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The US becoming a World Power
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1
What were Progressives most concerned about with factories?
cost of upkeep of factories
benefits and high wages paid to workers
supporting labor unions
unsafe conditions and long work hours
2
Why didn't the US approve the Treaty of Versailles at the end of WW1?
Senate refused, it could compromise the right to declare war
The US thought it would give the president too much power
Senate refused, the US would not have as much territory
The US was afraid that Hitler would become president
3
The US gained which territories after the Spanish American War?
Guam, Puerto Rico, The Philippines
Puerto Rico, Panama, Costa Rico
The Philippines, Colombia, The Bahamas
Panama, Guam, Puerto Rico
4
The decision for the US to declare war on Spain was based on all of the following
except...
Humanitarian concerns for the Cuban people
American economic interest in Cuba
America wanting to take over and rule Spain
A desire to demonstrate America power to the world
5
What is NOT a reason immigrants came to the US?
political and social equality
religious freedom
farming and agriculture
economic opprotunities
6
Which is NOT a way the light bulb and electricity contributed to the economic growth of the US?
growth of transportation
enabled communication by phone
powering manufacturing plants
development of factories in many locations
7
What did the supreme court rule in the case Plessy vs. Furguson (1896)?
separate facilities were illegal
separate facilities were legal
separate facilities were legal only if they were equal
separate facilities were legal for school only
8
Immigrants found all the following opportunities in the US
except...
public schools
free food
right to vote
jobs in factories
9
What was NOT a main factor in the US entering World War 1?
The unrestricted submarine warfare by the Germans
The sinking of a series of neutral ships
The death of the heir to the Italian throne
Wartime Propaganda
10
President Theodore Roosevelt did all of the following
except...
earned the name "trust-buster"
promoted segregation
regulated the railroads
pushed for the Meat Inspection Act
11
Why did Samuel Morse invent the telegraph?
to help airlines communicate
to help the wealthy communicate
to help railroads communicate
to help businesses communicate
12
Who was the US allied with in WW1?
Great Britain and France
Hungary and Germany
Germany and Austria
Germany and Sweden
13
What was built to allow travel from the Atlantic to the Pacific more quickly?
The Rio Grande
The Snake River
The Panama Canal
The Gulf of Mexico
14
What two things were put into place to keep African Americans from voting?
literacy test and a poll tax
literacy test and a job
literacy test and a high school diploma
literacy test and a fitness test
15
What was the main purpose of Jim Crow Laws?
to help with integration of African Americans
to help with integration of all races in public places
to keep Native Americans under control
to keep African Americans under control
16
In 1920, where did the majority of people on the US live?
California
farms
mountians
cities
17
How did the US economy change after the Civil War?
from trade with Native Americans to farming
farming and trade to manufacturing
from manufacturing goods to farming and trade
from farming and herding to trade
18
Which is a major contribution that immigrants made to growth and development of the US?
invention of the telegraph
invention of the cotton gin
establishment of the first college
building of the Transcontinental Railroad
