WorksheetsMidterm US2019
Total questions: 64
Worksheet time: 47mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
1906- Wrote The Jungle which exposed the conditions in the U.S. meat packing industry. (Helped pass the Pure Food and Drug Act)
a)
Upton Sinclair
b)
Lincoln Steffens
c)
Jacob Riis
d)
Frank Norris
2.
Journalists who exposed practices of monopolies and big business
a)
Gump Mushers
b)
Muckrakers
c)
Scalawags
d)
Dirt Diggers
3.
Banning the sale of alcohol was the chief goal of
a)
National Women's Suffrage Association
b)
Women’s Christian Temperance Union
c)
Bull Moose Party
d)
Good Government League
4.
Meat Inspection Act and the Pure Food and Drug Act were created in part because
a)
of the book, The Jungle.
b)
suffragist were protesting the meat packing industry.
c)
the 18th Amendment
d)
Civil Service Act.
5.
Law that requires company to properly label food and medicines
a)
Medicine Man
b)
Food Amendment
c)
Label Lemons
d)
Pure Food and Drug Act
6.
Loosely linking their reform efforts under a single label, Progressive, was a belief that changes in society were badly needed and that government was the proper agency for correcting social and economic ills
a)
True
b)
False
7.
What was the main goal of the women’s rights movement during the Progressive Era?
a)
starting a system of women’s colleges
b)
winning elections for public office
c)
securing the right to vote
d)
separating men and women in prison
8.
Which president supported progressive ideas such as conservation and the regulation of public health?
a)
William McKinley
b)
Teddy Roosevelt
c)
Calvin Coolidge
d)
Herbert Hoover
9.
Main goal of most muckraking journalists?
a)
Gain fame through articles of high popular interest
b)
Expose social and economic problems in need of political attention
c)
Increase public awareness of America's great potential
d)
End corrupt relationships between politicians and big business
10.
Which received LEAST attention among Progressive policymakers?
a)
Food and Drug purity
b)
Racial equality
c)
Fair labor practices
d)
Antitrust reforms
11.
One way in which the Chinese Exclusion Act, the Gentlemen’s Agreement, and the National Origins Act were similar is that all were expressions of
a)
imperialism
b)
nativism
c)
militarism
d)
Manifest Destiny
12.
Nativists are against...
a)
Corruption
b)
African Americans
c)
Railroads
d)
Immigrants
13.
Henry Ford’s main contribution to the US industry was the idea of the assembly line and __________.
a)
automobile
b)
mass production
c)
sports car
d)
transportation
14.
Which factor most contributed to the living conditions faced by many immigrants during the late 1800s and early 1900s?
a)
new measures for containing the spread of diseases
b)
widespread migration to the suburbs by immigrants
c)
increased social services for qualified individuals and families
d)
lack of government regulations and standards for public housing
15.
Which condition most directly led to the passage of the Sherman Antitrust act?
a)
The establishment of business combinations that dominated industry
b)
The popularity of the Socialist Party of the United States
c)
The successful efforts of union leaders to organize American workers
d)
The high unemployment rate following an economic crisis
16.
This gave women the right to vote.
a)
16th Amendment
b)
17th Amendment
c)
18th Amendment
d)
19th Amendment
17.
What is another name for the Stock Market Crash?
a)
Black Friday
b)
Taco Tuesday
c)
Black Tuesday
d)
Throwback Thursday
18.
What event valued stocks lower than their worth and caused people to panic, lose their jobs, homes and life savings?
a)
Black Friday
b)
Stock Market Crash
c)
The First Day of School
d)
The Solar Eclipse
19.
Who was President of the US when the stock market crashed and Depression began?
a)
Theodore Roosevelt
b)
Franklin D. Roosevelt
c)
Herbert Hoover
d)
William McKinley
20.
Who was elected president because he had a plan to pull America out of the Great Depression?
a)
William McKinley
b)
Woodrow Wilson
c)
Theodore Roosevelt
d)
Franklin D. Roosevelt
21.
What was the name of FDR's plan to reconstruct America following the Great Depression?
a)
No Deal
b)
New Deal
c)
Reconstruction
d)
FDR's Plan
22.
During the Great Depression, there was a severe drought in the Great Plains. Strong prairie winds picked up the topsoil and spread dust everywhere. Many farm families packed everything up and moved west. What was this event called?
a)
Dust Bowl
b)
Salad Bowl
c)
Great Plains Panic
d)
Depressing Dust
23.
