WorksheetsUS II Final Exam
Total questions: 30
Worksheet time: 15mins
The most significant aspect of the population
changes in the United States during the
first quarter of the 20th century was the
reversal of the earlier population movement from east to west
continued and rapid growth of cities
mass movement to suburbia
increase in back-to-the-farm movements
During the 1890s, Joseph Pulitzer and William Randolph Hearst used yellow journalism to generate public support for the
election of Populist party candidates
presidential candidacy of William McKinley
goals of workers in the Pullman strike
Spanish-American War
Which war is most closely associated with the emergence of the US as a world power?
War of 1812
Civil War
Mexican-American War
Spanish-American War
President Theodore Roosevelt's conservation efforts were influenced by a desire to
protect natural resources for the future
increase revenues through land sales
reduce the role of the federal government
return tribal lands to Native American Indians
The Federal Reserve System was created in 1913 to
authorize Congress to set interest rates
regulate the nation's money supply
allow the government to own the nation's banks
take over the responsibility of printing money
One effect of monopolies on the United States' economy is that they tended to
reduce business competition
keep prices low
give consumers greater choice in purchasing goods and services
lead to a greater variety in price
A person who believes in Social Darwinist theory of survival of the fittest would agree that
poor people should get help from the government
rich nations should give aid to help poor nations
individuals should succeed through their own efforts
government should tax the rich to help the poor
The term "robber barons" describes many industrialists of the 19th century because they
made large charitable donations
sought to maximize their profits by eliminating competition and exploiting workers
attempting to stimulate the economy by keeping prices low
opposed entry of poor and uneducated immigrants
The major goal of trusts was to
help workers improve their relations with management
cooperate with government agencies
eliminate competition
encourage the formation of new businesses
Mark Twain labeled the the late 1800s the Gilded Age to describe the
end of slavery
absence of international conflicts
extremes of wealth and poverty
achievements of the labor movement
Trustbusting, suffragettes, and the Pure Food and Drug Act are associated with the
New Deal
Progressive Era
return to normalcy
Great Society
A primary goal of the Progressive movement was to
correct political and economic injustices
maintain laissez-faire attitude toward business
encourage big business toward mergers and monopolies
solve the racial tensions in northern states
Roosevelt's New Nationalism and Wilson's New Freedom were designed to
increase the power and influence of the US
reduce the role of government in the economy
help the US solve problems caused by industrialization
protect constitutional rights
The decline of Progressivism at the start of WWI and the New Deal at the start of WWII shows that
the problems these movements faced were solved
domestic programs can be overshadowed by wartime priorities
balanced budgets are more important than reforms
Wilson and Roosevelt lacked leadership
What was a major result of Prohibition?
restriction of immigration
growth of communism
destruction of family values
increase in organized crime
Jane Addams responded to urban conditions by establishing
settlement houses the provided assistance to the poor
newspapers to inform Americans about slums
laws that restricted immigrants
free public schools
Upton Sinclair, Frank Norris, and Ida Tarbell made their greatest contributions by
working to end political corruption
speaking out for the rights of Hispanic Americans
supporting legislation to improve tenement housing
publishing books and articles to expose society's problems
The major national labor unions wanted to improve the conditions of workers mainly by
obtaining the legal right to organize and bargain
using govt troops to settle disputes with management
supporting govt ownership of industries
endorsing a 3rd political party
The Homestead steel strike and the Pullman railcar strike were unsuccessful because
the government supported business owners
most workers refused to participate
the Supreme Court ruled strikes were illegal
factory owners hired children to replace strikers
The major purpose of the Sherman Antitrust Act was to
reduce the role of courts
declare unions illegal
restrict growth of monopolies
introduce civil service reforms
When the Interstate Commerce Act was passed it marked the first time that
Congress affirmed its laissez-faire policy
the Federal govt imposed a tariff
a third political party was able to influence policy
a Federal regulatory agency was established
The efforts of farmers to obtain the passage of favorable legislation led to the
establishment of price-support programs
elimination of tariffs
prohibition of land speculation
formation of the Populist party
Industrialization in the United States became concentrated in the Northeast primarily because
this region had the greatest supply of labor and capital
the climate in the south was not conducive to development
other regions lacked good water transportation
the west and south had
The writings of the muckrakers had the most direct impact on
women's rights efforts
efforts to increase public education
reform in factory conditions
ending segregation in the south
In How the Other Half Lives, Jacob Riis focused attention on the living conditions of
residents of urban slums
sharecroppers in the south
Native Americans on reservations
small farmers on the Great Plains
The Big Stick Policy and Dollar Diplomacy were attempts to
increase US power in Latin America
contain the spread of communism in Europe
protect free trade in Asia
strengthen political ties with Europe
At the outbreak of WWI in 1914, most Americans believed that
their country should stay out of the war
sending aid to Russia was necessary
the govt should declare war against Germany
the govt should be more concerned with the far east than with Europe
The US entered WWI mainly because the US
wanted to protect its colonial empire in the Pacific
believed its rights as a neutral nation had been violated
was required by treaty to aid France and Britain
suffered a direct attack
The main objective of Wilson's 14 Points was to
establish a military alliance
punish Germany for causing WWI
provide a just and lasting peace
encourage open immigration in industrial nations
Which aspect of life during the 1920s most likely caused the decade to be labeled the "Roaring Twenties?"
technological improvement
social change
political reform
territorial expansion
