WorksheetsSSUSH 14 and 15 US Imperialism and WWI
Total questions: 40
Worksheet time: 40mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
U.S. Imperialism led to the acquisition of new ______.
a)
domestic policies
b)
territories
c)
technologies
d)
foreign policies
2.
Which of the following could be charged with bringing the U.S. in WWI?
a)
sinking of the Arabic
b)
sinking of the Lusitania
c)
the Zimmerman Telegram
d)
sinking of the U.S.S. Maine
3.
Who created the League of Nations?
a)
George Clemenceau
b)
Henry Cabot Lodge
c)
Woodrow Wilson
d)
Joseph Pullitzer
4.
In addition to the Spanish-American War, which war did the U.S. fight in that was over the issue of Imperialism?
a)
Civil War
b)
World War I
c)
Civil War
d)
Vietnam War
5.
At the onset of WWI, which stance did the government believe the U.S. should take?
a)
Neutrality
b)
support for the Allied Powers
c)
support for the Central Powers
d)
support for the Triple Entente
6.
Which event helped to change the U.S. policy on Neutrality during WWI?
a)
sinking of the Lusitania
b)
sinking of the U.S.S. Maine
c)
the assassination of the Archduke and Duchess
d)
Germany's Declaration of War on Serbia
7.
Hawaii, America Samoa, and Guam are territories controlled by the U.S. in which part of the world?
a)
islands in the Atlantic
b)
islands off the coast of China
c)
islands in the Pacific
d)
islands in the Caribbean
8.
Which group of Americans' movement during WWI was called the Great Migration?
a)
Native Americans
b)
African Americans
c)
German Americans
d)
European Immigrants
9.
Why did some in the U.S. disagree with joining the League of Nations?
a)
it was too far away
b)
they had not been given a chance to help create it
c)
they believed it would allow Europe to control the U.S.
d)
they didn't like the other nations involved
10.
Which U.S. policy told Europe to stay out of the Americas or else the U.S. would protect them?
a)
Monroe Doctrine
b)
Neutrality Act
c)
Containment Policy
d)
Roosevelt Corollary
11.
In order to cut down on the distance that shippers took to trade with Asia, the U.S. ____.
a)
built the Erie Canal
b)
built the Panama Canal
c)
built the Aswan Damn
d)
joined in the war in Europe
12.
Which man, who helped create the Socialist party in the U.S., was imprisoned for breaking the Espionage Act?
a)
Mark Twain
b)
ANdrew Carnegie
c)
William McKinley
d)
Eugene V. Debs
13.
Who was adamantly against the joining of the League of Nations?
a)
Senator Henry Cabot Lodge
b)
Theodore Roosevelt
c)
Grover Cleveland
d)
Woodrow Wilson
14.
Which law, created during WWI, made it illegal to spy, sabotage, or do anything that would hurt the U.S. during the war?
a)
The Espionage Act
b)
The Alien and Sedition Acts
c)
The Neutrality Act
d)
The Treaty of Versailles
15.
The Major purpose of Wilson's Fourteen Points was to
a)
make the world safe for democracy
b)
enter WWII
c)
seek vengence for the sinking of the Lusitania
d)
provide financial assistance to nations destroyed by WWI
16.
Why did the U.S. feel the need to issue the Roosevelt Corollary after construction of the Panama Canal was completed?
a)
to protect its investments
b)
to protect South America from communist threats
c)
to control the Amazon River
d)
to control Latin American immigration
17.
The search for raw materials and resources, as well as new markets and land were examples of why the U.S. got involved in ___
a)
Marxism
b)
Industrialization
c)
Progressivism
d)
Imperialism
18.
How did the U.S. get control of the land needed to dig the Panama Canal?
a)
Negotiated an agreement with Colombia
b)
Invaded Colombia and took the land
c)
Implemented the Open Door Policy
d)
Encouraged and supported Panamanian Independence
19.
Which president set precedents including refusing to make foreign alliances and creating a group of advisors?
a)
John Adams
b)
Theodore Roosevelt
c)
George Washington
d)
Andrew Jackson
20.
