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WorksheetsU. S. History II 1st Nine Weeks Exam
Total questions: 124
Worksheet time: 4hrs 6mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
The most important invention/improvement responsible for the growth of American industry
a)
factories
b)
railroads
c)
corporations
d)
telephone
2.
He was known as a major entrepreneur in the Oil Industry
a)
John Rockefeller
b)
Andrew Carnegie
c)
Cornelius Vanderbelt
d)
Gustavus Swift
3.
Term where several companies engaged in the same type of business and joined together
a)
Horizontal integration
b)
Vertical Integration
c)
holding company
d)
economies of scale
4.
a term for Companies who are involved in different businesses but they are all related
a)
shareholders
b)
horizontal integration
c)
vertical integration
d)
holding company
5.
Known as the "Master of Steel"
a)
John D. Rockefeller
b)
Cornelius Vanderbilt
c)
Gustavus Swift
d)
Andrew Carnegie
6.
Term where the strongest, most clever, most efficient business will survive and the weak businesses will die out.
a)
Social Darwinism
b)
Sherman AntiTrust
c)
Economies of Scale
d)
Holding companies
7.
Term that says: private monopolies and artificial restrictions on trade were wrong
a)
Social Darwinism
b)
Sherman Antitrust Act
c)
Economies of Scale
d)
Vertical Integration
8.
Which labor union grew at the turn of the century even though it excluded unskilled workers, blacks and women?
a)
The American Federation of Labor
b)
The American Railway Union
c)
The International WOmen's Garment Workers Union
d)
The Knights of Labor
9.
Who was the leader of the AFL?
a)
Samuel Gompers
b)
Eugene V. Debs
c)
J.P. Morgan
d)
Jay Gould
10.
What industry was paralyzed by the Pullman Strike of 1894?
a)
Clothing
b)
Steel
c)
Railroads
d)
It was spread across several industries
11.
The wealthy often give away a portion of their earnings to good causes. This practice is known as...
a)
a monopoly.
b)
philanthropy.
c)
economics.
d)
laissez-faire.
12.
John D. Rockefeller is associated with which industry?
a)
Railroads
b)
Shipping
c)
Steel
d)
Oil
13.
Robber Barons
a)
Pizza guy
b)
Bad robbers
c)
Nickname for wealthy
14.
New Immigrants were from
a)
Buladean
b)
South and West Europe
c)
South and Eastern Europe
d)
Mexico
15.
Nativism
a)
Liked immigrants
b)
Liked wealthy
c)
Disliked immigrants favored native born
16.
Assimilation
a)
Mixing of religion
b)
When immigrants become more like the country they have entered
17.
Horatio Alger wrote books about
a)
immigrants
b)
robber barons
c)
rags to riches
18.
Gilded Age was a time when things
a)
Looked bad all the way
b)
Everything was great
c)
On the outside was good, inside not so much
19.
The Gospel of Wealth said that the purpose of money was to
a)
Roll around tobacco and smoke
b)
Spend on yourself because you can't take it with you when you die
c)
Help your fellow man
20.
Tammany Hall was a
a)
Bar
b)
Pool Hall in Buladean
c)
Corrupt Political Machine in New York City
21.
The Sherman Anti-Trust Act sought to outlaw
a)
Nativists
b)
Bootleggers
c)
Monopolies
22.
Plessy vs. Ferguson
a)
Ended segregation
b)
Ended seperate but equal
c)
Legalized separate but equal
23.
This party wanted silver to back the dollar and was supported by farmers
a)
Republicans
b)
Democrats
c)
Populists
24.
The theory used by the wealthy to justify their wealth and treatment of the poor.
a)
Darwinism
b)
Natural Selection
c)
Selectionism
d)
Social Darwinism
25.
The Bessemer Process
a)
Enabled the growth of cities and fostered transportation
b)
Resulted in extended work hours as it banished the darkness
c)
was implemented in most factories to increase productivity
d)
was credited to Henry Bessemer though Andrew Carnegie invented it
26.
The System of Interchangeable Parts resulted in all of the following EXCEPT:
a)
increased demand for skilled workers
b)
reduction of prices on manufactured items
c)
mass production
d)
changes in the relationship between business and workers
27.
Group of works who collective bargain to get higher pay, more rights and better working conditions
a)
Soviet Union
b)
Labor Union
c)
Commune
d)
Trade Federation
28.
