Category : Science and Education
Archive   : TIMETRAV.ZIP
Filename : FIVE.DAT

American History
1886-1912
1887
The _____ was set up to Enforce & Administer legislation on business
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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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0
0
0
0
True
True-a Pioneering Law, did quiet the uproar against bloated Corporations
1901
First Billion Dollar Corporation was the United States _____ Corp.
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0
0
0
0
Steel
U.S.Steel-industrial revolution with its Bressemer Breath process
1886
American Federation of Labor is know as _____
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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 _____ destroyed the 10 ship Spanish Fleet in Manila Bay






Gen. Dewey-3 months later, with reinforcements, he captured Manila
1898
The Battleship Maine mysteriously blew up in _____ Harbor
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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. _____ in 1917
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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
_____ Roosevelt said-Speak softly, carry a big stick & you will go far
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0
0
0
0
Teddy
Teddy Roosevelt was skockingly unconventional & enjoyed breaking precedents
1914
The Panama Canal was completed in ____
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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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0
0
0
0
True
True-Created in response to mounting antagonisms between Capital & Labor
1903
The Elkins Act of 1903 was aimed primarily at the _____ evil of the railroads
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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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0
0
0
0
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
2
0
0
0
0
True
True-Their first catalog was printed on a single sheet
1889
America, Britain & Germany adopted a Three-Way Protectorate for _____






Samoa-the Three-Way Protectorate adopted at the Berlin Conference of 1889
1890
McKinley Tariff erected barriers against Hawaiian _____
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0
0
0
0
Sugar
Hawaiian Sugar culture had become immensely profitable for Hawaii
1887
In 1887 the U.S., by Treaty with Hawaii, acquired the _____ _____ Naval base
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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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0
0
0
0
True
True-however full Territorial Status was not until 1900
1908
The Aldrich-Vreeland Act authorized Nat'l Banks to issue emergency _____
1
0
0
0
0
Currency
Currency backed by various kinds of collateral

A sign of the times Labor Day was made a Legal Holiday by Act of Congress 1894







1910
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People founded in 1910
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0
0
0
0
True
True-An opportunity for Blacks to develop their capacities & help their race
1897
The magnificent Library of _____ building opened in 1897
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0
0
0
0
Congress
Library of Congress largest edifice of its kind-has 13 acres of floor space
1907
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer was written by _____ _____ in 1876
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0
0
0
0
Mark Twain
Mark Twain-awarded and Honorary Degree by England's Oxford University in 1907
_____ _____ in 1876
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0
0
0
0
Mark Twain
Mark