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Progressive Era and World War I

Total questions: 124

Worksheet time: 1hrs 23mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Progressivism was popularized because of (select all that apply)

a)

many social problems

b)

many foreign policy centered issues

c)

many economic issues

2.

Some issues that progressivism set out to solve included

a)

rights for men

b)

environmental issues

c)

political turmoil abroad

d)

preventing unionization of work forces

3.

The 4 goals of progressive reformers included which of the following? Select all that apply.

a)

protecting social welfare

b)

encouraging divorce and separation of spouses

c)

destroying economic reform

d)

fostering efficiency

4.

True or False: Industrialization was largely regulated during the late 19th century.

a)

True

b)

False

5.

Because employers felt little responsibility towards their workers,

a)

labor strikes would occur more often with blessings of owners

b)

settlement homes and churches would help to serve the community

c)

workers were less likely to go to work

d)

employers would provide more benefits to their workers

6.

Some reformers felt that the answer to societies problems was

a)

personal behavior

b)

social norms

c)

communism

7.

Prohibition was

a)

discounted price of alcohol and tobacco due to economic reforms

b)

the ban of tobacco

c)

the ban of alcohol

d)

none of the above

8.

Which of the following groups supported prohibition?

a)

Socialist Party of America

b)

Woman's Christian Temperance Union

c)

Conservative Political Action Committee

9.

The Panic of 1893

a)

prompted some Americans to question the government

b)

prompted some Americans to question the socialist system

c)

prompted some Americans to question the capitalist economic system

d)

prompted some Americans to leave the country

10.

As a result of the Panic of 1893

a)

more people would embrace capitalism

b)

more people would not vote in elections

c)

more people would embrace republicanism

d)

more workers would embrace socialism

11.

True or False: Most progressive embraced socialism.

a)

True

b)

False

12.

Muckrakers were

a)

journalists that exposed corruption in politics

b)

journalists that embraced corruption in business

c)

journalists that exposed corruption in business

d)

journalists that embraced corruption in politics

13.

Who exposed Standard Oil Company's cut-throat methods of eliminating competition?

a)

Ida Tarbell

b)

Eugene Debs

c)

Bernie Sanders

d)

Elizabeth Warren

14.

Taylorism

a)

became an Industry fad as factories sought to complete each task quickly

b)

named after Joseph Taylor

c)

encouraged the deficiency in factory work

d)

all of the above

15.

True or False: Progressive leaders put their faith in religion over science in making society better.

a)

True

b)

False

16.

Robert La Follette

a)

was a Republican that led the way in deregulating business

b)

was a Democrat that led the way in deregulating business

c)

was a Democrat that led the way in regulating business

d)

was a Republican that led the way in regulating business

17.

Progressive reformers

a)

worked to encourage child labor

b)

worked to create regulations that promote hiring children in factories

c)

worked to decriminalize child labor

d)

worked to end child labor

18.

Which of the following groups worked to enact or strengthen laws to reduce women's hours of work? (Select all that apply)

a)

the Supreme Court

b)

the states

c)

Congress

d)

The President

19.

True or False: Progressives also succeeded in winning worker’s compensation to aid families of injured workers

a)

True

b)

False

20.

Initiatives were

a)

bills originated by the people

b)

bills that originate with the president

c)

bills that are initiated by a freshman lawmaker

d)

none of the above

21.

A recall election

a)

enabled voters to remove public officials in elected positions by forcibly removing them from office

b)

enabled voters to keep public officials in elected positions, bypassing term limits

c)

enabled voters to remove public officials from elected positions by forcing them to face another election before the end of their term

22.

The 17th Amendment

a)

allows the popular election of Senators

b)

repeals the Bill of Rights

c)

repeals the 16th Amendment

d)

ends prohibition

23.

True or False: Women were more visible int he workforce in the late 19th early 20th century?

a)

True

b)

False

24.

In 1870, _____ of women were employed as servants.

a)

20%

b)

92%

c)

70%

d)

10%

25.

True or False: By 1900, 1 out of 5 women worked.

a)

True

b)

False

26.

Many of the leading progressive reformers were

a)

men

b)

immigrant children

c)

elderly people

d)

women

27.

Suffrage means

a)

the right to decide

b)

the right to vote

c)

the ability to suffer

28.

Which of the following was NOT part of the three-part strategy for winning women's suffrage?

a)

convincing state legislatures to adopt a vote

b)

pursuing court cases to test the 14th Amendment

c)

lobbying congressional leadership

d)

pushing for national constitutional Amendment

29.

