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WorksheetsImperialism / Industrialization
Total questions: 71
Worksheet time: 53mins
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1.
Yellow Journalists were:
a)
writers who exposed period problems in hopes of achieving reform
b)
writers who wrote in yellow to bring attention to Spanish abuses
c)
newspaper reporters and illustrators who exaggerated stories in order to sell newspapers and fuel a war with Spain
d)
writers who opposed American imperialism and aimed to keep America neutral
2.
Why did we want to strengthen trade with Latin America?
a)
new naval bases
b)
increase tariffs on European goods
c)
to protect American manufacturers from competition
d)
stop European influence
3.
What was the biggest reason why the U.S. was involved in foregin affairs during this time?
a)
responsibility
b)
slavery
c)
to help people
d)
money/economic
4.
What was Roosevelt's policy called?
a)
dollar diplomacy
b)
Speak softly, carry a big stick policy
c)
sphere of influence
d)
Pan-Americanism
5.
Jingoism refers to:
a)
feelings of extreme anti-imperialism
b)
the desire for an aggressive foreign policy, often fueled by intense nationalism
c)
the style of writing which fueled anti-Spanish sentiments
d)
the desire for isolationism
6.
Which territory did the United States NOT gain direct control of after the Spanish-American War?
a)
Puerto Rico
b)
Cuba
c)
Philippines
d)
Guam
7.
What was an area where a foreign nation controlled economic development?
a)
sphere of influence
b)
Pan-Americanism
c)
protectorate
d)
dollar diplomacy
8.
The United States government supported the overthrow of a government in this country:
a)
Cuba
b)
Puerto Rico
c)
Hawaii
d)
Congo
9.
Which of the following is not a cause of the Spanish- American war?
a)
Yellow Journalism
b)
American economic interests in Cuba
c)
The explosion of the U.S.S Maine
d)
American support of the Spanish
10.
Imperialism is __________.
a)
when a powerful nation uses its resources to help a weaker nation
b)
when a weaker nation invites a powerful nation to help it industrialize
c)
when a powerful nation takes control of the economy and government of a weaker nation
d)
when weak nations join together to fight a strong nation
11.
Which nation had denied the U.S. the ability to build the Panama Canal?
a)
Mexico
b)
Venezuela
c)
Nicaragua
d)
Colombia
12.
Social Darwinism:
a)
was used by Anti-Imperialists to promote imperialism
b)
was used to argue some races and nations are naturally superior to others
c)
was used to defend a policy of neutrality and isolationism
d)
was promoted by Frederick Jackson Turner
13.
Americans were concerned about the events in Cuba because:
a)
American lives were at risk there
b)
American economic investments were being threatened
c)
American plantations were being destroyed by rebel forces
d)
all of the above
14.
What ensured that Cuba would remain tied to the United States?
a)
Roosevelt Corollary
b)
Foraker Act
c)
Anglo-Saxonism
d)
Platt Amendment
15.
Cornerstone of American foreign policy that told European powers to stay out of the affairs of the Western Hemisphere.
a)
Roosevelt Corollary
b)
Adams Doctrine
c)
Truman Doctrine
d)
Monroe Doctrine
16.
Why did Americans in Hawaii want to be annexed by the United States?
a)
Queen Liluokalani was persecuting American sugar growers.
b)
Annexation had trade advantages for the American sugar growers in Hawaii.
c)
Laws forced Americans to return land to the Hawaiian government.
d)
All are true.
17.
Responsible for organizing a volunteer cavalry unit, he became a national hero at the Battle of San Juan Hill and quickly became president.
a)
Leonard Wood
b)
Teddy Roosevelt
c)
Pancho Villa
d)
John Pershing
18.
The Roosevelt Corollary to the Monroe Doctrine did which of the following?
a)
Prohibited United States intervention in the Caribbean.
b)
Warned against European seizure of the Panama Canal.
c)
Declared the United States to be the “policeman” of the Western Hemisphere.
d)
Provided United States military support for democratic revolutions in Latin America.
19.
What was the purpose of the Open Door Policy in China?
a)
End the Boxer Rebellion
b)
Ensure trading rights with China
c)
Win leaseholds in China
d)
Establish a sphere of influence
20.
The Panama Canal is now controlled by
a)
Panama
b)
The United States
21.
The building of the Panama Canal lost a majority of lives due to
a)
Explosions
b)
Malaria
c)
Attacks from Spain
d)
Avalanches
22.
