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Semester Exam review

Total questions: 135

Worksheet time: 1hrs 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Manifest Destiny was the belief that...
a)
It was the United States' God given right to expand to the Pacific Ocean.
b)
Native peoples in the United States should be treated with respect.
c)
The United States should respect the land claims of countries.
d)
All people in the United States should have the right to vote.
2.
What people group is most abused in the American movement to the West? 
a)
African Americans
b)
Mexicans
c)
Native Americans
d)
Irish Imigrants
3.

Who believed in full political, civil, and social rights for African Americans as it was outlined in the Constitution? This man also believed education was the best way for African Americans to advance was through education.

a)

WEB Dubois

b)

Booker T. Washington

c)

Frederick Douglass

d)

Abraham Lincoln

4.

Who supported African Americans proving their worth to society and thought vocational education would bring equality?

a)

Frederick Douglass

b)

WEB Dubois

c)

Booker T. Washington

d)

Martin Luther King, Jr.

5.

This court case ruled that seperate facilities are constitutional as long as they are equal, and made the Jim Crow Laws constitutional.

a)

Homer vs. Plessy

b)

Plessy vs. Ferguson

c)

Dawes vs. Exodusters

d)

Homestead vs Manifest Destiny

6.

The Populist Party was formed...

a)

To advocate for farmers in the federal government

b)

To advocate for equality for African Americans

c)

To advocate for voting rights for women

d)

All option are correct

7.

The National Grange...

a)

Advocated for farmers

b)

Advocated for African Americans

c)

Advocated for Native Americans

d)

Advocated for women

8.

A tariff is a tax on foreign goods, in order to motivate people to buy domestic made products. Tariffs hurt the global economy during the Great Depression because.....

a)

when the U.S enacted tariffs, other nations refused to trade with us. This forced the U.S to continue to practice isolationism and to lose allies around the world.

b)

when the U.S enacted tariffs, other nations did the same thing. This forced all nations to hate each other, which resulted in World War II.

c)

when the U.S enacted tariffs, other nations began to plot against us. These countries formed the League of Nations, which prevented the U.S from trading with other countries during the Great Depression.

d)

when the U.S enacted tariffs, other nations did the exact same thing. These tariffs prevented countries from selling their goods on the global market, which caused them to make less money.

9.

This reform was apart of FDR's second New Deal. It guaranteed the right for workers to organize labor unions and to bargain collectively for better hours, pay, and working conditions.

a)

The Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938

b)

The National Labor Relations Act (aka the Wagner Act of 1935)

c)

The Tennessee Valley Authority

d)

The Civilian Conservation Corps

10.

Which option applies to how Franklin Roosevelt addressed issues for African Americans in the United States?

a)

President Franklin Roosevelt recognized that African Americans were struggling in the U.S. While he did do a few things to address these issues, the help he provided was minimal.

b)

President Franklin Roosevelt did everything in his power to help African Americans in the United States. He enacted the first voting rights laws for African Americans and ensured that all Jim Crow Laws were made unconstitutional in order to protect African Americans in the South.

c)

President Roosevelt despised African Americans. He did absolutely nothing to help African Americans in the United States.

d)

President Roosevelt did everything he could to help African Americans, however Congress denied this aide for African Americans in the United States.

11.

This New Deal reform allowed for the U.S government to regulate companies that sell stocks and bonds. Ultimately, the government would have more regulation over the stock market due to this program. Companies had to tell investors their financial information, so that these investors knew what the company was worth before purchasing stocks and bonds.

a)

The Securities and Exchange Commission

b)

The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation

c)

The Fair Labor Standards Act

d)

The Social Security Act

12.

This amendment was added to the Constitution in order to repeal the 18th amendment. This allowed for the U.S government to tax alcohol. Many traditionalists (ex. Women's Temperance Union) believed that this would lead to more issues in the United States.

a)

18th amendment

b)

19th amendment

c)

20th amendment

d)

21st amendment

13.

President Franklin Roosevelt wanted to "prime the pump" of the U.S economy during the Great Depression by....

a)

becoming an isolationist.

b)

practicing deficit spending.

c)

increasing the number of tariffs enacted.

d)

forcing people to participate in the New Deal programs.

14.

This New Deal reform helped the banking system in the United States during the Great Depression. It ensured banks up to $5,000 and people began to regain confidence in the banking system.

a)

The Federal Reserver

b)

The Tennessee Valley Authority

c)

The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC)

d)

The National Recovery Administration

15.

Which options apply to the immediate impact on U.S society of the Stock Market Crash of 1929?

a)

Unemployment began to rise due to companies having to lay off workers

b)

Banks close due to the amount of people withdrawing their money from their accounts

c)

People lost everything due to over investing in the stock market

d)

This marked the beginning of the Great Depression

e)

All options are true

16.

This President created New Deal programs to help stimulate the economy during the Great Depression. Many Republicans did not agree with these programs because it gave the executive branch too much power and made the government have more oversight in society.

a)

Calvin Coolidge

b)

Warren G. Harding

c)

Herbert Hoover

d)

Franklin Roosevelt

17.

