1st Semester Review

What was the main reason that the United States sought to build a canal in Central America in the early twenty century?

• To create jobs for unemployed U.S. citizens

• To improve diplomatic relations with Colombia

• To allow goods to be shipped more efficiently

• To prevent Spain from using its powerful navy

What was President Woodrow Wilson hopes for the negotiation following World War I?

• Wilson wanted to focus on international recovery and establishing lasting peace

• Wilson wanted those responsible for the conflict to pay reparations

• Wilson wanted to punish Germany harshly

• Wilson wanted to maintain U.S. isolationism

The Carlisle Indian schools was one of many boarding schools built as part of the push for Americanization in the late nineteenth century. Why were schools such as this started?

• To force American Indians to give up their cultures and adopt new traditions

• To improve the lives of American Indians by helping them preserve their native culture

• To improve relations with American Indians by providing them with government services

• To force American Indians to give up their land on reservations and move to urban areas

The events listed contributed to...

• the decline of trade between the east and the west

• the collapse of the economy of the United States

• the spread of democracy throughout Latin America

• the emergence of the United States as a global power

In the 1880s, Jacob Riis captured images of everyday life in New York City and published them in How the Other Half Lives. Based on the images, what was Riis’s goal?

• To illustrate the effects of the Gospel of Wealth philosophy and condemn those who practiced it

• To illustrate the effects of the Gospel of Wealth philosophy and praise industrialists that supported it

• To illustrate the effects of urbanization and show the progress brought about by industrialization

• To illustrate the effects of urbanization and advocate for social reforms that would help the urban poor

How did the events of the Scopes Trial reflect life in the United States in the 1920s?

• It illustrated the nation's changing social values

• It illustrated the influence of political machines.

• It illustrated the impact of mass consumerism.

• It illustrated the nation's fear of communism.

Based on the text, Charles likely —

• opposed the Sherman Antitrust Act

• supported the Interstate Commerce Act

• supported the Nineteenth Amendment

• opposed the Populist Party

Which event in United States history is described above?

• World War I

• World War II

• The Great Depression

• The Progressive Movement

The progression of legislation listed is significant because it ultimately —

• led to the acquisition of full citizenship for all American Indians

• granted citizenship but with fewer rights for American Indians

• proclaimed that American Indians only had tribal citizenship

• limited the ability to gain citizenship for American Indians

In this excerpt, Andrew Carnegie argues that wealthy individuals should —

• use the community to obtain personal wealth

• help other industries to acquire new wealth

• prevent personal wealth from being overly taxed

• share their wealth by participating in philanthropy