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American Imperialism and the Progressive Era

Total questions: 24

Worksheet time: 19mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following best states the primary goal of prohibitionists?

4 points

a)

to eliminate the sale of alcohol to minors

b)

to eliminate the use of alcohol in society

c)

to reduce accident in the workplace

d)

to reduce the availability of alcohol to minors

2.

Which of the following defines Yellow Journalism?

a)

Writing about bad stuff to cause change

b)

Exaggerating events to sell newspapers

c)

Investigative journalism

d)

Reporting only the truth

3.
What amendment provided suffrage for women (1920)?
a)
16th
b)
17th
c)
18th
d)
19th
4.
Which Progressive President used Big Stick Diplomacy and was known as a Trust buster?
a)
Teddy Roosevelt
b)
Taft
c)
Woodrow Wilson
d)
Luke Skywalker
5.
The banning of alcohol.
a)
Institution
b)
Referendum
c)
Principal
d)
Prohibition
6.
What is the Panama Canal?
a)
a northwest passage through Canada
b)
a waterway through northern Egypt
c)
A waterway connecting the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans through Panama
d)
A river that runs through Panama
7.
 What was the United States warship called that exploded killing over 200 American sailors?
a)
U S Maine
b)
USS Maine
c)
USS Maybe
d)
US Maritime 
8.
Whose favorite proverb was "Speak softly and carry a big stick?
a)
Theodore Roosevelt
b)
Woodrow Wilson 
c)
William McKinley
d)
James Manroe 
9.
Who was the person who founded the settlement house (Hull House) for the Assimilation and Americanization of the immigrant poor?
a)
Elixabeth Cady Stanton
b)
Jane Addams
c)
Susan B. Anthony
d)
Belle Starr
10.

Q: Around 1920, the number of children aged 10 to 15 in the industrial workforce began to decline for which of the following reasons?

a)

States began to require children to attend school until a certain age and to limit the ages at which they could be employed.

b)

The American birth rate declined, thus reducing the number of children available to work.

c)

Introduction of the minimum wage made child labor uneconomical.

d)

The Supreme Court sustained laws barring the interstate sale of goods produced by child labor.

11.

Q: Constitutional amendments enacted during the Progressive Era concerned all of the following EXCEPT:

a)

imposition of an income tax.

b)

imposition of poll taxes.

c)

extension of suffrage to women.

d)

prohibition of the sale of alcoholic beverages.

e)

procedures for electing United States senators.

12.
Yellow journalists such as Hearst and Pulitzer blamed who for blowing up The U.S.S. Maine?
a)
Spanish Terrorists
b)
Cubans
c)
American Soldiers
13.
Teddy Roosevelt’s approach to foreign policy was “Speak _____ and carry a big ______”.
a)
hard, name
b)
softly, stick
c)
loudly, bat
14.
The new territories gained because of imperialism affected the U.S. by
a)
satisfying the complaints of anti-imperialists
b)
providing strategic naval bases and new opportunities for trade
c)
leading the U.S. into permanent alliances with European countries
15.
Which constitutional amendment banned the manufacture and sale of alcohol?
a)
17th
b)
16th
c)
18th
d)
19th
16.
The efforts of Susan B. Anthony and Frances Willard of the women’s suffrage movement led to women
a)
becoming property owners in some states
b)
gaining the right to attend state universities
c)
earning the same wages as men
d)
gaining the right to vote
17.
Theodore Roosevelt formed a group of soldiers during The Spanish American War and named them what? 
a)
The Rough Riders
b)
The Blue Angels
c)
The Green Berets
18.
What was the impact of the Bull Moose Party, a third party, on the outcome of the election of 1912?
a)
The Bull Moose Party won the election making Teddy Roosevelt the first third party president.
b)
The Bull Moose Party took votes from the Wilson, the Democrat, allowing Taft, the Republican, to win. 
c)
The Bull Moose Party took votes from the Taft, the Republican, allowing Wilson, the Democrat, to win.
19.
At the end of The Spanish American War, what territories did The United States gain?
a)
Guam, Puerto Rico, Philippine Islands
b)
Cuba, Hawaii, and Alaska
c)
Granada, Hawaii, and Samoa
20.
Which law was passed right after The Jungle was written?
a)
Federal Reserve Act
b)
Interstate Commerce Act
c)
Meat Inspection Act
21.
Muckrakers contributed to the rise of Progressivism in the early years of the 20th century by
a)
writing favorable biographies about wealthy Americans
b)
exposing widespread corruption in business and government
c)
joining women’s suffrage movement.
22.
Which amendment created a federal income tax?
a)
16th amendment
b)
17th amendment
c)
18th amendment
d)
19th amendment
23.

Which of the following is the best definition for Muckraking?

a)

when a country takes over more land to extend its power

b)

when people pass laws to change issues in society

c)

when people believe that the rich are rich because they are the best and the poor are poor because they are worse

d)

when people dig up corruption (in society, business, etc.) and expose it—either by writing about it or publishing pictures of it

24.

What is imperialism?

a)

a type of government ruled by a single person

b)

when people dig up corruption (in society, business, etc.) and expose it—either by writing about it or publishing pictures of it

c)

isolating a country from the rest of the world

d)

extending a country’s power and influence over other parts of the world