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Worksheets11th Grade Exam Rev (Sem1)
Total questions: 70
Worksheet time: 35mins
What event marked the end of the Plains War?
Treaty of Fort Laramie
the death of sitting bull
sand creek massacre
massacre at wounded knee
Goal of Americanization
Limit the number of immigrants entering the US
assimilate people of various cultures into dominant culture
improve living conditions
encourage people to move here
The illegal use of political influence is called
graft
patronage
civil service
nativism
appointing a friend to a political position is an example of
graft
nativism
patronage
Americanization
Why did the policy of treating the Great Plains as a huge reservation change?
new president took office
white settlers began wanting land on the plains
Tornadoes ravished the plains
manifest destiny
What occurred first
treaty of fort laramie
death of sitting bull
massacre at wounded knee
sand creek massacre
What is central to culture of plain indians?
horse
buffalo
religon
land ownership
Former slaves in the south who moved to the west to be farmers
exodusters
indentured servants
freedmen
spartans
What ended open ranges?
barbed wire
indian wars
slave revolts
killing of buffalo
Why did plain farmers like bimetallism?
puts more money in circulation
there was silver in colorado
gold rush
they supported Teddy Roosevelt and it was his idea
Which of the following marked the collapse of populism?
Panic of 1893
Cleveland lost the election
James Garfield was assasinated
election of William McKinley
Which of the following was not a cause of WW1?
isolationism
imperialism
stockpiling of weapons
European nationals
What present day country did the assassination that triggered ww1 occur?
Bosnia
Belgium
Alsace-Lorraine
The Ottoman Empire
What did the us use to overcome the threat of German u boat attacks?
airplanes
ships flying neutral flags
convoy of guarded ships
aircraft carriers
Which of the following was a part of the selective service act?
men were required to register for the draft
women were required to register for the draft
people could be hung for sedition
war ended
What weapons were introduced during ww1?
trenches
airplanes and tanks
atom bomb
pistols and riffles
Which country had the fewest casualties?
US
Italy
France
Great Britain
Which of the following were not members of the Big Four?
Italy
Great Britain
France
Russia
Who rejected Wilson's 14 points?
allied leaders
the Ottoman Empire
the league of nations
US Senate
Why did US senators oppose US Membership in league of nations?
drag US into future conflicts
cost too much
interfere with free trade
lead to a Mexican invasion of the US
A need for cheap labor
did not stimulate US imperialism
stimulated US Imprerialsim
Military troops ____ involved in the Russo-Japanese War.
were
were not
The US insisted on _____ being involved in the Cuban constitution.
Platt amendment
Monroe doctrine
open door policy
Boxer protocol
The Roosevelt Corollary built on the
Monroe Docterine
Open Door Policy
Freedom of information act
Taft Agreement
The de Lome letter included
his resignation as Spanish minster
an apology to the US
criticisms of president McKinley
an incitement for war.
The treaty of Paris of 1898 ended
ww1
Spanish american war
Mexican american war
civil war
Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Susan B. Anthony and Carrie Chamann Catt
were instrumental in temperance movement
gaining women the right to vote
advancing the medical field for women
advancing flight for women
Unsanitary meat packing industry was exposed by what book?
The Night
the Jungle
The Factory
The Plant
Teddy Roosevelt used his presidency as a
a way to keep us out of foreign affaris
a way to expand deforestation
bully pulpit
decrease our military
The law required truthful label was the
pure food and drug act
Jim Crow laws
Sherman antitrust act
interstate commerce act
laws used to separate races
pure food and drug act
Jim Crow laws
Sherman antitrust act
interstate commerce act
Primary goal was to promote equality among races
RCIA
NAACP
SCLC
SNICC
The factor that prevented the greatest number of students from attending public high school was
racism
poverty
language differences
transportation problems
Southern states sometimes used a ______ to allow them from keep African Americans from voting while allowing whites to do so
lynching
grandfather clause
spelling test
social security numbers
Subways, skyscrapers and suspension bridges helped
cities expand
scare immigrants
farms expand
slow things down in cities
What made skyscrapers a possibility to build?
