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First Semester Exam Review US II

Total questions: 119

Worksheet time: 1hrs 29mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Ship that exploded & US blamed Spain
a)
Lusitania
b)
USS Maine
c)
John J Pershing
d)
Puerto Rico
2.

international conflict that proved the U.S. was a world power with significant influence in foreign affairs

a)

Spanish-American War

b)

civil rights

c)

Progressive Movement

d)

U.S.S Maine incident

3.

naval officer who campaigned for expansion of U.S. territories

a)

Alfred Thayer Mahan

b)

Theodore Roosevelt

c)

Sanford Dole

d)

William Taft

4.

Means “to take/claim” territory (e.g., Hawaii)

a)

Cede

b)

Annex

c)

Conquer

d)

In

5.

Exaggerated, “fake news” meant to sell papers.

a)

Tabloid Press

b)

Hot Mess News

c)

Yellow Journalism

d)

Enquirers Delight

6.

This gave quicker access between the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans.

a)

Hawaii

b)

Panama Canal

c)

Cuba

d)

Guam

7.

Demanded equal access to China’s ports and trade.

a)

Dollar Diplomacy

b)

Open Door Policy

c)

Oriental Policy

d)

Roosevelt Corrolary/Big Stick Diplomacy

8.

Which President built the Panama Canal?

a)

William McKinley

b)

Teddy Roosevelt

c)

William Howard Taft

d)

Woodrow Wilson

9.

Author who wrote The Influence of Sea Power on History (1890)

a)

Henry Cabot Lodge

b)

Sanford B Dole

c)

Alfred Thayer Mahan

d)

Matthew Perry

10.
What are areas where foreign nations control trade and  natural resources?
a)
imperalism
b)
isolationism
c)
spheres of influence
d)
dollar diplomacy
11.
What was a policy influencing governments through economic intervention rather than military intervention.
a)
imperalism
b)
yellow journalism
c)
isolationism
d)
dollar diplomacy
12.
What is building an empire by founding colonies or conquering other nations?
a)
imperialism
b)
isolationism
c)
yellow journalism
d)
spheres of influence
13.
What is a policy of avoiding involvement in the affairs of other countries?
a)
imperialism
b)
isolationism
c)
dollar diplomacy
d)
spheres of influence
14.
Who was the leader of Filipino rebels against Spain?
a)
Liliuokalani
b)
William H. Seward
c)
Emilio Aguinaldo
d)
John J.   Pershing
15.
Who was the Hawaiian queen?
a)
Liliuokalani
b)
William H.  Seward
c)
Emilio Aguinaldo
d)
John J Pershing
16.
Why would the United States favor isolationism?
a)
to gain  control of another territory
b)
to save money
c)
to avoid conflict or war
d)
to exaggerate their power
17.

having merchant ships travel in groups protected by warships

a)

armistice

b)

selective service act

c)

U-boat line

d)

convoy system

18.

Commander of the American Expeditionary Force in WWI.

a)

Alvin York

b)

Eddie Rickenbacker

c)

John J. Pershing

d)

