US History Semester 1 Final Part 1: Chapters 1-5

Theodore Roosevelt warned William H. Taft that tariff reform would

What did progressives think needed to play a more active role in solving society's problems?

The Thirteenth Amendment to the Constitution prohibited

Which progressive government reform allowed voters to vote directly on proposed laws?

What is one advantage that big corporations had over small businesses?

As the US industrialized, many Americans concluded that the new nation needed new overseas markets to

Wealthy sugar planters in Hawaii overthrew Queen Liliuokalani because

What were journalists who investigated social conditions and political corruption called?

What was the effect of the Indian Reorganization Act of 1934?

Woodrow Wilson wanted the Federal Trade Commission to break up big business

President Taft's "dollar diplomacy" placed less emphasis on military force and more on helping Latin American industry

How did Union Pacific investors get rich in the Credit Mobilier scandal?

Laissez-faire relies on _____ to regulate prices and wages

President Taft brought many more antitrust cases during his term than President Roosevelt.

What were the Intolerable Acts?

The tragedy at the Triangle Shirtwaist Company led to

Manifest Destiny was the idea that God had given the continent to

How did the US gain the Louisiana Territory?

When the USS Maine exploded, who did many Americans hold responsible?

Under the Open Door Policy

The US became an imperial power as a result of

Political machines provided city dwellers with necessities in exchange for

The purpose of the Emancipation Proclamation was to

The Great Compromise proposed that in the House of Representatives states would be represented by the size of

what was the leading economic activity in the US in the early 1800s?