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Progressive/ S.W.A/ Imperialism/ WW1 Review

Total questions: 69

Worksheet time: 36mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

This progressive Amendment made collecting income tax legal for the federal government..

a)

16th

b)

17th

c)

18th

d)

19th

2.

This Amendment allowed for each person in the states to vote for their federal senators...

a)

16th

b)

17th

c)

18th

d)

19th

3.

This amendment stated that gender could no longer prevent someone from voting... (Key word, womens suffrage)

a)

16th

b)

17th

c)

18th

d)

19th

4.

This amendment made it illegal to buy, sell, drink, or make alcohol from 1920-1933

a)

16th

b)

17th

c)

18th

d)

19th

5.

Which of the following was NOT a progressive president.

a)

Theordore Roosevelt

b)

Calvin Coolage

c)

William H. Taft

d)

Woodrow Wilson

6.

What was Teddy Roosevelt's plan to reshape American known as?

a)

Square Deal

b)

New Freedom

c)

Fair Square Deal

d)

New Deal

7.

During the Spanish American War, Roosevelt took part at the battle of San Juan Hill in Cuba with what known Calvary brigade?

a)

Lonesome Horses

b)

Van Der Linde Gang

c)

The Pinkertons

d)

Rough Riders

8.

Roosevelt was known for his trust busting tactics against big business, what act allowed him to take on these big business?

a)

Clayton Anti-Trust Act

b)

Sherman Anti-Trust

c)

Gonzalez Anti-Trust

d)

Roosevelt Anti-Trust

9.

To preserve water, trees, plants, and other natural resources

a)

Precipitation

b)

Conservation

c)

Confurion

d)

Infusion

10.

 

What was the purpose of the Pure Food and Drugs Act of 1906?

a)

To protect consumers by regulating the food and drug industry

b)

To prevent shortages by regulating the supply of food and drugs

c)

To reduce production costs for food and drug manufacturers

d)

To lower the cost of essential foods and drugs for consumers

11.

The creation of initiative, referendum, and recall procedures during the Progressive Era resulted in —

a)

a system of separate schools for new immigrants

b)

a redistribution of the tax burden among citizens

c)

more sources of revenue for state governments

d)

the expansion of citizens’ direct participation in the democratic process

12.

How did the publication of Upton Sinclair’s The Jungle contribute to a change in the relationship between government and business?

a)

Federal troops were mobilized to break strikes by labor unions.

b)

Government regulations requiring the inspection of food products were implemented.

c)

Laws were enacted that banned private companies from discriminating when hiring.

d)

Congress created a regulatory agency to audit railroads

13.

To encourage conservation and the preservation of recreational areas, President Woodrow Wilson introduced the --

a)

limits on foreign investments

b)

first national monuments

c)

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

d)

National Park Service

14.

The primary goal of the 1848 convention at Seneca Falls was to...

a)

end slavery

b)

encourage NY to leave the US and start a new country

c)

work to end injustices women faced

15.

sensationalized events in Cuba by American newspapers eager for war with Spain .

a)

Propaganda

b)

Spanish American War

c)

Yellow Journalism

d)

Muckrakers

16.

letter written by Spanish official claiming Pres. McKinley was weak  .

a)

Zimmerman Letter

b)

Garcia Letter

c)

Gorgas Letter

d)

DeLome Letter

17.

the policy or practice of extending a nation's rule over other less powerful territories

a)

Imperialism

b)

Monroe Doctrine

c)

Protectorate

d)

Propaganda

18.

As a result of the Spanish- American War, the US became a political power in -- 

a)

the Hawaiian islands 

b)

the Central Powers Alliance 

c)

the Panama Canal Zone

d)

the Philippines, Guam, and Puerto Rico 

19.

Treaty that ended the Spanish American War

a)

Treaty of Paris 1777

b)

Treaty of Versailles 1900

c)

Treaty of Paris 1898

d)

Treaty of London 2000

20.

Why is the Spanish-American War considered a historical turning point in U.S. History?

a)

It marked the first American victory over a foreign power

b)

It affirmed American support for European economic interests in East Asi

c)

It demonstrated the need for better communications in wartime

d)

It showed that the United States had become a world power

21.

Many children worked in factories, farms and mines.

a)

Assimlation

b)

Child Labor

c)

No child left behind

d)

Suffrage Amendments

22.

The main objectives of this time period were addressing problems caused by industrialization, urbanization, immigration, and political corruption

a)

Progressive Era

b)

Gilded Age

c)

Great Depression

d)

Roaring Twenties

23.

practice in which the political party winning an election rewards its campaign workers and other active supporters by appointment to government posts and with other favors.

a)

Spoil System

b)

Square Deal

c)

Pendleton Act

d)

New Deal

24.

A coalition of U.S. farmers, particularly in the Mid-West, that fought monopolistic grain transport practices during the decade following the American Civil War.

a)

Granger Movement

b)

Progressives

c)

Robber Barons`

d)

Captains of Industry

25.

