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Ch. 17 US History Exam

Total questions: 23

Worksheet time: 17mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is a muckraker?

a)

a journalist who uncovers the bad parts of society

b)

a bad journalist who makes up stories about living in Immigrant housing, illnesses, deaths, etc.

c)

a farmer who needs money to buy a new rake for his son who lost his money under a pile of leaves

d)

a disgusting immigrant who has no home or job

2.

What is "The Jungle"?

a)

a book about the life of this kid who was parented by animals became a man-cub, fought this tiger, and sang songs about bear necessities

b)

the first musical on television

c)

a book that was written to show the unsanitary conditions of immigrants working in Chicago's stockyards

d)

a movie that was filmed to show the unsanitary conditions of immigrants working in Chicago's stockyards

3.

Amendment that provided for the direct election of U.S. senators by the voters of the states?

a)

16th

b)

18th

c)

19th

d)

17th

4.

Which president wanted to control businesses and conserve the environment?

a)

William McKinley

b)

Abraham Lincoln

c)

Theodore Roosevelt

d)

Franklin D. Roosevelt

5.

The Temperance Movement, Women’s Suffrage Movement, and outlawing child labor were reform movements that took place during this era-

a)

Gilded Age

b)

Imperialism

c)

Progressive Era

d)

Roaring 20's

6.
What amendment provided suffrage for women (1920)?
a)
16th
b)
17th
c)
18th
d)
19th
7.
When was the Progressive Era?
a)
Antebellum
b)
1865-1877
c)
1900-1920
d)
1933-1945
8.
What anti monopoly law made all"combinations, contracts, and conspiracies" that restrained free trade illegal (1890)?
a)
Interstate Commerce Act
b)
Sherman Antitrust Act
c)
Clayton Antitrust Act
d)
Keller-Cefauver Act
9.
Which Progressive President used Big Stick Diplomacy and was known as a Trust buster?
a)
Teddy Roosevelt
b)
Taft
c)
Woodrow Wilson
d)
Luke Skywalker
10.
This person helped to found the NAACP
a)
Ida B Wells
b)
Booker T Washington
c)
W E B DuBois
d)
Martin Luther King Jr.
11.
Banned people from making, drinking or selling alcohol
a)
17th Amendment
b)
18th Amendment
c)
19th Amendment
d)
21st Amendment
12.

What areas did progressivists think needed the most reform?

a)

government

b)

schools

c)

resturants

d)

work places

13.

Bonus: Where are red pandas from?

a)

Japan, China, Indonesia

b)

China, Korea, Japan

c)

Nepal, China, and Myanmar

d)

Japan, Vietnam, Korea

14.

Bonus: Who was the tallest president?

a)

George Washington

b)

Ronald Regan

c)

Bill Clinton

d)

Abraham Lincoln

15.

Bonus: According to Universal's: How the Grinch Stole Christmas How many years did the Grinch put up with the Whos?

a)

50 years

b)

58 years

c)

53 years

d)

55 years

16.

What were some problems of the Urban USA that reformers brought to life? SELECT ALL THAT APPLY

a)

working conditions

b)

schools

c)

potholes in streets

d)

poor people in tenants

17.

How did women make progress to vote?

a)

argued that they were equal

b)

argued that it was the only way to assure that the gov would protect family

c)

argued that they were better than men

d)

argued that all the men were gone in war and women should be in power

18.

Why was the triangle shirtwaist fire such a turning point for The USA?

a)

it showed that there was a problem with terrorist

b)

it showed the unsafe working conditions

c)

it showed the problem with the homeless

d)

it was sad

19.

What did Teddy Rosevelt think that the government should do for the people?

a)

give them money

b)

give them more say in the government

c)

protect small businesses

d)

give them all an Xbox one to play Fortnite together

20.

What step did Woodrow Wilson take to increase the role of the gov in the economy?

a)

new freezer

b)

antitrust act

c)

new freedom

d)

new trade

21.

Bonus: In 2007 the most babies were born.

a)

True

b)

False

22.

Bonus: Can bees hear?

a)

True

b)

False

23.

Bonus: Who is "the ballhawk"?

a)

Clay Barr

b)

Justin Helper

c)

Jack Busson

d)

Parker Robson