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Total questions: 164
Worksheet time: 4hrs 7mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Why did the U.S build the Panama Canal?
a)
to reduce travel time
b)
to speed up trade
c)
to protect from invaders
d)
for fishing
2.
What was the cause of the conflict between Cuba and Spain?
a)
Cuba wanted to enslave Spain
b)
Spain wanted to convert the Cuban government to communism
c)
Spain wanted to turn Cuba into a sugar can colony
d)
Cuba wanted independence from Spain
3.
What term describes building an empire by conquering other nations?
a)
Isolationism
b)
Repubicanism
c)
Militarism
d)
Imperialism
4.
Which territory did the United States NOT take as a territory and gave them independence?
a)
Puerto Rico
b)
Guam
c)
Philippines
d)
Cuba
5.
What was a result of Yellow Journalism?
a)
Economic growth for the readers
b)
Public opinion for the war increased
c)
Public outcry against the war increased.
d)
US won the Spanish American War
6.
What did the Roosevelt Corollary add to?
a)
The Phillippines
b)
Monroe Doctrine
c)
Roosevelt Doctrine
d)
President Monroe's wish list
7.
Forcing other nations to do as Roosevelt wanted was called...
a)
Big Gun Diplomacy
b)
Big Roosevelt Diplomacy
c)
Big Stick Policy
d)
Big Stick Score
8.
The United States acquired the territory shaded in green during the Spanish-American War. The name of that territory is
a)
Cuba
b)
Japan
c)
Philippines
d)
Spain
9.
What does this political cartoon BEST represents ?
a)
Exploration
b)
Imperialism
c)
Diplomacy
d)
Big Stick Policy
10.
The Panama Canal runs through the middle of Panama connecting which two oceans?
a)
Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico
b)
Indian Ocean and Pacific Ocean
c)
Atlantic and Pacific Ocean
d)
Carribean Sea and Pacific Ocean
11.
Whose favorite proverb was "Speak softly and carry a big stick?
a)
Theodore Roosevelt
b)
Woodrow Wilson
c)
William McKinley
d)
James Manroe
12.
What was the cause of the Spanish American War?
a)
Imperialism
b)
Cuba's drive for independance
c)
Yellow Journalism
d)
All the above
13.
Imperialism is __________.
a)
when a powerful nation uses its resources to help a weaker nation
b)
when a weaker nation invites a powerful nation to help it industrialize
c)
when a powerful nation takes control of the economy and government of a weaker nation
d)
when weak nations join together to fight a strong nation
14.
Why did United States business interests favor overseas expansion in the late 1800's?
a)
to establish a commonwealth of colonies
b)
to establish military bases around the world
c)
to acquire new markets and sources of raw materials
d)
to spread democratic ideals to other areas of the world
15.
President McKinley and the American people were finally convinced to wage war against the Spanish after the mysterious explosion of the
a)
HMS Beagle
b)
USS Olympia
c)
Spanish Armada
d)
USS Maine
16.
After the war, the U.S. gained control of
a)
Puerto Rico
b)
Spain
c)
Midway Islands
d)
Texas
17.
1898- It lasted only 4 months. This was the end of Spain's colonial empire and the emergence of the US as a world power,
a)
Sinking of the USS Maine
b)
Boxer Rebellion
c)
Dollar Diplomacy
d)
Spanish American War
18.
As a result of the Spanish- American War, the US became a political power in --
a)
the Hawaiian islands
b)
the Panama Canal Zone
c)
the Central Powers Alliance
d)
the Philippines, Guam, and Puerto Rico
19.
Why did we want to strengthen trade with Latin America?
a)
new naval bases
b)
increase tariffs on European goods
c)
to protect American manufacturers from competition
d)
stop European influence
20.
What did the Meat Inspection Act accomplish?
a)
Banned the use of assembly lines
b)
Allowed the government to have unlimited power
c)
Cleaned up food producing factories
d)
Advocated for minority groups
21.