Under the Adams Administration, legislation was created to prevent citizens from opposing the government. This was called ___
a)
The Sedition Act
b)
The Alien Act
c)
The Monroe Doctrine
d)
The Espionage Act
21.
Which event contradicted Jefferson's views on strict interpretation of the Constitution?
a)
The Embargo Act
b)
Reduction of Taxes
c)
The Louisiana Purchase
d)
The Barbary Wars
22.
What was the primary result of the War of 1812?
a)
women's suffrage
b)
emancipation of the slaves
c)
increased American Nationalism
d)
Madison was reelected
23.
The restriction of European involvement in the Western Hemisphere was outlined in which policy?
a)
Roosevelt Corollary
b)
Monroe Doctrine
c)
Alien and Sedition Acts
d)
Louisiana Purchase
24.
The Nullification Crisis and the Indian Removal Act were both events that occurred during which Presidency?
a)
Andrew Jackson
b)
Thomas Jefferson
c)
Andrew Johnson
d)
John Quincy Adams
25.
What is the word that means that a state has the right to ignore a federal law that they deem to be unconstitutional?
a)
authority
b)
judicial review
c)
nullification
d)
sedition
26.
What did the Temperance Movement attempt to get rid of?
a)
slavery
b)
voting rights
c)
asylums
d)
alcohol
27.
The reform movements of the early 1800s began after which big event?
a)
Second Great Awakening
b)
Great Awakening
c)
Conservationist Movement
d)
Progressive Era
28.
Wanting the government to help grow the country by investing in industry and economic expansion, Henry Clay developed his _____.
a)
American System
b)
Compromise of 1850
c)
Missouri Compromise
d)
Tariff of Abominations
29.
The Kansas-Nebraska Act was an attempt to give voters the option on slavery. This was called ___
a)
Checks and Balances
b)
Separation of Powers
c)
Popular Sovereignty
d)
Supremacy Clause
30.
The Missouri Compromise signaled that future states would require a debate on ___
a)
the issue of slavery
b)
the Electoral College
c)
membership in Congress
d)
federal taxes
31.
Texas Annexation was most approved by which section of the country?
a)
North
b)
West
c)
East
d)
South
32.
The case that declared that slaves were not citizens and had no legal protection was ___
a)
In re Debs
b)
Marbury v. Madison
c)
Dred Scott v. Sanford
d)
Gibbons v. Ogden
33.
Which President used the emergency power of the suspension of the writ of habeas corpus?
a)
George Washington
b)
Andrew Jackson
c)
Theodore Roosevelt
d)
Abraham Lincoln
34.
Who led the Union to victory over the South and a surrender by Robert E. Lee?
a)
Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson
b)
William Tecumseh Sherman
c)
Ulysses S. Grant
d)
George McClellan
35.
Lincoln easily won reelection in 1864 after the victory of the Union at which battle?
a)
Atlanta
b)
Chattanooga
c)
Vicksburg
d)
Gettysburg
36.
The Battle of Vicksburg
a)
gave the Mississippi to the Confederacy
b)
was a great loss for the Union
c)
split the Confederacy into two armies
d)
allowed the Union to claim victory for the war
37.
The Battle of Gettysburg allowed the Union to
a)
end the Confederate invasion of the North
b)
split the Confederacy in two
c)
caused Jefferson Davis to resign
d)
forced Robert E. Lee to resign
38.
Lincoln's assassination led to a stricter reconstruction plan by ___
a)
Andrew Johnson
b)
Congress
c)
Abraham Lincoln
d)
Rutherford B. Hayes
39.
The enforcement of the rights of African Americans during Reconstruction was an example of
a)
States' Rights
b)
Federal authority
c)
Constitutional guidelines
d)
Great Awakening
40.
Which term illustrates the idea of taking on more territories during Age of Imperialism?
a)
Manifest Destiny
b)
American Expansionism
c)
Imperial Authority
d)
Progressivism
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