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American History Chapter 7

Total questions: 45

Worksheet time: 2hrs 42mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
The process of building an empire
a)
Imperialism
b)
Militarism
c)
Conservation
d)
Prohibition
2.
A long lasting attack
a)
armistice
b)
siege
c)
no-man's-land
d)
propaganda
3.
An agreement to stop fighting
a)
alliance
b)
commission
c)
armistice
d)
prohibition
4.
A special committee
a)
Alliance
b)
Propaganda
c)
Imperialism
d)
Commission
5.
Keeping resources and the environment from being wasted or destroyed.
a)
Conservation
b)
No-man's-land
c)
Commission
d)
Propaganda
6.
The rights guaranteed to all citizens by the Constitution
a)
Propaganda
b)
Civil Rights
c)
Prohibition
d)
Citizen Rights
7.
A government plan to stop people from drinking alcoholic beverages.
a)
Armistice
b)
Propaganda
c)
Prohibition
d)
Conservation
8.
The belief that using military force is a good way to solve problems
a)
Conservation
b)
Imperialism
c)
Militarism
d)
Patriotism
9.
A partnership
a)
Alliance
b)
Commission
c)
Ordinance
d)
Adversary
10.
Information or ideas designed and distributed to help or harm a cause
a)
Advertisment
b)
Propaganda
c)
Imperialism
d)
Armistice
11.
Who was the Civil Rights leader who helped form the NAACP?
a)
W.E.B. Dubois
b)
Robert La Follette
c)
William Tweed
d)
Booker T. Washington
12.
Who was the politcial boss of New York City who robbed it of millions of dollars?
a)
William Tweed
b)
J.D. Hogg
c)
Robert LaFollette
d)
William McKinley
13.
What President was assassinated in 1901 which then allowed Theodore Roosevelt to become President?
a)
Abraham Lincoln
b)
John F. Kennedy
c)
William McKinley
d)
Jame Garfield
14.
Who said "I have always been fond of the African proverb: Speak softly and carry a big stick."
a)
Franklin Roosevelt
b)
Teddy Roosevelt
c)
Martin Luther King, Jr.
d)
W.E.B. Dubois
15.
Which President came up with a plan for peace called Fourteen Points to end WWI?
a)
Franklin Roosevelt
b)
Woodrow Wilson
c)
Teddy Roosevelt
d)
William McKinley
16.
Why did Americans become interested in Alaska?
a)
It was a good place to grow cotton
b)
Gold was discovered there
c)
It had an abundance of natural resources
d)
It was close to Russia
17.
What group of Americans gained control of land and trade in Hawaii?
a)
missionaries and sugar planters
b)
tobacco and cotton planters
c)
sea captains and merchants
d)
fishing and whaling shipowners
18.
What are 2 areas gained by the U.S. in the Spanish-American War and remain U.S. possessions today?
a)
Guam and Cuba
b)
Puerto Rico and Guam
c)
Puerto Rico and Philippines
d)
Cuba and Philippines
19.
Why did Pres. Theodore Roosevelt want the U.S. to use its power in the world?
a)
Because other countries considered the U.S. as weak
b)
Because he wanted to fight in all the world's wars
c)
Because he wanted to force other countries to buy only American-made goods
d)
Because he believed that events in the rest of the world affected the U.S.
20.

Why did the U.S. want to build the Panama Canal?

a)

To move the Navy out of the Caribbean Sea into the Pacific

b)

To fight in the Spanish-American War

c)

To help link the American territories in the Atlantic and Pacific

d)

To increase trade between Mexico and the U.S.

