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WorksheetsTurn of the Century Review 2017
Total questions: 39
Worksheet time: 36mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Who wanted to complete the Panama Canal so that it would create a shorter route between the Atlantic and Pacific oceans?
a)
President William McKinley
b)
President Franklin Roosevelt
c)
President Rutherford Hayes
d)
President Theodore Roosevelt
2.
Why did many Asians come to the U.S. between the 1860's and 1870's?
a)
to work in the steel factories
b)
to work on farms out West.
c)
to work on the transcontinental railroad
d)
to work in the fishing industry
3.
___________ rode in the Rough Riders Calvary.
a)
McKinley
b)
Hayes
c)
Grant
d)
Roosevelt
4.
Which territories did the US gain after the Spanish American War?
a)
Cuba, Philippines, Hawaii
b)
Guam, Philippines, Puerto Rico
c)
Guam, Cuba, Puerto Rico, and Philippines
d)
Puerto Rico, Guam, Alaska, and Philippines
5.
Presidents William McKinley and Theodore Roosevelt are know BEST for _____.
a)
Creating National Parks so that lands would be protected for future generations
b)
Expanison of the US so that it could become a world power
c)
Supporting big businesses so that they could form monopolies.
d)
Fighting in the Spanish American War
6.
Andrew Carnegie major business was _______.
a)
producing steel for railroads
b)
producing steel for airplanes
c)
bank financing for factories
d)
improving transportion
7.
Employers like to hire immigrant workers. The main reason was _______.
a)
They could speak other languages,
b)
Employers felt that they needed a job so they hired them.
c)
They liked to work because they were paid well.
d)
They worked long hours for little pay.
8.
Why was the Chisholm Trail important to cowboys?
a)
It was used to move Indians to reservations.
b)
Cattle could be moved from the East coast to the West coast.
c)
It stretched from Texas to Kansas, allowing cattle to move from one area to another.
d)
It stretched from Texas to Kansas, so cowboys could travel to the big cities and purchase land.
9.
Which inventor was best known for his contributions in communication?
a)
Alexander Graham Bell
b)
Thomas Alva Edison
c)
George Washington Carver
d)
Henry Ford
10.
Former slaves could be found on the cattle trails. What was their main occupation?
a)
Law men
b)
Cattle rustlers
c)
cowhands
d)
ranch owners
11.
The US became a world power after _____.
a)
Civil War
b)
Mexican American War
c)
San Juan Hill Battle
d)
Spanish American War
12.
Roosevelt supported reforms. How did this support affect big businesses?
a)
Allowed large companies to combine with other companies
b)
Gave large companies the power to form a monopoly.
c)
Limited large companies from forming a monopoly
d)
Limited immigrant workers from being hired.
13.
The Wright brothers' idea for a way to control an aircraft in the air was inspired by
a)
their observations of the flying performance of kites.
b)
the articles and books they read on flying machines.
c)
the experiments of Otto Lilienthal.
d)
their observations of birds in flight.
14.
Which territory did the United States NOT take as a territory and gave them independence?
a)
Puerto Rico
b)
Guam
c)
Philippines
d)
Cuba
15.
What conflict first made Roosevelt famous?
a)
Secretary of the Navy
b)
Vice President
c)
Spanish American War
d)
Russo-Japanese War
16.
What was the phrase Roosevelt found to describe his method of accomplishing
goals?
goals?
a)
bully pulpit
b)
speak softly and carry a big stick
c)
hit the line hard
d)
politics is the art of the possible
17.
What was the cause of the conflict between Cuba and Spain?
a)
Cuba wanted to enslave Spain
b)
Spain wanted to convert the Cuban government to communism
c)
Spain wanted to turn Cuba into a sugar can colony
d)
Cuba wanted independence from Spain
18.
What word means that there's not much of something; more people want it, but there is not enough for everyone?
a)
availability
b)
scarcity
c)
low demand
19.
What term describes building an empire by conquering other nations?
a)
Isolationism
b)
Repubicanism
c)
Militarism
d)
Imperialism
20.
