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Quarter 1 Exam Quiz

Total questions: 69

Worksheet time: 41mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A group of volunteers led by Teddy Roosevelt that gained fame in the Spanish-American War.

a)

Carson's Platoon

b)

Riley's Riders

c)

Rough Riders

d)

Regulators

2.

First governor of Hawaii, led a group of plantation owners to overthrow the queen.

a)

Sanford Dole

b)

Alfred T. Mahan

c)

John J. Pershing

d)

John Hay

3.

Consists of a country’s policies toward other nations.

a)

Foreign Policy

b)

Domestic Issues

c)

Yellow Journalism

d)

State Department

4.

Sensationalized events in Cuba by American newspapers eager for war with Spain.

a)

Propaganda

b)

Dollar Diplomacy

c)

Spanish American War

d)

Yellow Journalism

5.

Fought on two fronts, in the Caribbean and in the Pacific against the Spanish Empire.

a)

World War I

b)

Mexican-American War

c)

Spanish-American War

d)

World War II

6.

Argued that to achieve world power a country needed a powerful navy.

a)

Sanford Dole

b)

Theodore Roosevelt

c)

Alfred T. Mahan

d)

Woodrow Wilson

7.

Mysteriously exploded in Havana Harbor.

a)

U.S.S. Maine

b)

R.M.S Titanic

c)

R.M.S. Lusitania

d)

U.S.S. Constitution

8.

President Taft’s foreign policy toward Latin America advocating investment.

a)

Monroe Doctrine

b)

Roosevelt Corollary

c)

Domino Theory

d)

Dollar Diplomacy

9.

Said Hawaii should be led and controlled by Hawaiians, later surrenders to Americans.

a)

King Kamehameha

b)

Queen Liliuokalani

c)

Sanford Dole

d)

Theodore Roosevelt

10.

Asserted the United States’ right to intervene in Cuban affairs at any time.

a)

Platt Amendment

b)

Roosevelt Corollary

c)

Big Stick Diplomacy

d)

Open Door Policy

11.

Gave equal trading rights to all countries in China.

a)

Big Stick Diplomacy

b)

Open Door Policy

c)

Roosevelt Corollary

d)

Imperialism

12.

Roosevelt boasted he would “speak softly and carry a big stick.”

a)

Big Stick Diplomacy

b)

Roosevelt Corollary

c)

Open Door Policy

d)

Imperialism

13.

US Secretary of State responsible for opening trade with China in the Open Door Policy.

a)

John J. Pershing

b)

John Hay

c)

Joseph Pulitzer

d)

Dr. William Gorgas

14.

The policy or practice of extending a nation's rule over other less powerful territories.

a)

Imperialism

b)

Propaganda

c)

Protectorate

d)

Monroe Doctrine

15.

The ratification of this amendment granted women’s suffrage -

a)

18th Amendment

b)

19th Amendment

c)

16th Amendment

d)

17th Amendment

16.

The Temperance Movement, Women’s Suffrage Movement, and outlawing child labor were reform movements that took place during this era-

a)

Gilded Age

b)

Imperialism

c)

Progressive Era

d)

Roaring 20's

17.

The growing political influence of this group led to the ratification of the 18th and 19th Amendments.

a)

Nativists

b)

Women

c)

Men

d)

Activists

18.

These reforms made the government directly accountable to the citizens.

a)

Referendum, recall, initiative, and 17th amendment

b)

19th and 22nd Amendments

c)

Pendleton Act & Homestead Act

d)

16th and 18th Amendments

19.

People like Upton Sinclair were ___________________ because they investigated and exposed abuse and corruption.

a)

Supporters of Political Machines

b)

Nativists

c)

Muckrakers

d)

Industialists

20.

Which agency did the federal government establish to protect consumer’s safety as a response to Upton Sinclair’s The Jungle?

a)

Pure Food and Drug Administration

b)

NAACP

c)

National Park Service

d)

Environmental Protection Agency

21.

Which movement is Susan B. Anthony most closely associated with?

a)

Harlem Renaissance

b)

Women’s Suffrage

c)

Muckraker Movement

d)

Temperance Movement

22.

What organization did W.E.B. Dubois establish to help secure legal equality for minorities?

a)

Muckrakers Movement

b)

Black Panthers

c)

NAACP

d)

SNCC

23.

What legislation allowed the government to regulate big businesses like railroads and dissolve monopolies?

a)

Pure Food and Drug Act & Chinese Exclusion Act

b)

Civil Rights Act 1964 & Voting Rights Act 1965

c)

Homestead Act & Dawes Act

d)

Sherman Anti-Trust Act & Interstate Commerce Act

24.

What amendment did the members of the Temperance movement work to achieve?

a)

16th

b)

17th

c)

18th

d)

19th

25.

