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WorksheetsTest Review: Westward Expansion to WWI
Total questions: 40
Worksheet time: 20mins
What was the intended effect of the Dawes Act?
to encourage Native Americans to become self-reliant farmers
consolidate western land holdings under federal control
allow Native Americans to hold property in common
accommodate the nomadic lifestyle of Native Americans
What was the reformers' vision for Native Americans under the Dawes Act?
public education in eastern schools
cultural assimilation into American society
preservation of Native American tribal identities
environmental accommodation for Native American hunting traditions
What was NOT a consequence brought about by the Transcontinental Railroad?
elevated land prices and freight rates
encroachment on grazing regions of the buffalo
destruction of Native American culture along the path of the railroad
increased competition among American businesses
What was a NOT a consequence brought about by the Transcontinental Railroad?
higher wages for railroad workers
destruction of Native American culture along the path of the railroad
elevated land prices and freight rates
encroachment on the grazing regions of the buffalo
Farmers in the 1890s wanted to add this precious metal to the money in circulation.
Gold
Silver
Copper
Nickel
This public movement challenged mainstream politics in the late 19th century (1890s) after being exploited by bankers, railroads, and middlemen. The movement was made up of farmers and urban laborers.
The Women's Suffrage Movement
The Temperance Movement
The Populist Movement
The Niagara Movement
Which is NOT true about the Industrial Revolution?
Improved working conditions
Overcrowded cities
Low wages for workers
Technological advancements and inventions
Which of the following conditions is FALSE about the Industrial Revolution?
Overcrowded cities
Low wages for workers
Improved sanitation practices
Reliance on big banks and the railroad
What statement is NOT true about the Triangle Shirtwaist Fire of 1911?
Doors and windows were unlocked so workers could escape quickly
Most of the victims were immigrant women who spoke little English
The factory made men's shirts
Which statement best describes the cartoon's message?
Uncle Sam enjoyed fishing
because of laissez-faire economics, bankers and industrialists had more power than the federal government
farmers and workers had more power than the federal government
high tariffs reduced America's economic power in the world
Which groups most likely supported laissez-faire economics
farmers and populists
robber barons and monopolies
Native Americans
the US military
Which was NOT a motivating factor behind the migration of New Immigrants to America?
Nativists groups encouraging immigration
Steamship companies advertising
Family members already in America encouraged others to join them in America
Immigrants sought relief from poverty and joblessness
Which statement is TRUE about the Hepburn Act?
It increased the power of the Sherman Anti-Trust Act
It was signed into law by President Taft
It increased the power of the Interstate Commerce Commission (ICC)
It gave new rights to Native Americans
Which Act prohibited anticompetitive agreements and unilateral conduct that monopolized or attempted to monopolize a relevant market?
Sherman Anti-Trust Act
Clayton Anti-Trust Act
Keating-Owens Act
Adamson Act
Which Act sought to prevent anticompetitive practices and exempted labor unions and agricultural organizations (ruling they were not monopolies)?
Sherman Anti-Trust Act
Clayton Anti-Trust Act
Keating-Owens Act
Adamson Act
Which was NOT a result of the Industrial Revolution?
Concentration of workers in urban areas
Increased rate of pollution
formation of powerful craft guilds (unions)
Distribution of more wealth to the poor
Which event occurred first?
Industrial Revolution
William Jennings Bryan runs as a Democrat for President
Haymarket Square Riot
Low skilled labor union forms (Knights of Labor)
Which event occurred last?
Industrial Revolution
William Jennings Bryan runs for President as a Democrat with Populist support
Haymarket Square Riot
Low skilled labor unions form
President Benjamin Harrison signed the _________________ into law in 1890, a powerful anti-monopoly law.
Interstate Commerce Act
Sherman Anti-Trust Act
Clayton Anti-Trust Act
Hepburn Act
In 1896, the Supreme Court case Plessy v. Ferguson challenged
Immigration law
Segregation Law
Monopolies
Boss Tweed ran his political machine out of Tammany Hall in what city? Be able to locate this city on the map.