The first state to give women the right to vote was

a)

Nebraska

b)

Florida

c)

New York

d)

Wyoming

30.

Theodore Roosevelt is known for (select all that apply)

a)

advocating for war with Spain in 1898

b)

his volunteer calvary brigade, the Rough Riders

c)

governor of New Jersey

d)

all of the above

31.

The Rough Riders

a)

fought in the Battle at San Juan Hill in Cuba

b)

was led by Theodore Roosevelt

c)

was a volunteer cavalry brigade

d)

all of the above

32.

True or False: Theodore Roosevelt became the youngest president at age 42 in 1901

a)

True

b)

False

33.

Trusts

a)

are legal bodies created to hold stock in many companies

b)

controlled 50% of U.S. industries

c)

were never regulated in US History

d)

none of the above

34.

What were some of the issues leading to the 1902 Coal Strike?

a)

wanting increased wages

b)

desiring a 9-hour work day

c)

wanted to unionize

d)

all of the above

35.

True or False: Mine owners were quick to bargain with the coal miners in 1902.

a)

True

b)

False

36.

As a result of the 1902 Coal Strike, and Roosevelt's intervention in the matter,

a)

the federal government was expected to step in and help settle disputes

b)

the federal government was never again expected to step in and help settle disputes

c)

Roosevelt was expected to step in and help settle disputes even after his Presidency ended

37.

The Jungle by Upton Sinclair helped

a)

factory workers unionize

b)

provide more help with the environment

c)

encourage more deforestation in jungles

d)

Roosevelt push for passing the Meat Inspection Act of 1906

38.

The Pure Food and Drug Act

a)

stopped the sale of contaminated foods

b)

stopped the sale of contaminated medicines

c)

called for truth in product labeling

d)

all of the above

39.

True or False: Roosevelt succeeded to supported Civil Rights for African Americans.

a)

True

b)

False

40.

The goal of the NAACP was

a)

equality only among African Americans

b)

full equality among the races

c)

advancing rights of select minority groups

41.

True or False: Taft was extremely popular as president, especially among reform minded Republicans.

a)

True

b)

False

42.

In the 1912 Election, Republicans split between which candidates?

a)

William H. Taft and Theodore Roosevelt

b)

William McKinley and William H. Taft

c)

Theodore Roosevelt and Wilbur Wright

d)

Theodore Roosevelt and Woodrow Wilson

43.

In 1912, the Bull Moose Party nominated who as their presidential candidate?

a)

William H. Taft

b)

William McKinley

c)

Woodrow Wilson

d)

Theodore Roosevelt

44.

Wilson was victorious in the 1912 election due to

a)

Republicans splitting the vote

b)

Democrats splitting the vote

c)

Wilson being enormously popular and extremely well known

d)

Wilson's desire to promote deprogressivism

45.

Clayton Antitrust Act

a)

weakened the Sherman Act

b)

prevented companies acquiring stock from another company

c)

supported business owners over unions

d)

all of the above

46.

The FTC protects consumers from

a)

regulations

b)

business fraud

c)

starvation

47.

The 16th Amendment

a)

legalized the right to vote for women

b)

legalized a graduated income tax

c)

allowed for the election of senators

d)

promoted general welfare

48.

Women gained the right to vote in 1920 with the passage of the

a)

Women's Suffrage Act of 1920

b)

the 19th Amendment

c)

All Equal Act of 1920

49.

While the Progressive era was responsible for many important reforms,

a)

it failed to make strides for women's rights

b)

it failed to make gains for African Americans

c)

it failed to make regulations of businesses a priority

d)

none of the above

50.

Which amendment banned the sale of alcohol?

a)

18th

b)

19th

c)

10th

d)

none; this was an act passed by the president at the time

51.

Roosevelt's square deal worked to

a)

see that common people were not victimized by big businesses

b)

see that businesses would continue growing no matter the cost

c)

see that workers would never unionize again

52.

The Progressive goal to implement women's suffrage was accomplished by -

a)

A national referendum

b)

an executive order

c)

A supreme Court decision

d)

a constitutional amendment

53.

In response to public concern over issues raised by Upton Sinclair's the Jungle, the federal government expanded its role in -

a)

working with labor unions to increase worker salaries

b)

taking responsibility for the safety of consumers

c)

setting limits on the growth of private industry

d)

implementing social welfare programs

54.

