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Mid Term Review

Total questions: 112

Worksheet time: 56mins

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Class
Date
1.
Manifest Destiny is America's belief that they had the God Given right to move West no matter who or what was in the way. 
a)
True 
b)
False
2.
The first railroad to cross the United States was the....
a)
Union Pacific Railroad
b)
Central Pacific Railroad
c)
Missouri Railroad
d)
Transcontinental Railroad
3.
What would make the best title for this image?
a)
Monroe Doctrine
b)
The Industrial Revolution
c)
Attack of the 50 foot Woman
d)
Manifest Destiny
4.
As Americans took over more and more land, what happened to Native Americans?
a)
They agreed to give up their land.
b)
They were given their choice of where to live.
c)
They were forced to live in reservations.
d)
They voluntarily moved to Canada and Mexico.
5.
How were the Chinese discriminated against?
a)
They were denied water and supplies
b)
Black Codes prevented their freedoms
c)
they were objected to Jim Crow Laws
d)
they were paid less than other workers
6.
Which of the following is not an effect of the Dawes Act.
a)
Native Americans forced to Americanize
b)
Forced them to become farmers
c)
Native Americans became wealthy landowners
d)
Abolished Native American Tribes
7.

How did the government encourage the railroad companies to build?

a)

giving land grants and money

b)

signing the Homestead Act

c)

annexing Alaska

8.

How did Angel Island immigration experience in the West differ from the Ellis Island immigration experience in the East?

a)

Europeans immigrants were allowed admission into the states much easier than Asians immigrants.

b)

European immigrants had to go through literacy tests while Asians did not.

c)

There was no immigration agency in the West like there was in the East.

d)

They had the exact same experiences when entering the United States.

9.

Using the chart, which of the following is a consequence of the rapid growth of cities in the late 1800s?

a)

The increase of political stability.

b)

The migration of poor workers to the suburbs.

c)

A decrease in the gap between the rich and poor.

d)

The rapid growth of tenement and ghetto housing.

10.

Why were immigrants from Southern and Eastern Europe in the late 19th century welcomed by industrialists?

a)

The immigrants found it difficult to learn English.

b)

The immigrants were willing to work for less wages.

c)

The immigrants voted for candidates they were asked to.

d)

The immigrants lived in ghettos with other people from the same background.

11.

How did the experiences of Chinese immigrants differ from the Southern and Eastern Europeans immigrants in the U.S.?

a)

They often took the most desirable jobs.

b)

They frequently faces more prejudice and discriminations.

c)

They were unable to use all the same skills that they possessed at home.

d)

They could not own property, testify in courts, or become citizens.

12.

Which positive function was served by the political machines in the late 1800s?

a)

They prevented corruption in local government.

b)

They helped provide a supply of skilled labor for industry

c)

They served as role models for future city governments by acting as city managers.

d)

They assisted in the finding jobs for many new immigrants in exchange for their vote.

13.

Which of the following statements accurately describes this cartoon?

a)

Massive political corruption occurring in elections.

b)

Efficient city government is needed to organize voting.

c)

The right to vote is important.

d)

The gangsters taking control of New York City.

14.

The theory that it was natural for the strong to dominate weaker ones is known as

a)

Berlin Conference

b)

Social Darwinism

c)

Sphere of Influence

d)

Scramble for Africa

15.
When a strong country takes over a weaker country for economic, social or political reasons it is called
a)
industrialization
b)
miliatrism
c)
imperialism
d)
nationalism
16.

Define "colony."

a)

a country which is controlled by a more powerful country.

b)

the policy of extending the rule or authority of an empire or nation over foreign countries, or of acquiring and holding colonies.

c)

An area of land under the jurisdiction (rule) of a ruler or state.

d)

Having power and influence over others.

17.

Define "exploit."

a)

To give someone their fair share of the credit or pay.

b)

To clearly define something.

c)

To treat unfairly by using someone’s work or ideas and giving them very little in return

d)

A secret agreement or cooperation especially for an illegal or deceitful purpose

18.

