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US Honors Mid-Term Review

Total questions: 150

Worksheet time: 2hrs 3mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Abolished slavery throughout the United States.
a)
13th Amendment
b)
14th Amendment
c)
15th Amendment
d)
19th Amendment
2.
Abolished slavery throughout the United States.
a)
13th Amendment
b)
14th Amendment
c)
15th Amendment
d)
19th Amendment
3.
Which Amendment states that anyone born in the United States is a citizen?
a)
14th
b)
15th
c)
16th
d)
13th
4.
The Thirteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution affected the lives of millions of African Americans by —
a)
A. providing them with voting rights
b)
B. guaranteeing their freedom of speech
c)
C. providing them with access to the court system
d)
D. guaranteeing their permanent freedom from slavery
5.
The 14th Amendment of the United States Constitution...
a)
Gave African Americans citizenship
b)
Gave African Americans the right to vote
c)
Freed the slaves
d)
Gave landowners the right to sharecrop
6.
The 15th Amendment of the United States Constitution...
a)
Gave African Americans the right to own businesses
b)
Freed the Slaves
c)
Gave African Americans the right to vote
d)
Forced African Americans back into slavery
7.
Guaranteed all men the right to vote no matter their race.
a)
13th Amendment
b)
14th Amendment
c)
15th Amendment
d)
19th Amendment
8.
Which of these occurred as a result of the 15th Amendment?
a)
African American families divided by slavery are reunited
b)
Newly freed men and women move west to claim free land
c)
African American men voted in the 1872 presidential election
d)
Newly free men and women were allowed to apply for U.S. citizenship
9.
What group in Congress felt that Lincoln's plan was too lenient?
a)
Deciduous Democrats
b)
Radical Republicans
c)
Wistful Whigs
d)
Fancy Federalists
10.
Northerners who went south after the Civil War to make large profits from the destruction in the south were called
a)
Scalawags
b)
Ku Klux Klan
c)
Carpetbaggers
d)
Sharecroppers
11.
These were laws that made it illegal for African Americans to live or work in certain areas and allowed whites to arrest African Americans who were not working.  Once arrested they would be forced to work for white landowners. 
a)
Freedman's Bureau
b)
Reconstruction
c)
Black Codes
d)
Jim Crow Laws
12.
The organization put in place after the Civil War to provide food, clothing, health care and education in the South was known as:
a)
The Civil Rights Committee
b)
The Freedmen's Bureau
c)
The Welfare Committee
d)
The Salvation Army
13.
Abraham Lincoln's plan for Reconstruction was known as:
a)
Wade-Davis Bill
b)
14th Amendment
c)
Ten Percent Plan
d)
Radical Republican Reunification
14.
After the Civil War, southern states adopted Black Codes to —
a)
punish plantation owners for the use of slavery
b)
support Radical Reconstruction objectives in the South
c)
promote the activities of the Freedmen’s Bureau
d)
limit the impact of the Thirteenth Amendment
15.
In 1866, a group formed in the South to fight against the rising influence of African Americans in the South. Members of this group often turned to violence and intimidation, What was the name of this controversial group?
a)
Sons of the Confederacy
b)
Neo-Nazis
c)
Ku Klux Klan
d)
Black Separatists
16.
During Reconstruction, most former Confederate states
a)
were placed under military rule for a time
b)
were readmitted into the Union, but only after promising to end slavery within 10 years
c)
given full representation in Congress without issue
d)
supported the immediate end of slavery throughout the U.S.
17.
After Abraham Lincoln's assassination, who took over the presidency and continued Reconstruction?
a)
Ulysses S. Grant
b)
Robert E. Lee
c)
Andrew Johnson
d)
Rutherford B. Hayes
18.
During Reconstruction, which organization oversaw labor contracts, set up schools and helped freed slaves and poor whites find jobs?

a)
Freedman's Bureau
b)
Republican Party
c)
Ku Klux Klan
d)
United States Army
19.
In 1868, Andrew Johnson became the first American president to be impeached.  However, he was not removed from office
a)
True
b)
False
20.
14th Amendment
a)
Civil rights, equal protection of the law regardless of race
b)
voting age changed to 18
c)
women can vote
d)
electing president every 8 years
21.
Which three Amendments where designed to ensure equality for the slaves?
a)
17th,18th,19th
b)
13th,14th,15th
c)
13th,14th,16th
d)
8th,9th,10th
22.
Strict punishment of Confederate veterans and financial assistance to African Americans were policies pushed by which of the following group during the Reconstruction Era?
a)