New York City
Chicago
New Orleans
Philadelphia
Jane Addams was known as the founder of the Settlement House Movement, but she also accomplished these two important firsts.
Was the leader of the Women's Christian Temperance Union and the Women's Suffrage Movement at the same time
Was the first female to graduate from Yale University and earn a Ph.D.
Was placed on the $20 bill and gave much wealth to charity
Won the Nobel Peace Prize and was Chairperson of the Women's Peace Party
The Black Nationalist Movement was led by
Malcolm X
Booker T. Washington
Marcus Garvey
W.E.B. DuBois
The movement to run businesses using scientific management was called
Taylorism
Marxism
Capitalism
Communism
Social restrictions based on race were known as
The Black Codes
Jim Crow Laws
The Nuremburg Code
Laisse-Faire
The proscription (desire to ban) of alcohol consumption and intoxication
the Suffrage Movement
the Niagara Movement
The Temperance Movement
The Civil Rights Movement
Opposition to Booker T. Washington's policy of conciliation (compromise) was known as
the Suffrage Movement
The Civil Rights Movement
The Black Nationalist Movement
The Niagara Movement
The goal of the 19th Amendment was to
Free the slaves
Give women the right to vote
Give former slaves the right to vote
ban the sale and consumption of alcohol
Which diplomatic policy minimized US military presence and strengthened economic ties to Latin America and East Asia?
Big Stick Diplomacy
Dollar Diplomacy
Moral Diplomacy
Which diplomatic policy used military strength to enforce and expand the Monroe Doctrine?
Big Stick Diplomacy
Dollar Diplomacy
Moral Diplomacy
Which diplomatic policy endeavored to increase the number of democratic nations in the world?
Big Stick Diplomacy
Dollar Diplomacy
Moral Diplomacy
President Theodore Roosevelt made an informal Gentlemen's Agreement with which nation? Be able to locate this nation on a map.
China
India
Japan
The Philippines
Why did Theodore Roosevelt organize the Rough Riders?
He was dissatisfied with his position as Assistant Secretary of the Navy and wanted to begin a new career in public service as a military commander.
He wanted to run for President and thought the glory of battle would help his candidacy.
The believed the United States was in danger of becoming too soft due to industrialization
He wanted to model aspects of manliness and strength to the nation
Roosevelt desired a more activist federal government that exercised policies of military expansion against European nations.
True
False
The purpose of President McKinley's Open Door Policy was
to gain colonies in Latin America
to promote trade between all nations, especially the US and China
to make the borders between the US, Canada, and Mexico more fluid
to give American businesses the chance to compete against Europeans' high tariffs
Which statement best describes America's justification (reason) for imperialism, especially during the Spanish American War?
to protect America's economic interests in Cuba and bring democracy to less civilized peoples
to bring science and technology to underdeveloped nations
to spread Christianity to people in oppressive nations
to project American strength and power around the world
The United States placed restrictions on Cuban autonomy (self-government) after the war with Spain by
requiring the Cubans to pay for damages during the war
making the Cubans include the Platt Amendment in their constitution, which gave the US the right to intervene in Cuban affairs
requiring all Cubans to vote in American elections
requiring Cubans to only trade with the United States
Which was NOT a factor drawing the United States into World War I?
The Great Depression
The Red Scare
The Bolshevik Revolution
The Boxer Rebellion
What happened to Germany as a result of the Treaty of Versailles in 1919?
Germany was absolved (freed of guilt) of its responsibility for causing the war.
Germany retained (kept) land gained during the war.
German leaders were exiled (sent away) to South America (Brazil & Argentina).
Germany was forced to disband (dissolve) its military.
Wilhelm II, the Kaiser, used Germany's fleet of U-boats to __________________, which became a key factor in the United States entering World War I.
capture sailors from British merchant ships and place them in prisons throughout Germany
escort German shipping from its Hamburg port to North and South American trading ports
assist American ships traveling within the restricted waters of the English channel
sink unarmed "neutral" commercial ships assisting Britain
