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11th Grade Exam Rev (Sem1)

Total questions: 70

Worksheet time: 35mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What event marked the end of the Plains War?

a)

Treaty of Fort Laramie

b)

the death of sitting bull

c)

sand creek massacre

d)

massacre at wounded knee

2.

Goal of Americanization

a)

Limit the number of immigrants entering the US

b)

assimilate people of various cultures into dominant culture

c)

improve living conditions

d)

encourage people to move here

3.

The illegal use of political influence is called

a)

graft

b)

patronage

c)

civil service

d)

nativism

4.

appointing a friend to a political position is an example of

a)

graft

b)

nativism

c)

patronage

d)

Americanization

5.

Why did the policy of treating the Great Plains as a huge reservation change?

a)

new president took office

b)

white settlers began wanting land on the plains

c)

Tornadoes ravished the plains

d)

manifest destiny

6.

What occurred first

a)

treaty of fort laramie

b)

death of sitting bull

c)

massacre at wounded knee

d)

sand creek massacre

7.

What is central to culture of plain indians?

a)

horse

b)

buffalo

c)

religon

d)

land ownership

8.

Former slaves in the south who moved to the west to be farmers

a)

exodusters

b)

indentured servants

c)

freedmen

d)

spartans

9.

What ended open ranges?

a)

barbed wire

b)

indian wars

c)

slave revolts

d)

killing of buffalo

10.

Why did plain farmers like bimetallism?

a)

puts more money in circulation

b)

there was silver in colorado

c)

gold rush

d)

they supported Teddy Roosevelt and it was his idea

11.

Which of the following marked the collapse of populism?

a)

Panic of 1893

b)

Cleveland lost the election

c)

James Garfield was assasinated

d)

election of William McKinley

12.

Which of the following was not a cause of WW1?

a)

isolationism

b)

imperialism

c)

stockpiling of weapons

d)

European nationals

13.

What present day country did the assassination that triggered ww1 occur?

a)

Bosnia

b)

Belgium

c)

Alsace-Lorraine

d)

The Ottoman Empire

14.

What did the us use to overcome the threat of German u boat attacks?

a)

airplanes

b)

ships flying neutral flags

c)

convoy of guarded ships

d)

aircraft carriers

15.

Which of the following was a part of the selective service act?

a)

men were required to register for the draft

b)

women were required to register for the draft

c)

people could be hung for sedition

d)

war ended

16.

What weapons were introduced during ww1?

a)

trenches

b)

airplanes and tanks

c)

atom bomb

d)

pistols and riffles

17.

Which country had the fewest casualties?

a)

US

b)

Italy

c)

France

d)

Great Britain

18.

Which of the following were not members of the Big Four?

a)

Italy

b)

Great Britain

c)

France

d)

Russia

19.

Who rejected Wilson's 14 points?

a)

allied leaders

b)

the Ottoman Empire

c)

the league of nations

d)

US Senate

20.

Why did US senators oppose US Membership in league of nations?

a)

drag US into future conflicts

b)

cost too much

c)

interfere with free trade

d)

lead to a Mexican invasion of the US

21.

A need for cheap labor

a)

did not stimulate US imperialism

b)

stimulated US Imprerialsim

22.

Military troops ____ involved in the Russo-Japanese War.

a)

were

b)

were not

23.

The US insisted on _____ being involved in the Cuban constitution.

a)

Platt amendment

b)

Monroe doctrine

c)

open door policy

d)

Boxer protocol

24.

The Roosevelt Corollary built on the

a)

Monroe Docterine

b)

Open Door Policy

c)

Freedom of information act

d)

Taft Agreement

25.

The de Lome letter included

a)

his resignation as Spanish minster

b)

an apology to the US

c)

criticisms of president McKinley

d)

an incitement for war.

26.

The treaty of Paris of 1898 ended

a)

ww1

b)

Spanish american war

c)

Mexican american war

d)

civil war

27.

Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Susan B. Anthony and Carrie Chamann Catt

a)

were instrumental in temperance movement

b)

gaining women the right to vote

c)

advancing the medical field for women

d)

advancing flight for women

28.

Unsanitary meat packing industry was exposed by what book?

a)

The Night

b)

the Jungle

c)

The Factory

d)

The Plant

29.

Teddy Roosevelt used his presidency as a

a)

a way to keep us out of foreign affaris

b)

a way to expand deforestation

c)

bully pulpit

d)

decrease our military

30.

The law required truthful label was the

a)

pure food and drug act

b)

Jim Crow laws

c)

Sherman antitrust act

d)

interstate commerce act

31.

laws used to separate races

a)

pure food and drug act

b)

Jim Crow laws

c)

Sherman antitrust act

d)

interstate commerce act

32.

Primary goal was to promote equality among races

a)

RCIA

b)

NAACP

c)

SCLC

d)

SNICC

33.

The factor that prevented the greatest number of students from attending public high school was

a)

racism

b)

poverty

c)

language differences

d)

transportation problems

34.

Southern states sometimes used a ______ to allow them from keep African Americans from voting while allowing whites to do so

a)

lynching

b)

grandfather clause

c)

spelling test

d)

social security numbers

35.

Subways, skyscrapers and suspension bridges helped

a)

cities expand

b)

scare immigrants

c)

farms expand

d)

slow things down in cities

36.

What made skyscrapers a possibility to build?

a)

iron

b)

steel

c)

airplane

d)

elevators

37.

