WorksheetsMidterm Study
Total questions: 39
Worksheet time: 20mins
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1.
As a result of the Dawes Act of 1887, American Indians in the Great Plains were effectively forced to
a)
move to cities.
b)
own individual sections of reservation land.
c)
relocate to mining communities in the West.
d)
wear mainstream clothing.
2.
The photographs from the early 1880s – 1900s show young Indians before and after schooling.
The goal of schooling programs such as the Carlisle Indian School was American Indian
The goal of schooling programs such as the Carlisle Indian School was American Indian
a)
A. Treaty Enforcement
b)
B. cultural assimilation.
c)
C. self-determination.
d)
D. tribal recognition
3.
The Homestead Act was important in the growth of the West because it
a)
set aside reservations for Native American Indians
b)
create the Department of Agriculture to aid farmers
c)
encourage settlement of the Great Plains
d)
provide land to build a canal system
4.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That any person who is the head of a family, or who has arrived at the age of twenty-one years, and is a citizen of the United States, ...shall, from and after the first January, eighteen hundred and sixty-three, be entitled to… one hundred and sixty acre.
What was the outcome of the legislation above?
What was the outcome of the legislation above?
a)
It encouraged settlement of the West
b)
It established land-grant agricultural colleges
c)
It set up reservations for Native American Indians
d)
It granted land for the building of railroads
5.
once was a tool of oppressionAs green as a sucker could be And monopolies banded togetherTo beat a poor hayseed like me.
The railroads and the old party bossesTogether did sweetly agree;They thought there would be little trouble.In working a hayseed like me.
But now I’m roused up a little,Their greed and corruption I see.And the ticket we vote next NovemberWIll be made up of hayseeds like me!
Which statement best reflects the problems faced by the author of the above song?
The railroads and the old party bossesTogether did sweetly agree;They thought there would be little trouble.In working a hayseed like me.
But now I’m roused up a little,Their greed and corruption I see.And the ticket we vote next NovemberWIll be made up of hayseeds like me!
Which statement best reflects the problems faced by the author of the above song?
a)
Agricultural products are being destroyed by natural disasters.
b)
Workers are being underpaid by big businesses
c)
Farmers are being taken advantage of by the railroads.
d)
Farmers votes are not being counted at the polls.
6.
“You come to us and tell us that the great cities are in favor of the gold standard. We reply that the great cities rest upon our broad and fertile prairies. Burn down your cities and leave our farms, and your cities will spring up again as if by magic. But destroy our farms, and the grass will grow in the streets of every city in the country… Having behind us the producing masses of the nation… we will answer their demands for a gold standard by saying to them: ‘You shall not press down upon the brow of labor this crown of thorns, you shall not crucify mankind upon a cross of gold.”-Williams Jennings Bryan
Who would support the ideas presented in this speech
Who would support the ideas presented in this speech
a)
Labor unions
b)
Big Business
c)
Small Business
d)
Farmers
7.
How does vertical integration benefit a business?
a)
Allows competitors to create trusts.
b)
Suppliers can sell their resources to whomever they choose
c)
Raw materials from suppliers will be less expensive
d)
Competition may not be able to find suppliers
8.
What was a negative effect of monopolies and trusts in the United States during the late 19th and early 20th centuries?
a)
These combinations decreased competition between businesses.
b)
These combinations caused the federal government to increase taxes.
c)
These combinations reduced the need for labor unions.
d)
These combinations ended United States participation in international trade.
9.
What impact did the arrival of "new” immigrants have on industrial workers in the United States?
a)
"New” immigrant laborers became less important as unions used their power to strike
b)
"New” immigrants worked for lower wages which reduced union bargaining power
c)
Skilled industrial workers organized unions in order to promote immigration
d)
Unions were successful in getting workers to agree on workplace issues
10.
What was the experience of most of the “new immigrants” who arrived in the United States from southern and eastern Europe in the late 1800s and early 1900s”?
a)
They obtained free land in the West and became farmers.
b)
They became discouraged with America and returned to their homelands.
c)
They lived in urban areas and most held low paying jobs.
d)
They were easily assimilated into mainstream American culture.
11.
The above political cartoon appeared in an American magazine in 1882. Which policy would the creator of the cartoon MOST LIKELY have supported?
a)
Lowering the quota on Chinese immigration
b)
Requiring Chinese immigrants to take a literacy test
c)
Investigating Chinese immigrants for communist sympathies
d)
Removing legal restrictions on Chinese immigration
12.
