Populism to World War I
1) The Dawes Severalty Act of 1887 was created to
A) regulate interstate trade and commerce.
B) give slaves land in the former Confederate states.
C) institute the death penalty for crimes against federal officials.
D) redistribute Indian lands from public to private ownership to help assimilate them into the US population.
2) The belief that some races become superior to others through the process of natural selection is known as:
A) Socialism
B) Social Darwinism
C) Imperialism
D) Xenophobia
3) This author wrote novels in the late 1800s and early 1900s about “rags to riches” stories, where his characters achieved success through hard work and perseverance.
A) Mark Twain
B) Franz Ferdinand
C) Horatio Alger
D) Upton Sinclair
4) During the American Industrial Revolution, people who were critical of big business owners labelled them
A) Robber Barons
B) Captains of Industry
C) Imperialists
D) Communists
5) The ______was passed in 1890, which made monopolies illegal or any action in restraint of trade. Later the law would be applied to break up a major railroad strike.
A) Young Plan
B) Granger Laws
C) Sherman Anti-Trust Act
D) Interstate Commerce Act
6) The Pullman Strike (1894) was significant in American labor history because it showed that
A) unions were powerful enough to break the restrictions placed on them by management.
B) unions were infiltrated by anarchists after people were killed during the protest in Chicago.
C) non-violent civil disobedience was a successful way to protest racial segregation in the "Jim Crow" South.
D) the national government sided with big business over the needs and concerns of union members
7) The term “llaissez fair capitalism” means a type of
A) economy with mostly private ownership of goods with little to no government regulation.
B) a political movement that was focused on helping poor farmers.
C) economy where the government owns the means of production, and makes most economic decisions.
D) a political movement focused on making the people more accountable to the needs of government.
8) Choose the best description of the political machines that operated in major US cities up until the 1920s.
A) They often had the loyalty of immigrants and the poor because of the aid they offered them
B) They were corrupt organizations that used their influence to enrich their members.
C) They controlled the flow of public money in major cities.
D) All of the above.
9) “Yellow Dog” contracts were
A) Contracts between the railroad and farmers to limit railroad rates.
B) Contracts between newspapers who were known for “yellow journalism.”
C) Contracts that workers had to sign, agreeing to never join a Union.
D) Contracts union members had to sign, agreeing to never break a strike.
10) Upton Sinclair's The Jungle impacted the passage of the
A) Meat Inspection Act in 1906
B) Eighteenth Amendment.
C) Nineteenth Amendment.
D) National Parks Bill.
11) ______founded the National American Women’s Suffrage Association, and was one of the most known females in America at the time.
A) Jane Adams B) Alice Paul
C) Carrie Chapman Catt D) Elizabeth Cady Stanton
12) In the election of 1912, Theodore Roosevelt ran for President under which political party?
A) The Republican party B) The Progressive Party
C) The Democratic Party D) The Whig party
13) Theodore Roosevelt is often called a "Progressive" President. Which of these would BEST be an example of this label?
A) his refusal to seek a third term as President
B) he backed the construction of the Panama Canal
C) his support of "banana republics" in Latin American.
D) he supported passage of the Food and Drug Act of 1906
14) The Progressive Era was PRIMARILY concerned with
A) making government more responsible to the needs of the people.
B) advocating the passage of laws that guaranteed corporate freedom.
C) making the people more accountable to the needs of the government.
D) preventing farmers from being restricted by federal laws and policies.
15) Woodrow Wilson signed the ______which created the US central banking system
A) 19th Amendment
B) Federal Reserve Act
C) Dawes Act
D) Third Charter of the US National Bank
16) President James Monroe outlined the Monroe Doctrine which stated
A) The United States was destined to conquer North America.
B) The US should have equal access to trade opportunities in China.
C) Latin America was in the United States “sphere of influence” and off limits to the rest of the world.
D) The US would use its power to spread American values such as democracy and equal rights.
17) Nationalism is the belief that
A) The interests of your country should come before other countries.
B) You should take pride in your country.
C) The people of your country are superior to people from other countries.
D) A country should expand its influence through taking over new territories.
18) Those who favored American imperial expansion in the late 19th and early 20th century believed it would
A) provide bases for the U.S. Navy.
B) act as a buffer zone from invasion.
C) lower taxes on middle-class Americans.
