US_Ch5_Homework-2

=**U.S. History Chapter 5 Homework #2**= Answer the following on notebook paper.

1. Who was the president for America’s first overseas expansion? (A) William McKinley (B) Theodore Roosevelt (C) William Taft (D) none of the above

2. Which president urged the 16th amendment to collect an income tax? (A) William McKinley (B) Theodore Roosevelt (C) William Taft (D) none of the above

3. Which president began anti-business actions with anti-trust suits? (A) William McKinley (B) Theodore Roosevelt (C) William Taft (D) none of the above

4. How was Theodore Roosevelt involved in the Spanish-American War? (A) won at Manila Bay (B) pushed for annexing Hawaii (C) led the Rough Riders (D) led the navy (E) all (F) none

5. Secretary of State John Hay was responsible for the (A) Spanish-American War (B) Open Door Policy in China (C) annexation of Hawaii (D) war in the Philippines (E) all (F) none

6. Who swayed public opinion against Spain in favor of war? (A) the Cubans (B) Dewey and TR (C) McKinley and Hanna (D) Hearst and Pulitzer (E) all (F) none

7. Writers who thrived on exposing scandal in the Progressive Era…(A) yellow journalists (B) muckrakers (C) anti-imperialists (D) insurgents (E) all (F) none

8. A negative aspect that became part of the Progressive Era, believed by Steffens, Sinclair, du Bois, and others…(A) violence (B) imperialism (C) segregation (D) socialism (E) all (F) none

9. What was combined with the impulse to reform that led people to believe that everything had a solution? (A) religion (B) imperialism (C) science (D) efficiency (E) all (F) none

10. Who set up Tuskegee Institute to teach blacks – education could help?

11. TR’s Square Deal slogan came from (A) winning Northern Securities suit (B) leading Rough Riders (C) conservation efforts (D) brokering deal in the 1902 Coal Strike (E) all (F) none

12. TR went after businesses and got the nickname

13. Who did TR put in charge of the Forestry Service?

14. (from Web Quest): The Sherman Anti-Trust Act was meant to control business profits and growth. What was the unintended consequence? (A) drove businesses away (B) unemployment went up (C) businesses became even bigger through vertical combination (D) no change

15. Evaluate McKinley:

16. Evaluate TR:

<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 13.33px;">17. Evaluate Taft:

<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 13.33px;">18. How did America become a world power?

<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 13.33px;">19. How did the view of the Founding Fathers differ from Progressives in terms of self-reliance vs. gov’t reliance?

<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 13.33px;">20. Explain “Speak softly and carry a big stick:”

<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 13.33px;">21. How does the FDA impact you?

<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 13.33px;">22. Give your opinion on drilling for oil in ANWR:

<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 13.33px;">23. How did the role of government get bigger under TR and Taft?

<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 13.33px;">24. (from Web Quest): Progressives portray business as evil (“robber barons”). How did most captains of industry show they weren’t greedy and ruthless as portrayed by Progressives (then and now)?

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