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Progressive Era/Imperialism

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is an agreement to stop fighting called?

a)

an import

b)

an armistice

c)

an enumeration

d)

an embargo

2.

What island did most European immigrants come through during the Progressive Era?

a)

Ellis Island

b)

Alcatraz Island

c)

Angel Island

d)

Easter Island

3.

Teddy Roosevelt joined the 1st voluntary cavalry during the Spanish-American War. What where they called?

a)

the Flying Tigers

b)

the Running Rebels

c)

the Fighting First

d)

the Rough Riders

4.

What country did many Americans blame for the explosion of the U.S. navy battleship the Maine?

a)

France

b)

Puerto Rico

c)

Spain

d)

The Philippines

5.

What Amendment prohibited the sale and transportation of alcohol?

a)

13th Amendment

b)

14th Amendment

c)

18th Amendment

d)

19th Amendment

6.

Who became President of the United States in 1901?

a)

William McKinley

b)

Theodore Roosevelt

c)

Woodrow Wilson

d)

Franklin Delano Roosevelt

7.

What is sensational, biased and often false reporting?

a)

Red journalism

b)

Blue journalism

c)

Green journalism

d)

Yellow journalism

8.

Cuba is about _______ miles from the United States.

a)

10

b)

90

c)

300

d)

1000

9.

Imperialism can be best defined as...

a)

A situation in which both sides are equally powerful

b)

a grant of money from the government

c)

when one nation exercises control over smaller, weaker nations

d)

people at the local level organizing for political action

10.

People who were against American foreign expansion were known as

a)

anti-imperialists

b)

imperialists

c)

copperheads

d)

War-Hawks

11.

Theodore Roosevelt helped establish the first national park at

a)

Mammoth

b)

Rocky Mountain

c)

Grand Canyon

d)

Yellowstone

12.

Which of the following became U.S. territories or protectorates following the Spanish-American War?

a)

Cuba, Hawaii, and Alaska

b)

Spain and Cuba

c)

Cuba, Puerto Rico, and Guam

d)

The Philippines and Hawaii

13.

What country controlled the Philippine Islands before 1898?

a)

the United States

b)

France

c)

Cuba

d)

Spain

14.

What role did American newspapers play in influencing people's opinion of the Spanish-American war?

a)

American newspapers helped prevent a war with Spain.

b)

American newspapers often portrayed the Cuban revolutionaries as bloodthirsty.

c)

American newspapers always reported the facts about events in Cuba fairly and accurately.

d)

Yellow journalism in some American newspapers caused many Americans to support war with Spain

15.

The protection of natural resources is called...

a)

conservation

b)

prohibition

c)

suffrage

d)

yellow journalism