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Progressive reforms, Imperialisms and WW I

Total questions: 56

Worksheet time: 42mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Match the following

a)

When voting, you have a right to keep your vote hidden from anyone and without suffering voter intimidation.

1.

SECRET BALLOT


b)

Aimed at promoting direct participation from voters in choosing their representatives. Achieved through the 17th amendment. 


2.

DIRECT ELECTION OF SENATORS


c)

A person can directly propose and write the laws themselves. Could be to benefit the community. 


3.

INITIATIVE

d)

This gives voters the right to approve or reject an actual piece of legislation proposed by the legislators themselves. 


4.

REFERENDUM

e)

If voters choose, they can remove a person they had chosen previously through an official election.


5.

RECALL

2.
Which reform allows voters to remove a corrupt office holder?
a)
primary
b)
recall
c)
17th amendment
d)
initiative
3.
Which reform allows voters to vote on an issue on election day. 
a)
referendum
b)
recall
c)
primary
d)
16th amendment
4.

These were journalists who wrote book and articles that exposed corruption in business and government:

a)

Progressives

b)

Muckrakers

c)

Sensationalists

d)

Investigative reporters

5.

This time period focused on social and political reforms in the United States in the early 1900s:

a)

Civil War Era

b)

Industrialization Era

c)

Progressive Era

d)

Reconstruction Era

6.

Why did the Progressive Era grow in the United States?

a)

because of the negative impact of industrialization

b)

because of the negative impact of the civil war

c)

because industrial tycoons were appalled by the conditions of factories

d)

because the American people were disillusioned by WWI

7.

Why did we want to get rid of political machines?

a)

it was too easy to be corrupt and it was considered to be undemocratic

b)

people didn't participate in the elections

c)

there wasn't anyone willing to become a part of the machines

d)

most people thought they were too much like a labor union

8.

People like W.E.B. du Bois participated in the movement against what?

a)

Racism

b)

Women's suffrage

c)

Child Labor

d)

Prohibition

9.

Where was the convention held for women's rights?

a)

Seneca Falls, NY

b)

Washington, DC

c)

Philadelphia, PA

d)

New York, NY

10.

The "Declaration of Sentiments" was a formal statement about the inequality of women that was based on what American document?

a)

The Bill of Rights

b)

The Declaration of Independence

c)

The US Constitution

d)

The Gettysburg Address

11.

What does the word "suffrage" mean?

a)

the right for people to have a public education

b)

the right to vote

c)

the right to not suffer from listening to political speeches

d)

the state of undergoing pain or hardship

12.

POLITICAL MACHINES WERE:

a)

NEW INDUSTRIAL FURNACES MADE FOR THE STEEL INDUSTRY

b)

ORGANIZATIONS THAT USED BRIBES AND EXTORTION TO CONTROL ELECTIONS

13.

PROGRESSIVES WANTED TO GIVE AMERICANS:

a)

A GREATER SAY IN GOVERNMENT

b)

MORE ACCESS TO SPECTATOR SPORTS, INCLUDING BASKETBALL AND COLLEGE FOOTBALL

14.

Who was responsible for informing the public of the appalling working conditions of meat packing plants with the book "The Jungle?"

a)

Theodore Roosevelt

b)

Upton Sinclair

c)

Jacob Riis

d)

Ida Tarbell

15.

What woman was responsible for creating many settlement houses, most notably the Hull House?

a)

Carrie Nation

b)

Susan B. Anthony

c)

Jane Addams

d)

Ida Tarbell

16.

What name was given to the group of investigative reporters who wrote books, news articles or magazine articles to persuade public opinion about corrupt businesses or government?

a)

Unionists

b)

Muckrakers

c)

Suffragists

d)

Socialists

17.

19th Amendment

a)

Women's Suffrage

b)

Direct Election of Senators

c)

Federal Income Tax

d)

Prohibition

18.

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

19.

What goal are you trying to achieve if you're looking to make urban reforms?

a)

getting rid of a capitalistic economy

b)

eliminating political machines/bosses

c)

conservation of natural resources

d)

ending racial discrimination

20.

Someone who uses their position as an elected official to engage in fraudulent activities could be accused of:

a)

being corrupt

b)

being ambitious

c)

being controlling

d)

being monopolistic

21.

making changes to address abuses or injustices

a)

reform

b)

suffrage

c)

referendum

d)

progressives

22.

the right to vote

a)

suffrage

b)

reform

c)

progressives

d)

referendum

23.

My foreign policy was Big Stick diplomacy

a)

Taft

b)

Roosevelt

c)

Wilson

24.

My foreign policy was the Dollar Diplomacy

a)

Taft

b)

Wilson

c)

Roosevelt

25.

What does the term imperialism refer to?

a)

A policy of giving away a country’s power to another nation as a gift

b)

A policy of extending a country’s power and influence through diplomacy or military force

c)

A policy of trading goods between two states or nations

d)

A policy in which the government debates over paying someone to purchase another country

26.