The USS Maine was sent to
a)
Attack Cuba
b)
Attack Spain
c)
Ensure American Interests in Cuba
d)
To negotiate with Spain
23.
The USS Maine, as viewed by supporters of war, was believed to be
a)
Blown up by Spain
b)
Exploded from an internal malfunction
c)
Destroyed by its own men
d)
Destroyed by Cuba
24.
The Spanish American War resulted in the United States gaining all of the territories EXCEPT
a)
Guam
b)
The Phillipines
c)
Puerto Rico
d)
Cuba
25.
Spanish American war was MOSTLY fought here ____
a)
Cuba
b)
China
c)
Spain
d)
Mexico
26.
Ship exploded in Havana spurring the Spanish American War
a)
Titanic
b)
Lusitania
c)
Maine
d)
Bismark
27.
1899 rebellion in Beijing, China started by a secret society of Chinese who opposed the "foreign devils". The rebellion was ended by British troops
a)
Chinese Jay Rebellion
b)
Open Door Rebellion
c)
Chinese Boxer Rebellion
d)
Kaingzu Rebellion
28.
-USS Maine sinks
-Rough Riders aid the U.S. military in achieving victory
-United States acquires Puerto Rico, Guam, and the Philippines
The events above are related to which of the following?
-Rough Riders aid the U.S. military in achieving victory
-United States acquires Puerto Rico, Guam, and the Philippines
The events above are related to which of the following?
a)
War of 1812
b)
Spanish American War
c)
Mexican American War
d)
World War I
29.
Which of the following American Presidents was a firm supporter of Imperialism?
a)
Woodrow Wilson
b)
Teddy Roosevelt
c)
William Howard Taft
d)
Grover Cleveland
30.
Social Darwinism:
a)
was used by Anti-Imperialists to promote imperialism
b)
was used to argue some races and nations are naturally superior to others
c)
was used to defend a policy of neutrality and isolationism
d)
was promoted by Frederick Jackson Turner
31.
What is the type of sensational reporting where writers exaggerated or even invented stories?
a)
muckraking
b)
yellow journalism
c)
journalism
d)
paparazzi
32.
The three factors that fueled Imperialism were...
a)
Military, new markets and Isolationism
b)
Isolationism, military and cultural superiority
c)
Military, new markets and cultural superiority
d)
cultural superiority, new markets and isolationism
33.
What idea or belief states that Americans have a God-given right to expand west?
a)
Manifest Destiny
b)
Imperialism
c)
Isolationism
d)
Democracy
34.
Journalists who exposed practices of monopolies and big business
a)
Gump Mushers
b)
Muckrakers
c)
Scalawags
d)
Dirt Diggers
35.
1906- Wrote The Jungle which exposed the conditions in the U.S. meat packing industry. (Helped pass the Pure Food and Drug Act)
a)
Upton Sinclair
b)
Lincoln Steffens
c)
Jacob Riis
d)
Frank Norris
36.
Banning the sale of alcohol was the chief goal of
a)
National Women's Suffrage Association
b)
Women’s Christian Temperance Union
c)
Bull Moose Party
d)
Good Government League
37.
Men or women that fought for woman’s suffrage
a)
Suffragist
b)
Muckraker
c)
Klan Member
d)
People
38.
What was the main goal of the women’s rights movement during the Progressive Era?
a)
starting a system of women’s colleges
b)
winning elections for public office
c)
securing the right to vote
d)
separating men and women in prison
39.
Which president supported progressive ideas such as conservation and the regulation of public health?
a)
William McKinley
b)
Teddy Roosevelt
c)
Calvin Coolidge
d)
Herbert Hoover
40.
Main goal of most muckraking journalists?
a)
Gain fame through articles of high popular interest
b)
Expose socioeconomic problems in need of political attention
c)
Increase public awareness of America's great potential
d)
End corrupt relationships between politicians and big business
41.
Which received LEAST attention among Progressive policymakers?
a)
Food and Drug purity
b)
Racial equality
c)
Fair labor practices
d)
Antitrust reforms
42.
What is the theory that suggests that the wealthy are superior and society promotes survival of the fittest?
a)
Materialism
b)
Gospel of Wealth
c)
Social Darwinism
d)
Manifest Destiny
43.
Nativists are against
a)
Corruption
b)
African Americans
c)
Railroads
d)
Immigrants
44.
The temperance movement warned people of the ____.
a)
dangers of alcohol
b)
evils of slavery
c)
weakness of reform
d)
need for education
45.
