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1. Discuss the rise of religious civilizations during the period from 650 to 1500 CE. Which civilizations developed and why would we call them religious? Why were the Americas an exception to this pattern?Which of the following statements best describes the central tenets of Theodore Roosevelt's "New Nationalism"?
renewed commitment to deregulate free-market capitalism
regulation of busienss and industries by private industry councils
strengthening of the federal government for the purpose of monitoring business and industry
government ownership of the major means of production
2. Settlement houses
were built by politicians seeking to gain the votes of immigrants
were government-sponsored homes for the poor
served primarily as social clubs
provided a myriad of social services to urban workers
3. The U.S. secured the right to build the Panama Canal by
negotiating an amicable deal with the government of Colombia
going through the newly created League of Nations, which authorized the sale of the Canal Zone
buying the rights from the Spanish company which had previously attempted to build the canal
encouraging the province of Panama to declare itself as an independent nation.
4. The principles embodied in the Roosevelt corollary were applied to all of the following except
Hawaii
Cuba
Dominican Republic
Venezuela
5. William Howard Taft's foreign policy favored
aggressive military intervention in Asia and Europe
withdrawal of the U.S. from international affairs
submission of all international disputes to the World Court
American assertion of commercial and economic influence in other countries
6. Alfred Thayer Mahan
was a businessman who played a key role in opening trade with China and Japan
wrote a book describing how the U.S. could become a world power
wrote a treatise denouncing imperialism
was a missionary who spent years in China converting thousands to Christianity
7. During World War One the War Industries Board
represented Woodrow Wilson's attempt to have a decentralized approach towards war mobilization
failed to effectively oversee the operation of the country's railroads
ensured that industrial corporations were generously paid to produce for the war effort.
imposed directly government ownership of all industries in the country.
8. Before entry into World War One the United States
sought to trade with both sides in the conflict
voluntarily restricted its trade to only the Allied powers
refused to loan money to combatants
suspended exports to Great Britain in protest of the British blockade
9. Americans were outraged by the "Zimmerman telegram" because it
revealed Woodrow Wilson's secret negotiations with both sides
was a personal insult to Woodrow Wilson's honor
was clearly a hoax created by the British in an effort to sour U.S. relations with Germany
encouraged Mexico to side with Germany in case the U.S. entered the war
10. Taxes during World War One
did not go up significantly
were increased primarily on the wealthy
actually went down
paid all of the cost of the war
11. Progressive reformer Jane Addams
encouraged President Wilson to ask for a declaration of war
remained neutral on the war issue
came out strongly in favor of Germany during the war
founded the Women's Peace Party and opposed the war
12. In the election of 1896 the Populists supported the presidential candidacy of William Jennings Bryan because
he supported the Social Security system.
he was a strong advocate of the gold standard.
he argued for national ownership of all railroads.
he advocated using silver to expand the money supply.
13. In the 1890s the Sherman Antitrust Act
was used by the government to break up the country's ten largest trusts.
was not particularly effective in limiting corporate monopolies.
was ruled unconstitutional by the Supreme Court.
successfully introduced federal regulation of the country's railroad system.
14. In the 19th century the Democratic party
was particularly strong in the South.
played a key role in winning civil rights legislation to protect African-Americans.
was strongest among native born Protestants in the industrial northeast.
supported high protective tariffs to encourage domestic manufacturing.
15. The Pendleton Act of 1883 was passed in order to
break up trusts and other forms of corporate monopolies.
deprive Native-Americans of their tribal lands.
reduce political corruption through a civil service system.
provide an additional source of revenue for the federal government.
16. "Coxey's Army" refers to
frontier vigilantes who staged a series of attacks upon Native-Americans in the 1880s.
a political movement of the late 19th century which sought to eliminate the national income tax.
military reforms instituted by Secretary of War James Coxey in 1892.
a protest march on Washington staged by unemployed workers during the depression of the 1890s.
17. A key source of support for progressive reform came from
corporations interested in reducting federal regulation of the economy.
farmers who wished to expand the money supply of the United States.
women, who were taking on new roles in American society.
immigrants hoping to eliminate immoral institutions such as saloons from the cities.
18. In the case of Muller v. Oregon in 1908 the Supreme Court
overturned the Sherman Antitrust act.
upheld the right of states to establish wage and hour laws for women.
ruled that the right to free speech could be limited under certain circumstances.
affirmed the constitutionality of southern segregation laws.
19. Theodore Roosevelt's handling of the 1902 coal strike is significant because
for the first time the government sided with business rather than workers in a labor dispute.
his refusal to become involved represented the limits of what Progressives were willing to do.
it led to a new law supporting the formation of labor unions.
it represented a shift towards government acting as an impartial arbitrator between labor and business.
20. During World War One
the government assumed ownership of all major industries to make wartime production more efficient.
corporate profits declined sharply because of government intervention in the economy.
Congress passed laws limiting dissent against the government or opposition to the war.
African-American migration to the North was halted by the federal government.