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WorksheetsMidterm Review Quiz
Total questions: 50
Worksheet time: 25mins
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Class
Date
1.
This helped bring an end to cattle drives from Texas to Kansas during the late 1800s.
a)
Barbed Wire
b)
Automobiles
c)
The Dust Bowl
d)
Tornadoes
2.
Which of the following was the intended result of the Dawes Severalty Act of 1887?
a)
Railroad
companies would be persuaded to stop unfair pricing through a number of
government incentives.
b)
Recently
arrived European immigrants would be enticed into settling in the less
populated West.
c)
Native
Americans would be coaxed off reservations by land grants and would thus
assimilate into Western culture.
d)
Legislators
would be less likely to accept bribes because of the severity of the penalty.
3.
Which of the following factors provided economic justification for U.S. imperialism in the second part of the 19th century?
a)
Failures of western farms caused food shortages within the U.S.
b)
Increased production led to the need for new markets abroad
c)
U.S. industry was suffering from a shortage of labor
d)
The U.S. domestic markets were flooded with less expensive imports
4.
Which of the following describes a factor that drew African Americans to Northern cities during the Great Migration?
a)
A desire to flee the segregation and racial discrimination of the
South
b)
The sale of inexpensive Californian land by the federal government
c)
The rising land prices in the South & West
d)
The decreased quality of life during the Dust Bowl
5.
Those who disagreed with the laissez-faire attitude of the late 19th century argued that
a)
the idea of rugged individualism
is vital to the nation’s economic growth
b)
national wealth could best be
assured by the accumulation of gold
c)
the National Government should
not interfere in the activities of big business
d)
government should protect
society through the regulation of business
6.
Yellow journalists increased support for the Spanish-American War by writing articles about the
a)
sinking of the U.S.S. Maine in
the Miami harbor
b)
destruction of United States
sugar plantations by Hawaiians
c)
sinking of the USS Maine in while harbored in Havana, Cuba
d)
efforts of the United States to control Mexico
7.
Which of the following acts of Congress best exemplify the aims of the progressive era?
a)
(A) Chinese
Exclusion Act
b)
(A) Agricultural
Adjustment Act
c)
(A) The
North America Free Trade Agreement
d)
(A) The
Pure Food and Drug Act
8.
The Roosevelt Corollary to the Monroe Doctrine did which of the following?
a)
Declared the United States to be
the "policeman" of the Western Hemisphere.
b)
Sought to end the wave of
nationalization of American-owned property in the Caribbean.
c)
(A) Warned against European seizure of the Panama Canal.
d)
Prohibited United States intervention in the
Caribbean.
9.
The disagreement between W.E.B. Du Bois and Booker T. Washington regarding the status of African-Americans in the early twentieth century is best summed up as a debate over
a)
whether African-Americans should emigrate to Africa
b)
whether state governments or the federal government should
be the primary vehicle of social change
c)
how prominent a role African-American churches should
play in the struggle for civil rights
d)
whether African-Americans should first seek legal or
economic equality with white Americans
10.
The United States Open Door policy in Asia did which of the following?
a)
Bolstered American commercial interests in China.
b)
Repudiated Japan's interests in China.
c)
Rid China of all European spheres of influence.
d)
Guaranteed military support for China's territorial
integrity.
11.
A company that buys up other businesses in the same industry is an example of
a)
vertical
integration
b)
horizontal
integration
c)
a
corporation
d)
a
joint-stock company
12.
The United States took control of the Philippines in 1898
a)
by purchasing it from China
b)
as a result the Spanish-American War
c)
after conquering the autonomous Philippine government
d)
when Japan exchanged it for a
promise of non-aggression
13.
Which of the following best characterizes the muckrakers of the early twentieth century?
a)
They were leading critics of urban issues.
b)
They
were primarily concerned with racial issues.
c)
They were mostly recent immigrants to the United States.
d)
Their influence on public opinion was greatest after the
First World War.
14.
In its decision in the case of Plessy v. Ferguson, the Supreme Court held that
a)
separate
facilities for different races were inherently unequal and therefore
unconstitutional
b)
no
black slave could be a citizen of the United States
c)
imposition of a literacy test imposed an
unconstitutional barrier to the right to vote
d)
separate
but equal facilities for different races were constitutional
15.
Which of the following regulatory laws was passed as a result of Upton Sinclair's The Jungle?
a)
The
Clayton Antitrust act
b)
The Hepburn Act
c)
The
Pure Food and Drug Act
d)
The
Sherman Antitrust Act
16.
Which immigrants were an important source of labor for railroad construction, especially on the West Coast, during the late 1800’s?
a)
Vietnamese
b)
Chinese
c)
Mexican
d)
Canadian
17.