This muckraking novel addressed the abuses that occurred in Chicago's meatpacking industry
a)
How the Other Half Lives
b)
The Octopus
c)
Shame of the Cities
d)
The Jungle
29.
Passage of the Pure Food and Drug Act and the Meat Inspection Act illustrated the federal government's commitment to
a)
environmental rights
b)
workers' rights
c)
business competition
d)
consumer protection
30.
Business leaders Rockefeller, JP Morgan and Vanderbilt were referred to as robber barons because they
a)
bought titles of nobility from foreign govts
b)
were ruthless in dealing with competitors
c)
stole money from state and local governments
d)
gained their wealth by illegal means
31.
Technological development most revolutionized US steel industry?
a)
Electrification
b)
Vulcanization
c)
Steam power
d)
Bessemer Process
32.
Members of which group most likely to belong to Populist Party?
a)
Anarchists
b)
Farmers
c)
Industrialists
d)
Immigrants
33.
Which statement best explains what the Dawes Act did?
a)
a. it took tribal lands from Native Americans, cut them into family-sized parcels, and sold leftover land to whites
b)
a. it put bounties on buffalo, with the goal of starving the Native Americans
c)
a. it gave free land to white settlers
d)
it allowed the railroads to build on private land
34.
The Populist Party supported which goals?
a)
Immigration reform and gold standard
b)
Coinage of silver and government ownership of railroads
c)
Lower crop prices and higher tariffs
d)
Unregulated banks and higher grain storage fees
35.
In late nineteenth-century cities, doctors, lawyers, engineers, managers, social workers, architects, and teachers made up a growing
a)
middle class.
b)
tenement class.
c)
wealthy society.
d)
working class.
36.
The wave of immigrants that arrived in the late nineteenth century changed American society by
a)
bringing new ideas to American industries.
b)
changing the face and size of American cities.
c)
forming ethnic neighborhoods in many communities.
d)
rapidly assimilating into mainstream American culture.
37.
What philosophy held that some people fail in life because of circumstances beyond their control?
a)
individualism
b)
naturalism
c)
realism
d)
Social Darwinism
38.
The philosophy of Social Darwinism applied Charles Darwin’s theory of evolution to
a)
biblical accounts of creation.
b)
human society and competition.
c)
political and economic issues.
d)
the social reform movement.
39.
The Social Gospel movement worked to better conditions in cities according to
a)
biblical ideals of charity and justice.
b)
the economic doctrine of laissez-faire.
c)
practical realities of urban poverty.
d)
the principles of social science.
40.
The vast majority of immigrants arriving on the East Coast passed through a processing center located where?
a)
Angel Island
b)
Ellis Island
c)
Staten Island
d)
Long Island
41.
Most urban working-class families lived in multifamily apartment buildings called
a)
suburbs.
b)
skyscrapers.
c)
tenements.
d)
work houses
42.
An extreme dislike for foreigners by native-born people
a)
nativism
b)
tenement
c)
individualism
d)
Social Darwinism
43.
Believed wealthy Americans should use their wealth to help people help themselves.
a)
Andrew Carnegie
b)
James A. Garfield
c)
Thomas Eakins
d)
Booker T. Washington
44.
Was an anti-immigrant organization
a)
American Protective Association
b)
Taiping Rebellion
c)
Little Italy
d)
Angel Island
45.
William M. Tweed was
a)
the designer of the first skyscraper.
b)
the inventor of the electric trolley car.
c)
the leader of the Workingman’s Party.
d)
the party boss of a political machine.
46.
The growth of population in these cities is most likely due to -
a)
The growth of plantation systems.
b)
The lure of Gold, Glory, and God
c)
The influx of workers drawn to new factory jobs
d)
Free federal farms
47.
Which term is the name of a restriction on immigration passed by Congress?
a)
Melting Pot Act
b)
Nativism Act of 1902
c)
Chinese Exclusion Act
d)
None of the above
48.
Which best describes the working conditions of most immigrants?
a)
Most immigrants worked long hours in low-paying industrial jobs
b)
Most immigrants worked as farmers in rural areas
c)
Most immigrants worked as bookkeepers or other professional jobs
d)
Most immigrants worked as tailors or other skilled jobs
49.
The process in which the population of urban settlements grows
a)
Immigration
b)
Economic Development
c)
Urbanization
d)
Industrial Revolution
50.
