Chapter 17-18 Study Guide

9. In what ways was the progressive view of the nature of man faulty?

The progressive view of man was faulty because it didn't include man's need for God.

List and explain at least three specific reforms that progressives proposed that expressed their faith in direct democracy.

3 Progressive Reforms in Direct Democracy were the secret ballot, which allowed privacy for voters, the recall, which allowed voters to remove a leader from office,a dn direct primaries, which made a party's candidate nominated by popular vote.

Give at least three reasons that many Americans opposed the "New Immigration" of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.

Americans opposed immigrants because they feared that the immigrants would take their easy jobs, the standards of living, breed crime, and disease would lower and that the religion would change.

Read Matthew 6:19-21, 24-34. What do these passages teach the Christian concerning his reaction to materialism/consumerism?

In the Bible, God says that possessions mean nothing in heaven, basically opposing materialism/ consumerism.

What are the three methods by which an imperialist nation might acquire territory?

The 3 ways to acquire territory is annexation, conquest, and purchase.

What is the difference between vertical integration and horizontal integration? Give examples of each. Do you think one model is better than the other? Why or why not?

Vertical and horizontal integration are different because horizontal integration is developing raw material into a finished product and vertical integration is investments on the product. An example of vertical integration was the Carnegie Steel Company, and an example of horizontal integration is Costco. In my opinion, vertical integration is better. Although risky, it is an easy way to become the best in the business if you make good choices. Also there can be potentially a better market because of good quality companies and products.

What were the three major goals of American foreign policy in the last half of the nineteenth century?

Three major goals in the American foreign policy were to defend the Western Hem. against Europe, to create new economic powers for the U.S. trade in other countries, and to extend the territory of the U.S.