The "White Man's Burden" means that Europeans felt they need to bring what to the rest of the word? (Pick 2)

a)

Civilization

b)

Christianity

c)

English

d)

Money

19.

What are the three reasons for imperialism?

a)

economical, political, and social.

b)

economical, political and cultural.

c)

zooilogical, regional and demographical.

d)

agricultural, economical and cultural.

20.

Teddy Roosevelt was known as a "trust-buster." What does that mean?

a)

He worked to break up small businesses

b)

He worked with big monopolies to make them stronger

c)

He worked to break up large monopolies

d)

He let the companies operate without any government interference

21.

What did the United States gain as a result of the Spanish-American War?

a)

Nothing

b)

Several major newspapers

c)

Islands in the Caribbean and Pacific

d)

$20 million and an apology for the Maine

22.

How did the Panama Canal speed up world trade?

a)

It encouraged bigger ships.

b)

It connected the Pacific Ocean and the Caribbean Sea.

c)

It led to faster ships.

d)

It replaced railroads as the best way to carry goods.

23.

Which countries made up the Triple Entente?

a)

France, the United States, and Italy

b)

Italy, Japan, and Germany

c)

Russia, France, and Britain

d)

Russia, Germany, and Belgium

24.

Which statement about World War I is true?

a)

The Allied Powers followed Wilson's Fourteen Points.

b)

Germany was forced to pay the Allied Powers and accept blame for the war.

c)

Although the armistice took place on November 11, 1918, fighting continued on the western front.

d)

Germany preferred to keep fighting rather than accept the terms for peace.

25.

How did the Espionage Act affect freedom of speech in the United States?

a)

It made it dangerous to oppose propaganda.

b)

It made it dangerous to oppose the government.

c)

It made it easier to be arrested for false advertising.

d)

It made it easier to become a four-minute man.

26.

What was one result of American propaganda during World War I?

a)

Americans developed a more negative view of the Germans.

b)

Americans developed a more positive view of the Germans.

c)

Americans were encouraged to become more isolationist.D.

d)

Americans were encouraged to learn the German language.

27.

Who is the man in the cartoon?

a)

Abraham Lincoln

b)

Donald Trump

c)

George Washington

d)

Theodore Roosevelt

28.

Which students represent the new land acquired by winning the Spanish American War?

a)

the child cleaning the window

b)

the students in the back rows

c)

the students in the front row

d)

the child outside the schoolroom

29.

What is the artist saying about the groups of people represented in the first row in front of Uncle Sam?

a)

The United States need to teach the people in new territories how to be civilized. They students who can learn the ways of white America are ready for self government then statehood.

b)

The United States generously brings education to places that need help and protection.The students rely on the US to be help then read and write so they can set up monarchies.

c)

The United States runs their school so every country in the world will turn away from monarchies and empires to become democracies and republics.

d)

All of the people in the nations under the protection of United States after the 1899 are treated equally and justly just like every citizen living the US in 1900.

30.

What are the names written on the students in the front row?

a)

John, Paul George and Ringo

b)

Cuda, Puerto Rico, Hawaii, and the Philippines

c)

California, Texas, Arizona, and Alaska

d)