The Standard Oil Company controlled 90 percent of the petroleum industry in the United States
a)
true
b)
false
51.
A monopoly is when _________.
a)
a company makes goods with machines
b)
a company makes goods by hand
c)
a company gets total control of a product or service
d)
government takes over a business
52.
What is a Laissez-Faire economy?
a)
An economy that is completely controlled by the U.S. government
b)
An economy that is partially controlled by the U.S. government
c)
An economy that works best when there is very little involvement by the U.S. government
d)
An economy that is controlled by another country
53.
The Pullman strike and the Haymarket incident both occurred in what city?
a)
Detroit
b)
New York
c)
Chicago
d)
Cleveland
54.
What is a license that gives an inventor the exclusive right to make, use or sell an invention?
a)
Patent
b)
Permit
c)
Proprietorship
d)
Process Papers
55.
Construction of Central Pacific Railroad relied largely on who?
a)
Chinese
b)
German
c)
Irish
d)
Mexican
56.
What was the primary source of food for the Plains Indians?
a)
Buffalo
b)
Deer
c)
Corn
d)
Salmon
57.
When was the Progressive Era?
a)
Antebellum
b)
1865-1877
c)
1900-1920
d)
1933-1945
58.
What amendment provided suffrage for women (1920)?
a)
16th
b)
17th
c)
18th
d)
19th
59.
Whose book led to the direct passage of the Meat Inspection Act and indirect of the Pure Food and Drug Acts?
a)
Jacob Riis
b)
Lewis Hines
c)
Ida Tarbell
d)
Upton Sinclair
60.
Which Progressive President used Big Stick Diplomacy and was known as a Trust buster?
a)
Teddy Roosevelt
b)
Taft
c)
Woodrow Wilson
d)
Luke Skywalker
61.
Which long-awaited goal of the women’s rights movement was achieved during the Progressive Era?
a)
the right to vote
b)
the right to own property
c)
equal pay for equal work
d)
equal access to employment and education
62.
Key Reforms of the Progressive Era
· Initiative
· Referendum
· Recall
· Direct Primary
· 17th Amendment
How did the reforms listed above impact America?
· Initiative
· Referendum
· Recall
· Direct Primary
· 17th Amendment
How did the reforms listed above impact America?
a)
A system of separate schools for new immigrants
b)
They gave citizens a greater voice in the democratic process of government
c)
More sources of revenue and taxes in state governments.
d)
They successfully brought economic relief to the urban working class
63.
Writers that dig up the bad things going on in society
a)
Suffragists
b)
Muckrakers
c)
Students
d)
Chaffinators
64.
The founder of the NAACP who encouraged African Americans to fight to end segregation
a)
Booker T. Washington
b)
George Washington Carver
c)
WEB Dubois
d)
Upton Sinclair
65.
This was created to allow women to vote nationally
a)
17th Amendment
b)
18th Amendment
c)
19th Amendment
d)
21st Amendment
66.
To preserve water, trees, plants, and other natural resources
a)
Precipitation
b)
Confurion
c)
Conservation
d)
Infusion
67.
Who was the photographer who revealed to the world how the lower class lived?
a)
Alexander Bell
b)
Jacob Riis
c)
Upton Sinclair
d)
Theodore Roosevelt
68.
What is it called when you hold a special election to replace someone in public office?
a)
Initiative
b)
Referendum
c)
Recall
69.
What is suffrage?
a)
Sadness and misery
b)
Right to bear arms
c)
Right to vote
d)
Freedom of speech
70.
Which of the following amendments gave people the right to vote for their senators?
a)
13
b)
15
c)
17
d)
19
71.
At the beginning of the twentieth century, which group was BEST known for its attempts to reform U.S. urban political machines?
a)
evangelicals
b)
industrialists
c)
isolationists
d)
progressives
72.
What was the name of Theodore Roosevelt’s domestic policy?
a)
New Nationalism
b)
Square Deal
c)
New Freedom
d)
New Deal
73.
Recognizing the need to preserve our natural environment and natural history, which president created a record number of national parks?
a)
Grover Cleveland
b)
Theodore Roosevelt
c)
William Taft
d)
William McKinley
74.
Which of the following can be attributed to W.E.B. Du Bois?
a)
the founding of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP)
b)
the increase of industrial education available for African Americans
c)
the development of the Underground Railroad
d)
the weakening of the Back to Africa movement
75.
