history

In 1900 ______ of 82 million Americans lived in poverty.

10 million

_______________________ was the leader of the Filipino nationalists during the War of 1898.

Emilio Aguinaldo

After the United States took control of the Philippines, ______________ became the official language.

English

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 statement best describes President Wilson?

He found it hard to understand and work with people who did not agree with him.

Individuals labeled Mugwumps were best associated with which concept?

Honest government

Who is best associated with the Hull House?

Jane Addams

Which of the following statements most accurately represents Hawaiian attitudes toward American annexation in the 1890s?

Most native Hawaiians opposed American annexation.

Theodore Roosevelt's nickname during the 1900 presidential campaign was

Mr. Imperialism.

The _______________________ were a special regiment made up of good shots and good riders that Theodore Roosevelt joined during the War of 1898.

Rough Riders

Which political party ran as a third party in the 1912 election?

Socialist

President Theodore Roosevelt's presidential plan was called the

Square Deal.

During the Progressive Era, what was the most popular form of reform?

Temperance

Which of the following statements regarding American imperialism in the Pacific is inaccurate?

The United States planned to annex Japan.

What book brought to light the abuses in the United States meatpacking industry in the early 20th century?

Upton Sinclair's The Jungle

The cash crop that made Hawaii valuable to the United States was

sugar cane.

Need for reforming the workplace was brought to national attention in 1911 when a fire broke out at

the Triangle Shirtwaist factory.

Part of Wilson's anti-trust program was

the creation of the Federal Trade Commission.

Which of the following statements regarding American imperialism at the end of the 19th century is inaccurate?

Americans believed that other cultures were superior.

After living for a time in the West, Theodore Roosevelt maintained that Indians were

a "lesser race."

Americans at the turn of the century generally felt safe because of all of the following reasons except

atomic technology.

The reason that Woodrow Wilson won the presidency in 1912 was

because Taft and Roosevelt split the Republican vote.

The biggest stumbling block to progressivism during the Progressive Era was

big business.

As a result of the publication of The Influence of Sea Power upon History, 1660-1783, the United States

built eleven new steel battleships.