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Social Issues and World Power Rad Review Extravaganza

Total questions: 51

Worksheet time: 50mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Populists wanted to:

a)

give power back to the average american

b)

create a powerful empire

c)

start corrupt businesses

d)

keep the races separate

2.

Journalists who exposed the problems and corruption in American society?

a)

Populists

b)

Rumpshakers

c)

Troubadors

d)

Muckrakers

3.
Who were progressives?
a)
reformers who tried to solve social problems
b)
reformers who wanted to end discrimination 
c)
reformers who wanted better jobs
d)
reformers who wanted to become communists
4.

Which Progressive Leader was known as the Trust Buster?

a)

Mother Jones

b)

Theodore Roosevelt

c)

Upton Sinclair

d)

John D. Rockefeller

5.
Which term refers to a process by which citizens can vote an elected official out of office before his or her term is over?
a)
Recall
b)
Initiative
c)
Philanthropy
d)
Referendum
6.
This term refers to a process in which voters approve or reject laws passed by a legislature.
a)
Recall
b)
Philanthropy
c)
Initiative
d)
Referendum
7.
This term is used for the right to vote.
a)
suffrage
b)
monopoly
c)
conservation
d)
regulation
8.
This term is used for money paid to the government based on personal income.
a)
political machine
b)
philanthropy
c)
income tax
d)
direct primary
9.

Name the platform that Roosevelt would use to describe his policies of fairness for the American people

a)

bully pulpit

b)

Roosevelt Corollary

c)

Big Stick Diplomacy

d)

Square Deal

10.
Children were often employed because:
a)
they passed the test
b)
they could be paid in candy
c)
their small hands allowed them to fix machines
d)
they had more energy than adults
11.

In The Jungle, Upton Sinclair exposed

a)

dangers faced by coal miners

b)

corrupt business practices of the Standard Oil Company

c)

unsanitary conditions in the meatpacking industry

d)

the illegal trafficking of exotic animals

12.

This group was formed by WEB Dubois in 1909, mostly because the Progressive Era was NOT successful at promoting equality for minority groups.

a)

NLRB

b)

AAA

c)

NAACP

d)

SCLC

13.

Woodrow Wilson set up the first government agency known as the _________________ to investigate violations of businesses?

a)

Security Exchange Commission

b)

Federal Trade Commission

c)

Department of Homeland Security

d)

Justice Department

14.

The cartoon illustrates President Theodore Roosevelt's attempt to

a)

ignore antitrust laws

b)

limit the power of monopolies

c)

conserve natural resources

d)

eliminate foreign ownership of US corporations

15.

Passage of the Pure Food and Drug Act and the Meat Inspection Act illustrated the federal government's commitment to

a)

environmental conservation

b)

workers' rights

c)

business competition

d)

consumer protection

16.

President Theodore Roosevelt demonstrated his concern for the environment by

a)

creating national parks

b)

settling the Pennsylvania coal miners' strike

c)

breaking up monopolies

d)

signing the Meat Inspection Act

17.

The Federal Reserve Act of 1913 was passed in an attempt to

a)

increase United States exports

b)

safeguard the health of workers

c)

regulate the amount of money in circulation

d)

protect national forests from destruction

18.

What is "annexation"?

a)

When a country takes control of new territory.

b)

When a country frees territory that it controls.

c)

When a country frees another group of people from imperialist rule.

d)

When a country rebels against it's imperial rulers.

19.

Why did pro-imperialism Americans want to expand our territories?

a)

To increase the American reputation

b)

To spread Christianity

c)

To scare other nations into doing what we wanted

d)

To gain natural resources and foreign markets

20.

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

21.

What territories did the US gain as a result of its victory over Spain in the Spanish-American War?

a)

Alaska, Korea, Hawaii

b)

Philippines, Puerto Rico, Guam, Cuba

c)

Columbia, Haiti, Panama

22.

The leader of the Rough Riders that captured San Juan Hill

a)

McKinley

b)

Coolidge

c)

Roosevelt

d)

Adams

23.

What was Roosevelt's policy phrase?

a)

Dollars for Bullets

b)

Speak softly, and carry a big stick

c)

Sphere of Power, By the Hour

d)

Pan-Americanism 4Ever Dad-a-thon

24.

Which President fought for the construction of the Panama Canal?

a)

Woodrow Wilson

b)

William McKinley

c)

Franklin Delano Roosevelt

d)

Teddy Roosevelt

25.

The American-negotiated policy that gave each foreign nation the ability to trade with China

a)

Open Door Policy

b)

Foreign Exchange Policy

c)

International Commerce Policy

26.

