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WorksheetsUnit 7 Test Help
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 14mins
Exercising considerable political clout during the Progressive Era, the Woman's Christian Temperance Union worked towards a broad agenda of reform. Which answer choice accurately reflects the types of social problems they addressed?
alcohol and tobacco abuse
religious and racial bias
unsafe workplaces
Upton Sinclair's 1906 novel The Jungle exposed unsanitary conditions and worker abuses in which industry?
oil
agriculture
meatpacking
What was a major focus of Jacob Riis?
bringing public attention to the squalid conditions in which the urban poor were forced to live
promoting nativist ideas and encouraging the passage of restrictive immigration policies
advocating for the deregulation of industry and the embrace of laissez-faire capitalism
This picture shows a man drinking from a jug of water labeled “Colored” next to a water fountain in a public building.
What did the Supreme Court decision Plessy v. Ferguson in 1896 decide about this situation?
It could exist because the federal court refused to rule on segregation.
It was prohibited because all citizens must receive equal treatment under the laws.
It was legal because it did not violate the Fourteenth Amendment.
It must end because African Americans should be given U.S. citizenship.
How did the Seventeenth Amendment give more power to the voters?
It expanded the power of the federal government.
It reduced the power of the state legislatures.
It reduced the power of the national senators.
Which reason for the construction of the Panama Canal was MOST relevant to the creation of the Roosevelt Corollary to the Monroe Doctrine?
the need to protect the United States’ new territories in the Pacific Ocean
the need to reduce the time needed to sail between the east and west coasts of the United States
the need to move United States naval ships between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans
How did the Spanish-American War contribute to concerns that the United States might become an imperialistic power?
The American public opposed annexing the Philippines because it feared imperialism.
The United States struggled to reconcile retaining power over the Philippines while Filipinos wished to be independent.
President McKinley realized that entering the war would open the door to imperialism by violating President Washington’s precedent of neutrality.
Which cause of the Spanish-American War MOST strongly influenced public opinion regarding whether America should pursue imperialistic policies in the 1890s?
the sinking of the battleship Maine
the loss of American assets in Cuba
Spain’s harsh treatment of Cuban rebels
Why did the Progressives campaign for increased government regulation of business?
The Progressives wanted to protect workers from being exploited by their employers.
The Progressives wanted to protect employers from having their businesses harmed by workers on strike.
The Progressives wanted to decrease the power of unions and individual workers.
Which event contributed MOST to the expansion of Jim Crow laws during the Progressive Era?
the legal justification of segregation offered in the decision of Plessy v. Ferguson
the success the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People had in an Oklahoma court case
the formation of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
the involvement of women activists in campaigns against racism
In the late 1800s, there was debate in the United States over the pros and cons of territorial expansion and imperialism.
Which TWO events contributed to fueling this debate over American imperialism?
The United States acquired territory in the Treaty of Paris.
The Spanish-American War eliminated American investments in Cuba.
The United States lost territory in the Philippine-American War.
American businessmen led a rebellion against the Hawaiian monarchy and urged annexation of Hawaii.
Which of the following BEST describes the roles of women in reform movements during the Progressive Era?
After the success of the Abolitionist Movement, women began concentrating their efforts on other traditionally male political issues.
After obtaining more educational independence, women used the perception that they were models of stability to promote the value of their causes.
After seeing the struggles of groups such as immigrants and African Americans living under Jim Crow laws, most women abandoned the campaign for suffrage to advocate for other social causes.
Which earlier American document did the work of the muckrakers MOST resemble in purpose and style?
Common Sense
Uncle Tom’s Cabin
The Declaration of Independence
The decision of Plessy v. Ferguson declared that segregation was legal in America.
Why did the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) continue to go to court to try to repeal Jim Crow laws after the Supreme Court’s ruling in Plessy v. Ferguson?
They wished to eliminate as many unfair laws as possible.
They hoped to make the Supreme Court see the flaws in its reasoning.
They wished to embarrass the Supreme Court judges who had decided in the case of Plessy v. Ferguson.
The Roosevelt Corollary was added to strengthen the Monroe Doctrine.
True
False
How did Jane Addams’ involvement in the Settlement House Movement lead to her involvement in national politics?
Addams realized that immigrant women and children were especially vulnerable in settlement houses.
Addams became aware of national issues after meeting the poor in her settlement houses.
Addams built a network of international contacts while working in settlement houses in England.
Which of the following BEST summarizes the intent of the Roosevelt Corollary?
America will oversee the collection of any national debt owed by a Latin or South American country to any nation in Europe, and will not allow a European country to gain authority in any of the Americas.
Teddy Roosevelt will staunchly defend the Monroe Doctrine, which states that no Latin or South American country can have any commerce with a European country.
Europeans can come to America for a visit, but may not set up a business here, or stay in America for more than a year.
Throughout the nineteenth century, Americans debated whether or not America should annex Hawaii.
What caused public sentiment to turn in favor of annexation in 1898?
The debate over expansionism caused many Americans to want to expand American borders westward, first to Hawaii and then on to Japan.
Hawaiian officials came to America to plead for the United States Senate to annex Hawaii into America because Hawaiian citizens greatly admired America and wanted to become a part of it.
During the Spanish-American War, America had used Hawaii as a naval base to launch attacks on Spanish territory in the Pacific and Americans saw the strategic value of Hawaii.
Which slogan would President Theodore Roosevelt MOST LIKELY have used to convince Americans it was necessary to build the Panama Canal?
“To Produce and Protect”
“The Gateway to the Future”
“Expanding America’s Interests, One Ship at A Time”
Which of the following BEST summarizes the intent of the Roosevelt Corollary?
America will protect its interests in the Panama Canal against any adversary who tries to travel through the canal without permission.
America will oversee the collection of any national debt owed by a Latin or South American country to any nation in Europe, and will not allow a European country to gain authority in any of the Americas.
