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Which of the following is an example of a pull factor?
Factory jobs available
Mandatory military service
Religious persecution
Not enough jobs
2
What country never joined the League of Nations?
United States
Belgium
Italy
France
3
In order to maintain the security of the nation, the United States needs colonies in which it can establish naval bases.
Anti-Imperialism
Pro-Imperialism
4
What were Jim Crow Laws?
Laws designed to enforce segregation of African Americans rom whites
African Americans vote and serve in government
North loses interest after economic depression
grants freedmen rights of citizenship
5
If the United States is to compete in a global economy, it needs to look beyond its borders for markets.
Pro-Imperialism
Anti-Imperialism
6
A common goal of muckrakers was to
increase public awareness of social, political, and economic problems
encourage government officials to decrease the regulation of business
publicize the achievements of the captains of industry
create a demand for new political parties to replace the two major parties
7
Rockefeller, and Carnegie were referred to as robber barons because they
gained all of their wealth by illegal means
stole money from state and local governments
were ruthless in dealing with competitors
bought titles of nobility from foreign governments
8
What is a philanthropist?
A business owner
A wealthy person that does charitable deeds
A person with several businesses
An inventor
9
What term is best described by a nation’s policy of increasing its power or territorial control of other areas?
communism
democracy
internationalism
imperialism
10
Plessy v. Ferguson ruled -
desegregation of schools
Separate but equal
separate is unequal
integration of schools
11
Which of the following is an example of a push factor
Family living in the United States
Plenty of fatory jobs available
Freedom
War in your country
12
What is the major purpose of organized labor (unions)?
bargaining for better wages and working conditions
determining the price of exported goods
increasing the productivity of workers
nominating candidates for political office
13
The formation of ethnic neighborhoods by immigrants in American cities allowed immigrants to
preserve their cultural heritage
learn English faster
become citizens faster
pressure residents to assimilate to American society.
14
Spanish atrocities in Cuba, yellow journalism, and the sinking of the Maine are all part of a study of what war?
World War I
Spanish American War
World War II
Civil War
15
Many poor immigrants settled in these type of neighborhoods
suburbs
ethnic neighborhoods like Little Italy
wealthy fancy neighborhoods
Lonely neighborhoods with nobody from their home countries
16
The cartoon below references which of the following?
Zimmerman Telegram
Treaty of Versailles
14 Points
Lusitania Report
17
Yellow journalism was used by newspapers in the 1890s to
overturn a presidential election
influence public opinion
support an isolationist foreign policy
promote peace in Cuba
18
Captains of industry were business leaders who
Used ruthless business tactics
Unfairly eliminated competition
Created thousands of jobs
Paid poor salaries to their workers
19
An important result of the Spanish-American War of 1898 was that the United States
improved relations with Germany
became a world power with an overseas empire
acquired territories in African
lost interest in Latin Ameica
20
Germany was trying to enlist what country to make war on the United States
Great Britain
Russia
Mexico
France
21
During the late 1800s and early 1900s, the term captains of industry best defined a person who
used ruthless business tactics
stole from the rich to give to the poor
they ate a lot of capn crunch
donated large amounts of money to charities
22
The situation portrayed in the cartoon demonstrates which United States policy in the period after WWI
military aid to Poland and other Eastern European nations
join the league of nations
isolationism - not getting involved in foreign affairs
support of the formation of the United Nations
23
What did the 14th Amendment do?
Granted Citizenship to African Americans
Gave Women the right to vote
Gave African American Men the Right to Vote
Freed Slaves
24
In the early 20th century, muckrakers were able to influence American society mainly by
lobbying members of Congress
exposing corruption in business and government
organizing demonstrations in large cities
contributing to presidential election campaigns
25
Which headline is the best example of “yellow journalism,” as practiced in the late 1890s?
“Anti-Imperialists Oppose War with Spain”
“Maine Sunk in Havana Harbor”
“Several Sailors die in Maine Sinking”
“Maine Split by Enemy's Secret Infernal Machine”
26
Which statement best expresses President Theodore Roosevelt’s philosophy on regulating big business?
Bad trusts should be broken up by the federal government.
Any regulation of big business is undesirable.
Government ownership of key industries will benefit consumers.
Regulation of big business should be left to the states.
27
What amendment is most responsible for African Americans getting elected to government positions during Reconstruction?
15th Amendment
13th Amendment
14th Amendment
28
Robber barons are business leaders who
Donated huge sums of money to charitable organizations
Paid their workers poor salaries
Created thousands of jobs
Helped Americans achieve a high standard of living
29
Industrialists of the late 1800s used monopolies and trusts to
promote fair business practices in the market-place
work cooperatively with labor unions
exclude immigrant workers from factory jobs
increase profits by minimizing competition
30
Supporting an overseas empire would become an enormous burden on the American people.
Pro-Imperialism
Anti-Imperialism
31
Which event was a result of the Spanish-American War?
Cuba was divided into a sphere of influence
The Philippines became a Spanish colony
Puerto Rico and the Philippines became U.S. possessions
The United States lost control of the Panama Canal
32
What was the 15th amendment?
It gave everyone freedom of speech
It gave African Americans the right to vote
It gave everyone freedom of religion
It gave women the right to vote
33
The problems that many workers faced in factories led to
the creation of more monopolies
an increase in immigrant workers
the elimination of child labor
the organization of labor unions
34
Imperialism is...?
A type of naval warfare.
Association of nations created after WW1 help resolve international dispute
America declared war on Germany on April 6th, 1917.
A system in which a stronger nation control a weaker nation or territories
35
The enforcement of segregation in the South was called
Emancipation Proclamation
Jim Crow Laws
Freedmen's Bureau
Reconstruction
36
President Theodore Roosevelt was called a trustbuster because he
supported legal action against business monopolies
protected public lands from environmental damage
negotiated peace between Russia and Japan
supported the building of the Panama Canal
37
Labor unions were started to
get workers representation with factory owners.
get workers better working conditions.
all of the above.
get workers better pay.
38
During the late 1800s, monopolies and trusts were used by big business in an effort to
limit competition
increase imports
reduce corporate income taxes
improve working conditions
39
What was a common goal of the 13th, 14th, and 15th amendments to the United States Constitution
creating a “separate but equal” society
granting basic rights to formerly enslaved persons
punishing the South for seceding from the Union
allowing the states to veto federal laws
40
What did Plessy v. Ferguson do?
It made public schools desegregated
It ended discrimination
It effectively ended all racial tensions
It established “separate but equal” in certain matters involving race
41
The United States has problems of its own to be concerned about, so we must focus our attention here at home.
Anti-Imperialism
Pro-Imperialism
42
What international organization was created after World War I to promote peace and cooperation among countries?
The League of Nations
The United Nations
The League of Extraordinary Countries
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