What civil service reform legislation led to less corruption in the government because it established a merit-based system for government jobs?

a)

Interstate Commerce Act

b)

Pendleton Act

c)

Teapot Dome Scandel

d)

Pure Food & Drug Act

26.
I was the youngest president (at the time) and the most popular progressive president!
a)
Taft
b)
Wilson 
c)
Roosevelt
27.
Initiative, referedum, recall were all intended to
a)
make president more responsive
b)
reduce influence of media
c)
give political parties more control
d)
increase citizen participation in govt. 
28.
One way the U.S. government responded to the problems caused by the conditions in this list was by —
a)
passing the Interstate Commerce Act
b)
implementing the silver standard for currency
c)
creating a federal jobs program for the unemployed
d)
establishing a new tax on capital gains
29.
Key Reforms of the Progressive Era
·  Initiative
·  Referendum
·  Recall
·  Direct Primary
·  17th Amendment

 
How did the reforms listed above impact America?
a)
A system of separate schools for new immigrants
b)
They gave citizens a greater voice in the democratic process of government
c)
More sources of revenue and taxes in state governments.
d)
They successfully brought economic relief to the urban working class
30.

The Jungle exposed unsanitary and unsafe practices in the meatpacking industry.


Which muckraker is responsible for exposing the conditions?

a)

Jacob Riis

b)

Lewis Hines

c)

Ida Tarbell

d)

Upton Sinclair

31.

The purpose of the Sherman Anti-Trust Act was to

a)

break up monopolies

b)

give equal rights to women

c)

help people living in poverty

d)

end racism

32.

The Pendleton Act required jobs to be -

a)

based on the political party affiliation of the applicant

b)

determined by a merit system based on civil service examinations

c)

based on the approval of lawmakers

d)

set aside for business executives of large corporations

33.

Which of these was a major goal of Jane Addams’s Settlement House movement in Chicago?

a)

The founding of women’s colleges

b)

The introduction of prison reform

c)

The assimilation of immigrants

d)

The establishment of public libraries

34.

What did the 17th amendment do?

a)

Income taxes

b)

Gave all men the right to vote

c)

Direct election of senators

d)

Single term for president

35.
Which law helped lower train prices for farmers who faced unfair competition from the robber barons?
a)
Meat Inspection Act
b)
Pure Food and Drug Act
c)
Interstate Commerce Act
d)
Sherman Anti-Trust Act
36.
Who helped immigrants assimilate by creating Settlement Houses in Chicago?
a)
Susan B Anthony
b)
Ida Wells
c)
Francis Willard
d)
Jane Addams
37.
Which Amendment gave women the right to vote?
a)
16th
b)
17th
c)
18th
d)
19th
38.
Which Progressive reformer pushed for greater education (vocational training) for African-Americans?
a)
Booker T. Washington
b)
Ida Wells
c)
WEB DoBuois
d)
Susan B Anthony
39.
American reformer and leader in the anti-lynching crusade and women’s suffrage movement.
a)
Jane Addams 
b)
Susan B. Anthony 
c)
Ida B. Wells 
d)
Ida Tarbell 
40.
Co-founder of Hull Houses- which was an all-purpose community center for poor immigrant people living in crowded city neighborhoods. 
a)
Jane Addams 
b)
Ida Tarbell 
c)
Frances Willard 
d)
Susan B Anthony 
41.
What did the Bessemer process achieve?
a)
It created electric power to streetcars.
b)
It allowed meat to be processed and refrigerated.
c)
It more efficiently converted iron to steel.
d)
It allowed planes to travel faster and farther distances. 
42.
Which inventor is correctly matched to his invention?
a)
Alexander Graham Bell - telegraph
b)
Samuel B. Morse - Bessemer process 
c)
Thomas Edison - incandescent lightbulb
d)
Andrew Carnegie - steel
43.
Which individual is responsible for inventing the incandescent lightbulb?
a)
Alexander Graham Bell
b)
Thomas Edison
c)
Samuel Morse
d)
Andrew Carnegie
44.
What was the result of the development of the Bessemer process? 
a)
Steel was used in many tall building and skyscrapers.
b)
Oil became the most common source of power.
c)
Coal mining became less economically important.
d)
JP Morgan became rich and famous.
45.

Which of the following best characterizes the Gilded Age?

a)

The discovery of goldfields in the West led to an increase in the amount of money issued for circulation.

b)

Industrialists used their connection with corrupt government officials for material gain and political power

c)

In the Deep South a sharp increase in immigration brought a boom in construction and industry

d)

Small, family-owned farms were bought and consolidated to form large agricultural corporations

46.