Which Muckraker exposed problems with the meat-packing industry in the book 'The Jungle'?
a)
Jacob Riis
b)
Ida B. Wells
c)
Upton Sinclair
d)
Ida Tarbell
22.
Muckrakers were
a)
progressive reformers who sought legal changes to problems
b)
politicians who passed laws cleaning up the "muck" in society
c)
governors who wanted to get rid of monopolies
d)
journalists who wrote about the problems in society
23.
Who wrote the “History of the Standard Oil Company,” in 1902 and showed how Rockefeller’s rise was based on unfair business practices?
a)
Ida B. Wells
b)
Ida Tarbell
c)
Jacob Riis
d)
Upton Sinclair
24.
What was a result of The Jungle by Upton Sinclair?
a)
Interstate Commerce Act
b)
Pure Food and Drug Act
c)
Sherman Anti Trust Act
d)
none of the above
25.
What was a result of Ida Tarbell's work?
a)
The Pure Food and Drug Act was passed.
b)
People discovered the conditions of the poor in urban areas.
c)
Rockefeller's Standard Oil Company was prosecuted under the Sherman Anti-trust Act
d)
none of the above
26.
Photographed conditions of the urban poor in “How the Other Half Lives.” Examined the conditions of the poor in America’s cities.
a)
Upton Sinclair
b)
Lincoln Steffens
c)
Jacob Riis
d)
Frank Norris
27.
Co-founder of Hull Houses- which was an all-purpose community center for poor immigrant people living in crowded city neighborhoods.
a)
Jane Addams
b)
Ida Tarbell
c)
Frances Willard
d)
Susan B Anthony
28.
The poll tax, literacy tests, and grandfather clause aimed to keep who from voting
a)
Poor white citizens
b)
Black citizens
c)
Native Americans
d)
Chinese immigrants
29.
If you, your father, or your grandfather could vote before 1867, you had the right to vote even if you could not pay the poll tax or pass the literacy test
a)
Separate but equal
b)
Grandfather clause
c)
Gentleman's Agreement
d)
Exclusion Act
30.
Rockefeller and Carnegie are regarded by many as...
a)
Hardworkers
b)
Yellow Journalists
c)
Muckrakers
d)
Robber Barons
31.
Suffrage refers to:
a)
Discrimination
b)
Women’s Rights
c)
The Right To Vote
d)
The Denial of Voting
32.
Which of the following is a Referendum?
a)
People have the right to remove an elected official from office
b)
People have the right to choose who will run for President
c)
People have the right to propose their own law
d)
Any law passed by the government can be voted on for approval or veto by the people
33.
Which of the following is a Recall?
a)
People have the right to choose who will run for President
b)
People have the right to remove an elected official from office
c)
People have the right to propose a new law
d)
People have the right to vote on any law passed by their government for approval/veto
34.
Key Reforms of the Progressive Era
· Initiative
· Referendum
· Recall
· Direct Primary
· 17th Amendment
How did the reforms listed above impact America?
· Initiative
· Referendum
· Recall
· Direct Primary
· 17th Amendment
How did the reforms listed above impact America?
a)
A system of separate schools for new immigrants
b)
They gave citizens a greater voice in the democratic process of government
c)
More sources of revenue and taxes in state governments.
d)
They successfully brought economic relief to the urban working class
35.
What amendment provided suffrage for women (1920)?
a)
16th
b)
17th
c)
18th
d)
19th
36.
Banned people from making, drinking or selling alcohol
a)
17th Amendment
b)
18th Amendment
c)
19th Amendment
d)
21st Amendment
37.
The banning of alcohol.
a)
Institution
b)
Referendum
c)
Principal
d)
Prohibition
38.
What did the 17th Amendment do?
a)
Prohibited the making and selling of alcohol
b)
People elected Senators
c)
Income tax was created
d)
Students no longer had to complete their homework
39.
Who say this "An education where I learn to use my hands will help me get a job and support my family"
a)
Booker T. Washington
b)
W.E.B. DuBois
c)
Robert E. Lee
d)
Abraham Lincoln
40.
