Unit 7 Flashcards
All of the following contributed to the United States declaring war on Spain except the
Purchase of Alaska
The author of the influence of sea power upon history was
Alfred Thayer mahan
Americans favored overseas expansion in the late 1800s for all of the following reasons except
Halting the spread of communism
The US battleship Maine
Was shattered by an explosion in Havana Harbor
A novel exposing the ugly side of the meat packing industry was written by
Upton Sinclair
In the 1912 election Theodore Roosevelt was the candidate of the
Progressives
The federal trade commission, established in 1914, regulated
Business practices
Theodore Roosevelt received the Nobel peace prize for
Ending the war between Japan and Russia
before 1903 panama was a province of
Colombia
What would be the best word to describe the cartoon shown
Propaganda
What was a significant impact of the progressive movement on American life?
Increased government regulation of business
The initiative, referendum, and recall election were supported by the Progressives as ways to
(3) increase citizen participation in the political process
Which long-awaited goal of the women’s rights movement was achieved during the Progressive Era?
Right to vote for women
Dorothea Dix, Jane Addams, and Jacob Riis were all known as
Social reformers
Passage of the pure food and drug act, and the meat inspection act illustrated the federal governments commitment to
Consumer protection
