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US History Study Notes Quiz

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following had the greatest impact on the railroad industry?

a)

Standard gauge

b)

Standard time

c)

Pullman Car

d)

Refrigerated box car

2.

John D. Rockefeller was most associated with the ________.

a)

Steel Industry

b)

Standard Oil Company

c)

Railroad Industry

d)

Automobile Industry

3.

Which invention is associated with Thomas Alva Edison?

a)

Telephone

b)

Microphone

c)

Motion picture

d)

Light bulb

4.

Ellis Island, located in the New York Harbor, had over 12 million immigrants come there during the late 1800s to the early 1900s. True or False?

a)

True

b)

False

5.

What was a tactic effectively used by labor unions such as the American Federation of Labor?

a)

Strikes

b)

Collective bargaining

c)

Boycotts

d)

Sit-ins

6.

The completion of the Transcontinental Railroad took place in _______.

a)

1865

b)

1867

c)

1869

d)

1871

7.

Who are considered muckrakers?

a)

A) Ida Tarbell, Upton Sinclair, Jacob Riis

b)

B) Theodore Roosevelt, Jane Addams, W.E.B. Du Bois

c)

C) Harriet Beecher Stowe, Jane Addams, Ida Tarbell

d)

D) W.E.B. Du Bois, Upton Sinclair, Theodore Roosevelt

8.

Upton Sinclair's book, The Jungle, led to the creation of which organization?

a)

FDA

b)

NAACP

c)

Hull House

d)

Platt Amendment

9.

In the late 19th century US, poor hygiene and growing city populations contributed to a greater likelihood of the spread of ______.

a)

diseases

b)

democracy

c)

wealth

d)

education

10.

The 19th amendment dealt with ______.

a)

A) women's suffrage

b)

B) prohibition

c)

C) civil rights

d)

D) income tax

11.

The Platt Amendment gave the US executive control over which country's constitution?

a)

Cuba

b)

Puerto Rico

c)

Spain

d)

Mexico

12.

Which of the following statements is true about the US involvement in the creation of the Panama Canal?

a)

The US opposed Panama's independence.

b)

The US aided its construction after recognizing Panama's independence.

c)

The US had no role in the construction of the Panama Canal.

d)

The US involvement was limited to financial support.

13.

The Roosevelt Corollary to the Monroe Doctrine states that other countries should stay out of the Western hemisphere or the US will use "__________".

a)

diplomatic negotiations

b)

international police power

c)

economic sanctions

d)

military alliances

14.

Which amendment to the US Constitution abolished slavery?

a)

A) 13th Amendment

b)

B) 14th Amendment

c)

C) 15th Amendment

d)

D) 16th Amendment

15.

What was the primary purpose of the Sherman Antitrust Act?

a)

A) To regulate interstate commerce

b)

B) To break up monopolies

c)

C) To establish a federal income tax

d)

D) To create the Federal Reserve

16.

Which event marked the end of the Reconstruction era in the United States?

a)

The election of 1876

b)

The signing of the Emancipation Proclamation

c)

The start of the Civil War

d)

The passage of the 14th Amendment

17.

Which of the following was a significant effect of the Homestead Act of 1862?

a)

Increased urbanization

b)

Expansion of the railroad industry

c)

Settlement of the western United States

d)

Growth of the steel industry

18.

Which of the following was a major goal of the Progressive Movement in the United States?

a)

Expansion of territorial boundaries

b)

Regulation of monopolies

c)

Strengthening of military power

d)

Promotion of isolationism

19.

Which of the following was a significant outcome of the Spanish-American War?

a)

Annexation of Hawaii

b)

Acquisition of the Philippines

c)

Construction of the Panama Canal

d)

Establishment of the League of Nations

20.

What was the primary goal of the Monroe Doctrine?

a)

To promote trade with Europe

b)

To prevent European colonization in the Americas

c)

To establish a federal banking system

d)

To expand US territory into Canada