Whites Only Water Fountain .... this sign represents what laws in the South
a)
Racial Rules
b)
Lincoln Laws
c)
Black Codes
d)
Jim Crow
41.
Jim Crow laws were mainly directed at this group
a)
Latinos
b)
African-Americans
c)
Native Americans
d)
Asians
42.
This African-American demanded full political, civil, and social rights to his people, so he started the NAACP
a)
Booker T. Washington
b)
W.E.B. DuBois
c)
Abraham Lincoln
d)
Frederick Douglass
43.
What Supreme Court case ruled "separate but equal" was legal?
a)
Redskins vs Giants
b)
Aylor vs Byrd
c)
Brown vs Board of Education
d)
Plessy vs Ferguson
44.
adopted in 1865 - abolished slavery and involuntary servitude
a)
13th Amendment
b)
14th Amendent
c)
15th Amendment
45.
adopted in 1868, that makes all persons born or naturalized in the United States—including former slaves— citizens of the country and guarantees equal protection of the laws.
a)
13th Amendment
b)
14th Amendment
c)
15th Amendment
46.
adopted in 1870, that prohibits the denial of voting rights to people because of their race or color or because they have previously been slaves
a)
13th Amendment
b)
14th Amendment
c)
15th Amendment
47.
Andrew Carnegie because incredibly wealthy because of his involvement in the...
a)
International Trade
b)
Oil Industry
c)
Railroad Industry
d)
Steel Industry
48.
Vertical Integration involves...
a)
Buying out suppliers
b)
Merging companies that produce similar products
c)
Working together with competitors to avoid monopolies
d)
None of these
49.
Horizontal Integration involves...
a)
Buying out suppliers
b)
Merging companies that produce similar products
c)
Working together with competitors to avoid monopolies
d)
None of these
50.
John D. Rockefeller made his money in the...
a)
Steel Industry
b)
Oil Industry
c)
Publishing Industry
d)
Railroad Industry
51.
Describe the working conditions as a result of the Industrial Revolution in the United States:
a)
Many people were injured on the job
b)
Dangerous
c)
Long hours
d)
All of these
52.
Social Darwinism is based on...
a)
Survival of the fittest
b)
Social Welfare
c)
Progressivism
d)
None of these
53.
Which captain of industry in NOT matched correctly with their industry?
a)
Cornelius Vanderbilt---Automobiles
b)
J.P. Morgan---Banking
c)
John D. Rockefeller---Oil
d)
Andrew Carnegie---Steel
54.
A railroad baron who was known as the "Commodore."
a)
George Westinghouse.
b)
George Pullman
c)
Cornelius Vanderbilt
d)
William McKinley
55.
What was Ellis Island?
a)
An amusement park
b)
An immigration center in New Jersey
c)
An immigration center in New York
d)
The first capital of the United States
56.
Which is NOT a reason people left their homelands?
a)
Famine
b)
Poverty
c)
War
d)
Weather
57.
Which is a reason people came to America?
a)
Baseball
b)
Colleges
c)
Job opportunities
d)
Vacation
58.
Which group of immigrants came to the United States and settled mostly along the EAST coast?
a)
European
b)
Asian
c)
African
d)
Indian
59.
Which group of immigrants came and settled mostly along the WEST coast?
a)
European
b)
Asian
c)
African
d)
Indian
60.
Where was Angel Island located?
a)
San Antonio, Texas
b)
New York, New York
c)
San Francisco, California
d)
Los Angeles, California
61.
Which groups of immigrants were the first to come to Ellis Island?
a)
Irish and German
b)
Italian and Portugese
c)
Russian and Irish
d)
Chinese and Japanese
62.
The process by which unions and management negotiate the provisions of a new contract, including benefits and pay is referred to by what term?
a)
Union Organizer
b)
Arbitration
c)
Collective Bargaining
d)
Collective Agreement
63.
Samuel Gompers was the leader
a)
National Labor Union
b)
Knights of Labor
c)
American Federation of Labor
d)
American Railway Union
64.
