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AP US Unit 5 Review

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 27mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
The method of melting iron & blowing air to remove impurities, creating steel, is called the 
a)
Kelly Process
b)
Carnegie Steel Method
c)
Bessemer Process
d)
Steel Folding Process
2.
The man responsible for founding the biggest steel corporation in the US during the period 1865-1900 was
a)
JP Morgan
b)
Andrew Carnegie
c)
John D. Rockefeller
d)
Cornelius Vanderbilt
3.
The biggest oil company in the US during the period 1865-1900 was created by 
a)
JP Morgan
b)
Andrew Carnegie
c)
John D. Rockefeller
d)
Cornelius Vanderbilt
4.
The inventor of the telephone in 1876 was
a)
Thomas Edison
b)
Nicola Tesla
c)
Alexander Graham Bell
d)
Eli Whitney
5.

What did the Wright brothers invent?

a)

Telephone

b)

Railway Brake

c)

Airplane

d)

Light Bulb

6.

Monopolized the meat-packing industry

a)

George Westinghouse

b)

James B. Duke

c)

Swift and Armour

d)

Henry Bessemer

7.

Which region of the United States was most directly affected by the passage of the Homestead Act?

a)

Great Plains

b)

Atlantic Coast

c)

Appalachian Mountains

d)

Rocky Mountains

8.
What gave settlers 160 acres of land in exchange for the settlers "improving" their new land?
a)
Homestead Act
b)
Dawes Act
c)
Morril Act
d)
Reconstruction Act
9.
What nickname was given to towns that were created quickly due to the rush of people towards successful oil fields in Texas?
a)
"boom towns"
b)
"ghost towns"
c)
"oil towns"
d)
"rail towns"
10.
Which best describes the living conditions of most immigrants during the Industrial Revolution? 
a)
Most immigrants lived in rural areas with few other people around
b)
Most immigrants lived in cities in extremely crowded buildings
c)
Most immigrants lived in single-family homes
d)
Most immigrants lived in homeless shelters year-round
11.

What president was assassinated as a result of the spoils system?

a)

Chester A. Arthur

b)

Ulysses S Grant

c)

James A. Garfield

d)

Rutherford B. Hayes

12.

The purpose of the Pendleton Act of 1883 was to?

a)

fill government jobs on the basis of merit.

b)

ensure that appointments to government jobs were approved by Congress.

c)

declare illegal the system of city political machines and boss rule.

d)

establish the first racial quotas for government jobs.

13.

The scandal involving millions of dollars of government tax money & bribing of government officials was called

a)

Belknap Scandal

b)

Whiskey Ring

c)

Teapot-Dome Scandal

d)

Fisk & Gould Gold Scandal

14.
Who was the leader of the corrupt Tammany Hall, New York Political Machine?
a)
Andrew Carnegie
b)
Henry Ford
c)
John D. Rockefeller
d)
William "Boss" Tweed
15.

During the early 1900s, the term "muckrakers" was used to describe-

a)

pacifists who demonstrated against war

b)

Politicians who criticized Progressive Era presidents

c)

Writers who exposed the evil in American society

d)

Newspaper columnists who reported in celebrities

16.

The Progressive Movement supported the idea that the federal government should-

a)

Reduce the number of farms

b)

Build an overseas empire

c)

Regulate big business

d)

Play a small role in economic matters

17.

During the Progressive Era, Jane Addams responded to urban conditions by working to establish-

a)

free public schools located in inner-city neighborhoods

b)

settlement houses that provided assistance to immigrants and the poor

c)

newspapers that helped to inform Americans about slum conditions

d)

laws that restricted certain immigrant groups

18.
The initiative, the referendum, and the recall were adopted by several states during the Progressive Era as ways to-
a)
restrict the use of presidential vetoes
b)
promote the formation of trusts
c)
make government more democratic
d)
limit immigration
19.
In the early 1900s, the muckrakers provided a service to the American public by-
a)
encouraging states to resist federal government authority
b)
lobbying for less government regulation of business
c)
revealing abuses in government and industry
d)
calling for a strong military buildup
20.