What were the 3 main programs President Roosevelt established to help reconstruct the U.S. economy?
a)
WPA, CCC, TAV
b)
CCC, TVA, WPA
c)
WAP, COP, WWW
d)
TVA, WPA, UGA
24.
Which New Deal program gave jobs to young men between the ages of 18-25? The employees built roads, planted forests, and worked on irrigation and national park projects.
a)
CCC
b)
UGA
c)
WPA
d)
TVA
25.
Which New Deal program had workers build roads, parks, bridges, airports, and buildings? This program also hired artists to paint murals and build sculptures.
a)
CCC
b)
WWW
c)
WPA
d)
TVA
26.
Which New Deal program helped to build dams to control flooding and provide electricity throughout 7 states?
a)
TVA
b)
COP
c)
COM
d)
WPA
27.
People who could no longer afford their homes were forced to live in cardboard shacks that they built in public parks. What were these shacks called?
a)
Shantyshacks
b)
Town Homes
c)
Tenement Housing
d)
Hoovervilles
28.
True or False: The New Deal plan completely fixed the broken American economy.
a)
True
b)
False
29.
What event did America take part in beginning in 1942 following the Great Depression?
a)
WWI
b)
Great Depression 2.0
c)
The Election
d)
WWII
30.
Prohibition was implemented by passage of the
a)
17th Amendment
b)
18th Amendment
c)
19th Amendment
d)
21st Amendment
31.
The group most credited with pushing prohibition was
a)
The KKK
b)
African Americans
c)
Women
d)
Business Owners
32.
Imperialism is __________.
a)
when a powerful nation uses its resources to help a weaker nation
b)
when a weaker nation invites a powerful nation to help it industrialize
c)
when a powerful nation takes control of the economy and government of a weaker nation
d)
when weak nations join together to fight a strong nation
33.
The poem, The White Man's Burden, by Rudyard Kipling, represents the belief that European culture was _______.
a)
superior to other cultures
b)
misunderstood by Americans
c)
the oldest culture in the world
d)
a replica of Ancient Greek culture
34.
The argument that the human species improves when more intelligent and resourceful people thrive and prosper, while weak and stupid people die out, is referred to as:
a)
Social Darwinism
b)
Social Gospel
c)
Linnaean Model
d)
Pinnacle of Creation
35.
The Boxer Rebellion refers to when:
a)
The nations of the West united to put down a rebellion against their influence in China
b)
A war when the people of Africa learned personal fighting styles to try to resist the European armies
c)
A rebellion erupted amongst British soldiers over bad pay and rations in their colonies, and they tried to "box" their way out of service
d)
The French people took up boxing in protest of the imperial policies of their government
36.
an area in which an imperial power has complete rights and privileges in trade or investment
a)
protectorate
b)
colonialism
c)
sphere of influence
d)
imperialism
37.
Which class owned and/or managed businesses, had large homes, enjoyed leisure activities all paid for with profits from the industrial revolution?
a)
Upper Class
b)
Middle Class (white collar)
c)
Working Class (blue collar)
38.
Which class lived in the overcrowded cities and small, poorly built housing, and worked long hours?
a)
Upper Class
b)
Middle Class (white collar)
c)
Working Class (blue collar)
39.
Which best describes the living conditions of most immigrants during the Industrial Revolution?
a)
Most immigrants lived in rural areas with few other people around
b)
Most immigrants lived in cities in extremely crowded buildings
c)
Most immigrants lived in single-family homes
d)
Most immigrants lived in homeless shelters year-round
40.
Which best describes the working conditions of most immigrants during the Industrial Revolution?
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
41.
How did the Industrial Revolution affect the cities?
a)
Made the crime rate decrease
b)
Led to an increase in farm workers
c)
Make the cities cleaner and safer
d)
Led to an increase in population in the cities
42.
How were cities built to conserve space?
a)
Skyscrapers were built
b)
Tenements apartments were built
c)
Buildings were built in unique shapes
d)
All of these happened
43.
Which term describes the mixture of cultures we have here in the United States?
a)
Nativism
b)
Melting Pot
c)
Steerage
d)
Open Border
44.
Which documents influenced the colonists' views of government?
a)
Common Sense, Articles of Confederation, Declaration of the Rights of Man
b)
Virginia Declaration of Rights, Common Sense, Bill of Rights
c)
Magna Carta, Mayflower Compact, Common Sense
d)
Magna Carta, Iroquois Constitution, Common Sense
45.