He was President at the start of the Great Depression. He believed in rugged individualism, which meant he believed people needed to get themselves out of the economic hard times and to not rely on the government. The people blamed him and the Republicans for starting the Great Depression.

a)

Calvin Coolidge

b)

Warren G. Harding

c)

Herbert Hoover

d)

Franklin Roosevelt

18.

This President wanted to bring back Laisseze-faire economics, which led to a rise of monopolies and trusts after WWI. He also enacted the Kellogg-Briand Pact, which stated that no nation is allowed to use war to settle a dispute with another nation. This was ineffective because there was no punishment if a country used war to settle a dispute.

a)

Calvin Coolidge

b)

Warren G. Harding

c)

Herbert Hoover

d)

Franklin Roosevelt

19.

This President's campaign slogan was "return to normalcy", meaning he wanted the U.S to become isolationists after WWI. He also enacted the Fordney-McCumber tariff to encourage U.S citizens to buy more domestic made products.

a)

Calvin Coolidge

b)

Warren G. Harding

c)

Herbert Hoover

d)

Franklin Roosevelt

20.

Which options apply to why the Great Depression happened?

a)

People kept buying products on credit

b)

Companies mass produced products without receiving payment

c)

People kept over investing in the Stock Market

d)

All options are true

21.

This New Deal reform was created to facilitate financing for houses, try to prevent banks from foreclosing on houses, and set new standards for the construction of houses.

a)

The Hooverville Act

b)

The Federal Housing Administration

c)

The Civilian Conservation Corps

d)

The National Recovery Act

22.

This New Deal program was created to aid with economic relief by proving temporary construction jobs to men that were unemployed.

a)

The Tennessee Valley Authority

b)

The Civilian Conservation Corps

c)

The Agriculture Adjustment Administration

d)

The Public Works Administration

23.

This New Deal reform was created to hire people for temporary jobs in nature conservation. They people hired worked on flood control reforestation, and other projects. They planted 200 million trees in the Great Plains during the Dust Bowl.

a)

The Tennessee Valley Authority

b)

The Security and Exchange Commission

c)

The Public Works Administration

d)

The Civilian Conservation Corps

24.

This organization was created by Woodrow Wilson. It divided the U.S into twelve districts, allowed for more government regulation over mentally/money issues, and was supposed to help the economy in the event of a depression.

a)

The Securities and Exchange Commission

b)

The Federal Reserve

c)

The FDIC

d)

The Tennessee Valley Authority

25.

Many people in the United States felt Imperialism had a positive impact on the native people of countries we took over because....

a)

it allowed for these people to immigrant to the U.S for free and they would automatically become citizens of the U.S.

b)

we helped ensure that no foreign nations would oppress them and allowed them to maintain their freedom.

c)

we helped their economy grow and modernized them (made them more like Americans).

d)

it allowed for these people to keep their freedom and trade freely with all nations around the world.

26.

The United States participated in the Spanish-American War because....

a)

yellow journalists were stirring up feelings about how the Cuban people were being treated.

b)

citizens wanted to save the Cuban people from Spanish oppression.

c)

the USS Maine exploded off the coast of Cuba.

d)

All options are true.

27.

Jim Crow laws....

a)

were segregation laws created in the American South and were made constitutional by the Plessy vs. Ferguson court case.

b)

were segregation laws created in the American South and were made constitutional by the Mueller vs. Oregon court case.

c)

were segregation laws creation in the Northern states and were made constitutional by the Plessy vs. Ferguson court case.

d)

were laws that stated if anyone spoke out against the war effort in Europe during WWI, they would go to jail.

28.

The transcontinental railroad.....

a)

allowed farmers to transport their goods from West to East, but forced farmers to give railroad companies 70% of their product they were planning to sell.

b)

allowed immigrants to travel from East to West. This caused for fast urbanization.

c)

allowed for farmers and ranchers to easily transport their goods from West to East. This allowed them to make more money and expand. It also allowed for the national economy to grow.

d)

allowed for farmers to transport their goods from East to West. This allowed farmers to become to richest citizens in the United States.

29.

The National Grange....

a)

was an organization that helped the Populist Party advocate for farmers. They felt that railroad companies were ruining the United States and farmers ability to grow crops.

b)

was an organization that helped the Populist Party advocate for the better treatment of farmers. They believed the only way for farmers to make more money was to work with railroad companies in order to transport their goods from West to East.

c)

was an organization created to advocate for African American sharecroppers. They believed that African Americans need to break the cycle of sharecropping in order to become prosperous.

d)

was an organization created to advocate for factory workers. They felt that immigrant labor needed to stop in order for more Americans to be employed.

30.

Urbanization concerns the growth of cities. This was caused by....

a)

new forms of transportation (ex. trains, cars, and planes) being created and allowing for people to travel great distances faster.

b)

Massive amounts of immigrants coming to the United States looking for work.

c)

Farmers abandoning their land in search of a steady paycheck.

d)

Factories and other new innovations being built in major cities.

e)

All options are true.

31.

The Progressive Movement started in order to....

a)

fix the problems created by the Jim Crow laws in the American South.

b)

fix the problems farmers on the American frontier faced due to the increase number of railroads.

c)

fix the problems created by Prohibition and Women's Suffrage.

d)

fix the problems created by the Gilded Age/Industrialization, such as political and social corruption.