Radical Democrats
b)
Moderate Republicans
c)
Radical Republicans
d)
Moderate Democrats
23.
Which of the following was NOT a part of the Freedman's Bureau?
a)
Helped reconnecting slaves with their families
b)
Helped provide African Americans with education
c)
Helped provide food for former slaves
d)
Helped create new Black Codes for freedmen
24.
Which of the following was NOT a goal of Reconstruction?
a)
Reunite the North and the South
b)
Bring back the Southern economy
c)
Develop the economic system of sharecropping for freedmen
d)
Determine what to do with 4 million freed African Americans
25.
Reconstruction was the process of
a)
rebuilding the South after the Civil War
b)
creating land zones for freedmen after the Civil War
c)
instituting Black Codes for former slaves
d)
eliminating the plantation economy in the South
26.
Overall, Reconstruction
a)
established constitutional amendments that wouldn't be fully enforced for decades
b)
was a complete success
c)
was a complete failure
d)
was fully embraced by the South
27.
Why were the 13th, 14th, and 15th amendments added to the Constitution?
a)
To provide equal rights to African American citizens.
b)
To legalize discrimination and segregation.
c)
To provide equal rights to White citizens.
d)
To help African Americans pay their poll taxes. 
28.
What were Jim Crow laws?
a)
laws that legalized segregation against African Americans
b)
laws that guaranteed equal rights to all African American citizens
c)
laws that legalized slavery
d)
laws that gave more rights to African Americans
29.
How would life be different without the 13th amendment?
a)
Slaves would be free.
b)
Slavery would still exist. 
c)
African Americans would be citizens.
30.
How would life be different without the 15th amendment?
a)
All men could vote. 
b)
All women could vote. 
c)
Black men would not be able to vote. 
31.
How would life be different without the 14th amendment?  
a)
Everyone born in the United States would be citizens. 
b)
Everyone born in the United States would not be citizens.
c)
Children would not be citizens. 
32.

What was one reason Radical Republicans did not like Johnson's plan for Reconstruction?

a)

It did not provide protection for freed people.

b)

It cost too much money.

c)

They felt Johnson was too harsh on the South.

d)

They were unhappy with Johnson requiring them to give African American men the right to vote.

33.
What group gained control of Congress after Lincoln's assassination?
a)
Southern Democrats
b)
Former Confederates
c)
Radical Republicans
d)
Communists 
34.

Under President Johnson's plan for Reconstruction, states were required to ________ their act of secession.

a)

nullify

b)

pardon

c)

ratify

d)