France, Spain, Germany, and England

31.
What immigrant population contributed to the construction of the railroad?
a)
African
b)
Native Americans
c)
Chinese
d)
Spanish
32.
Which of the following amendments gave women the right to vote?
a)
16th
b)
17th
c)
18th
d)
19th
33.
Which of the following events is an example of how bad the working conditions were during the Progressive Era?
a)
The passing of the 16th amendment
b)
Election of Theodore Roosevelt
c)
Triangle Shirtwaist Fire
d)
Creation of Hull House
34.
What was the goal of Dollar Diplomacy?
a)
To spread democracy and the American way of life to other countries
b)
To use foreign investment to promote American interests
c)
To use the threat of force to promote American interests
d)
To establish free trade in China
35.
As a result of the Spanish-American War, the US gained possession of Puerto Rico, Guam, and
a)
Cuba
b)
Hawaii
c)
the Philippines
d)
Bermuda
36.
When one company has control over a certain good or industry, it is called a:
a)
monopoly
b)
labor union
c)
capital
d)
revolution
37.
How did Franklin Roosevelt’s New Deal help the United States during the Great Depression?
a)
Sent money to China
b)
Gave people jobs
c)
Started a war
d)
Raised taxes
38.
During the 1920s, people had fun going to dances, watching baseball games, and:
a)
playing on the computer
b)
listening to the radio
c)
talking on cell phones
d)
watching television
39.
Journalists who wrote about the negative effects of the Industrial Revolution were known as:
a)
entrepreneurs
b)
reformers
c)
muckrakers
d)
capitalists
40.
__________ Island was the east coast point of entry for millions of immigrants coming to America from Europe.  They saw the Statue of Liberty upon arrival.
a)
Ellis
b)
California
c)
Angel
d)
Know-Nothing
41.
Which country suffered the most as a result of the harsh terms of the Treaty of Versailles?
a)
Great Britain
b)
The United States
c)
Germany
d)
France
42.
In serious labor disputes which arose before 1900, the U.S. government
a)
usually supported the owners.
b)
tended to support the organized workers.
c)
usually remained strictly neutral, refusing to mediate the disputes.
d)
sometimes supported the workers and other times supported the owners.
43.
This period during the 1870s to 1900 is known for it's rise of railroads, big business, industrialization and social problems in the United States.
a)
World War I
b)
Progressive Era
c)
Gilded age
d)
Roaring Twenties
44.
in 1882, the Government passed this legislation that restricted immigration for 10 years from a certain group into the United States.
a)
Nativist Act
b)
Mexican Reparition Act
c)
Dawes Act
d)
Chinese Exclusion Act
45.
During the Gilded age, workers came together to work for better pay, working conditions, and less hours. Leaders such as Samuel Gompers help led many of this workers in....
a)
Philanthropy
b)
Labor Unions
c)
Political Bosses
d)
Credit Unions
46.
Under this policy in 1887, the Government gave Native Americans land in order to farm land, just like European farmers. 
a)
Dawes Act
b)
Ghost Dance
c)
Trail of Tears
d)
Laws Act
47.
Men such as Andrew Carnegie believed in giving money to libraries, musuems and schools to help benefit people who wanted to move up in the social ladder. 
a)
geopolitical
b)
political bosses
c)
anthropolgy
d)
philanthropy
48.
Many Immigrants faced issues once they arrived such as language barriers, but these group of people mostly restricted new immigrants from emtering the country.
a)
Democrats
b)
Republicans
c)
Donald Trump
d)
Nativists
49.
Between 1860 and 1910, the U.S. population tripled due to:
a)
The Baby Boom
b)
Immigration
c)
The Homestead Act
d)
Better Healthcare
50.
He created the company known as Standard Oil
a)
Andrew Carnegie
b)
Cornelius Vanderbilt
c)
John D. Rockefeller
d)
Thomas Edison
51.
Which of these is NOT a reason why industrial leaders were considered captains of industry?
a)
They formed monopolies
b)
They helped the country
c)
They deserved the riches they create
d)
They provide progress, jobs, technology
52.
 Images such as this illustrate the position that many US companies were — 
a)
requiring vocational training programs for children
b)
employing children as a source of cheap labor
c)
seeking government regulation of child labor
d)
providing safe working conditions for child laborers
53.
What is a refusal to work as a form of protest?
a)
Strike
b)
Union
c)
Muckraker
d)
Suffrage
54.
The technological development most revolutionized US steel industry.
a)
Electrification
b)
Vulcanization
c)
Steam power
d)
Bessemer Process
55.
What is a monopoly?
a)
A company that has complete control of an industry and does not allow competition.
b)
A game that old people love to play.
c)
A business that is controlled by the government.
d)
none of the above
56.
Which law granted 160 acres of land to any male head of household willing to move West?
a)
The Interstate Commerce Act
b)
The Pendleton Act
c)
The Homestead Act 
d)
none of the above
57.
The transformation from rural to city is called
a)
urbanization
b)
industrialization
c)
Manifest Destiny
d)
factory system
58.
What processing station did Immigrants go through on the WEST coast?
a)
Ellis Island
b)
Angel Island
c)
Devil Island
d)
Alcatraz
59.
Which law expanded competition and eliminated trusts and monopolies?
a)
Interstate Commerce Act 
b)
Homestead Act
c)
Sherman AntiTrust Act
d)
Dawes Act
60.
The USS Main exploded while it was in Havana, _____. This was a leading cause to the start of the Spanish American War.
a)
Cuba
b)
Guam
c)
Mexico
d)
Panama
61.
The United States defeated which former mighty empire in the Spanish American War?
a)
England
b)
France
c)
Spain
d)
Russia
62.
______________ is a name for false or exaggerated reporting.
a)
Red-top
b)
Government
c)
Newspaper lying
d)
Yellow Journalism
63.