This act authorized the President of the US to survey American Indian tribal land and divide it into allotments for individual Native Americans
a)
Homestead
Act
b)
Sugar
Act
c)
Civil
Rights Act
d)
Dawes
Act
18.
New industrial process used in Andrew Carnegie’s steel mill to make high quality steel cheaply and more efficiently.
a)
Bessemer
Process
b)
Open
hearth
c)
Cotton
gin
d)
Really Big Lasers
19.
Gave philanthropic contributions to American education including funding for the establishment of hundreds of libraries, the policy of which was known as his 'Gospel of Wealth.'
a)
Gloria
Vanderbilt
b)
J.
P. Morgan
c)
John
D. Rockefeller
d)
Andrew
Carnegie
20.
Used by many U.S. employers in the late 19th and early 20th centuries for cheap labor…
a)
Elderly Labor
b)
Child labor
c)
Animals dressed up as robots
d)
Robots dressed up as animals
21.
According to the Gospel of Wealth, who should bear the responsibility of engaging in philanthropy?
a)
Wealthy
b)
Middle
Class
c)
Poor Working Class
d)
Everybody
22.
This philosophy argued that human society evolved through competition and natural selection
a)
Progressivism
b)
Social
Darwinism
c)
Efficiency Quotient
d)
Evolution
23.
A rapid increase in money supply without an accompanying increase in goods for sale can cause a decline in the value of money, and it's called
a)
Deflation
b)
Inflation
c)
Supply
and demand
d)
Overstimulation
24.
Type of diplomacy used by Theodore Roosevelt to involve the U.S. in the building of the Panama Canal, decreasing shipping time for world trade
a)
Red
Bull Diplomacy
b)
Good Neighbor Policy
c)
Big Stick Diplomacy
d)
Dollar Diplomacy
25.
Provided a legal method for settlers to acquire property in the west, in an effort to encourage westward settlement
a)
Dawes Severalty Act
b)
Homestead
Act
c)
Fair Land & Housing Act
d)
Social Security Act
26.
In the negotiations leading to the Treaty of Versailles, Woodrow Wilson was willing to sacrifice other portions of his Fourteen Points in order to gain Allied approval of
a)
a ban
on secret diplomacy
b)
a
union of Germany and Austria in accordance with the right of self-determination
of peoples
c)
new
rules of blockade that would provide more complete freedom of the seas
d)
a
League of Nations
27.
Woodrow Wilson hardened Senate opposition to the Treaty of Versailles by his refusal to compromise on the issue of
a)
the U.S. joining the League of Nations
b)
reparations limited to the amount Germany could afford
to pay
c)
protectorate status for African colonies seized from
Germany
d)
plebiscites to determine the new borders of Germany
28.
Which of the following statements about the Treaty of Versailles is true?
a)
The United States Senate
rejected it because it treated Germany too leniently.
b)
The United States Senate approved it, with reservations
concerning the division of Eastern Europe.
c)
The United States Senate rejected it because it required
increased American involvement in European affairs.
d)
The United States Senate approved it without
reservations.
29.
Which of the following had the greatest effect in moving the United States toward participation in the First World War?
a)
The German disregard of treaty obligations in violating
Belgian neutrality
b)
The sinking of the Lusitania
c)
The rapidly deteriorating situation for the Allies
d)
Germany's declaration of its
intent to wage unrestricted submarine warfare on the U.S.
30.
Which of the following best describes the Harlem Renaissance?
a)
An outpouring of Black artistic and literary creativity
b)
The beginning of the NAACP
c)
The most famous art show of the early twentieth century
d)
The rehabilitation of a decaying
urban area
31.
One of the principal reasons the "noble experiment" of Prohibition failed was that it led to an enormous increase in
a)
drinking
among minors
b)
absenteeism among factory
workers
c)
child abuse
d)
law enforcement costs
32.
All of the following occurred during the 1920s, EXCEPT
a)
the
passage of the Interstate Highway Act
b)
a bull
market on Wall Street
c)
prohibition
d)
a rise
in consumerism
33.
The purpose of the 19th Amendment was to
a)
Provide
a referendum on the prohibition of alcohol
b)
End
Prohibition
c)
Grant
voting rights to women
d)
Create
a federal income tax
34.
Which of the following contributed least to the economic factors that resulted in the Great Depression?
a)
Interventionist
economic policies in which the government interfered too frequently with
businesses
b)
Technological
advances that allowed farmers and manufacturers to overproduce
c)
Concentration
of wealth in too few hands
d)
Wild
speculation by stock investors, producing an unstable and volatile stock market
35.