compulsory

35.
Sharecroppers had little chance of making a profit and getting ahead.
a)
True
b)
False
36.
Segregation  means .......
a)
separation based on race
b)
separation based on gender
c)
coming together 
d)
get rid of
37.
Which term was used by Southerners to describe people that moved south to make money by taking advantage of the war-torn economy?
a)
scalawags
b)
sharecroppers
c)
social elite
d)
carpetbaggers
38.
At the end of a harvest, a sharecropper would usually pay a land owner:
a)
the cash that was earned when the crops were sold.
b)
a portion of the crops that were produced.
c)
nothing.
d)
all of the crops that were produced.
39.
The Ku Klux Klan often resorted to violence to accomplish its goal. This violence was usually designed to:
a)
protect personal property.
b)
retaliate against previous acts of violence.
c)
intimidate the victims.
d)
prevent the spread of more violence.
40.
Which came last for African Americans during the Reconstruction period?
a)
The right to vote
b)
The official end of slavery
c)
The right to sign contracts
d)
The granting of citizenship
41.
What was Lincoln’s Plan for Reconstruction?
a)
a.  Preserve the Union and end the Civil War as soon as possible
b)
a.  Send military control to the South and punish all Confederate Veterans
c)
a.  End the use of slave labor in the South and give all African Americans the right to vote
d)
a.  Prolong the war to punish the South and expel the Southern states from the Union
42.
What was the purpose of the Freedman's Bureau?
a)
provide food, clothing, and medical care
b)
provided legal advice to poor whites and former slaves
c)
set up hospitals and schools
d)
all of the above
43.
How was President Lincoln killed?
a)
heart failure
b)
bit by a snake
c)
falling off a horse
d)
shot by John Wilkes Booth
44.
Which side's farms, factories, railroads, etc. were destroyed?
a)
North
b)
South
c)
Both
45.
Which side had little damage to cities and factories?
a)
North
b)
South
c)
Both
46.
This act forced Native American tribes to give up their ancestral land holdings and move to reservation lands elsewhere. 
a)
Homestead Act 
b)
Morrill Act 
c)
Dawes Act 
d)
Fort Laramie Treaty, 1868
47.
Adopting the customs and practices of the dominant culture.
a)
Nativism
b)
Ethnic Enclaves
c)
Assimilation
48.
The Dawes Act...
a)
Allowed the Plains indians to continue their tribal traditions of following the buffalo herds
b)
divided the plains Indians tribal lands into family plots as a way to encourage assimilation
c)
provided 160 acres of free land to white settlers
d)
established the route for the Transcontinental railroad
49.
Who is responsible for creating power companies so that everyone could experience electricity?
a)
Benjamin Franklin 
b)
Thomas Edison 
c)
Thomas Jefferson 
d)
Benjamin Edison 
50.
The Bessemer Process was a technique that?
a)
increased importation of industrial equipment from Europe
b)
made steel stronger and at a lower cost
c)
made steel weaker and at a higher cost
51.
Which founder was associated with the AFL?
a)
Eugene V. Debs
b)
Samuel Gompers
c)
Terrence Powderly
d)
Andrew Carnegie
52.

Andrew Carnegie controlled the ________ industry.

a)

oil

b)

railroad

c)

steel

d)

banking

53.

What did Henry Ford use to make building cars easier and cheaper?

a)

Assembly Line

b)

Computer

c)

Telephone

d)

Desks

54.
Beginning in 1892, most European Immigrants arrived in New York Harbor and were processed at:
a)
Cayman Islands
b)
Angel Island
c)
Ellis Island
d)
Ellis and Angel Islands
55.

Which act limited Chinese immigration for ten years?

a)

Gentlemen's Agreement Act

b)

Asian Exclusion Act

c)

Chinese Exclusion Act

56.

The greatest technological advancement for building skyscrapers was from ________________________.

a)

new steel produced by the Bessemer Process

b)

trains that connected the east and west

57.
1. How did new methods of mass production contribute to the Industrial Revolution?
a)
All products were made by hand
b)
Businesses used sharecropping to increase the production of goods
c)
By creating products quickly and cheaply
d)
Cities became ghost towns because machines replaced manual labor
58.
How did the US economy change after Reconstruction?
a)
Farmers produced more crops
b)
Trade was important to the US
c)
The US became a manufacturing and production country
d)
More people moved to the country because of overcrowding
59.
Who developed the Bessemer process which converted iron into steel?
a)
Lewis Latimer
b)
Thomas Edison
c)
Andrew Carnegie
d)
John D. Rockefeller
60.
A freedman was able to vote and participate in government thanks to ....
a)
the 3rd,4th and 5th Amendments
b)
the 11th,12th and 13th Amendments
c)
the 13th, 14th and 15th Amendments
61.

How is collective bargaining different than striking?

a)

In a strike, workers attempt to shut down a factory, while in collective bargaining, a worker representative pushes for demands.

b)

In a strike, a worker representative pushes for demands, while in collective bargaining, the workers attempt to shut down a factory.

c)

They are not different, they are the same techniques used by unions.

d)

Workers that use collective bargaining cannot collect a pay check, while workers that use striking can collect a pay check.

62.