The banning of alcohol.
a)
Institution
b)
Referendum
c)
Principal
d)
Prohibition
46.
A way for people to vote directly on a proposed new law
a)
Recall
b)
Referendum
c)
Initiative
d)
Primary
47.
Someone who reported on corrupt politicians and other problems in cities
a)
suffragist
b)
muckrakers
c)
crime reporter
d)
dirtraker
48.
Who founded Hull House, a settlement house for immigrants, in Chicago?
a)
Ida Tarbell
b)
Annie Oakley
c)
Jane Addams
d)
Sacajawea
49.
Co-founder of Hull Houses- which was an all-purpose community center for poor immigrant people living in crowded city neighborhoods.
a)
Jane Addams
b)
Ida Tarbell
c)
Frances Willard
d)
Susan B Anthony
50.
A movement by farmers to increase their political power.
a)
Robber Baron
b)
Captain of Industry
c)
Democratic Party
d)
Populist Party
51.
Which act prohibited the growth of monopolies?
a)
Sherman Anti-Trust act
b)
16th Amendment
c)
Agricultural Adjustment Act
d)
Laissez-Faire
52.
This is when a citizen (or group of citizens) recommends a new law
a)
Initiative
b)
Referendum
c)
Recall
d)
Ballot
53.
"New Immigrants" during this era came from where?
a)
Asia
b)
Northern and Western Europe
c)
Southern and Eastern Europe
d)
South Ameri
54.
Which received LEAST attention among Progressive policymakers?
a)
Food and Drug purity
b)
Racial equality
c)
Fair labor practices
d)
Antitrust reforms
55.
In the Great Migration, African Americans moved from
a)
South to West
b)
East to West
c)
South to North
d)
North to South
56.
What was the name given to people who illegally transported and sold alcohol during Prohibition?
a)
Diabolical Drivers
b)
Bootleggers
c)
Rule Breakers
d)
Tricksters
57.
Suffrage means the right to _______________.
a)
own a firearm
b)
vote in political elections
c)
practice your religion
d)
free speech
58.
Which group strongly supported the Women's Suffrage Movement?
a)
Ku Klux Klan
b)
Abolitionists
c)
Anti-Suffrage Society
d)
Regulators
59.
Which person below was the most important figure in the Women's Suffrage Movement?
a)
Penelope Barker
b)
Susan B. Anthony
c)
Dolley Madison
d)
Harriett Tubman
60.
Which Constitutional Amendment granted women suffrage?
a)
14th
b)
15th
c)
18th
d)
19th
61.
Where was the first Women's Rights Convention held?
a)
Seneca Falls, New York
b)
Albany, New York
c)
Columbus, Ohio
d)
Miami, Florida
62.
-Elizabeth Cady Stanton
-Jane Addams
-Susan B. Anthony
-Jane Addams
-Susan B. Anthony
a)
leaders of the Women's Suffrage movement
b)
leaders of the temperance movement
c)
leaders of the prison reform movement
d)
leaders of the second great awakening
63.
Prohibition was the movement to ban alcohol in the country.
a)
True
b)
False
64.
Which of the following was a philosophy of the Anti – Suffrage Movement?
a)
That women should be allowed to vote
b)
That women were too physically strong to participate in politics
c)
That women were too physically weak to participate in politics
d)
That women should be more active in education
65.
Which constitutional amendment outlawed the manufacture and sale of Alcohol?
a)
17
b)
18
c)
19
d)
21
66.
Where did the wealthy mainly go to consume Alcohol?
a)
at home
b)
Bars
c)
Speakeasies
d)
all choices are correct
67.
Why did Prohibition fail?
a)
lack of enforcement
b)
too much enforcement
68.
Which amendment to the constitution ended prohibition?
a)
18
b)
19
c)
20
d)
21
69.
Why would the government benefit from ending prohibition?
a)
more laws could be approved
b)
taxes on legal alcohol would help the country
c)
more groups would go to sporting events
70.
The _____ Act specified that "no person shall manufacture, sell, barter, transport, import, export, deliver, furnish or possess any intoxicating liquor except as authorized by this act." It did not specifically prohibit the purchase or use of intoxicating liquors
a)
Prohibition
b)
Amendment
c)
Volstead
d)
Anti-Saloon
71.
What was the name of the group of women involved in Prohibition ?
a)
Women Against Drinking
b)
Mothers against drinking
c)
Women's Temperance Society
d)
Women against Alcohol
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