The Clayton Antitrust Act of 1914 served to more fully restrain corporations from removing the possibility of competition in the marketplace. Which statement describes an effect of the Clayton Antitrust Act?
a)
It facilitated numerous business mergers.
b)
It established guidelines for price discrimination.
c)
It empowered an organization to address trade violations.
d)
It prevented the formation of new business monopolies.
13.
The Haymarket Riot of 1886
a)
helped rouse public support and sympathy for unions
b)
contributed to the Knights of Labor's success in demanding higher wages and shorter work days
c)
effectively ruined the Knights of Labor, temporarily crippling the labor movement
d)
had little effect, since "scabs" went to work in place of those striking
14.
In the late 19th and 20th centuries, many U.S. employers
a)
required vocation training programs for children
b)
hired children as a source of cheap labor
c)
sought government regulation of child labor
d)
provided safe working conditions for child laborers
15.
How did hunger strikes in the early 1900s help the cause of the suffrage movement?
a)
They convinced people that women were as intelligent as men.
b)
They brought international attention to the fight for equal rights.
c)
They persuaded politicians to release female activists from prison
d)
They proved that nonviolence was the most successful technique.
16.
How did Upton Sinclair’s novel The Jungle aid the Progressive cause?
a)
It led to the passage of the 1906 Meat Inspection Act
b)
It hastened the passage of the Sherman Antitrust Act.
c)
It led to the ratification of the Nineteenth Amendment.
d)
It hastened the ratification of the Prohibition Amendment.
17.
Which of the following statements best describes the reason W. E. B. Dubois’ criticism of Booker T. Washington?
a)
Dubois believed Washington should cooperate more with government officials
b)
Dubois felt Washington was too aggressive in seeking equal rights for African Americans.
c)
Dubois thought Washington should focus more on making sure African Americans were receiving quality education.
d)
Dubois did not feel Washington was aggressive enough in seeking equal rights for African Americans
18.
The annexation of Hawaii will benefit none but the sugar king of that island, and his benefits will be bought and presented to him by the American People. Let Hawaii remain an independent republic. The Uninted States should not begin the policy of reaching across the waves to grasp new territory.- Omaha World Herald in Public opinion 24 june 1897.
This writer most likely rejected which U.S. approach to foreign policy?
This writer most likely rejected which U.S. approach to foreign policy?
a)
Containment
b)
Isolationism
c)
Deterrence
d)
Imperialism
19.
One important conclusion that can be drawn as a result of the United States experience in the Spanish-American War (1898) is that
a)
Only the president should decide issues of war and peace
b)
The media are a powerful influence in shaping American public opinion toward war
c)
International organizations play a decisive role in determining the outcome of a war.
20.
This excerpt directed at European powers is known as the“Chronic wrongdoing . . . in the Western Hemisphere. . .may force the United States, however reluctantly . . . to the exercise of an international police power.” —Theodore Roosevelt, 1904
This excerpt directed at European powers is known as the
This excerpt directed at European powers is known as the
a)
Monroe Doctrine.
b)
Manifest Destiny
c)
Roosevelt Corollary
d)
Bayonet Constitution
21.
President Wilson believed that this action by Germany violated the laws of neutrality when dealing with U.S. travel.
a)
Use of poison gas
b)
Schlieffen Plan
c)
Unrestricted submarine warfare
d)
Secret agreement
22.
What was the primary message relayed in the Zimmermann Telegram during World War I?
a)
German U Boats were ordered to sink U.S. vessels.
b)
Kaiser Wilhelm II proposed a plan for the invasion of England
c)
Archduke Ferdinand proposed a treaty to President Wilson.
d)
The German foreign minister proposed an alliance with Mexico against the United States.
23.
Which of the following reasons best accounts for the percentage of U.S. deaths in relation to other countries’ percentage?
a)
The U.S. entered the war early and therefore experienced a great number of deaths on the battlefield.
b)
The U.S. experienced a large number of accidental deaths which contributed to a high percentage of deaths.
c)
The U.S. entered the war late and therefore experienced a low number of deaths on the battlefield
d)
The U.S. had a large number of men volunteer to fight alongside Russia, which meant that they were counted as part of Russia’s percentage of deaths.
24.
Passed by Congress toward the end of World War I, the Sedition Act of 1918 was intended to
a)
provide funds to finance the war effort
b)
relocate immigrants to internment camps
c)
punish people for communicating antiwar messages.
d)
recruit soldiers for overseas deployment
25.
Which statement best describes what this World War I propaganda poster encourages Americans to do?
a)
Support the troops by growing and sending them food.
b)
Grow a garden to help ensure America wins the war
c)
Prove your patriotism by becoming a farmer.
d)
Learn to be more self-sufficient in case America loses the war.