What became the rallying cry for people that wanted a war with Spain in Cuba?

a)

"Fight, Fight, Fight!"

b)

"To hell with Spain! Remember the Maine!"

c)

"Remember the Titanic!"

d)

"Beat Spain!"

64.

What happened to the United States after the Spanish-American War?

a)

The United States joined forces with Cuba and controlled all of the island countries in the Caribbean.

b)

The United States began a war with Mexico.

c)

The United States became a world power.

d)

The United States began a war with Canada.

65.

**(2 answers) Americans were sympathetic to the Cuban Rebels' cause because of the following causes

a)

It reminded Americans of their own struggle for independence

b)

The Spanish weren't as good as the Cubans at using the media of the time.

c)

The Spanish had put Cubans into reconcentration camps which lead to many deaths

d)

The Cuban Rebels would give American businesses better deals on sugar than the Spanish

66.

Which group targeted African Americans, immigrants, Catholics and Jews?

a)

Ku Klux Klan

b)

Flappers

c)

Gangsters

d)

Fundamentalists

67.
 Which event best replaces the question mark in this sequence?  
Russia 1917-1918
• Czar Nicholas II abdicated Russian Imperial throne
•  ?
• Bolsheviks seized power and became the Communist Party
• Russia signed a peace treaty with the Central Powers
a)
A.  Vladimir Lenin returned to lead the Russian Revolution 
b)
B. Leon Trotsky escaped Russia for exile in Mexico 
c)
C. The Russian government adopted the New Economic Policy 
d)
D. The Red Army won the Russian Civil War
68.

Sacco and Vanzetti were on trial for robbery and murder, but also for their

a)

membership in the Ku Klux Klan

b)

refusal to board the Buford

c)

political beliefs and ethnicity

d)

resistance to the leadership of John L. Lewis

69.
The goal of the National Origins Act of 1924 was to
a)
reduce immigration from the United States to European Countries
b)
revive the Ku Klux Klan
c)
reduce immigration to the United States from the European countries
d)
create more jobs
70.

During the Red Scare, Americans often linked __________ with communism.

a)

workers

b)

criminals

c)

immigrants

d)

Progressives

71.
The fear of a communist takeover of the US during the 1920's became known as the
a)
Bad Times
b)
Red Scare
c)
Bolshevik Doom
d)
Communist Wave
72.
The immigration quotas and National Origins Act of 1924 were intended to
a)
expand immigration to the U.S.
b)
create new opportunities for minorities.
c)
preserve the existing make-up of the U.S. 
d)
set high limits to encourage Americans to move abroad.
73.

Which of the following statements is supported by the political cartoon above?

a)

Decrease of immigrants due to the passage of immigration quotas

b)

Increase of tax rates for immigrants

c)

Increase in the difficulty of the United States naturalization exam

d)

Decrease of jobs available for immigrants

74.