Vin Diesel

19.
What was the cause of the conflict between Cuba and Spain?
a)
Cuba wanted to enslave Spain
b)
Spain wanted to convert the Cuban government to communism
c)
Spain wanted to turn Cuba into a sugar can colony
d)
Cuba wanted independence from Spain 
20.
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 
21.
Which country was granted independence in the Treaty of Paris of 1898?
a)
Guam
b)
Cuba
c)
Philippines 
d)
Puerto Rico
22.
He killed 25 machine-gunners and captured 132 German soldiers when his soldiers took cover; he won the Congressional Medal of Freedom.
a)
John J. Pershing
b)
Alvin York
c)
Lawrence Tyson
d)
doughboy
23.
Which battle was the deadliest for Americans?
a)
First Battle of Marne
b)
Battle of Somme
c)
Battle of Cambrai
d)
Battle of Meuse-Argonne
24.
Why were alliances a big part of World War I?
a)
Alliances helped one another with resources, such as soldiers and weapons.
b)
The alliances often caused people to become mad at one another and drop out of an alliance.
c)
Alliances tried to control the other countries within the alliance, causing some tension.
d)
Alliances tried to control the other countries within the alliance, causing some tension.
25.
Which of the following was a weapon used in World War I, but today is illegal to use in war?
a)
 tanks
b)
machine guns
c)
 poisonous gas
d)
 airplanes with bombs
26.
The Central Powers were...
a)
 Germany, Austria-Hungary, the Ottoman Empire and Bulgaria. 
b)
France, Russia, Italy, the US and Japan.
27.
The Allied Powers were...
a)
Germany, Austria-Hungary, the Ottoman Empire and Bulgaria.
b)
Britain (with its empire), France, Russia, Italy, the US and Japan.
28.
The Treaty of Versailles was..
a)
was the most important of the peace treaties that brought World War I to an end. The Treaty ended the state of war between Germany and the Allied Powers.
b)
signed in Paris by representatives of King George III of Great Britain and representatives of the United States of America on September 3, 1783, ended the American Revolutionary War.
c)
the peace treaty that ended the War of 1812 between the United States and Great Britain
d)
 a treaty signed on December 29, 1835, in New Echota, Georgia by officials of the United States government and representatives of a minority Cherokee political faction
29.
What famous prize did Teddy Roosevelt win?
a)
Center Time Prize
b)
Nobel Peace Prize
c)
Painting Prize
30.
Who was John Muir?
a)
A member of One Direction
b)
A conservationist
c)
A teacher
31.
Which statement accurately describes an aspect of Theodore Roosevelt's presidency?
a)
He signed a law granting U.S. citizenship to Native Americans.
b)
He reduced America's involvement in foreign affairs.
c)
He popularized conservation and respect for natural wonders.
d)
He refused to take legal action against monopolies and trusts.
32.

What political party was Roosevelt part of during his two terms as president?

a)

Republican

b)

Democrat

c)

Bull Moose

d)

I DON'T KNOW

33.
Prior to becoming president Teddy Roosevelt served in what political position?
a)
Vice President
b)
Governor of New Jersey
c)
Secretary of State
d)
Supreme Court 
34.

Teddy Roosevelt was known as a "trust-buster." What does that mean?

a)

He worked to break up small businesses

b)

He worked with big monopolies to make them stronger

c)

He worked to break up large monopolies

d)

He let the companies operate without any government interference

35.

What did Roosevelt threaten to do if the 1902 coal miners strike continued?

a)

Close the mine

b)

Use the army to take control of the mine

c)

Increase taxes on coal

d)

Fire all of the workers

36.

The Elkins and Hepburn Act helped regulate:

a)

The meat industry

b)

The oil industry

c)

The steel industry

d)

The railroad industry

37.

The NAACP fought for:

a)

Environmental conservation

b)

Reducing the power of large monopolies

c)

Racial equality

d)

