Beliefs
What is the belief that man changed over time by natural processes?
evolution
Who engineered the automobile assembly line?
Henry Ford
What type of company has complete control of its market?
monopoly
The nation of Hawaii ceded the rights to the United States to establish a naval base where?
Pearl Harbor
The explosion of what ship propelled the United States into war with Spain?
USS Maine
What philosophy describes the Bible as just a collection of myths, legends, and a few historical facts?
Who led the construction of the Panama Canal?
George Washington Goethals
What act created a privately controlled banking system?
Federal Reserve
Where was the first battle of the Spanish American War fought?
the Philippines
Who started the rebellion against the influence of Western civilization in China?
Boxers
What denies human personality and reduces humans to a bundle of subconscious drives and fears?
Psychoanalysis
Who developed the theory of psychoanalysis?
Sigmund Freud
Consumer protection, control over corporations, and conservation of natural resources were promised in what policy by President Roosevelt?
Square Deal
What nation's boundary dispute was the first attempt of the United States to enforce the Monroe Doctrine without the help of Great Britain?
Venezuela
Who is the author of The Jungle?
Upton Sinclair
What is a utopian classless society where government is unnecessary?
communism
Who was one of the earliest leaders of the Progressive Movement?
Robert M. La Follette
What is a third party that settles disputes?
What group of islands was purchased by the United States in 1917 to provide an important base for defense of the Panama Canal?
Virgin Islands
What is the printing of sensational and sometimes unfounded news stories?
yellow journalism
In what philosophy does the government control all resources on behalf of the people?
socialism
Which conservationist founded the Sierra Club?
John Muir
What government department was created to investigate businesses suspected of violating federal laws?
Department of Commerce and Labor
Where in the Samoan Islands was an American coaling station for steam-powered ocean ships located?
Pago Pago or Tutuila
What compromise was used to control the number of Japanese immigrants coming into America?
Gentlemen's Agreement