What were photographs such as this one taken by Lewis Hine primarily intended to accomplish?

a)

Encourage leaders to make segregation in schools illegal

b)

Document labor conditions during an economic crisis

c)

Depict the evils of capitalism in communist propaganda

d)

Focus attention on the need for child labor reforms

55.
Upton Sinclair's The Jungle is credited with exposing the unsanitary conditions in the food industry and helping to pass the
a)
Sherman Anti-Trust Act
b)
18th Amendment
c)
Pure Food and Drug Act
d)
Equal Rights Amendment
56.
The Sherman anti-trust act was passed to
a)
break up monopolies
b)
give equal rights to women
c)
help people living in poverty
d)
end racism
57.

The Jungle exposed unsanitary and unsafe practices in the meatpacking industry.


Which muckraker is responsible for exposing the conditions?

a)

Jacob Riis

b)

Lewis Hines

c)

Ida Tarbell

d)

Upton Sinclair

58.

Prohibition banned the making, selling, buying, or drinking of alcohol. Which amendment made this possible?

a)

17th Amendment

b)

18th Amendment

c)

19th Amendment

d)

21st Amendment

59.

Reporters, journalists, photographers, and authors who used the media to raise concerns about the negative effects of industrialization were known as

a)

muckrakers

b)

suffragists

c)

immigrants

d)

abolitionists

60.

____________?____________


A period of time when social, economic and political problems caused by rapid industrialization were exposed and in some cases reformed.


What is the most likely title for this?

a)

Industrialization

b)

Progressive Era

c)

Reconstruction

d)

Prohibition

61.

Which idea of Theodore Roosevelt’s Square Deal led to the creation of National Parks?

a)

Meat Inspection Act

b)

Preservation

c)

Conservation

d)

Intimidation

62.
To guarantee an adequate money supply in the national economy, President Wilson introduced 
a)
Pure Food and Drug Act
b)
insurance on all bank deposits
c)
the Federal Reserve System
d)
an end to the gold standard
63.
During the Progressive Era, many state and local governments adopted the initiative, referendum, and recall. Together these procedures -
a)
extended the righ to vote to 18-year old citizens
b)
gave citizens a more direct voice in government
c)
let registered voters select each state's Presidential electors
d)
allowed a state's residents to bring lawsuits against another state
64.

When Susan B. Anthony refused to pay a fine for her actions in the election of 1872, she stated: "Not a penny shall go to this unjust claim." Her statement was made in support of -

a)

the Sixteenth Amendment

b)

settlement houses

c)

judicial review

d)