Rights of the workers

38.
The _________ authorized a miltary draft.
a)
conscientious objectors
b)
Great Migration
c)
Espionage Act
d)
Selective Service Act
39.
The ________ banned certain printed materials.
a)
conscientious objectors
b)
Great Migration
c)
Espionage Act
d)
Selective Service Act
40.
People who refused military service for moral reasons were called  ________.
a)
conscientious objectors
b)
Great Migration
c)
Espionage Act
d)
Selective Service Act
41.
The  ________ was a movement of African Americans to cities in the North.
a)
conscientious objectors
b)
Great Migration
c)
Espionage Act
d)
Selective Service Act
42.
What was the effect of the Sedition Act?
a)
It limited freedom of speech.
b)
It created distrust of German Americans.
c)
It increased the size of the Army.
d)
It gave women the right to vote.
43.
What did the Treaty of Versailles do to Germany? 
a)
It took the blame for starting the war. It had to pay for the cost of the war. It lost land
b)
It gave all its land to France and England
c)
They had to give up the fancy spear on top of their helmits
d)
It made them give up their leaders for war crimes.
44.
What was the name of the peace keeping organization of world governments? 
a)
League of Nations
b)
League of Legends
c)
League of Assassins
d)
League of Justice
45.
Who was the creator who designed the League of Nations?
a)
Woodrow Wilson
b)
Winston Churchill
c)
Philippe Pétai
d)
Mustafa Kemal Atatürk
46.
Did the United States join the League of Nations?
a)
Yes
b)
No
47.
What was President Wilson’s plan for peace called?
a)
Fourteen points
b)
League of Nations
c)
Treaty of Versailles 
d)
Treaty of Paris
48.
Two controversial laws passed to limit public opposition to the war
a)
Alien & Sedition Acts
b)
Espionage & Sedition Acts
c)
See No Evil, Speak No Evil Acts
d)
Shut Your Mouth Laws
49.
Materials created to sway public opinion & ensure public support.
a)
Liberty Bonds
b)
Mass Media
c)
Propaganda
d)
Rotogravures 
50.
Sold to finance ($) the war
a)
Propaganda
b)
Liberty Bonds
c)
Draft Cards
d)
Stocks
51.
This system set limits on the amount of resources each American could use; mandated system of conservation.
a)
Rationing
b)
Stamping
c)
Quota
d)
100% Americanism
52.
Government agency created to regulate and oversee production of industrial goods needed for the war effort
a)
War Industries Board (WIB)
b)
Committee on Public Information (CPI)
c)
War TV Board (WTB)
d)
National War Labor Board (WLB)
53.
1920 "reward" for women who served on the home front; goal of women since 1848
a)
To wear dresses
b)
To work a career they want 
c)
Passing of the 19th Amendment
d)
To easily divorce their husbands
54.
What was the peace treaty signed at the end of World War 1?
a)
Treaty of Versailles
b)
Treaty of Paris
c)
Treaty of Tordesillas
d)
Treaty of Ghent
55.

Platt Amendment-

a)

limited Cuba's rights to make treaties and increased US ability to intervene in Cuban affairs

b)

forced US troops to withdraw from Cuba

c)

sold San Juan Hill to the US doe $20 million

d)

modeled Cuban legislature after the US congress

56.
Which territory did the United States NOT take as a territory and gave them independence? 
a)
Puerto Rico
b)
Guam
c)
Philippines
d)
Cuba
57.
What battle did the Rough Riders, Buffalo Soldiers and Americans defeat the Spanish?
a)
Battle of Cuba
b)
Battle of San Juan Hill
c)
Battle of Trenton
d)
Battle of Spain
58.
American Commodore who successfully attacked the Philippians. 
a)
Commodore Vanderbuilt
b)
Commodore Dewey 
c)
Commodore Roosevelt
d)
Commodore Platt
59.
Year of the Spanish American War
a)
1864
b)
1885
c)
1898
d)
1903
e)
1914
60.
Economic policy by Taft to encourage US business in foreign countries
a)
Moral Diplomacy
b)
Dollar Diplomacy
c)
Open Door Policy
d)
Big Stick Policy
e)
Roosevelt Corollary
61.
Believed world power depended on a strong navy
a)
Alfred Thayer Mahan
b)
Sanford B. Dole
c)
Henry Cabot Lodge
d)
Carl Schurz
e)
Teddy Roosevelt
62.
US Senator who supported American expansion to gain power
a)
Alfred Thayer Mahan
b)
Sanford B. Dole
c)
Woodrow Wilson
d)
Carl Schurz
e)
Henry Cabot Lodge
63.
Named the President of the Provisional Government of Hawaii
a)
Alfred Thayer Mahan
b)
Woodrow Wilson
c)
Sanford B. Dole
d)
Carl Schurz
e)
Henry Cabot Lodge
64.
Document that stated the Americas were closed to European colonization
a)
Roosevelt Corollary
b)
Monroe Doctrine
c)
Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
d)
Treaty of Paris
e)
Moral Diplomacy
65.
Gave rise to the "Big Stick Policy"
a)
Moral Diplomacy
b)
Monroe Doctrine
c)
Roosevelt Corollary
d)
Treaty of Paris
e)
Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
66.
Foreign policy adopted by Woodrow Wilson
a)
Moral Diplomacy
b)
Monroe Doctrine
c)
Roosevelt Corollary
d)
Treaty of Paris
e)
DeLome Letter
67.
Agreement that allowed the US to intervene in Cuban affairs
a)
DeLome Letter
b)
Platt Amendment
c)
Treaty of Paris
d)
Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
e)
Roosevelt Corollary
68.

