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Semester review part 1

Total questions: 73

Worksheet time: 1hrs 4mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Which law gave farmland to citizens in order to move to the Great Plains?
a)
Sherman Antitrust Act
b)
Stamp Act
c)
Great Plains Act
d)
Homestead Act
2.
Which group provided basic services for immigrants & the poor for votes & made illegal fortunes
a)
Nativist
b)
Labor Unions
c)
Political Machines
d)
Robber Barons
3.
Which law expanded competition and eliminated trusts and monopolies?
a)
Interstate Commerce Act 
b)
Homestead Act
c)
Sherman AntiTrust Act
d)
Dawes Act
4.
What transportation innovation lead to increased Western Expansion?
a)
the steamship
b)
the wagon trail
c)
the airplane
d)
the Transcontinental Railroad
5.
Which Amendment gave all women the right to vote?
a)
14th
b)
18th
c)
19th
d)
21st 
6.
What did the 17th Amendment call for?
a)
Prohibition
b)
Women's suffrage
c)
Direct election of senators
d)
1st Income tax
7.
During the 19th and early 20th century, These men helped immigrants with jobs and housing in order to control votes during election? 
a)
political parties
b)
El Chapo
c)
political bosses
d)
republican party
8.
A factory where workers work long hours at low wages  under unhealthy conditions
a)
Standard Gauge
b)
Rockefeller
c)
Sweatshops
d)
Edison
9.
What term means the growth of cities?
a)
naturalization
b)
urbanization
10.
Who developed an efficient technique for transforming iron into steel?
a)
Edwin L. Drake
b)
Henry Bessemer
11.
Unhappy workers forms groups called __________ to demand better pay and working conditions.
a)
board of trustees
b)
Labor Unions
12.
How did the transcontinental railroad affect the West?
a)
More people moved west.
b)
It was easier to move people and goods.
c)
Miners, ranchers, loggers, and farmers could make more money.
d)
All are true.
13.
What was the most likely reason for an American to move west in the 1860s?
a)
The Morrill Act gave you a chance to study agriculture.
b)
The Homestead Act gave you  land.
c)
The western states allowed women to vote.
d)
The western states made loans to businesses.
14.
What was the transcontinental railroad meant to connect?
a)
the southern United States to the North
b)
the eastern United States to the West
c)
Canada to the southern United States
d)
Canada to Mexico and Central America
15.
How did Henry Bessemer's process for making steel affect the US?
a)
Cheap steel built railroads, skyscrapers, and eventually cars.
b)
More expensive steel meant copper was the metal of choice.
c)
He proved that steel could not be made any quicker or more cheaply.
d)
He developed a way to make steel without polluting the air.
16.

An efficient factory method in which an individual performs the same task over and over again

a)

Assembly line

b)

standard gauge

c)

mass production

d)

monopoly

17.

A complete control over the entire supply of goods or a service in a particular market.

a)

Monopoly

b)

Trust

c)

Corporation

d)

Patent

18.

Which country controlled Cuba?

a)

Spain

b)

United States

c)

Panama

d)

Europe

19.

What happened after the Spanish American War

a)

Cuba gained its independence

b)

The U.S. gained control of new countries

c)

The united States emerged as a world power

d)

all of the above

20.

Which of the following is the definition of Isolationism

a)

National policy of avoiding involvement in world affairs

b)

one nation controlling a weaker nation

c)

gaining control of a new country

d)

stealing money from one country

21.

What Countries did the U.S. not gain from the Spanish American War?

a)

Cuba

b)

Puerto Rico

c)

Guam

d)

Philipines

22.

What year the Spanish-American War take place?

a)

1698

b)

2028

c)

1998

d)

1898

23.

What was the name of the treaty that ended the Spanish-American War?

a)

The Treaty of Cuba

b)

The Treaty of USA

c)

The Treaty of Paris

d)

The Treaty of Rome

24.

What did the "open door policy" do?

a)

To stop Spain from trading with Cuba.

b)

To forbid Spain to trade with China.

c)

Allowed all countries access to trade with China's vast markets.

25.

What did the Spanish American War do the the

American Military.

a)

Made the United State's army a more efficient fighting force and better organized.

b)

Made the United State's army double in size.

c)

Made the Untied State's army smaller in size.

