WorksheetsAmerican Foreign Policy & Progressivism Test
Total questions: 18
Worksheet time: 9mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What is Imperialism?
a)
Acquiring territory or gaining control over the economy of other countries
b)
Believing that one’s country is the strongest and best in the world
c)
Expanding the United States to the West coast
d)
Wanting to take control of Canada and Mexico
2.
Because of the yellow press, Americans wanted war with Spain which led to
a)
The sinking of the U.S. Battleship Maine
b)
Spain sending 100,000 troops to Cuba
c)
The “Splendid Little War”
d)
The assassination of President McKinley
3.
The Open Door Policy in China meant that
a)
all countries would have equal trading privilege with China.
b)
the U. S. could begin to trade with China instead of Russia.
c)
each country would be allowed a sphere of influence for trade.
d)
China would become stronger since it could trade with the United States.
4.
The newspapers of both ________________________ promoted sensationalism or the yellow press.
a)
Joseph Pulitzer and John Getty
b)
Joseph Pulitzer and William Randolph Hearst
c)
William Randolph Hearst and P.T. Barnum
d)
P.T. Barnum and John Getty
5.
What happened in Cuba after the Spanish-American War?
a)
Cuba became a Protectorate of the United States
b)
The Cubans revolted against the United States
c)
The Cubans elected Fidel Castro as their leader and became a Communist nation
d)
Cuba became independent
6.
Roosevelt incorporated all of the following ideas from the Populist party EXCEPT
a)
Direct election of Senators
b)
Eliminating the Electoral College
c)
An eight-hour day and minimum wage
d)
A federal trade commission
7.
All of the following statements describe Progressives EXCEPT
a)
They supported the Captains of Industry.
b)
They worried about social conditions.
c)
They worried about government corruption.
d)
They wanted government to be more responsible to social problems.
8.
Moorfield Storey, Mary Ovington and W. E. B. DuBois
a)
opposed Moral Diplomacy.
b)
believed businesses should pay a minimum wage.
c)
established the NAACP.
d)
supported William Howard Taft’s presidential run.
9.
Who was sent into Mexico to pursue Pancho Villa?
a)
General Eisenhower
b)
General Pershing
c)
General Jackson
d)
General Grant
10.
Why did the U. S. want a canal in Central America?
a)
To improve diplomatic relations between the United States and the nations of Central America
b)
To connect the Caribbean Sea to the Pacific Ocean
c)
To increase trade between the United States and Europe
d)
To connect the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans
11.
Who was the leader of the Anti-Imperialism League?
a)
Eugene Debs
b)
W.E.B. DuBois
c)
William Jennings Bryan
d)
Upton Sinclair
12.
Founded the Socialist Party of America
a)
Eugene Debs
b)
Muckrakers
c)
The Jungle
d)
Uptown Sinclair
e)
Lewis Hine
13.
Journalists who exposed corruption
a)
Muckrakers
b)
The Jungle
c)
Uptown Sinclair
d)
Lewis Hine
e)
Jacob Riis
14.
Photographer who exposed poverty
a)
Jacob Riis
b)
Muckrakers
c)
The Jungle
d)
Uptown Sinclair
e)
Lewis Hine
15.
Hit readers in the stomach when it exposed Chicago stockyards
a)
The Jungle
b)
Muckrakers
c)
Uptown Sinclair
d)
Lewis Hine
e)
Jacob Riis
16.
Passed to control big business
a)
Square Deal
b)
Sherman Anti-Trust Act
c)
Conservation
d)
Interstate Commerce Commission
17.
Provide a fair treatment of both labor and business
a)
Square Deal
b)
Sherman Anti-Trust Act
c)
Conservation
d)
Interstate Commerce Commission
18.
Setting aside Federal lands for parks
a)
Square Deal
b)
Sherman Anti-Trust Act
c)
Conservation
d)
Interstate Commerce Commission
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