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WorksheetsTurn of the Century: WWI - 1920s
Total questions: 39
Worksheet time: 20mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
The years marking the end of the 19th century and the beginning of the 20th are often called the...
a)
age of innovation
b)
cattle trail era
c)
turn of the century
d)
old West
2.
Which of the following statements about cowboys is TRUE?
a)
They did not exist until the 1900s
b)
Many of them were African Americans
c)
Most cowboys were farmers
d)
Cowboys became less important once cattle trails developed
3.
Thomas Edison is most remembered for his...
a)
invention of the telephone
b)
ability to build airplanes
c)
use of electricity
d)
development of crop rotation
4.
George W. Carver is best remembered for...
a)
invention of the telephone
b)
ability to build airplanes
c)
use of electricity
d)
development of crop rotation
5.
Alexander G. Bell is best remembered for...
a)
invention of the telephone
b)
ability to build airplanes
c)
use of electricity
d)
development of crop rotation
6.
The Wright Brothers are best remembered for...
a)
invention of the telephone
b)
ability to build airplanes
c)
use of electricity
d)
development of crop rotation
7.
I became president in 1897 at a time when the U.S. wanted the nation to expand in order to keep the nation strong. Who am I?
a)
William McKinley
b)
Teddy Roosevelt
c)
Franklin D. Roosevelt
d)
Warren Harding
8.
The Spanish -American War was a result of....
a)
Spaniards controlling Cuba, and the U.S. intervening
b)
The mysterious explosion of the USS Maine in the Cuban Harbor; the U.S. blamed Spain
c)
The sinking of the Lusitania which carried many U.S. passangers
d)
the surprise attack on Pearl Harbor
9.
As a result of the Spanish-American War, the U.S. gained....
a)
possession of Cuba, Puerto Rico, and Spain
b)
possession of Cuba, Guam, and Puerto Rico
c)
possession of Guam, the Philippines, and Puerto Rico
d)
possession of Cuba, the Phillippines, and Guam
10.
When William McKinley was president, the U.S. went to war with this country....
a)
Cuba
b)
Guam
c)
Phillipines
d)
Spain
11.
Theodore Roosevelt is BEST described as....
a)
imperialist
b)
isolationist
c)
immigrant
d)
Filipine
12.
Which of the following is the best definition for the word immigrant?
a)
people who move from one side of the United States, to the other.
b)
people who move from Spain to France
c)
people who moved to the United States from foreign land
d)
people who travel in search of lands to farm
13.
President T. Roosevelt wanted to improve U.S. interests by making travel and trade more efficient. How did he do this?
a)
He paid more money to improve the size and speed of the shipping industry
b)
he encouraged people to travel by ship to other countries to purchase goods
c)
he worked with Panamanian people who revolted against Columbia and built the Panama Canal
d)
he chose to stop importing and exporting across the Pacific to Asia, and only focused on importing and exporting across the Atlantic to Europe and Africa.
14.
Theodore Roosevelt quit his job in Washington, D.C. and became the commander of a unit that fought against Spain in Cuba. What was the name of this unit?
a)
Tuskegee Airmen
b)
The Rough Riders
c)
The Black Cowboys of Texas
d)
The Spanish Cowboys
15.
In the early 1900s, many immigrants came to the United States from European countries. These immigrants were poor; they worked long hours for little pay. Multiple families often had to live together in run down apartments. These apartments were known as....
a)
Ghettos
b)
Hoovervilles
c)
Tenements
d)
Complexes
16.
Immigrants that came from the same country and had similar cultural traditions usually lived in the same neighborhoods. These neighborhoods were called....
a)
Ghettos
b)
Tenements
c)
Hoovervilles
d)
Complexes
17.
Which of the following is a reason that the United States entered WWI?
a)
The U.S. was angry that an archduke had been assassinated.
b)
Mexico and Germany attacked the United States.
c)
President Wilson hated Germany and wanted to punish it.
d)
German submarines were attacking U.S. ships.
18.
Louis Armstrong was a....
a)
famous African American writer
b)
great jazz musician
c)
baseball hero of the 1920s
d)
heroic pilot
19.
Langston Hughes was a....
a)
famous African American writer
b)
great jazz musician
c)
baseball hero of the 1920s
d)
heroic pilot
20.
