Multiple Choice
What is a way for a specified number of voters in a state to propose laws by putting them on the ballot?
A. Initiative
B. Referendum
C. Coup
A. Initiative
What is adding an area to an existing country called?
Annex
Something that has to do with trade is called _________________.
Commercial
Woodrow Wilson passed a reform for a new amendment that gave the power of electing senators to who?
the people
The protection and wise use of natural resources is called conservation.
True
The Rough Riders were led by Theodore Roosevelt during which war?
A. Civil War
B. World War 1
C. Spanish-American War
C. Spanish-American War
What is the submission of a measure or statute by the legislature to the people to vote on?
Referendum
The Panama Canal opened in 1914 and connected the Caribbean Sea with _____________.
The Pacific Ocean
Twenty million dollars
Socialism believes major industries should be owned by individuals.
False; by government
Woodrow Wison passed a reform for a new amendment that gave the people the power to elect ___________.
A. The President
B. Representatives
C. Senators
C. Senators
What was the biggest debatable issue for the election of 1898?
Free silver
The United States gained Cuba, Puerto Rico, and _______ as a result of the Spanish-American War.
Guam
The Anti-Imperialist League
Sensationalized new reporting aimed more at attracting readers than at reporting the truth is called commercialism.
False; yellow journalism
What is the execution of a strategy to illegally seize political power in a sudden way?
A. Trust Busting
B. Coup
C. Initiative
B. Coup
The Anti-Imperialist League was formed in 1898 to oppose the annexation of which country?
The Philippines
The Philippines was bought by _________________ for twenty million dollars.
The United States
What exploded in Havana, bringing the United States one step closer to the Spanish-American War?
the USS Maine
Americans trapped the Spanish fleet in the harbor of Santiago during the Spanish-American War.
True
The Panama Canal opened in 1914 and connected the Caribbean Sea with ___________.
A. the Pacific Ocean
B. the Gulf of Mexico
C. the Atlantic Ocean
A. the Pacific Ocean
During the Progressive Era many black Americans were treated unfairly by which laws?
Jim Crow laws
The government breaking up business trusts or monopolies is called ________________.
Trust Busting
Many black Americans were treated unfairly by the Jim Crow laws during which era?
the Progressive Era
A means of removing an elected official from office by popular vote is called initiative.
False; it is a recall