WorksheetsT. Roosevelt and Review
Total questions: 112
Worksheet time: 2hrs 3mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What was the name of Theodore Roosevelt's Volunteer Cavalry?
a)
Buffalo Soldiers
b)
Roosevelt's Rangers
c)
Force Recon
d)
Rough Riders
2.
Which of the following was an effect of the Spanish-American War?
a)
Sinking of the Lusitania
b)
Guam and Puerto Rico became United States Territories
c)
Yellow Journalism was invented
d)
William McKinley was elected President of the USA
3.
What was the name of the ship thats sinking triggered the Spanish-American War?
a)
Titanic
b)
Lusitania
c)
Lexington
d)
Maine
4.
Where were the first shots of the SPanish-American War fired?
a)
Cuba
b)
Philipines
c)
Puerto Rico
d)
Guam
5.
In what year was the Spanish-American War started?
a)
1776
b)
1789
c)
1803
d)
1898
6.
Who is credited with forcing the annexation of Hawaii as the United States state?
a)
Sanford Dole
b)
Alfred Thayer Mahan
c)
Theodore Roosevelt
d)
Lili'uokalani
7.
Who served as the last monarch of Hawaii?
a)
Sanford Dole
b)
Alfred Thayer Mahan
c)
Theodore Roosevelt
d)
Lili'uokalani
8.
Who is credited with bolstering the American power by arguing that no great nation ever existed without a dominant sea power?
a)
Sanford Dole
b)
Alfred Thayer Mahan
c)
Theodore Roosevelt
d)
Lili'uokalani
9.
Who served as president after the assassination of William McKinley?
a)
Sanford Dole
b)
Alfred Thayer Mahan
c)
Theodore Roosevelt
d)
Lili'uokalani
10.
Which group of people assisted the territorial expansion of the USA by working abroad in such places as Hawaii?
a)
Marines
b)
Tobacco Growers
c)
Soldiers
d)
Missionaries
11.
President Theodore Roosevelt's foreign policy led to greater involvement in ______.
a)
Asia
b)
Africa
c)
North AMerica
d)
Latin America
12.
Control of Hawaii was of strategic importance because it provided _________.
a)
Sugar
b)
a labor force for the plantations
c)
Large coal deposits in the Atlantic
d)
A military base in the Pacific
13.
Which president is credited with building the Panama Canal?
a)
William McKinley
b)
Theodore Roosevelt
c)
William H. Taft
d)
Woodrow Wilson
14.
As a result of the Spanish-American War the USA became an important power in _______________
a)
The Hawaiian Islands
b)
Panama Canal Zone
c)
The Philippines, Guam and Puerto Rico
d)
The Central Powers
15.
The United States Open Door policy was most closely associate with ___________
a)
China
b)
Japan
c)
Cuba
d)
Philippines
16.
Which president is most associated with "Dollar Diplomacy?"
a)
WIlliam McKinley
b)
Woodrow WIlson
c)
Theodore Roosevelt
d)
William H. Taft
17.
Which president is most associated with "Gunboat Diplomacy?"
a)
WIlliam McKinley
b)
Woodrow WIlson
c)
Theodore Roosevelt
d)
William H. Taft
18.
Who is most responsible for the growth of the National Park System?
a)
John Muir
b)
Theodore Roosevelt
c)
William H Taft
d)
Edith Wilson
19.
What was the name of the book that attacked the Meat Packing Industry in Chicago and lead to the passing of the Pure Food and Drug Act?
a)
John Muir
b)
Alexander Bell
c)
Upton Sinclair
d)
Theodore Roosevelt
20.
Which of these is in the correct chronological order?
a)
Taft,
Roosevelt, WIlson, McKinley
Roosevelt, WIlson, McKinley
b)
McKinley,
Roosevelt,
Taft
Wilson
Roosevelt,
Taft
Wilson
c)
Roosevelt,
Taft, Wilson, Mckinley
Taft, Wilson, Mckinley
d)
Wilson, McKinley,
Taft,
Roosevelt
Taft,
Roosevelt
21.