What was often broken and reduced Native American homelands?
a)
treaties
b)
contracts
c)
laws
d)
rights
65.
Who led the Lakota at the Battle of Little Bighorn?
a)
Crazy Horse
b)
Sitting Bull
c)
Chief Joseph
d)
Geronimo
66.
What was the final battle of Plains Indians war?
a)
Little Bighorn
b)
Wounded Knee
c)
Ghost Dance
d)
Nez Perce
67.
Assimilation means...
a)
To bring together
b)
social process of absorbing one cultural into another
c)
force-able removal of a cultural
d)
the destruction of ones culture
68.
What are two kinds of transportation that made travel faster and easier in the 1800s?
a)
steamboats and Pony Express
b)
telegraphs and Pony Express
c)
steamboats and the railroads (trains)
d)
none of the above
69.
The invention of the ____________ made it possible to send messages to citites in minutes.
a)
telegraph
b)
steamboat
c)
railroad
d)
business
70.
This period during the 1870s to 1900 is known for it's rise of railroads, big business, industrialization and social problems in the United States.
a)
World War I
b)
Progressive Era
c)
Gilded age
d)
Roaring Twenties
71.
in 1882, the Government passed this legislation that restricted immigration for 10 years from a certain group into the United States.
a)
Nativist Act
b)
Mexican Reparition Act
c)
Dawes Act
d)
Chinese Exclusion Act
72.
During the Gilded age, workers came together to work for better pay, working conditions, and less hours. Leaders such as Samuel Gompers help led many of this workers in....
a)
Philanthropy
b)
Labor Unions
c)
Political Bosses
d)
Credit Unions
73.
Under this policy in 1887, the Government gave Native Americans land in order to farm land, just like European farmers.
a)
Dawes Act
b)
Ghost Dance
c)
Trail of Tears
d)
Laws Act
74.
The innovation of this transportation help open up the national market?
a)
boats
b)
railroads
c)
autombils
d)
horse drawn carriages
75.
During the 19th and early 20th century, These men helped immigrants with jobs and housing in order to control votes during election?
a)
political parties
b)
El Chapo
c)
political bosses
d)
republican party
76.
Men such as Andrew Carnegie believed in giving money to libraries, musuems and schools to help benefit people who wanted to move up in the social ladder.
a)
geopolitical
b)
political bosses
c)
anthropolgy
d)
philanthropy
77.
Due to the corruption of the railroads companies, the U.S. government created this act to regulate railroad companies to be reasonable in prices.
a)
Interstate Commerece Act
b)
Dawes Act
c)
Transcontiental Act
d)
Laizzez Faire Act
78.
Because of the rapid growth of Industrilization in the North people moved out of rural towns to?
a)
Rural farms
b)
Urbanzied cities
c)
Subrebs cities
d)
El rancho
79.
Many Immigrants faced issues once they arrived such as language barriers, but these group of people mostly restricted new immigrants from emtering the country.
a)
Democrats
b)
Republicans
c)
Donald Trump
d)
Nativists
80.
In 1890, during the Gilded Age, who wrote about and photographed the horrible living conditions of America's working poor in the Book, How the Other Half Lives?
a)
Upton Sinclair
b)
Ida Tarbell
c)
Ida Wells
d)
Jacob Riis
81.
In 1889, during the Gilded Age, a Settlement House called Hull House was opened in Chicago. It was designed to help working class women, many recent immigrants, move out of poverty and dependence on others. It sought to address some of the excesses of industry and business. Who founded Hull House?
a)
Margaret Sanger
b)
Jane Addams
c)
Elizabeth Cady Stanton
d)
Susan B. Anthony
82.
A group of companies in the same industry giving day-to-day operation of their companies over to a single board of directors.
a)
monopoly
b)
corporation
c)
trust
d)
horizontal Integration
83.
What was a city government marked by corruption, bribery, and Kickbacks (common during the Gilded Age) called?
a)
credit mobilier
b)
political machine
c)
corrected democracy
d)
electoral politics
84.