Which of these is a type of fighting used in World War One?

a)

Trench Warfare

b)

Atomic Bomb

c)

Guerilla Warfare

d)

No-Man's Land

69.
What is the problem shown that troops suffered from?
a)
Gangrene
b)
Cold feet
c)
Trench foot
d)
Elephantiasis 
70.
During WWI, soldier who suffered mental breakdowns were said to have
a)
Trench fever
b)
Dysentery
c)
PTSD
d)
Shell Shock
71.
This soldier is trying to protect himself from 
a)
Trench rats
b)
Dysentery
c)
Trench mouth
d)
Poison gas
72.

What was the land between two enemy trenches called?

a)

Kill zone

b)

Death Valley

c)

Danger Region

d)

No Mans Land

73.
After a year of vicious fighting, the war had become a ________________________ or situation in which neither side can win a decisive victory.
a)
Trench Warfare
b)
Victory
c)
Defeated
d)
Stalemate
74.

The Jungle most directly contributed to which of the following?

a)

Federal regulations to promote safety and health protection for industrial workers

b)

A federal inspection system to ensure minimum standards for processed meats and food

c)

The shutdown of Chicago meatpacking factories by the state of Illinois

d)

Pressure on publishers to reduce sensational articles and books attacking businesses

75.

Which law led to the formation of the FDA?

a)

Meat Inspection Act

b)

Pure Food and Drug Act

c)

Clayton Antitrust Act

76.
What amendment provided suffrage for women (1920)?
a)
16th
b)
17th
c)
18th
d)
19th
77.
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
78.
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
79.
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
80.
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
81.
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
82.
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
83.
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
84.
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
85.
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.
86.
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
87.
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
88.
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
89.
To preserve water, trees, plants, and other natural resources
a)
Precipitation
b)
Confurion
c)
Conservation
d)
Infusion
90.
The founder of the Tuskegee Institute and head of the African Americans community
a)
Booker T. Washington
b)
George Washington Carver
c)
W.E.B Dubois
d)
Upton Sinclair
91.
The people elect US senators.  Which amendment is this?
a)
15th
b)
17th
c)
23rd
d)
26th
92.
Which innovation was used to send news of the TRR completion across the country?
a)
transcontinental railroad
b)
pony express
c)
telegraph
d)
stagecoach
93.
Which group lost the most from the building of the railroads?
a)
Settlers
b)
Western citizens
c)
The government
d)
Native Americans
94.

The reaper ___.

a)

removed seeds from cotton

b)

was faster land transportation

c)

cut/harvested grains

d)

was less efficient than the scythe

95.

Which invention allowed people and goods to travel against the strong river currents?

a)

the steam engine

b)

the steam locomotive

c)

the steam gin

d)

the steamboat

96.

Which invention provided faster land transportation?

a)

the Conestoga wagon

b)

the steam locomotive

c)

the steamboat

d)

the combine thersher and reaper

97.

Cyrus McCormick was the ___ of the mechanical reaper.

a)

inventor

b)

entrepreneur

c)

inventor and entrepreneur

98.

Which invention increased the productivity of the American farmer?

a)

reaper

b)

cotton gin

c)

steam locomotive

d)

steamboat

99.