21.
What was the main goal of the progressives?
a)
to improve government and make life better
b)
to end wars and make peace
c)
to stop immigration and foreign trade
d)
to help farmers learn new ways to grow crops
22.
What did Theodore Roosevelt call his program of progressive reforms?
a)
Great Society
b)
Good Neighbor Policy
c)
United Way
d)
Square Deal
23.
Why did Governor LaFollete start a merit system in Wisconsin?
a)
to reduce the number of hours in a workday from 16 to 14
b)
to make sure that children could be hired for any jobs they wanted
c)
to make sure that people who got government jobs were qualified for them
d)
to make sure that high school graduates could read and write
24.
What was a goal of the National Urban League?
a)
to help unions win the right to strike
b)
to find jobs and homes for African Americans living in cities
c)
to stop railroads from charging customers high fares
d)
to stop immigrants from coming to the United States
25.
Why did the U.S. enter WWI?
a)
because Russia asked for our help
b)
France started killing American soldiers
c)
the Turkish navy sank the battleship, teh Maine.
d)
German submarines sank American ships
26.
What was the most feared of the new weapons used in WW!?
a)
barbed wire
b)
poison gas
c)
machine gun
d)
handgun
27.
Why did Congress vote not to join the League of Nations
a)
They wanted the U.S. to stay out of other countries' problems
b)
The League refused to elect an American to head the organization
c)
The League wanted the U.S. to pay for the organization
d)
They believed that wars were the only way to win new territories
28.
Which one of the following was NOT part of the Allied Powers in WWI?
a)
U.S.A.
b)
Russia
c)
Germany
d)
France
29.
What amendment gave women the right to vote?
a)
18th
b)
19th
c)
16th
d)
21st
30.
What amendment instituted prohibition (made alcohol illegal)?
a)
18th
b)
19th
c)
16th
d)
21st
31.

In a war, land that is not held by either side but is filled with obstacles such as barbed wire and land mines.

a)

No-man's-land

b)

trenches

c)

Land Between the Trenches

d)

Land Before Time

32.

What kind of new weapons were used during the war? (Choose all that apply)

a)

poison gas

b)

swords

c)

submarines

d)

horses

e)

tanks

33.

Which President filed more lawsuits against big business in four years than Roosevelt had in 8 years.

a)

Woodrow Wilson

b)

William McKinley

c)

William Taft

d)

W.E.B. DuBois

34.

Governor of Wisconsin who was a progressive reformer

a)

Robert LaFollette

b)

William McKinley

c)

William Tweed

d)

W.E.B. DuBois

35.

Queen of Hawaii who promised to make "Hawaii for Hawaiians"

a)

Kamehameha

b)

Liliuokalale

c)

Kilauea

d)

Muana Loa

36.

How did women contribute to the war effort in World War I?

a)

They helped men fight in the trenches in France

b)

They were drafted into the Army and Navy

c)

They flew airplanes into battles over France

d)

They took over the jobs left by men going to war

37.

Which government agency was set up to plan production of goods that were needed to fight WWI?

a)

Creel Committee

b)

War Industries Board

c)

NAACP

d)

Committee on Public Information

38.

Germany, Austria-Hungary, Bulgaria, Turkey (Ottoman Empire) was known what during WWI?

a)

Black Hand

b)

Triple Threat

c)

Central Powers

d)

Allied Powers

39.

What amendment instituted an income tax?

a)

18th

b)

19th

c)

16th

d)

21st

40.

What were the main causes of the Spanish-American War?

a)

Bombing of Pearl harbor

b)

Building of the Panama Canal

c)

Spanish revolution

d)

The mysterious explosion of the battleship U.S.S. Maine in Havana Harbor.

41.

The spark that ignited World War 1

a)

The assassination of Austrian royalty

b)

Germany attacking Belgium

c)

Russian support of Serbia

d)

The sinking of the Lusitania

42.

World War 1 was also known as the:

a)

The War to end all wars

b)

The War between the states

c)

the Great War

d)

War of the Worlds

43.

The Treaty of Versailles included the creation of an international peacekeeping organization called the _______________________________________.

a)

League of Nations

b)

Avengers

c)

Justice League

d)

International League of Allies

44.

To conserve energy during WWI, which of the following was introduced?

a)

longer days

b)

daylight savings time

c)

Hooverizing

d)

corn-based fuels corn-based fuels

45.

What is a method of citizens loaning money to the government to pay for war?

a)

propaganda

b)

sussex pledge

c)

espionage

d)

war bonds

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