32.

The purpose of labor unions were to....

a)

advocate for the better treatment of farmers.

b)

advocate for the better treatment of factory workers.

c)

advocate for the better treatment of African Americans.

d)

advocate for the better treatment of immigrants.

33.

This was an organization created by women to advocate for prohibition.

a)

The Women's Suffrage Movement

b)

The Women's Prohibition Union

c)

The Women's Christian Temperance Union/Movement

d)

The Girl Scouts of America

34.

The Interstate Commerce Act of 1887...

a)

was the first time the government tried to force Native Americans off of their land

b)

was the first time monopolies and trusts were made legal

c)

was the first time the government tried to promote trade with other nations

d)

was the first time the government tried to regulate railroad monopolies

35.

The Sherman Anti-trust Act...

a)

was the first time the government tried to encourage free trade between monopolies and trusts

b)

was the first time the government tried to regulate monopolies and trusts to promote competition

c)

was the first time the government tried to grant citizenship to all immigrants

d)

was the first time the government tried to give land to any individual who moved to the the United States

36.

The Clayton Anti-Trust Act...

a)

replaced the Sherman Anti-Trust Act

b)

outlawed monopolies and trusts

c)

allowed for more government regulation of big buisness

d)

legalized labor union protests

e)

All options are true

37.

What was one long-term consequence of the sharecropping system?

a)

Agricultural workers organized labor unions

b)

Many former slaves became trapped in a cycle of debt

c)

Many agricultural workers moved to cities to start small businesses

d)

Landowners sold property to pay wages to former slaves

38.

The court case Plessy vs. Ferguson ruled...

a)

It is illegal to have separate facilities, even if they are equal

b)

It is constitutional to have separate facilities, as long as they are equal

c)

The Jim Crow laws were unconstitutional

d)

The Black Codes were constitutional, unless it concerns an individual in prison

39.

The Knights of Labor...

a)

advocated for the better treatment of workers

b)

advocated for immigrants working in factories

c)

advocated for women working in factories

d)

advocated for African Americans working in factories

e)

all options are true

40.

The American Federation of Labor...

a)

advocated for the better treatment of workers

b)

only advocated for white, skilled workers

c)

did not like immigrants

d)

All options are true

41.

This was a law created to prevent Chinese immigrants from entering the western states of the United States. The idea was to protect American jobs for U.S citizens.

a)

The Chinese Exclusion Act

b)

The Gentleman's Agreement

c)

The Asian Exclusion Act

d)

The West Coast Exclusion Act

42.

This man wrote the book called "How the Other Half Lives". In it he describes how the urban poor were living in these tenement houses in the hopes that the federal government would step in to help them.

a)

Upton Sinclair

b)

Frank Norris

c)

Jacob Riis

d)

Ida Tarbell

43.

The Dawes Act....

a)

Allowed for the president of the United States to break up monopolies and trusts to promote competition.

b)

Allowed the president of the United States to break up tribal land to give to U.S citizens moving West.

c)

Allowed for the president of the United States to divide foreign territory for citizens moving to different regions of the world

d)

Allowed the president to interfere in society when there is injustice

44.

This was an agreement between the United States and Japan while Theodore Roosevelt was president. It stated that the U.S would stop creating discriminatory laws against Japanese immigrants, if the Japanese government stopped sending their poor to our country.

a)

The Chinese Exclusion Act

b)

The Gentleman's Agreement

c)

The Japanese Exclusion Act

d)

The Japanese Immigration Policy

45.

The Espionage and Sedition Acts...

a)

made it a crime for people to support the war because the government supported isolationism.

b)

made it a crime to enlist in the military because it would increase taxes on U.S citizens.

c)

made it a crime for people to speak out against the war because it would impact the war effort in Europe.

d)

made it a crime to speak out against the government during an election cycle because it would cause the popular candidate to lose.

46.

This was the tactic used by Germany that consisted of attacking ships with submarines if they entered European waters.

a)

Unregulated Submarine Warfare

b)

Unrestricted Submarine Warfare

c)

Unrestricted Naval Warfare

d)

Unrestricted Arm Warfare

47.

The Zimmerman Telegram....

a)

was a letter from the German government to Canada to encourage them to invade the U.S. It was intercepted by our allies in Europe and was one of the factors that led to the U.S getting involved in WWI.

b)

was a letter from the German government to Mexico to allow the German military to create naval bases close to the U.S border. It was intercepted by our allies in Europe and was one of the factors that led to the U.S getting involved in WWI.

c)

was a letter from the German government to Mexico to get them to send troops to fight in Europe. It was intercepted by our allies in Europe and was one of the factors that led to the U.S getting involved in WWI.

d)

was a letter from the German government to Mexico to encourage them to invade the U.S. It was intercepted by our allies in Europe and was one of the factors that led to the U.S getting involved in WWI.

48.

Herbert Hoover proposed the Smoot-Howley Tariff because...

a)

he felt it would encourage Americans to buy domestic made products.

b)

he felt that it would ease unemployment.

c)

he felt it would protect domestic factories from foreign competition.

d)

All options are true.

