissez-faire

c)

corporation

d)

entrepreneur

2.

the theory that the gov't should not interfere in the operation of the free market

a)

monopoly

b)

laissez-faire

c)

entrepreneur

d)

union

3.

fear of foreigners; want to restrict immigration

a)

assimilation

b)

nativists

c)

muckrakers

d)

urbanization

4.

Investigative reporters/writers that exposed the abuses of industrial society and gov't corruption

a)

nativists

b)

monopolists

c)

muckrakers

d)

philanthropists

5.

the right to vote

a)

entrepreneur

b)

suffrage

c)

muckraker

d)

initiative

6.

policy to remain free from relationships with other nations

a)

isolationism

b)

foreign policy

c)

domestic policy

d)

annexation

7.

Which of the following is a characteristic of the Gilded Age?

a)

people began moving to rural areas to farm acres of cotton and grain

b)

the political process was opened up to citizens of different ethnicities and social class

c)

America expanded westward to accomplish its goal of Manifest Destiny

d)

the government passed favorable laws to help the growth of big business

8.

Who is responsible for the invention on the light bulb?

a)

Thomas Edison

b)

Theodore Roosevelt

c)

Thomas Jefferson

d)

Alexis de Tocqueville

9.

The invention of the light bulb is significant because

a)

people were able to stay up later at night to read books

b)

heat produced from the light bulb was able to heat houses and businesses

c)

it enabled factory workers to work longer hours resulting in greater production of goods

d)

it marked the first great scientific discovery of an American

10.

The Homestead Act offered settlers

a)

cattle, cotton seeds, and a mule to anyone that settled in Texas

b)

government bonds of up to $2,000 if they would settle the Great Salt Lake area

c)

  two Conestoga wagons and a team of oxen to settle in the West

d)

160 acres of land if they would live on and improve the land 

11.

The Homestead Act resulted in

a)

Catholics moving to California to escape persecution on the East Coast

b)

businessmen paying employees higher wages to stay in the East and work in their factories

c)

many people selling their possessions and moving west to claim land

d)

improved relations with Native Americans

12.

Freedom for businesses and consumers in the economy is called

a)

socialism

b)

totalirarianism

c)

communism

d)

free enterprise

13.

Free Enterprise results in

a)

competition between businesses to make a better product and sell it for less

b)

the government setting limits on how much bread can be sold for at a store

c)

people not caring how much they spend on a new phone

d)

businesses working together to increase their prices

14.

An entrepreneur is someone who

a)

runs for political office after being successful in the business world

b)

risks their money to start a business with the hopes of making a profit

c)

is elected by a board to run a large corporation like Walmart or Verizon

d)

sells stock to raise funds for their company

15.
Monopoly
a)
a company that completely dominates a particular industry
b)
A business practice in which a single manufacturer controls all of the steps used to change raw materials into finished products
c)
A factor that causes people to leave their homelands and migrate to another region
d)
A list privately exchanged among employers, containing the names of persons to be barred from employment
16.

As a result of the Spanish- American War, the US became a political power in

a)

The Hawaiian Islands

b)

Puerto Rico, Guam, and the Philippines

c)

Samoa

d)

Panama

17.

What is Imperialism?

a)

the authority of a state to govern itself or another state

b)

a policy of extending a country's power and influence through diplomacy or military force

c)

practice of acquiring full or partial political control over another country, occupying it with settlers, and exploiting it economically

d)

None of these.

18.

He was part of the Rough Riders during the Spanish American war. He was also the assistant Secretary of the Navy and a president during the progressive era. 

a)

Grover Cleveland

b)

Theodore Roosevelt

c)

William McKinley

d)

Alfred Thayer Mahan

19.

Alfred Thayer Mahan supported moving the US into a position of power by 

a)

increasing funding for the US Air Force 

b)

improving relations with US allies 

c)

strengthening US naval capacity 

d)

bolstering US industrial output 

20.

Which of the following was a significant result of the Spanish-American War?

a)

The United States formed a naval alliance with Germany.

b)

The United States gained control of Texas.

c)

The United States repealed the Monroe Doctrine.

d)

The United States established itself as a major world power.

21.

What United States perspective is being portrayed about imperialism in the image above?

a)

Pro-imperialist

b)

Anti-imperialist

c)

Isolationist

d)

Militarist

22.

Which message is BEST represented in the political cartoon above?

a)

The United States needed to complete Manifest Destiny.

b)

The United States needed to continue a policy of isolationism.

c)

The United States needed to acquire new foreign territories.

d)

The United States needed to concentrate on domestic social issues.

23.

The U.S. _________ Hawaii.

a)

Annexed

b)

Bought

c)

Blew Up

24.

What island did we acquire/annex for strategic military purpose?

a)

Guam

b)

Hawaii

c)

Puerto Rico

25.

Theodore "Teddy" Roosevelt's preventive intervention policy is also known as

"talk softly and carry at _________"

a)

Big Stick

b)

Big Axe

c)

Big Club

26.

________________ journalist influenced U.S. participation in the

Spanish-American War.

a)

Muckrakers

b)

Yellow

c)

Green