US History - 2nd Industrial Revolution - Jigsaw 8

The phase of rapid standardization and industrialization occurred from the late 19th century into the early 20th century. Fill in the blank: This period is often referred to as the ________.

• Renaissance

• Industrial Revolution

• Enlightenment

• Information Age

Which of the following is a criticism of Social Darwinism?

• It promotes social welfare

• It encourages scientific research

• It justifies inequality

• It supports democracy.

The poem by Rudyard Kipling was written during which war?

• World War I

• Philippine-American War

• American Civil War

• Spanish-American War

What was the derogatory term for the signing of a treaty with Russia that purchased Alaska for $7 million?

• Seward's Folly

• Alaska's Blunder

• Northern Mistake

• Russian Gamble

'Seward's icebox' refers to the purchase of ______.

• Hawaii

• Alaska

• Greenland

• Cuba

Who was the only queen regnant and the last sovereign monarch of the Hawaiian Kingdom?

• Queen Victoria

• Queen Liliʻuokalani

• Queen Elizabeth

• Queen Mary

Who was the last reigning monarch of the Kingdom of Hawaii?

• King Kamehameha

• Queen Liliuokalani

• Queen Victoria

• King Kalakaua

Queen Liliuokalani was the last monarch of the Kingdom of _______.

• England

• Hawaii

• Spain

• France

What was the primary purpose of the Platt Amendment?

• To establish trade relations with Cuba

• To allow the U.S. to intervene in Cuban affairs

• To grant independence to Cuba

• To form a military alliance with Cuba.

Fill in the blank: The Platt Amendment was passed in the year ____.

• 1898

• 1901

• 1912

• 1920