STAAR Review

Multiple Choice

Which group had a racial hatred of immigrants, since they took jobs from Americans for lower wages. 

• Nativists
• Political bosses
• Miners
• Labor leaders

Multiple Choice

Which law gave farmland to citizens in order to move to the Great Plains?

• Sherman Antitrust Act
• Stamp Act
• Great Plains Act
• Homestead Act

Multiple Choice

Which group provided basic services for immigrants & the poor for votes & made illegal fortunes

• Nativist
• Labor Unions
• Political Machines
• Robber Barons

Multiple Choice

During the late 19th century, most immigrants to the US found work as-

• Educated professionals
• skilled workers
• Factory/sweatshop workers
• Scientists

Multiple Choice

Which group believed in survival of the fittest and people were naturally selected to succeed?

• social darwinist
• political bosses
• nativist
• political machines

Multiple Choice

Who was the leader of Tammany Hall (New York Poltical Machine)?

• Andrew Carnegie
• Henry Ford
• John D. Rockefeller
• William Tweed

Multiple Choice

Which law expanded competition and eliminated trusts and monopolies?

• Interstate Commerce Act 
• Homestead Act
• Sherman AntiTrust Act
• Dawes Act

Match

Match the following

• Freedom of Press

• Freedom from unreasonable search and seizure

• Right to not incriminate yourself

• Right to bear arms

• Right to a speedy trial

1st Amendment

4th Amendment

5th Amendment

2nd Amendment

6th Amendment

• 1st Amendment

• 4th Amendment

• 5th Amendment

• 2nd Amendment

• 6th Amendment

Multiple Choice

At the end of the Spanish American War, the United States gained which 3 territories? 

• Puerto Rico, Cuba, Spain
• Spain, Cuba, Guam
• Marianas Islands, Philippines, Russia
• Philippines, Guam, Puerto Rico

Multiple Choice

The USS Main exploded while it was in Havana, _____. This was a leading cause to the start of the Spanish American War.

• Cuba
• Guam
• Mexico
• Panama

Multiple Choice

He was part of the Rough Riders during the Spanish American war. He was also the assistant Secretary of the Navy and a president during the progressive era. 

• Alfred T Mahan 
• Rough Riders 
• Theodore Roosevelt 
• Henry Cabot Lodge 

Multiple Choice

______________ is a name for false or exaggerated reporting.

• Red-top
• Government
• Newspaper lying
• Yellow Journalism

Multiple Choice

This person, along with William Randolph Hearst, competed to sell the most newspapers in New York.

• Joseph Pulitzer

• Nellie Bly

• Charles Foster Kane

• William Henderson

Multiple Choice

What became the rallying cry for people that wanted a war with Spain in Cuba?

• "Fight, Fight, Fight!"

• "Remember the Maine!"

• "Remember the Titanic!"

• "Beat Spain!"

Multiple Choice

What happened to the United States after the Spanish-American War?

• The United States joined forces with Cuba and controlled all of the island countries in the Caribbean.

• The United States began a war with Mexico.

• The United States became a world power.

• The United States began a war with Canada.

Multiple Select

What did the Platt Amendment say? (select all that apply)

• Cuba had to sell land to build the naval base (Guantonamo Bay)

• The U.S. could send the military in to keep things in order

• Cuba became a U.S. state

• Cuba could trade freely with the U.S.

Multiple Choice

What did President Roosevelt do in order to get the rights to build a canal in Panama at a lower Price?

• Sent troops to support Panamanians in fight against Colombia

• Sent troops to fight Panama

• Sent troops to over throw the world

• Sent troops to go on vacation

Multiple Choice

In 1898, Annexation was approved for

• Hawaii
• Alaska
• California
• Texas

Multiple Choice

Open Door Policy is

• A policy that allows anyone to enter a place
• A policy related to the opening and closing of doors
• A policy of trade in China without controlling territory

• A policy that allows open communication within a company

Multiple Choice

What was built in order to facilitate trade between Atlantic and Pacific?

• The Great Wall of China
• The Eiffel Tower
• The Leaning Tower of Pisa
• The Panama Canal

Multiple Choice

What is Americanization?

