Becoming a World Power

Becoming a World Power Let’s Review

All of the following came under U.S. control except: • Hawaii • Puerto Rico • Cuba

All of the following are accomplishments of Progressives except: • Larger Companies • Building Codes • Income Tax

What eventually drew settlers to Alaska? • Large cities • Farmland • Gold

All of the following are ways in which the Progressive Movement changed workplaces except: 1. Coal mines were inspected. 2. Young children were kept from working in factories. 3. Children could work in factories as long as they attended school.

Yellow Journalism helped contribute to the start of the Spanish -American War by: • Providing an accurate and thorough record of events in Cuba. • Inflaming public opinion in the United States against Spain. • Forcing the Spanish to negotiate.

With what is Progressive Upton Sinclair credited? • Creating Blue Laws. • Writing a series of articles about coal mining. • Writing a novel called The Jungle that told about the conditions in the meat plants of Chicago.

Why was Roosevelt convinced that he must break up trusts? • Trusts weren’t making enough money. • Trusts were driving out competition and charging unfair prices. • He was afraid of Progressives.

All of the following were results of the Spanish-American War except: • The United States was no longer viewed as a powerful nation. • Theodore Roosevelt became a national hero. • The U.S. proved that it was a powerful nation.

All of the following were reforms that occurred during the Roosevelt presidency except: • The Meat Inspection Act. • The end of income tax. • The Pure Food and Drug Act.

Who is the muckraker who wrote a series of articles about the dangers of trusts? • John Muir • Theodore Roosevelt • Ida Tarbell

Know the definitions for the following words: • Muckraker • Rough Riders • Buffalo Soldiers • Isthmus • Spanish-American War • Conservation • Trust • Progressive • Blue Laws • Yellow Journalism

Becoming a World Power