Haymarket, Homestead, and Pullman were
a)
wealthy industrialists of the late 1800s
b)
leaders of labor unions
c)
notorious industrial strikes
d)
horizontally consolidated companies
85.
Samuel Gompers focused the American Federation of Labor on
a)
Skilled workers
b)
African Americans
c)
Unskilled workers
d)
Railroad workers
86.
believed in giving his money back under his 'Gospel of Welath" policy
a)
Andrew Carnegie
b)
John Rockefeller
c)
Eugene Debs
d)
Cornelius Vanderbilt
87.
Between 1860 and 1910, the U.S. population tripled due to:
a)
The Baby Boom
b)
Immigration
c)
The Homestead Act
d)
Better Healthcare
88.
Fact most significant in development of labor unions during nineteenth century?
a)
Working conditions
b)
Racial segregation
c)
Class discrimination
d)
Growing prosperity
89.
This man was known for his success in consolidating the railroads
a)
John D. Rockefeller
b)
Andrew Carnegie
c)
Cornelius Vanderbilt
d)
Gustavus Swift
90.
Name for entrepreneurs who use ruthless tactics to destroy competition or to keep wages low
a)
Captain of Industry
b)
Robber Baron
c)
Philanthropist
d)
Consolidator
91.
In the late 19th century, the ideas of Social Darwinism were used primarily to
a)
explain the differences in income between the rich and the poor
b)
urge Congress to end immigration
c)
encourage the passage of compulsory education laws
d)
support the growth of new political parties
92.
Who was the "captain of industry" who created the Standard Oil Trust?
a)
Andrew Carnegie
b)
John D. Rockefeller
c)
Henry Ford
d)
Cornelius Vanderbilt
93.
This term refers to the process of teaching immigrants about U.S. culture and our beliefs and customs, all the while assimilating into American society.
a)
Americanization
b)
Nativism
c)
American
d)
MexiCAN
94.
Which factor contributed most to the decline of the Buffalo?
a)
Disease
b)
Lack of Water
c)
Lack of Food
d)
Over-hunting
95.
What was the first major treaty between northern plains tribes and the U.S. government, signed in 1851?
a)
Medicine Creek Treaty
b)
Treaty of Medicine Lodge
c)
Fort Laramie Treaty
d)
Treaty of Indian Affairs
96.
The battle between U.S. troops and Sioux in which at least 150 Indians died that marked the end of the Ghost Dance religion and more than 25 years of war on the Great Plains
a)
Sand Creek Massacre
b)
Massacre at Wounded Knee
c)
Massacre at Fort Laramie
d)
Massacre at Medicine Lodge
97.
Lakota Chief who helped defeat Colonel Custer and his troops
a)
Sitting Bull
b)
Red Cloud
c)
Chief Joseph
d)
Geronimo
98.
What was the purpose of the Dawes Act?
a)
to encourage southern blacks to settle the Great Plains
b)
to make Indians become farmers and assimilate into American society.
c)
to help farmers earn higher prices for their crops
d)
to keep miners off Indian lands
99.
Why was the Dawes Act unsuccessful?
a)
The act gave too much power to Native American Indian leaders
b)
The Act ignored Native American culture and tradition on the Great Plains
c)
White settlers would't give up their land
d)
Native Americans couldn't afford to buy the land
100.
Why did Natives start doing the Ghost Dance?
a)
A Native Phrophet named Wovoka said the dance would make a new world for his people, free from whites and filled with plenty
b)
The Ghost Dance was a war dance and the natives were preparing for battle
c)
Sitting Bull told his people to do the Ghost Dance to upset the white leaders
d)
Natives believed the Ghost Dance would bring a good harvest
101.
Which of the following was NOT a use of the buffalo by Native Americans on the Plains?
a)
Meat for food
b)
Bones for weapons & tools
c)
Hides for clothing & shelter
d)
Transportation
102.