• The process by which immigrants traveled to America

• The military strategy used by U.S. forces in WW1

• The limitation of free speech in the name of supporting the war effort

• The process of immigrants adopting an American identity

Multiple Select

Which countries were acquired after the Spanish American War? (3)

• Puerto Rico

• Guam

• Philippines

• Cuba

Multiple Choice

What increased US presence in Latin America?

• Roosevelt Corollary

• The Magna Carta
• The Treaty of Versailles
• The Declaration of Independence

Multiple Choice

Spheres of Influence is

• A type of geometric shape
• France, Britain, Russia carved out specific areas to trade

• US wanted full control of China

• A Circle around China for no trade.

Multiple Choice

The policy of building up strong armed forces and weapons to prepare for war is known as

• Imperialism
• Isolationism
• Militarism
• Nationalism

Multiple Choice

Archduke Franz Ferdinand was heir to the throne in

• Germany
• Italy
• Austria-Hungary
• Serbia

Multiple Choice

What is militarism?

• the rejection of armed conflict

• the refusal to get involved in global affairs

• the strong buildup of military force to intimidate other nations

• the use of diplomacy to avoid combat and war

Multiple Choice

What is nationalism?

• the buildup of military force

• a desire to be ruled by a stronger nation

• intense devotion or loyalty to one's nation

• intense shame in one's nation

Multiple Choice

The U.S. entered the war on the side of the Allies which included...

• Britain and France

• Britain, France, and Austria-Hungary

• Germany and Austria-Hungary

• France and Germany

Multiple Choice

What was the Zimmerman Telegram

• A German communication promising not to use U-boats

• A German communication encouraging Mexico to side against the U.S.

• A German communication promising to recognize American neutrality

• A British communication urging the U.S. to enter the war

Multiple Choice

How did U-boat warfare lead to the U.S. entering WWI?

• The U.S. Navy wanted to protect territory in the Pacific

• Unrestricted warfare resulted in the sinking of American ships

• The U.S. wanted to prevent other countries from getting technologically superior navies

• The U.S. wanted German territory for itself

Multiple Choice

How did the U.S. raise an army for WW1?

• The U.S. already had a large standing army.

• Asking for volunteers and hiring foreign fighters

• Primarily through a draft or conscription

• Primarily through asking for volunteers

Multiple Choice

How did WW1 impact women on the homefront?

• Women lost many of their civil rights

• Women were prevented from helping the war effort

• Women were drafted to fight in the U.S. Army

• Many women found skilled employment

Multiple Choice

How did warfare change during WW1?

• Armies waged fast, lightning warfare with groundbreaking technology

• Armies waged slow, defensive trench warfare due to industrial weapons

• Armies met in old-fashioned battles in open fields

• Armies used airplanes to bomb the enemy into submission

Multiple Select

Choose THREE new technologies adopted in hopes of breaking trench lines.

• Tanks

• Airplanes

• Gas

• Long-Range Missiles

Multiple Choice

What treaty ended WW1?

• Treaty of Ghent

• Treaty of Berlin

• Treaty of Versailles

• Great Treaty of 1919

Multiple Select

Choose THREE principles contained in Woodrow Wilson's 14 Points

• Self-determination

• Disarmament

• Free Trade

• Forcing Germany to pay reoperations

Multiple Choice

Who was the American President during WWI? 

• George Washington
• Woodrow Wilson
• Franklin Roosevelt
• Teddy 

Multiple Choice

What policy did the United States prefer at the start of WWI?

• nationalism
• isolationism
• militarism
• imperialism

Multiple Choice

What was the name of the British steamship that the Germans torpedoed which killed 100 US citizens?

• Lusitania
• Prince William
• King George
• Queen Anne

Multiple Choice

Woodrow Wilson's purpose in proposing a League of Nations was to --

• Prepare for World War II
• have countries settle dieputes in nonviolent ways
• provide Europe with money to rebuild after the war
• create a world army

Multiple Choice

Which country never joined the League of Nations?

• Great Britain
•  Germany
• France
• United States

Multiple Choice

The Red Scare in the US after the War was a fear of _______.

• Fascists
• Communists
• Anarchists
• Foreigners

Multiple Choice

The movement of Africa Americans & other minorities to the northern US during the war was the Great _______.

• Awakening
• Migration
• Movement
• Exodus