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Progressing towards WW1

Total questions: 34

Worksheet time: 25mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Which statement accurately describes an aspect of Theodore Roosevelt's presidency?
a)
He signed a law granting U.S. citizenship to Native Americans.
b)
He reduced America's involvement in foreign affairs.
c)
He popularized conservation and respect for natural wonders.
d)
He refused to take legal action against monopolies and trusts.
2.

Theodore Roosevelt made 150 national forests and passed laws that protected and preserved lands.

a)

True

b)

False

3.

The United States began to act as an "international police force" as a result of...

a)

Adding Roosevelt Corollary to the Monroe Doctrine

b)

Adding Monroe Corollary to the Roosevelt Doctrine

c)

The International Police Force Doctrine

d)

Bumping Future DS2 (Stick Talk) and Flexing on all the Haters, and ready to fight while wearing BLACK Air force Ones!

4.

What American president added Police Powers/Stick Talk to the "Just Chatting" Monroe Doctrine?

a)

Teddy Pendergrass

b)

Franklin D. Roosevelt

c)

Teddy Roosevelt (The Rough Rider)

d)

President Barack Kennedy Clinton-Trump

e)

Eleanor Roosevelt's Husband

5.
The __________ asserted that the United States should act as Latin Americas's police power, intervening to restore order when necessary.
a)
Roosevelt Corollary
b)
Foraker Act
c)
Platt Amendment
d)
"big stick" diplomacy
6.
The Jungle--by muckraker Upton Sinclair--exposed the unsanitary conditions in the meatpacking industry and led to this law
a)
Sherman Anti-Trust Act
b)
Meat Inspection Act
c)
Food Cleanliness Act
d)
Clayton Anti-Meat Act
7.

These reforms made the government directly accountable to the citizens and made the government more democratic.

a)

Referendum, recall, initiative, and 17th amendment

b)

19th and 22nd Amendments

c)

Pendleton Act & Homestead Act

d)

16th and 18th Amendments

8.

Which one of these was not a problem for Blacks during the Gilded age and Progressive age?

a)

Slavery

b)

Lynching

c)

Sharecropping

d)

Segregration and Jim Crowe

9.
Allowed people to directly elect their Senators
a)
17th Amendment
b)
Referendum
c)
Direct Primary
d)
Initiative
10.

Who advocated for African Americans to take on menial jobs and earn the respect of white America with hard work (Self Improvement first)?

a)
WEB Du Bois
b)
Marcus Garvey
c)
Booker T. Washington
d)
Nat Turner
11.
Court case that created "Separate-but-equal" doctrine.
a)
Sweatt v. Painter
b)
Brown v. Board of Education
c)
Plessy v. Ferguson
d)
Mendez v. Kirby ISD
12.

What organization did W.E.B. Dubois establish to help secure legal equality for minorities by using lawsuits?

a)

Muckrakers Movement

b)

Black Panthers

c)

NAACP

d)

SNCC

13.

Why did the US want to control of the Phillipines?

a)

Gateway to china

b)

Help the Filipinos get revenge on the Spanish!

c)

Because Guam was lame!

d)

Teddy wanted to test his Big Stickl Diplomacy!

14.

Revolution in Panama

President Theodore Roosevelt was unable to convince the Colombian senate to lease a strip of land to the U.S.

What other alternative helped him to gain control of the land?

a)

He helped Colombian revolutionaries rebel against their government.

b)

He helped American revolutionaries rebel against their government.

c)

He helped Panamanian revolutionaries rebel against their government.

15.
Woodrow Wilson's goal for US involvement in World War I was
a)
to create one big alliance of nations
b)
to make the world safe for democracy & end all wars
c)
to make the US the most powerful nation on earth
d)
to prove the US could influence all the nations of the world
16.

What was one of the results of Plessy v. Ferguson?

a)

The Supreme Court ruled in favor of Plessy saying segregation was illegal.

b)

The Supreme Court never made a ruling.

c)

The Supreme Court ruled that segregation was legal.

17.

Banned people from making, drinking or selling alcohol. (Also Called volstead Act)

a)
17th Amendment
b)
18th Amendment
c)
19th Amendment
d)
21st Amendment
18.
A "muckraker" is
a)
A journalist who exposed living conditions in the tenements and factories
b)
Someone who took bribes 
c)
someone who fought for women's rights
d)
a gardener
19.
Which of the following was one thing that Roosevelt did as part of his conservation efforts?
a)
Formed the US Forest Service
b)
Formed National Parks
c)
Put land into wildlife preserves
d)
All of the above
20.

What does this picture describe?

a)

White mans Burden

b)

Roosevelt Doctrine

c)

Plessy v Ferguson

d)

Missouri Compromise

21.
A period of time when social, economic and political problems caused by rapid industrialization were exposed and in some cases reformed
a)
Industrialization
b)
Progressive Era
c)
Reconstruction
d)
Prohibition
22.

This picture was most likely taken by which Muckraker?

a)

Upton Sinclair

b)

Ida Tarbell

c)

Jacob Riis

d)

Ida B Wells

23.
At the end of the Spanish American War, the United States gained which 3 territories? 
a)
Puerto Rico, Cuba, Spain
b)
Spain, Cuba, Guam
c)
Marianas Islands, Philippines, Russia
d)
Philippines, Guam, Puerto Rico
24.
What amendment provided suffrage for women (1920)?
a)
16th
b)
17th
c)
18th
d)
19th
25.

Because of the Red Scare Laws passed by Congress that made it illegal to criticize the war. Those who participated in anti-war activities faced fines and prison.

a)

War Bonds

b)

Propaganda

c)

Mobilize

d)

Espionage and Sedition Acts

26.

What was Henry Ford's model for the MASS manufacturing of American cars and consumer products?

a)

The assembly line

b)

Slavery

c)

Sharecropping

d)

Tenant Farming

27.
What was the name for Wilson's peace plan following WWI?
a)
Wilson's Peace Plan
b)
Fourteen Points
c)
Treaty of America
d)
Presidential Peace
28.
What was the goal of Woodrow Wilson's 14 points?
a)
to achieve world peace
b)
to punish germany
c)
to start WW2
d)
to reward Russia
29.
Which of the following innovations contributed most to the development of popular culture, like the popularity of baseball, in the 1920s?
a)
Radio
b)
Airplanes
c)
Automobiles
d)
Plastic
30.
Which organization was created after WWI to deal with world problems, and prevent future wars?
a)
The League of Champions
b)
The United Nations
c)
The League of Nations
d)
The Justice League
31.

Why did the Zimmerman note cause outrage among Americans?

a)

It revealed Mexico was getting ready to enter the war on the German side.

b)

It promised Mexico that Germany would help it reclaim territory in the U.S. if the United States entered the war against Germany.

c)

Zimmermann was passing American secrets to Germany with the help of Mexican leaders.

d)

The telegram contained secret messages sent by American leaders its commanders on European battlefields.

32.
The Great Migration was the mass movement of African Americans from where to where during WWI?
a)
Rural areas to urban areas.
b)
West Coast to the East Coast
c)
The South to the North
d)
The North to the South
33.
When World War I began, the official United States policy was
a)
to enter on the side of the Allied Powers
b)
the enter on the side of the Central Powers
c)
to remain militarily and politically neutral
d)
to support the Central Powers by providing war materials
34.
Why did the U.S. not ratify the Treaty of Versailles?
a)
Thought the League of Nations would force us to get involved in every issue that takes place in Europe.
b)
We were upset that Kaiser Wilhelm was removed
c)
We were mad at Britain and France
d)
None of the Above

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