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United States History KSA Review Part #1
United States History KSA Review Part #1
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1
What was the final major event in the "Indian Wars"?
Custer's Last Stand
Wounded Knee
The Treaty of Fort Laramie
The Sand Creek Massacre
2
The Progressive Movement regarded all of the following as worthy goals
except
Fostering efficiency in the workplace
Protecting social welfare
Promoting business monopolies
Creating economic reform
3
All of the following factors contributed to the immense industrial boom of the early 1900's but
a growing urban population
government support for business
a wealth of natural resources
emergence of the middle class
4
These women would be described as which of the following?
Rosie the Riveters
Gibson Girls
Suffragists
Flappers
5
"We all wore white man's clothes and ate white man's food." This is an example of
Adaptation
Arbitration
Assimilation
Americanization
6
The term “trust-busting” refers to:
Building trust among various racial and ethnic groups
Government actions to break up monopolies and restore competition
Creating financial trusts to support public infrastructure projects
Efforts by labor unions to establish trust funds for workers
7
The prosperity that developed in the 1920's
Led to a growing level of savings by Americans
Closed the gap between the rich and poor
Was accompanied by a great deal of consumer debt
Enabled labor unions to gain strength
8
Which event did yellow press sensationalism most influence U.S. governmental actions?
The attack on Pearl Harbor
The Cuban Missile Crisis
The events of 9/11
The sinking of the USS Maine
9
What group of immigrants primarily worked on the Central Pacific Railroad part of the Transcontinental Railroad?
German
Chinese
Irish
Italian
10
The men who found fault with the "captains of industry" mostly felt that these men
Tried to take the United States back to a period of aristocracy
Built their corporate wealth and power by exploiting their workers
Were environmentally insensitive
Had no real business ability
11
Which of the following was NOT a cause of World War I?
Imperialist competition
European nationalism
American isolationism
The stockpiling of weapons
12
What most contributed to more social independence of Americans in the early 20th century?
Emergence of Victorian ideals
Rise of Populist movement
Greater access to automobiles
Improved telecommunications
13
The law that required truthful labels was the
Interstate Commerce Act
Pure Food and Drug Act
Meat Inspection Act
Sherman Antitrust Act
14
Which amendment to the U.S. Constitution gave women the right to vote in national elections?
15th Amendment
19th Amendment
18th Amendment
17th Amendment
15
The rapid growth of industry in the United States helped fuel imperialism because
The U.S. was producing too many goods and needed new markets
America needed unspoiled places for its workers to vacation
Americans had more time to read about foreign places
Americans wanted to take over foreign factories
16
The Harlem Renaissance was notable for its contribution to:
The improvement in economic conditions in the South
The advancement of civil rights legislation
The development of agricultural techniques
The creation and spread of jazz music and African-American culture
17
Which of the following would be the best example of moral reform?
Prohibition
Cleaning up the meat-packing industry
Scientific management
YMCA construction of libraries
18
Which of the following "robber barons" is depicted in this political cartoon?
JP Morgan
Andrew Carnegie
John D. Rockefeller
Cornelius Vanderbilt
19
Which of the following was not a cause of the Spanish-American War?
Cuba pleading for U.S. help to gain independence from Spain
The explosion of the USS Maine
Yellow Journalism
The construction of the Panama Canal
20
Americans supported World War I by all of the following EXCEPT:
Victory gardens
Lightless nights
Mandatory rationing
Buying war bonds
21
During the Red Scare, Attorney General A. Mitchell Palmer believed that he needed to protect the American people from
Big business
Political radicals, such as communists and anarchists
Labor union members
Corruption and fraud
22
In
The Jungle
, Upton Sinclair exposed
Unsanitary conditions in the meat-packing industry
Dangers faced by working children
Illegal deals involving the U.S. Forest Bureau
The corrupt business practices of the Standard Oil Company
23
The goal of the Open Door policy was?
An organization to resolve international conflicts
Equal access to trade in areas of China
Peaceful transition of colonies to independent countries
Access to China for U.S. military bases
24
Two areas where Roosevelt’s progressivism made substantial headway were
Consumer and conservation legislation
Stock market and securities legislation
Immigration and racial legislation
Agricultural and mining legislation
25
Which lands did the United States acquire as a result of the Spanish-American War?
