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WorksheetsEOC Review Quiz
Total questions: 104
Worksheet time: 1hrs 27mins
Jane Addams and Jacob Riis were most notable for their efforts to…
treat the wounded in World War I
stop the spread of diseases in Latin America
legalize birth control for women
aid the urban poor
During the Progressive Era, Jane Addams responded to urban conditions by working to establish
settlement houses that provided assistance to the poor
newspapers that helped to inform Americans about slum conditions
laws that restricted certain immigrant groups
free public schools located in inner-city neighborhoods
Which speaker’s statement is most directly related to the political concepts of initiative, referendum, and recall?
A
B
C
D
Which two speakers’ viewpoints reflect actions taken by Theodore Roosevelt when he was president (1901-1909)?
A & B
B & C
C & D
D & A
Which Progressive Era political reform allows voters to choose party candidates to run for elected public office?
referendum
recall
initiative
direct primary
The term muckraker was used in the early 1900s to describe writers who
supported limits on government regulation
exposed abuses in American society
wanted the United States to ban all immigration
promoted racial integration efforts
Which Progressive Era muckraker’s book led to the passage of the Meat Inspection Act?
Lincoln Steffen’s The Shame of the Cities
\Jacob Riis’s How the Other Half Lives
Upton Sinclair’s The Jungle
Frank Norris’s The Octopus
During the early 20th century, W.E.B. Du Bois was best known as a leader in the
creation of technical schools for African Americans
forming the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
development of the “Back to Africa” movement
effort to modernize farming in the South
In the early 20th century, muckrakers were able to influence American society mainly by
organizing demonstrations in large cities
contributing to presidential election campaigns
lobbying members of Congress
exposing corruption in business and government
Which leader founded a vocational training institution in the late 1800s to improve economic opportunities for African Americans?
George Washington Carver
Frederick Douglass
W.E.B. Du Bois
Booker T. Washington
President Theodore Roosevelt’s conservation efforts were influenced by a desire
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
Information in the cartoon most clearly supports the conclusion that by 1914…
states along the East Coast had granted full voting rights to women
women could vote only in state elections
most states had approved at least some voting rights for women
complete national suffrage for women had been achieved
The Meat Inspection Act (1906) and the Pure Food and Drug Act (1906) were efforts by the federal government to…
protect public health and safety
support business monopolies
restrict foreign competition
regulate child labor
One idea that both Booker T. Washington and W.E.B. Du Bois supported is that..
African Americans should have increased civil rights
Vocational training was the best approach to education
Immigration was responsible for racial segregation
Jim Crow laws were needed to help African Americans
Social Gospel refers to the idea of…
African Americans rights
Free education for all
Helping the poor
Survival of the fittest
The “Holy War” illustrated in the cartoon was an effort to…
recruit women soldiers
promote world peace
ban the sale of alcoholic beverages
gain women’s suffrage
Women gained a victory in the “war” shown in the cartoon through the ….
ratification of a constitutional amendment
legalization of birth control
expansion of missionary activities overseas
repeal of national Prohibition
Which Progressive reform allowed citizens to write and pass their own proposals into law?
Direct Primary
Initiative
Referendum
Recall
Main goal of most muckraking journalists?
Gain fame through articles of high popular interest
Expose social and economic problems in need of political attention
Increase public awareness of America's great potential
End corrupt relationships between politicians and big business
What was an important benefit of the Pure Food and Drug Act of 1906?
Food processing companies were forced to recognize their workers' unions
Child labor was prohibited in the making of drugs or the processing of foods.
Consumers were protected from adulterated or misbranded foods and drugs.
Tariff duties on imported foods and drugs were greatly reduced.
Progressivism was a direct result of:
The Great Depression
The Civil War
The Industrial Revolution
Imperialism
What were the consequences of the U.S. not joining the League of Nations?
The League operated less effectively than it would have if the U.S. had joined.
WWII
It became clear that an effective international organization was necessary to mediate disputes, eventually leading to the formation of the United Nations.
All of the above.
In 1919, after communist revolutionaries known as Bolsheviks overthrew the czar in Russia, established the Soviet Union, and called for a worldwide revolution to destroy capitalism, people in the United States began to fear communists. This fear of international communism was called __________________.
Socialism
The Red Scare
The Immigrant Scare
The Isolationism Movement
Which of the following was a cause of the economic downturn that accompanied the United States' demobilization after World War I?
the rising prices of food and other necessities
the lack of available foreign markets in which to trade
the returning of servicemen accompanied by a lack of available jobs
the political instability that resulted from antiwar sentiment among the public
US loans money to Germany - Germany pays reparations to France and Britain - France and Britain pay war debts to the US
This describes which policy?
The Dawes Plan
The Four-Power Treaty
Cooperative Individualism
The Kellogg-Briand Pact
Which Progressive reformer pushed for greater education (vocational training) for African-Americans in an effort to gain equality?
Booker T. Washington
Ida Wells
WEB DoBuois
Susan B Anthony
Which of the following best describes the changes WWI gave to women?
Many woman lost their positions after WWI when men returned.
Many societies extended the right to vote to woman shortly after the war.
The war lead to great social freedoms for woman.
The war saw a change in women's fashion including shorter haircut and wearing of pants.
All of the Above
The Rosewood Massacre was....
an attack on a predominantly African American town in Florida by whites
A battle of WWI
an attack by Al Capone
Large death tolls during the 1920's due to disease
What reason did Senators give for opposing US membership in the League of Nations?
it would lead to international instability
it would drain American finances
it would interfere with free-trade agreements
it would drag the United States into European conflicts
The greatest problem with the Treaty of Versailles is that it
did not give the United States enough power to negotiate foreign treaties
forced Germany to assume full responsibility for World War I
gave Germany’s government too much power
gave Russia too much territory
How where African Americans treatments during WWI similar to that of African Americans not fighting in the war?
