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America Comes of Age

Total questions: 89

Worksheet time: 54mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A movement that responded to the pressures of industrialization and urbanization by promoting reforms.

(a)  

2.

A writer that informed people about the horrific conditions across the nation.

a)

Upton Sinclair

b)

officer

c)

muckraker

d)

detective

3.

To blend socialism and progressivism together.

a)

social darwinism

b)

society

c)

gospel religion

d)

social gospel

4.

A muckraker that wrote the novel The Jungle.

a)

Upton Sincliar

b)

Lincoln Steffens

c)

Jacob Riis

d)

Theodore Roosevelt

5.

A community center that provided services for the urban poor.

a)

community house

b)

social club

c)

social gospel

d)

settlement house

6.

Gave voters the power to remove public servants from office before their term is up.

a)

initiative

b)

recall

c)

direct primary

d)

referendum

7.

Allowed citizens to approve or reject laws passed by a legislature.

a)

recall

b)

direct primary

c)

referendum

d)

initiative

8.

movement aimed at stopping alcohol abuse and the problems created by it

a)

substance abuse movement

b)

alcohol movement

c)

temperance movement

d)

movement of distribution

9.

A prominent Progressive activist promoting freedom from violence and equal opportunities for African Americans

a)

Frances Willard

b)

Ida B. Wells

c)

Alice Paul

d)

Margaret Sanger

10.

Reenergized the national suffrage effort. Studied law and was one of the country's first female superintendents.

a)

Margaret Sanger

b)

Ida B. Wells

c)

Carrie Chapman Catt

d)

Alice Paul

11.

a group founded in 1890 that worked on both the state and national levels to gain women the right to vote

a)

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

b)

National American Woman Suffrage Association

c)

National Association for the Advancement of Colored People

d)

National Organization for Women

12.

1920 constitutional amendment that gave women the right to vote

a)

18th Amendment

b)

17th Amendment

c)

19th Amendment

d)

16th Amendment

13.

The right to vote is called

a)

voter equality

b)

suffrage

c)

voters rights

d)

legal rights

14.

An American social reformer and women's rights activist who played a pivotal role in the women's suffrage movement

a)

Margaret Sanger

b)

Frances Willard

c)

Florence Kelley

d)

Susan B. Anthony

15.

The belief that assimilating immigrants into American society would make them more loyal citizens

a)

Americanizing

b)

American Citizenships

c)

Pro American

d)

Americanization

16.

believed that African Americans had to achieve economic independence before civil rights

a)

Booker T. Washington

b)

Martin Luther King, Jr.

c)

Frederick Douglass

d)

George Washington Carver

17.

believed that black Americans had to demand their social and civil rights or else become permanent victims of racism

a)

Frederick Douglass

b)

Booker T. Washington

c)

W.E.B. Du Bois

d)

George Washington Carver

18.

group of African American thinkers founded in 1905 that pushed for immediate racial reforms, particularly in education and voting practices

a)

Niagara League

b)

Urban League

c)

Niagara Movement

d)

mutualistas

19.

interracial organization founded in 1909 to abolish segregation and discrimination and to achieve political and civil rights for African Americans

a)

National Advancement of Colored People Movement

b)

National Association for the Advancement of African Americans

c)

National Association for the Advancement of Colored People

d)

The Association for African Americans

20.

a network of churches and clubs that set up employment agencies and relief efforts to help African Americans get settled and find work in cities

a)

Urban Protest

b)

Niagara League

c)

Urban League

d)

Urban Advancement

21.

An organization formed in 1913 to defend Jews against physical and verbal attacks and false statements

a)

Pro-Defamation League

b)

Niagara League

c)

Urban League

d)

Anti-Defamation League

22.

organized groups of Mexican Americans that make loans and provide legal assistance to other members of their community

a)

analylistas

b)

mutualistas

c)

mentalistas

d)

naturalistas

23.

granted citizenship to all Native Americans born within the territorial limits of the United States

a)

American Indian Citizenship Act of 1925

b)

American Indian Citizenship Act of 1924

c)

American Indian Citizenship Act of 1926

d)

American Indian Citizenship Act of 1824

24.

President Theodore Roosevelt's program of reforms to keep the wealthy and powerful from taking advantage of small business owners and the poor

a)

Square Deal

b)

Commonwealth Deal

c)

Square Act

d)

Small Business Deal

25.