26.
Which of the following is a true statement about political machines during the Gilded Age?

a)
Political participation was damaged from the spoils system and the fierce partisanship of the era.
b)
The Tammany Hall political machine lost power when Boss Tweed was arrested and fled to Spain.
c)
The Pendleton Civil Service Act helped political machines gain power in many cities by providing more government jobs.
d)
Political machines won the loyalty of large immigrant groups by promising solutions to problems like poor sanitation or transportation.
27.
The purpose of the Homestead Act of 1862, which provided free federal land, was to
a)
encourage settlement of the West
b)
set up reservations for Native American Indians
c)
establish land-grant agricultural colleges
d)
assist in the construction of transcontinental railroads
28.
What major trend related to population occurred during the industrialization boom of the late 1800s?
a)
Immigration decreased
b)
Suburbanization decreased
c)
Urbanization increased
d)
Migration to rural areas increased
29.
The Sherman Anti-Trust Act, passed under President Benjamin Harrison, accomplished all of the following EXCEPT
a)
It limited corporations that were monopolistic practices
b)
It served as a landmark piece of legislation for future cases against monopolies
c)
It promoted monopolies in modern America
d)
It is viewed by historians as one of the most controversial pieces of progressive legislation in response to the Gilded age
30.
The Gilded Age encouraged a period of political activism that attempted to fix many of the problems presented by the enormous amount of wealth and prosperity generated by only a small percentage of Americans.
a)
True
b)
False
31.
When was the Progressive Era?
a)
Antebellum
b)
1865-1877
c)
1900-1920
d)
1933-1945
32.
Who wrote the expose piece of literature that revealed the extensive corrupt monopolistic business practices of Standard Oil?
a)
Ida Tarbell
b)
Lewis Hines 
c)
Jacob Riis
d)
Upton Sinclair
33.
What anti monopoly law made all"combinations, contracts, and conspiracies" that restrained free trade illegal (1890)?
a)
Interstate Commerce Act
b)
Sherman Antitrust Act
c)
Clayton Antitrust Act
d)
Keller-Cefauver Act
34.
Who was the person who founded the settlement house (Hull House) for the Assimilation and Americanization of the immigrant poor?
a)
Elixabeth Cady Stanton
b)
Jane Addams
c)
Susan B. Anthony
d)
Belle Starr
35.
Who advocated for African Americans to take on menial jobs and earn the respect of white America with hard work ?
a)
WEB Du Bois
b)
Marcus Garvey
c)
Booker T. Washington
d)
Nat Turner
36.
Which of the following is an initiative?
a)
People have the right to remove a politician from office
b)
People have the right to choose who will run for President
c)
People have the right to propose a new law
d)
People have the right to veto or accept a law passed by the government
37.
Which of the following is a Referendum?
a)
People have the right to remove an elected official from office
b)
People have the right to choose who will run for President
c)
People have the right to propose their own law
d)
Any law passed by the government can be voted on for approval or veto by the people
38.
Which of the following is a Recall?
a)
People have the right to choose who will run for President
b)
People have the right to remove an elected official from office
c)
People have the right to propose a new law
d)
People have the right to vote on any law passed by their government for approval/veto
39.
This person helped to found the NAACP
a)
Ida B Wells
b)
Booker T Washington
c)
W E B DuBois
d)
Martin Luther King Jr.
40.
Key Reforms of the Progressive Era
·  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
41.
One major legacy of the Social Gospel Movement was 
a)
an end to racial segregation in Southern states.
b)
the conversion of many Catholic immigrants to Protestantism.
c)
         the intervention of prominent religious leaders into electoral politics
d)
an increased attention to the needs of the poor in industrial society
42.
Which of the following is the most significant impact of the Progressive parties?
a)
   restoration of the nation’s cities
b)
   stagnation of opportunities for immigrants
c)
   improvement in the status of Native Americans
d)
   increased control of government by the people
43.
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
44.
This was created to allow women to vote nationally
a)
17th Amendment
b)
18th Amendment
c)
19th Amendment
d)
21st Amendment
45.
Banned people from making, drinking or selling alcohol
a)
17th Amendment
b)
18th Amendment
c)
19th Amendment
d)
21st Amendment
46.
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
47.
The banning of alcohol.
a)
Institution
b)
Referendum
c)
Principal
d)
Prohibition
48.
A change to the Constitution which gave women the right to vote
a)
17th Amendment
b)
18th Amendment
c)
19th Amendment
d)
Initiative
49.
This Act was used by Roosevelt to break up trusts and prevent monopolies.
a)
Sherman Antitrust Act
b)
Clayton Antitrust Act
c)
Federal Reserve Act
d)
Pendleton Civil Service Act
50.
This reform gave voters the ability to remove an official previously elected into office.
a)
Direct Primary
b)
Referendum
c)
Initiative
d)
Recall
51.
This would make the sale or distribution of alcohol illegal.
a)
16th Amendment
b)
17th Amendment
c)
18th Amendment
d)
15th Amendment
52.
Allowed for direct election of senators.
a)
15th Amendment
b)
16th Amendment
c)
17th Amendment
d)
18th Amendment
53.
This would allow the government to create a Federal Income Tax from citizens.
a)
16th Amendment
b)
17th Amendment
c)
18th Amendment
d)
19th Amendment
54.

