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Worksheets7.1 Imperialism, Progressives,& WW1
Total questions: 72
Worksheet time: 36mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What did the 18th Amendment to the Constitution do?
a)
granted women the right to vote
b)
prohibited the production of alcohol in the US
c)
allowed for the direct election of Senators
d)
created the income tax
2.
Florence Kelley would have MOST supported which presidential decision in the Progressive era?
a)
Theodore Roosevelt's conservation of millions of acres of national forests
b)
Woodrow Wilson's creation of the Clayton Anti-Trust Act
c)
William Howard Taft's creation of a Children's Bureau and child labor laws
d)
Theodore Roosevelt's break-up of Northern Securities monopoly
3.
Jacob Riis' book "How the Other Half Lives" exposed...
a)
working conditions for child laborers
b)
the lack of sanitation in the meat packing industry
c)
urban poverty and life in the slums
d)
the problems created by alcohol abuse
4.
Which progressive reform allowed citizens to vote for new taxes that would pay for specific programs?
a)
direct election of Senators
b)
referendum
c)
direct primary elections
d)
iniative
5.
Which of the following best describes the presidential election of 1912?
a)
Woodrow Wilson won the presidency because Republican voters were divided
b)
Theodore Roosevelt won the election and became the first president elected to three terms
c)
the Republican Party won the presidency for the first time ever
d)
William Taft won the election and brought an end to the Progressive Era
6.
Muckrakers Ida Tarbell and Upton Sinclair influenced the federal government to...
a)
end racial discrimination in the workplace
b)
grant citizenship to people who had entered the country illegally
c)
pass legislation to correct harmful business practices
d)
force individual states to regulate monopolies
7.
A goal of the Progressive movement from 1890 to 1920 was to...
a)
promote laissez-faire government policies
b)
correct the problems caused by industrialization
c)
promote settlement of land west of the Mississippi River
d)
encourage immigration from southern and eastern Europe
8.
What was the goal of those who supported the constitutional amendment that provided for direct election of US senators?
a)
providing equal voting rights to minority groups
b)
expanding the power of the legislative branch
c)
give all states, regardless of their population size, equal power in Congress
d)
making the politicians more responsive to the people
9.
One similarity between the temperance, settlement house, and suffrage movements during the Progressive Era is that...
a)
these reforms had their most support in eastern cities, not in western states
b)
each reform hoped to improve the lives of African Americans
c)
women played important roles in each of these reform movements
d)
each reform failed to bring about a successful change in America
10.
In 1906, the publication of Upton Sinclair's book "The Jungle" led Congress to...
a)
support the national conservation movement
b)
create the Meat Inspection Act
c)
pass stronger prohibition laws
d)
legalize strikes and boycotts by labor unions
11.
The Spanish-American War was a turning point in American history because the US...
a)
refused to become a colonial power
b)
developed a plan for peaceful coexistence
c)
pledge neutrality in future European conflicts
d)
emerged as a major world power
12.
Outrage by some Americans to the US annexation of the Philippines led to...
a)
the Senate's refusal to join the League of Nations
b)
American annexation of Cuba
c)
the formation of the Anti-Imperialist League
d)
US involvement in the Spanish-American War
13.
What idea stated that Britain and the US had to carry Asian and Latin American peoples up the "mountain of civilization"?
a)
Manifest Destiny
b)
the Monroe Doctrine
c)
the White Man's Burden
d)
the impact of WWI
14.
The closing of the frontier and the growth of industry in the late 1800s are two factors often associated with the...
a)
rise of US imperialism
b)
formation of alliances with other nations
c)
restoration of a plantation economy in the South
d)
reduction of exports to Asian nations
15.
Which organization was created during WWI to use propaganda to support the war effort and encouraged the sale of bonds?
a)
War Industries Board
b)
Committee on Public Information
c)
Food Administration
d)
American Expeditionary Force
16.
Which of the following is true of Russia during WWI?
a)
the Russian military helped defeat the Central Powers along the Eastern Front
b)
Russian submarine attacks were the most important reason that the US entered WWI
c)
Russian industries supplied the Allies with most of their military equipment
d)
Russia withdrew from the war after Vladimir Lenin's Bolshevik Revolution
17.
Which of the following is true of Russia during WWI?
a)
the Russian military helped defeat the Central Powers along the Eastern Front
b)
Russian submarine attacks were the most important reason that the US entered WWI
c)
Russian industries supplied the Allies with most of their military equipment
d)
Russia withdrew from the war after Vladimir Lenin's Bolshevik Revolution
18.
Eugene Debs is most closely associated with what movement in the US?
a)
Capitalism
b)
Socialism
c)
monopolies
d)
speaking out against the Spanish-American War
19.
