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Progressivism And Imperialism
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1) Individuals who attempted to expose corruption and inequality during the Progressive Era were known as -
A
muckrackers
B
funamentalists
C
suffragists
D
populists
2) The Progressive Movement wanted to -
A
promote civil rights for African Americans
B
protect big business interests
C
expand America's landholdings overseas
D
give more political power to the public
3) Clayton Anti-Trust Act
A
added to Monroe Doctrine that states the US would be an international police power
B
Outlawed holding company's from buying all the stock
C
required federal inspection of meat shipped across state lines
D
used to describe the various progressive reforms sponsored by Theodore Roosevelt
4) The Progressive Movement had all of the following goals except -
A
promoting business monopolies
B
protecting social welfare
C
creating economic reform
D
fostering efficiency in the workplace
5) Muckraker Ida Tarbell wrote about the -
A
ruthless methods used by the Standard Oil Company in its rise to power
B
evils of the political machines found in large, eastern industrial cities
C
bribery schemes practiced by the owners of the nation's largest railroad systems
D
selfish motives behind the rise of the feminist movement and temperance leagues
6) Why did the US formulate the Open-Door Policy toward China?
A
to prevent a European and Japanese monopoly of Chinese trade
B
To bring democracy to China
C
to support Japanese efforts to industrialize China
D
to establish a military presence on the Chinese mainland
7) The Spanish-American War expanded the power of the United States by -
A
assisting the Philippines in gaining their independence
B
gaining Haiti as a colonial territory
C
obtaining Puerto Rico as a American territory
D
encouraging Panama to seek independence from Colombia
8) The Open Door Policy proposed by Secretary of State John Hay -
A
proposed equal trading rights in China
B
established tariff-free policies for imports from England
C
encouraged foreigners to immigrate to the United States
D
eliminated immigration restrictions against the Chinese
9) President Woodrow Wilson's progressive platform was nicknamed the -
A
Dollar Diplomacy
B
League of Nations
C
Square Deal
D
New Freedom
10) Muckraker Upton Sinclair's book The Jungle exposed the practices of what industry?
A
farming
B
meatpacking
C
mining
D
logging
11) Which best describes the practice of Yellow Journalism?
A
A balanced approach to news that is fair to all sides.
B
Exaggerating and sensationalizing events to sell papers.
C
Opinion-based stories meant to support 1-side of an issue.
D
Accurately reporting just the facts of a news story.
12) In 1898, the mysterious and controversial destruction of the battleship USS Maine was viewed by many in the United States as -
A
an act of sabotage by unhappy Americans
B
cause for war with Spain
C
the beginning of yellow journalism
D
an accident with nobody to blame
13) Which Progressive reform outlawed price-fixing?
A
The Sherman Antitrust Act
B
The Clayton Antitrust Act
C
The Federal Reserve Act
D
The Federal Trade Commission Act
14) Which statement would MOST likely have been made by a suffragist?
A
Alcohol is the root of all evil in society and must be outlawed.
B
The right to vote should be expanded to include all citizens of the United States.
C
Big businesses are exploiting the general public. The government must regulate them.
D
Women should not exercise political power; rather, they should manage the home.
15) The Congress shall have power to lay and collect taxes on incomes . . .
A
17th amendment
B
16th amendment
C
19th amendment
D
18th amendment
16) The Senate of the United States shall be composed of two Senators from each State, elected by the people thereof . . .
A
19th amendment
B
18th amendment
C
16th amendment
D
17th amendment
17) Fearing exclusion, the United States asserted that all countries should have equal trading rights in China. This was known as -
A
freedom of the seas
B
the Boxer Rebellion
C
right to self-determination
D
the Open Door policy
18) Susan B. Anthony was best known as -
A
the first American woman to become a doctor
B
a leader in the women's suffrage movement
C
a leading female union leader
D
the first American woman to win an election
19) What effect did compulsory education laws have on the workplace?
A
A decline in wages for children
B
Longer work weeks for children
C
Better working conditions for children
D
A decrease in child factory workers
20) What areas did the US acquire as a result of its win of Spanish American war?
A
Guam
B
Puerto Rico
C
All of the above
D
The Philippines
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