Efforts to regulate big business, expand democracy, and improve the workplace were characteristics of what?
A) The Settlement of the West
B) The Progressive Era
C) The Spanish American War
B) The Progressive Era
100
The U.S. victory in the Spanish-American War . . . ?
A) Showed the US to be an emerging world power.
B) Encouraged isolationist (not getting involved in international issues) sentiment in the U.S.
A) Showed the US to be an emerging world power.
100
Which of the following were US colonies?
A) Guam, Hawaii, Philippines
B) England, South Africa, Canada
A) Guam, Hawaii, Philippines
100
URBAN means ?
a) Farm
b) City
b) City
200
Which Progressive Era reform was part of the Populist party platform in the 1890's?
A) Direct election of senators
B) Prohibition of alcohol
A) Direct election of senators
200
The US had colonies in the Philippines, Guam, Hawaii, and Puerto Rico. Having a canal in Panama would allow US to send ships between its colonies more easily. This led to . . . ?
A) Roosevelt saying the US had a right to intervene (invade) Latin America.
B) Roosevelt saying that Latin America should remain independent.
A) Roosevelt saying the US had a right to intervene (invade) Latin America.
200
39 states prohibit (ban) children under 14 from working -->
This leads to what?
A) The number of children living on the streets increases.
B) The number of children in school increases.
B) The number of children in school increases.
200
What is a LABOR UNION?
A) An organization that fights to improve working conditions and wages for a group of workers.
B) A group of business that work to limit the rights of workers.
A) An organization that fights to improve working conditions and wages for a group of workers.
300
Progressive Era reforms such as recall and direct election of senators were all efforts to . . . ?
A) Make government more responsive to the people
B) Strengthen political machines (small groups holding lots of political power)
A) Make government more responsive to the people
300
The annexation (taking over) of Hawaii into the U.S. was related to . . . ?
A) A desire of Hawaiian people to become a state
B) Economic interests of American plantation owners in Hawaii
B) Economic interests of American plantation owners in Hawaii
300
"We shall fight for the things which we have always carried nearest our hearts -- for democracy."
Woodrow Wilson argued that the U.S. would enter WWI to:
A) Punish Germany for starting the war
B) Spread democratic ideals to all nations
B) Spread democratic ideals to all nations
300
A MUCKRACKER was . . . ?
A) Someone who worked in a dirty job, such as an oil field.
B) A journalist who worked to expose political corruption.
B) A journalist who worked to expose political corruption.
400
Organizations (unions) such as the American Federation of Labor tried to . . . ?
A) gain control of state and federal government
B) improve wages, hours, and working conditions
B) improve wages, hours, and working conditions
400
Which best describes President Theodore Roosevelt's expansionist foreign policy in Latin America?
A) The US should reduce its involvement in Latin America
B) The US should actively advance their economic and political interests in Latin America
B) The US should actively advance their economic and political interests in Latin America
400
"Although important strides (improvements) were made, Reconstruction failed to provide lasting guarantees of the civil rights of the freedmen."
What evidence supports this quote?
A) Ratification of the 15th amendment (gave African Americans the right to vote)
B) Passage of Jim Crow Laws
B) Passage of Jim Crow Laws
400
What famous pop-star went to Ms. Gaines' high school?
A) Lady Gaga
B) Miley Cyrus
C) Katy Perry
C) Katy Perry
500
What does laissez-faire mean . . . ?
A) Business should be able to do whatever they want without regulations.
B) The government should regulate businesses to protect workers and consumers.
A) Business should be able to do whatever they want without regulations.
500
"If you try to build this canal there will not be enough trees on the isthmus (land) to make crosses for the graves of your laborers."
This quote means . . . ?
A) Deadly diseases would kill workers on the Panama canal
B) The amount of work needed for the canal would cost too much money.
A) Deadly diseases would kill workers on the Panama canal
500
The Americanization Movement sought to:
A) Restrict US military involvement in foreign conflicts
B) Assimilate ethnic immigrant groups into the dominant culture
B) Assimilate ethnic immigrant groups into the dominant culture
500
What does COLONIALISM mean?
A) Taking over another group of people by force for economic and political power.
B) Spreading democracy to other nations.
A) Taking over another group of people by force for economic and political power.