1906 law that gave the Interstate Commerce Commission the authority to set maximum shipping rates for railroads and for ferries, toll bridges, and oil pipelines

a)

Meat Inspection Act

b)

Hepburn Act

c)

National Reclamation Act

d)

New Nationalism Act

26.

1902 law that gave the federal government the power to decide where and how water would be distributed through the building and management of dams and irrigation projects

a)

National Revolving Act

b)

National Reclaiming Act

c)

National Reclamation Act

d)

National Resolution Act

27.

political party that emerged from the Taft-Roosevelt battle that split the Republican Party in 1912

a)

Professional Party

b)

Nationalist Party

c)

Progressive Party

d)

Propaganda Party

28.

1913 constitutional amendment that gave Congress the authority to levy an income tax

a)

Sixteenth Amendment

b)

Seventeenth Amendment

c)

Eighteenth Amendment

d)

Nineteenth Amendment

29.

political, military, and economic domination of strong nations over weaker territories

a)

nationalism

b)

professionalism

c)

imperialism

d)

materialism

30.

economy in a colony where the colonizing country removed raw materials and shipped them back home to benefit its own economy

a)

extractive economics

b)

attractive economies

c)

protractive economics

d)

extractive economies

31.

He was a Navy Officer, Historian, and believed that the U.S. should build its Navy Fleet.

a)

Alfred T. Mahan

b)

Matthew Perry

c)

Sanford B. Dole

d)

Alfred Perry

32.

the belief held by some in the late nineteenth century that certain nations and races were superior to others and therefore destined to rule over them

a)

Economical Darwinism

b)

Social Imperialism

c)

Social Darwinism

d)

Physical Darwinism

33.

She was the Queen of Hawaii and lost her throne to a rebellion.

a)

Queen Mahan

b)

Queen Perry

c)

Queen Liluokalani

d)

Queen Leylianna

34.
Progressives shared a belief that industrialization and urbanization --
a)
should be supported despite the dangers they posed
b)
would not occur in the US without their support
c)
had created serious social and political problems
d)
should be completely banned by legislation
35.
Upton Sinclair related the despair of immigrants working in Chicago's stockyards in his novel - 
a)
Sister Carrie
b)
The Jungle
c)
The Octopus
d)
Iola Leroy
36.
In 1889, Jane Addams opened Hull House, which was --
a)
A soup kitchen in New York City
b)
a theater in New Orleans
c)
a settlement house in Chicago
d)
an orphanage in New York City
37.
One reason powerful nations rushed to grab colonies in the 1800s was the desire --
a)
for raw materials and natural resources located abroad
b)
to learn about manufacturing practices in weaker nations
c)
for new military allies in Africa and Asia
d)
to import educated workers from poorer nations
38.
Imperialist nations built up their military strength --
a)
despite the warnings of Alfred T. Mahan
b)
becuase manufacturers insisted that they do so
c)
to expand and protect their interests around the world
d)
to protect extractive economies from exploitation
39.
The belief that life consists of competitive struggles in which only the fittest survive is known as --
a)
socialism
b)
Social Darwinism
c)
the Social Gospel
d)
jingoism
40.
Allowed voters to choose their candidates for office
a)
Secret Ballot
b)
17th Amendment
c)
Direct Primary
d)
Referendum
41.
The NAACP fought for
a)
Prohibition
b)
Temperance
c)
Suffrage
d)
Race Equality
42.
What gave citizens the ability to elect senators
a)
16th amendment
b)
17th amendment
c)
18th amendment
d)
19th amendment
43.
What is imperialism?
a)
When one country takes over another country
b)
When one country is allies with another country
c)
When one country is at war with another country
d)
all of these options
44.
Political, military & economic domination, strong over weak
a)
Progressivism
b)
Imperialism
c)
Jingoism
d)
Muckraker
45.
What Amendment gave congress the power to collect Income Tax
a)
16th
b)
17th 
c)
18th
d)
19th
46.