49.

Which option apply to Marcus Garvey

a)

He was the president of UNIA

b)

He was a supporter of Pan-Africanism

c)

He wanted African Americans to have pride in their race

d)

He wanted African Americans to be economically self sufficient

e)

All options are true

50.

This was a term used for authors during the 1920s who returned home after WWI and wrote books that reflected society in their eyes.

a)

The Lost Writers

b)

The Creative Writers

c)

The Muckrakers

d)

The Journal Writers

51.

FDR's first new deal was focused on immediate/short term relief, while his second new deal....

a)

focused on building up the programs created by the first new deal.

b)

focused on long term fixes to the economy.

c)

focused on ensuring that another World War did not happen.

d)

focused on securing money from foreign nations to continue to fund new deal reforms.

52.

This act banned oppressive child labor, created a minimum wage, and set a maximum work week of forty-four hours.

a)

The Equal Job Act

b)

Child Labor Laws

c)

The Child Labor Act

d)

The Fair Labor Standards Act

53.

The Harlem Renaissance....

a)

was a revival of advocating for civil and political rights in the African American community of Harlem, NY.

b)

was a revival of patriotism in the African American community of Harlem, NY.

c)

was a revival of art, music, and literacy in the African American community of Harlem, NY.

d)

was a revival of Pan-Africanism in the African American community of Harlem, NY.

54.

The invention of the radio had an impact on society because...

a)

it led to an increase of racial discrimination of African Americans because hate speech could be spread at a faster rate.

b)

people could not afford to buy one, which cause the majority of Americans to not be informed on current issues.

c)

people were able to get their news at a faster rate in the comfort of their own homes. This led to an increase in the literacy rate in the United States.

d)

people were able to get their news at a faster rate without leaving their homes. This led to a decrease in literacy in the United States.

55.

This New Deal reform was created to modernize and reduce unemployment in the Tennessee Valley. They developed fertilizers, taught farmers how to improve their crop yields, and helped replant forests.

a)

The Agricultural Adjustment Administration

b)

The Civilian Conservation Corps

c)

The Tennessee Valley Authority

d)

The National Park Authority

56.

The main goal of FDR's New Deal Programs were to...

a)

get people to motivate themselves to get out of these economic hardships.

b)

force people to be more dependent on the federal government, so that communism would spread in the United States.

c)

force people to work instead of them relying on the government to fix their problems.

d)

get people back to work and to stimulate the economy.

57.

This is a term used to describe the talks Theodore Roosevelt would have with the American people. He would speak over the radio and inform everyone what was happening in the U.S during the Great Depression. This led people to have more hope and allowed them to feel personally connected the the President.

a)

Fire side chats

b)

River side talks

c)

Hooverville chats

d)

Radio broadcast shows

58.

When the Great Depression started people began to panic and....

a)

began to invest heavily in the stock market in the hops that it would help with the crash.

b)

deposited more money into their bank accounts in order to prevent their banks from being negatively affected by the stock market crash.

c)

withdrew all of their money from their banks, causing many banks in the U.S to close.

d)

began to leave the United States in order to seek out better economic opportunities in other countries.

59.

This was FDR's idea to pack the Supreme Court with justices in order to get his New Deal reforms approved. This idea was rejected by Congress.

a)

The Supreme Court Overload Plan

b)

The Court Stuffing Plan

c)

The Increase Justice Plan

d)

The Court Packing Plan

60.

Which options apply to how the Great Depression effected international trade?

a)

Nations around the world became isolationists, so they could focus on fixing the problems in their own country.

b)

Nations around the world began to put high tariffs on foreign imports to encourage their citizens to buy domestic made products

c)

Nations around the world would start to put quotas on imported goods to limit the amount of foreign products entering their country.

d)

All options are true

61.

The Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC)....

a)

helped ease the affects of the Great Depression on the Tennessee Valley by building dams to create jobs.

b)

helped ease the affects of the Dust Bowl by providing shelter to people trying to escape the massive dust storms.

c)

helped ease the affects of the Dust Bowl by planting to trees to prevent further soil erosion.

d)

helped ease the affects of the Great Depression by donating money to the banks to help them reopen.

62.

This trial happened because Tennessee created a law that prohibited teaching evolution in class. A science teacher challenged this law and society begins to see new ways of thinking challenge traditional views.

a)

The Scopes Trial

b)

Plessy vs. Ferguson

c)

The Religious Freedom Trial

d)

Scopes vs. Tennessee

63.

This was a term coined by Herbert Hoover. He suggested that people should be the ones to help themselves out of these economic hard times and the government should offer very little assistance.

a)

Rugged Personalism

b)

Rugged Individualism

c)

Self Help

d)

Self Motivation

64.

This New Deal reform created a federal retiree pension system for many workers, which was funded by a tax on paychecks. It also provided assistance for the unemployed and the physically disabled.

a)

The Social Security Act

b)

The Unemployment Act

c)

The Free Money Act

d)

The Social Reform Act

65.

This is a term used to describe women in the 1920s who challenged the traditional view of women. They held jobs outside of their homes, embraced new fashion, and did only things that society felt only men should do.

a)

The Flappers

b)

The Suffragers

c)

The Feminist Movement

d)

The Innovators

66.

