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What is this a definition of: Building an emperor by expanding territories and building colonies.
Nationalism
Imperialism
Alliances
Militarism
2
What ISN’T a way White settlers killed off bisons
The pastime of killing bison from trains
Disease and destruction of land
Invasive Species
The demand of bison robes
3
Why did the United States have a foreign policy of neutrality for so long
Immigrants chose to only support our enemies
America’s immigrants came from different nations that they supported
Activists were running secret organizations that by murder kept US neutral
Activists threatened to kill and expose President Wilson
4
How did Reconstruction come to an end?
People feel our country’s bad decisions will lead to another revolution
Northern Republicans lost power
African Americans protest and rightfully so get granted their rights
5
Gave anybody the opportunity to own acreage if they could farm and improve the land in 5 yrs. What does this describe?
Dawes Act
Homestead Act
6
What wasn’t a major change caused by industrialization
A new perspective on steel
Plumbing and Building Codes
An increase in farming
The invention of cars and air planes
7
Origins: English, Irish, German, and Scandinavian. Religions: Irish Catholic. Languages: Mostly English.
After 1885
Early Immigrants
8
What was the name of the leader who tricked Russia’s people to communism?
Vladimir Lenin
Vector Louise
Louise Vector
Lenin Vladimir
9
Cannot forbid any man over 21 of voting
15th amendment
13th amendment
19th amendment
14th amendment
10
Define the sharecropping system
Supposedly freedman had to continue to farm other people’s land for no pay
Farmers got stuck in an endless cycle of producing crops
Landowners allowed people to farm/live on their land for a portion of crops
11
List three of the most important weapons in World War 1
Machine guns, tanks, and horses
Machine guns, horses, and trenches
Machine guns, tanks, and trenches
Machine guns, trenches, and cannons
12
Who WASN’T part of women’s suffrage?
Lucy Stone
Susan B. Anthony
Jane Goodall
Elizabeth Candy Stanton
13
Removed Native Americans from their land, so homesteaders could have it. What does this describe?
Dawes Act
Homestead Act
14
What the goal of the Radical Reconstructions’ plan
Reconstruct the Southern power structure and punish confederates
To strengthen our military
Reconstruct the Northern power structure and punish confederates
To strengthen our military, specifically the navy
15
What were some people’s response to immigration
Overjoyed to have more people, culture, and labor
Irritated and wanted to limit immigration
Sad that there was less room and wanted to conserve land
Confused that anybody would want to travel all the way to America
16
What is this a definition of: The movement of population from farms to urban areas or cities.
Muckrakers
Conservation
Urbanization
Immigration
17
What is this a definition of: Agreements between countries to help each other during war time.
Imperialism
Nationalism
Alliances
Militarism
18
In the Spanish-American War, US gained 3 countries for 20 million as well as Cuba as a protectorate List the 3 countries
Guam, Puerto Rico, and the Philippines
Guam, Japan, and Hawaii
Guam, Puerto Rico, and Hawaii
Guam, Japan, and Kenya
19
Which one ISN’T a solution that conservation brought?
Artists like Thomas Moran helped create images to educate people
Trees began to grow taller and faster
The creation of Yellowstone
Preserved land
20
What WASN’T an effect of the death of the bison on the Plain Indians
Clothing and Tools
Food
Religion
Holidays
21
What WASN’T a push factor?
Freedom
Growing Populations
Pogroms
Political Unrest and Persecution
22
Who were the freedman
The women involved in women’s rights
A group of formerly enslaved people
African American children
People who had ancestors in the American Revolution
23
The exclusive possession or control of the supply of or trade in a commodity service. What definition is this?
Monopolies
Labor Unions
Trusts
24
Defines citizens as all persons born or naturalized in the U.S.
15th amendment
14th amendment
19th amendment
13th amendment
25
What was one positive effect of the telegraph?
Created the possibility of communicating with anyone where ever they lived
Led to the invention of sign language
Led to the invention of Morse code and the fame of Graham Alexander
Could reach out to other countries
26
What WASN’T a name by which World War 1 was known for?
World War 1
The War to End All Wars
World War of America
The Great War
27
Why did Russia or soon to be known as the Soviet Union drop out of the war?
Thought that if they stayed in the war they would never recover
Was having their own revolution for unfair representation
Ran out of people
The Cold Weather
28
Wealthy Industrialist seemed to have more influence that people who actually voted and bosses bribed people for votes.
This a problem before conservation
This is a problem of Urbanization
This is a problem of Immigration
This is a problem of Corruption in Government
29
What is this a definition of: Strong feelings of pride and unity among a particular group of people.
Alliances
Militarism
Nationalism
Imperialism
30
Instead of living on the land they were promised they got moved to reserves with bad conditions.
This a definition of the African American Removal Act
This is a definition of the Indian Removal Act
This is a definition of the Freedman Removal Act
31
An organized association of workers, formed to protect and further their right and interests. What definition is this?