Who were the Rough Riders?
a)
a group of pilots who fought for America
b)
the crew from the USS Maine
c)
a cavalry unit during the Spanish American War led by Theodore Roosevelt.
d)
A group of African Americans that fought bravely during the Spanish American War.
21.
What was the United States warship called that exploded killing over 200 American sailors?
a)
U S Maine
b)
USS Maine
c)
USS Maybe
d)
US Maritime
22.
Label 1 represents________
a)
Abilene to Texas Trail
b)
Chisholm Trail
c)
Trail of Tears
d)
Western Trail
23.
The man reason for the growth of the Texas cattle drives was ____.
a)
Texas ranchers made money selling their cattle to the Native Americans.
b)
Texas railheads could not handle the large number of cattle
c)
Texas ranchers made money selling the cattle in the North and East.
d)
Texas ranchers had to find water and food for their cattle.
24.
List the events in chronological order
1 Rough Riders fight in Cuba
2.Guam & Puerto Rico become territories of the US
3. Sinking of the USS Maine
4. Liberation of Cuba
1 Rough Riders fight in Cuba
2.Guam & Puerto Rico become territories of the US
3. Sinking of the USS Maine
4. Liberation of Cuba
a)
1,2,3,4,
b)
4,1,2,3,
c)
1,3,4,2
d)
3,1,4,2
25.
Both the Chisholm Trail and the Great Western Trail started in ______ and ended in ______.
a)
Texas, California
b)
Texas, Kansas
c)
Texas, Nebraska
d)
Texas, Oklahoma
26.
What is a narrow strip of land that connects two large areas of land?
a)
island
b)
river
c)
delta
d)
isthmus
27.
In the late 1800's, the creation of inventions had what effect on the productivity of businesses?
a)
Inventions slowed the growth of businesses.
b)
Inventions helped workers do more work faster.
c)
People were replaced by machines.
d)
Children could not be hired to work.
28.
How did the market for beef encourage ranchers to make cattle drives
a)
Beef was expensive in Texas but cheap elsewhere
b)
Beef was cheap in Texas but expensive elsewhere
c)
There was nowhere to buy beef in Texas
d)
None of the above
29.
Which of the following is NOT something Pittsburgh and Chicago had in common?
a)
They both had many immigrants come to work in the city.
b)
They both had stockyards for meat processing.
c)
They both had many immigrants come to work in the city.
d)
They both had fires that caused a lot of damage to the city.
30.
Which of the following is NOT something Pittsburgh and Chicago had in common?
a)
They both had many immigrants come to work in the city.
b)
They both had stockyards for meat processing.
c)
They both had many immigrants come to work in the city.
d)
They both had fires that caused a lot of damage to the city.
31.
Label 2 represents______/
a)
Pittsburgh, PA
b)
Chicago, IL
c)
Pittsburgh, IL
d)
Chicago, IN
32.
How did Thomas Edison change the world?
a)
He made it easier to work at night and increased the amount of work that a person could do in a day
b)
He made it a lot easier for people to communicate
c)
He made it a lot easier for people to travel.
d)
He helped southern farmers live a better life
33.
Label 3 represents
a)
Pittsburgh, PT
b)
Pittsburgh, WV
c)
Chicago, IN
d)
Pittsburgh, PA
34.
Which label represents the location of Kitty Hawk?
a)
Label 1
b)
Label 2
c)
Label 3
d)
Label 4
35.
What was a result of Yellow Journalism?
a)
Economic growth for the readers
b)
Public opinion for the war increased
c)
Public outcry against the war increased.
d)
US won the Spanish American War
36.
When nations build empires by adding colonie, that is called _________.
a)
Imperialism
b)
Expanisionism
c)
Territorialism
d)
None of the above
37.
The amount of something that people want to sell at a certain price is called ________
a)
Supply
b)
Demand
c)
scarcity
d)
credit
38.
Town where the railroad tracks begin or end
a)
sodbuster
b)
railhead
c)
habitat
d)
extinct
39.
Who invented the first airplane that could successfully hold a human and an engine in 1903?
a)
Alexander Graham Bell
b)
Thomas Edison
c)
George Washington Carver
d)
The Wright Brothers
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