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WorksheetsGilded, Progressive, SAW
Total questions: 26
Worksheet time: 13mins
A person who starts a business in the hope of making a profit
monopoly
laissez-faire
corporation
entrepreneur
the theory that the gov't should not interfere in the operation of the free market
monopoly
laissez-faire
entrepreneur
union
fear of foreigners; want to restrict immigration
assimilation
nativists
muckrakers
urbanization
Investigative reporters/writers that exposed the abuses of industrial society and gov't corruption
nativists
monopolists
muckrakers
philanthropists
the right to vote
entrepreneur
suffrage
muckraker
initiative
policy to remain free from relationships with other nations
isolationism
foreign policy
domestic policy
annexation
Which of the following is a characteristic of the Gilded Age?
people began moving to rural areas to farm acres of cotton and grain
the political process was opened up to citizens of different ethnicities and social class
America expanded westward to accomplish its goal of Manifest Destiny
the government passed favorable laws to help the growth of big business
Who is responsible for the invention on the light bulb?
Thomas Edison
Theodore Roosevelt
Thomas Jefferson
Alexis de Tocqueville
The invention of the light bulb is significant because
people were able to stay up later at night to read books
heat produced from the light bulb was able to heat houses and businesses
it enabled factory workers to work longer hours resulting in greater production of goods
it marked the first great scientific discovery of an American
The Homestead Act offered settlers
cattle, cotton seeds, and a mule to anyone that settled in Texas
government bonds of up to $2,000 if they would settle the Great Salt Lake area
two Conestoga wagons and a team of oxen to settle in the West
160 acres of land if they would live on and improve the land
The Homestead Act resulted in
Catholics moving to California to escape persecution on the East Coast
businessmen paying employees higher wages to stay in the East and work in their factories
many people selling their possessions and moving west to claim land
improved relations with Native Americans
Freedom for businesses and consumers in the economy is called
socialism
totalirarianism
communism
free enterprise
Free Enterprise results in
competition between businesses to make a better product and sell it for less
the government setting limits on how much bread can be sold for at a store
people not caring how much they spend on a new phone
businesses working together to increase their prices
An entrepreneur is someone who
runs for political office after being successful in the business world
risks their money to start a business with the hopes of making a profit
is elected by a board to run a large corporation like Walmart or Verizon
sells stock to raise funds for their company
As a result of the Spanish- American War, the US became a political power in
The Hawaiian Islands
Puerto Rico, Guam, and the Philippines
Samoa
Panama
What is Imperialism?
the authority of a state to govern itself or another state
a policy of extending a country's power and influence through diplomacy or military force
practice of acquiring full or partial political control over another country, occupying it with settlers, and exploiting it economically
None of these.
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.
Grover Cleveland
Theodore Roosevelt
William McKinley
Alfred Thayer Mahan
Alfred Thayer Mahan supported moving the US into a position of power by
increasing funding for the US Air Force
improving relations with US allies
strengthening US naval capacity
bolstering US industrial output
Which of the following was a significant result of the Spanish-American War?
The United States formed a naval alliance with Germany.
The United States gained control of Texas.
The United States repealed the Monroe Doctrine.
The United States established itself as a major world power.
What United States perspective is being portrayed about imperialism in the image above?
Pro-imperialist
Anti-imperialist
Isolationist
Militarist
Which message is BEST represented in the political cartoon above?
The United States needed to complete Manifest Destiny.
The United States needed to continue a policy of isolationism.
The United States needed to acquire new foreign territories.
The United States needed to concentrate on domestic social issues.
The U.S. _________ Hawaii.
Annexed
Bought
Blew Up
What island did we acquire/annex for strategic military purpose?
Guam
Hawaii
Puerto Rico
Theodore "Teddy" Roosevelt's preventive intervention policy is also known as
"talk softly and carry at _________"
Big Stick
Big Axe
Big Club
________________ journalist influenced U.S. participation in the
Spanish-American War.
Muckrakers
Yellow
Green