The Industrial Revolution was a time when ______________.

a)

the people revolted against the government

b)

slavery decreased (went down)

c)

disease spread all over the United States

d)

hand tools were replaced with machines

100.
What was the name of the organizations that often ran city, county, and state politics during the late 1800s?
a)
political machines
b)
monopolies
c)
power brokers
d)
the mafia
101.
What were the very top leaders of political machines called?
a)
precinct captains
b)
party bosses
c)
ward bosses
d)
lieutenants
102.
One of the most infamous party bosses was __.
a)
Boss Tweed
b)
Boss Hogg
c)
Boss Don Corleone
d)
Boss Al Pacino
103.
What was the name of the law that reformed the civil service system?
a)
Pendleton Act
b)
Sherman Act
c)
Grange laws
d)
Chinese Exclusion Act
104.
Members of the machines rallied ______________to vote for them by offering services such as jobs, housing, etc.
a)
Immigrants
b)
rural workers
c)
African Americans
d)
Chinese
105.
Reward for loyalty to a political party is called
a)
initiative
b)
favors
c)
patronage
d)
corruption
106.
Congress passed the ______ in 1883 that created merit-based exams for most civil service jobs in the federal government.
a)
Spoils System
b)
Pendergast Act
c)
Pendleton Act
d)
Hawley Act
107.

Which of the following best describes the Gilded Age?

a)

the discovery of gold fields in the west led to an increase in the amount of money issued for circulation

b)

Industrialists used their connections with corrupt government officials for material gain and political power

c)

In Deep South a sharp increase in immigration brought a boom in construction and industry

d)

Small, family owned farms were bought and consolidated to form large agricultural corporations.

108.
What took land from Indian tribes and promoted assimilation?
a)
Homestead Act
b)
Morril Act
c)
Dawes Act
d)
Reconstruction Act
109.
What gave settlers 160 acres of land in exchange for the settlers "improving" their new land?
a)
Homestead Act
b)
Dawes Act
c)
Morril Act
d)
Reconstruction Act
110.

What did the Homestead Act offer?

a)

a new home for travelers

b)

a stop along the Oregon Trail

c)

free land after 5 years of living on it.

111.
As settlers moved onto the Great Plains in the 1800s, they needed to build shelters. One way that many settlers met this need was by building sod houses. Why did many settlers build houses made out of sod?
a)
Sod houses would typically last longer than houses made out of other materials.
b)
Sod houses cost little to build because sod was widely available.
c)
Sod houses were more fashionable than other types of buildings
d)
Sod houses were better suited for cold weather than other buildings.
112.
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
113.
Adopting the customs and practices of the dominant culture.
a)
Nativism
b)
Ethnic Enclaves
c)
Assimilation
114.
This law specifically barred Chinese laborers from entering the US, and was in place for more than 60 years.
a)
The Chinese Exclusion Act
b)
The Ban on Foreign Labor Act
c)
The Asian Immigration Act
d)
The Chinese Labor Law
115.
a)
The artist views the laborers as pitiful, and deserving of what they get.
b)
The artist views the laborers as being overpowered by the rich, and supports the underdog.
c)
The artist views the industrialists as vastly superior to laborers.
d)
The artist's view on laborers and industrialists is unclear.
116.
What group of immigrants were arriving in large numbers on the West Coast in the middle to late 1800's?
a)
Greek
b)
Chinese
c)
British
d)
French
117.
How did the experiences of Chinese immigrants differ from those of the “New Immigrants” from Southern and Eastern Europe?
a)
They often took the least desirable and lowest paying jobs.
b)
They frequently faced prejudice and discrimination from nativists.
c)
They were unable to use all of the same skills that they possessed at home.
d)
They could not own property, testify in some state courts, or become citizens.
118.
Who immigrated to Angel Island?
a)
Mexican
b)
Chinese
c)
Italian
d)
Jewish
119.
Which idea led to a rise in anti-immigrant groups and a demand for immigration restrictions?
a)
Melting Pot
b)
Birds of Passage
c)
Nativism
d)
All of the above

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