What amendment called for the direct election of U.S. Senators?
a)
16
b)
17
c)
18
d)
19
22.
Which journalist and social reformer became famous after exposing the brutality of lynchings?
a)
Upton Sinclair
b)
Jack London
c)
John Muir
d)
Ida B. Wells
23.
Teddy Roosevelt reduced the power of these types of businesses which controlled the American economy?
a)
horizontal monopolies
b)
small businesses
c)
corporations
d)
trusts
24.
Journalists who exposed graft and corruption is society were known as:
a)
socialists
b)
trouble makers
c)
muckrakers
d)
bull moosers
25.
President Teddy Roosevelt HAND PICKED this man to be his successor.
a)
McKinley
b)
Taft
c)
Wilson
d)
Reagan
26.
What war/conflict made Teddy Roosevelt famous?
a)
Civil War
b)
Spanish American War
c)
World War I
d)
Vietnam War
27.
Roosevelt's foreign policy
a)
Dollar Diplomacy
b)
Missinary Diplomacy
c)
Big Stick Diplomacy
d)
Big Deal Diplomacy
28.
What office did Teddy Roosevelt hold BEFORE he was McKinley's Vice President?
a)
Mayor of New York City
b)
Governor of New York State
c)
Bull Moose Party Leader
d)
Secretary of War
29.
Initiatives enabled voters to ...
a)
Seek work
b)
Move from state to state
c)
Propose laws
30.
The President who stated that both labor and management shall have a "square deal" and therefore did not take management's side during the 1902 coal strike was...
a)
Teddy Roosevelt
b)
Woodrow Wilson
c)
William Taft
31.
This is an election where the voters choose a polictial party's candidate for the general election rather than the political bosses
a)
Referendum
b)
Direct Primary
c)
Recall
32.
This is an election where the voters can remove an elected official
a)
Referendum
b)
Direct Primary
c)
Recall
33.
This allowed voters to approve or disapprove a proposed law
a)
Referendum
b)
Direct Primary
c)
Recall
34.
This amendment established the Federal Income Tax
a)
16th Amendment
b)
18th Amendment
c)
19th Amendment
35.
Which agency was created as a direct result of a novel about the meatpacking industry?
a)
Food and Drug Administration
b)
Federal Trade Commission
c)
Meat Packing Administration
d)
World Health Organization
36.
What does Trust-busting mean?
a)
end discrimination
b)
stop monopolies (restore competition)
c)
label ingredients on food and drugs
d)
election for political offices
37.
Why did United States business interests favor overseas expansion in the late 1800's?
a)
to establish a commonwealth of colonies
b)
to establish military bases around the world
c)
to acquire new markets and sources of raw materials
d)
to spread democratic ideals to other areas of the world
38.
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
39.
President McKinley and the American people were finally convinced to wage war against the Spanish after the mysterious explosion of the
a)
HMS Beagle
b)
USS Olympia
c)
Spanish Armada
d)
USS Maine
40.
After the war, the U.S. gained control of
a)
Puerto Rico
b)
Spain
c)
Midway Islands
d)
Texas
41.
As a result of the Spanish- American War, the US became a political power in --
a)
the Hawaiian islands
b)
the Panama Canal Zone
c)
the Central Powers Alliance
d)
the Philippines, Guam, and Puerto Rico
42.
What amendment gave the United States open access to Cuba?
a)
Platt Amendment
b)
Roosevelt Amendment
c)
Taft Amendment
d)
Monroe Amendment
43.
He was part of the Rough Riders during the Spanish American war. He was also the assistant Secretary of the Navy and a president during the progressive era.
a)
Alfred T Mahan
b)
Rough Riders
c)
Theodore Roosevelt
d)
Henry Cabot Lodge
44.