26.
What did General Pershing do with his troops when they arrived in France?
a)
He dispersed them among various European regiments.
b)
He sent them into combat immediately.
c)
He had them dig extensive trenches during the night.
d)
He made sure that American soldiers were properly trained and under US military command
27.
"I watched] figures running wildly in confusion over the fields. Greenish-gray clouds swept downupon them, turning yellow as they traveled over the country blasting everything they touched andshriveling up the vegetation. . . . Then there staggered into our midst French soldiers, blinded, coughing,chests heaving, faces an ugly purple color."
This quotation is from a British soldier describing a battle scene in 1915. What is the main way the Allied powers responded to attacks such as these during World War I?
This quotation is from a British soldier describing a battle scene in 1915. What is the main way the Allied powers responded to attacks such as these during World War I?
a)
by retreating into trenches and building barricades
b)
by developing protective masks and their own chemical weapons
c)
by creating an international agreement to stop using poison gas in warfare
d)
by increasing the number of tanks and aircraft used in battle
28.
President Woodrow Wilson intended his “Fourteen Points” plan to
a)
bring World War I to an immediate end.
b)
prevent future conflict among nations.
c)
explain his presence at an international meeting.
d)
convince legislators to approve a peace treaty.
29.
Why were European boundaries changed following World War I?
a)
to guarantee freedom of the seas during times of conflict
b)
to ensure equal access to natural resources
c)
to allow for communist expansion in Eastern Europe
d)
to satisfy the demands for self-determination
30.
In the early decades of the twentieth century, African Americans migrated in great numbers from the rural South to the industrial North. Which factor was not a significant reason for this migration?
a)
political freedom
b)
job opportunities
c)
weather patterns
d)
living standards
31.
Women in many parts of the United States disliked flappers because flappers
a)
campaigned against drinking alcohol and smoking cigarettes
b)
rebelled against loose, skimpy clothing.
c)
did not wear makeup.
d)
were more interested in their own pleasure than in women’s causes.
32.
What did the verdict in the Sacco and Vanzetti case indicate about the state of the US in the early 1920s?
a)
Many Americans saw immigrants and/or radicals as a threat to the American way of life.
b)
The courts in the 1920s were immune to nativist influence.
c)
African Americans were unable to get a fair trial in the 1920s.
d)
Unlike Communists, Anarchists were not considered a threat by most Americans
33.
- Palmer Raids
- Trial of Sacco and Vanzetti
- Emergency Quota Act
What impact did the events have on American society?
- Trial of Sacco and Vanzetti
- Emergency Quota Act
What impact did the events have on American society?
a)
Reduced protective tariffs
b)
Increased immigration
c)
Violated civil liberties
d)
Decreased disenfranchisement
34.
What event does not belong in a timeline of events from the 1920s?
a)
Calvin Coolidge is elected president.
b)
Lindbergh makes first solo transatlantic flight.
c)
Panama Canal is officially opened.
d)
Scopes trial is held.
35.
Cause: Henry Ford’s success in the 1910s and 1920s
Effect:
Which of the following best completes the situation above?
Effect:
Which of the following best completes the situation above?
a)
caused American workers’ productivity to fall
b)
discouraged competitors and slowed the economy
c)
decreased demand for glass and steel
d)
inspired competitors and helped the economy grow
36.
The Stock Market Crash of 1929 led to the failure of thousands of U.S. businesses because
a)
competition from overseas increased.
b)
the banking industry collapsed.
c)
prices underwent rapid inflation
d)
inventories of goods ran low.
37.
-Built dams to control flooding
-Supplied electricity to rural residents
-Provided jobs to the unemployed
Which New Deal program completes the partial outline?
-Supplied electricity to rural residents
-Provided jobs to the unemployed
Which New Deal program completes the partial outline?
a)
Agriculture Adjustment Administration
b)
. Tennessee Valley Authority
c)
Works Progress Administration
d)
Social Security Administration
38.
During the Great Depression, President Franklin D. Roosevelt created numerous programs to address social and economic problems. Which long term effect did these programs have on U.S. government?
a)
Government became more corrupt.
b)
Government became less wasteful.
c)
Government played a smaller role in the lives of citizens.
d)
Government became more directly involved with public welfare.
39.
Which New Deal reforms most directly targeted the basic problems of the victims of the Dust Bowl?
a)
Guaranteeing workers the right to organize and bargain collectively
b)
Regulating the sale of stocks and bonds
c)
Providing farmers low-cost loans and parity payments
d)
Raising individual and corporate income tax rates
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