Babe Ruth was a....
a)
famous African American writer
b)
great jazz musician
c)
baseball hero of the 1920s
d)
heroic pilot
21.
Charles Lindbergh was a....
a)
famous African American writer
b)
great jazz musician
c)
baseball hero of the 1920s
d)
heroic pilot
22.
Nationalism is the ....
a)
belief that one must build a strong militry
b)
belief that your country deserves more success than others
c)
belief that your country should build empires by adding colonies
d)
belief that the United States should stay out of world events.
23.
militarism is the ....
a)
belief that one must build a strong military
b)
belief that your country deserves more success than others
c)
belief that your country should build empires by adding colonies
d)
belief that the United States should stay out of world events.
24.
isolationism is the ....
a)
belief that one must build a strong militry
b)
belief that your country deserves more success than others
c)
belief that your country should build empires by adding colonies
d)
belief that the United States should stay out of world events.
25.
imperialism is the ....
a)
belief that one must build a strong militry
b)
belief that your country deserves more success than others
c)
belief that your country should build empires by adding colonies
d)
belief that the United States should stay out of world events.
26.
Soldiers in WWI, fought crouched down in narrow ditches that were used for protection. This type of fighting is called....
a)
Ditch Fighting
b)
Jungle Warfare
c)
trench warfare
d)
cold warfare
27.
When journalists exaggerate news to shock and attract readers, this is.....
a)
journalistic freedom
b)
propaganda
c)
yellow journalism
d)
free press
28.
During WWI, countries built their armies and also agreed to support and defend each other. They were forming _________ with each other.
a)
bonds
b)
support systems
c)
treaties
d)
alliances
29.
WWI was fought using new weapons. Some of those weapons were....
a)
bayonets, cannons, rifles
b)
tanks, cannons, bayonets
c)
grenades, machine guns, tanks
d)
machine guns, grenades, cannons
30.
How did Henry Ford change the car industry?"
a)
He made cars that only wealthy people could afford.
b)
He used the assembly line and mass production to make so many cars that he could then sell cheaper
c)
He mass produced cars and kept the prices high so he could make more money.
d)
He used the assembly line to help other businesses become more efficient.
31.
Long journeys on which cowboys would move herds of cattle across the plains to western towns were known as....
a)
cattle trails
b)
reservations
c)
cattle drives
d)
cattle rides
32.
It was common for cowboys, jazz musicians, and artists of the Harlem Renaissance to be....
a)
nativists
b)
immigrants
c)
African Americans
d)
Native Americans
33.
An event that occurred sometime between 1899 and 1902 could be said to have happened....
a)
during the Jazz Age
b)
after World War II
c)
curing the Spanish - American War
d)
around the turn of the century
34.
What did Orville Wright and Charles Lindbergh have in common?
a)
both had major impact on air travel
b)
both were heroes of World War I
c)
both immigrated to the U.S.
d)
both supported the Zimmerman Telegram
35.
A factory owner is producing more than he ever dreamed of because his workers can work late into the night. This factory owner is probably MOST grateful for....
a)
Woodrow Wilson's ability to keep the U.S. out of war
b)
Thomas Edison
c)
the Wright Brothers
d)
the Harlem Renaissance
36.
A Georgia farmer plants cotton only every other year. The other years he plants peanuts and soybeans. This farmer has been influenced by....
a)
Theodore Roosevelt
b)
Charles Lindbergh
c)
Langston Hughes
d)
George W. Carver
37.
What do Cuba, the Philippines, Guam, and Puerto Rico all have in common?
a)
they each fought against the US during WWI
b)
millions of people emigrated from all four nations around the turn of the century
c)
all four were territories involved in the Spanish-American War
d)
all four became US territories as part of the Platt Amendment
38.
What was important about the Lusitania?
a)
It was a German U-boat that attacked the US ships
b)
It was a ship that Germany sank, leading to US involvement in World War I
c)
it was a ship that mysteriously blew up in the Cuban harbor and led to the start of the Spanish-American Wr
d)
it was a plane that Charles Lindbergh successfully flew across the Atlantic Ocean in 1927
39.
Someone who moved from Poland to New York City in 1903 would have been....
a)
a nativist
b)
an immigrant
c)
an isolationist
d)
an expansionist
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