Who support President Wilson in hopes he would assist in the Women's Suffrage efforts?

a)

Carrie C. Catt

b)

Carry Nation

c)

Jane Adams

d)

Susan B. Anthony

55.
Who wrote the expose piece of literature that revealed the extensive corrupt monopolistic business practices of Standard Oil?
a)
Ida Tarbell
b)
Lewis Hines 
c)
Jacob Riis
d)
Upton Sinclair
56.
Who was the person who founded the settlement house (Hull House) for the Assimilation and Americanization of the immigrant poor?
a)
Elixabeth Cady Stanton
b)
Jane Addams
c)
Susan B. Anthony
d)
Belle Starr
57.

In passing the Sherman Antitrust Act (1890),Congress intended to

a)

prevent large corporations from eliminating their competition

b)

distinguish good trusts from bad trusts

c)

regulate rates charged by railroads

d)

force large trusts to bargain with labor unions

58.

Primaries, the secret ballot, and the use of referendum and recall were efforts made during the Progressive Era to

a)

preserve the power of political machines

b)

provide equal political rights for Native American Indians

c)

protect States rights against federal power

d)

increase citizen participation in government

59.
9)  WWI began when Austria-Hungary declared war on Serbia one month after:
a)
Serbia tried to take more of Austria-Hungary's land.
b)
Serbia burned their flag.
c)
Archduke Ferdinand and his wife were killed.
d)
Serbia won more Olympic medals.
60.
10)  At the beginning of WWI, the U.S. was neutral, which means
a)
We did not choose sides.
b)
We helped Europe.
c)
We gave both sides money.
d)
Both B and C
61.
11)  The U.S. entered the war in 1917 because the Germans
a)
attacked Pearl Harbor.
b)
sank several U. S. passenger ships
c)
won American Idol
62.
14)  The Treaty of Versailles required ____________ to admit that they had started the war and to pay back the Allies the amount of 32 billion dollars.
a)
Russia
b)
The U.S.
c)
Germany
d)
Georgia
63.
What was the Zimmerman Note?
a)
The German policy of attacking all ships entering or leaving Britain
b)
Wilson's speech concerning why the U.S  should enter WWI
c)
A proposal by Germany that Mexico attack the US in return for territory
d)
a note left behind by a Serbian Nationalist in Austria-Hungary
64.
Why did many Americans not want to sign the Treaty of Versailles?
a)
It forced us to join the League of Nations
b)
It forced us to ally with Germany
c)
It forced us to sell supplies to Russia
d)
It forced us to fight against John Cena in the Wrestlemania
65.

Which treaty ended World War I?

a)

The Treaty of Paris

b)

The Treaty of Versailles

c)

The Armistice of Versailles

d)

The Treaty of World Powers

66.
The United States agreed with all of the components of the Treaty of Versailles 
a)
True
b)
False
67.
What was the main reason for the creation of the League of Nations?
a)
organize the Olympics
b)
punish Europe for WWI 
c)
promote world peace
68.

Why do historians call it the Gilded Age?

a)

Because of the significant wealth all Americans enjoyed during the time.

b)

Because of the great divide between rich and poor, and the corruption underneath it all.

c)

Because of the discovery of more Gold in Alaska.

d)

Because of the invention of Gilding.

69.

What was the goal of the Chinese Exclusion Act?

a)

Decrease Chinese Immigration to the US

b)

Create segregated classrooms and workplaces

c)

Settle a disagreement between China and the US

d)

Send Chinese Immigrants back to China

70.

the process of adapting or adjusting to the culture of a group or nation, or the state of being so adapted

a)

assimilation

b)

corporation

c)

capitalism

d)

political machine

71.

Which of the following contributed to the development of the Great Plains?

a)

invention of steel plow

b)

passage of the Homestead Act

c)

Slavery in the Western territories

d)

completion of the Transcontinental Railroad

72.
Men such as Andrew Carnegie believed in giving money to libraries, musuems and schools to help benefit people who wanted to move up in the social ladder. 
a)
geopolitical
b)
political bosses
c)
anthropolgy
d)
philanthropy
73.
According to the Social Gospel, people, especially churches ___.
a)
should save the poor with education.
b)
should welcome the poor into their congregations.
c)
were obligated to engage in philanthropy. 
d)
should provide Bibles in hotel rooms. 

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