women's suffrage

65.
choosing neither side in a conflict is called
a)
nationalism
b)
neutrality
c)
casualty
d)
self-determination
66.
the Zimmerman telegram attempted to create a secret alliance between
a)
Russia and Canada
b)
Russia and Mexico
c)
Germany and Mexico
d)
France and Austria-Hungary
67.
The Central Powers included all of the following except
a)
Germany
b)
Russia
c)
Austria-Hungary
d)
Ottoman (turkish) Empire
68.
his assassination sparked WWI in 1914
a)
Franz Gruber
b)
Franz Ferdinand
c)
Kaiser Wilhelm
d)
Czar Nicholas
69.
When neither side can gain land or victory during a war 
a)
armistice
b)
surrender
c)
stalemate
d)
isolation
70.
Which of the following is not a cause for the outbreak of WWI in Europe, 1914?
a)
the sinking of the Lusitania
b)
Militarism
c)
Alliance System
d)
Nationalism
71.
What does a government use to sway the opinions of the general public?
a)
Conscription
b)
Propaganda
c)
Total War
d)
Filibuster
72.
When every citizen takes part in the war effort home and on the front lines its called.
a)
Mobilization
b)
Total War
c)
Conscription
d)
Absolutism
73.
An extreme pride in your nation or a group trying to establish their own nation is an example of what cause of WWI?
a)
Militarism
b)
Alliances
c)
Imperialism
d)
Nationalism
74.
Who wasn't an Allied Power during WWI?
a)
Britain
b)
U.S.
c)
Russia
d)
Ottoman Empire
75.
The United States entered WWI in what year?
a)
1914
b)
1915
c)
1916
d)
1917
76.
This word means pride in one's country; it was a cause of WWI.
a)
Militarism
b)
Alliances
c)
Nationalism
d)
Imperialism
77.
Franz Ferdinand was the Archduke of:
a)
England
b)
Russia
c)
Germany
d)
Austria-Hungary
78.
An agreement between nations to support each other if they are attacked.
a)
militarism
b)
nationalism
c)
militarism
d)
alliances
79.
What is the name of the alliance during WWI that included Austria-Hungary, Germany, the Ottoman Empire and Bulgaria?
a)
The Central Powers
b)
The Allied Powers
c)
The Axis Powers
d)
The Entente Powers
80.
What is the name of the alliance during WWI that included Great Britain, France, Russia and later the United States?
a)
The Central Powers
b)
The Axis Powers
c)
The Allied Powers
d)
The Western Front
81.
What style of fighting consisted of long ditches in which little land was exchanged?
a)
Guerrilla Warfare
b)
Trench Warfare
c)
Long range artillery
d)
Ditch Warfare
82.
What is the term called when a country wants to extend its authority and power to more land or countries?
a)
Militarism
b)
Imperialism
c)
Nationalism
d)
Alliances
83.
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
84.
WW I began when Austria-Hungary declared war on Serbia one month after:
a)
Serbia tried to take more of Austria-Hungary's land.
b)
Serbia burned their flag.
c)
Archduke Ferdinand and his wife were killed.
d)
Serbia won more Olympic medals.
85.
Which of Woodrow Wilson's proposals was included in the Treaty of Versailles?
a)
the League of Nations
b)
reparations from Germany
c)
removal of all trade barriers
d)
restoration of the Russian monarchy
86.
On May 7, 1915, a German submarine torpedoed and sank a British passenger ship called
a)
the Maine
b)
The Titanic
c)
The Lusitania
d)
The Queen Mary
87.
What action on November 11, 1918, brought World War I to and end?
a)
An armistice was signed
b)
A surrender was given
c)
A propaganda campaign was waged.
d)
The allies won a major battle.
88.
Which of these is a type of fighting used in World War I?
a)
Trench Warfare
b)
Atomic Bomb
c)
Guerilla Warfare
d)
No-Man's Land
89.
An arms race is...
a)
Controlling another country
b)
Making the military stronger
c)
Pride for your country
d)
Competing to build more weapons
90.
World War I took place between what years?
a)
1939 - 1945
b)
1915 - 1920
c)
1914 - 1918
d)
1899 - 1914
91.
What was the land between two enemy lines called?
a)
No Man's Land
b)
His brother's land
c)
Auntie Anne's Land
d)
Wonder Land
92.
What effect did World War I have on women?
a)
More women worked jobs to replace the men leaving for the war. 
b)
Women were made into slaves
c)
Women were not allowed to marry
d)
Women were not affected by WWI
93.
Ideas, allegations, and other information that is spread deliberately to further a cause or damage an opposing cause, and that is often exaggerated or false
a)
Lies
b)
Propaganda
c)
News Headlines
d)
Blasphemy 
94.
A painful condition of the feet caused due to being under cold water or mud for long periods of time and marked by blackening and death of surface skin.
a)
Water log foot 
b)
Athlete's foot
c)
Trench foot
d)
Foot fungus 
95.

Trench Warfare is

a)

when soldiers fight wearing trench coats.

b)

a style of fighting used to keep soldiers safer during World War I.

c)

a method of fighting in which soldiers from opposing armies are in trenches facing each other.

d)

a depression in the ground where pipes are laid.

96.
Armistice is: 
a)
An agreement to stop fighting.
b)
An agreement to start fighting. 
97.
Reparations are: 
a)
credits given by a defeated country after a war, for all the deaths, damage, etc., it has caused. 
b)
•money paid by a defeated country after a war, for all the deaths, damage etc., it has caused.
98.
The war guilt clause is....
a)
Portion of the Versailles treaty that blames only France for causing the war. Major cause of the rise of national socialism in Germany (NAZI Party). 
b)
•Portion of the Versailles treaty that blames only Italy for causing the war. Major cause of the rise of national socialism in Germany (NAZI Party).
c)
•Portion of the Versailles treaty that blames only Germany for causing the war. Major cause of the rise of national socialism in Germany (NAZI Party).
d)
•Portion of the Versailles treaty that blames only Great Britain for causing the war. Major cause of the rise of national socialism in Germany (NAZI Party).
99.

To raise money to pay for the war, the government began selling

a)

Comic books and board games

b)

Radios and televisions

c)

Shares in common stock

d)

Victory Bonds and Liberty Bonds

100.

By buying Liberty Bonds, Americans were

a)

loaning the government money that would be repaid with interest in a specified number of years

b)

forcing government to set aside future shares in construction of ships, planes, tanks, and weapons for safekeeping

c)

sacrificing the ability to stay out of debt in order to win the war

d)

able to justify the extravagant meals and comfortable clothes our soldiers were promised when they went to France.

