Who were the three main candidates in the 1892 election?
James Weaver
Benjamin Harrison
Grover Cleveland
William McKinley
William Jennings Bryan
How many tons of iron were produced in 1900 by the USA?
10.3 million tons
8 million tons
15.6 million tons
5 million tons
What did the Sherman Anti-Trust Act of 1890 do?
Prohibited monopolies
Closed down the Standard Oil company
Forbade big businesses to employ immigrants
Funded small businesses
Approximately how many immigrants came to America from 1900 - 1910?
9 million
5 million
12 million
20 million
What was Upton Sinclair's book 'The Jungle' about?
The poor standards of the American meat industry
The need to preserve America's natural resources
Reasons why conservation of areas of natural beauty was necessary
Why a canal should be built through Panama
Who did Theodore Roosevelt sue for not abiding by the Sherman Anti-Trust Act?
Standard Oil
Carnegie Steel
Macy's department store
Ford Motor Company
How many trusts did President William Taft 'bust'?
40
100
24
None
What did the 16th Amendment, which was passed by Taft, do?
Forbid the drinking, buying and selling of alcohol
Allowed Congress to levy income tax
Made it illegal to run a monopolising business
Preserved the wildlife sanctuaries and national parks created by Roosevelt
Why were people angry with the Payne-Aldrich Tariff?
It had been meant to reduce tariffs, but congress edited it so that it increased them
It made overseas trade difficult
It reduced tariffs more than Congress had wanted
It made it impossible to buy certain goods
What did the Adamson Act do?
Make child labour illegal
Establish a minimum wage
Set up the central banking system
Established an 8 hour day for railroad workers
What proportion of Cuban exports went to the USA in 1898?
64%
25%
56%
87%
What was the 'Yellow Press'?
A nationwide dislike of Asian people
A new invention for printing newspapers
Journalism that wasn't properly researched and exaggerated the facts
A warship that fought during the Spanish-American war
Which areas did America acquire in the Spanish-American War? (Three)
Guam
The Phillipines
Haiti
Puerto Rico
Costa Rica
Which act by stated that the USA had the right to 'excercise' international police power in cases of severe wrongdoing or impotence'?
Roosevelt Corollary
Monroe Doctrine
Volstead Act
Platt Amendment
Which of these countries did Taft apply his policy of 'Dollar Diplomacy' to? (This was the idea of using money to control other countries. Three answers.)
Honduras
Nicaragua
Mexico
Panama
When was the Mexican Revolution?
1910-1911
1914-1918
1893-1984
1913-1915
How much did Wilson increase the USA's standing army to in the years of WWI leading up to American involvement?
Up to 200,000
Up to 400,000
Up to 600,000
Up to 100,000
How many Americans died when the ship 'Lusitania' was sunk?
128
1200
5
451
How many troops did America send to fight in WWI?
4,355,000
2,500,000
10,000,000
6,670,000
Who were William Borah and Henry Cabot Lodge?
Democrat senators, supporters of Wilson and the League of Nations
Representatives of other countries involved in WWI who were present at the Treaty of Versailles
Republican senators who clashed with Wilson over the League of Nations
World War One military officers for America
