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WorksheetsChapter 18: America & the World Test Study Guide
Total questions: 74
Worksheet time: 1hrs 14mins
All of the following were major reasons for practicing imperialism at the turn of the century except a desire to . . .
offer humanitarian assistance.
gain wealth from the activities of the colony.
find a new place for people to settle.
build and maintain a strong military force.
A great emphasis was placed on foreign missions by the evangelist . . .
John Hay.
William Randolph Hearst.
Dwight L. Moody.
Walter Reed.
America’s first ventures in imperialism involved . . .
Alaska and the Midway Islands.
Hawaii and the Philippines.
Cuba and Puerto Rico.
Panama and China.
Strife was stirred up between the United States and Spain because of a letter written by . . .
Emilio Aguinaldo.
Dupuy de Lôme.
William McKinley.
Joseph Pulitzer.
Which of the following was not an underlying reason for the Spanish-American War?
Americans had large investments in the Spanish-controlled area.
Newspapers used yellow journalism to blow up the contentions.
Americans had humanitarian desires to end Spanish oppression.
Spain threatened to invade Florida if the United States did not quit interfering.
The United States declared that it had no intention of annexing Cuba to its empire in the . . .
Open Door policy.
Platt Amendment.
Roosevelt Corollary.
Teller Amendment.
A decisive naval battle of the Spanish-American War occurred at . . .
Guantánamo Bay.
Havana Harbor.
Manila Bay.
San Juan Harbor.
Which one of the following places became a commonwealth of the United States in 1952?
Cuba
Guam
the Philippines
Puerto Rico
For more than two years after the Spanish-American War, the United States faced the difficulty of quelling a rebellion in . . .
Cuba.
Guam.
the Philippines.
Puerto Rico.
The United States helped Panama gain its independence from . . .
Britain.
Colombia.
France.
Venezuela.
The president most responsible for the building of the Panama Canal was . . .
William McKinley.
Theodore Roosevelt.
William Howard Taft.
Woodrow Wilson.
The Hay-Bunau-Varilla Treaty . . .
ended the Spanish-American War.
gave Cuba strict regulations for independent government.
asserted America’s right to be an “international police power” in the WesternHemisphere.
gave the United States the Panama Canal zone.
Which of the following was instituted during the Taft administration?
the “big stick” policy
dollar diplomacy
moral diplomacy
the Open Door policy
In the late 1800s, various countries claimed “spheres of influence” in . . .
China.
India.
Japan.
Latin America.
All of the following terms are associated with China except . . .
Boxer Rebellion.
Open Door policy.
Roosevelt Corollary.
spheres of influence.
During the late 1800s and early 1900s, America began to fear the rising power of what Asian country?
China
France
Germany
Japan
All of the following educational trends were occurring in the United States near the turn of the twentieth century except . .
a growing number of free secondary schools.
schools established for blacks.
colleges and universities founded with the support of philanthropists.
new bilingual schools for immigrant children.
Tuskegee Institute was founded by . . .
George Washington Carver.
Samuel L. Clemens.
Gifford Pinchot.
Booker T. Washington.
Temperance societies were involved in . . .
reading and discussing current literature.
gaining philanthropic support for colleges.
fighting the evils of liquor.
sending missionaries around the world.
All of the following were notable trends in religion in America around the turn of the twentieth century except a . . .
growth of interdenominational religious organizations.
decline in immigrants of religions without Protestant origin.
growth of religious liberalism and agnosticism.
growth of mainline denominations, new denominations, and cults.
A prime example of corruption in city government was the activity of . . .
Jane Addams in Chicago.
Lincoln Steffens in Philadelphia.
Mel Trotter in Grand Rapids.
William Tweed in New York City.
All of the following books were written by muckrakers except . . .
The Bitter Cry of the Children.
History of the Standard Oil Company.
On the Origin of Species.
The Shame of the Cities.
All of the following legislative innovations made state government more democratic except the . . .
initiative
injunction.
recall.
referendum.
Progressives who looked for help in solving the problems of society generally turned to . . .
government.
religion.
philanthropists.
muckrakers.
Progressives had all of the following goals except to . . .
make government more democratic.
improve the quality of life in America.
acquire more territory for the nation.
curb corruption in politics and business.
All of the following were progressive presidents except . . .
William McKinley.
Theodore Roosevelt.
William Howard Taft.
Woodrow Wilson.
Theodore Roosevelt’s progressive activities as president included all of the following except . . .
conserving land in national parks and forest reserves.
seeing the adoption of regulations in the food and drug industries.
intervening in a labor dispute with coal mine owners.
repealing the Prohibition Amendment.
Progressive Era amendments to the Constitution dealt with all of the following except . . .
voting rights for blacks.
income tax.
prohibition.
women’s suffrage.
What word denotes the action of one person, group, or nation, who, for its own gain, takes advantage of another person, group, or nation?
(a)
Who was the American evangelist of the late 1800s who encouraged students to become foreign missionaries and thus spurred the Student Volunteer Movement?
(a)
What two newspaper owners helped lead America into war by competing for increased circulation?
(a)
The Spanish minister to the United States criticized which American president in a private letter that came to national attention?
(a)
What were the foreign-controlled areas of China called in the late 1800s?
