apush practice test
which third party played an important role in the election of 1912?
Bull Moose
which of the following describes why Latin American countries were dissatisfied about the way the United States completed its negotiations for the construction of the Panama Canal?
Colombian territorial rights were not properly regarded
Theodore Roosevelt did not run in the election of 1908 because
Roosevelt believed in president should be limited to two consecutive terms
"chronic wrongdoing may require intervention and force the United States to the exercise of international police power" this statement would justify actions under the
Roosevelt corollary to the Monroe doctrine
Wilson's new freedom differed from
Roosevelt's policies accepted the continued existence of monopolies
the first major break in the united states congress' policy of laissez-fare toward big business came with the passage of the
Sherman anti-trust act
which of the following was not an underlying factor in bringing the United States into war with Spain 1898?
The demand of newspapers for sensational news
Robert La Folletes plan of appointing college trying to people to serve on state regulatory commissions became known as
The Wisconsin idea
Which of the terms of the treaty with Spain ending the Spanish American war presented America with an immediate and difficult problem?
annexation of the Philippines
unlike Cleveland's handling of the pullman strike in 1894, Roosevelt handled the anthracite coal strike in 1902 by
bringing both sides together and having the issue arbitrated
Theodore Roosevelt felt that the role of the president was to
define national problems and win Congress and the people to practical proposals for solutions
for black Americans, Theodore Roosevelt...
did little
Wilsons fourteen points provided for
freedom of the seas, prohibition of secret treaties among nations, strengthening of international alliances
The heparin act 1906 strengthen the authority of the interstate commerce commission by
giving the commission power to nullify rates found to be discriminatory
bimetallism is a system under which
gold and silver are both used as a security for the national currency
in the anthracite Cole strike 1902, Theodore Roosevelt
insisted that the strike be submitted to arbitration
prior to America's entrance into World War I, president Wilson called for "preparedness", by which he meant
institution of the draft
the open door policy was designed to
keep any one country from getting total control of china
Wilsons fourteen points provided for all of the following except
national self-determination for liberated countries after the war
by announcing the "rule of reason" in 1911, the Supreme Court held that
only unreasonable restraint of trade were unlawful
which of the following events occurred last? (purchase of Alaska, battle of Manila bay, annexation of the Hawaiian islands, opening of the Panama Canal)
opening of the Panama Canal
The major difference between Booker T. Washington and WEB dubois was their views of
The need for immediate equality for blacks and whites
The United States was partly responsible for the depression in Cuba (1895) that led to the Cuban insurrection against Spain because of
Wilson-Gorman Tariff
The populist party platform 1892 called for all of the following except
a gold-based currency
The supreme court decision quoted above concerned
a state maximum hour law
John hay's open door proposal
advocated fair competition among foreign powers in china
The Underwood Simmons tariff of 1913 represented a victory for
advocates of lower duties
in the Lansing-ishi agreement of 1917, Japan
supported the open door concept, and the United States agreed that proximity of nations creates special relationships
according to Emilio Aguinaldo, he led the bloody Filipino insurrection against United States occupation because
the United States had offered him independence for assistance against Spain, but had betrayed him
David G Phillips targeted in expose
the United States senate
"today the United States is practically sovereign on this continent, and its fiat is law upon the subjects to which it confines its interposition." Richer only said this in reference to
the Venezuela boundary dispute
the expansion of the "walking city" was made possible by all of the following developments except
the electric city
president Roosevelt was ahead of his time in his views of
the need for protection of natural resources
The event that caused most Americans to favor war with Spain was
the sinking of the Maine
ida Tarbell targeted in expose
the standard oil company
all of the following were goals of progressive reformers except
to reverse the urbanization trend
the reform legislation of Wilson's administrations
to some extent, grew out of the effort to prevent the progressives from following Roosevelt back into the Republican Party in the 1916 election
the majority of the American people supported the Spanish American war chiefly because
they had sympathy for the oppressed cubans
more opposition was offered to the annexation of the Philippines then previous territorial acquisitions because...
they were not likely to become a real part of the United States
in 1913, reformers accomplished which two of their goals by constitutional amendment
popular election of Senators an imposition of a federal income tax
American intellectuals such as William James and John dewey provided a set of attitudes on which reformers were to rely known as the philosophy of
pragmatism
which of the following best represents the attitude of the federal government towards trusts during most of the progressive era
"Good" trust should be allowed to exist, but the government should be ready to curb abuses
The constitutional amendment that made possible a federal income tax was
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The 1896 presidential election marked the last time that
A serious effort to win the White House would be made with mostly agrarian votes
The event in 1906 referred to as the Brownsville affair illustrates that
African Americans were making a little headway toward equality
which of the following was a socialist candidate for president
Eugene v Debs
the Sussex pledge, secured in 1916, was a promise that
Germany would cease unrestricted submarine warfare
which of the following territories came under to the protection of the United States as a result of the Spanish American war?