The Dawes Act of 1887 is associated with what?

a)

Discrimination towards Native Americans

b)

Assimilation of Native Americans

c)

Assassination of Native Americans

d)

None of the above

63.
Why were strikes not as effective in industries with unskilled workers?
a)
Unskilled workers were paid high wages.
b)
Unskilled workers could be replaced more easily than skilled workers.
c)
Unskilled workers were not allowed to join unions.
d)
Many unskilled workers were deported for supporting unions.
64.
Samuel Gompers was the leader
a)
National Labor Union
b)
Knights of Labor
c)
American Federation of Labor
d)
American Railway Union
65.
Who did the AFL represent?
a)
trade and craft (skilled) workers
b)
business owners
c)
government workers
d)
teachers
66.
What does AFL stand for?
a)
American Fun Labor
b)
American Finance of Labor
c)
American Freedom of Labor
d)
American Federation of Labor
67.
Knights of Labor, American Federation of Labor, and the Congress of Industrial Organization were examples of....
a)
Organized Crime
b)
Terrorist organizations
c)
Labor unions
68.
The labor union that only accepted skilled workers who were difficult to replace during strikes.
a)
Knights of Labor
b)
American Federation of Labor
c)
World Wide Federation of Labor
d)
Nights and Days of Labor
69.
 Images such as this illustrate the position that many US companies were — 
a)
requiring vocational training programs for children
b)
employing children as a source of cheap labor
c)
seeking government regulation of child labor
d)
providing safe working conditions for child laborers
70.
The Sherman Anti-Trust Act sought to outlaw 
a)
Nativists
b)
Bootleggers
c)
Monopolies
71.
Which amendment prohibited states from denying men the right to vote based on discrimination? 
a)
13th
b)
14th
c)
15th
72.
This legislation tried to prohibit trusts and monopolies
a)
Monopolies Act
b)
Sherman Antitrust Act
c)
Trust Act
d)
Trust & Monopolies Act
73.

During the Gilded Age, business and many citizens believed that only the “fittest” or “strongest” businesses deserved to survive. This belief is called:

a)

The Gospel of Wealth

b)

Socialism

c)

The Gospel of Darwin

d)

Social Darwinism

74.

“There is no use whatever trying to help people who do not help themselves. You cannot push anyone up a ladder of success unless he be willing to climb himself.” This quote BEST represents the idea of

a)

the Gospel of Wealth

b)

Social Darwinism

c)

Laissez Faire

d)

Bread and Butter Unionism

75.
What are corporations?
a)
business owned by farmers
b)
Big banks that supply money to companies
c)
Businesses that are owned by one person
d)
Business that are owned by investors 
76.

How did mass production in factories benefit consumers?

a)

Products being more superior in quality

b)

goods became less expensive

c)

laborers received higher wages

d)

industries moved to rural areas

77.

Business tycoons who profited unfairly by cheating, bribing and other corruption, especially those in the railroad industry.

a)

Lucky Few

b)

Movers and Shakers

c)

Robber Barons

d)

Industrial Owners

78.

How did vertical integration benefit companies such as Carnegie Steel?

a)

Allowed labor unions to participate in decision-making

b)

Controlled all phases of production and distribution

c)

Invested in health and education of employees

d)

Included local politicians on boards of directors

79.
What industry was paralyzed by the Pullman Strike of 1894?
a)
Clothing
b)
Steel
c)
Railroads
d)
It was spread across several industries
80.
People who cross the picket line and report for work are referred to as ___________________.
a)
picket line
b)
 scabs
c)
picketing
d)
unions 
81.
Group of works who collective bargain to get higher pay, more rights and better working conditions
a)
Soviet Union
b)
Labor Union
c)
Commune 
d)
Trade Federation
82.
The Great Migration refers to the shift of the African­American  population from the
a)
rural South to the rural North
b)
rural North to the rural South
c)
urban South to the urban North
d)
rural South to the urban North
83.
Which statement BEST explains one factor that started the Great  Migration?
a)
the increased number of immigrants moving to urban areas 
b)
the need for workers during the Great Depression 
c)
the increased supply of skilled laborers due to industrialization
d)
the demand for workers in factories during World War I
84.
The fear of communism taking over the US during the 1920's was called the
a)
Red Menace
b)
Bolshevik Revolution
c)
Red Scare
d)
Palmer Revolt
85.
One of the reasons the KKK revitalized during the 1920's was
a)
the start of the civil rights movement in the South
b)
the increasing role of black figures in society
c)
the large numbers of immigrants coming into the US
d)
the increasing role of women in society
86.
The Palmer Raids targeted people who were suspected of being...
a)
bootleggers
b)
racketeers
c)
communists
d)
draft-dodgers
87.