The Scopes Trial illustrated the nation's debate over
a)
Religious
conservatism versus modern scientific theories
b)
Lassiez-faire
policies versus the New Deal
c)
The
right to vote for all women versus misogynist groups
d)
Racial
tension in the South leftover from Reconstruction
36.
The objective of the Bonus Army that marched on Washington, D.C., in 1932 was to obtain
a)
payment of money to veterans of
the First World War
b)
civil rights for African Americans
c)
better education for children
d)
higher commodity prices for farmers
37.
When faced with the stock market crash and the start of the Depression, Hoover supported
a)
Government
spending to increase confidence in banks
b)
Creating
federal relief programs to revitalize the economy
c)
Encouraging
voluntary reforms through private businesses
d)
Declaring
a bank holiday to stabilize the market
38.
What is the practice of buying on margin?
a)
Purchasing stocks through the use of
loans and credit
b)
Purchasing
stock using an investment plan
c)
Pooling
money with a group of investors to buy stocks
d)
Purchasing
consumer goods when they are low and selling them high
39.
The Republican administrations of the 1920s would best be described as
a)
Possessing
a foreign policy based on the Monroe Doctrine and heavy domestic business
regulation
b)
Supporting
isolationism abroad, and laissez-faire policies domestically
c)
Open
to increased immigration and less strict quotas
d)
Strongly
focused on building up the armed forces
40.
In response to several unfavorable Supreme Court rulings concerning New Deal programs, Franklin Roosevelt
a)
urged 'the voting public to write letters of protest to
Supreme Court justices
b)
submitted four separate Constitutional amendments broadening
the powers of the legislative branch
c)
abandoned the New Deal and replaced it with a
laissez-faire policy
d)
proposed legislation that would allow him to appoint new
federal and Supreme Court judges
41.
What did F.D.R. Believe was necessary to restart the economy during the depression?
a)
Cutting taxes on businesses and
investors so companies could grow
b)
Using government spending to increase
consumer demand for goods
c)
Decreasing protection for organized labor
d)
Maintaining
a strict policy of laissez-faire to let the economy recover naturally
42.
The Social Security Act of 1935
a)
Insured
depositors against bank failures
b)
Led
to the creation of the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA)
c)
Created
public works projects for the unemployed
d)
Provided
checks for retired, disabled, and unemployed Americans
43.
Which of the following was not created during the administration of Franklin D. Roosevelt?
a)
The
Works Progress Administration
b)
The
Interstate Highway System
c)
The
Agricultural Adjustment Act
d)
The
Securities & Exchange Commission
44.
The cartoon below illustrates F.D.R.'s attempt to
a)
Win
congressional support for his Supreme Court nominees
b)
Gain
Supreme Court support for his New Deal programs
c)
Set
up a Social Security plan for Supreme Court Justices
d)
Keep
members of Congress off of the Supreme Court
45.
Which of the following best describes the experience of Americans of Japanese descent during the Second World War?
a)
They were forced to take loyalty oaths along with
Americans of Italian and German descent.
b)
They were forced from their homes and businesses on the
West Coast into detention camps.
c)
They were expelled from Hawaii and California.
d)
The Supreme Court intervened to
protect them from wartime hysteria.
46.
Which action best illustrates the policy of isolationism followed by the United States before it entered World War II?
a)
signing of a
collective security pact with Latin American nations
b)
passage of
neutrality legislation forbidding arms sales to warring nations
c)
embargo on
the sale of gasoline and steel to Japan
d)
President
Franklin D. Roosevelt’s lending naval ships to their British Allies
47.
During the 1930s, how did the U.S. demonstrate to the world that it wished to stay out of the growing global conflict?
a)
establishing
the Good Neighbor policy with Latin American nations
b)
forgiving
the foreign debts incurred during World War I
c)
officially recognizing the existence of the Soviet Union
d)
passing a
series of neutrality laws
48.
The United States became involved in World War II primarily because
a)
Japan’s attack on the U.S. required immediate American involvement
b)
President
Franklin D. Roosevelt did not enforce the Neutrality Acts
c)
Germany
refused to pay its debts from World War I
d)
European democracies supported United States
policies toward Germany and Japan
49.
Which statement identifies a change in American society during World War II?
a)
Government
regulation of the economy decreased.
b)
The Great
Depression worsened.
c)
Increased
economic opportunities for women.
d)
Racial
tensions were eliminated.
50.
The main purpose of the Lend-Lease Program was to
a)
aid nations
deemed vital to American security
b)
attempt to
convince Italy to maintain neutrality
c)
provide aid
against communist insurgencies in Spain
d)
isolate the
Soviet Union militarily
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