What was one reason for the expansion of machine politics in the late 19th century?

a)

The rapid influx of immigrants made it difficult for local government to provide basic services

b)

Federal restrictions prevented voters from influencing government decisions at the local level

c)

The economy was too tightly regulated to allow urban growth

d)

Settlement houses failed to help immigrants adjust to life in the city

47.

Which application of a new technology can attributed to an invention of Thomas Edison?

a)

Refrigerated railroad cars allowed food to be transported long distances

b)

Light bulbs made it efficient for factory workers to work at night

c)

Diesel engines were used in production of airplanes

d)

Sonar technology was used to track submarines

48.

As settlers moved onto the Great Plains in the 1800s, they needed to build shelters. One way that many settlers met this need was by building sod houses. Why did many settlers build houses made out of sod?

a)

Sod houses would typically last longer than houses made out of other materials.

b)

Sod houses cost little to build because sod was widely available.

c)

Sod houses were more fashionable than other types of buildings

d)

Sod houses were better suited for cold weather than other buildings.

49.
What government grant gave 160 acres of land to pioneers to farm for 5 years?
a)
New Land Act
b)
Homestead Act
c)
Free Land Act
d)
Welcome Home Act
50.
What is the movement of people from rural to urban areas called?
a)
ruralization
b)
colonization
c)
inflation
d)
urbanization
51.
The Dawes Act...
a)
gave Native Americans more land
b)
forced the native population onto reservations
c)
borrowed land from the Native Americans
d)
none of the above
52.

What piece of legislation distributed free land in the Great Plains and primarily attracted farmers?

a)

The Homestead Act

b)

The Interstate Commerce Act

c)

The Dawes Act

d)

The American Indian Citizenship Act

53.

This law was aimed at assimilating Native Americans by offering reservation land on the condition of renouncing their tribes...

a)

The American Indian Citizenship Act

b)

The Homestead Act

c)

The Dawes Act

d)

The Meat Inspection Act

54.

Assimilation is the process of adapting or adjusting to the culture of another group or nation.

a)

True

b)

False

55.

Based on this poster, which is an accurate statement?

a)

Immigrants were encouraged to learn and to speak English

b)

Granite City had laws prohibiting immigrants from moving there

c)

The people in the poster were native-born Americans

d)

Granite City encourged diversity in its immigrant population

56.

Which was a successful example of "Americanization"?

a)

The Dawes Act led to Americanization of the Indians.

b)

The Homestead Act made federal land available to settlers.

c)

The children of New Immigrants learned English in public schools.

d)

Congress prohibited the immigration of Chinese workers.

57.
Learning to dress, speak, and act like other Americans is knows as 
a)
Urbanization
b)
Americanization/Assimilation
c)
Immigration
d)
Nativism
58.

With which of the following statements would a nativist agree?

a)

“Immigrants must search for opportunity in the United States.”

b)

“Immigrants help to make this country a better place to live.”

c)

“Immigrants need to help each other adapt to life in the United States.”

d)

“Immigrants steal jobs from people who were born in this country.”

59.

The belief that unregulated competition represented the best path to progress and thus that the federal government should promote economic development but not regulate industry.

a)

laissez-faire

b)

expecto patronum

c)

e pluribus unum

d)

novus ordo seclorum

60.

Under the idea of Assimilation immigrants were...

a)

encouraged to learn and speak English

b)

asked to move west

c)

told to keep their traditional clothes

d)

encouraged to move home

61.

urbanization means?

a)

to move westward

b)

to power factories

c)

to grow and expand cities

d)

to change your culture

62.

Children in factories

a)

really enjoyed the work

b)

got paid very little for very dangerous jobs

c)

never really showed up

d)

were promoted quickly

63.

Nativists wanted to limit

a)

the indians

b)

pet adoptions

c)

the number of immigrants

d)

traveling westward

64.

The Chinese Exclusion act was to satisfy who?

a)

Cowboys

b)

Nativists

c)

Immigrants

d)

The Chinese

65.

Making steel quickly and cheaply required the?

a)

Child Labor

b)

Plight

c)

New Automobiles

d)

Bessemer process

66.

The meat packing industry grew because?

a)

barbed wire, millions of cattle, cities wanted beef

b)

westward expansion, british cattle, vegetarians

c)

demand for fish, alaska becoming a state, pancakes

67.

laissez-faire means what for a business?

a)

nothing

b)

the government will take more of your money

c)

the government will be jalapeno face

d)

the government will be hands off.

68.

Rapid industrialization needed what to happen?

a)

expanding westward, assimilation, removing plight

b)

A lack of raw materials, government interference, and population decline

c)

An abundance of raw materials, government support for business, and the population explosion of the late 1800s

d)

Big business, electronics, the light bulb

69.

This shows

a)

assimilation

b)

cheating

c)

westward expansion

d)

plight