Trusts
Monopolies
Labor Unions
32
What were the advantages of the steam engine
Made jobs for the population of homelessness
Steam engines could be built anywhere, versus ships
Used less resources
Took very few people to build or construct the steam engine
33
Germany, Austria-Hungary, Bulgaria, and Ottoman Empire. What alliance are the countries apart of?
Central Powers
Allies
Both
None of the Above
34
For big companies; is a way to link multiple corporations together. What definition is this?
Labor Unions
Trusts
Monopolies
35
What was the goal of Lincoln’s plan
To restore taxation without representation
To restore corruption and prevent riots
To restore the disqualification of former officials of the confederacy
To restore the union without causing permanent anger and division
36
Origins: Italian, Russian, Greek, Asian, Pole and Hungarian. Religions: Jewish, Buddhist, etc. Languages: Many Different
After 1885
Early Immigrants
37
What WASN’T a factor that drew Americans westward
Bison
Gold
Natural resources and land
Medicinal botanic
38
What WASN’T a pull factor?
Low Fares on Steamships
Freedom
Growing Populations
Cheap Land and Industrial Jobs
39
The Conservation President was…
Theodore Roosevelt
Abraham Lincoln
Thomas Jefferson
Thomas Moran
40
Is it true or false that 80% of America farmed before the industrial revolution but only 1% after?
True
False
41
What class was involved in the Progressive Era?
Upper Class
Lower Class
Middle Class
42
What was the solution to Corruption in Government
Reconstruction
Protesting and Riots
Progressive Reforms
Bribery
43
What ISN’T a problem Urbanization caused?
Flourishing Crimes
Garbage in the streets
Unhygienic Expectations
Polluted factories with no fire exits
44
Why was the middle class able to participate in these social movements?
Progressive Era
Westward Expansion
Industrial Revolution
Reconstruction
45
In 1853, the US sends Commodore Matthew Perry with warships to force __________ to trade with us. This describes…
Panama Canal
Spanish American War
Japan Opens to Trade
46
What ISN’T something that pushed the US into war?
American Immigrants
German U-Boat Attacks
Zimmerman Telegram
47
The Panama Canal connects the Eastern and Western coasts of the US offering protection for our coasts and merchant ships
True
False
48
What is this a definition of: A group of American writers identified with pre-World War 1 reform and expose writing.
Immigration
Conservation
Muckrakers
Urbanization
49
What was the purpose of Black Codes
To reduce power in our society
To make sure Americans were properly educated on the country they lived in
To prevent Black Americans from voting and decrease their power
To make more money
50
What isn’t a detail of the Reconstruction Act
Disband state government and disqualify former officials of the confederacy
Rewrite Constitution
Ratify 14th amendment and allow African American men to vote
To make sharecropping and black codes illegal
51
What is this a definition of: Fascination with military powers and the glory of war.
Militarism
Alliances
Imperialism
Nationalism
52
In 1920, this gave women the right to vote
15th amendment
14th amendment
19 amendment
13th amendment
53
What definition is this: A period of widespread social activism and political reform in the US from 1890 to the 1920’s
Reconstruction
Progressive Era
Westward Expansion
Industrial Revolution
54
What is something the new perspective of steel created
Silverware
Trains and boats
Steel and Iron
Skyscrapers and bridges
55
Which one ISN’T a part of the events of the Panama Canal
We offered 10 million to Columbia for the canal, but they refused
Not only did we gain the Panama Canal but also some of Columbia
For the canal the US gave Panama money and support for their independence
The Panama Canal began in 1904 and was opened in 1914
56
Great Britain, France, Russia (until 1917), Italy (after 1915), US (after 1917) What alliance are the countries apart of
Allies
None of the Above
Both
Central Powers
57
Outlaws slavery in the U.S. and gives congress the power to interfere
19th amendment
14th amendment
15th amendment
13th amendment
58
How DIDN’T railroads contribute to westward expansion and industrialization
Helped towns and cities grow rapidly
Could be built anywhere
Grew the American economy by using lots of gas
Transported goods and people
59
What are two reasons the US sold supplies to the Allies despite the stated policy of neutrality?
Got America working again and we owed Britain money
Made lots of money and we owed Britain money
Got America working again and made us lots of money
None of the Above
60
Thinking like expansionists, the US decided to join the ____________________ by invading the Philippines and Cuba
Panama Canal
World War 1
Japan Opens to Trade
Spanish American War
61
What ISN’T a solution to the problems Urbanization caused?
Streets cleaned and garbage collectors
Building codes and plumbing
Hand washing stations
Religious groups established schools and orphanages
62
What was No Man’s Land?
The area between an enemy country and a river
The area between two countries’ trenches
The area between the service line and base line on a tennis court
The area that a machine gun cannot reach
63
Who played a major role in the influence of art on conservation
Thomas Moran
Thomas Jefferson
Abraham Lincoln
Theodore Roosevelt
64
True or False: The US joining the war caused the Allies to lose
False
True
65
Which one DOESN’T show a problem before conservation?
People didn’t know what land that was trying to be conserved looked like
Over-population of animals that destroyed land
Fear of over urbanizing
Hurt land from mining
