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Gilded Age to Progressive Era
Gilded Age to Progressive Era
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1
Where did the majority of European immigrants arrive from their journey to the US?
Long Island
Ellis Island
Angel Island
Kiawah Island
2
Corrupt institutions that gave bribes and kickbacks to keep people loyal to party are ___.
political machines
defamation leagues
the mob
grift games
3
Which famous muckraker highlighted the plight of immigrants in urban city's tenement homes?
Jacob Riis
Lincoln Steffens
Ida Tarbell
Alice Paul
4
Membership by the US to this organization, proposed by Pres. Wilson in his 14 Points plan, was denied by the US Senate.
the Triple Entente
NATO
the League of Heroes
the League of Nations
5
Which organization sought to offer loans and lines of credit to farmers during bad seasons?
Knights of Labor
Credit Mobiler
Corn Federation
The Grange
6
What event caused the government to reform the Spoils system by creating a civil service test?
corruption in Tammany Hall
assassination of President Garfield
assassination of President McKinley
the economic crisis of 1873
7
The Dawes Act was designed to preserve Native American culture and heritage.
False
True
8
Why were many labor unions and labor leaders associated with fears of Communism or Anarchy?
unions threatened to steal earnings from business leaders
union strikes often broke out into violence and bloodshed
unions threatened to vote in a communist party into Congress
unions threatened financial stability in the nation in equal pay reforms
9
Because of Upton Sinclairs work in writing the "Jungle," what major reform was passed by Congress?
Antiquities Act
Sherman Anti-Trust Act
Interstate Commerce Act
Meat Inspection Act
10
The use of hunger strikes by suffragettes was a part of which women's movement protest method?
aggressive diplomacy
sit-ins
civil disobedience
moral persuasion
11
Which of the following reforms were push most by labor unions during the Gilded Age?
8 hour work days
affordable healthcare
paid vacation
student savings accounts
12
The Temperance Movement was responsible for the passage of which amendment banning alcohol?
14th Amendment
18th Amendment
16th Amedment
21st Amendment
13
What treaty brought about the end to World War One?
Treaty of Gudalupe-Hidalgo
Treaty of Ghent
Treaty of Versailles
Treaty of Paris 1918
14
Prior to the passage of the 19th amendment, which US territory granted women suffrage first?
Kansas
Colorado
Wyoming
Oregon
15
The largest ethnic population to come to the US in the "new immigration" period were ___.
Italians
Germans
Poles
Danes
16
According to this political cartoon, what did the US believe it needed in order to become a true world power?
a strong air force
access to new colonies
a strong navy
access to nuclear weapons
17
"The Declaration of Sentiments" written by Elizabeth Cady Stanton was modeled after the ____.
Declaration of Independence
Emancipation Proclamation
US Constitution
Treaty of Paris
18
Which major possession did the United States win during the Spanish-American War?
Philippines
Alaska
Hawaii
Panama
19
Farmers were most angry at the ___ Industry for their unfair price fixing on shipping rates.
Steel
Banking
Oil
Railroad
20
An organization that forms workers of a set trade are ____.
unions
clans
branches
guilds
21
Which nation was required to admit full blame for the outbreak of World War One?
Germany
Austria-Hungry
Japan
the Ottoman Empire
22
Which was
NOT
a part of President Thedore Roosevelts "Square Deal" policy plan to improve American's overall lives?
protecting consumers and children
conservation of national parks
women's suffrage
breaking up monopolies
23
Which movement was widely embraced by farmers and labor unions in the central US in the 1890s?
Abolitionism
Suffrage
Temperance
Populism
24
Which American literary classic was based off of the plight of poor farmers and laborers?
Of Mice and Men
Grapes of Wrath
Raisin in the Sun
Wizard of Oz
25
The Homestead Strike targeted working conditions in which industry?
steel
railroad
coal
oil
26
What cause had a direct effect on the "Closing" of the West?
the discovery of gold in the Badlands region
the invention of barbed wire
the slaughter of the buffalo herds
the rise in shipping rates for beef
27
Americans strongly opposed to the influx of new immigrants to the US were called ___.
Mugwumps
Nativists
Populists
Muckrakers
28
Which event would become the final violent confrontation between Native Americans and the US government?
the signing of the Dawes Act
the Battle of LIttle Bighorn
the Wounded Knee Massacre
the capture of the Apache leader, Geronimo
29
The era of "old immigration" saw European migration mainly from ___.
Italy
Ireland
England
Greece
30
What major factor forced the United States to abandon its neutral stance and join with Britain during World War One?
German's unchecked attacks with submarines
desire to earn lots of money in producing war supplies
the sinking of the Lusitania
the discovery of the Zimmerman Telegram
31
Which nation did the US go to war against in order to obtain colonies in the Pacific and the Caribbean?
Germany
Spain
China
Japan
32
People traveling through Angel Island were most likely from ____.
Ireland
China
Poland
Arabia
33
What reform was created to break up monopolies and increase competition in business?
Dodd-Frank Bill
Sherman Anti-Trust Act
Pure Food and Drug Act
The 16th Amendment
34
Which leader was instrumental in her efforts to convince President Wilson to pass the 19th amendment?
Alice Paul
Lucretia Mott
Susan B. Anthony
Elizabeth Cady Stanton
35
Which of the following push/pull factors made many immigrants leave Europe for the US?
promise of free housing and wealth
promise of corrupt free governments
promise of jobs and cheap land
promise of education and training
36
What amendment allowed for direct election of senators by voters rather than state legislatures
20th Amendment
18th Amendment
17th Amendment
16th Amendment
37
What was the
GREATEST
impact of America's entry into World War One?
American use of technology like tanks and airplanes helped them win
the Spanish Flu virus spread through allied lines must faster than before
Fresh American troops were strongly needed to defeat the exhausted Germans
American industry made a great deal of money selling weapons and supplies
38
What policy did President Theodore Roosevelt adopt to prevent European claims to the Western Hemisphere?
the Monroe Doctrine
moral diplomacy
Social Darwinism
the Roosevelt Corollary
39
The lodgings for most poor immigrants were called ___.
boarding houses
burbs
soddies
tenements
40
The death of Lt. Colonel George Custer at Little Bighorn led to a ____.
the forced placement of the Lakota people on reservations
peace proposal with the Lakota nation by the US government
the passage of the Indian Removal Act
the massacre of the Cheyenne people at Sand Creek, Colorado