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American History
1886-1912
1887
The _____ is set up to regulate businesses.
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ICC
OSHA
CIA
EPA
ICC
ICC-Interstate Commerce Commission regulates business in interest of Society
1890
The Sherman Anti-Trust Act was signed into Law in 1890
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True-a Pioneering Law, did quiet the uproar against bloated Corporations
1901
First Billion Dollar Corporation was the United States _________.
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Steel
U.S.Steel-industrial revolution with its Bressemer Breath process
1886
American Federation of Labor is know as the _____________.
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AF of L
Knights of Labor
Nat'l Labor Union
UAW
AF of L
AF of L replaced the Knights of Labor, Nat'l Labor was the 1st Union formed
1886
The Statue of Liberty was a gift from the people of ____________.
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France
England
Germany
Ireland
France
A gift from France, the Statue of Liberty was errected in New York Harbor 1886
1898
May 1, 1898 General _________ was attacked off the Phillipine coast.
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Dewey
Gen. Dewey-3 months later, with reinforcements, he captured Manila
1898
The Battleship Maine mysteriously blew up in ___________.
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Havana
Miami
New York
Port Royal
Havana
The Maine was in Havana Harbor to protect & evacuate American's if necessary
1917
Puerto Ricans were granted U.S. ________________.
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Citizenship
Independence
Both
None of the above
Citizenship
Citizenship granted-limited degree of popular Government accorded in 1900
1902
Honoring the Teller Amendent of 1898 the U.S. withdrew from _________.
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Cuba
Manila
Hawaii
Mexico
Cuba
Cuba had to agree with certain Conditions before U.S. would pull out of there
1901
I was a Rough Rider, a President and my first name was ________.
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Teddy
Teddy Roosevelt was skockingly unconventional & enjoyed breaking precedents
1914
The Panama Canal was completed in the year ____.
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1914
1904
1903
1912
1914
Completed in 1914 at an initial cost of $400 million dollars
1903
Department of Commerce & Labor was created in 1903
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True
True-Created in response to mounting antagonisms between Capital & Labor
1903
The Elkins Act of 1903 was aimed primarily at the
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Rebate
Free Pass
Both
None of the above
Rebate
Rebate- heavy fines could be imposed on the Givers & Takers of rebates
1905
Over 40 Legal Proceedings were initiated by Roosevelt against monopolies.
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True
True-aiming to prove that Government, not private Business, ruled the Country
1906
Meat Inspection Act & Pure Food & Drug Act passed in ____.
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1906
1911
1905
1902
1906
1906-designed to prevent adulteration & mislabeling of Foods & Drugs
1872
Chicago mail order firm-Aaron Montgomery Ward- established in 1872.
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True
True-Their first catalog was printed on a single sheet
1889
America, Britain & Germany adopted a Three-Way Protectorate for ________.
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Jamaica
Cuba
Samoa
Marshal Islands
Samoa
Samoa-the Three-Way Protectorate adopted at the Berlin Conference of 1889
1890
McKinley Tariff erected barriers against Hawaiian _______.
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Sugar
Hawaiian Sugar culture had become immensely profitable for Hawaii
1887
In 1887 the U.S., by Treaty with Hawaii, acquired the_________ __________.
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Pearl Harbor
Manila Bay
Havana Harbor
Guantinamo Bay
Pearl Harbor
Pearl Harbor is a spacious and priceless Naval base for the U.S.
1898
Hawaii annexation was rushed through Congress July 7th, 1898
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True
True-however full Territorial Status was not until 1900
1908
The Aldrich-Vreeland Act authorized Nat'l Banks to issue emergency ________.
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Currency
Currency backed by various kinds of collateral
1894
A sign of the times Labor Day was made a Legal Holiday by Act of Congress 1894
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True
True-As it is today, Labor Day recognizes the labor force of the nation.
1910
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People founded in 1910
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True
True-An opportunity for Blacks to develop their capacities & help their race
1897
The magnificent Library of __________ is the largest building of its kind.
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Congress
Library of Congress largest edifice of its kind-has 13 acres of floor space
1907
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer was written by
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Mark Twain
Mark Twain-awarded and Honorary Degree by England's Oxford University in 1907