One way people tried to restrict immigration in the 1920s was by

a)

Allowing anyone to come to the US

b)

offering scholarships to immigrants

c)

setting quotas

d)

giving immigrants free land

88.

Community center for immigrants founded by Jane Addams that provided services such as education, medical treatment, and job training.

a)

Full House

b)

Null House

c)

Hull House

d)

Dull House

89.
The name given to the programs enforced by FDR to ensure relief, recovery and reform. 
a)
Stock Market 
b)
Great Depression
c)
Margin 
d)
New Deal 
90.
Programs that were put into place to ensure the causes of the Great Depression were addressed and corrected to ensure the Depression would not happen again 
a)
Relief 
b)
Recovery
c)
Reform 
91.
Programs that were put into place to put Americans back to work completing government funded projects
a)
Relief 
b)
Recovery
c)
Reform 
92.
This President enforced both New Deals and saw America through the Great Depression and World War II. 
a)
Eisenhower
b)
Truman
c)
Hoover
d)
Roosevelt 
93.
This New Deal program insured the public's deposits to make sure that the bank runs never happened again 
a)
PWA
b)
WPA
c)
SSA
d)
FDIC
94.
A time in America following the roaring 20's where America experience rising unemployment that did not end until the onset of World War II. 
a)
New Deal
b)
Roaring 20's
c)
Great Depression
d)
Cold War 
95.

FDIC

a)

regulated banks and insured bank deposits; Federal Deposit Insurance Corp.

b)

set a minimum wage and guaranteed overtime pay; Federal Deposit Insurance Corp.

c)

raised the price of goods and set fair labor laws; Federal Deposit Insurance Corp.

96.

Which program changed laws to prevent other depressions?

a)

Relief

b)

Recovery

c)

Reform

97.

What does the Federal Reserve do?

a)

Regulates monopolies

b)

Regulates the money supply

c)

Regulates trusts

98.
The Federal Reserve regulates the required reserve ration in order to
a)
control the amount of money in circulation.
b)
reduce lags in monetary policy.
c)
discourage banks from making risky loans.
d)
change the discount rate more easily.
99.
Jane Addams was known for
a)
Settlement houses
b)
picketing at the White House
c)
Temperence
d)
President of NAWSA
100.
What law did Woodrow Wilson enact to reform the U.S. banking system?
a)
Federal Reserve Act
b)
Clayton Antitrust Act 
c)
Meat Inspection Act
d)
Adamson Act
101.
Which person accepted social separation and believed racial equality could be achieved through vocational education?
a)
 Booker T. Washington
b)
Martin Luther King, Jr. 
c)
. W.E.B. Du Bois                              
d)
William Lloyd Douglas
102.
Which activist believed that college educated African-Americans should lead speak out against discrimination and argue for full political, civil and social rights?
a)
W.E.B. DuBois
b)
Booker T. Washington
c)
Tom Watson
d)
Lugenia Burns Hope
103.
What was the Roosevelt Corollary?
a)
America would stand behind any problem a nation in our hemisphere was dealing with
b)
America would declare war on any nation in the Eastern Hemisphere who threatened us
c)
America would intervene if any nation in our hemisphere did something wrong
d)
President Roosevelt combined United States laws with European laws
104.
What proverb did Roosevelt like to quote?
a)
don't let them get you down
b)
speak softly so nations will listen
c)
a leader who fights is a leader who looks for trouble
d)
Speak softly and carry a big stick
105.
Which organization was created after WWI to deal with world problems, and prevent future wars?
a)
The League of Champions
b)
The United Nations
c)
The League of Nations
d)
The Justice League
106.

Which of the following is true of minority economic opportunity during times of war?

a)

During times of war, there is less economic opportunity for minorities because the government may crack down on freedom of speech.

b)

During times of war, there is increased economic opportunity for minorities because many men are serving in the military.

c)

During times of war, minorities have the opportunity to become soldiers.

d)

During times of war, there minorities can run for public office.

107.