A 3rd party focused on giving the common people (like farmers and laborers) a solution to their problems and more say in their government (direct democracy)

a)

Bull Moose Party

b)

Progressive Party

c)

Populism/ Populist Party

d)

Democratic Party

26.

A procedure by which voters can propose a law or a constitutional amendment. - **this promotes the principle of direct democracy**

a)

Referendum

b)

Initiative

c)

Recall

d)

17th Amendment

27.

A state-level method of direct legislation that gives voters a chance to approve or disapprove proposed legislation or a proposed constitutional amendment.

a)

Referendum

b)

Initiative`

c)

Recall

d)

17th Amendment

28.

procedure whereby voters can remove an elected official from office. This makes elected officials directly accountable to his/hers constituents - **this promotes the principle of direct democracy*

a)

Recall

b)

Referndum

c)

Initiative

d)

17th Amendment

29.

procedure whereby voters can remove an elected official from office. This makes elected officials directly accountable to his/hers constituents - **this promotes the principle of direct democracy*

a)

Recall

b)

Referndum

c)

Initiative

d)

17th Amendment

30.

abstinence from alcoholic drink

a)

Suffrage

b)

Agraian

c)

Temperance

d)

Interstate Commerce

31.

campaign to limit or ban the use of alcoholic beverages

a)

Temperance Movement

b)

Square Deal

c)

Agrarian Movement

d)

Bull Moose Party

32.

the first national women's rights convention at which the Declaration of Sentiments was written - this launched the women's suffrage movement

a)

Grange Movement

b)

Wilson's New Freedom

c)

Square Deal

d)

Seneca Falls Convention

33.

Key leader of the women suffrage movement.

a)

Ida B. Wells

b)

Ida Tarbell

c)

Sandra Day O'Connor

d)

Susan B. Anthony

34.

voting rights - the right to vote

a)

Muckrakers

b)

temperance

c)

suffrage

d)

referendum

35.

to cancel an act or law

a)

Repeal

b)

referendum

c)

assimilations

d)

ratification

36.

Political reformers were interested in establishing a more transparent and accountable government that would work to improve U.S. society. Pushed for the passing of the 17th Amendment & political reforms like initiative, referendum, and recall.

a)

three goals of the square deal

b)

goals of state level political reforms

c)

Wilson's New Freedom

d)

goals of muckrakers

37.

Settlement house movement in Chicago that provided basic services for new immigrants. A major goal of the settlement house movement was to help immigrants assimilate.

a)

Booker T. Washington and Vocational Training

b)

Goals of state level political reformers

c)

Jane Addams and Hull House

d)

Upton Sinclair, The Jungle, 1906

38.

the process whereby individuals or groups of differing ethnic heritage are absorbed into the dominant culture of a society.

a)

Assimlation

b)

Temperance

c)

Prohibition

d)

Muckrakers

39.

She was an advocate for equality, launched an anti-lynching campaign, and helps found the NAACP.

a)

Ida B. Wells

b)

Ida Tarbell

c)

Susan B. Anthony

d)

Elizabeth Cady Stanton

40.

A group of investigative reporters who pointed out the abuses of big business and the corruption of urban politics.

a)

Suffragettes

b)

Temperance Reformers

c)

Muckraker

d)

Grangers

41.

muckraker who shocked the nation when he published The Jungle in 1906

a)

Upton Sinclair

b)

Theodore Roosevelt

c)

Jacob Riis

d)

Woodrow Wilson

42.

novel published by Upton Sinclair that portrayed the filthy conditions in Chicago's meatpacking industry and led to the passage of the Meat Inspection Act, Food and Drug Administration, & the Pure Food & Drug Act.

a)

How the Other Half Lives, 1890

b)

The History of Standard Oil Company, 1904

c)

The Jungle, 1906

d)

The Shame of Cities, 1904

43.

How did The Jungle impact the relationship between government and business?

a)

The federal government regulated the liquor industry to protect consumer health

b)

The federal government regulated the food industry to protect consumer health

c)

The federal government regulated monopolies to protect competition in the economy

44.

Halted the sale of contaminated foods and medicines and called for truth in labeling - this protects consumer health

a)

Meat Inspection Act

b)

Volstead Act

c)

Pure Food and Drug Act

d)

interstate Commerce Act.

45.

Mandated sanitary conditions in meatpacking plants and decreed that preparation of meat shipped over state lines would be subject to federal inspection. - this protects consumer health

a)

Pure Food and Drug Act

b)

Sherman Anti-Trust Act

c)

Meat Inspection Act

d)

Clayton Antitrust Act

46.

Progressive and imperialist president that used the power of the presidency to deal directly with social and economic problems. Used the Sherman Anti-Trust Act to break up "bad" trusts/monopolies. Most notably remembered for his work in the conservation of natural resources and national parks.

a)

Woodrow Wilson

b)

Theodore Roosevelt

c)

William Taft

d)

William McKinley

47.

