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By the early 1900s, Americans had transformed the United States into the world’s leading
a) gross national product.
b) industrial nation.
c) laissez-faire country.
d) military establishment.
By linking the nation, railroads helped increase the size of markets for
a) cities
b) homesteaders.
c) Native Americans.
d) products.
One reason for America’s industrial success was its
a) abundant raw materials.
b) access to oceans.
c) small workforce.
d) wide open spaces.
Who invented the telephone, which revolutionized both business and personal communication?
a) Alexander Graham Bell
b) Edwin Drake
c) George Pullman
d) Thomas Alva Edison
Corporations issue stock to
a) allow them to lower prices on their products.
b) allow them to open factories in rural areas.
c) create a large business by buying many small businesses.
d) raise large amounts of money and spread financial risk.
Many immigrants left Europe to escape poverty, the restrictions of social class, forced military service, high food prices, population pressure, and
a) civil war
b) the lack of industrial jobs.
c) religious persecution.
d) urban problems such as crime.
Tammany Hall was the name of a
a) Dance Hall.
b) Political Machine.
c) Saloon.
d) Theater.
In public schools, immigrant children learned English and were taught about American history and culture, a process known as
a) Americanization.
b) Assimilation.
c) Industrialization.
d) Urbanization
In addition to economic motives, many Americans supported overseas expansion because they believed that
a) American military might should be unrivaled in the world.
b) European imperialism threatened to harm less-developed nations in Asia and Africa.
c) the nation was destined to expand overseas and spread its civilization to others.
d) the United States had much to learn from less-developed nations.
President Roosevelt believed that having a canal through Central America would save time and money for commercial and military shipping and
a) was necessary for maintaining influence in Asia.
b) was vital to U.S. power in the world.
c) would benefit the people of Central America.
d) would establish a new market for U.S. goods.
The United States became an imperial power as a result of
a) attacks on U.S. interests must be met with a strong military response.
b) displaying U.S. power to the world would deter nations from fighting.
c) imperialism violates fundamental American principles.
d) the United States has an obligation to promote development in other nations.
President Roosevelt used the West African saying “Speak softly and carry a big stick” to express his belief that
a) extend American influence in Central and South America.
b) maintain economic and political stability in the Western Hemisphere.
c) protect American business interests and investments in Latin America.
d) shape the less-civilized nations in the Western Hemisphere.
The Roosevelt Corollary stated that the United States would intervene in Latin American affairs when necessary to
a) the Boxer Rebellion.
b) maintain economic and political stability in the Western Hemisphere.
c) the Pan-American conference.
d) the Spanish-American War.
During his eight years as president, Wilson crafted reforms affecting tariffs, trusts, workers’ rights, and
a) the banking system.
b) civil rights.
c) environmental protection.
d) public education.
To manage timber resources in the West, President Roosevelt established the
a) Bureau of Mines.
b) Department of Commerce and Labor.
c) National Park Service.
d) United States Forest Service.
The National War Labor Board often pressured businesses to
a) improve work conditions.
b) increase productivity.
c) increase work hours.
d) lower wages.
President Wilson’s peace plan was known as the
a) Zimmermann telegram.
b) Sussex Pledge.
c) Treaty of Versailles.
d) Fourteen Points
“Selling” support for World War I to the American people was the task of
a) J. Edgar Hoover.
b) the War Propaganda Board.
c) the War Industries Board.
d) the Committee on Public Information.
As strikes erupted across the United States in 1919, the fear that Communists might seize power led to the
a) Red Scare.
b) Red Nativism.
c) Red Socialism.
d) Red Communism.
In World War I, American soldiers were nicknamed
a) Rebels.
b) Gl's
c) Liberators
d) Doughboys.
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