During the Progressive Era, muckrakers such as Jacob Riis exposed the harsh realities of
a)
industrialization.
b)
interventionism.
c)
military life.
d)
western settlements.
76.
Made it illegal to create trusts and monopolies
a)
Sherman Antitrust Act
b)
Sherman Antimonopoly Act
c)
Sherman Shortly Act
d)
Sherman No Business Act
77.
Which organization was founded by W.E.B. Dubois that fights for African American rights?
a)
LULAC
b)
A.I.M
c)
NAACP
d)
ACLU
78.
Why did it take so long to abolish child labor?
a)
Child labor was cheap.
b)
Companies profited from child labor.
c)
Hard work was expected of all family members.
d)
All of these.
79.
One of the major goals of the Pure Food and Drug Act of 1906 was to
a)
limit the amount of sugar in snack products.
b)
protect farmers from bankruptcy due to changing food prices.
c)
control the price put on beverages and food products.
d)
ensure that products were labeled accurately.
80.
"Unhampered by tradition, uncorrupted by power, undismayed by the magnitude of the task, the new party offers itself as the instrument of the people to sweep away old abuses, to build a new and nobler commonwealth." —T. Roosevelt, Aug. 1912
Which political party is discussed in this excerpt?
Which political party is discussed in this excerpt?
a)
the Democratic Party
b)
the Know-Nothing Party
c)
the Progressive Party
d)
the Socialist Party
81.
Which amendment extended voting rights to women?
a)
the Fifteenth Amendment
b)
the Seventeenth Amendment
c)
the Nineteenth Amendment
d)
the Twenty-sixth Amendment
82.
Which Amendment prohibits slavery?
a)
15th
b)
14th
c)
13th
d)
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83.
Which Amendment states that anyone born in the United States is a citizen?
a)
14th
b)
15th
c)
16th
d)
13th
84.
Prohibition of alcohol. Which amendment is this?
a)
15th
b)
18th
c)
22nd
d)
24th
85.
All male citizens have the right to vote. Which amendment is this?
a)
15th
b)
3rd
c)
26th
d)
14th
86.
Every person born or naturalized in the US is a citizen. Which amendment is this?
a)
12th
b)
22nd
c)
15th
d)
14th
87.
14th Amendment
a)
Civil rights, equal protection of the law regardless of race
b)
voting age changed to 18
c)
women can vote
d)
electing president every 8 years
88.
Eliminates involuntary servitude
a)
13
b)
14
c)
15
d)
All
89.
16th Amendment
a)
electing president
b)
prohibition
c)
congress can tax income
d)
congressional pay
90.
18th Amendment
a)
prohibition
b)
women can vote
c)
presidential terms
d)
voting age
91.
Movement to ban alcohol in the United States
a)
Temperance Movement
b)
18th Amendment
c)
21st Amendment
d)
Prohibition
92.
Which of the following was associated with women's sufferage?
a)
Charles Finney
b)
Horace Mann
c)
Frederick Douglass
d)
Susan B. Anthony
93.
Which of the following was a problem that instigated the reforms?
a)
alcoholism was destroying families
b)
prisons were poorly run
c)
children lacked proper education
d)
all of the above
94.
organized attempts to improve conditions of life
a)
social reform
b)
revival
c)
declaration of sentiments
d)
fugitive slave act
95.
Abolitionists were Americans who wanted to end
a)
Slavery
b)
discrimination against women
c)
immigration
d)
imprisonment for debt
96.
What is temperance?
a)
abstinence from alcoholic drink
b)
the study of temperatures
c)
a religious belief that says your temper controls your fate
d)
the right to vote
97.
Why did the U.S build the Panama Canal?
a)
to reduce travel time
b)
to speed up trade
c)
to protect from invaders
d)
for fishing
98.
What is the Panama Canal?
a)
a northwest passage through Canada
b)
a waterway through northern Egypt
c)
A waterway connecting the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans through Panama
d)
A river that runs through Panama
99.
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
100.
What term describes building an empire by conquering other nations?
a)
Isolationism
b)
Repubicanism
c)
Militarism
d)
Imperialism
101.
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.
102.
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
103.
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
104.
What did the Roosevelt Corollary add to?
a)
The Phillippines
b)
Monroe Doctrine
c)
Roosevelt Doctrine
d)
President Monroe's wish list
105.