In 1889, Jane Addams opened Hull House, which was -

a)

a soup kitchen

b)

a theater

c)

a settlement house

d)

an orphanage

47.
Which organization urged women to buy goods produced under fair, safe, and healthy working conditions?
a)
The National Consumers League
b)
The Women's Trade Union League
c)
The Women's Christian Temperance Union
d)
The National Association of Colored Women
48.
Why were hundreds of members of the National Women's Party arrested?
a)
They interrupted the work of the Supreme Court
b)
They picketed outside the White House
c)
They mailed threatening letters to state leaders
d)
They refused to vote in local elections
49.
Which advocate for civil rights believed in gradual progress of African Americans?
a)
Booker T. Washington
b)
W.E.B. Du Bois
c)
Marcus Garvey
d)
Martin Luther King, Jr.
50.
The Federal Reserve Act placed national banks under the control of the --
a)
Treasury Department
b)
Federal Reserve Board
c)
Federal Trade Commission
d)
Interstate Commerce Commission
51.
White planters in Hawaii overthrew Queen Liliuokalani by --
a)
supporting passage of a new tariff
b)
amending the Hawaiian constitution
c)
voting for a resolution to abolish the monarchy
d)
seizing power with the backing of US Marines
52.
What did most Americans blame Spain for?
a)
The assassination of President McKinley
b)
The sinking of the American fleet in Manilla Bay
c)
The explosion that sunk the USS Maine
d)
The high cost of sugar
53.
Shortly after the U.S. victory in the Spanish-American War, US forces --
a)
surrendered Puerto Rico in the "Gentleman's Agreement"
b)
returned control of Cuba to Spain
c)
launched a guerrilla war in Panama
d)
fought against an insurrection in the Philipines
54.
The Open Door Policy was an assertion of America's --
a)
interest in trade with Japan
b)
desire that all western powers leave China
c)
interest in trade with Europe
d)
desire for free trade with China
55.
American support for the Panamanian rebels' fight against Colombia --
a)
was provided despite the opposition of France
b)
helped make construction of the Panama Canal possible
c)
brought an end to Spanish influence in Colombia
d)
violated the terms of the Platt Amendment
56.
At the end of the Spanish American War, the United States gained which 3 territories? 
a)
Puerto Rico, Cuba, Spain
b)
Spain, Cuba, Guam
c)
Marianas Islands, Philippines, Russia
d)
Philippines, Guam, Puerto Rico
57.
The USS Main exploded while it was in Havana, _____. This was a leading cause to the start of the Spanish American War.
a)
Cuba
b)
Guam
c)
Mexico
d)
Panama
58.
What country did the U.S. purchase Alaska from?
a)
Russia
b)
England
c)
Spain
d)
France
59.
What did the people of the U.S. jokingly call the purchase of Alaska?
a)
Seward's Folly
b)
Alaska's joke
c)
Seward's joke
d)
Alaska's Folly
60.
Teddy Roosevelt reduced the power of these types of businesses which controlled the American economy?
a)
horizontal monopolies
b)
small businesses
c)
corporations
d)
trusts
61.
What are the best connections for Theodore Roosevelt ?
a)
Square Deal, Rough Rider, Conservation
b)
steel, Pittsburgh, Homestead Strike
c)
oil, kerosene, gasoline
d)
railroads, Commodore, shipping
62.
What are the best connections for 19th Amendment?
a)
women's suffrage, Susan B. Anthony, National Women's Party
b)
direct election of Senators, expand democracy
c)
prohibition, temperance
d)
income tax
63.
What are the best connections for Progressive Era ?
a)
end of child labor, unions, reform
b)
vertical integration, horizontal integration
c)
urbanization, immigrants, growth of cities
d)
big business, corruption
64.
What are the best connections for WEB Dubois ?
a)
NAACP, education and voting participation
b)
vocational training for African Americans
c)
The Jungle, meatpacking, Pure Food and Drug
d)
women's suffrage, 19th Amendment
65.
NAWSA fought for which of the following
a)
End of Child Labor
b)
Women's suffrage
c)
Prohibition
d)
Higher Wages
66.
Who photographed conditions of the urban poor in “How the Other Half Lives" which resulted in people examining the conditions of the poor in America’s cities? 