This is policy in which a country begins to limit the increased amount of people immigrating to the United States. Nativist supported this practice.

a)

The Immigrant Exclusion Act

b)

The Chinese Exclsuion Act

c)

Immigrant Quotas

d)

Immigrant Stoppage Numbers

67.

Many people did not agree with FDR's New Deal policies because....

a)

they felt he was trying to allow foreign nations to have influence over our government.

b)

they felt that he was turning the United States into an interventionist nation, instead of being isolationists.

c)

they felt he was trying to exterminate all immigrants from the United States, so that true American citizens would benefit from his programs.

d)

they felt he was turning the United States into a socialist nation.

68.

Many people during the 1920s bought goods.....

a)

that were way overpriced. Companies began to lower their prices on products, which led to the beginning of the Great Depression.

b)

on credit and did not have the money to pay off their debt. This led to the Great Depression.

c)

on credit and were able today their debts off easily. This led to the U.S economy to boom.

d)

that were underpriced. Companies began to raise the prices on goods, causing many people to not be able to afford every day items.

69.

Since men had to go fight in Europe...

a)

women had to take over the factory jobs.

b)

women also had to fight in Europe.

c)

women remarried the men left in the U.S.

d)

women pushed even harder for equality.

70.

African Americans enlisted in the military because....

a)

they believed that they would be able to stay in Europe and live in countries that allowed them to be free.

b)

they believed that they would learn battle tactics in order to wage war for equality in the U.S.

c)

they believed that if they fought in Europe they would be hired in factory jobs back in the U.S.

d)

they believed that if they fought in war they would have equal rights in the U.S.

71.

Which options apply to the Great Migration during World War I?

a)

African Americans moved North to escape racial discrimination

b)

African Americans moved to urban areas in the North to take over vacant factory jobs

c)

African Americans moved because they believed their were more opportunities in the North than in the South

d)

All options are true

72.

This was Woodrow Wilson's idea for nations to form an alliance to ensure that another world war never happens.

a)

League of Peace

b)

Legion of Doom

c)

League of Non-violence

d)

League of Nations

73.

Congress prevented the U.S from signing the Treaty of Versailles because....

a)

they did not want the U.S to join the League of Peace because it would force us to get involved in foreign conflicts.

b)

they believed that Germany needed to be severely punished and felt this treaty did not do enough to make sure they never caused another war.

c)

they believed that Germany would being punished too harshly and did not feel it was right for the U.S to agree to the terms of the treaty.

d)

they did not want the U.S to join the League of Nations because it would force us to get involved in foreign conflicts.

74.

Which options apply to the Treaty of Versailles?

a)

Germany had to admit full guilt for World War I

b)

Germany had to pay all damages caused during World War I

c)

Germany had to decrease the size of their army to a small military force

d)

any country who signed had to join the League of Nations

e)

All options are true

75.

This option describes news articles and headlines created to appeal to the emotions of the public in order to get people to think a certain way.

a)

Yellow Journalism

b)

Moral Diplomacy

c)

Dollar Diplomacy

d)

Propoganda

76.

Which option applies to the Treaty of Paris of 1898?

a)

It ended the Spanish-American War

b)

The U.S received Guam from Spain

c)

The U.S received Puerto Rico from Spain

d)

The U.S was able to buy the Philippines from Spain for $20 million

e)

All options are true

77.

What was the significance of the USS Maine exploding?

a)

It caused us to declare war on Cuba

b)

It caused us to declare war on France

c)

It caused us to create the Monroe Doctrine

d)

It caused us to declare war on Spain

78.

This was created as an agreement between the U.S and Cuba in 1903 after the Spanish-American War. It stated that the U.S would be the "protectorate" of Cuba and would be very involved in all foreign dealings Cuba had to ensure they still have their "freedom".

a)

The Monroe Doctrine

b)

The Platt Amendment

c)

The Treaty of Paris

d)

The Roosevelt Doctrine

79.

The Open Door Policy....

a)

was created by the U.S and stated all nations need to have access to trade in China. However, the U.S would control the amount of access each nation had.

b)

was created by the U.S and stated that all European nations cannot create new colonies in the Western Hemisphere.

c)

was created by the U.S and stated that all nations need to have access to equal trade with the Philippines. However, the U.S would control the amount of access each nation had.

d)

was created by Great Britain and stated that China needs to be an independent nation and all foreign countries need to leave.

80.

The term spheres of influence means...

a)

a foreign country has no control of their government and requires a stronger nation to tell them what to do.

b)

the U.S government needed to have heavy influence over its citizens to ensure control over them.

c)

the U.S has the God given right to expand its influence around the world.

d)

a foreign country has heavy influence in another nation without having complete control of the government.

81.

Why did the U.S have such an interest in Panama?

a)

We wanted to finish construction on factories in Panama and could not do this without their permission.

b)

We wanted to have exclusive access to trade with Panama because they had items of greta value that would make our nation extremely rich.

c)

We wanted to finish construction on the Panama Canal, which would make it easier for the U.S to transport trade and war ships from the Caribbean Sea to the Pacific Ocean.

d)

We wanted to encourage the Panamanians to declare independence from Spain, so that we could have complete control over them.

