US History The 20th century dawns
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- Q1Owner of the San Francisco Examiner and many other newspapers, this publisher engaged in “yellow journalism” and played up sensationalized stories to try to sell more newspapers. After sending his photographer Frederick Remington to Cuba, He famously remarked “You furnish the pictures, I’ll furnish the war.” When the US ship in the harbor exploded, he lived up to this boast.William Randolph HearstJoseph PulitzerErnest HemingwayLincoln Steffans60s
- Q2This progressive president, elected in 1912 urged Congress to pass workman’s compensation, the Federal Trade Commission, and a strengthened anti-trust law called the Clayton anti-trust act..William Howard TaftWilliam McKinleyTheodore RooseveltWoodrow Wilson60s
- Q3This man was a US Navy officer and educator. In 1890 he wrote the hugely influential book “The Influence of Sea Power upon History”. His book influenced navies around the world. In the United States his ideas were influential on the acquisition of the Hawaiian Islands, and the modernization of the US Navy under assistant secretary of the Navy, Teddy Roosevelt.Leonard WoodAlfred MahanWilliam ShafterJohn Dewey60s
- Q4This man was America’s most famous socialist. He ran for president four times (1904, 1908, 1912, and 1920). In 1920 he got almost ten percent of the vote.Thomas Collier PlattEugene V. DebsSanford DoleGifford Pinchot60s
- Q5This muckraking socialist author was most known for his book “The Jungle” which was published in 1906. It highlighted the unsanitary and revolting conditions of meat packing plants.Jacob RiisLincoln SteffensDavid PhillipsUpton Sinclair60s
- Q6This muckraking journalist wrote a 19 part series for McClure’s magazine called “The History of the Standard Oil Company.” It made John D. Rockefeller out to be a villain, and attacked Standard Oil’s business practices as monopolistic and ruthless.Ray Stannard BakerIda TarbellJacob RiisDavid Phillips60s
- Q7American Navy Commodore who sailed into Manila harbor in the Philippines in 1898, and defeated the outdated wooden ships of the Spanish fleet without losing a single American sailor. (the Battle of Manila Bay).William ShafterGeorge DeweyJohn PershingLeonard Wood60s
- Q8This man took over the Rough Rider division after the promotion of its original commander Leonard Wood. He led them in a brave charge up San Juan heights just outside of Santiago Cuba during the Spanish American War.William KellerAlvin YorkAudie MurphyTheodore Roosevelt60s
- Q9The man who assumed the American presidency following the presidency of Teddy Roosevelt.William McKinleyGrover ClevelandWoodrow WilsonWilliam Howard Taft60s
- Q10The American president during the Spanish American War.Theodore RooseveltWilliam McKinleyWilliam Howard TaftGrover Cleveland60s
- Q11This American judge and son of a missionary in Hawaii was made the president of Hawaii following a revolution against the last queen of Hawaii led by American sugar and fruit growersJohn HaySanford DoleGifford PinchotJohn Stennis60s
- Q12This photo-journalist published “How the other half lives”, an 1890 compilation of photographs and descriptions of urban poverty and immigrants.Lincoln SteffansJacob RiisIda TarbellUpton Sinclair60s
- Q13When Teddy Roosevelt was president, he gave his personal assurances to this businessman that he would not pursue anti-trust lawsuits against his company US Steel. TR would not violate that promise, but his successor would…John D. RockefellerAndrew CarnegieJ.P. MorganCornelius Vanderbilt60s
- Q14The American President who ultimately annexed the Hawaiian island for the US in 1898 was:Benjamin HarrisonGrover ClevelandTeddy RooseveltWilliam McKinley60s
- Q15The “Bull Moose” political party was the progressive Republican party headed by Teddy Roosevelt, after he decided to leave the regular Republican party. What year did TR run as a “Bull Moose” candidate?191219161920190860s