101.

The Great Migration was

a)

A way to get people to mobilize and move heavy equipment to the ocean ports

b)

Moving supplies to the docks and loading ships to Europe

c)

A technique to avoid German U-Boats in the Atlantic Ocean

d)

African Americans left the south to settle in the North to fill the job voids

102.

Consequences for people who aided the enemy, such as treason

a)

Espionage and Sedition Acts

b)

Treason, Aiding, and Abetting Acts of 1917-1918

c)

Public reciting of Pledge of Allegiance in town squares

d)

Being "tarred and feathered" in public

103.

World War I has also been called

a)

The Great War

b)

The War to End All Wars

c)

All of the above

104.

Which of the following is true about U-Boats?

a)

used by the Germans

b)

also called submarines

c)

used by the Germans to prevent shipments to the North Atlantic

d)

All of the above

105.

True or False: The Lusitania was an American passenger liner that was attacked by the Germans.

a)

True

b)

False

106.

True or False: Wilson ran for reelection in 1916 using the slogan, "we're headed to war, folks!".

a)

True

b)

False

107.

There were over 100 Americans killed by the German navy when the Germans sunk the Lusitania.

a)

True

b)

False

108.

During the war, the United States used the __________ to grow their army.

a)

propaganda

b)

conscription, or the draft

c)

2 year-requirement

109.

What is a true statement about the draft in World War I?

a)

only poor people were drafted

b)

wealthy people could buy their way out of the army

c)

everyone was entered into the draft regardless of income or race

110.

Woodrow Wilson's purpose in proposing a League of Nations was to --

a)

Prepare for World War II

b)

have countries settle disputes in nonviolent ways

c)

provide Europe with money to rebuild after the war

d)

create a world army

111.

The partial outline below describes what important historical developments?

I. ____________________

A. Growing nationalism in Europe

B. Growing militarism in Europe

C. The creation of secret alliances

a)

The colonization of Africa and Asia

b)

The rise of democracy

c)

The causes of communism

d)

The causes of WWI

112.

Which of the following is true of the Food Administration?

a)

set up by Woodrow Wilson

b)

declared one day a week "meatless", another "sweetless", and two days "wheatless"

c)

purpose was to conserve food

d)

all of the above are true

113.

True or False: The U.S. spent $35.5 billion on the war effort.

a)

True

b)

False

114.

In 1919, isolationists in the Senate opposed U.S. membership in the League of Nations because they--

a)

feared creation of the Security Council

b)

resisted colonialism in Africa and Asia

c)

opposed membership in the League of Nations by Germany

d)

did not want involvement in future foreign wars

115.

During the drafting of the Treaty of Versailles, Woodrow Wilson proposed the...

a)

Triple Alliance

b)

League of Nations

c)

Armistice

d)

United Nations

116.
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
117.

The 19th Amendment gave women

a)

suffrage

b)

the right to get a job

c)

equal pay

d)

none of the above

118.

What percentage of the population was affected by the flu population in the United States in 1918?

a)

15%

b)

25%

c)

60%

d)

85%

119.

The Great Migration (select all that apply)

a)

one of the greatest effect of World War I on the African American population

b)

was the large scale population shift for hundreds of thousands of blacks from the North to Southern cities

c)

African Americans left to escape discrimination and to seek greater job opportunities

d)

all of the above

120.
What was the land between two enemy lines called?
a)
No Man's Land
b)
His brother's land
c)
Auntie Anne's Land
d)
Pen Cattle
121.
Data from this graph supports the conclusion that World War I
 
a)
caused the United States trade deficit to increase
b)
cost the United States many billions of dollars
c)
was a significant benefit to the American economy
d)
created an unfavorable balance of trade
122.

Total war means

a)

Devoting all resources to winning war

b)

Selling war bonds to support war

c)

Using Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMDs)

d)

To fight from trenches

123.
After World War I, which person created the idea of an international organization to settle international disputes?
a)
George Clemenceau
b)
Arthur Zimmerman
c)
Woodrow Wilson
d)
David Lloyd George
124.

1. President Wilson declares war on Germany.

2. Fourteen Points Plan

3. Sinking of the Lusitania

4. Zimmerman Telegram


What is the correct chronological order of these events?

a)

1, 2, 3, 4

b)

3, 4, 1, 2

c)

2, 1, 4, 3

d)

4, 3, 2, 1

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