American Republic Chapter 18 Quiz

Sort the ideas to tell which were supported by Populists and which were not.

Groups:

(a) Populists supported...

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(b) Populists did not support...

• establishing government loans for farmers

• the use of free silver

• limiting the work day to eight hours for factory workers

• people electing senators rather than the legislature choosing them

• increasing the term limits for presidents and vice presidents

• keeping ownership of railroads and telegraphs private

The election of 1896 was won by ...

When a country largely stays out of all world politics, it is called ​ (a)   .

When a country builds a large empire by gaining economic and political control over weaker nations and makes them into colonies, it is called...​ (b)   .

• isolationism
• imperialism
• populism

What were five reasons why the United States engaged in imperialism.

What were some objections to imperialism?

The act of taking advantage of poverty to force people in one country to continue working for the benefit of another country is called...

The territory that was purchased from Russia in 1867 was ​ (a)   .

The territory that was discovered and claimed by the U.S. in 1859 was ​ (b)   .

The territory that was annexed by Congress in 1898 after being acquired through illegal imperialistic means was ​ (c)   .

• Alaska
• the Midway Islands
• Hawaii
• Cuba

The practice of twisting news stories to make them more exciting in order to sell subscriptions is called...

Which were causes of the Spanish-American war?

• many Americans thinking Cubans were mistreating Spanish farmers

• American newspapers using yellow journalism to draw attention to events in Cuba

• the publication of an insulting letter written by President McKinley

• the sinking of the USS Mariner

During the Spanish American War, the Rough Riders earned fame by pushing Spanish defenses back to...