Which of the following is not one of Roosevelt's Square Deal?

a)

Conserve resources

b)

Consumer protection

c)

Control businesses

d)

Create new jobs

21.
What act did The Jungle help establish?
a)
Pendleton Act
b)
Pure Food and Drug Act
c)
Federal Reserve Act
d)
Dawes Act
22.
Which amendment gave women the right to vote?
a)
16th Amendment
b)
17th Amendment
c)
18th Amendment
d)
19th Amendment
23.

What civil service reform legislation led to less corruption in the government because it established a merit-based system for government jobs?

a)

Interstate Commerce Act

b)

Pendleton Act

c)

Teapot Dome Scandel

d)

Pure Food & Drug Act

24.

The purpose of the Sherman Anti-Trust Act was to

a)

break up monopolies

b)

give equal rights to women

c)

help people living in poverty

d)

end racism

25.

Which idea of Theodore Roosevelt’s Square Deal led to the creation of National Parks?

a)

Meat Inspection Act

b)

Consumer Protection

c)

Conservation

d)

Trust-busting

26.

This was the Supreme Court case that legalized segregation in America

a)

Dred Scott v. Sanford

b)

Marbury v. Madison

c)

Plessy v. Ferguson

d)

Brown v. Board of Education

27.

A belief that the rich are wealthy because they are strong and capable and the poor are weak and less capable

a)

Social Darwinism

b)

Gospel of Wealth

c)

laissez faire

d)

monopoly

28.

When a company controls everything from raw materials to the distribution of the product

a)

horizontal integration

b)

vertical integration

c)

trust

d)

monopoly

29.

What Congressional act attempted to assimilate the Indians?

a)

Dawes Act

b)

McKinley Act

c)

Indian Homestead Act

d)

Pendleton Act

30.
Where did European immigrants enter when they came to America?
a)
Ellis Island
b)
Rhode Island
c)
Alcatraz
d)
Angel Island
31.

Which quote would most likely be spoken by a nativist?

a)

"America-first in war and peace."

b)

"Go West, young man."

c)

"We will fight for states' rights."

d)

"Help Wanted - Irish need not apply."

32.

A political organization that controls election results by awarding jobs and other favors in exchange for votes.

a)

spoils system

b)

political machine

c)

county commisioner

d)

grandfather clause

33.

Farmers faced many economic problems in the late 1800s which led to the formation of what?

a)

American Protective Association

b)

People's (Populist) Party

c)

NAACP

d)

Department of Agriculture

34.

What was the main purpose behind Theodore Roosevelt's trustbusting policies?

a)

Encourage competition amongst businesses

b)

Reduce competition among businesses

c)

End labor unions

d)

Save national banks

35.

The negotiation of wages and other conditions of employment by an organized body of employees

a)

Labor Unions

b)

Workers Rights

c)

Worker Strikes

d)

Collective Bargaining

36.

Which incident was a result of a Chicago labor disturbance on May 4, 1886, in which people were killed by a bomb thrown during a demonstration?

a)

the Great Railroad Strike

b)

the Haymarket Square Riot

c)

the Homestead Strike

d)

the Pullman Strike

37.
How did the public often perceive unions as the result of events like the Haymarket riot and the Homestead strike?
a)
The unions were viewed as champions of the common man
b)
The unions were viewed as persecuted victims 
c)
The unions were viewed as promoting violence and anarchy 
d)
The unions were viewed as being treated unfairly by the government 
38.

Subject of How the Other Half Lives

a)

Problems faced by those living in the inner city, such as poverty and poor living conditions

b)

Haphazard practiced in Chicago meat packing plants, such as rats running along the meat

c)

Political corruption in big cities where politicians were more concerned with profit and politics

d)

Abuses on farmers committed by the railroad company

39.

Subject of History of the Standard Oil Company

a)

Haphazard working conditions in a Chicago meat packing plant such as rodents running around the factory

b)

Poor treatment of farmers by the railroad company which stole their land to expand

c)

Documented John D. Rockefeller's rise to power, focusing on his lack of ethics which harmed his workers

d)

Poor living conditions faced by those living in urban areas

40.

The 17th amendment created

a)

an income tax to pay for reform programs

b)

women's suffrage

c)

direct election of senators

d)

prohibition of alcohol

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