The war might have involved only two nations, Austria-Hungary and Serbia, if not for...
a)
the alliance system
b)
imperialism
c)
the American Expeditionary Force
d)
propaganda
20.
The war might have involved only two nations, Austria-Hungary and Serbia, if not for...
a)
the alliance system
b)
imperialism
c)
the American Expeditionary Force
d)
propaganda
21.
The Espionage and Sedition Acts affected Americans during WWI by...
a)
forcing African Americans into segregated units
b)
allowing the government to restrict freedom of speech during the war
c)
encouraging socialism in America
d)
promoting biased ideas in order to encourage Americans to support the war
22.
What was one effect of the Bolshevik Revolution of 1917?
a)
the Allied powers needed fewer US troops
b)
the fear of socialism led to a Red Scare in America
c)
federal courts banned anti-immigrant groups
d)
immigration laws were changed to allow refugees from Russia
23.
President Wilson proposed his Fourteen Points in order to...
a)
strengthen the US policy of isolationism
b)
outline military strategies to help the US in the war
c)
maintain peace after the war and avoid future wars
d)
convince other democratic nations to join the Allied Powers
24.
Which of the following shows events in the correct chronological order?
a)
American neutrality --> German submarine attacks --> US enters WWI
b)
start of WWI --> death of Franz Ferdinand --> nationalist tensions in the Balkans
c)
sinking of Lusitania --> start of WWI --> Germany declares war on France and Russia
d)
formation of Central Powers --> US enters WWI --> formation of Triple Alliance
25.
Which of the following is true of American women during the WWI time period?
a)
women earned the same wages as men while working in war-related factories
b)
women were allowed to join the US Army as soldiers for the first time
c)
women gained the right to vote after the war was over
d)
women were excluded from doing jobs typically reserved for men in factories
26.
One reason the US Senate refused to approve the Treaty of Versailles after WWI was...
a)
many senators rejected American imperialism and hoped to free US overseas colonies
b)
many senators wanted immediate repayment of war debts from France
c)
many senators feared that the US would be obligated to help in future foreign affairs
d)
many senators supported increased foreign aid to Germany
27.
WWI impacted America by...
a)
dramatically increasing America's national debt
b)
increasing the need for new progressive reforms after the war as over
c)
stimulated trade and increased the standard of living
d)
causing the government to go trillions of dollars into a deficit to pay for the war
28.
During WWI, the Supreme Court rule in Schenck v. US that any "clear and present danger" to the country allowed the federal government to...
a)
establish a peacetime draft
b)
limit minority voting rights
c)
restrict first amendment rights
d)
segregate the American military
29.
When WWI began, President Wilson followed a traditional foreign policy by...
a)
refusing to trade with either side in the conflict
b)
asking for an immediate declration of war against Germany
c)
declaring American neutrality
d)
sending troops to aid Great Britain
30.
By creating the Open Door policy in 1899, the US was attempting to...
a)
keep Japan from attacking and colonizing China
b)
increase trade between Russia and the US
c)
ensre equal trading opportunities in China
d)
prevent European countries from colonizing the Western Hemisphere
31.
The Roosevelt Corollary to the Monroe Doctrine was used by the US to...
a)
settle a dispute between Russia and Japan
b)
act as a police power in the Western Hemisphere
c)
expand its colonial empire in Africa
d)
isolate itself from European conflicts
32.
Which of the following was a result of the Selective Service Act?
a)
only certain businesses were allowed to operate during the war
b)
women could serve in combat positions
c)
men were drafted into military service
d)
African Americans could not serve in the US Army
33.
The US gained control of the land it needed to build the Panama Canal by...
a)
negotiating an agreement with Colombia
b)
creating an Open Door policy
c)
invading Colombia and taking the land
d)
encouraging and supporting a revolution in Panama
34.
Why did people in the Philippines rebel against the US?
a)
Filipinos were upset when the US introduced an Open Door Policy
b)
Filipinos were upset that Hawaii had been annexed first
c)
Filipinos fought with the Spanish against the US in the Spanish-American War
d)
Filipinos were upset that they were not given their independence
35.
President Theodore Roosevelt said "Speak softly and carry a big stick." His big stick was a reference to...
a)
joining military alliances to carry out foreign policy goals
b)
using the navy to accomplish foreign policy goals
c)
using the national forests to stimulate building projects
d)
supporting women's suffrage to expand civil rights
36.
What was a major reason the US entered WWI in 1917?
a)
the Austro-Hungarian Empire had invaded Belgium
b)
Americans were upset by the assassination of Franz Ferdinand
c)
the US was obligated to fight because of an alliance with Britain
d)
Germany had resumed unrestricted submarine warfare
37.
