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US 2 Midterm Exam

Total questions: 55

Worksheet time: 45mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What is a main reason immigrants came to the US in the late 1800s and early 1900s?
a)
Did NOT want religious freedom
b)
Hoped for economic opportunity (to make money)
c)
Wanted LESS diversity
d)
Wanted to live more simply
2.
This banker tycoon made his fortune by taking over and merging other people's businesses.
a)
J.P. Morgan
b)
Cornelius Vanderbilt
c)
Andrew Carnegie
d)
John D. Rockefeller
3.
Why did workers form unions?
a)
to decrease wages
b)
to expand child labor
c)
to increase working hours
d)
to improve working conditions
4.

An organization of workers established to serve and advance its members' interests in terms of wages, benefits, and working hours and conditions

a)

closed shop

b)

labor union

c)

blacklist

d)

lockout

5.

What were political machines?

a)

Powerful organizations that controlled local city governments.

b)

Machines that were used to count votes.

c)

Politicians who were the most qualified for their position.

d)

City officials that provided food and clothing to the poor.

6.

Most strikes by unions in the late 1800s were unsuccessful mainly because

a)

unions were unconstitutional

b)

strikes had never been used before to settle labor issues

c)

government supported business instead of workers

d)

strikers failed to use militant tactics

7.

The term “muckrakers” was used in the early twentieth century to refer to . . .

a)

laborers who worked in the meatpacking industry

b)

baseball players who lost important games on purpose to collect large bribes

c)

writers who wrote articles sympathetic to big business

d)

journalists who wrote articles exposing political corruption and urban poverty

8.
Which idea led to a rise in anti-immigrant groups and a demand for immigration restrictions?
a)
Melting Pot
b)
Birds of Passage
c)
Nativism
d)
All of the above
9.

diverse people become Americans, but retain their heritage

a)

salad bowl

b)

melting pot

c)

immigration

d)

emigration

10.

specific point of entry for Asian immigrants

a)

Angel Island

b)

Ellis Island

c)

Easter Island

d)

Los Angeles

11.

specific point of entry for most Europeans

a)

Ellis Island

b)

Angel Island

c)

San Francisco

d)

Los Angeles

12.

Laws created to oppress and segregate African Americans and minorities

a)

Plessy v. Fergusson

b)

Brown v. Board of Education

c)

Jim Crow Laws

d)

14th Amendment

13.

Movement from the American countryside to cities.

a)

Immigration

b)

Urbanization

c)

Reservation

d)

Nativism

14.

The exclusive possession or control of the supply or trade in a commodity or service.

a)

Monopoly

b)

Nativism

c)

Political Machine

d)

Corporation

15.
Suffrage refers to:
a)
Discrimination
b)
Women’s Rights
c)
The Right To Vote
d)
The Denial of Voting
16.
What amendment provided suffrage for women (1920)?
a)
16th
b)
17th
c)
18th
d)
19th
17.

A major purpose of the Progressive movement (1900–1917) was to

a)

stimulate the economy

b)

support government control of factory production

c)

encourage immigration from southern and eastern Europe

d)

correct the economic and social abuses of industrial society

18.
Made it illegal to create trusts and monopolies
a)
Sherman Antitrust Act
b)
Sherman Antimonopoly Act
c)
Sherman Shortly Act
d)
Sherman No Business Act
19.
Author of the book "The Jungle" that led to reforms and standards in the meat packing industry
a)
Upton Sinclair
b)
Susan B. Anthony
c)
Theodore Roosevelt
d)
Elizabeth Cady Stanton
20.
What was the effect of the shirtwaist fire? 
a)
Supreme Court ruled you cannot work on Saturdays
b)
Decreased the use of tall buildings
c)
Weakened the power of labor unions
d)
led to improved safety conditions at work
21.

What was the Progressive Movement?

a)

A period with a shift from making things by hand to making things with machines

b)

A period of large scale immigration to the US

c)

A period of economic decline & agriculture hardships

d)

A period of social and political reform in the US

22.

He was the first Progressive President of the United States. He also advocated a “Square Deal” for Americans. He switched parties and ran for President as a 3rd party Bull Moose candidate. Who was this man?

a)

Woodrow Wilson

b)

William McKinley

c)

William Howard Taft

d)

Theodore Roosevelt

23.

During the Progressive Era government powers were expanded in:

a)

the workplace

b)

rights of children

c)

rights of women

d)

all of the above

24.

When was the Progressive Era?

a)

Antebellum

b)

1865-1877

c)

1890-1920

d)

1933-1945

25.
The ________ policy said that all countries should be able to trade with China.
a)
Boxer Rebellion
b)
Roosevelt Corollary
c)
Open Door 
d)
Yellow Journalism
26.
_________ is where journalists exaggerated the facts of a story which meant more profits for newspapers
a)
Muckraking 
b)
Yellow Journalism
c)
Open Door Journalism
d)
Foraker Act
27.