Hawaii
In the gentleman's agreement
Japan agreed to limit Japanese emigration to the United States
all of the following were heroes of the Spanish American war except
John J Pershing
Woodrow Wilson's chief advisor on new freedom programs was
Louis Brandeis
where did President Roosevelt's in the great White Fleet?
Manila Bay
many of the articles written by muckrakers appeared in
McClure's
many of the articles written by muckrackers appeared in
McClures and Munsrys
which of the following was not acquired by the United States as a result of the Spanish American war?
Samoa
Theodore Roosevelt lost the republican party's presidential nomination in 1912 because
Taft control the Republican national committee, which rigged delegate selection in tafts favor
how was the dispute about the arrest of American sailors by president huerta during the Wilson administration settled?
The ABC powers mediated between the United States and Mexico
Henry George's progress in poverty is treatise that advocates
The single tax
The need for the conservation of our natural resources was first brought to national attention by
Theodore Roosevelt
Who is the first president to take an interest in conservation
Theodore Roosevelt
The elephants nightmare is of course that
Theodore Roosevelt will split the party and the Democrats will win
The "big stick" was to Theodore Roosevelt as "dollar diplomacy" was to...
William Howard Taft
"you shall not press down upon the brow of labor this crown of thorns, you shall not crucify mankind upon a cross of gold," was said by
William jennings bryan
the expansion of the "walking city" was made possible by developments such as
cheap housing, improved sewage disposal, and the extension of public utilities and services
the open door policy proposed that
china was to collect her own tariffs, no one would receive privileges or concessions in china unless everyone did, and Japan had "special interests" in china
Lincoln steffens targeted in expose
city government
The gentleman's agreement was motivated by the United States desire to
control the "yellow peril" which threatened the American west coast
when Woodrow Wilson became president in 1912, the most serious shortcoming in the country's financial structure was that the
currency was inelastic
Woodrow wilson was a
democratic
The major reason for the urban middle-class becoming politically active in the early 1900s was the
desire to regain political control of the country
in 1908, the White House conference
discussed the conservation of natural resources
which of the following is not true about James Abbott McNeil Whistler
in addition to his art, he also served on the supreme court during the McKinley administration
the primary purpose of the United States building the Panama Canal was to
increase the efficiency of the American navy
most of the American cost of World War I was financed by
increased personal income taxes
Heroes of the Spanish-American war
leonard wood, george dewey, teddy roosevelt
which of the following legislative act would be classified as social legislation
minimum wage laws
in terms of their political beliefs, most progressives were actually
moderates who wanted to preserve American institutions, though in an altered form
the open door policy proposed all of the following except that
no discriminatory duties were to be levied within the individual spheres of influence
The mark rockers were: a group of powerful industrial, a group of dirty political candidates, powerful lobbyists
none of these
"to enable the United States to maintain the independence of Cuba, and to protect the people thereof, as well as for its own defense, the government of Cuba will sell or lease to the unites states lands necessary for coaling or naval stations at specified points to be agreed upon with the president of the United States." these words can be found in the
platt amendment
which statement regarding the end of the progressive reform movement is correct?
preparation for a wartime economy took attention away from reform
all of the following worked against the successful conclusion of a just peace at the Paris Peace Conference except
press coverage of the open sessions of the conference by the yellow press
Theodore roosevelt was a
progressive
the eighteenth amendment, ratified by the states in 1919, provided for
prohibition
Wilson showed questionable political judgment in excluding from the American delegation to Paris any
prominent republican leader
the flood of progressive legislation during Wilsons first term included laws to
provide disability assistance to civil-service workers, establish the eight hour day for interstate railroad workers, and provide credit and low-interest loans to farmers.
Jane Addams, Lillian Wald, and Florence Kelley shared an interest in
providing social services in city slums
much of American literature of the early 20th century is notable for its
realistic portrayals of working class life
which is the most accurate statement about the history of social reform in the United States?
reform movements have often declined during times of war
William howard taft was a
republican
Roosevelt's new nationalism called for all of the following except
sale of government lands for tax revenues
the Hay-Puancefote treaty
secured British permission to build an isthmian canal
Eugene v debs was a
socialist
