Gilded Age
Expansion &
Immigration
Exam Name:
TRUE /
NOT TRUE. If the statement is entirelyTRUE,
then write “T” on the answer sheet. If the
statement is partially or completely false,
write “F” on the answer sheet.
1) ”REMEMBER THE MAINE” is a cry of the public
prior to the Spanish / American War – this phrase is related to the USS
Maine, which was sunk off the coast of Hawaii.
2) The Spanish-American war involved the
Spanish, the French, and the USA.
3) Nationalism & Jingoism are similar in
that both terms refer to a pride in one’s country. However,
Jingoism is more extreme than Nationalism.
4) To “ANNEX” is to join a new territory to an
existing country.
5) A “BANANA REPUBLIC” is a country under the
control of a Spanish socialist dictator.
6) Imperialism occurs when stronger nations
attempt to create empires by dominating weaker nations.
7) Hawaiians voted to ask the US to allow it to
be annexed so that it could become a state.
8) Both the Rough Riders & the Buffalo
Soldiers fought in the Spanish-American War.
9) The Spanish-American War is an example of US
imperialism.
10) “Yellow
Journalism” contributed to the nationalist feelings in the USA – and
helped instigate the Spanish-American War.
MULTIPLE
CHOICES. Choose the BEST answer.
11) Which of the following countries/islands were
liberated as a result of the Spanish-American War?
a) Spain
b) Philippines
c) Puerto Rico
d) Cuba
e) All of the Above
12) Teddy Roosevelt called the Spanish – American
War a “splendid little war” because:
a) Less than 400 Americans died in battle - the
US received, Puerto Rico, Guam, & the Philippines
b) The US was able to gain important sea ports
in Asia
c) Hawaiian fruit growers were able to convince
the US to accept them as a new state
d) All of the above
e) None of the Above
13) Which of the following is not
true regarding an “Open Door” policy in this era?
I) It instigated the Spanish American War
II) It resulted in the Panama Canal
III) The USA wanted access to Chinese Economic
markets
IV) The USA was worried that other countries
would not allow American business to compete in foreign markets
a) I & II
b) II & IV
c) III & IV
d) Only IV
14) The Panama Canal was necessary because:
a) A Canal built across Central America would
link the Atlantic & Pacific Oceans & allow the navy to move
quickly to protect US in time of war
b) Anti-French feelings in the US caused worries
in the American population
c) Banana Republics were in need of faster
shipping for delivery of their fruits
d) None of the Above
15) Roosevelt’s GREAT WHITE FLEET was:
a) Used to defeat the Cubans in the Spanish
American War
b) An all volunteer Navy that Roosevelt led
c) A part of the US Navy on a cruise around the
world – to demonstrate the nation’s impressive naval power
d) A phrase used to describe the European
Imperialists who would seize Chinese territory
More True/Not
True.
TRUE /
NOT TRUE. If the statement is entirelyTRUE,
then write “T” on the answer sheet. If the
statement is partially or completely false,
write “F” on the answer sheet.
16) Dollar Diplomacy wanted to substitute
‘dollars for bullets’.
17) Dollar Diplomacy didn’t work completely
because many investments were lost during revolutions.
18) Persons who supported American Military
efforts in other countries supported their statements by saying, “We
are planting in those islands…the best traditions, the best
characteristics of Americanism.”
19) Some Americans disagreed with the US foreign
policy during this era. They believed
American was acting against the founding principles of this nation –
acting as an Imperial Nation, colonizing other countries.
20) Monroe Doctrine stated the USA would not
tolerate any European influence in the Western Hemisphere.
21) President Taft was for military solutions,
while President Roosevelt introduced the notion of “Dollar Diplomacy.”
22) RESTRICTIVE COVENANTS are agreements among
homeowners not to sell real estate to certain ethnic groups. These covenants assist in keeping immigrants
in ghettos.
23) REFORMERS used newspapers to promote the
understanding & increase the visibility of the conditions in
tenements.
24) GRAFT is a term used to describe the
conditions in tenement buildings and ghettos.
25) POLITICAL MACHINES often ignored the
immigrants and poor and courted the votes of the suburban middle class
to get their party elected.
26) “Nativist” is a term, which defines the
economics among the poor during the Gilded Age.
27) Since most immigrants were poor they
traveled in steerage, the open area beneath the deck.
28) Immigrants often received the menial jobs,
doing, mainly, farm work.
29) By the 1880’s motorized transportation
made commuting easier – speeding the growth of the suburbs Cable Cars,
Electric Trolleys, Subways, and Automobiles allowed greater growth and
encouraged the move to the suburbs.
30) Tenements are low-cost apartment buildings
designed to house as many families as the owner fit in the building.
MORE MULTIPLE
CHOICE. Choose the BEST answer.
31) Many immigrants chose to live in areas where
other like ethnicities succeeded. Which of
the following contributed to this choice.
a) Known language
b) Common religion
c) Recognizable traditions
d) All of these
e) None of these
32) Which of the following best describes the
“Anglo-Saxon” myth?
a) The Vikings were the first to discover America
b) Human evolution had culminated in the
Anglo-Saxon race
c) Anglo-Saxons were responsible for the finer
points of civilization
d) People of Jewish origin were more cultured
33) Which of the following best defines
“eugenics”?
a) The melting pot of America creates more
genetic possibilities in the human race
b) American Indians were of "inferior" blood
c) Heredity determined cultural and social
patterns; therefore, selective human breeding would advance civilization
d) The Anglo-Saxons were the only pure race
34) Which of the following countries is NOT under
the USA’s “Sphere of Influence” during this era?
a) France
b) Cuba
c) Philippines
d) Guam