The explosion of this ship caused the American military to invade Cuba to fight the Spanish

a)

U.S.S. Maine

b)

U.S.S. Vermont

c)

U.S.S. New Hampshire

d)

H.M.S. Boaty McBoatface

27.

What most likely happened to the USS Maine?

a)

Accidentally blew up

b)

Spain destroyed it in the middle of the night

c)

The Russians hacked your emails

d)

Cuban Rebels sabotaged it

28.
Which of the following American Presidents was a firm supporter of Imperialism?
a)
Woodrow Wilson
b)
Teddy Roosevelt
c)
William Howard Taft
d)
Grover Cleveland
29.
Which of the following defines the Roosevelt Corollary?
a)
Europe was not allowed to imperialize the Americas
b)
America was the police force for the Western Hemisphere
30.
Which country was imperializing Cuba before the US took it over?
a)
France
b)
Spain
c)
Colombia
d)
Mexico
31.
Which of the following is not true about the Platt Amendment?
a)
Cuba was given its independence
b)
Cuba could not make treaties with other nations
c)
America gets Guantanamo Bay
d)
America gets Puerto Rico
32.
The following political cartoon refers to the construction of what by Teddy Roosevelt?
a)
Naval Base at Guantanamo Bay
b)
Suez Canal
c)
Panama Canal
d)
Washington Monument
33.

Who was in control of Panama when the US decided it wanted to get the land needed for the Panama Canal?

a)

Paraguay

b)

Colombia

c)

Cuba

d)

Mexico

34.
Which country becomes a possession of the US by way of the Foraker Act?
a)
Cuba
b)
Philippines
c)
Puerto Rico
d)
Panama
35.
Which President featured in the picture fought in the Spanish-American War?
a)
Upton Sinclair
b)
Grover Cleveland
c)
James Garfield
d)
Teddy Roosevelt
36.

Why did America annex Hawaii in 1898?

a)

Beautiful beaches and great BBQ

b)

Sugar plantations made lots of money

c)

Location helped control imperial possessions

d)

Tourism benefits

37.

Industrialization brought all of the following except:

a)

Competition between nations

b)

need for resources

c)

new places to invest

d)

a feeling of equality among nations

38.

The Hawaiian Monarchy was overthrown by:

a)

Angry hawaiians

b)

Angry hawaiians supported by the US Marines

c)

American corporations

d)

American farmers supported by the Air Force

39.

Teddy Roosevelt's signature legislation that outlawed business monopolies

a)

Sherman Anti-Trust Act

b)

Park Place Resolution

c)

Monroe Doctrine

d)

Roosevelt Corollary

40.

The idea that North and South America should work together to support peace and trade

a)

Pan-Americanism

b)

NAFTA

c)

Make North and South America Great Again

d)

United Nations

41.

Teddy Roosevelt ended the Spanish-American War with a decisive victory at what battle?

a)

San Juan Hill

b)

Bay of Pigs

c)

Lexington and Concord

d)

Batlle of Havana Harbor

42.

A fire at this factory brought new safety regulations and standards required in the workplace

a)

Triangle Factory Fire

b)

Rectangle Record Store

c)

Circular Countershop

d)

Wall Street Flame Bois

43.

Teddy Roosevelt believed in having a weak military to keep the peace between nations

a)

True

b)

False

44.

Which country was forced to trade with the United States, as the president sent American battleships to intimidate them?

a)

Japan

b)

China

c)

Korea

d)

Thailand

45.

These were created to ensure that there was a separation between white and black Americans.

a)

Jim Crow Laws

b)

Poll Taxes

c)

Populism

d)

Community Centers

46.

Which of the following is NOT a reason the United States justified imperialism?

a)

Needed military bases

b)

Desire to explore the unknown

c)

Feelings of racial superiority

d)

New economic opportunities

47.

Teddy Roosevelt helped create reform in which two areas?

a)

Stock Market/Industry

b)

Mining/Agriculture

c)

Food Safety/Environment

d)

Immigration/Segregation

48.

The Supreme Court case Plessy v. Ferguson created the idea of :

a)

separate but equal

b)

all for one

c)

taste the rainbow

d)

speak softly, carry a big stick

49.

The plan to rebuild and help Latin American countries rather than control them is called:

a)

Open Door Policy

b)

Corellian Agreement

c)

Dollar Diplomacy

d)

Platt Amendment

50.

This cartoon represents

a)

American imperialism

b)

American democracy

c)

Populism

d)

Progressivism

51.

This image represents

a)

Open Door Policy

b)

Roosevelt Corollary

c)

Dad Getting the Last Slice

d)

Monroe Doctrine