Searches for Communists were nicknamed these

a)

The Great Roundup

b)

McCarthyism

c)

The Hoover Vacuum

d)

The Palmer Raids

75.

Under Communist control, Russia became

a)

The Soviet Union (USSR)

b)

The Association of Russian Nations (ARN)

c)

The Communist Manifesto

d)

The Eastern Bloc

76.
Many people lost their jobs during the Great Depression.  The national government responded with President Franklin Roosevelt's "New Deal," which
a)
provided programs to help people make money to provide for their needs. 
b)
helped reduce the national debt, providing more capital for businesses
c)
forced people to join the military forces to make money for their needs. 
d)
forced people to use charities to help them provide for their needs. 
77.
One difference between the administrations of President Roosevelt and President Hoover was that Roosevelt was-
a)
more willing to use government intervention to solve economic problems
b)
unwilling to allow government agencies to establish jobs
c)
able to ignore economic issues for most of his first term in office
d)
opposed to any type of government regulation of financial institutions
78.
During the New Deal, how did the government attempt to improve conditions for farmers?
a)
By ending the practice of sharecropping
b)
By encouraging farmers to grow more to increase profits
c)
By paying farmers to grow fewer crops
d)
By training farmers for jobs in a new field
79.
What was a major result of FDR’s New Deal programs?
a)
The national deficit declined for most U.S. citizens
b)
The suffrage rights for women changed
c)
The power of the federal government was expanded
d)
The federal government lowered taxes for most Americans
80.
Which event marked the beginning of the Great Depression?
a)
The End of Prohibition
b)
The New Deal
c)
The Stock Market Crash
d)
The Election of Herbert Hoover
81.
The New Deal stressed Relief, Recover, and _______.
a)
Reform
b)
Revolution
c)
Reinvention
d)
Reinforcement
82.

Which phrase describes how people in the 1920’s bought things without actually having the cash to buy it (credit)?

a)

Recession

b)

Drought

c)

Buying on margin

d)

The Bull Market

83.

What did NOT cause the Dust Bowl?

a)

Overproduction/growing only 1 crop on land

b)

Drought/No rain/not or bad irrigating

c)

No crop rotation/bad farming techniques

d)

An alien attack on the mid-west

84.

Which word does not belong?

a)

The Great Migration

b)

Flappers, bootleggers

c)

Speakeasy

d)

The 18th Amendment

85.

BEFORE the stock market crash, which is true of most Americans?

a)

They invested in the stock market/had jobs/enjoyed a good life

b)

They were mostly poor living in urban areas

c)

They did not have any money

d)

They did not drink alcohol since it was illegal

86.

Which phrases or terms are best connected to the majority of the 1920’s?

a)

Bear market

b)

Roaring, prosperous, The Harlem Renaissance

c)

Debt, overproduction of goods

d)

Black Tuesday, The Stock Market Crash

87.

Which term or phrase does not connect with the term Temperance or Prohibition?

a)

The 21st Amendment

b)

Mafia/Gangsters

c)

Moonshine/Bootleggers

d)

Speakeasies/Alcohol

88.

The Hawley-Smoot Tariff was a tax on imports or goods coming into the USA, Foreign countries then placed a tax on American goods coming into their countries….what was the effect of this?

a)

•Europeans didn’t sell things in the USA, We didn’t sell abroad

b)

•US Imports increased

c)

•The USA began spending more on advertising in Asia

d)

•Most people bought luxury goods from Europe because they were so cheap

89.
What was is the Open Door Policy? 
a)
Document stating America's control over China.
b)
Principles stating that all countries have equal acess to Chinese Ports. 
c)
Document explaining the intense competion between world powers. 
d)
Document explaing the "spheres of influence." 
90.
What was the main purpose of the Open Door Policy?
a)
To appease opponents of total imperialism by maintaining Chinese sovereignty.
b)
To keep the U.S. in control of trade in China. 
c)
To split China into different sections with different economic leaders. 
d)
To keep Russia out of China. 
91.
Why was the Open Door Policy created?
a)
To establish American interest in China 
b)
Keep trade in China equal with ohter world powers
c)
To help American trade by finding new markets 
d)
All of the above
92.
The movement of cattle in large herds to a stockyard or market is known as a ______________. 
a)
Trail
b)
Herd
c)
Drive
d)
Drift
93.
Grassland that is available to anyone to graze cattle is known as ____________.
a)
Open Prarie
b)
Open Range
c)
Open Grassland
d)
Open Field
94.