People used gas to light their homes before the invention of the electric light.
a)
True
b)
False
103.
Edison improved the telegraph and the telephone.
a)
True
b)
False
104.
What inventions are Thomas Edison known for? Select all that apply.
a)
the phonograph
b)
a printing press
c)
the microwave
d)
a vote counter to be used in elections
e)
the light bulb
105.
What invention of Thomas Edison do we use the most often?
a)
the phonograph
b)
the telephone
c)
the printing press
d)
the light bulb
106.
What amendment provided suffrage for women (1920)?
a)
16th
b)
17th
c)
18th
d)
19th
107.
Who wrote the expose piece of literature that revealed the extensive corrupt monopolistic business practices of Standard Oil?
a)
Ida Tarbell
b)
Lewis Hines
c)
Jacob Riis
d)
Upton Sinclair
108.
Whose book led to the direct passage of the Meat Inspection Act and indirect of the Pure Food and Drug Acts?
a)
Jacob Riis
b)
Lewis Hines
c)
Ida Tarbell
d)
Upton Sinclair
109.
Who was the person who founded the settlement house (Hull House) for the Assimilation and Americanization of the immigrant poor?
a)
Elixabeth Cady Stanton
b)
Jane Addams
c)
Susan B. Anthony
d)
Belle Starr
110.
Who advocated for African Americans to take on menial jobs and earn the respect of white America with hard work ?
a)
WEB Du Bois
b)
Marcus Garvey
c)
Booker T. Washington
d)
Nat Turner
111.
Which Progressive President used Big Stick Diplomacy and was known as a Trust buster?
a)
Teddy Roosevelt
b)
Taft
c)
Woodrow Wilson
d)
Luke Skywalker
112.
Which of the following is an initiative?
a)
People have the right to remove a politician from office
b)
People have the right to choose who will run for President
c)
People have the right to propose a new law
d)
People have the right to veto or accept a law passed by the government
113.
Which of the following is a Referendum?
a)
People have the right to remove an elected official from office
b)
People have the right to choose who will run for President
c)
People have the right to propose their own law
d)
Any law passed by the government can be voted on for approval or veto by the people
114.
Which of the following is a Recall?
a)
People have the right to choose who will run for President
b)
People have the right to remove an elected official from office
c)
People have the right to propose a new law
d)
People have the right to vote on any law passed by their government for approval/veto
115.
Who was the leader of the American Federation of Labor (AFL)?
a)
Eugene Debs
b)
Jacob Riis
c)
Samuel Gompers
d)
Upton Sinclair
116.
Whose book caused the Pure Food and Drug Act and the Meat Inspection Act to be passed?
a)
Upton Sinclair
b)
Lincoln Steffens
c)
Ida Tarbell
d)
Jacob Riis
117.
This person helped to found the NAACP
a)
Ida B Wells
b)
Booker T Washington
c)
W E B DuBois
d)
Martin Luther King Jr.
118.
Which long-awaited goal of the women’s rights movement was achieved during the Progressive Era?
a)
the right to vote
b)
the right to own property
c)
equal pay for equal work
d)
equal access to employment and education
119.
The actions of muckrakers in the late 19th century and early 20th century resulted in
a)
Supreme Court decisions that expanded the right to vote
b)
government regulation of unfair business practices
c)
increases in the power of monopolies
d)
reduction of the president’s power to manage the economy
120.
Key Reforms of the Progressive Era
· Initiative
· Referendum
· Recall
· Direct Primary
· 17th Amendment
How did the reforms listed above impact America?
· Initiative
· Referendum
· Recall
· Direct Primary
· 17th Amendment
How did the reforms listed above impact America?
a)
A system of separate schools for new immigrants
b)
They gave citizens a greater voice in the democratic process of government
c)
More sources of revenue and taxes in state governments.
d)
They successfully brought economic relief to the urban working class
121.
Which of the following is the most significant impact of the Progressive parties?
a)
restoration of the nation’s cities
b)
stagnation of opportunities for immigrants
c)
improvement in the status of Native Americans
d)
increased control of government by the people
122.
