Question

multiple choice: write the letter of the correct choice in the blank.

1. what law, passed in 1910, strengthened the power of the interstate commerce commission by giving it control over shipping rates and communications?

a. teller act
b. mann - elkins act
c. hepburn act
d. clayton act

1. what did the sixteenth amendment help establish?

a. income tax
b. bans on certain business practices
c. federal reserve bank
d. national park system

1. which of the following is the most accurate description of the progressive era?

a. a political movement, begun in the northeast, that aimed to eliminate corruption throughout government
b. a widespread, conscious effort to change the american political system to make government more responsive to the voters desires
c. a social movement begun in the major cities to reduce inequalities in all areas of society
d. a rural movement characterized by the belief that no matter what problems arose, the government was responsible to fix them

1. which of the following policies was implemented based on the precedent set by the monroe doctrine?

a. theodore roosevelt’s “big - stick” foreign policy, which demonstrated the united states’ willingness to fight
b. the open - door policy, which required nations to respect china’s rights
c. dollar diplomacy, which encouraged american businessmen to invest in latin american nations and in china to promote friendlier relations
d. the roosevelt corollary, which stated that european nations would not exercise undue influence on latin american nations
matching: match each description with the correct person.

1. patented the wireless telegraph

a. venustiano carranza
b. william crawford gorgas
c. guglielmo marconi
d. john j. pershing
e. theodore roosevelt
f. upton sinclair
g. lincoln steffens

1. wrote shame of the cities, a condemnation of corrupt city politics
2. sent to capture pancho villa
3. chief sanitary officer in the panama canal zone
4. progressive party candidate in 1912
5. wrote the jungle

Explanation:

1. The 1910 Mann-Elkins Act expanded the Interstate Commerce Commission's authority over shipping and communications rates.
2. The Sixteenth Amendment, ratified in 1913, legalized a federal income tax in the U.S.
3. The Progressive Era was a broad, nationwide effort to reform politics and make government responsive to citizens.
4. The Roosevelt Corollary was an extension of the Monroe Doctrine, asserting U.S. influence in Latin America to limit European interference.
5. Guglielmo Marconi is credited with patenting the wireless telegraph.
6. Lincoln Steffens wrote Shame of the Cities, which exposed urban political corruption.
7. John J. Pershing was ordered to capture Pancho Villa after cross-border raids.
8. William Crawford Gorgas served as the chief sanitary officer for the Panama Canal Zone, controlling yellow fever.
9. Theodore Roosevelt ran as the Progressive Party (Bull Moose Party) candidate in the 1912 U.S. presidential election.
10. Upton Sinclair wrote The Jungle, a novel exposing unsanitary conditions in the meatpacking industry.

Answer:

1. b. Mann-Elkins Act
2. a. income tax
3. b. a widespread, conscious effort to change the American political system to make government more responsive to the voters' desires
4. d. the Roosevelt Corollary, which stated that European nations would not exercise undue influence on Latin American nations
5. C. Guglielmo Marconi
6. G. Lincoln Steffens
7. D. John J. Pershing
8. B. William Crawford Gorgas
9. E. Theodore Roosevelt
10. F. Upton Sinclair