Which of these was NOT a goal of the Progressives?

To ensure equal rights for all members of society.

How did industrialization affect the standard of living?

The average worker's wages rose by 50%.

How did Theodore Roosevelt sum up his foreign policy?

"Speak softly, but carry a big stick."

Who were the muckrakers?

A group of writers who revealed corruption and inspired reform.

What factor led to the growth of the progressive movement?

Urbanization and the growth of cities.

Why did Theodore Roosevelt help stage a revolt against Colombia in Panama?

He wanted to build the Panama Canal on land controlled by Colombia.

Which was NOT supported by presidents Roosevelt, Taft, and Wilson?

Civil rights for African Americans.

What led to the Boxer Rebellion?

Chinese resentment of foreign governments' economic domination of China.

What is "vertical integration"?

A company buys all the parts of its industrial process.

What was the Roosevelt Corollary to the Monroe Doctrine?

The U.S. would intervene in Latin America where there was "wrongdoing".

How did William Seward promote American expansion?

He arranged the purchase of Alaska from Russia.

How did Roosevelt's use of the Sherman Anti-Trust Act affect the Standard Oil monopoly?

Roosevelt broke up Standard Oil as trusts and monopolies were made illegal.

What action did Queen Liliuokalani take that upset the Americans in Hawaii?

She wanted to limit the power of American sugar planters in Hawaii.

What is "horizontal integration"?

A company buys all of its competitors within an industry.

Why was the purchase of Alaska controversial?

There were no resources there that were seen as having value.

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1
Which of these was NOT a goal of the Progressives?
Reform government and expand the democracy.
To ensure equal rights for all members of society.
To protect the less fortunate members of society.
To reform the American economy.
2
Which of these presidents are considered to be progressive Presidents?
Woodrow Wilson.
Theodore Roosevelt.
All of these are correct.
William Howard Taft.
3
This theory was used to justify imperial expansion.
Capitalism
Social Darwinism.
Utopianism
Marxism
4
How did industrialization affect the standard of living?
Life expectancy dropped significantly
The average worker's wages rose by 50%.
The division between rich and poor narrowed.
The average worker's wages dropped by 50%.
5
Where was the first major battle of Spanish American War?
Hong Kong
Cuba
The Philippines
Puerto Rico
6
What role did the press have in causing the Spanish American War?
They blamed Spain for the sinking of the battleship U.S.S. Maine.
They exaggerated news stories about Spanish cruelty in Cuba.
They shaped American public opinion in favor of the Cuban rebels.
All of these are true.
7
Most of the territory that the U.S. gained in the 1890s was in the
Gulf of Mexico
Atlantic Ocean
Pacific Ocean
Caribbean Sea
8
What obstacles were overcome to build the Panama Canal?
Mountainous terrain.
Draining swamps.
All of these are correct.
Disease carried by mosquitos.
9
The progressive approach to reform could be described as
an opposition to monopolies and trusts in business.
all of these are correct.
a belief in helping those who had no voice politically.
rejection of the spoils system in favor of efficient leaders.
10
How did Theodore Roosevelt sum up his foreign policy?
"Attack anybody who stands in the way."
"Treat all people as if they were Americans."
"The policy known as imperialism is hostile to liberty."
"Speak softly, but carry a big stick."
11
Who were the muckrakers?
A group of prohibitionists who smashed saloons with hatchets.
A group of writers who revealed corruption and inspired reform.
A group of meatpackers in an unsanitary Chicago meatpacking plant.
A group of suffragists who marched in front of the Capitol in DC.
12
What factor led to the growth of the progressive movement?
Industrialization.
Growth in agriculture.
Urbanization and the growth of cities.
Technological improvements.
13
Why did Theodore Roosevelt help stage a revolt against Colombia in Panama?
He wanted to establish a naval base in Colombia, but Colombia refused.
Colombia refused to comply with trade agreements.
The revolt in Colombia threatened American sugar planters who lived there.
He wanted to build the Panama Canal on land controlled by Colombia.
14
What territories did the U.S. gain as a result of the Spanish American War?
Puerto Rico
All of these are correct.
The Philippines
Guam
15
Which was NOT supported by presidents Roosevelt, Taft, and Wilson?
Civil rights for African Americans.
Women's suffrage.
Conservation of natural resources.
Eliminating monopolies in business.
16
The practice of stronger nations extending their economic, political, or military control over weaker nations is called
militarism
imperialism
nationalism
internationalism
17
What led to the Boxer Rebellion?
Chinese resentment of foreign governments' economic domination of China.
A speech given by Mark Twain to the Anti-Imperialist League.
The U.S. refusal to give the Philippines their independence.
Puerto Rico's desire for independence.
18
What is "vertical integration"?
A company buys all the parts of its industrial process.
A company raises its prices in response to competition.
A company buys all of its competitors within an industry.
None of these are correct.
19
What was the Roosevelt Corollary to the Monroe Doctrine?
Europe should not intervene in affairs in North and South America.
That the U.S. would not intervene in European affairs.
The U.S. would intervene in Latin America where there was "wrongdoing".
None of these are correct.
20
Which president opposed the U.S. annexation of Hawaii?
Abraham Lincoln
Grover Cleveland
Benjamin Harrison
Theodore Roosevelt
21
Where did the "new" immigrants of the late 1800s come from?
Canada and Latin America
Southern and eastern Europe
Northern and western Europe
Southeast Asia
22
How did William Seward promote American expansion?
He cast the deciding vote in Congress in favor of annexing Hawaii.
He led the planters who overthrew the Hawaiian government.
He arranged the purchase of Alaska from Russia.
He stated that the U.S. should have an empire in Asia.
23
How did Roosevelt's use of the Sherman Anti-Trust Act affect the Standard Oil monopoly?
Standard Oil was put in a new tax bracket as part of the Square Deal.
Roosevelt broke up Standard Oil as trusts and monopolies were made illegal.
Standard Oil grew even bigger, creating a larger monopoly.
Roosevelt insisted that Standard Oil hire more female employees.
24
How were U.S. Senators chosen before the 17th Amendment took effect?
By the state legislatures.
By the state's delegation to the House of Representatives.
They were appointed by the state's governor.
By a vote by the entire House of Representatives.
25
What action did Queen Liliuokalani take that upset the Americans in Hawaii?
She called in the Marines to put down a rebellion against her government.
She put a tax on sugar imports from the U.S.
She seized the Americans' sugar plantations.
She wanted to limit the power of American sugar planters in Hawaii.
26
Progressivism could be described as a "movement" by the people to curb the power of
the middle class.
all of these are correct.
special interests.
immigrants.
27
What techniques were used by corporations to prevent workers from joining unions?
All of these are correct.
Companies used lockouts to break up existing unions.
Workers who tried to form or join a union were blacklisted.
Companies would require workers to promise not to join a union.
28
With what part of the world was the Open Door Policy concerned?
China
Mexico
Cuba
Japan
29
What is "horizontal integration"?
A company raises its prices in response to competition.
None of these are correct.
A company buys all of its competitors within an industry.
A company buys all the parts of its industrial process.
30
Why was the purchase of Alaska controversial?
The U.S. had just signed a non-expansion treaty with Great Britain.
The U.S. outbid France to purchase Alaska from Russia.
There would be no place to move its large Native American population.
There were no resources there that were seen as having value.

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