1. American Imperialism Version
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American Imperialism Version

2. Sweden
Alaska
Russia
Canada
Great Britain
Germany
Ukraine
United States
Spain
Haiti
China
Japan
Hawaii
Cuba
Mexico
Samoa
Saudi Arabia
India
Puerto Rico
Guam
Panama
Virgin Is
Philippines
Brazil
Australia
South Africa
Argentina
New Zealand

3. What foreign people were brought to America to help build the railroad?
Chinese

4. What was a method of change used by Labor Unions?
Strikes
Slow-downs
Passing legislation

5. What territories were gained by the US after the Spanish American war?
Philippines, Puerto Rico, Guam

6. What were muckrakers?
Journalists who exposed injustice and corruption

7. What were the effects on the US of the Spanish American War?
Acquisition of territories
America is seen as more powerful
America became more involved in world affairs

8. What was the primary goal of labor unions?
Improved workers rights

9. What were the benefits of having women and children working in factories?
They could be paid less

10. What is the theory of Social Darwinism?
The rich people are wealthy because they are superior

11. What were the problems of tenement houses?
Overcrowded and unsanitary

12. Why did Secretary Seward purchase Alaska?
resources

13. Who was the leader of the Hull House?
Jane Addams

14. What three factors fueled American imperialism?
Desire for military strength
Thirst for new markets
Belief in cultural superiority

15. What was the purpose of the Hull House?
Provide culture and education to poor women and immigrants

16. What is yellow journalism?
Sensational and exaggerated news meant to sell papers

17. What was a political machine?
Political power concentrated in one party boss

18. What is Susan B Anthony known for?
Women’s suffrage (vote)

19. What was Angel Island?
Detention center for Asian immigrants in California

20. What is a monopoly?
Exclusive control of the supply of a product.

21. What industry did Upton Sinclair expose in his novel “The Jungle”?
Meat packing

22. Who did the Americans go to war with after the sinking of the Maine?
Spain

23. How did industrialization and technology in the 1800’s effect the geography of the US?
Urbanization, the rise of cities

24. Why did immigrants come to America in the late 1800’s?
Escape persecution
Freedom
Economic opportunities

25. What was the Temperance Movement?
The fight for prohibition of alcohol

26. Who were the groups pushing for the Temperance Movement?
Women’s Christian Temperance Union
Anti-saloon league

27. Who did the Populist movement represent?
Farmers

28. What early invention made it possible to communicate long distances?
Telegraph

29. What led the US to fight the Spanish American War?
Yellow journalism
Social Darwinism
Sinking of the Maine

30. What was the importance of the Panama Canal?
It connected the Pacific to the Atlantic ocean, making trade faster and more efficient.