Which of the following most accurately describes the government’s strategy to control the flow of information during the war?

a)

The government, fully aware that American boys were giving their lives on the battlefields of Europe, made no effort to limit the flow of information

b)

Congress approved the publication and distribution of war-time propaganda, but made no attempt to limit individual liberties

c)

The government, fearful that anti-war sentiments might harm the war effort, limited each citizen’s freedom of speech in favor of national security

d)

Congress closed newspapers and executed anyone believed to be guilty of spreading anti-war information or propaganda

108.
The Roaring Twenties were characterized by - 
a)
internment camps, the rationing of goods, and the first use of an atomic bomb
b)
bank failures, the New Deal, and bread lines
c)
installment plans, Prohibition, and flappers
d)
brinksmanship, McCarthyism, and a policy of containment
109.
(11) The Palmer Raids of the 1920s were a response to 
a)
fears of communism following the Russian Revolution
b)
government corruption as illustrated in the Teapot Dome Scandal
c)
organized crime developing after Prohibition
d)
the reemergence of the Ku Klux Klan during the 1920s
110.
(10) The Ku Klux Klan of the 1920s differed from its nineteenth-century predecessor in that it
a)
influenced politics and elections
b)
led an anti-immigrant campaign
c)
opposed the temperance movement
d)
no longer opposed African-American suffrage
111.

Territories gained as a result of the Spanish-American war include Puerto Rico, Guam and-

a)

Cuba

b)

Spain

c)

Philippines

112.

During the Progressive Era, Muckrakers published articles and novels primarily to…

a)

Help the federal government become more efficient

b)

Provide entertainment for readers

c)

Advance their own political careers

d)

Make Americans aware of problems in society

113.

The excerpt is most closely associated with which sector of the Progressive movement?

a)

Politicians who supported state regulatory commissions to curtail abuses in business

b)

Reformers who fought to break up monopolies and trusts

c)

Investigative journalists and authors known as "muckrakers"

d)

The union movement associated with the American Federation of Labor

114.

How did the author conduct research for conditions in the meatpacking factories?

a)

He took a job in a meat factory posing as a worker to see it all first hand.

b)

He took a college class on the subject.

c)

He took the word of a neighbor whose stories he loved about the meatpacking factories.

d)

He wrote the story all from his imagination.

115.
Muckrakers were
a)
progressive reformers who sought legal changes to problems
b)
politicians who passed laws cleaning up the "muck" in society
c)
governors who wanted to get rid of monopolies
d)
journalists who wrote about the problems in society
116.
This court case tore the country apart, two immigrants were accused of killing a security guard.
a)
Ford Trials
b)
Sacco and Vanzetti
c)
Scopes Trial
d)
Palmer and Hoover
117.
Why were Sacco and Vanzetti convicted?
a)
They were serial killers, who targeted communists
b)
They were immigrants and had radical political beliefs
c)
They started a labor strike, that led to a riot, killing 6 people
d)
They lynched a group of African Americans without cause
118.
What was the Red Scare 
a)
A time when people were afraid of anarchism, communism, and socialism
b)
When people were afraid of the color red
c)
Sacco and Vanzetti
d)
a red ghost
119.

Sacco & Vanzetti trial and the KKK showed that

a)

Less discrimination against African Americans

b)

City people were not tolerant of rural families

c)

Americans had a strong fear of foreigners

d)

Americans were embracing foreigners

120.

What was a result of the New Deal in the US?

a)

Federal Government assumed a greater responsibility

b)

Federal Government stayed out of peoples lives

c)

Federal Government went bankrupt

d)

Federal Government took a lesser role

121.

The Harlem Renaissance can best be described as

a)

an organization created to help promote African-American businesses

b)

a period of great achievement by African American writers, artists, and performers

c)

a movement that sought to draw people back to the inner cities

d)

a relief program to provide jobs for minority workers

122.

One goal of the Harlem Renaissance writers was to

a)

support existing racial barriers

b)

increase pride in African American culture

c)

encourage African Americans to create their own political party

d)

cut off connections with mainstream American values

123.

The major purpose of President Wilson’s Fourteen Points (1918) was to—

a)

Persuade Congress to enter World War I

b)

Provide aid for rebuilding war torn nations

c)

Set goals for achieving peace after World War I

d)

Punish Germany for the sinking of the Lusitania.

