American History Quiz

The 1906 publication of Upton Sinclair’s book The Jungle helped to expose the (a)  

• unfair treatment of women
• cruelty of modern warfare
• unsafe living conditions in tenemen
• unsanitary conditions in the meatpa

(a)   reflects a foreign policy view held by both President James Monroe and President Theodore Roosevelt.

• Revolutionary movements in Western
• Close economic ties with Asia must
• Noninvolvement in world affairs is
• United States influence in Latin Am

Yellow journalism was used by newspapers in the 1890s to (a)  

• influence public opinion
• promote peace in Cuba
• overturn a presidential election
• support an isolationist foreign pol

Political bosses were popular with the poor because (a)  

• they were supported by muckrakers.
• they did not hold office.
• they sent corrupt mayors to jail
• they provided jobs and made loans

A muckraker was a writer or journalist who (a)  

• supported monopolies
• opposed the growth of labor unions
• encouraged an end to slavery
• exposed corruption in government an

During the late 1800s and early 1900s, prejudice against “new” immigrants increased mainly because these immigrants (a)  

• came from cultural backgrounds very
• tried to replace American democracy
• formed their own labor unions in or
• had job skills superior to those of

(a)   is evidence that Upton Sinclair’s novel The Jungle had an important impact on the United States.

• Adoption of reform in public educat
• Passage of legislation limiting imm
• Adoption of the 18th Amendment esta
• Passage of legislation requiring fe

The views of W.E.B. Du Bois clashed with those of Booker T. Washington, because Du Bois insisted that African Americans should (a)  

• seek immediate equality of all type
• pursue a policy of gradual integrat
• accept racial segregation laws beca
• learn a trade before pursuing polit

What was the greatest challenge to building the Panama Canal?

• yellow journalism

• red scare

• white heat

• yellow fever

President Theodore Roosevelt sent forces to support Panamanian rebels in the fight against ___________ so that the US could build a canal in Panama at a lower price than in other Latin American territories.

• Colombia
• Peru
• Panama

• Venezuela