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Bell

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Telephone

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Wright

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Powered, man piloted aircraft

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Edison

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Incandescent light bulb

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Ford

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Assembly line

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Morse

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Telegraph

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Cooper

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Tom Thumb

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Fulton

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Clermont

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Howe

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Sewing Machine

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McCormick

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Reaping machine

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Whitney

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Cotton gin, standardized parts

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Agricultural revolution

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Mass development of farm labor saving machine

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Capital

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Money, epuipment, and other assets

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Trans atlantic cable

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spread of telegraph from the east to California

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Cumberland Road

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First one built with crushed rock

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transcontinental telegraph

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joined Britain and U.S by telegraph wire

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Embargo act of 1807

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forced the U.S to produce goods once imported from britain.

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war

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increased production because of demand for supplies, lowered employment

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Standardized parts

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Interchangeable, increased efficient production

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Assembly line

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Moving pieces quickened production

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steel

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Provided a tough, versatile building material for industry

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The Erie Canal joined Lake Erie withe the Ohio river

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False

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Steam engines were used in factories, transportation, and communications

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false

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The price of the model t was within reason due to assembly line production

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true

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the middle atlandtic and north central states led in unites states production

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true

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The use of iron brought many advantages over the steel previously used

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false

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Drake's polly, the first oil well, brought a new power source to united states industry

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true

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Electricity supplied light and power to united states factories

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true

question

The trans-Atlantic telegraph joined Britain and the United states by wire

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true

question

The modern machinery encouraged buisness to move to factories

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true

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Coal, oil, and water are still used to power buisnesses

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false

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Improvements in transportation and communication were vital to industry's growth in the speed of distribution

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true

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Cooper's steam locomotive was more practical as a carrier of freight than of people

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true

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The Embargo act of 1807 stopped trade with Britain, thus decreasing American production

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false

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A factor that led to the growth of the factory system in the united states was the development of power

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true

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The four factors making the United states ripe for industry included

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New England businessmen numerous rivers iron and oil deposits immigrants

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Four improvements in communication included

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the telegraph the telephone mail delivery trans-atlantic cable

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Collective bargaining

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Negotiations between labor and employers.

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Monopoly

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control over a product

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gompers

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American federation of labor

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Rockefeller

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Monopoly of oil industry

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Stephens

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Knights of labor

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Urbanization

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Move to the city

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Carnegie

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Dominated steel industry

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Field

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Trans-Atlantic cable

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Drake

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Drilled first oil well

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The most successful passenger automobile was the______ because of the ____

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Model T, assembly line

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Corporations formed when businessmen combined their ____ and received permission from the _____ to form

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Capital, government

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Women and children had to wok in early America to provide money for the family to survive and were readily employed by factories because they were ____ then men

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Paid less

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By world war I, five power sources included

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water steam electricity coal oil

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Three important sought by workers included

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high wages fewer hours better working conditions

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Five factors increased industrial growth in the united states were

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Better transportation war modern technology embargo act of 1807 assembly line

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five factors making a corporation a mammoth enterprise included

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Stockholder modern machinery consolidation specialists stifling competition

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Four factors luring rural people to the big city

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Wages cultural and education the opportunity to get rich excitement

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Five types of factory employees were

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Managers immigrants unskilled laborers artisans children

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Which of the following was the first labor organization and began in 1866

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National labor union

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Three major problems brought about by urbanization were

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Tenements crime traffic congestion

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Select three advantages the labor movement brought to Americas working class

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Insurance benefits improved working conditions fewer hours

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The Clermont, the model T, and the tom Thumb improved distribution of goods.

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True

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The Embargo act decreased production while war boosted it

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false

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Edisons light bulb and bell's telephone revolutionized communication

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false

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Labor laws and antitrust laws kept corporations under control

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true

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City living was mainly independent; country life was interdependent

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false

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people who lived in the cities were forced to rely on others for employment

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True

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Millions of people moved to the nations rural areas hoping to improve their economic positions

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false

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Workers dreaded layoffs because they had no unemployment insurance

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True

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The great railroad strikes were violent outbreaks against unions

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false

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trade unions wanted to better the bargaining position of workers

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true

question

factory production was greatly improved by standardized parts and assembly-line production

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true

question

Isolation

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noninvolvement in world affairs