a)
Upton Sinclair 
b)
Lincoln Steffens 
c)
Jacob Riis 
d)
Frank Norris 
67.
Journalists who exposed corruption and problems in society are called--
a)
Gump Mushers
b)
Muckrakers
c)
Scalawags
d)
Dirt Diggers
68.
What was a result of The Jungle by Upton Sinclair?
a)
Interstate Commerce Act
b)
Board of Health
c)
Sherman Anti Trust Act
d)
Project Lead the Way
69.
Who benefited the most from Jane Addams?
a)
Battered women.
b)
Poor Immigrants.
c)
Business Owners.
d)
Homeless toddlers.
70.
Allowed voters to start a law through a petition
a)
Referendum
b)
Initiative
c)
Recall
d)
Secret Ballot
71.
Allowed voters to remove a public official from office
a)
Referedum
b)
Impeachment
c)
Recall
d)
Initiative
72.
Allowed voters to accept/reject a legislature’s law
a)
Initiative
b)
Recall
c)
Referendum
d)
Direct Primary
73.
Who was the last ruler of Hawaii?
a)
King George
b)
President Roosevelt
c)
Queen Liliuokalani
d)
Queen Elizabeth
74.
"The Fed" refers to the....
a)
Federal Bureau of Investigation
b)
Federal Government
c)
Federal Reserve System
d)
Federal Income Tax
75.
President Teddy Roosevelt HAND PICKED this man to be his successor. 
a)
McKinley
b)
Taft
c)
Wilson
d)
Reagan
76.
The President who stated that both labor and management shall have a "square deal" and therefore did not take management's side during the 1902 coal strike was...
a)
Teddy Roosevelt
b)
Woodrow Wilson
c)
William Taft
77.
The President who stated that both labor and management shall have a "square deal" and therefore did not take management's side during the 1902 coal strike was...
a)
Teddy Roosevelt
b)
Woodrow Wilson
c)
William Taft
78.
What are the best connections for Booker T. Washington ?
a)
job training for African Americans
b)
education for African Americans, voting participation
c)
women's suffrage, Seneca Falls Conference, 19th Amendment
d)
Social Gospel, settlement house movement
79.
What are the best connections for Prohibition ?
a)
18th Amendment, no alcohol, organized crime
b)
17th Amendment, direct election of Senators
c)
Morrill Act, Agricultural Universities
d)
assimilation of Native Americans, Dawe's Act, Plains Wars
80.
What are the best connections for Federal Reserve Act ?
a)
national banking system
b)
income tax
c)
reservations for Native Americans
d)
free land, homesteading
81.
What are the best connections for Muckrakers ?
a)
Ida Tarbell, Upton Sinclair, Lincoln Steffens
b)
Theodore Roosevelt, Woodrow Wilson, William Jennings Bryan
c)
bridges, railroads, skyscrapers
d)
Ida B Wells, WEB Dubois, Booker T. Washington
82.
What encouraged charity and helping people in need
a)
Social Gospel
b)
19th amendment
c)
Grange wars
d)
Gold Rush
83.
Who exposed the Lynchings of the south
a)
Ida Wells
b)
Ida Tarbells
c)
Susan Anthony
d)
Elizabeth Stanton
84.
Who would want immigrant children to be assimilated
a)
Nativist
b)
Socialist
c)
Progressives
d)
Entrepeneurs
85.
For what reason did the US imperialize?
a)
to gain raw materials for industry
b)
to create military bases around the globe
c)
to develop markets to sell goods
d)
all of these
86.
Why was the Spanish-American War fought?
a)
The US wanted to help Cuba gain independence from Spain so that the US could have access to Cuba's natural resources
b)
The US blamed to sinking of the USS Maine on Spain
c)
The Spanish Ambassador wrote a letter criticizing the president
d)
All of these
87.
What was the event that ignited the Spanish-American War?
a)
Explosion of the USS Arizona
b)
Sinking of the USS Maine
c)
Sinking of the Lusitania
d)
Russia
88.
Alfred T. Mahan expressed what opinion in his book "The Influence of Sea Power Upon History"?
a)
Nation benefited from a strong navy and overseas bases
b)
Panama Canal construction increased naval traffic and benefited all Central American countries
c)
US government increased foreign trade by providing businesses more incentives to build ships
d)
US government placed too much emphasis on modernizing navy instead army
89.
Where is this event taking place?
a)
Maine
b)
Cuba
c)
Spain
d)
Hawaii

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