2024 Final - Day 2

Question 1

What was the Zimmerman telegram?

Accepted Answer

A secret message from Germany asking Mexico to fight the U.S.

Question 2

Political machines always followed election laws and never used bribery.

Accepted Answer

FALSE

Question 3

The Gilded Age was a time when everything in the U.S. was truly great for everyone.

Accepted Answer

FALSE

Question 4

What is the main purpose of an alliance between nations?

Accepted Answer

To defend each other if one is attacked

Question 5

How did American citizens help support World War I at home?

Accepted Answer

They bought Liberty Bonds and saved resources

Question 6

Why did Germany use submarines during World War I?

Accepted Answer

To sink ships heading to Britain and its allies

Question 7

Liberty Bonds were given to soldiers as payment for their service.

Accepted Answer

FALSE

Question 8

Germany used submarines to sink ships heading to Britain and its allies.

Accepted Answer

TRUE

Question 9

What were Liberty Bonds?

Accepted Answer

Loans from citizens to the government to help pay for the war

Question 10

Political machines gave people jobs and housing to gain loyal voters.

Accepted Answer

TRUE

Question 11

Why did people support breaking up large trusts (monopolies)?

Accepted Answer

To ensure fair competition and protect customers

Question 12

Women gained the right to vote during the progressive reform period.

Accepted Answer

TRUE

Question 13

Why did the government pass food and drug regulations?

Accepted Answer

To stop unsafe products and false labeling

Question 14

What impact did Upton Sinclair’s novel The Jungle have?

Accepted Answer

It showed the need for stronger food and drug laws

Question 15

Why did the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand lead to a larger war?

Accepted Answer

Alliances pulled more countries into the conflict

Question 16

U.S. troops helped bring World War I to an end more quickly.

Accepted Answer

TRUE

Question 17

Why did countries want to build up their militaries?

Accepted Answer

To scare other countries and avoid being attacked

Question 18

How did political machines stay in power?

Accepted Answer

They did favors like giving jobs and housing to people in return for votes

Question 19

How did alliances actually help lead to war instead of peace?

Accepted Answer

They cause more countries to get involved when war began

Question 20

The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand helped trigger World War I.

Accepted Answer

TRUE

Question 21

What is militarism?

Accepted Answer

Growing a nation’s military to increase its power

Question 22

Countries built up their militaries during the Industrial Revolution to create more jobs.

Accepted Answer

FALSE

Question 23

What was the main goal of the conservation movement?

Accepted Answer

To protect natural resources and the environment

Question 24

American factories focused only on making cars and toys during the war.

Accepted Answer

FALSE

Question 25

Alliances always prevented wars from starting.

Accepted Answer

FALSE

Question 26

Nationalism sometimes made people hateful toward other countries.

Accepted Answer

TRUE

Question 27

Nationalism is a mild love for your country and respect for all others.

Accepted Answer

FALSE

Question 28

Women stayed out of the workforce during World War 1 and did not help in any way.

Accepted Answer

FALSE

Question 29

The temperance movement supported the increase of alcohol consumption.

Accepted Answer

FALSE

Question 30

What is imperialism?

Accepted Answer

Building empires by taking over weaker countries

Question 31

What was the main goal of the temperance movement?

Accepted Answer

To reduce or ban alcohol consumption

Question 32

Why did states and the national government begin banning child labor?

Accepted Answer

Public concern grew about working conditions for children

Question 33

What is nationalism?

Accepted Answer

Extreme loyalty to a country and belief that it must be more powerful

Question 34

What is a political machine?

Accepted Answer

An organization that controlled local governments by gaining lots of votes

Question 35

Which of these is NOT an action that political machines often took?

Accepted Answer

Encouraging peaceful protests

Question 36

Americans helped fund World War 1 by buying Liberty Bonds.

Accepted Answer

TRUE

Question 37

What impact did US troops have on World War I?

Accepted Answer

They helped speed up the end of the war

Question 38

What did American factories produce during World War I?

Accepted Answer

Weapons, food, and military supplies

Question 39

Who were “robber barons”?

Accepted Answer

Rich people that controlled industries with unfair/unethical practices

Question 40

Why did imperialism lead to conflict between countries?

Accepted Answer

Countries competed to build bigger empires

Question 41

Why did submarine warfare make Americans angry?

Accepted Answer

American lives were lost when Germany sank ships

Question 42

How did Americans react to the Zimmerman telegram?

Accepted Answer

They were outraged and felt threatened

Question 43

How did nationalism affect people’s views of other countries?

Accepted Answer

It caused hatred and distrust toward other nations

Question 44

How did robber barons treat workers during the Gilded Age?

Accepted Answer

They exploited them with low pay and dangerous working conditions

Question 45

The Zimmerman telegram was a message from the U.S. inviting Germany to join their side.

Accepted Answer

FALSE

Question 46

What event directly triggered the start of World War I?

Accepted Answer

The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand

Question 47

The Zimmerman telegram helped bring the U.S. closer to joining World War I.

Accepted Answer

TRUE

Question 48

Upton Sinclair’s The Jungle focused on the unfair treatment of farmers.

Accepted Answer

FALSE

Question 49

The name "Gilded Age" refers to how things looked good on the outside but were often corrupt underneath.

Accepted Answer

TRUE

Question 50

What major labor reform happened after the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire?

Accepted Answer

An 8-hour workday was set for some workers

Question 51

Militarism is the belief that a strong military makes a nation more powerful.

Accepted Answer

TRUE

Question 52

Trust busting was about breaking up monopolies to allow more competition.

Accepted Answer

TRUE

Question 53

Robber barons made huge fortunes by taking control of entire industries.

Accepted Answer

TRUE

Question 54

Imperialism caused conflict because countries were competing to build larger empires.

Accepted Answer

TRUE

Question 55

Alliances were agreements between nations to support each other if attacked.

Accepted Answer

TRUE

Question 56

What was the Gilded Age?

Accepted Answer

The US seemed successful but had hidden problems, corruption & mistreatment

Question 57

After the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire, people demanded stronger labor protections.

Accepted Answer

TRUE

Question 58

What made the Gilded Age seem impressive from the outside?

Accepted Answer

Rapid development of new technology and productivity

Question 59

What major achievement did women gain during this reform period?

Accepted Answer

The right to vote

Question 60

Robber barons were known for treating their workers fairly and paying high wages.

Accepted Answer

FALSE

Question 61

In the Zimmerman telegram, Germany promised to help Mexico take back land from the U.S.

Accepted Answer

TRUE

Question 62

How did women contribute to World War 1?

Accepted Answer

They took factory jobs and worked in support roles like the Red Cross

Question 63

German attacks killed Americans and made many people in the U.S. angry and worried.

Accepted Answer

TRUE

Question 64

Once war started, alliances helped pull more countries into the conflict.

Accepted Answer

TRUE

2024 Final - Day 2

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2024 Final - Day 2

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