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Progressive/Imperialist Unit Test

Total questions: 52

Worksheet time: 33mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Men or women that fought for woman’s suffrage
a)
Suffragist
b)
Muckraker
c)
Klan Member
d)
People
2.
This organization helps fight to end discrimination against different races
a)
NSA
b)
WCTU
c)
NAACP
d)
RESPECT
3.
Writers that dig up the bad things going on in society
a)
Suffragists
b)
Muckrakers
c)
Students
d)
Chaffinators
4.
Campaign to stop abuse in the homes by urging people and the government to stop alcoholism.
a)
Women Suffrage
b)
Temperance Movement
c)
Alcoholics Anonymous
d)
Fair Weather Fan
5.
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
6.
The ability to remove corrupt government officials from office
a)
Referendum
b)
Initiative
c)
Recall
d)
Primary
7.
This was created to allow women to vote nationally
a)
17th Amendment
b)
18th Amendment
c)
19th Amendment
d)
21st Amendment
8.
To preserve water, trees, plants, and other natural resources
a)
Precipitation
b)
Confurion
c)
Conservation
d)
Infusion
9.
Banned people from making, drinking or selling alcohol
a)
17th Amendment
b)
18th Amendment
c)
19th Amendment
d)
21st Amendment
10.
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
11.
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
12.
Trying to improve our nation by moving forward and preceding step by step
a)
Progressive
b)
Reform
c)
Era
d)
Chapter
13.
A process that allows voters to put a bill before a state legislature.
a)
Reall
b)
Referendum
c)
Initiative
d)
Primary
14.
Allowed alcohol by retracting the 18th Amendment
a)
17th Amendment
b)
18th Amendment
c)
19th Amendment
d)
21st Amendment
15.
The banning of alcohol.
a)
Institution
b)
Referendum
c)
Principal
d)
Prohibition
16.

The 13th Amendment that abolished slavery was supported by

a)

Abraham Lincoln and the Radical Republicans

b)

Jefferson Davis and the Confederate Leaders

c)

KKK members and suffragists

d)

Andrew Carnegie and JP Morgan

17.
The group of laws that granted basic rights to former slaves
a)
13th, 14th and 15th amendments
b)
15th, 16th and 17th amendments
c)
11
18.
Southern states restricted the voting rights of blacks by enacting
a)
literacy tests
b)
grandfather clause
c)
poll taxes
d)
all of the above
19.
Growth of American industry is most closely associated with
a)
a large labor supply
b)
an abundance of natural resources
c)
construction of new railroads
d)
all of the above
20.
Reporters, journalists, photographers, and authors who used the media to raise concerns about the negative effects of industrialization were known as
a)
muckrakers
b)
suffragists
c)
immigrants
d)
abolitionists
21.
This event was one major factor leading to the need for building codes and government regulation of businesses
a)
Haymarket Riot
b)
Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire
c)
founding of the Tuskegee Institute
d)
attempted assassination of President Garfield
22.
A period of time when social, economic and political problems caused by rapid industrialization were exposed and in some cases reformed
a)
Industrialization
b)
Progressive Era
c)
Reconstruction
d)
Prohibition
23.
Prohibition began with the 
a)
15th Amendment
b)
17th Amendment
c)
18th Amendment
d)
21st Amendment
24.
Progressive reformers, or muckrakers  known for taking photographs to expose unsafe or unsanitary conditions
a)
Ida Tarbell and Upton Sinclair
b)
WEB DuBois and Booker T Washington
c)
Jacob Riis and Lewis Hine
d)
Alice Paul and Carrie Catt
25.
Abolished slavery in the US
a)
18th Amendment
b)
21st Amendment
c)
15th Amendment
d)
13th Amendment
26.
Amendment that gave women the right to vote
a)
15th
b)
17th
c)
18th
d)
19th
27.
The Sherman anti-trust act was passed to
a)
break up monopolies
b)
give equal rights to women
c)
help people living in poverty
d)
end racism
28.
Upton Sinclair's The Jungle is credited with exposing the unsanitary conditions in the food industry and helping to pass the
a)
Sherman Anti-Trust Act
b)
18th Amendment
c)
Pure Food and Drug Act
d)
Equal Rights Amendment
29.
The famous immigration center in NYC is
a)
Angel Island
b)
Ellis Island
c)
Coney Island
d)
Long Island
30.
The major immigration center on the west coast known as Angel Island is located closest to what major city
a)
San Francisco, CA
b)
Los Angeles, CA
c)
San Diego, CA
d)
Sacramento, CA
31.
If immigrating from China, you would most likely cross what ocean
a)
Atlantic
b)
Pacific
c)
Indian
d)

Artic

32.
Who wrote about and exposed the corrupt monopolistic business practices of Standard Oil?
a)
Ida Tarbell
b)
Lewis Hines 
c)
Jacob Riis
d)
Upton Sinclair
33.
Period of history when alcohol was outlawed in the country
a)
Prohibition
b)
Temperance Movement
c)
18th Amendment
d)
21st Amendment
34.