Which war-time organization oversaw the production of military supplies and set production quotas?
a)
Committee on Public Information
b)
American Expeditionary Force
c)
War Industries Board
d)
Food Administration
38.
Which of the following is true about President Theodore Roosevelt's Big Stick policy?
a)
the US became more involved in European conflicts
b)
the US threatened to use force to protect its interests in the Western Hemisphere
c)
the US acted as a "good neighbor" to European nations who created colonies in Latin America
d)
the US expanded its colonial empire in Africa
39.
What was the Zimmermann Note?
a)
an anti-war booklet written by Eugene Debs that supported socialism
b)
the German plan for invading France that called for invading neutral Belgium
c)
an intercepted telegraph that asked Mexico to join Germany in fighting a war against the US
d)
a proposal that called for an organization to create propaganda to support the war effort
40.
Which of the following nations suffered the FEWEST casualties during WWI?
a)
the US
b)
France
c)
Great Britain
d)
Austria-Hungary
41.
The part of Wilson's Fourteen Points that shows his commitment to maintaining world peace was...
a)
returning the US to a policy of isolationism
b)
establishing a League of Nations
c)
maintaining a permanent military force in Europe
d)
blaming Germany for causing WWI
42.
Which statement is MOST true about many African Americans during WWI?
a)
blacks left the US for Liberia and Sierra Leone
b)
many blacks enjoyed more freedoms in the South because Jim Crow laws were repealed
c)
black soldiers in the US Army served in segregated units
d)
many blacks were able to purchase large farms in the Midwest
43.
Which weapons of mechanized warfare were introduced in WWI?
a)
hydrogen bombs
b)
pistols and bayonets
c)
battlefront trenches
d)
airplanes and tanks
44.
The Panama Canal was constructed because the US wanted to...
a)
speed up naval mobility and expand overseas trade
b)
improve relations with Latin American and Asian nations
c)
improve the lives of the people of Latin America
d)
improve the ability to police the Western Hemisphere
45.
Which of the following best describes the reason WWI began in 1914?
a)
build up of large militaries and intense nationalism in Europe
b)
Germany's submarine warfare against America
c)
Spanish mistreatment of Cubans and Filipinos
d)
Formation of a weak League of Nations
46.
What effect did WWI have on the US?
a)
the war caused the US trade deficit (debt) to increase
b)
the war cost the US many billions of dollars
c)
the war led to an increase in the American economy
d)
the war created an unfavorable balance of trade
47.
All of the following are true of the Treaty of Versailles EXCEPT:
a)
Germany was severely punished and forced to accept all blame for the war
b)
a League of Nations was created
c)
new national boundaries were drawn in Europe and the Middle East
d)
Britain, France, and Russia were required to reduce their militaries and give up colonies
48.
Before the US entered WWI, President Wilson supported the Allied Powers by...
a)
secretly sending troops to fight for the democratic nations
b)
using US warships to attack German submarines
c)
providing billions of dollars of loans and weapons
d)
openly encouraging Mexico to send troops to support the Allies
49.
When the United Mine Workers union went on strike in 1902, Theodore Roosevelt...
a)
helped end the strike and forced the workers and owners to come to an agreeable solution
b)
helped the workers, arrested the mine owners, and ordered the company to be broken up
c)
ignored the demands of workers for the president to intervene
d)
immediately took the side of the mine owners and ordered the strike broken up
50.
Who wrote "The History of Standard Oil" which revealed Rockefeller's ruthless business practices and called for the break-up of large monopolies?
a)
Upton Sinclair
b)
Ida Tarbell
c)
Carrie Nation
d)
Jacob Riis
51.
The Interstate Commerce Act and the Sherman Antitrust Act were attempts by Congress to...
a)
protect consumers against unsafe products
b)
let the government control and own national transportation services
c)
regulate the activities of big business
d)
impose government regulations on products made by farmers
52.
The Progressive Era was inspired by a religious movement that suggested people put aside their own desires and help other people. What was the name of this movement?
a)
Social Gospel
b)
Gospel of Poverty
c)
Second Great Awakening
d)
Social Darwinism
53.
Who ran as a Progressive ("Bull Moose") candidate in the election of 1912?
a)
William Howard Taft
b)
Eugene Debs
c)
Theodore Roosevelt
d)
Woodrow Wilson
54.
Which progressive reformers would have most supported a government law requiring improvements to tenement apartments and clean water in urban slums?
a)
Ida Tarbell and Carrie Nation
b)
Woodrow Wilson and Elizabeth Cady Stanton
c)
Theodore Roosevelt and Upton Sinclair
d)
Jacob Riis and Jane Addams
55.
