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It was American participation in putting down this insurgent movement in China, that gave the United States leverage in implementing the Open Door Policy. A.  Opium Rebellion        B.  Chinese Insurrection    C.  Boxer Rebellion     D.  Sino-Japanese War

This Progressive president gained an inaccurate reputation as a trustbuster.  In reality he only targeted the “bad” trusts.     A.  Theodore Roosevelt    B.  Franklin Roosevelt    C. Woodrow Wilson    D.  William Howard Taft

The US government’s action in the Dominican Republic, in taking over its customs house in order to sort out that country’s debt problem, is an example of what? A.  The Monroe Doctrine B.  The Roosevelt Corollary C. Dollar Diplomacy D.  Compassionate Conservatism.

Which of the following began as a muckraking magazine that still exists today?     A.  Popular Mechanics    B.  Time Magazine    C.  Playgirl Magazine    D.  Cosmopolitan

This was the philosophy of government in the late 19th century, that prevented it from regulating business or ensuring safe working conditions for workers. A.  Capitalism    B.  Socialism        C.  Anarchism    D.  Laissez-faire

Which is a pull factor in American immigration? A.  Political repression    B.  Religious persecution    C.  Good American economy    D.  Economic depression

Which of the following led most Americans to view labor with no sympathy? A.  Haymarket    B.  Homestead Steel Strike    C.  Pullman Strike        D.  Industrial Workers of the World            E.  All of the above

This tariff sought to be low, but due to Taft’s refusal to use the influence of the presidency in shaping legislation it was a weak tariff. a.    Underwood Tariff b.    Payne-Aldrich Tariff c.    Smooth-Hawley Tariff d.    Softwood Tariff

One sign of how bad the Great Depression was can be seen in the un-employment rate. It was officially 25% by 1933.  What was the unemployment rate, most likely, actually at?

Religious fundamentalism was invented in the United States & focused not so much on the message of Jesus of Nazareth but on five fundamental “truths.”  In which incident, in Tennessee, is religious fundamentalism best reflected? A.  Sinking of the Lusitania B. KKK march in Washington C.  Scopes Monkey Trial D.  Election of Harding