82.

This was a rebellion that took place in China. Its goal was to end the spheres of influence other countries had in China and ultimately but China back in control of the Chinese.

a)

The Filipino Rebellion

b)

The Boxer Rebellion

c)

The Ninja Rebellion

d)

The Indo-China Rebellion

83.

What is the importance of the Panama Canal?

a)

It allowed the U.S to transport military and trade ships from the Caribbean Sea to the Pacific Ocean much faster.

b)

It allowed the U.S to invade all Asian nations more quickly to continue our plans of Imperialism.

c)

It allowed the U.S to access the Atlantic Ocean for the first time.

d)

It allowed the U.S to declare war on Spain and defeat the Spanish Armada faster that thought possible.

84.

This is a term used to describe U.S foreign policy under Theodore Roosevelt. It means that we (the U.S) will do everything we can to be diplomatic with other nations, but we are always ready to go to war.

a)

Gunboat Diplomacy

b)

"be peaceful and never fight"

c)

"speak softly but carry a big stick"

d)

"be aggressive and never surrender"

85.

This term is used to describe diplomacy under President Taft. The idea was to replace our bullets with money and invest in Latin American nations in order to have influence over them.

a)

Cha-Ching Diplomacy

b)

Gunboat Diplomacy

c)

Moral Diplomacy

d)

Dollar Diplomacy

86.

This was the foreign policy under President Wilson. The idea was to educate Latin American nations and be friendly to them. Since we are helping them, we will have a certain amount of influence over them.

a)

Dollar Diplomacy

b)

Moral Diplomacy

c)

Good Neighbor Diplomacy

d)

Peaceful Diplomacy

87.

The Populist Party

a)

Represented farmers in the West

b)

Advocated for women's right to vote

c)

Advocated for equality for African Americans

d)

All options are true

88.

Exodusters were...

a)

African Americans who moved from the South to the West to escape racial discrimination

b)

African Americans who moved from the South to the North in order to work in factories

c)

African Americans that moved to the South in order to liberate the rest of the former slaves

d)

African Americans who moved to the West to establish a new nation for former slaves

89.

W.E.B Dubois and Booker T. Washington agreed...

a)

that African Americans deserved equality now since it is outlined in the Constitution

b)

that African Americans should wait for equality and prove their worth to society

c)

that African Americans need to be as educated as possible in vo-tech type skills

d)

that African Americans need to move back to Africa in order to escape racism in the United States

90.

The theory suggests that if you cannot find work in factories on the East coast of the United States, you should move West to start a new life.

a)

The Safety Valve Theory

b)

The Exoduster Theory

c)

The Manifest Destiny Theory

d)

The American Frontier Theory

91.

Which option applies to why the Progressive Era started?

a)

People wanted the problems from the Gilded Age fixed

b)

People wanted the government to play a more active role in society

c)

People wanted the government to be more efficient

d)

People wanted to eliminate government corruption

e)

All options are true

92.

The Mann/Elkins Act of 1910...

a)

increased the power of the Interstate Commerce Commission, which gave more regulatory power of the railroads to the federal government.

b)

increased the power to labor unions, which began to advocate even more for the better treatment of workers.

c)

increased the power of big business, allowing them to control the economy even more.

d)

increased the power to nativist groups, which led to a decrease of immigrants coming to the United States.

93.

The Federal Trade Commission...

a)

was established to regulate trade between the United States and foreign nations, to make sure that our producers were not being swindled.

b)

was established to control trade between states, to ensure that railroad companies were violating any anti-trust laws.

c)

was established so that the federal government could protect consumers and small businesses from fair practices by larger corporations.

d)

was established to prevent African Americans from having civil and political rights.

94.

The Women's Suffrage Movement...

a)

advocated to make the sale and consumption of alcohol illegal, which led to the creation of the 18th amendment.

b)

advocated for the better treatment of women in factories, which led to the Muller vs. Oregon court case.

c)

advocated for women's right to vote, which led to the creation of the 19th amendment.

d)

advocated for equality for African Americans, which led to the creation of the Reconstruction amendments.

95.

The Women's Christian Temperance Movement/Union...

a)

advocated to make the sale and consumption of alcohol illegal, which led to the creation of the 18th amendment.

b)

advocated for women's right to vote, which led to the creation of the 19th amendment.

c)

advocated for equality for African Americans, which led to the creation of the Reconstruction amendments.

d)

advocated for the better treatment of women in factories, which led to the Mueller vs. Oregon court case.

96.

Why was Theodore Roosevelt known as a trust buster?

a)

He wanted to eliminate all trusts and monopolies from the U.S, so that they could no longer control the economy.

b)

He wanted to use all natural resources in order for big business to grow across the United States.

c)

He wanted monopolies and trusts to comply with anti-trust laws. As long as they did this, all monopolies and trusts were allowed to exist.

d)

He wanted to eliminate all of the bad trust and monopolies, while keeping an eye on the good ones. This would lead to more competition.

97.

