Ch 14-15

Question 1

As president Theodore Roosevelt pledged

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A square deal for the American people

Question 2

A motive for imperialism that women were involved w/ was spreading _______ throughout the world

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Christianity

Question 3

Journalists of the late 1800s/early 1900s who attacked corruption in business/govt were called

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Muckrakers

Question 4

Although political machines provided some help to the poor, reformers disliked them because

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They were corrupt/broke the law for money or political power

Question 5

Women finally received the right to vote when

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The 19th amendment to the constitution was ratified

Question 6

Mahan promoted imperialism & argued great nations had large ___ that needed __ around the world

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Navies, bases

Question 7

Progressives reform efforts were successful in all the following areas except

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Racial equality

Question 8

Progressives agreed that the only institution that could provide leadership and control was the

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Government

Question 9

One progressive issue was Prohibition which called for

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A ban on the sale and manufacturing of alcohol

Question 10

The US and Europe saw imperialism as a way of getting resources and _____ for their industries.

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New Markets

Question 11

What effect did the Platt Amendment have on Cuba?

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Made Cuba a protectorate of the US

Question 12

The branch of the U.S. govt that led the national reform movement of the early 1900s was the

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Presidency

Question 13

American policy towards China was known as the

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Open Door Policy

Question 14

President Theodore Roosevelt handled a national coal strike differently from past presidents by

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Helping to negotiate a fair settlement of the strike

Question 15

Progressives politicians

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Could belong to either the Republican or Democratic party

Question 16

In response to the Upton Sinclair’s novel, The Jungle, Congress passed

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Regulations for inspecting meat, and meat factories

Question 17

To fight corruption in local govts, reformers enacted the direct primary to give more power to

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Voters

Question 18

The uniquely American belief in _____ was a reason used to justify the US getting colonies

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Manifest destiny

Question 19

Progressives believed

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Science, tech & expertise should be used to fix US problems

Question 20

The treaty that ended the Spanish-American War was the Treaty of

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Paris

Question 21

Attempts by the fed govt to regulate working hours/wages failed bc the Supreme Court ruled

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The constitution did not give Congress the power to do it.

Question 22

America’s policy towards China was made with the interests of _________ in mind.

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The US only

Question 23

Wilson’s shift away from an emphasis on business in his foreign policy is shown by its name

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Moral diplomacy

Question 24

What was the Roosevelt Corollary to the Monroe Doctrine?

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US would intervene in Latin America to protect US interests

Question 25

How did Woodrow Wilson attempt to reform the banking industry?

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Created the Federal Reserve system

Question 26

The Big Stick policy and Dollar Diplomacy were attempts to

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Increase US power in Latin America

Question 27

One the lasting, positive results of American imperialism was

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The building of the Panama Canal

Question 28

Jacob Riis’s 1890 book How the Other Half Lives shocked Americans with its description of

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Lower-class slums

Question 29

One of the first examples of US imperialism included the takeover of ____, Alaska, and Hawaii.

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Samoa

Question 30

President Taft’s policy in Latin America was known as

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Dollar Diplomacy

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