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1. (p. 544-547) In arguing for their policies, the new American expansionists of the late 1800s offered all of the following economic and social reasons excepta. the United States would soon need to find new sources for the natural resources that it was rapidly using upb. the United States needed to acquire new overseas markets for its productsC. the United States needed to find new sources of immigrants who would work in its factories for low wagesd. the United States needed an aggressive foreign policy to take people's minds off internal problems and frustrationse. the United States needed to expand due to the "closing of the frontier."
3. (p. 549-553) In the 1890s, Spain and the United States gradually moved toward war over Cuba for all of the following reasons excepta. a change in U.S. tariff policy hurt the Cuban economy and made the Cuban people ready for revoltb. when the Cuban revolt broke out, the American press printed sensational, one-sided stories about itC. during the Cuban revolt, the Spanish committed numerous atrocities, whereas the Cubans usually behaved humanelyd. Cubans living in the United States popularized their side of the revolt with the American peoplee. sensationalized press coverage stirred a fervor for war
6. (p. 558) The Platt Amendment, incorporated into the Cuban constitution, gave Cuba a. full independenceb. economic independenceC. nominal political independenced. an American colonial governmente. an equal partnership with American interests
9. (p. 566) Although the progressives often differed about what progressivism meant, most agreed that a. the "natural law" of the marketplace could stabilize societyb. it was a particular set of political reformsc. it was a group of moral and humanitarian goalsD. government should play a role in correcting society's illse. all of the answers above
11. (p. 566-567) The favorite targets of the muckrakers included all of the following exceptA. the violence used against unionsb. the excessive practices of the railroadsc. the corruption of the business trustsd. the seamy side of boss rulee. the waste of natural resources
15. (p. 580-581) Progressives came to regard one state as the center of reform and its governor as the leading progressive. The most progressive state and governor were a. New Jersey/Woodrow WilsonB. Wisconsin/Robert La Follettec. California/Hiram. Johnsond. New York/Charles Evans Hughese. Ohio/William McKinley
7. (p. 605) Teddy Roosevelt won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1906 for helping to end the _____ War. Russo-Japanese
10. (p. 602) The _____ Amendment allowed the federal government to create a graduated income tax. Sixteenth
14. (p. 593) The _____ Amendment provided for the popular election of the United States Senate. Seventeenth
19. (p. 580-581) _____ was so successful as a progressive governor that his state became known as a "laboratory of progressivism." Robert La Follette
1st World War in history • Great War or War to End all War • Not called WWI until after WWII • Total war • Involved 60 nations and 6 continents
Cost of War • $400 billion • $10 million dollars an hour • 40 million deaths • First war of the Industrial Revolution…… • New Weapons vs old tactics of fighting
Trench Warfare “No Man’s Land”
FlameThrowers GrenadeLaunchers
Poison Gas Machine Gun
CAUSES OF WORLD WAR I • Alliances • European nations began forming military alliances with one another to maintain a balance of power …….. • Triple Alliance Triple EntenteCentral PowersAllied Powers • Germany Great Britain Austria-Hungary Empire FranceBulgaria Russia
alliances1 ALLIANCES LEAD TO WWI • Austrian-Hungarian Empire controlled several ethic groups. • Serbian nationalists wanted to untie Serbs who lived in the Austrian-Hungarian Empire with Serbia. • This led to the assassination of the Archduke Franz Ferdinand. Saravejo
