Wilson's Fourteen Points:

a proposal including establishing the League of Nations.

The Meat Inspection Act was created in response to conditions revealed in...

the book "The Jungle" by Upton Sinclair.

The Panama Canal was built because ...

the US needed a shortcut around South America.

The causes of the Spanish-American War include....

the "Delome Letter" which criticized President McKinley.

The US joined the Allied side in 1917 because...

Germany was sinking ships with their submarines.

Listed below are goals of Progressives, except one. Which one is NOT a goal?

Give business tycoons tax breaks.

What's so important about Archduke Franz Ferdinand, heir to the Austro-Hungarian throne?

He was assassinated and this began the war.

The 19th amendment...

granted women the right to vote.

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Day 2 STAAR Review: Progressive Era, Imperialism, & World War I

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1
An example of new weapon technology during World War I includes all of these except...
factories run by women.
machine guns
poison gas
airplane warfare
2
Wilson's Fourteen Points:
a proposal for organizing the army.
a proposal to build factories in France.
a proposal to abolish slavery in Europe.
a proposal including establishing the League of Nations.
3
World War I began in ...
1890
1914
1929
1980
4
The Meat Inspection Act was created in response to conditions revealed in...
a newspaper article "Meat Industry Saves Money" by W.Wilson.
the book "The Jungle" by Upton Sinclair.
the book "To Kill a Mockingbird" by Harper Lee.
the 16th amendment of the Constitution.
5
Newspapers increased their circulation by exaggerating the truth about Cuba; this was called...
the Roosevelt Corollary.
good reporting.
imperialism.
yellow journalism.
6
The term used to describe the right to vote.
suffrage
tenement
initiative
recall
7
The Panama Canal was built because ...
the Rough Riders attacked Panama.
Roosevelt needed to give to the government of Panama a gift.
the US needed a shortcut around South America.
Spain wanted to build a shortcut around South America.
8
The causes of the Spanish-American War include....
the purchase of Alaska in 1867.
the building of the Panama Canal.
the decision to allow women to vote.
the "Delome Letter" which criticized President McKinley.
9
Federal income tax was established with the passing of the...
16th amendment
19th amendment
17th amendment
18th amendment
10
The US joined the Allied side in 1917 because...
we wanted to to try out new weapon technology.
General Pershing was concerned about the Pacific.
Germany was sinking ships with their submarines.
the League of Nations wasn't fixing the problems.
11
Listed are some causes of World War I. Which is NOT a cause and should NOT be on the list?
Nations built up large armies to secure their empires.
The Platt amendment.
European countries competed to create empires.
Nationalism caused people to have pride in their country.
12
Listed below are goals of Progressives, except one. Which one is NOT a goal?
Create economic reform.
Give business tycoons tax breaks.
Protect social welfare.
Reform politics and government.
13
What's so important about Archduke Franz Ferdinand, heir to the Austro-Hungarian throne?
He was the commander of the US troops.
He was the leader of the Allied side in World War I.
He opposed the formation of the League of Nations.
He was assassinated and this began the war.
14
The 19th amendment...
provided for the direct election of senators.
established the regulation of the meat packing industry.
prohibited alcohol from manufacture, sale, & transportation.
granted women the right to vote.
15
What is the name of the document signed to end WW I? It put the blame on the war on Germany.
Wilson's 14 Points.
Treaty of Versailles.
Zimmerman Note
League of Nations Proposal.
16
Conservation of wilderness areas in the U.S. & expanse of public-owned land is attributed to...
Theodore Roosevelt
W.E.B. DuBois
Jacob Riis
Woodrow Wilson
17
The founder of the NAACP and an early civil rights leader is...
Eugene V. Debs
Upton Sinclair
Woodrow Wilson
W.E.B. DuBois

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