Worksheets9th Grade US History Final Review: Part 2
Total questions: 27
Worksheet time: 14mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
"They are not like us. They are bad smelling and wild." This quote about immigrants would most likely have been said by a(n)
a)
immigrant
b)
nativist
c)
industrialist
d)
patriot
2.
What are Jane Adams and Jacob Riis known for?
a)
establishing labor unions to fight for fare wages
b)
marching for women's suffrage (right to vote)
c)
exposing the plight (hardships) of people living in city slums
d)
creating a large systems of national parks
3.
Primaries, the secret ballot and the use of referendum and recall were effors made during the Progressive era to:
a)
reform voting laws
b)
establish a 2 party system
c)
increase political participation
d)
all of the above
4.
Who set up the national park system?
a)
FDR
b)
Andrew Carnagie
c)
Jacob Riis
d)
Theodore Roosevelt
5.
Journalists who used the press to turn the public against corruption were known as:
a)
progressives
b)
muckrackers
c)
nativiststs
d)
carpet baggers
6.
What does President Theodore Roosevelt's decision to setup the national park system tell you about how he felt about the role of govt. in preserving natural resources?
a)
He believed preserving natural resources should be the responsibility of individuals
b)
He felt state governments should create their own park systems
c)
He wanted to use natural resources for economic gain
d)
He believed the federal government needed a policy of conservation and protection
7.
Which group believed in the graduated income tax?
a)
Progressives
b)
Republicans
c)
Isolationists
d)
The rich upper class
8.
How does the graduated income tax work?
a)
People who live in wealthier states have to pay more regardless of their individual income
b)
All individuals pay a fixed 10% of their income in federal taxes
c)
The wealthy pay taxes at a higher rate than the poor or middle class
d)
You pay more money in taxes for each year you increase in age
9.
Who wrote The Jungle?
a)
Theodore Roosevelt
b)
Jacob Riis
c)
Upton Sinclair
d)
John Smith
10.
What effect did The Jungle have on the United States?
a)
established the 8 hour work day and fair wages
b)
helped establish a limit on immigration
c)
established safe living standards in tenement housing
d)
reformed the meat packing industry
11.
During the Progressive era how did Presidents Roosevelet, Taft and Wilson feel about government's role in business?
a)
The government should break up larger trusts
b)
The government should adopt a lassiez-fair, or hands off policy
c)
The government should help build up trusts so that big business can thrive
d)
State governments should be permitted to regulate business, the federal govt. should stay out
12.
In 1906 the Pure Food and Druge Act and Meat Inspection Act were passed to:
a)
Protect the consumers
b)
To increase federal control of the food industry
c)
To help the food and drug industries increase their profit
d)
All of the above
13.
Which of the following groups would have an economic interest in the posession of the Hawaiian Islands?
a)
sugar planters
b)
missionaries
c)
cattle ranchers
d)
factory workers
14.
"I yield to the superior force of the United States of America...To avoid any collision of armed forces and perhaps the loss of life, I do this under protest..." What can you infer from Queen Liliuoklani's letter
a)
She gladly handed control of her island kingdom over the the American government
b)
She believed that annexation to the US would help Hawaii's economy
c)
She was reluctant to give up her authority, but wanted to avoid the death of her people
d)
She launched a war with America to avoid their takeover of Hawaii
15.
Many Americans objected to the treaty that ended the Spanish-American War because they felt:
a)
It violated principals of American democracy and turned the US into a colonial power
b)
They felt it gave the Spanish government too much control over neighboring territories
c)
They did not want to end the war, they believed they could gain more land if they kept fighting
d)
They felt that it would hurt America's economy by stretching its resources too thin
16.
The US forcing Cuba to accept the Platt Amendment which allowed the US to intervene in Cuba, as well as
a)
take control of the naval base at Guantanamo Bay
b)
Build factories on Cuban soil to lower the cost of production
c)
Force Cubans to pay a tax to the American government
d)
Establish Cuba as an American colony
17.
Speaker A: The Open Door Policy allow me to sell my shoes to millons in Asia
Speaker B: What happens in other countries is their business and we should stay out of it
What country is Speaker A referring to?
Speaker B: What happens in other countries is their business and we should stay out of it
What country is Speaker A referring to?
a)
Japan
b)
China
c)
Great Britain
d)
Spain
18.
Speaker B: What happens in other countries is their business and we should stay out of it
Speaker C: I agree with our President that we should walk softly and carry a big stick
Which speaker might be a member of the Anti-Imperialist League?
Speaker C: I agree with our President that we should walk softly and carry a big stick
Which speaker might be a member of the Anti-Imperialist League?
a)
Speaker B
b)
Speaker C
c)
Both speakers
d)
Neither speaker
19.
Speaker A: The Open Door Policy allow me to sell my shoes to millons in Asia
Speaker C: I agree with our President that we should walk softly and carry a big stick
Who is Speaker C agreeing with?
Speaker C: I agree with our President that we should walk softly and carry a big stick
Who is Speaker C agreeing with?
a)
President FDR
b)
President Teddy Roosevelt
c)
President Wilson
d)
President Jackson
20.
Speaker C: I agree with our President that we should walk softly and carry a big stick
Speaker D: Now that we've taken control of Puerto Rico, we should let them have a say in their own government.
What event (war) are the speakers talking about?
Speaker D: Now that we've taken control of Puerto Rico, we should let them have a say in their own government.
What event (war) are the speakers talking about?
a)
World War I
b)
World War II
c)
The Spanish-Amerian War
d)
The French and Indian War
21.
Opponents of the 1919 Treaty of Versailles argues that the treaty would require the US to become more involved in future conflicts because of what NEW international organization
a)
The League of Nations
b)
The United Nations
c)
The Peacecorps
d)
The Allied powers
22.
How did Allies (France and Britain) react to Wilson's peace plan?
a)
They supported it
b)
They opposed it
c)
They were neutral (had no opinion)
d)
They wanted to add a clause to increase America's power in Europe
23.
What was another name for Wilson's peace plan?
a)
The United Nations
b)
14 Point Plan
c)
The Munich Agreement
d)
The New Deal
24.
The glorifying of war as heroric and encouragin of arms buildup are characteristics of what type of "ism"?
a)
nationalism
b)
patriotism
c)
isolationism
d)
militarism
25.
Sending goods to Britain and protecting shipments was the result of _________
a)
The League of Nations
b)
The Lend Lease Act
c)
Progressive Reform
d)
The 18th Amendment
26.
How are German soldiers portrayed in this cartoon?
a)
As heroes
b)
As allies
c)
As villians
d)
As explorers
27.
This poster was used as propaganda by the US government to do what?
a)
Get Americans to buy bonds to finance the war effort
b)
To think negatively about Germans
c)
To show the American army as helping the innocent
d)
All of the above
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