He believed that African Americans should focus on job training skills/vocational training rather than to demand equality.

a)

Booker T. Washington

b)

W.E.B. DuBois

c)

Upton Sinclair

d)

Jacob Riis

48.

He Co-founded the NAACP (an early civil rights group) to help secure legal equality for minority citizens.

a)

Booker T. Washington

b)

Jacob Riis

c)

Theodore Roosevelt

d)

W.E.B. DuBois

49.

Theodore Roosevelt's domestic program reflected his three major goals (3C's). Consumers - protecting consumer health. Corporations - breaking up monopolies "trust-buster". Conservation - conserving America's beauty/natural resources

a)

New Freedom

b)

Square Deal

c)

New Deal

d)

Dollar Diplomacy

50.

This word means strengthening a country's military; it's a cause of World War I.

a)

Alliances

b)

Nationalism

c)

Imperialism

d)

Militarism

51.

   Whose death sparked World War I?

a)

Kaiser Wilhelm

b)

Archbishop Ussher

c)

Archduke Franz Ferdinand

52.

   In What years did WW1 occur?

a)

1914 - 1918

b)

1815 - 1818

c)

1913- 1917

53.

Choose the correct definition of propaganda.

a)

information that is biased or misleading in order to promote a particular cause.

b)

information that provides all sides of an issue.

c)

information that is about the military.

d)

information that is verified by the government.

54.

Which of the following were not a main cause to World War 1

a)

Nationalism

b)

Militarism

c)

Zimmerman Graph

d)

Alliance System

55.

What was the original idea of US involvement in World War 1?

a)

Stay Neutral

b)

Side with the Central Powers

c)

Fund both sides of the war

d)

Go to war with Mexico

56.

Why were Americans upsets regarding the sinking of the Lusitania?

a)

Because it contains American Tourist

b)

There was gold on the ship

c)

There were more Germans on the boat

d)

It affected the American Economy

57.

United States declares war on the Central powers in 1917, Americans were not ready for the war in terms of numbers, As a result....

a)

American did not send any troops into Europe

b)

They sent what they had into Germany

c)

They recruited British men

d)

The Selective Service was passed calling for a Draft

58.

Which was the group ordered by President Willison to be sent into Europe which was under the command of John J. Pershing

a)

1st Infantry Division

b)

101st Airborne

c)

American Expeditionary Force

d)

4th Infantry

59.

Why was the Battle of Argonne Forrest important?

a)

It allowed the Germans to turn the tides on the Allied powers

b)

The Russians were able to bounce back in the War defeating the Germans

c)

It helped secured the victory for the Allied Power

d)

First major battle including Americans thus overpowering the German Forces

60.

What was the Supreme Court Case that ruled that there were limits on Free Speech?

a)

Branenburg v. Ohio

b)

Schneck v. U.S

c)

Tinker v. Des Moines

d)

Morse v. Frederick

61.

What was the name given to Wilson's peace plan to ensure world Peace following the end of World War 1?

a)

Wilson's Freedom Points

b)

League of Nation Points

c)

Wilson's Fourteen Points

d)

Everybody be nice points

62.

This treaty established new political boundaries all across Europe, forever changing the Geopolitical world within Europe... Germany would receive that back hand of this treaty thus starting World War 2

a)

Treaty of Berlin

b)

Kellogg-Briand Pact

c)

Treaty of Versailles

d)

Treaty of Paris

63.
The area outside of the trenches is called ___________.  This is a very dangerous place.
a)
Fighting ground
b)
Trenches
c)
No Man's Land
d)
No Peace Pasture
64.

What eventually lead to America declaring war on Germany in World War 1?

a)

German attack on America's coastline.

b)

German sinking of American Naval battleships at sea.

c)

The discovery of the Zimmerman Telegram.

d)

German spies infiltrating the White House.

65.

What did the Selective Service Act establish?

a)

Allowed Congress to authorize a draft to select men for war.

b)

Made public service a requirement.

c)

Establish military service to be a requirement for all young men from that point forward.

d)

Authorized soldiers the right to invade personal homes for military use.

66.

Why did Congress feel the need to pass the Espionage Act?

a)

The fear of American rebelling against the government in war.

b)

To create as many spy agencies as possible.

c)

The fear of enemy spies within the U.S. borders.

67.

Which of the following was meant inform the public on America's involvement in World War 1?

a)

Selective Service Act

b)

NAWSA

c)

Congressional War Committee

d)

Committee on Public Information

68.

John J. Pershing was the military commander for which of the following countries.

a)

France

b)

Great Britain

c)

United States

d)

Germany

69.

Of Wilson's 14 Points, which did the European leaders eventually agree to establish

a)

International Free Trade

b)

Open Access to Seas

c)

League of Nations

d)

An end to Imperial Powers