Which reform idea was a common goal of the Populists and the Progressives?
a)
rebuild America's cities after the Civil War
b)
more government involvement to fix problems after the Civil War
c)
new opportunities for immigrants during the Gilded Age
d)
improvement in the status of African Americans during Reconstruction
56.
One idea that both Booker T. Washington and WEB DuBois supported is that...
a)
immigration was responsible for racial segregation
b)
vocational (technical job) training was the best approach to education
c)
Jim Crow laws were needed to help African Americans
d)
African Americans should have increased civil rights
57.
Which of the following quotations best summarized President Theodore Roosevelt's views on the environment?
a)
"America's natural resources should be used wisely. We must conserve them for future generations while also using them to serve the people of today."
b)
"No man or company owns the land. It is to be shared by everyone and everything in the best interest of all who depend upon its offerings."
c)
"Nature should be left as it is found. All unsettled land should be off limits to future settlement or development."
d)
"Natural resources should be controlled by big business to make sure the US remains one of the world's strongest economies."
58.
Jane Addams is best known for...
a)
starting the Hull House in Chicago which helped poor people living in slums
b)
leading the WCTU in its fight against alcohol abuse
c)
helping to create child labor laws and protections for women
d)
printing "What Every Mother Should Know," which advocated birth control
59.
Progressive reformers attacked political machines because these politicians often...
a)
were corrupt and accepted bribes
b)
discriminated against migrant workers
c)
denied voting rights to the poor
d)
wasted money on military spending
60.
Presidents Theodore Roosevelt and William Taft tried to limit the power of monopolies by...
a)
passing the 17th Amendment
b)
creating the Federal Trade Commission
c)
using the Sherman Antitrust Act
d)
strengthening the Supreme Court
61.
Which idea led to the creation of the Interstate Commerce Commission, the Federal Trade Commission, and the Food and Drug Administration?
a)
workers should be allowed to bargain with owners for working conditions
b)
the economy works best without government regulation
c)
domestic industry should be protected from foreign competition
d)
business activity must sometimes be regulated to protect the public
62.
How did city governments improve during the Progressive Era?
a)
Cities used city commissioners and managers to make government more efficient
b)
cities leaders began to use political machines as a way to make government less corrupt
c)
city politicians rejected the Pendleton Act and started to use patronage
d)
city governments passed laws that made it illegal for immigrants to vote
63.
Which African-American leader stressed black self-improvement and accommodation with whites as a way to improve the social condition for African Americans?
a)
George Washington Carver
b)
Booker T. Washington
c)
Frederick Douglass
d)
WEB DuBois
64.
Which progressive politician was known for the "Square Deal"?
a)
Theodore Roosevelt
b)
Woodrow Wilson
c)
William Howard Taft
d)
Robert LaFollette
65.
How did women's status in America improve during the Progressive Era?
a)
equal pay for equal work
b)
equal access to employment and education
c)
right to vote
d)
right to own property
66.
Which Constitutional Amendment created the first income tax?
a)
16th Amendment
b)
17th Amendment
c)
18th Amendment
d)
19th Amendment
67.
What group was formed to help improve living conditions of African-Americans that used lawsuits to fight segregation laws and voting restrictions?
a)
Tuskegee University
b)
NAACP
c)
WCTU
d)
NAWSA
68.
The initiative, the referendum, and the recall were adopted by several states during the Progressive Era as ways to...
a)
establish a system of checks and balances
b)
make government more democratic
c)
let all registered voters select their state's presidential electors
d)
stop the use of presidential vetoes
69.
One similarity between the temperance, settlement house, and suffrage movements during the Progressive Era is that...
a)
these reforms had their most support in eastern cities, not in western states
b)
each reform hoped to improve the lives of African Americans
c)
women played important roles in each of these reform movements
d)
each reform failed to bring about a successful change in America
70.
What was the goal of those who supported the constitutional amendment that provided for direct election of US senators?
a)
providing equal voting rights to minority groups
b)
expanding the power of the legislative branch
c)
give all states, regardless of their population size, equal power in Congress
d)
making the politicians more responsive to the people
71.
A goal of the Progressive movement from 1890 to 1920 was to...
a)
promote laissez-faire government policies
b)
correct the problems caused by industrialization
c)
promote settlement of land west of the Mississippi River
d)
encourage immigration from southern and eastern Europe
72.
The Federal Reserve Act of 1913 was intended to...
a)
regulate the stock market
b)
create a national parks system
c)
control the nation's money supply
d)
support a bimetallism currency system
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