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WorksheetsUnit 2 review
Total questions: 11
Worksheet time: 18mins
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Class
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1.
Which of the following is NOT a reason that many Chinese emigrated to the United States in the mid to late nineteenth century?
a)
There were many supportive Chinese-American communities that had emigrated earlier in the century.
b)
Taxes imposed on Chinese citizens were high and there was little room for economic progress.
c)
The British were exerting too much control over China after the Opium Wars.
d)
There was a great deal of work available constructing the transcontinental railroad.
2.
How did the opening of the Panama Canal promote economic activity?
a)
It made the trading of goods easier and more efficient.
b)
It gave Panama control over Latin American trade.
c)
C. It increased the cost of trading between nations.
d)
It reduced political tensions in Central America.
3.
How did President William McKinley expand the influence of the United States across the world?
a)
by pushing the United States to fight a war in Europe
b)
by purchasing a large amount of territory from France
c)
by defeating one of the major European colonial powers
d)
by convincing Congress to purchase the Alaska Territory
4.
The Spanish-American War led the United States to expand into
a)
West Africa
b)
South America.
c)
the Middle East.
d)
the South Pacific.
5.
What development reduced the importance of cattle trails for ranchers in the United States?
a)
the invention of the steam boat
b)
the expansion of railroad systems
c)
the industrialization of cities in the Northeast
d)
the growth of the Southern plantation economy
6.
Following the Civil War, what contributed to the growing use and development of cattle trails in the United States?
a)
population growth in the West
b)
the industrialization of the North
c)
Reconstruction policies in the South
d)
the purchase of the Louisiana Territory
7.
a)
The United States boycotted trade with Spain.
b)
A communist revolution in Cuba began.
c)
France sold Cuba to the United States.
d)
The Spanish-American War began.
8.
Which of the following was an effect of the construction of the Panama Canal?
a)
It led to the democratization of much of South America.
b)
It increased US involvement in the affairs of Central America.
c)
It helped European countries colonize much of South America.
d)
It reduced trade between the United States and Central America.
9.
As president, Theodore Roosevelt sought to increase the global power and influence of the United States. Why was the completion of the Panama Canal important to this goal?
a)
The canal would provide a way for the US Navy to quickly travel between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans to protect US interests.
b)
The canal would protect the United States from invasion and allow the government to focus spending on improving the economy.
c)
The canal would help the United States control the global oil supply and generate profits by taxing its transport through the canal.
d)
The canal would encourage the spread of democracy in the Americas and improve diplomatic relations throughout the region.
10.
The Great Western Cattle Trail had an important role in moving goods in which direction?
a)
from Oregon toward the Midwest
b)
from Texas toward the Northeast
c)
from Oklahoma toward the Pacific coast
d)
from California toward the Atlantic coast
11.
The growth of the Chisholm Trail in the nineteenth century helped which of these to develop?
a)
the Chicago beef industry
b)
the Houston beef industry
c)
the Montana ranching industry
d)
the California ranching industry
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