Forcing other nations to do as Roosevelt wanted was called...
a)
Big Gun Diplomacy
b)
Big Roosevelt Diplomacy
c)
Big Stick Policy
d)
Big Stick Score
106.
What countries did Roosevelt want to keep out of the Americas?
a)
Canada
b)
Portugal
c)
European nations
d)
Guam
107.
List the events in chronological order
1 Rough Riders fight in Cuba
2. Guam and Puerto Rico become part of the US
3. Sinking of the USS Maine
4. Liberation of Cuba
1 Rough Riders fight in Cuba
2. Guam and Puerto Rico become part 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
108.
What does this political cartoon BEST represents ?
a)
Exploration
b)
Imperialism
c)
Diplomacy
d)
Big Stick Policy
109.
The Panama Canal runs through the middle of Panama connecting which two oceans?
a)
Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico
b)
Indian Ocean and Pacific Ocean
c)
Atlantic and Pacific Ocean
d)
Carribean Sea and Pacific Ocean
110.
Whose favorite proverb was "Speak softly and carry a big stick?
a)
Theodore Roosevelt
b)
Woodrow Wilson
c)
William McKinley
d)
James Manroe
111.
Who was president during the Spanish American War?
a)
Lincoln
b)
McKinley
c)
Roosevelt
d)
Wilson
112.
Describe the roles of Stevens during the annexation of Hawaii:
a)
Stevens was born and raised in Hawaii and supported the Queen during the overthrow.
b)
Stevens was the US Minister to Hawaii who supported the US marines to overthrow the queen.
c)
Stevens was the President of Hawaii after the overthrown.
113.
Describe the role of Dole during the annexation of Hawaii.
a)
Dole was the ancestor of Liliuokalani and was heir to the throne.
b)
Dole was the Senator of Hawaii at the time of annexation.
c)
Dole was the President of the Provisional Government of Hawaii who refused to return Liliuokalani's power to her.
114.
Describe the role of McKinley during the annexation of Hawaii.
a)
McKinley annexed Hawaii when he became president.
b)
McKinley did not want to annex without a full vote from all Hawaiians.
c)
Hawaii was already annexed before McKinley came into office.
115.
What does sugar cane have to do with the annexation of Hawaii?
a)
Sugar cane had little to do with the annexation of Hawaii.
b)
American planters were profiting so much for sugar cane that they decided to annex Hawaii to get more money.
c)
American planters were profiting greatly through ties with US through tax free sugar trade. Due to the McKinley Tariff, making sugar importation no longer tax free.
116.
What was the USS Maine?
a)
a state in America
b)
American naval ship that sank in Havana Harbor.
c)
a fleet of navy ships that sailed around the world
117.
Why did the Cubans rebel against Spain?
a)
they loved Spain
b)
they wanted freedom
c)
they wanted food
118.
Why did the United States go to war with Spain?
a)
yellow journalism, De Lome Letter, USS Maine explosion, to free Cuba
b)
they wanted to enslave the Cubans
c)
American wanted to rule the entire world
119.
What is the Treaty of Paris?
a)
This was a treaty signed by France so that tere would be an end to the Cuban war. Spain was purchased for $20 million at its signing.
b)
This was a treaty signed by the US and Spain, which formally ended the Spanish-American war. The US purchased the Philippines for $20 million as a result of this treaty and Spain renounced all claim of Cuba.
c)
It was a treaty signed by America to stay out of wars for the next 20 years. Puerto Rico was given as a gift upon agreement.
120.
Who created the US Open Door Policy?
a)
John Hay
b)
William Jay
c)
John Adams
d)
Henry Ford
121.
What was the US Open Door Policy
a)
Lost millions of people to exportation
b)
Allowed the US to trade with China
c)
Gave Money to other countries in need
d)
Disallowed Chinese men to enter US
122.
When was the US Open Door Policy created?
a)
1899-1900
b)
1875-1880
c)
1925-1930
d)
1940-1950
123.
Why was the US Open Door Policy important?
a)
Gave US a wall around the country
b)
Contract with Europeans for trade
c)
Allowed US to trade goods with China
d)
Used Policy for taking over country
124.
In 1900 the United States declared an Open Door Policy that reflected which of the following beliefs?
a)
The Chinese were secretly negotiating trade privileges with European countries.
b)
All countries should have equal trading rights in China.
c)
Japan might conquer China and cut off all foreign trade.
d)
American consumers would be hurt by international trade.
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