1898- It lasted only 4 months. This was the end of Spain's colonial empire and the emergence of the US as a world power,
a)
Sinking of the USS Maine
b)
Boxer Rebellion
c)
Dollar Diplomacy
d)
Spanish American War
45.
Alfred Thayer Mahan supported moving the US into a position of power by
a)
bolstering US industrial output
b)
strengthening US naval capacity
c)
improving relations with US allies
d)
increasing funding for the US Air Force
46.
¨U.S. would collect debts for investors who worked with Latin America, acting as an “international police power.” Known as the Big Stick Policy.
a)
Roosevelt Corollary
b)
Open Door Policy
c)
Boxer Rebellion
d)
Dollar Diplomacy
47.
1903- The 48mile international waterway allows ships to pass between the Atlantic and Pacific Ocean, saving about 8,000 miles. ¨Expansion of World trade.
a)
Platt Amendment
b)
Monroe Doctrine
c)
Boxer Rebellion
d)
Panama Canal
48.
The US adopted the Open Door policy primarily to
a)
spread democracy in Asia
b)
secure trade opportunities in China
c)
promote immigration to US territories
d)
negotiate free trade concessions from Britain
49.
Sanford B. Dole is remembered for having expanded US power by
a)
leading troops in the Spanish American War
b)
working for annexation of Hawaii as a state
c)
passing legislation to increase funding for the navy
d)
negotiating treaties with the Philippine gov't
50.
What country is this?
a)
Belize
b)
Costa Rica
c)
Panama
d)
Colombia
51.
What country is being displayed?
a)
Panama
b)
The Bahamas
c)
Costa Rica
d)
Cuba
52.
What country is being displayed in red?
a)
Puerto Rico
b)
Panama
c)
Cuba
d)
Dominican Republic
53.
What state is in red?
a)
Hawaii
b)
Canada
c)
Alaska
d)
Maine
54.
Describe how the United States acquired Hawaii.
a)
The U.S government won Hawaii in a battle with Japan
b)
After Queen Liliuokalani died the U.S. purchased Hawaii for 20 million dollars
c)
U.S. won a war with Spain and Spain sold Hawaii for $7million to the U.S.
d)
U.S. Overthrew Queen Liliuokalani and became a U.S. territory in 1898
55.
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
56.
In what major strike did Roosevelt intervene and actually side with labor?
a)
Homestead strike
b)
coal strike
c)
gold miners strike
d)
railroad strike
57.
Roosevelt has become known as the President who went after these types of
businesses which controlled much of America?
businesses which controlled much of America?
a)
monopolies
b)
trusts
c)
corporations
d)
cartels
58.
Under the influence of men such as Gifford Pinchot and John Muir, Roosevelt was
the first President to show concern for the?
the first President to show concern for the?
a)
military
b)
poor
c)
national parks (land)
d)
women and children
59.
Reform governor and later Senator from Wisconsin who led many Progressive
reforms?
reforms?
a)
Theodore Roosevelt
b)
Upton Sinclair
c)
Robert La Follette
d)
Lincoln Steffins
60.
Name the government agency which was created as a result of Sinclair’s book?
a)
Pure Food and Drug Act
b)
Meat Inspection Act
c)
USDA
d)
FDA
61.
What is the 16 th Amendment?
a)
direct election of senators
b)
women's right to vote
c)
prohibition
d)
income tax
62.
What is the 17 th Amendment?
a)
direct election of senators
b)
women's right to vote
c)
income tax
d)
prohibition
63.
What is the 18 th Amendment?
a)
direct election of senators
b)
income tax
c)
prohibition
d)
repeal of prohibition
64.
These people were mostly middle class reformers who wanted to see
improvements in society?
improvements in society?
a)
Republicans
b)
Populists
c)
Progressives
d)
Democrats
65.
She wrote an expose about Standard Oil Company?
a)
Ida B. Wells
b)
Harriet Beecher Stowe
c)
Amelia Bloomer
d)
Ida Tarbell
66.