Which Enlightenment idea calls for the people and the government to agree; the people agree to give up some freedoms and the government will agree to protect the people
a)
natural rights
b)
separation of powers
c)
social contract
d)
limited government
46.
The Declaration of Independence is
a)
a list of colonists' grievances against the King
b)
a list of colonists' names who did not like Great Britain
c)
a list of suggestions on how to improve the British government
d)
a declaration of war against the British
47.
The first constitution of the United States was called
a)
the U.S. Constitution
b)
the Declaration of Independence
c)
the Articles of Confederation
d)
the Northwest Ordinance
48.
All of the following were weaknesses or flaws of the Articles of Confederation except
a)
it created three branches of government with specific duties
b)
it did not give the national government an effective power to tax
c)
9 of 13 states were needed to pass a law which proved difficult
d)
it did not allow the national government to raise an army
49.
The Articles of Confederation did not have a method to ensure laws were carried out in the states. The Constitution corrected this by
a)
giving each state authority to make its own separate laws
b)
creating a strong president to settle disputes between the states
c)
creating a new law making process that required all states to agree
d)
creating an executive branch to enforce the laws
50.
An Anti-Federalist would believe
a)
that there was no need for a separate Bill of Rights
b)
that the U.S. Constitution does not give power to the states
c)
that the U.S. Constitution will not create a powerful central government
d)
a strong national government will not protect the people in times of crisis
51.
"All men…are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights, that among these are Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of Happiness…" is an excerpt from the Declaration of Ind. that most resembles the ideas of
a)
John Locke
b)
Baron De Montesquieu
c)
Jean Jacque Rousseau
d)
Voltaire
52.
Who has the power to lay and collect taxes?
a)
the Supreme Court
b)
Congress
c)
the President
d)
state legislatures
53.
The Founding Document that most reflects the Enlightenment idea of separation of powers was
a)
the U.S. Constitution
b)
the Articles of Confederation
c)
the Northwest Ordinance
d)
the Declaration of Independence
54.
The Articles of Confederation reflected the colonists' fear of
a)
a Bill of Rights
b)
a strong central government
c)
strong state governments
d)
a breakdown of law and order
55.
The Bill of Rights was added to the U.S. Constitution to
a)
protect peoples' civil liberties
b)
provide the president with the power to enforce laws
c)
establish a presidential cabinet
d)
give voting rights to all citizens
56.
Freedoms of expression are granted by the
a)
First Amendment
b)
Second Amendment
c)
Third Amendment
d)
Fourth Amendment
57.
The due process clause in the 5th amendment and the right to an attorney were designed to
a)
protect the rights of the accused
b)
protect property rights
c)
protect freedom of speech
d)
provide for judicial review of laws
58.
The Northwest Ordinance
a)
set up rules and guidelines for creation of new states in NW territory
b)
made an agreement between Native Am. and the government about how to settle the land
c)
established rules for trade in the NW territory
d)
created a new monetary system for the Nw territory
59.
The Federalists and Anti-Federalists mostly argued over
a)
what to have for dinner
b)
who to elect as the first president
c)
how powerful to make the central govt.
d)
whether or not to declare independence from Great Britain
60.
Enlightenment thinkers believed that the relationships between citizens and the government
a)
were best under an absolute monarchy like a king
b)
were far too dangerous and people should not have a government
c)
were to limit peoples' freedoms should be limited to keep order
d)
were mainly an agreement for the government to protect peoples' civil liberties
61.
Under the Northwest Ordinance, how many citizens were needed before a territory could become a state?
a)
1,000
b)
5,000
c)
60,000
d)
100,000
62.
“There shall be neither slavery nor involuntary servitude in the territory." This is an excerpt from which Founding Document?
a)
the U.S. Constitution
b)
the Northwest Ordinance
c)
the U.S. Bill of Rights
d)
the Articles of Confederation
63.
Which group supported adding a Bill of Rights to the Constitution?
a)
the Anti-Federalists
b)
the Federalists
c)
small states
d)
large states
64.
The result of Shay's Rebellion was that it
a)
showed the govt. set up by the Articles of Confederation was ineffective
b)
it showed the govt. set up by the Articles of Confederation was effective
c)
it showed that citizens will always protest new taxes
d)
individual states had too much power
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