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'20-'21 Mid-Term Study Resource

Total questions: 14

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Formally ended the Spanish-American War, giving independence to Cuba. . .

a)

17th Amendment

b)

Sphere of Influence

c)

Treaty of Paris

d)

U.S.S Maine

e)

Open Door Policy

2.

U.S statement that said although the American government did not want colonies in China, it still wanted free trade with the nation. . .

a)

Open Door Policy

b)

17th Amendment

c)

Sphere of Influence

d)

Treaty of Paris

e)

U.S.S Maine

3.

During WWI, this made it illegal to oppose war in public. . .

a)

Red Scare

b)

Sedition Act

c)

Teapot Dome Scandal

d)

Mass Media

e)

League of Nations

4.

Citizen's ability to remove a public official from office. . .

a)

Muckraker

b)

19th Amendment

c)

Settlement Houses

d)

Recall

e)

Referendum

5.

These were community centers that were focused on helping urban poor and immigrants to adapt to American society. . .

a)

Muckraker

b)

19th Amendment

c)

Settlement House

d)

Recall

e)

Referendum

6.

U.S Attorney General who led a series of raids against suspected "radical" organizations. . .

a)

Great Migration

b)

A. Mitchell Palmer

c)

Archduke Francis Ferdinand

d)

Reparations

e)

Zimmerman Note

7.

Why were industrialists like Andrew Carnegie and John D. Rockefeller sometimes called "captains of industry"?

a)

They were willing to use any means necessary to beat out the competition.

b)

They created a technological revolution with their ideas.

c)

They drained the country of natural resources.

d)

They increased the supply of goods and created many jobs.

8.

The National Origin Act of 1924 made limits on immigrants based on what type of system?

a)

merit

b)

quota

c)

honor

d)

intelligence

9.

This was one of the reasons for the outbreak of WWI, which refers to the build up of armies and weapons. Which of the following best fits this cause of WWI?

a)

Militarism

b)

Alliances

c)

Imperialism

d)

Nationalism

10.

Which of the following would have been a major economic reason for imperialism?

a)

Americans needed to gain respect of other powerful nations

b)

Many American industries were short of labor

c)

Having access to foreign goods was important since American goods were of poor quality

d)

The United States needed new markets to sell its goods in as well as ship from there

11.

The battle for women's suffrage ended with the passage of the. . .

a)

21st Amendment

b)

17th Amendment

c)

19th Amendment

d)

18th Amendment

12.

During the Progressive Era, Muckrakers aimed to. . .

a)

end the direct primary

b)

exaggerate stories to make the American public angry

c)

nationalize industries

d)

alert the public to corruption in business and politics

13.

In 1903, the United States negotiated the right to build a canal through which Latin American country?

a)

Columbia

b)

Spain

c)

Panama

d)

Nicaragua

14.

Which of the following court cases made it legal for public areas in the South to be separate based on race?

a)

Roe v. Wade

b)

Brown v. Board of Education

c)

Ferguson v. Madison

d)

Plessey v. Ferguson