______________ was an invention used to keep cattle in one area and out of other areas.

a)

sodbuster

b)

steel plow

c)

barbed wire

d)

free silver

95.
Which technology led to range wars between farmers and ranchers?
a)
Windmills
b)
Barbed Wire
c)
Railroads
d)
Oil Drills
96.

Which of the following would have not been a member of the Populist Party?

a)

farmer

b)

factory worker

c)

banker

d)

William Jennings Bryan

97.

Which candidate was the Populist party's candidate in 1896?

a)

Andrew Johnson

b)

James Weaver

c)

William Jennings Bryan

d)

William McKinley

98.

Which Presidential candidate made the following statement?

“You shall not press down upon the brow of labor this crown of thorns. You shall not crucify mankind upon a cross of gold.”

a)

William J. Bryan

b)

Mary Elizabeth Lease

c)

William H. Taft.

d)

William McKinley

99.

William Jennings Bryan's famous Cross of Gold speech is about...

a)

The acquisition of colonies to increase employment opportunities.

b)

The creation of a national park system

c)

A policy of bimetalism to help farmers with raising crop prices.

d)

Higher tariffs to protect American goods from foreign cometition.

100.

WWI began because of the assassination of ______________________________.

a)

Archduke Franz Ferdinand

b)

Pope Pius V

c)

King John II

d)

Duke of Buckingham

101.

Archduke Franz Ferdinand was assassinated by a secret organization called the ___________________________.

a)

Black Head

b)

Black Foot

c)

Black Arm

d)

Black Hand

102.

Cooperating teams that promise to defend each other are called _________________.

a)

alliances

b)

enemies

c)

agencies

d)

Orderlies

103.

Nationalism means...

a)

identification with one's own nation and support for its interests

b)

hating your country

c)

betraying your country

d)

going to college

104.

At the end of WWI, an agreement was signed called the _________________________.

a)

Treaty of London

b)

Treaty of Rome

c)

Treaty of Versailles

d)

Treaty of Amsterdam

105.

The Treaty of Versailles forced Germany to...

a)

pay large reparations

b)

cut their military

c)

give back all of their colonies

d)

All of the above

106.

Which country leaves WWI in 1917?

a)

Russia

b)

United States

c)

Austria-Hungary

d)

Britain

107.

What was the goal of the Zimmerman Telegram?

a)

A German offer to Mexico to form an alliance against the US

b)

An offer to split up colonized land in Africa

c)

A letter declaring war between Germany and France

d)

The telegram that spread news that WWI has begun

108.

Who was the leader of the United States during WWI?

a)

Woodrow Wilson

b)

Nicolas II

c)

Kaiser Wilhelm II

d)

Franklin Roosevelt

109.
Which boat was sunk by the Germans?
a)
U.S. Maine
b)
Lusitania
c)
Titantic
d)
Princess
110.
Which of these is a type of fighting used in World War One?
a)
Trench Warfare
b)
Atomic Bomb
c)
Guerilla Warfare
d)
No-Man's Land
111.
This Allied leader brought his "Fourteen Point Peace Plan" to the treaty conference to end WWI.
a)
David Lloyd George
b)
Georges Clemenceau
c)
Woodrow Wilson
d)
Vittorio Orlando
112.
All of the following are true about trench warfare EXCEPT:
a)
trenches provided protection to soldiers from gun fire
b)
trench warfare was uncommon in World War I
c)
each side built extensive networks of trenches
d)
 soldiers were forced to live in terrible conditions and share the trenches with dead bodies

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