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This war was not, in fact, part of the Spanish American War of 1898, but a separate one reflecting America’s new role as a colonial overseer. A.  Cuban War    B.  Philippine War       C.  Samoan War     D.  World War I      

The term “survival of the fittest” stems from people who believed in? A.  Evolution        B.  Social Darwinism        C.  Social engineering    D.  Monopoly    

Which famous historical theory, proposed by Frederick Jackson Turner, tried to explain American history by examining American territorial expansion? A.  Frontier Thesis    B.  Expansionist Thesis    C.  Manifest Destiny    D. Theory of Spread

This populist group was found mainly in the midwest. A.  People’s Party    B.  Grangers        C.  Farmer’s Alliance     D.  Democrats

A loophole used by Southerners to permit illiterate whites to vote, but not Blacks, was the opinion of the white voting registrar as to whether the voter….? A.  Was a citizen    B. Owned property    C.  Was a Southern Democrat  D.  Understood the Constitution

The vast majority of European immigrants arriving to the United States after 1880, who were from southern & eastern Europe, were known as? A.  Old Immigrants        B.  New Immigrants        C.  Brand New Immigrants    D.  Dirty Immigrants    

This was the most radical of the early labor unions, and advocated replacing the United States government with one big union. A.  National Labor Union    B.  AFL  C.  Knights of Labor     D.  IWW

He was the famous Democrat and populist who gave his  “Cross of Gold” speech. A.  William McKinley    B.  L. Frank Baum    C.  Cleveland     D.  William Jennings Bryan

In addition to being our largest president, this Progressive also became the first and only president to later become a Supreme Court Justice (and he’s the first president to throw out a ball at a baseball season opener). a.    Theodore Roosevelt b.    William Taft c.    Woodrow Wilson d.    William McKinley

Which of the following is a muckraker of the Progressive Era? a.    Pat Boone b.    Ida Tarbell c.    Matt Drudge d.    Jacob DeLome