They were not segregated
The U.S government did not let them fight
They were segregated in the military just like back home
They could not vote nor participate in government
What event might the picture to the left best represent?
The sinking of the Lusitania
The use of unrestricted warfare
The Zimmerman Telegram
The use of propaganda
How did the Scopes Trails alter Modern vs Traditional views in the U.S.?
represented a conflict between science and religion
reversed a previous Supreme Court decision on free speech
upheld the right of veterans to protest in Washington DC
revealed the extent of prejudice against immigrants
The Platt Amendment
gave the U.S. the right to intervene in Puerto Rico's business at any time it wanted.
gave the U.S. the right to intervene in the Philippine Island's business any time it wanted.
gave the U.S. the right to intervene in Hawaii's business any time it wanted.
gave the U.S. the right to intervene in Cuba's business any time it wanted.
This political cartoon best supports the idea that, after the Spanish American War, the United States became a...
World Power
"Woke" Power
Head of the United Nations
Conquered Nation
The sensationalization of news headlines, focusing on exaggerated news reports for readership was known as . . .
Jingoism
Yellow Journalism
Investigative Journalism
Editorial Journalism
Faster trade routes, improved military transportation, and continued U.S. influence in Latin America resulted from what?
The Panama Canal
The Cuban Revolution
The Monroe Doctrine
Moral Diplomacy
What event in U.S. history is synonymous with William Randolph Hearst and Yellow Journalism?
The Spanish-American War
The Civil War
The New York Mafia Wars
World War I
Which Florida city served as the main port of embarkation for the "Rough Riders" and other American forces sent to Cuba during the Spanish-American War?
Orlando
Jacksonville
Tampa
Miami
This type of foreign policy encourages stronger nations to extend their influence over weaker ones.
Imperialism
Isolationism
Globalism
Communism
Teddy Roosevelt and the Rough Riders had an important victory in Cuba at-
Pebble Beech
San Juan Hill
Normandy
Havana Harbor
This place formerly owned by Russia was acquired for 7.2 million dollars in 1867 by William Seward
Hawaii
Florida
Antartica
Alaska
Which headline related to the Spanish American War is an example of yellow journalism?
“President McKinley Asks Congress for War Declaration Against Spain”
“United States Mobilizes for War with Spain”
“United States Demands Response to Spanish Actions”
“Spanish Troops Slaughter Innocent Cuban Citizens”
Which of the following describes the difference between Big Stick Diplomacy and Dollar Diplomacy?
Big Stick Diplomacy means spending money to help out nations where Dollar Diplomacy is using your military might to achieve your objectives
Dollar Diplomacy was carried out by using the United States Navy while the Big Stick Policy was enforced by using money to help out nations in need
William Howard Taft practiced the Big Stick Policy and Theodore Roosevelt practiced Dollar Diplomacy
The Big Stick Policy means using military might to achieve objectives, while Dollar Diplomacy uses financial assistance to achieve those objectives
Critics of the actions shown in this cartoon claimed President Theodore Roosevelt was
causing environmental damage
requiring massive tax increases
following a policy of imperialism
producing major trade deficits with China
What was the famous book written by Alfred T. Mahan that influenced Theodore Roosevelt’s foreign policy during the early 1900s?
The Influence of the Wealth Upon the Nation
The Gospel of Wealth
Uncle Tom’s Cabin
The Influence of Sea Power Upon History
“Hawaiian Planters Urge American Annexation”
“US and Germany Negotiate for Control of the Samoan Islands”
“US Gains Control of Wake Island and Guam”
Which conclusion can best be drawn from these headlines?
the Anti-Imperialist League strongly influenced Congress
respect for native cultures motivated United States foreign policy
United States territorial expansion increased in the Pacific Ocean
construction of a railroad to Alaska was a major policy goal
The main goal of the freedom riders was to
pressure the federal government to enforce the law banning segregation on interstate buses
inspire students to protest in Birmingham against Jim Crow
encourage Congress to pass Kennedy's civil rights agenda
desegregate urban bus systems in the south
Why were federal troops sent to Little Rock, Arkansas in 1957?
to stop race riots
to enforce voting laws to allow African Americans to vote
to protect African American students who were attending an all-white high school
to arrest black students who were sitting at a whites-only lunch counter
Why were African Americans in the South afraid to register to vote? (CHOOSE ALL THAT APPLY)
they could lose their job
they could become victims of violence
they felt their vote did not matter
their house could be burned down
What did the Civil Rights Act of 1964 do?
Ended segregation in schools
Ended discrimination based on race, religion, gender, or national origin.
Gave all African Americans who were born in the United States the right to vote.
Gave all people the right to sit wherever they wanted on the city bus.
What were the defining characteristics of Civil Rights?
Increased participation of minorities in the political process, Protests, Boycotts, Marches, Desegregation, Integration, Struggle for equality, due process strengthened.
Communism, containment, Arms Race/Space Race, Red Scare, McCarthyism
OPEC oil problems, conflict in the Middle East, Reaganomics, large military, Cold War ends, NAFTA
Economic instability, Unemployment, Breadlines, Poverty
What group during the Civil Rights Movement allowed members to use all necessary means to defend and provide for their community?
Southern Peace Corps
NAACP
SNCC
Black Panthers
During which event did Eisenhower send troops to Arkansas in order to desegregate a high school?
Tuskegee Airmen
Little Rock Nine
Atomic Bombs
Flying Tigers