This law was passed to ensure that all meat was inspected by the federal government. If it met the requirements of the USDA, it could be sold and safe to eat.

a)

The Pure Food and Drug Act

b)

The Meat Inspection Act

c)

The Pure Food Inspection Act

d)

The Clean Drug and Food Act

98.

This law was passed to ensure that companies did not false label food, drinks, or drugs. This allowed people to know what ingredients were in the products they were consuming.

a)

The Pure Food and Drug Act

b)

The Meat Inspection Act

c)

The Clean Drug Act

d)

The Pure Meat Inspection Act

99.

Which option apples to Theodore Roosevelt's Square Deal?

a)

He wanted to regulate big business

b)

He wanted to promote to conservation of natural parks and advocate to public health

c)

He wanted to advocate for the better treatment of workers

d)

All options are true

100.

This woman became a muckraker because her father's oil company was put out of business by Standard Oil. She wrote "The History of Standard Oil" in which she exposed that Standard Oil was plotting with railroads to put other companies out of business.

a)

Bethany Ross

b)

Upton Sinclair

c)

Claire Jennings

d)

Ida Tarbell

101.

This man became a muckraker to expose how farmers (specifically in California) were being treated unfairly by railroad monopolies. The book he wrote was called "The Octopus".

a)

Frank Norris

b)

Upton Sinclair

c)

Jacob Riis

d)

Lincoln Steffens

102.

This man wrote the book "The Shame of the Cities". In it he exposes the corruption going on in government throughout several major cities in the hopes to influence political change.

a)

Upton Sinclair

b)

Jacob Riis

c)

Frank Norris

d)

Lincoln Steffens

103.

This man wrote the book called "The Jungle". In it he exposes the working conditions in the meat packing industry in the hope to influence the change of working conditions. People paid more attention to how their food was being made in these factories, which led to the creation of the Meat Inspection Act and the Pure Food and Drug Act.

a)

Upton Sinclair

b)

Ida Tarbell

c)

Frank Norris

d)

Jacob Riis

104.

This amendment gave women the right to vote.

a)

17th amendment

b)

16th amendment

c)

19th amendment

d)

18th amendment

105.

How did Theodore Roosevelt feel about using our natural resources?

a)

He believed we need to use them wisely, but not to the point of destroying all of the natural beauty the U.S had.

b)

He believed that we needed to use as much of our natural resources as possible and build factories all over the U.S

c)

He believed that we did not need to use any of our natural resources because it would destroy our nation.

d)

He believed that we needed to limit the amount of resources we use in order to destroy monopolies and trusts.

106.

Which option applies to Theodore Roosevelts Square Deal?

a)

He wanted to break up big business to promote competition

b)

He wanted to protect as much of the environment as possible

c)

He wanted to improve working conditions for all factory workers

d)

All options are true

107.

This act was passed in order to increase the regulation power of the Interstate Commerce Commission over railroad companies.

a)

The Interstate Commerce Act

b)

The Square Deal

c)

The Hepburn Act of 1906

d)

The Dawes Act

108.

Why was President Taft considered a Progressive president?

a)

He continued many of the same policies as Theodore Roosevelt

b)

He continued many of the polices created by William McKinley

c)

He destroyed all competition within the United States

d)

He advocated for equality for African Americans

109.

This made the sale and consumption of alcohol illegal. It is known as the prohibition amendment.

a)

19th amendment

b)

18th amendment

c)

16th amendment

d)

17th amendment

110.

This established the federal income tax

a)

16th amendment

b)

17th amendment

c)

18th amendment

d)

19th amendment

111.

This led to the construction of dams, power plants, and cans in the Western states. It created jobs and allowed for land to be more fertile for farming.

a)

The Clayton Anti-Trust Act

b)

The Sherman Anti-Trust Act

c)

The Mann-Elkins Act

d)

The Newlands Reclamation Act

112.

This was a movement created by Susan B. Anthony to advocate for women's right to vote.

a)

The Women's Christian Temperance Movement

b)

The Women's Suffrage Movement

c)

The Prohibition Union

d)

The Organization for Voting Rights

113.

Laisezze-faire economics....

a)

is when the government does not regulate the economy

b)

allowed for monopolies and trusts to form

c)

hurt consumers because of limited competition

d)

all options are true

114.

Yellow journalism is...

a)

a term used to describe news articles created that make the United States look like the worst nation on the planet.

b)

a term used to describe news articles or headlines created that appeal to the emotions of its readers in order to get them to think a certain way.

c)

a term used to describe news articles or headlines that are used to give advice to politicians on how the government should be ran.

d)

a term used to describe news articles that logically tell a story of how weaker nations are being mistreated by stronger countries.

115.

How was yellow journalism used prior to the Spanish-American War?

a)

Journalists would publish emotional stories of how Spanish soldiers were being mistreated by the Cubans, causing many people to want to go to war with Cuba.

b)

Journalists would publish stories on how Puerto Rico was being mistreated by the United States, causing many people to advocate for the impeachment of President McKinley.

c)

Journalists would publish emotional stores of how the Cuban people were being mistreated by Spain, causing many people to advocate for going to war with Spain.

d)

Journalists would publish stories on how the Chinese were being mistreated by different foreign nations, causing many people to support the Open Door Policy.

116.