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seward's folly

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Alaskan Purchase

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Consolidation

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Combining of corporations

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Maine

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Blown up in havana harbor

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Clermont

answer

Robert Fulton

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Labor Movemnet

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Organization of labor to machine labor

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Industrial Revolution

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Change from hand labor to machine labor

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Corporation

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Merging of several businesses to form one organization

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Monroe Doctrine

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checked European colonization and intervention in western hemisphere affairs

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Square deal

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Roosevelt's domestic policy giving equal treatment to all

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Big stick policy

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Policy of speak softly but keep an efficient navy to enforce the monroe doctrine

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Open-door policy

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International policy giving equal trading rights with china to all nations

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Boxer rebellion

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Uprising of loyal chinese against outsiders in their country

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Spanish-American war

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War for Cuban independence

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The leading production areas in the United states were the middle atlantic and north central states

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True

question

Unions and government legislature improved working conditions

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True

question

Monopolies and antitrust laws checked corporation control

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Faalse

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Urbanization and immigration kept United states factory workers available

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True

question

Seward, roosevelt, and perry commanded forces in the spanish american wat

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false

question

Cuba, Guam, and the Philipines became Unites states possessions after the spanish american war

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False

question

Wood and Gorgas were both concerned with controlling yellow fever

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True

question

Perry and Hay were involved in United states affairs in the far east

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true

question

Americas partial return of the Boxer rebellion money healed chinese attitudes towards the west

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True

question

Rough riders, big stick, and square deal all have Teddy Roosevelt in common

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True

question

Four factors increasing industrial power included

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Modern production methods consolidation Labor unions specialists

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The peace treaty for the spanish american war brought three of the following

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Cuban independence United states possession of Guam and Puerto Rico American protectorate of cuba

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Four incidents arousing anti spain sentiment in the united states included

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The explosion of Maine anti spain newspaper stories distribution of propaganda against Spain A letter from the Spanish ambassador

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Three incidents when United States forced intervened in Latin American governments were

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Germany threatened to invade Haiti Mexicans revolted against their government Pancho Villa fled to Mexico

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Roosevelt

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Square deal

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Hay

answer

Open-door policy

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Perry

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Japanese-American treaty

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Dewey

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Battle of manila Bay

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Gorgas

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Fought against yellow fever

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Geothals

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Constructor of panama canal

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Stephens

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Headed knights of labor

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Bismarck

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Iron chancellor

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Wilhelm

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Abrasive emperor of Germany

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The unions of Britain, Russia, and france was called the

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Triple entente

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The alliance composed of Italy, Austria-Hungary, and Germany was called the

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Triple alliance

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Roosevelt's policy of watching over affairs in the Western hemisphere was known as the

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Big Stick policy

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To become industrial, a nation must have raw materials, workers, and capital

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True

question

City living was independent, but country life was interdependent

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False

question

Guam, Cuba, and Puerto Rico became United States possessions

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False

question

The square deal and open-door policy dealt with involvement in the far east

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False

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Labor unions improved the working man's position with support of labor laws and collective bargaining

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True

question

The strong feelings of nationalism and imperialism in europe led to increased militarism

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True

question

Prussia led Europe in military readiness techniques

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True

question

Wilhelm strengthened Germany and Austria Hungary quarreled with Italy

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False

question

The cumberland road and the Erie Canal improved early American travel

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True

question

Both alliance countries of Germany and Austria Hungary quarreled with italy

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True

question

Sentiments in the united states leaned toward support of the triple alliance

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false

question

The devotion of a people to their country is called

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Nationalism

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colonization of smaller countries by industrial nations for their raw materials is called

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Imperialism

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Five factors aiding the booming growth of corporations included

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Consolidation Monopolies Stifling competition modern machinery specialists

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Five instances demonstrating the United States increased involvement in world affairs included the

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Boxer Rebellion Open door policy Spanish-american war policing of latin american affairs japanese russian settlement

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European military build-ups included four of the following

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Increase in weapons Increased military budgets naval build-up fortification of boundaries

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Three steps taken by Bismarck to put Germany in a good defense position included

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Triple alliance friendly terms with Britain friendship with Russia

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Four German actions witch brought European tension to the breaking point included

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German involvement in the balkans proposed german railroad build up of german navy abrasiveness of kaiser wilhelm

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Triple Entente

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Control of the seas

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Triple alliance

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Unified location in Europe

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