Writers that dig up the bad things going on in society
a)
Suffragists
b)
Muckrakers
c)
Students
d)
Chaffinators
123.
The founder of the NAACP who encouraged African Americans to fight to end segregation
a)
Booker T. Washington
b)
George Washington Carver
c)
WEB Dubois
d)
Upton Sinclair
124.
This was created to allow women to vote nationally
a)
17th Amendment
b)
18th Amendment
c)
19th Amendment
d)
21st Amendment
125.
To preserve water, trees, plants, and other natural resources
a)
Precipitation
b)
Confurion
c)
Conservation
d)
Infusion
126.
Banned people from making, drinking or selling alcohol
a)
17th Amendment
b)
18th Amendment
c)
19th Amendment
d)
21st Amendment
127.
Made it illegal to create trusts and monopolies
a)
Sherman Antitrust Act
b)
Sherman Antimonopoly Act
c)
Sherman Shortly Act
d)
Sherman No Business Act
128.
The founder of the Tuskegee Institute and head of the African Americans community
a)
Booker T. Washington
b)
George Washington Carver
c)
W.E.B Dubois
d)
Upton Sinclair
129.
The banning of alcohol.
a)
Institution
b)
Referendum
c)
Principal
d)
Prohibition
130.
Who was the photographer who revealed to the world how the lower class lived?
a)
Alexander Bell
b)
Jacob Riis
c)
Upton Sinclair
d)
Theodore Roosevelt
131.
Whose book led to the direct passage of the Meat Inspection Act and indirect of the Pure Food and Drug Acts?
a)
Jacob Riis
b)
Lewis Hines
c)
Ida Tarbell
d)
Upton Sinclair
132.
Men or women that fought for woman’s suffrage
a)
Suffragist
b)
Muckraker
c)
Klan Member
d)
People
133.
This organization helps fight to end discrimination against different races
a)
NSA
b)
WCTU
c)
NAACP
d)
RESPECT
134.
Writers that dig up the bad things going on in society
a)
Suffragists
b)
Muckrakers
c)
Students
d)
Chaffinators
135.
Campaign to stop abuse in the homes by urging people and the government to stop alcoholism.
a)
Women Suffrage
b)
Temperance Movement
c)
Alcoholics Anonymous
d)
Fair Weather Fan
136.
The founder of the NAACP who encouraged African Americans to fight to end segregation
a)
Booker T. Washington
b)
George Washington Carver
c)
WEB Dubois
d)
Upton Sinclair
137.
The ability to remove corrupt government officials from office
a)
Referendum
b)
Initiative
c)
Recall
d)
Primary
138.
To preserve water, trees, plants, and other natural resources
a)
Precipitation
b)
Confurion
c)
Conservation
d)
Infusion
139.
Trying to improve our nation by moving forward and preceding step by step
a)
Progressive
b)
Reform
c)
Era
d)
Chapter
140.
A process that allows voters to put a bill before a state legislature.
a)
Reall
b)
Referendum
c)
Initiative
d)
Primary
141.
Allowed alcohol by retracting the 18th Amendment
a)
17th Amendment
b)
18th Amendment
c)
19th Amendment
d)
21st Amendment
142.
Most immigrants went through this processing center in New York City...
a)
Pearl Harbor
b)
Long Island
c)
Ellis Island
d)
Angel Island
143.
Many immigrants lived in urban apartment slums called...
a)
Penthouses
b)
Tenements
c)
Suburbs
d)
Countryside
144.
Who wrote about tenement houses in New York City?
a)
Upton Sinclair
b)
Booker T. Washington
c)
Teddy Roosevelt
d)
Jacob Riis
145.
What settlement house was founded by Jane Addams?
a)
Tenement House
b)
Addams House
c)
First Aid House
d)
Hull House
146.
This was the first law passed to limit immigration to the US...
a)
Immigration Act of 1917
b)
Chinese Exclusion Act
c)
Asian Exclusion Act
d)
European Exclusion Act
147.
