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WorksheetsUnit 6 Test Review
Total questions: 48
Worksheet time: 41mins
The practice of stronger nations extending their control over weaker countries and territories for economic reasons is
Militarism
Alliances
Imperialism
Nationalism
One cause of U.S. imperialism was
Militarism
Alliances
Spanish Treachery
Desire to gain more land and natural resources
Choose all territories gained by US as a result of the Spanish American War...
Puerto Rico
Guam
Philippines
Hawaii
Which addition to the US provides an important naval base to the US in the Pacific
Alaska
Philippines
Puerto Rico
Hawaii
How did the explosion of the USS Maine lead to the start of the Spanish-American War?
U.S.A newspapers said that Spain blew up the U.S.S. Maine. (Yellow Journalism)
The captain on board the USS Maine told America that Spain was responsible for the explosion.
President William McKinley listened to the American citizens’ opinions about the explosion.
Cubans did not want the USS Maine battleship in Cuba, so they destroyed it.
Yellow journalism impacted the opinions of many American citizens in the months leading up to the Spanish-American War.
Which words best describe yellow journalism reporting?
Exaggerated and misleading
Fair and balanced
Private and confidential
Positive and encouraging
Which of the following was the primary reason William Seward wanted to purchase Alaska?
to even out the number of states the US had
diamonds had been discovered
to strengthen the US naval power in the Pacific
gain natural resources
How did the US gain the rights to build the Panama Canal?
the US helped Panama achieve independence from Colombia
a treaty with Colombia whom controlled Panama
the US purchased the land from Panama for 7.2 million dollars
the US helped Colombia put down a rebellion in Panama
The United States acquired the territory shaded in green after the Spanish-American War. The name of that territory is
Cuba
Japan
Philippines
Spain
Economic growth for the readers
Public opinion for the war increased
Public outcry against the war increased.
US won the Spanish American War
This political cartoon best illustrates the Roosevelt Corollary being used to
assert the United Stats' right to interfere in European Economic matters.
prevent Europeans from intervening in Latin American affairs
maintain peace between Europe and Latin America
remain neutral and not interfere in foreign affairs
The treaty imposed on Germany by the Allied powers in 1920 after the end of WW1 which demanded exorbitant reparations from German.
Propaganda
Zimmerman note
14 points
Treaty of Versailles
What does "unrestricted submarine warfare" mean?
German submarines attacked ANY Allied ship.
German submarines attacked ANY Central Power ships.
French u boats attacked military ships.
British air craft carriers attacked Central Power ships.
Why did the Zimmerman Telegram cause outrage among Americans?
It revealed Mexico was getting ready to enter the war on the German side.
It promised Mexico that Germany would help it reclaim territory in the U.S. if the United States entered the war against Germany.
Zimmermann was passing American secrets to Germany with the help of Mexican leaders.
The telegram contained secret messages sent by American leaders its commanders on European battlefields.
The large movement of people from the South to the North and Midwest for factory jobs and a better life was called
The Great Migration
The Great Flood
The Great Experiment
The Great Idea
1917 – Congress made it a federal crime for any person to
interfere with the U.S. war
efforts (recruitment, support, etc.) or to promote the success of country’s enemies
Reinforced by the passage of the Sedition Act one year later
Teller Amendment
Selective Service Act
Sedition Act
Espionage Act
A socialist & labor union organizer who was charged with violating the Espionage Act because he tried to hinder the recruitment of soldiers for the military
Woodrow Wilson
Teddy Roosevelt
Eugene Debs
3. This political cartoon illustrates which of the following opinions regarding the League of Nations?
If the United States joined the League of Nations then it would be pulled into foreign affairs
Leaders from around the world were hoping to paralyze United States power by involving them in the League of Nations
If the United States joined the League of Nations then the leaders of foreign nations would take down the United States
The Senate did not want to give up its right to negotiate treaties
The spread of the measles from Russia
People were afraid of Communists and the communist revolution
People were afraid of Socialism in Russia
Communists wanted
The government to control ownership of property and companies
Private ownership and competition
The ability for people to make a living comparable to their value to society
The end of human existence
a series of government attacks on suspected radicals in the United States led by the U.S. Attorney General
Bolshevik
Communism
Deportation
Palmer Raids
Established a system to limit immigration by having max number of immigrants per country
Emergency Quota Act
Bracero Program
Executive Order 13780
Immigration and Nationality Act (1965)
The Eighteenth Amendment was directly responsible for an increase in which of the following?
consumer credit
rural population
crime and lawlessness
business productivity
Which amendment gave women the right to vote?
19th
18th
15th
13th
How did WW1 impact women on the homefront?
Women lost many of their civil rights
Women were prevented from helping the war effort
Women were drafted to fight in the U.S. Army
Many women found skilled employment
In the early 20th century. American culture was affected by radio and the movies because (SSUSH16c DOK2)
the National Football League was "on hold" because of World War I.
Americans became generally more accepting of a standard culture.
one's occupation and career was not important in social situations.
Americans became more interested in history than in entertainment.
The 1920s saw immense changes in popular culture because of the two new technologies of
telephones & telegraphs
motion pictures & radios
microphones and antennas.
phonographs and televisions.
New products such as refrigerators, washing machines and automobiles led to increased
isolation
education
consumerism
teen culture
Higher wages and which other factor lead to increased spending (consumerism) by Americans?
access to easy credit
growth of monopolies
reduced government regulations
desire for luxury goods
A major reason for the emergence of a “consumer culture” in the 1920s was that
the Federal Government encouraged labor to unionize
advertising and installment payments encouraged buying
minimum-wage laws expanded buying power
enforcement of antitrust laws resulted in higher prices
Improved mass-production techniques affected the American economy of the 1920s by
lowering the quality of most products
reducing prices of consumer goods
decreasing the quantity of manufactured products
causing higher unemployment
Henry Ford produced a more affordable car primarily because his company
paid workers lower wages than its competitors paid
offered a variety of options to buyers
developed a less expensive method of production by creating the moving assembly line
used foreign-made parts
Which statement BEST explains the importance of the Harlem Renaissance?
The movement enabled African Americans to dominate local politics in the North.
The movement brought an end to oppressive Jim Crow laws throughout the South.
The movement challenged stereotypes and helped to develop a shared cultural identity for African Americans.
The movement dramatically improved living conditions in tenements in major metropolitan areas of the country.
What was the impact of newspaper headlines such as this one?
Led to the U.S. drafting soldiers in the U.S. Army.
Led to the segregation of African Americans in the U.S. Army.
A decrease in the use of naval warfare to protect U.S. interests.
They influenced public opinion and Americans pushed for war.
Which of the following is an independent country today?
Puerto Rico
The Philippines
Hawaii
Guam
Seward's Folly made reference to the fact that many Americans thought it was a mistake to buy this territory from Russia.
Alaska
Guam
Hawaii
Philippines
After fighting with the Americans to free themselves from Spain, this territory was terribly upset that the US stepped in and took control.
Puerto Rico
Hawaii
Philippines
Alaska
The purpose of a victory garden was to ...
help the homeless to have more to eat during the war
provide plenty of fresh fruit and vegetables for the troops overseas
encourage families to grow and eat from their own home gardens rather than buy from the store..
teach young people how to grow their own food in case America was taken over by an enemy country.