124.

Isolationists in the Senate objected to the United States joining the League of Nations because they opposed—

a)

Creation of the Security Council

b)

Colonialism in Africa and Asia

c)

membership in the League by Germany

d)

involvement in future foreign wars

125.

What did the Fourteen Points by President Wilson reflect his belief in?

a)

Intervention in the affairs of other nations was never justifiable

b)

Travel among nations should be regulated by an international organization

c)

No country should be allowed to spend more on defense than any other country

d)

Cooperation among international leaders was essential to maintaining world peace

126.

What president planned on building a canal connecting the Atlantic and Pacific oceans?

a)

George Bush

b)

Barack Obama

c)

Theodore roosevelt

d)

Abe Lincoln

127.

What did the Panama Canal help travelers with?

a)

dangerous tidal waves

b)

food storage

c)

It made travel way faster because they could cut through panama instead of going all the way around South America.

d)

It gave them a nice view

128.

Which of the following are causes of the Spanish-American War? MARK ALL THAT APPLY.

a)

Protection of American owned businesses in Cuba

b)

Explosion and the sinking of USS Maine

c)

American support for Cuba to earn independence

d)

Explosion and the sinking of the Titanic

e)

Yellow Journalism

129.

Which of the following are results of the Spanish-American War? MARK ALL THAT APPLY

a)

Cuba gained independence

b)

The United States gained new territories

c)

The United States was seen as a world power

d)

The United States gained independence

130.
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
131.
Whose book led to the direct passage of the Meat Inspection Act and indirect of the Pure Food and Drug Acts?
a)
Jacob Riis
b)
Lewis Hines
c)
Ida Tarbell
d)
Upton Sinclair
132.
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
133.
Which Progressive President used Big Stick Diplomacy and was known as a Trust buster?
a)
Teddy Roosevelt
b)
Taft
c)
Woodrow Wilson
d)
Luke Skywalker
134.
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
135.
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
136.
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
137.
Which long-awaited goal of the women’s rights movement was achieved during the Progressive Era?
a)
   the right to vote
b)
  the right to own property
c)
   equal pay for equal work
d)
equal access to employment and education
138.
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
139.
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
140.
Banned people from making, drinking or selling alcohol
a)
17th Amendment
b)
18th Amendment
c)
19th Amendment
d)
21st Amendment
141.
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
142.
Which act was rushed to Congress and passed shortly after the publication of Upton Sinclair’s novel The Jungle in 1906? 
a)
Federal Reserve Act
b)
Clayton Antitrust Act
c)
Australian Ballot Act
d)
Meat Inspection Act
143.
The banning of alcohol.
a)
Institution
b)
Referendum
c)
Principal
d)
Prohibition
144.
Who was the photographer who revealed to the world how the lower class lived?
a)
Alexander Bell
b)
Jacob Riis
c)
Upton Sinclair
d)
Theodore Roosevelt
145.
Companies in related fields agree to combine under the direction of a single board of trustees, which meant that shareholders had no say.
a)
Conglomerate
b)
Pool
c)
Trust 
d)
Holding Company
146.
Privacy at the ballot box ensures that citizens can cast votes without party bosses knowing how they voted.
a)
Secret Ballot
b)
Initiative
c)
Referendum
d)
Recall
147.
Founder of the NAACP, and a Harvard-educated professor who focused on the need for a traditional liberal arts education for African-Americans who could then insist upon equal treatment and rights from white society.
a)
Margaret Sanger
b)
Jane Addams
c)
Booker T. Washington
d)
W.E.B. DuBois
148.
Created political cartoons to help fight corruption by NYC's political machine
a)
Thomas Nast
b)
Jacob Riis
c)
Ida B. Wells
d)
Upton Sinclair
149.
Competing companies that agree to fix prices and divide regions among members so that only one company operates in each area.
a)
Conglomerate
b)
Pool
c)
Trust 
d)
Holding Company
150.
Allows voters to petition state legislatures in order to consider a bill desired by citizens.
a)
Secret Ballot
b)
Initiative
c)
Referendum
d)
Recall

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