Studied by 80 peopleInto how many time zones is the continental United States divided?
Four
How many hours separate Central and Eastern time?
One
In 1970, how many railroads reached the West Coast?
Three
Why did so little of the free land offered by the Homestead Act end up not being claimed by settlers?
Because most of it was taken by people seeking profits
What brought an end to the wide -open range?
The Patriot Act
What made the debts of the farmers increase in the late 1800’s?
Because they had to plant a lot of crops so that their prices would go down, it made them fall into debt
What is the setting of this cartoon?
The United States Senate
What group do the large men at the back of the room present?
Wealthy Monopolists
Who are the smaller men in the picture?
U.S. Senators
Which entrance to the Senate is closed?
The people's
What is the main idea of this cartoon?
Owners of businesses monopolies control the Senate
Triangle Shirtwaist Fire outcome- what happened?
146 Females died in a fire
Interstate Commerce Act goal:
Gave the right to supervise railroad activities to the federal government
Trusts and Industrial consolidations reduced what in the late 1800’s?
Competition
What was located at Angel Island?
U.S. Immigration Station
What were the goals of the Americanization movement?
To assimilate people of wide-ranging cultures into the dominant culture
What was the Chinese Exclusion Act?
Banned entry to all Chinese except students, teachers, merchants, tourists, and government officials
What was a graft?
Illegal use of political influence for personal power
What would be an example of patronage?
Giving a store or business support as a client or “shopper.”
What was the Pendleton Civil Service Act?
Authorized a bipartisan civil service commission to make appointments to federal jobs through a merit system based on candidates’ performance on an examination
What was the Grandfather clause used for?
Poll tax and literary tests all kept African Americans from voting
What were the popular entertainments at the turn of the century?
Bicycling; Amusement Parks; Circus; Arcades
What were the issues that kept many African Americans from voting?
The separate-but-equal doctrine
What was the ruling on Plessy v Ferguson?
“Equal but separate accommodations for the white and colored races." -For 60 years
What were the different views on Black Americans as held by W.E.B. Dubois and Booker T. Washington?
Washington: Racism would end as blacks acquired practical work skills and proved their economic value to society. Dubois: Black Americans should embrace their African heritage even as they worked and lived in the United States
What trend did bicycles and amusement parks reflect during the 1900’s?
An interest in leisure activities
What were the top goals of Progressivism?
Protect Social Welfare; Promote Moral Improvement; Create Economic Reform; Foster Efficiency
What are Muckrakers?
They were journalists and novelists of the Progressive Era who sought to expose corruption in big business and government
What bill originates from the “people”?
The Bill of Rights
What was important about the Jungle?
It was exposing the horrific conditions of the meatpacking industry
What is the difference between the Pure Food and Drug Act and Meat Inspection Act?
The Meat Inspection Act put forth strict cleanliness requirements for meatpackers and created a program of meat inspection still used today but the Pure Food and Drug Act halted the sale of contaminated foods or drugs and called for truth in labeling
What stimulated U.S. Imperialistic actions?
Economic competition among industrial nations. Political and military competition, including the creation of a strong naval force. A belief in the racial and cultural superiority of people of Anglo-Saxon descent
Which country’s residents became citizens of the U.S. in 1917?
Puerto Rico
What things was William Randolph Hearst noted for in this chapter?
Attacking people and businesses in his newspapers
Why did Theodore Roosevelt win the Nobel Peace Prize in 1906?
Negotiating peace during the Russo-Japanese war
Which military conflicts in this chapter was the U.S. military NOT involved in?
The Russo-Japanese War
What important document did the U.S. insist the Cubans include in their Constitution?
The Platt Amendment
What did the Roosevelt Corollary build?
The Monroe Doctrine
What was the De Lome letter about?
Written by a Spanish Ambassador stating that President McKinley was weak and only concerned about gaining favoritism from the people
What was the purpose of the Open Door Policy?
It allowed countries to trade with China
How did the US acquire the land for the Panama Canal?
Panama & the U.S signed a treaty in which the U.S agreed to pay Panama $10 mil plus an annual rent of 250,000 for an area of land across Panama called the Canal Zone
The Open Door Policy was designed as a way for the U.S. to further what??
Taking over smaller nations
Speak softly and carry a big stick” was spoken by?
President Theodore Roosevelt
The Jungle
Roosevelt responded to this appointing a commission to investigate the meatpacking industry
Square Deal
A three part platform proposed by Teddy Roosevelt when he ran for president in 1901
Pure Food and Drug Act
The legislation halted the sale of contaminated foods or drugs and called for truth in labeling
Conservation
This was the principle that guided Roosevelt’s efforts to organize water projects to transform dry wilderness areas into agricultural areas
Suffrage
The right to vote
John D. Rockefeller
His Standard Oil Corporation came to control 95% of the nation’s oil refining capacity through predatory pricing and the creation of the trust
Andrew Carnegie
Millionaire tycoon who made his riches in the steel industry
William Randolph Hearst
He attacked big businesses and dishonest politicians in his newspapers. He also told the artist Frederic Remington, "You furnish the pictures and I'll furnish the war"
Nativism
Favoritism toward native-born Americans that gave rise to anti-immigrant groups that led to a demand for immigration restrictions
Angel Island
An immigration station mainly for Chinese immigrants where they were processed and endured harsh tasks to enter the U.S.
Ellis Island
An immigration station in New York Harbor where 20 percent of the immigrants were detained for a day or more before being inspected
Black Jack Pershing
The commander of the American Expeditionary Forces on the Western Front during World War I.
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