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.