What territory did the United States NOT acquire as a result of the Spanish-American War?
a)
Cuba
b)
Puerto Rico
c)
Philippines
d)
Guam
67.
The subject of this cartoon represents:
a)
Prohibition
b)
Big Stick Diplomacy
c)
Spanish-American War
d)
Yellow Journalism
68.
The purpose of the 18th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution was to:
a)
Stop alcohol sales
b)
Grant women suffrage
c)
Prevent child labor
d)
Raise factory wages
69.
The inventions of electric lighting and telephone service increased:
a)
Immigration
b)
Westward expansion
c)
Racial segregation
d)
Industrial growth
70.
What ship exploded in Cuba’s Havana Harbor, leading to the Spanish-American War?
a)
USS Maine
b)
USS Massachusetts
c)
USS Constitution
d)
USS Arizona
71.
Who was the bigger "trustbuster?"
a)
Taft
b)
Roosevelt
72.
What happened in the election of 1912?
a)
Roosevelt runs as a third party and wins
b)
Roosevelt runs as a third party and loses
c)
Taft runs as a Republican and wins
d)
Wilson runs as a Republican and loses
73.
What political party did Roosevelt run as in the election of 1912?
a)
Democrat
b)
Republican
c)
Bull Moose
d)
Libertarian
74.
Who won the election of 1912?
a)
Roosevelt
b)
Taft
c)
Wilson
d)
McKinley
75.
Which amendment allowed for the direct election of US Senators?
a)
16
b)
17
c)
18
d)
19
76.
This man was elected after Roosevelt to continue the progressive reform agenda.
a)
Andrew Johnson
b)
Franklin Roosevelt
c)
William Howard Taft
d)
William McKinley
77.
This was created to regulate monopolies
a)
Interstate Commerce Commission
b)
Sherman Anti-Trust Act
c)
Roosevelt Anti-Trust Act
d)
Slayton Anti-Trust Act
78.
What political party did Roosevelt run as in the election of 1912?
a)
Democrat
b)
Republican
c)
Bull Moose
d)
Libertarian
79.
Roosevelt's foreign policy
a)
Dollar Diplomacy
b)
Missionary Diplomacy
c)
Big Stick Diplomacy
d)
Big Deal Diplomacy
80.
This was the railroad trust that TR targeted for his first trust bust.
a)
Southern Security
b)
Northern Securities
c)
JP Morgan & Steiner
d)
Allison Brothers
81.
What happened to Northern Securities after it lost a federal antitrust lawsuit to TR's government?
a)
It went bankrupt
b)
It dissolved into nothing
c)
It was broken into smaller companies
d)
It was sold to Standard Oil
82.
TR and the UMW were interested in solving a coal strike. What does UMW mean?
a)
United Mister Wilsons
b)
United Mother Walters
c)
Universal McClellan World Champion
d)
United Mine Workers
83.
TR believed our natural resources needed to be...
a)
off limits
b)
conserved
c)
used up quickly
d)
shot into space
84.
TR believed we were competing against all other nations. The strong would survive in his philosophy of...
a)
Social Constructionism
b)
Social Darwinism
c)
Social Studies
d)
Social Confucianism
85.
TR was a gifted orator. This means he gave good...
a)
speeches
b)
breads
c)
hunting rifles
d)
oranges
86.
When one company or group controls an entire industry, we say there is a...
a)
monopoly
b)
candy land
c)
battleship
d)
words with friends
87.
How did railroad trusts threaten farmers in the mind of progressives?
a)
that level of control meant price fixing was inevitable
b)
that level of control meant more options for farmers
c)
having one option made things more simple
d)
controlling railways just seemed fun
88.
Exposed tenement life in How the Other Half Lives
a)
Jane Addams
b)
Jacob Riis
c)
Upton Sincliar
d)
Lincoln Steffins
89.
