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1
President Theodore Roosevelt wanted to build the Panama Canal to shorten travel time between...
Panama and Colombia
the Atlantic Ocean and the Pacific Ocean
the Atlantic Ocean and the Gulf of Mexico
2
Which nations comprised the Allied Powers?
Austria-Hungary, France, and Russia
Germany, Austria-Hungary, and the Ottoman Empire
Great Britain, France, and Russia
3
The event that triggered a U.S. declaration of war on Spain in 1898 was...
the destruction of the USS Maine
the death of José Martí
the de Lôme letter
4
In capitalism, most industries are run by...
competition
private businesses
oligarchs
5
Which of these speakers is a believer in social Darwinism?
“Even poor should give to charity to best of their ability.”
“Weak businesses shouldn't get assistance from the gov't.”
“Rewards of economy should be split among all citizens.”
6
In the late 1800s, what motivated the United States to claim territories abroad?
The U.S. had much to learn from studying other countries.
Americans wanted to learn about other religious faiths
U.S. was eager to find new markets & military advantages.
7
In the late 1800s, American expansionists were interested in Hawaii as a potential...
tourist attraction
fishing site
coaling station and naval base
8
Public transportation systems that carry large numbers of people are called________.
mass transit systems
railroad networks.
subway systems
9
Which of the men was famous for building business through horizontal & vertical integration?
John D. Rockefeller
Andrew Carnegie
George Pullman
10
If a trust was completely successful, it would hold a...
monopoly
leading position in the market
comfortable position among its competitors
11
What was President Wilson’s plan for a just and lasting peace?
the Fourteen Points
the League of Peace
the Treaty of Versailles
12
This book by Jacob Riis presented visual images of desperate urban poverty.
How the Other Half Lives
Shame of the Cities
Tortilla Flats
13
The first true flight in an airplane took place on December 17, 1903, near...
Kitty Hawk, North Carolina
San Francisco
Menlo Park, New Jersey
14
The Bessemer process revolutionized this industry...
textile
oil
steel
15
Which of the following is an example of a Jim Crow law?
debt peonage
separate railroad cars for whites and for African Americans
exclusion of Native Americans from the political process
16
Political machines exchanged economic favors for...
votes
advertising
education.
17
What prompted the Russo-Japanese War?
Japan sought to take over Siberia.
Japan and Russia each wanted to control Korea and Manchuria
Russia sent ships to Edo Bay
18
The foundation of the Progressive movement was laid by the...
muckrakers
Redeemers
politicians
19
The famous “I Want You for the U.S. Army” poster was created by artists hired by
the Committee on Public Information
Walt Disney
the Screen Actors Guild
20
How did the United States ensure that materials needed at the front were produced?
The govt issued penalties to businesses that didn't produce.
The govt regulated industry through the War Industries Board
The government recruited disabled workers.
21
Rise of the corporation led to jobs in accounting, clerical work, & professionals, increasing
social elite
middle class
working class
22
Why was the transcontinental railroad important?
It promoted trade and provided jobs for many Americans.
It enabled Americans to settle the West.
It encouraged the development of new ways of making steel.
23
Shopping became easier with the emergence of ...
shopping malls
department stores
convenience stores
24
The U.S. government borrowed more than $24 billion from the American people through...
the War Industries Board
the sale of Liberty bonds
the federal reserve banks
25
As the United States became a major supplier for the Allied Powers,
the federal debt increased
union membership decreased
more women entered the labor force
26
Roosevelt made a Gentlemen’s Agreement to stop segregation of children from this country.
Japan
Bolivia
Italy
27
Which of the following is a typical immigrant to the United States between 1880 and 1910?
a Russian Jew seeking freedom from religious persecution
Swiss candy maker looking for better economic opportunities
an Irish farmer seeking to escape starvation
28
How did muckrakers prepare the way for political reforms?
They hired lawyers to settle disputes about safety
They organized labor strikes.
They exposed corruption by writing about it.
29
Anti-suffragists feared that if women got the right to vote, they would...
vote for passage of healthcare measures and have more babies
ignore their duties at home
demand in-home childcare while they went to the polls
30
In 1914 what was the official U.S. position in regard to the war in Europe?
The United States supported the Central Powers.
The United States supported the Allied Powers.
The United States declared neutrality.
31
Populist Party called for an income tax, bank regulation, gov't ownership of railroads, and..
unlimited coinage of silver
an end to the use of paper money
an eight-hour work day
32
Reformers called for prohibition because they believed that alcohol...
was responsible for crime, poverty, and violence to women
would cause production lines to burst into flames
was produced under unsanitary conditions
33
The “social gospel” is the idea that...
religious faith should be expressed through good works
only the strong survive in the competitive world
everyone is equally in need of a religious message
34
In the Progressive Era, women campaigned for civil rights, children’s health & welfare, and...
the spoils system
pacifism
prohibition
35
This event was a turning point for reform in workplace safety.
Triangle Shirtwaist Company fire
the Teapot Dome scandal
Lochner v. New York
36
President Wilson succeeded in reducing tariffs, the gov't made up shortfall by a graduated...
property tax
sales tax
income tax
37
Which of the following enabled people to live away from the city center?
the development of large apartment buildings
the construction of taller and taller buildings
the development of mass transportation systems
38
Railroads led to the adoption of...
computers
standard time zones
lunch breaks
39
Of the methods of warfare developed in WWI, which did officers consider unfair and barbaric?
the use of poisonous gas
the use of armored tanks
trench warfare
40
The owners of a corporation are its....
workers
stockholders
managers
41
What change characterized the Second Industrial Revolution?
replacement of steam and water power with electrical power
replace steam & water power w/ animal & human power
making goods in homes & workshops instead of factories
42
The attitude toward Chinese railroad workers in the above passage was reflected in...
the Chinese Exclusion Act
Americanization
the Social Gospel.
43
“We shall make war together, make peace together,” Zimmerman proposed an alliance with
Canada
Mexico
Italy
44
Which of the following quotes expresses the attitude of nativism?
“I love America, as much as the country I left behind.”
“It's an expression of faith to help those less fortunate.
“Immigrants are taking jobs away from Americans.”
45
Theodore Roosevelt created the U.S. Forest Service and the National Park Service because...
he realized that lumber was too valuable a commodity
he knew natural resources were limited and needed controlled
he feared the consequences of the forests
46
The nation that emerged as the overriding economic world power at the end of World War I was
the United States
France
Russia
47
President Wilson believed that this action by Germany violated the laws of neutrality.
submarine warfare
.secret agreement
Schlieffen Plan
48
Americans who read about the revolt in Cuba were shocked by..
the Cuban revolt against Spain
General Weyler’s mistreatment of civilians
Cuba’s mistreatment of tourists.
49
The struggle for women’s suffrage resulted in a final victory with the ratification of the...
NAWSA
Suffrage Act
Nineteenth Amendment
50
In late 1800s nations such as Great Britain & France looked to Africa & Asia for new markets, &
capital
raw materials
ideas
51
Ohio’s Oberlin College is noted for its role in...
pass fire laws that were used as models in other states
opening its doors to women decades before most colleges did
writing landmark labor legislation
52
Farmers organized to help themselves by forming...
benevolent societies
Hull House
the National Grange
53
Most of the immigrants coming to the United States between 1880 and 1910 came from...
China
South America
Southern and Eastern Europe
54
She was arrested for “knowingly, wrongfully, and unlawfully” voting in 1872.
Harriet Tubman
Lucy Hayes
Susan B. Anthony
55
In 1890 Congress passed the Sherman Antitrust Act to ...
improve working conditions
promote competition and free trade
make trusts pay higher taxes