Texas and New Mexico
Alaska and Hawaii
Louisiana Territory and the Old Northwest
Guam, the Philippines, and Puerto Rico
26
All of the following were reasons for the United States to enter World War I EXCEPT:
The invasion of Belgium
The sinking of the Lusitania
The Zimmerman Note
An attempt to secure loans made to Great Britain and France
27
During the years 1918 and 1919, at least fifty million people died worldwide as a result of:
The Spanish influenza pandemic (world-wide epidemic)
Improved military technology
Adulterated (impure) food
The Great Depression
28
What was the purpose of the Homestead Act?
To prevent African Americans from settling in the West
Settle Native Americans in farming communities
To make money for the government
Encourage white families to develop the West
29
The Roosevelt Corollary was an extension of what previous American foreign policy?
Platt Amendment
Open Door Policy
The Foraker Act
Monroe Doctrine
30
Ida Tarbell wrote about which of the following?
Lynching in the South
Horrible conditions for workers in the meatpacking industry in Chicago
Horrible conditions in New York City slums
Standard Oil
31
Muckrakers were
Conservationists
Journalists
Politicians
Suffragists
32
Which of the following identifies a significant impact that radio had on U.S. society?
It stimulated greater readership of newspapers
It heightened consumer interest in television
It increased access to news and entertainment
It transformed attitude toward gender roles
33
The Espionage and Sedition Acts affected freedom of speech because they
Allowed the government to silence ideas
Forced restaurants to offer “liberty sandwiches”
Forced the repeal of the 1st Amendment
Promoted biased ideas designed to sway people’s thinking
34
Most U.S. soldiers engaged in trench warfare on the western front were fighting where?
Russia
France
Germany
England
35
Among the following issues, which received the LEAST attention from Progressive policymakers?
Racial equality
Fair labor practices
Food and drug purity
Antitrust reforms
36
Which of the following nations was NOT a member of the “Big Four”?
Italy
Russia
France
Britain
37
What motivated President Theodore Roosevelt to send the Great White Fleet on a worldwide tour?
Reluctance by Europe to accept the Open Door Policy
Japan’s emergence as a world power
Pirates seizing United States ships off the coast of Africa
Political tensions in new American colonies
38
What is the main purpose of patronage?
To increase government funds
To reward one’s political supporters
To avoid concentrating power in one individual or group
To increase government efficiency
39
The war might have involved only two nations, Austria-Hungary and Serbia, if not for
Propaganda
The American Expeditionary Force
Imperialism
The alliance system
40
Most "new" immigrants
Tried hard to maintain their "Old Country" culture in America
Quickly assimilated into mainstream American culture
Were rarely allowed to enter America
Eventually returned to their country of origin
41
The Treaty of Versailles overlooked the importance of
Identifying the guilty party in a war
Including powerful nations in international peace-keeping
Crippling any nations that might prove dangerous
Treating all nations justly, including the losers of a war
42
The MAIN goal of the NAACP was
Regulation of the banking industry
Better working conditions
Equality among the races
Voting rights for women
43
What was the MOST important flaw with the Dawes Act?
Native Americans got land that was unfit for farming
Native Americans thought 160 acres was not enough land
Plains tribes had no interest in farming
Native Americans were not adequately taught to farm
44
What was the main goal of most muckraking journalists?
To increase public awareness of America’s great potential
Fame through the creation of articles of high interest
Ending corrupt relationships between govt and big business
Exposing socioeconomic problems in need of govt attention
45
Why were scabs so unpopular with striking workers during the late 1800's?
They were socialists
They were part of management
They were federal troops
They were workers used to break strikes
46
A major problem faced by settlers on the Great Plains in the 1870's was
High price of land
Scarcity of water
Overcrowding
Lack of new farm technology
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19
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century city bosses and their “machines” retained control of city governments by
Establishing local militias to prevent outside interference
Using police forces to protect organized labor
Providing aid to citizens in exchange for political support
Developing alliances among diverse immigrant populations
48
Prior to U.S. entry into World War I, what factor most challenged the nation’s neutrality?
Great Britain’s blockade of European ports
Germany’s unrestricted submarine warfare
Mexico’s support of the Central Powers
Russia’s withdrawal of troops after the Bolshevik Revolution
49
Volunteer cavalry regiment that served in the Spanish-American War.
Easy Company
Tuskegee Airmen
Buffalo Soldiers
Rough Riders
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Extending a nation’s authority over other countries by economic, political, or military means.
Interventionism
Imperialism
Assimilation
Isolationism