Hostility towards Spain increased as Americans were persuaded by _____________, which is a style of newspaper reporting that emphasizes sensational news.

a)

Muckraking

b)

Yellow Fever

c)

Yellow Journalism

d)

Wall Street Journal

27.

Leading up to the Spanish-American War, the sudden explosion of the _____________ off of the coast of Cuba led Americans to believe that  _______________ was to blame, despite there being no concrete evidence.

a)

U.S.S. Maine; Cuba

b)

U.S.S. Alabama; Spain

c)

U.S.S. Maine; Spain

d)

U.S.S. Maryland; France

28.

The _______________ was a volunteer regiment that served during the Spanish-American War and was organized by future president ______________ .

a)

Rough Riders; Franklin Delano Roosevelt

b)

Tuskegee Airmen; Theodore Roosevelt

c)

Progressive Party; William Taft

d)

Rough Riders; Theodore Roosevelt

29.

The ________________ was an extension of the Monroe Doctrine and enabled the United States to intervene in Latin American countries struggling with unstable conditions.

a)

Yellow Journalism

b)

Great White Fleet

c)

Rough Riders

d)

Roosevelt Corollary

30.

After attempts were abandoned by the French, the United States attempted to purchase the rights to complete the building of the ______________ in order to connect the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans.

a)

Roosevelt Corollary

b)

Panama Canal

c)

Hay-Bunau-Varilla Canal

d)

Philippine Canal

31.

17th Amendment, gave voters direct control over who represents them

a)

Direct Election of Senators

b)

Recall

c)

Referendum

d)

Initiative

32.

An agreement or promise to defend and help another country.

a)

Militarism

b)

Alliance

c)

Imperialism

d)

Nationalism

33.

When one country takes over another territory to gain wealth and power.

a)

Militarism

b)

Alliance

c)

Imperialism

d)

Nationalism

34.

Building up weapons and forces to get ready for war.

a)

Militarism

b)

Alliance

c)

Imperialism

d)

Nationalism

35.

Having great pride in your country and willing to defend it. Every country wanted to prove it was superior.

a)

Militarism

b)

Alliance

c)

Imperialism

d)

Nationalism

36.

To be Neutral means...

a)

Fight with your Allies

b)

Picking one side in a conflict

c)

Not helping any side in a conflict

37.

What does the word Conflict mean?

a)

A disagreement

b)

A country in Europe

c)

My favorite hobby

38.

What event was started because of the actions in the picture?

a)

World War 1

b)

World Peace

c)

The Civil War

d)

World War 2

39.

What did Germany offer Mexico in the Zimmerman Telegram?

a)

German Dance Lessons

b)

German Language Lessons

c)

Land Mexico lost to the United States

d)

To be Best Friends

40.

Who was the first country to declare war beginning World War 1?

a)

Austria-Hungary

b)

Serbia

c)

Bosnia

d)

Germany

41.

What was "no mans land"?

a)

a stateless nation in the Middle East

b)

area between the trenches of the combatants

c)

land with no borders in Poland during WW I

42.

The Treaty of Versailles fixed the blame of the war on which country?

a)

Russia

b)

Germany

c)

Austria-Hungary

43.

agreement to stop conflict

a)

armistice

b)

blockade

c)

mandate

d)

reparations

44.

American servicemen in World War I

a)

doughboys

b)

total war

c)

trench warfare

d)

stalemate

45.

money paid for damages

a)

reparations

b)

total war

c)

mandate

d)

Pandemic

46.
What was a major reason the United States entered WWI (1917)?
a)
the Japanese had occupied Manchuria.
b)
foreign troops had landed on American soil
c)
the Austro-Hungarian Empire had invaded Belgium.
d)
Germany had resumed unrestricted submarine warfare.
47.
A major reason the U.S. entered WWI was to
a)
gain additional colonial possessions
b)
react to the bombing of Pearl Harbor
c)
safeguard freedom of the seas for the U.S.
d)
honor prewar commitments to its military allies
48.

The _________ front was 350 miles of trench

a)

long

b)

western

c)

no mans land

d)

none of the above

49.
a)
Enlist in the Military
b)
Dehumanize the Enemy
c)
Produce or Conserve Resources
d)
Finance the War
50.

World War 1 took place in:

a)
b)
c)
51.

Soldiers mainly fought from:

a)
b)
c)
52.

America got involved in the war when Germany sank the:

a)
b)
c)
53.

This was the treaty that finally ended World War 1:

a)
b)
c)
54.
What is nationalism?
a)
Love for one's country and desire to have that country independent.
b)
When nations want to control all countries.
c)
The battle between countries over unclaimed territories
d)
The process of becoming a nation and world power.
55.

What was the name of the new style of warfare during World War I?

a)

tank warfare

b)

plane warfare

c)

train warfare

d)

trench warfare

56.
World War 1 took place between what years?
a)
1939 - 1945
b)
1915 - 1920
c)
1914 - 1918
d)
1899 - 1914