Why were people in favor of Imperialism (Imperialists)?

a)

Many people felt that the United States needed more resources to allow our economy to grow even more than it already has.

b)

Many people felt that we needed to get as close as we can to China, so that we can have access to their goods.

c)

Many people felt that it was our God given right to grow, as well as to convert as many people in these foreign nations to Christianity as possible.

d)

Many people felt that we needed to have a strong military presence around the world in order to protect our national security.

e)

All options are true

117.

This is a term used to describe a person who believes their country should only be for their own citizens and immigrants should not be allowed to enter.

a)

Patriot

b)

Political machine boss

c)

Nativist

d)

Robber Barron

118.

This led to a decrease in labor union memberships.

a)

Riots and strikes

b)

Scabs

c)

Poor working conditions

d)

Better hours

119.

The Immigration Literacy Act of 1917...

a)

stated that families must pay $8 per head and that if you were 16 or older you had to pass a literacy test. Nativist groups supported this.

b)

stated that all African Americans needed to pass a literacy test in order to vote. The federal government favored this in order to please the Southern states.

c)

stated that all immigrates were required to go to class and take classes on English to improve their reading skills.

d)

stated that if a U.S citizen could not read the must move to another country.

120.

This is an idea that stated it was the God given right of the U.S to expand.

a)

Expansion

b)

Manifest Destiny

c)

Exodusting

d)

Homestead Agreement

121.

Many progressives supported Theodore Roosevelt as the Progressive Party candidate in the election of 1912 because...

a)

they felt that President Taft was going to turn the United States in to a communist government.

b)

they felt that President Taft did not have enough support to defeat Woodrow Wilson.

c)

they felt that President Taft was doing everything in his power to prohibit the Progressive Movement from continuing.

d)

they felt that President Taft's ideas were not as progressive as they needed to be.

122.

This was a Socialist candidate that ran against Theodore Roosevelt. He received over 1,000,000 votes and it showed that many Americans were in favor of a more controlling government.

a)

Eugene Debs

b)

Thomas Edison

c)

Woodrow Wilson

d)

William Taft

123.

This man invented the lightbulb and the electrification process. This allowed for electricity to be used to power factories, which led to the construction of more factories across the U.S.

a)

Eugene Debs

b)

Thomas Edison

c)

Woodrow Wilson

d)

Theodore Roosevelt

124.

This man was a socialist and created the first African American labor union called the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters.

a)

W.E.B Dubois

b)

Marcus Garvey

c)

Booker T. Washington

d)

A. Philipp Randolph

125.

This event led to the U.S declaring war on Japan, and having us enter WWII.

a)

The Nuremberg Laws

b)

Pearl Harbor

c)

Germany's invasion of Poland

d)

Unrestricted Submarine Warfare

126.

This man was the commander of all of allied forces during WWII. He helped plan and orchestrate D-Day.

a)

Dwight Eisenhower

b)

General George Patton

c)

Harry Truman

d)

Franklin Roosevelt

127.

This man was a General in WWII and the commander of the Third Army. He was the most revered general by the axis powers during the war.

a)

General Dwight Eisenhower

b)

General Montgomery

c)

General Harry Truman

d)

General George Patton

128.

This man became President when FDR died. He led the U.S through the rest of WWII and approved the atomic bombings of Japan.

a)

George Patton

b)

Harry Truman

c)

Dwight Eisenhower

d)

Winston Churchill

129.

This term is used to describe Germany's battle strategy during WWII. It mean lightening warfare and the German's would attack very quickly.

a)

Island hopping

b)

Amphibious landings

c)

Nuremberg

d)

Blitzkrieg

130.

This strategy was used by the U.S in the Pacific Ocean during WWII. It focused on taking over different Japanese occupied islands to get as close as possible to Japan.

a)

Blitzkrieg

b)

Island hopping

c)

Amphibious landings

d)

Lighting Invasion

131.

This is a term used to describe a time in Germany in which Jews, Gypsies, people with physical and mental handicaps were to be sent to prison camps and eventually exterminated.

a)

The Nuremberg Plan

b)

The Holocaust

c)

The Night of Broken Glass

d)

The Blitzkrieg Initiative

132.

These were laws created in Germany that discriminated against the Jews. It stripped them of their German citizenship and were modeled off of the Jim Crow Laws created in the American South.

a)

The Jew Codes

b)

The Holocaust Laws

c)

The Blitzkrieg Laws

d)

The Nuremberg Laws

133.

These were trials held in Germany to convict Nazi soldiers and officers of war crimes and crimes against humanity.

a)

The Berlin Trials

b)

The Nuremberg Trials

c)

The Nazi Trials

d)

The German Trials

134.

This event happened in the Philippines. Japanese slides forced American prisoners of war to walk to a prison camp that lasted six days. Many of these POWs died.

a)

The Manila Death March

b)

The Tokyo Death March

c)

The Baatan Death March

d)

The Bay Death March

135.

This was a strategy used during D-Day. Vehicles that were able to "drive" in the water landed on the beaches of Normandy to deliver troops. These vehicles could also drive on land.

a)

Water landings

b)

Beach landings

c)

Dry Landings

d)

Amphibious Landings