iron
steel
airplane
elevators
All of the following became popular around the turn of the 20th century except
baseball
amusement parks
vaudville
European literature
all of the following were trends in education around 1900 except
more students attending both HS and elementary schoo
immigrants becoming Americanized by public schools
growth of kindergartens
most African Americans attending high school
What supreme court case ruled that racial segregation in public facilities were legal
Brown v BOE
Plessy v Ferguson
Miranda v Arizona
Marbury v Madison
What power source allowed manufacturers to build there factories away from rivers?
coal
fire
electricity
steam
_____ were used to break strikes.
immigrants
replacement players
scabs
scrubs
The interstate commerce act was passed to
regulate stock market
regulate excessive railroad rates
increase power of Railroads
to encourage interstate travel
Which of the following was not a result of the assembly line?
higher worker turnover
reduced hours of the workday
decreased prductivity
increased wages
Primary goal of prohibitionist was
eliminate use of alcohol in society
eliminate use of alcohol in minors
keep men from skipping work
keep men from abusing their families
Railways helped
cities expand upward
cities expand outward
increased nativism
increase number of work related accidents
Booker T Washington
expressed the belief that racism wound never end
expressed the belief that racism was ok
expressed the belief that racism would end when blacks acquired practical work skills
thought racism would end by the 20th century
Poll taxes, the grandfather clause and literacy test
kept African Americans from getting job
kept African Americans from voting
An interest in leisure and excercise was a reflection of a trend that involved
amusement parks
bicycling
voting
working outside
____ invented a camera that used roll film not glass film
Henry Ford
George Eastman
Wilbur Wright
Nickoli Marconi
The Gentleman's Agreement
increased Japanese immigration
increased Chinese immigration
decreased Japanese immigration
decreased Chinese immigration
The purpose of patronage is
to increase government funds
to reward one's supporters
increase government efficiency
avoid a concentration of power
saying a project cost more than it did and keeping the difference for yourself is an example of
gaft
graft
patronage
misdemeanor
All of the following factors contributed to the immense industrial boom of the early 1900's except
emergence of the middle class
a wealth of natural resources
growing urban population
the governments support for business
Andrew Carnegie gained control of a large percentage of the steel industry by
buying out his suppliers
cutting the quality of his products
buying out his competitors
underselling his competitors
The Great Strike of 1877
Police strike
steel strike
textile strike
railroad strke
_____ was used to justify existence of poverty, success of big business and the power of millionaire industrialist.
socialism
manifest destiny
social darwinism
carpe diem
The education of Plains Indians did not usually include
myths
books
pencils
math
Dawes act was designed to benifit
white settlers
native americans
African Americans
Mexican Americans
The Mexican vaquero influenced the American cowboy in all of the following ways except
politics
language
clothing
food
The intent of the ___ was to encourage settlers to move west
Patronage act
Homestead Act
Pendelton Act
Halifax Act
The Grange did all of the following except
support political candidates
oppose railroads
support banks
oppose the banks
______ would allow you to exchange paper money for either silver or gold
bipartisian
trimetallism
bimetallism
green backs
____ was the policy for keeping the US out of war
isolationism
nuetrality
independence
alliance
How did the alliance system lead to a world war?
instead of Austria-Hungary and Serbia fighting everyone did because an attack against one was an attack against all.
unrestricted submarine warfare upset everyone
people were upset that trade was altered
Germany invaded Poland
The ______ plan was effective because it allowed Germany to drive quickly toward the French capital
Lewandowski
Schiefflen
Shinick
Sheblein
American supporters of entry into the war could claim their country was fighting a moral war because
the US joined the war only after Russians oppressive monarch was replaced
many citizens planted victory gardens
the Zimimmerman note was intercepted
African Americans were offered new job opportunities
Which countries fell under US control as a result of the Spanish American War
Cuba
Phillippines
Puerto Rico
Hawaii
General______ led an attack of 15000 soldiers against Poncho Villa
Eishenhower
Grant
Pershing
Roosevelt
The _____ policy was designed as a way for the US to further its trade interest
Closed Door Policy
Open Door policy
Monroe Doctrine
Roosevelt Corollary
Teddy Roosevelt's approach to foreign policy reflected the Proverb "Speak Softy and carry a big stick" because
he allowed US troops to beat foreign natives for breaking US Laws
he studied West African methods for negotiation with foreign powers.
his negations were backed by his military
he would bully media
