Chapter 19-20 quiz: US history 2
President Theodore Roosevelt intervened personally to break which strike?
1902 Coal Strike
The Philippines received their independence from the US in what year
1946
___________ was the leader of the Filipino nationalists during the War of 1898
Emilio Aguinaldo
Which of the following was not part of the "good government" movement of the Progressive Era
Ending segregated schools
Which of the following was not a goal of the late 19th century progressives?
Equality for minorities
In the late 19th century, Americans began to consider expanding into all of the following areas except
Europe
Which of the following was not a big business that attracted cheap laborers to their factories during the Progressive period?
Farming
Which of the following statements regarding Theodore Roosevelt is untrue?
He had no interest in politics before running for the vice presidency.
The ______________ in foreign policy asserted the United States's right to intervene in Latin American nation to prevent others from doing so
Roosevelt Corollary
Wilson's definition of progressivism applied to ______ only.
The white
The first "progressive" president was
Theodore Roosevelt
US and the Philippines were at war with each other for how many years at the turn of the 19th century?
Three years
Need for reforming the workplace was brought to national attention in 1911 when a fire broke out at
Triangle Shirtwaist Factory
This lowered tariff rates for the first time since the Civil War.
Underwood-Simmons Tariff
Which United States president was responsible for the annexation of Hawaii?
William McKinley
Individuals labeled Mugwumps were best associated with which concept?
honest government
The author of the infamous de Lôme letter was Depuy de Lôme. Who was he?
the spanish ambassador to the United States
According to your textbook, at the very end of the War of 1898
the status of the Philippines was unresolved.
as america developed industrially, it needed access to all of the following raw materials except
Aluminum
President Theodore Roosevelt accomplished the majority of his progressive agenda
by convincing Congress to pass legislation.