All of the following became popular around the turn of the 20th century except

a)

baseball

b)

amusement parks

c)

vaudville

d)

European literature

38.

all of the following were trends in education around 1900 except

a)

more students attending both HS and elementary schoo

b)

immigrants becoming Americanized by public schools

c)

growth of kindergartens

d)

most African Americans attending high school

39.

What supreme court case ruled that racial segregation in public facilities were legal

a)

Brown v BOE

b)

Plessy v Ferguson

c)

Miranda v Arizona

d)

Marbury v Madison

40.

What power source allowed manufacturers to build there factories away from rivers?

a)

coal

b)

fire

c)

electricity

d)

steam

41.

_____ were used to break strikes.

a)

immigrants

b)

replacement players

c)

scabs

d)

scrubs

42.

The interstate commerce act was passed to

a)

regulate stock market

b)

regulate excessive railroad rates

c)

increase power of Railroads

d)

to encourage interstate travel

43.

Which of the following was not a result of the assembly line?

a)

higher worker turnover

b)

reduced hours of the workday

c)

decreased prductivity

d)

increased wages

44.

Primary goal of prohibitionist was

a)

eliminate use of alcohol in society

b)

eliminate use of alcohol in minors

c)

keep men from skipping work

d)

keep men from abusing their families

45.

Railways helped

a)

cities expand upward

b)

cities expand outward

c)

increased nativism

d)

increase number of work related accidents

46.

Booker T Washington

a)

expressed the belief that racism wound never end

b)

expressed the belief that racism was ok

c)

expressed the belief that racism would end when blacks acquired practical work skills

d)

thought racism would end by the 20th century

47.

Poll taxes, the grandfather clause and literacy test

a)

kept African Americans from getting job

b)

kept African Americans from voting

48.

An interest in leisure and excercise was a reflection of a trend that involved

a)

amusement parks

b)

bicycling

c)

voting

d)

working outside

49.

____ invented a camera that used roll film not glass film

a)

Henry Ford

b)

George Eastman

c)

Wilbur Wright

d)

Nickoli Marconi

50.

The Gentleman's Agreement

a)

increased Japanese immigration

b)

increased Chinese immigration

c)

decreased Japanese immigration

d)

decreased Chinese immigration

51.

The purpose of patronage is

a)

to increase government funds

b)

to reward one's supporters

c)

increase government efficiency

d)

avoid a concentration of power

52.

saying a project cost more than it did and keeping the difference for yourself is an example of

a)

gaft

b)

graft

c)

patronage

d)

misdemeanor

53.

All of the following factors contributed to the immense industrial boom of the early 1900's except

a)

emergence of the middle class

b)

a wealth of natural resources

c)

growing urban population

d)

the governments support for business

54.

Andrew Carnegie gained control of a large percentage of the steel industry by

a)

buying out his suppliers

b)

cutting the quality of his products

c)

buying out his competitors

d)

underselling his competitors

55.

The Great Strike of 1877

a)

Police strike

b)

steel strike

c)

textile strike

d)

railroad strke

56.

_____ was used to justify existence of poverty, success of big business and the power of millionaire industrialist.

a)

socialism

b)

manifest destiny

c)

social darwinism

d)

carpe diem

57.

The education of Plains Indians did not usually include

a)

myths

b)

books

c)

pencils

d)

math

58.

Dawes act was designed to benifit

a)

white settlers

b)

native americans

c)

African Americans

d)

Mexican Americans

59.

The Mexican vaquero influenced the American cowboy in all of the following ways except

a)

politics

b)

language

c)

clothing

d)

food

60.

The intent of the ___ was to encourage settlers to move west

a)

Patronage act

b)

Homestead Act

c)

Pendelton Act

d)

Halifax Act

61.

The Grange did all of the following except

a)

support political candidates

b)

oppose railroads

c)

support banks

d)

oppose the banks

62.

______ would allow you to exchange paper money for either silver or gold

a)

bipartisian

b)

trimetallism

c)

bimetallism

d)

green backs

63.

____ was the policy for keeping the US out of war

a)

isolationism

b)

nuetrality

c)

independence

d)

alliance

64.

How did the alliance system lead to a world war?

a)

instead of Austria-Hungary and Serbia fighting everyone did because an attack against one was an attack against all.

b)

unrestricted submarine warfare upset everyone

c)

people were upset that trade was altered

d)

Germany invaded Poland

65.

The ______ plan was effective because it allowed Germany to drive quickly toward the French capital

a)

Lewandowski

b)

Schiefflen

c)

Shinick

d)

Sheblein

66.

American supporters of entry into the war could claim their country was fighting a moral war because

a)

the US joined the war only after Russians oppressive monarch was replaced

b)

many citizens planted victory gardens

c)

the Zimimmerman note was intercepted

d)

African Americans were offered new job opportunities

67.

Which countries fell under US control as a result of the Spanish American War

a)

Cuba

b)

Phillippines

c)

Puerto Rico

d)

Hawaii

68.

General______ led an attack of 15000 soldiers against Poncho Villa

a)

Eishenhower

b)

Grant

c)

Pershing

d)

Roosevelt

69.

The _____ policy was designed as a way for the US to further its trade interest

a)

Closed Door Policy

b)

Open Door policy

c)

Monroe Doctrine

d)

Roosevelt Corollary

70.

Teddy Roosevelt's approach to foreign policy reflected the Proverb "Speak Softy and carry a big stick" because

a)

he allowed US troops to beat foreign natives for breaking US Laws

b)

he studied West African methods for negotiation with foreign powers.

c)

his negations were backed by his military

d)

he would bully media