True or False: Tenement life was an enjoyable experience for new immigrants...
a)
True
b)
False
148.
True or False: Muckraking tried to shed light on the negative things in society
a)
True
b)
False
149.
Nativists supported laws like the Chinese Exclusion Act because it would limit immigration...
a)
True
b)
False
150.
What was Roosevelt's policy called?
a)
dollar diplomacy
b)
Speak softly, carry a big stick policy
c)
sphere of influence
d)
Pan-Americanism
151.
What was an area where a foreign nation controlled economic development?
a)
sphere of influence
b)
Pan-Americanism
c)
protectorate
d)
dollar diplomacy
152.
Which territory did the United States NOT gain direct control of after the Spanish-American War?
a)
Puerto Rico
b)
Cuba
c)
Philippines
d)
Guam
153.
The United States government supported the overthrow of a government in this country:
a)
Cuba
b)
Puerto Rico
c)
Hawaii
d)
Congo
154.
The passing of what piece of United States legislation sparked the Boxer Rebellion?
a)
the Emancipation Proclamation
b)
the Monroe Doctrine
c)
the Open Door Policy
d)
the Quota System
155.
Which of the following is not a cause of the Spanish- American war?
a)
Yellow Journalism
b)
American economic interests in Cuba
c)
The explosion of the U.S.S Maine
d)
American support of the Spanish
156.
Imperialism is __________.
a)
when a powerful nation uses its resources to help a weaker nation
b)
when a weaker nation invites a powerful nation to help it industrialize
c)
when a powerful nation takes control of the economy and government of a weaker nation
d)
when weak nations join together to fight a strong nation
157.
Social Darwinism:
a)
was used by Anti-Imperialists to promote imperialism
b)
was used to argue some races and nations are naturally superior to others
c)
was used to defend a policy of neutrality and isolationism
d)
was promoted by Frederick Jackson Turner
158.
Cornerstone of American foreign policy that told European powers to stay out of the affairs of the Western Hemisphere.
a)
Roosevelt Corollary
b)
Adams Doctrine
c)
Truman Doctrine
d)
Monroe Doctrine
159.
Why did Americans in Hawaii want to be annexed by the United States?
a)
Queen Liluokalani was persecuting American sugar growers.
b)
Annexation had trade advantages for the American sugar growers in Hawaii.
c)
Laws forced Americans to return land to the Hawaiian government.
d)
All are true.
160.
What did Filipinos believe when they were fighting alongside American soldiers?
a)
They believed that the United States would be a kinder ruler than Spain.
b)
They believed that they would become a U.S. colony.
c)
They believed that the U.S. would protect them from Japan.
d)
They believed that they were fighting for their Independence.
161.
The Roosevelt Corollary to the Monroe Doctrine did which of the following?
a)
Prohibited United States intervention in the Caribbean.
b)
Warned against European seizure of the Panama Canal.
c)
Declared the United States to be the “policeman” of the Western Hemisphere.
d)
Provided United States military support for democratic revolutions in Latin America.
162.
Why did United States business interests favor overseas expansion in the late 1800's?
a)
to establish a commonwealth of colonies
b)
to establish military bases around the world
c)
to acquire new markets and sources of raw materials
d)
to spread democratic ideals to other areas of the world
163.
For what geographic reason was a canal built in Panama?
a)
It was the narrowest part of Latin America, so the canal would be shorter.
b)
It was the closest Latin American country to major US port cities.
c)
It had a naval base so US battleships could easily protect it.
d)
It was the only country that did not require US troop intervention.
164.
Which of the following definitions best defines imperialism?
a)
Imperialism is the establishing of colonies in foreign lands to economically benefit the “mother” country.
b)
Imperialism is the taking over of western lands due to feelings of nationalism and racism.
c)
Imperialism is a feeling of great loyalty and love for one’s country.
d)
Imperialism is the passage of laws designed to protect the rights of citizens of the “mother” country while they transact business in foreign colonies.
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