Exposed lynching and was threatened with lynching
a)
Ida B. Wells
b)
Ida Tarbell
c)
Jane Addams
d)
WEB DuBois
90.
Exposed the Standard Oil Trust
a)
Ida Tarbell
b)
Ida B. Wells
c)
Jane Addams
d)
Jacob Riis
91.
Exposed political machines and voter fraud
a)
Jacob Riis
b)
Upton Sinclair
c)
Woodrow Wilson
d)
Lincoln Steffins
92.
Which of the following is NOT one of the four parts of Roosevelt's domestic program?
a)
Conservation
b)
Consumer Protection
c)
Controlling Corporations
d)
Creating Laissez Faire Government
93.
What was Roosevelt's role in the Anthracite coal strike in 1902?
a)
Arbitrator
b)
Laissez-Faire
c)
Sided with the bosses
d)
Injunction
94.
What is the name of the ship that sunk at the beginning of the Spanish-American War?
a)
Titanic
b)
USS Maine
c)
USS California
d)
Lusitania
95.
Which of the following was a result of the Spanish-American War?
a)
The US gained Cuba
b)
Guam became an independent Country.
c)
The Philippines became an independent country.
d)
the US became a World Power
96.
The Panama Canal connects which two bodies of water?
a)
Atlantic/Indian
b)
Pacific/Atlantic
c)
Pacific/Indian
d)
Atlantic/Artic
97.
What territories did the United States gain from the Spanish American War?
a)
Guam, Phillippines, and Puerto Rico
b)
Guam, Cuba, and Puerto Rico
c)
Guam, Philippines, and Coasta Rico
d)
Puerto Rico, Coasta Rico, and Cuba
98.
Which president believed that a canal linking the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans could help America's military and economic interests?
a)
Woodrow Wilson
b)
Abraham Lincoln
c)
Theodore Roosevelt
d)
William McKinley
99.
In 1882, a French company started to build a canal in Central America, but had to stop because many workers died from what?
a)
yellow fever and malaria
b)
measles and mumps
c)
polio and diptheria
100.
Who did the United States purchase land from to build the canal?
a)
France
b)
Cuba
c)
Brazil
d)
Panama
101.
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
102.
Which nation wanted independence from Spain in 1898?
a)
China
b)
Japan
c)
Cuba
d)
Korea
103.
Which two oceans was the War of 1898 fought in?
a)
Atlantic and Pacific
b)
Atlantic and Indian
c)
Atlantic and Arctic
104.
Who won the Spanish-American War?
a)
Spain
b)
the United States
c)
Japan
d)
Panama
105.
Why did Roosevelt send out the Great White Fleet?
a)
to share the navy with Korea
b)
to show the political and economic power of the US
c)
to race the ships
d)
to visit other nations
106.
Which one is NOT a reason that immigrants came to the US?
a)
poverty and war
b)
religious freedom
c)
to face descrimination
d)
job opportunities
107.
Who invented the airplane?
a)
Thomas Edison
b)
Wright Brothers
c)
Rockefeller
108.
"Before the Panama Canal, there was only one way for the ships to go between the ________ and Pacific Oceans."
a)
Atlantic
b)
Indian
c)
Arctic
d)
Southern
109.
What disease spread through the Panama Canal
a)
chicken pox
b)
cancer
c)
flu
d)
yellow fever
110.
Which was a major reason for the increase of immigration during the early 20th century?
a)
Desire for a better life and job opportunities
b)
Desire to ride a ship for 3 months straight
c)
Desire to live in tenements and ghettos
d)
Desire for discrimination in major US cities
111.
Which of these reasons would PULL an immigrant to the United States?
a)
Desire for a better life
b)
Desire for adventure
c)
Desire for religious freedom
d)
All of these answers
112.
Which nations were involved in the Spanish-American War?
a)
Cuba, England, Spain
b)
Cuba, United States, Spain
c)
Cuba, Spain, Italy
d)
Cuba, United States, China
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