(a)
What policy did the United States pursue to end the division of China by foreign powers?
(a)
During what turn-of-the-century uprising did a group of Chinese try to force all foreigners to leave China?
(a)
What Asian country gained great industrial and military power during the late 1800s?
(a)
What is the term for a wealthy person who donates large sums of money to charitable causes?
(a)
What term denotes journalists who exposed society’s ills, including political corruption, personal misconduct by public officials, and poor working conditions?
(a)
What state reformed so many parts of its government during the Progressive Era that its name was used to describe a whole package of such reforms?
(a)
List the three progressive presidents.
(a)
What law was passed to close some loopholes of the earlier Sherman Antitrust Act?
(a)
What popular American writer went by the pen name of Mark Twain?
(a)
What is the name for the system in which voters selected several commissioners to be in charge of a specific area of government?
(a)
Match each of the following with the correct answer choice.
most famous agnostic
Robert Ingersoll
D. L. Moody
B. B. Warfield
Charles Taze Russell
Johns Hopkins
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associated with the YMCA
Robert Ingersoll
D. L. Moody
B. B. Warfield
Charles Taze Russell
Johns Hopkins
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famous preacher from Princeton
Robert Ingersoll
D. L. Moody
B. B. Warfield
Charles Taze Russell
Johns Hopkins
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founded the Watch Tower Society
Robert Ingersoll
D. L. Moody
B. B. Warfield
Charles Taze Russell
Johns Hopkins
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philanthropist
Robert Ingersoll
D. L. Moody
B. B. Warfield
Charles Taze Russell
Johns Hopkins
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baseball player who was a devout Christian
Christy Mathewson
Charles Darwin
Samuel L. Clemens
Charles Taze Russell
Johns Hopkins
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wrote On the Origin of Species
Christy Mathewson
Charles Darwin
Samuel L. Clemens
Charles Taze Russell
Johns Hopkins
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wrote The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
Christy Mathewson
Charles Darwin
Samuel L. Clemens
Charles Taze Russell
Johns Hopkins
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founder of Tuskegee Institute
Booker T. Washington
Robert Ingersoll
William Howard Taft
George Washington Carver
William Tweed
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famous agnostic
Booker T. Washington
Robert Ingersoll
William Howard Taft
George Washington Carver
William Tweed
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presidential candidate handpicked by Theodore Roosevelt
Booker T. Washington
Robert Ingersoll
William Howard Taft
George Washington Carver
William Tweed
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scientist who found many new uses for peanuts
Booker T. Washington
Robert Ingersoll
William Howard Taft
George Washington Carver
William Tweed
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corrupt New York City political “boss”
Booker T. Washington
Robert Ingersoll
William Howard Taft
George Washington Carver
William Tweed
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exposed the evils of the meatpacking industry
Upton Sinclair
Woodrow Wilson
Gifford Pinchot
Theodore Roosevelt
William Howard Taft
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idealistic Democrat who became president
Upton Sinclair
Woodrow Wilson
Gifford Pinchot
Theodore Roosevelt
William Howard Taft
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appointed to help preserve America’s forest resources
Upton Sinclair
Woodrow Wilson
Gifford Pinchot
Theodore Roosevelt
William Howard Taft
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president and third-party candidate for president
Upton Sinclair
Woodrow Wilson
Gifford Pinchot
Theodore Roosevelt
William Howard Taft
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served in place of a mayor
city manager
initiative
recall
referendum
city council
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forced elected officials to resign
city manager
initiative
recall
referendum
city council
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allowed voters to propose their own legislation
city manager
initiative
recall
referendum
city council
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allowed voters to vote on acts already passed
city manager
initiative
recall
referendum
city council
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instituted an income tax
Sixteenth Amendment
Nineteenth Amendment
Seventeenth Amendment
Eighteenth Amendment
Twentieth Amendment
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granted women’s suffrage
Sixteenth Amendment
Nineteenth Amendment
Seventeenth Amendment
Eighteenth Amendment
Twentieth Amendment
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allowed the direct election of senators
Sixteenth Amendment
Nineteenth Amendment
Seventeenth Amendment
Eighteenth Amendment
Twentieth Amendment
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instituted prohibition
Sixteenth Amendment
Nineteenth Amendment
Seventeenth Amendment
Eighteenth Amendment
Twentieth Amendment
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author of The Jungle
Upton Sinclair
Lincoln Steffens
Jane Addams
William Taft
Theodore Roosevelt
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wrote articles about urban problems for a magazine
Upton Sinclair
Lincoln Steffens
Jane Addams
William Taft
Theodore Roosevelt
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founded the Hull House
Upton Sinclair
Lincoln Steffens
Jane Addams
William Taft
Theodore Roosevelt
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was both president of the United States and chief justice of the Supreme Court at different times
Upton Sinclair
Lincoln Steffens
Jane Addams
William Taft
Theodore Roosevelt
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wrote about the Standard Oil Company
Upton Sinclair
Lincoln Steffens
Ida M. Tarbell
William Taft
Theodore Roosevelt
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Bull Moose candidate of 1912
Upton Sinclair
Lincoln Steffens
Ida M. Tarbell
William Taft
Theodore Roosevelt