Why did many industrialized or advanced countries need to takeover less advanced countries?

a)

For better climate and cleaner environment

b)

To create a democratic government

c)

To teach the local population about recycling

d)

To claim or takeover natural resources located in those countries

35.

Why were European countries interested in colonizing Africa during the Age of Imperialism?

a)

They wanted Africa's natural resources

b)

They wanted land to develop new types of ships

c)

They wanted to create a perfect society

d)

They wanted to learn new languages

36.
During US imperialism, the US wanted Hawaii for what reason?
a)
sugar
b)
oil
c)
pineapple
d)
gold
37.
What territories did the US gain as a result of its victory over Spain in the Spanish-American War?
a)
Philippines, Puerto Rico, Panama
b)
Philippines, Puerto Rico, Guam, Cuba
c)
Puerto Rico, Panama, Haiti
38.
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
39.

Who was Theodore Roosevelt?

a)

American president who was born into a prominent and wealthy family; he is best known for having served as Vice President of the United States for 5 consecutive terms

b)

American politician who was known as "Fighting Ted" because of his efforts to combat corruption in politics

c)

American president who was born into a prominent and wealthy family; prior to becoming a progressive president he was the governor of New York

d)

American politician known as Teddy; he fought to preserve the economic interests of America's big business and to develop the American interior for business interests

40.

What was the Square Deal?

a)

Roosevelt's promise to favor laborers in different trade agreements and to attack corporations

b)

Roosevelt's promise to the American people to to be fair to all; it was comprised of controlling corporations, protecting consumers, and conservationism

c)

Roosevelt's program of American conservation that promised to conserve America's wilderness

d)

Roosevelt's agreement with foreign countries that he would prevent countries in the Eastern Hemisphere from getting involved in their affairs

41.

How did Roosevelt feel about America's wilderness?

a)

Roosevelt fancied himself a preservationist - an individual who believed that America's wilderness should be pure and untouched

b)

Roosevelt fancied himself a developmentalist - an individual who believed that America's wilderness should be transformed for commercial purposes

c)

Roosevelt fancied himself an outdoorsman - an individual more suited for living in the American outdoors than living indoors

d)

Roosevelt fancied himself a conservationist - an individual who believed that America's wilderness should be protected

42.

Who was William Howard Taft?

a)

American president who served as Roosevelt's Vice President, as well as Secretary of the Navy before being elected president

b)

American president who served as a judge and then as governor of the Philippines before being handpicked as Roosevelt's successor

c)

American president who served as president of Princeton University and then as governor of New Jersey before winning the election of 1912

d)

American president who was the first American president to be elected to office without having had any political experience

43.
The United States issued the Open Door Policy (1899 - 1900) primarily to
a)
bring democratic government to the Chinese people
b)
secure equal trading opportunities in China
c)
force China to change its immigration policy
d)
use China as a stepping stone to trade with Japan
44.
Which of these asserted that the United States had the right to intervene in the affairs of neighboring American countries, to counter threats to its security and interests? 
a)
The Fourteen Points
b)
The Truman Doctrine
c)
The Roosevelt’s Corollary 
d)
The Teller Amendment
45.
In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, the United States became involved in Latin America primarily to
a)
establish new colonies
b)
protect economic and security interests
c)
raise the living standards of Latin Americans
d)
stop the flow of illegal drugs into the United States
46.
The United States’ acquisition of the Philippines, Puerto Rico, and Hawaii are all examples of late-nineteenth century 
a)
imperialism
b)
isolation
c)
populism
d)
trade
47.
Yellow journalists created support for the Spanish-American War by writing articles about the
a)
political popularity of William Jennings Bryan
b)
efforts of the United States to control Mexico      
c)
destruction of United States sugar plantations by Hawaiians
d)
sinking of the United States battleship Maine in Havana Harbor
48.
When President Taft called for "Dollar Diplomacy" , he advocated
a)
that American businessmen should invest in underdeveloped countries rather than lend those countries U.S. dollars.
b)
the rejection of the Open Door Policy
c)
that the United States should send in troops to control underdeveloped countries
d)
encouraging foreign exports by reducing tariffs.
49.
When President Taft called for "Dollar Diplomacy" , he advocated
a)
that American businessmen should invest in underdeveloped countries rather than lend those countries U.S. dollars.
b)
the rejection of the Open Door Policy
c)
that the United States should send in troops to control underdeveloped countries
d)
encouraging foreign exports by reducing tariffs.
50.
What was the cause of the Spanish American War?
a)
Imperialism
b)
Cuba's drive for independance
c)
Yellow Journalism
d)
    All the above
51.
Yellow Journalists were:
a)
writers who exposed period problems in hopes of achieving reform
b)
writers who wrote in yellow to bring attention to Spanish abuses
c)
newspaper reporters and illustrators who exaggerated stories in order to sell newspapers and fuel a war with Spain
d)
writers who opposed American imperialism and aimed to keep America neutral
52.
True or False
Teddy Roosevelt is one of the presidents that is carved into Mount Rushmore.
a)
True
b)
False

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