2.21.F + 2.22.T - Lesson: Early Progressivism Review + American Imperialism Review
Which of the following were two Federal laws passed on the same day that created large bureaucracies to enforce sanitation standards of food transported across state borders? [Choose 2]
-The Pure Food and Drug Act -The Meat Inspection Act of 1906
Which of the following events led to the decline of optimism in the United States during the Progressive Era? [Choose all that apply.]
-World War I -The sinking of the Titanic in 1912
Which of the following is true of the Filipino-American War? [choose all that apply]
-the reaction to American measures in the war was mixed -the United States sent more troops to the Philippines than to Cuba -the United States used some of the same measures as the Spanish had in Cuba
What was some results of the American acquisition of Puerto Rico? [choose all that apply]
-widespread poverty -improved infrastructure -improved education
According to the lesson, which of the following is the most important group of Americans that by-in-large did NOT benefit from the Progressive movement?
African Americans
The greatest prize of East Asia was
China
When President Roosevelt found a place for the proposed Canal Zone, the land was a part of
Columbia
While European nations formed colonies in Africa, the United States established stronger relationships in (blank) and (blank).
East Asia South America
The _______________ _______________ was a deal in which the Japanese agreed to limit emigration of workers to the United States as long as the federal government agreed not to prohibit Japanese immigration.
Gentlemen's Agreement
Secretary of State James G. Blaine believed that ____________ was indispensable to American interests.
Hawaii
How did President Grover Cleveland react to the attempt to annex the Hawaiian islands?
He apologized to the Queen and called for the provisional government to dissolve
Which of the following was the Massachusetts Senator who advocated American expansion in the early 19th century?
Henry Cabot Lodge
The __________ ______________, a settlement house in Chicago founded by Jane Addams and Ellen Gates Starr, was one of the most famous of many such institutions, which were devoted to improving living conditions in major cities.
Hull House
Which of the following best describes the main provision of the Nineteenth Amendment?
It guaranteed women's right to vote.
__________________ is known for her role in the promotion of birth control in the late 1910s and 1920s
Margaret Sanger
In 1901, an anarchist named Leon Czolgosz assassinated President _____________________ at the Pan-American Exposition in Buffalo, New York.
Mckinley
Investigative journalists who exposed corruption and ill treatment of the working poor were known by which of the following terms?
Muckrakers
Which of the following did Wilson call his progressive party platform in the Election of 1912?
New Freedom
Before serving as President, Woodrow Wilson served as the governor of which of the following states?
New Jersey
In 1916, the Federal government created the National ____________ Service to maintain and preserve large areas of land throughout the United States.
Park
William Howard Taft became the first Governor-General of the _______________ in 1900 and later became Secretary of War under Roosevelt.
Philippines
According to the lesson, which of the following best describes the main cause of the failure of Roosevelt's Progressive Party?
Professional politicians distanced themselves from the radical wing of the party.
In an effort to take back control of the Republican Party, (blank) traveled the country in the Fall of 1910 making speeches espousing his Progressive principles known as "New (blank)."
Roosevelt Nationalism
____________ ___________, based on Charles Darwin's theory of natural selection, applied the laws of nature to society.
Social Darwinism
In one of the best showings from a radical third party in several decades, Eugene V. Debs took no less than 421,000 votes for the ________________ Party.
Socialist
Which of the following best describes the reason why Taft won the Republican nomination over Roosevelt in 1912?
Taft had more support of mainline Republicans who controlled state conventions.
Which of the following describes the main division between the Republican and Democratic Party platforms in the Election of 1908?
The Democrats wanted a lower tariff.
Muckrakers were the most influential Progressive voices in which of the following industries?
The Food and Drug Industries
The Battle of San Juan Hill is most often associated with this group because of the account of the battle written by Theodore Roosevelt:
The Rough Riders
Which of the following events inspired new city and state laws regulating working conditions in factories?
The Triangle Shirtwaist fire of 1911
Which of the following best describes the meaning of the term eugenics?
The effort to reduce the number of "unfit" people in society by reducing the number of children born to "undesirable" parents.
Historians have called which of the following the first "modern President?"
Theodore Roosevelt
The Clayton Antitrust Act created the Federal ____________ Commission, which was a stronger version of Roosevelt's Bureau of Corporations with the power to define "unfair trade practices" in order to prosecute businesses who violated fair competition.
Trade
Who was the first Governor General of the Philippines?
William Howard Taft
Which of the following was the most interventionist President in history, in spite of his statements that he would not be?
Woodrow Wilson
The Sixteenth Amendment authorized Congress to enact which of the following measures?
a Federal income tax
What was the most influential motivation in promoting American imperialism?
economic
Under the Roosevelt Corollary, the President
justified American intervention in Latin American affairs
Though the People's Party dissolved in the late 1890s, their political philosophies still held influence. Which of the following became the most influential Populist goal in the progressive era?
limiting corruption in government
Which of the following was NOT a plan for American expansionism in the early nineteenth century?
moving rapidly into Canada and Mexico to gain full control of the North American continent
To protect their economic interests white planters in Hawaii did what in 1893?
overthrew Queen Liliuokalani and established an American protectorate
Middle and upper class Americans in the 1890s became concerned with the rising influence of _____________, a political philosophy that advocated for government ownership of many businesses and greater social justice for the working class.
socialism
The Election of 1900 guaranteed what?
that American would be an imperial nation
In his book The Influence of Sea Power upon History, Alfred Thayer Mahan argued
that a nation cannot become a world power in the modern age without a large navy
Who was it that created outrage among the American people that eventually pushed the nation into war?
the American press
Resistance to foreign powers and the Open Door policy resulted in a Chinese revolt called
the Boxer Rebellion
What was the major point of debate over ratification of the Treaty of Paris at the end of the Spanish American War?
the decision over what to do with the Philippines
What event in February 1898 convinced most Americans that the nation should go to war with Spain?
the explosion of the USS Maine
Which of the following was NOT a goal of the United States in relation to Latin America?
they wanted to eliminate totalitarian regimes in the region
American economic actions in Hawaii protected the rights and power of
white planters