Extending power by expanding into territories or controlling other nations is called-

a)

Isolationism

b)

Collective Security

c)

Internationalism

d)

Imperialism

28.
What was a result of the US helping Panama gain independence?
a)
Panama gave the US the Statue of Liberty
b)
Panama created a national holiday to honor the US
c)
Panama refused to join Simon Bolivar's war against the US
d)
The US was allowed to build the Panama Canal
29.

Why was the building of the Panama Canal important to the U.S.?

a)

It helped us conquer Central America.

b)

It proved we were advanced in engineering.

c)

It created a lucrative shortcut for travel & trade.

d)

It allowed more immigrants to come to America.

30.
What is the policy of glorifying military power and keeping an army ready for war?
a)
Militarism
b)
Alliance Systems
c)
Imperialism
d)
Protectorate
31.
What war hazard affected the feet resulting in toes rotting and amputations?
a)
Trench foot
b)
Trench Mouth
c)
Amputation disease
d)
Boll weevils
32.
What is a form of combat in which soldiers dug trences, or deep ditches, to seek protection form enemy fire and to defend their positions
a)
Guerilla warfare
b)
Trench warfare
c)
Ditch warfare
d)
Hole warfare
33.
Whose assassination was seen as a trigger of the war?
a)
Czar Nicholas II of Russia
b)
Baron Manfred con Richtoofen of Germany
c)
Kaiser Wilhelm II of Germany
d)
The Archduke of Austria Franz Ferdinand
34.
What is nationalism?
a)
Extreme pride or devotion that people feel for their country or culture
b)
Quest for colonial empires
c)
Policy of military preparedness and building up weapons
d)
 policy of not being  involved incolved in the affairs of other nations 
35.
In addition to the U.S., the Allies included:
a)
Great Britain, France, and Russia
b)
Great Britain, France, and Austria Hungary
c)
Germany, Russia, Great Britain
d)
Ottoman Empire, Germany, Russia
36.
A stalemate developed along the Western Front early in the war because...
a)
The United States immediately joined the war
b)
trench warfare made it difficult for either side to win an advantage
c)
the German army fought with outdated weapons
37.
The triple alliance forged by Bismark consisted of the following countries:
a)
Germany, France, Britain
b)
Austria, Germany, Poland
c)
Germany, Austria, Italy
d)
U.S, Germany, Russia
38.

What kind of new weapons were used during the war?

a)

poison gas

b)

swords

c)

submarines

d)

horses

e)

tanks

39.
World War I began in ____ and ended in _____.
a)
1914, 1917
b)

1917, 1918

c)
1914, 1918
40.
Prohibition was implemented by passage of the
a)
17th Amendment
b)
18th Amendment
c)
19th Amendment
d)
21st Amendment
41.
Al Capone gave this city a reputation of Corruption and Criminality.
a)
New York
b)
Boston
c)
St. Louis
d)
Chicago
42.
Prohibition created which one of the following?
a)
Reduction in crime.
b)
Reduction in alcohol related deaths
c)
Organized Crime.
d)
More money being made.
43.
All are examples associated w/ Flappers EXCEPT
a)
Smoking
b)
Skin Showing
c)
Lipstick 
d)
Ankle length dresses.
44.
Margaret Sanger was known for
a)
Fighting for women in the work place.
b)
Promoting Prohibition.
c)
Pushing for Birth Control.
d)
Being a female bootlegger.
45.
This was a major innovation found in most homes by the end of the 20s.
a)
Radio
b)
Television
c)
Telephone
d)
Microwave.
46.
The man who flew the first nonstop flight from US to Paris.
a)
Babe Ruth
b)
Charles Lindbergh
c)
Charlie Chaplin
d)
Louis Armstrong.
47.

Which of the following 1920's topics represented tensions between changing lifestyles and traditional values? (Choose all that apply)

a)

The Scopes Trial

b)

Flappers

c)

Prohibition

d)

A Return to Normalcy

48.

Where is Harlem?

a)

New York

b)

Chicago

c)

Detroit

d)

San Francisco

49.

What is the Harlem Renaissance?

a)

A travelling basketball team

b)

A rebirth of African American culture in art, music, and literature

c)

A medieval game

d)

Time period of around 1210 a.d. when the games of jousting and art became popular

50.

Who was Louis Armstrong?

a)

famous African American artist

b)

famous African American painter

c)

famous African American musician

51.

Who was Langston Hughes?

a)

famous African American author and poet

b)

famous African American musician

c)

famous African American artist

52.

What does NAACP stand for?

a)

National Association for the Advocacy of Colored Persons

b)

National Association for the Advancement of Colored People

c)

National Association for the Abolishment of Crushed Peanuts

d)

National Association for the Application of the Color Purple

53.

The system of manufacturing adopted by Henry Ford was known as the

a)

installment plan

b)

assembly line

c)

credit industry

d)

mechanical adjustment

54.

What kind of payment began during the 1920s Consumerism?

a)

Buying with checks

b)

Buying on credit

c)

Buying on debit

d)

Paying with cash

55.
Which author most contributed to the Harlem Renaissance?
a)
Upton Sinclair
b)
Langston Huges
c)
Dorthea Lang
d)
John Steinbeck

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