D) decrease immigration to the United States.
19) This cartoon is referring to
A) The arms race which lead to WWI. B) The Roosevelt Corollary to the Monroe Doctrine.
C) William Howard Taft’s Dollar Diplomacy D) The sinking of the USS Maine.
20) The United States' acquisition of the Philippines, Puerto Rico, and Hawaii are all examples of late-nineteenth century
A) imperialism. B) isolation.
C) populism. D) progressivism.
21) On what geographical area did the US concentrate in order to expand its influence during the late 1800s and early 1900s?
A) West America B) Western Europe
C) the Indian Ocean D) Latin America
22) According to President Taft’s “Dollar Diplomacy,” the US
A) Use American economic power to expand American influence around the world
B) Only support countries that have the same moral beliefs as the United States
C) Should not join the League of Nations and remain an isolated country
D) Should use tax dollars to invest in the American economy
23) The Platt Amendment (1901) gave the US government a large amount of influence over what country?
A) Philippines B) China
C) Cuba D) Mexico
24) "Yellow Journalism" during the late 19th century was marked by
A) a decrease in readership. B) over-reliance on facts and evidence.
C) a decline of the popularity of radio. D) sensational headlines and questionable facts.
25) The primary reason the United States advocated the Open Door Policy was to
A) protect and broaden U.S. trade with China. B) expand the concept of the Monroe Doctrine to Asia.
C) justify our taking the Philippines as a US colony. D) justify the extension of American colonies into the Far East.
26) The thesis or main idea of Alfred Thayer Mahan’s work was that
A) The United States should use its military power to spread American values.
B) A country’s power is determined by the power of their navy.
C) A country should avoid getting into complex alliance systems.
D) The United States should invest heavily in new aircrafts.
27) The United States gained the land necessary to build the Panama Canal after
A) Roosevelt purchased it from the government of Colombia
B) Roosevelt launched a US invasion of the new country of Panama
C) Roosevelt supported the Panama Revolution, and purchased it from the new country of Panama
D) None of the above.
28) The name of the major alliance system in Europe that contained Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Italy at the beginning of WWI.
A) Central Powers B) Allied Powers
C) Triple Entente D) The Axis Powers
29) The name of the major alliance system in Europe that contained England, France, and Russia at the beginning of WWI.
A) Central Powers B) Allied Powers
C) The Big Three D) The Axis Powers
30) Chinese nationalists launched the ______in an attempt to expel foreign powers from their country
A) Shay’s Rebellion B) Boxer Rebellion
C) Opium Wars D) Whiskey Rebellion
31) Which of the following was NOT a reason why the United States chose to enter WWI
A) The assassination of Franz Ferdinand
B) The sinking of the Lusitania by a German submarine
C) The use of unrestricted submarine warfare by the Germans
D) The discovery of a German telegram to Mexico that encouraged Mexico to attack the US
32) What year did the United States enter WWI?
A) 1914 B) 1915
C) 1917 D) 1918
33) Choose the term that best explains why Franz Ferdinand was assassinated
A) Xenophobia B) Nationalism
C) Militarism D) Complex Alliances
34) US propaganda during WWI
A) Portrayed Germans as barbarians who threatened American civilization
B) Encouraged Americans to buy war bonds
C) Encouraged Americans to enlist in the army
D) All of the above
35) The United States occupation of ______after the Spanish-American war led to the death of over 200,000 of the local indigenous people.
A) Cuba B) Guam
C) The Philippines D) Hawaii
36) The Clayton Anti-Trust act was called the "magna carta of labor" because
A) It created a minimum wage for steel workers
B) It created an 8-hour work day for railroad workers
C) It excluded labor unions from the definition of “monopolies” under the law
D) It required the government to follow the law
37) The United States’ initial response to the outbreak of WWI was
A) to declare neutrality
B) to declare war on Germany
C) to seize the islands of Guam and the Philippines
D) to enter into a military alliance with Great Britain and France
38) Which of the following was NOT a cause for the start of World War I?
A) Nationalism led to military arms race in many countries
B) The sinking of the Lusitania by a German submarine
C) A complex series of alliances developed in Europe
D) An assassination of a major ruling figure in Europe
39) War bonds were
A) A temporary increase in taxes to help fund WWI
B) Stocks sold by private corporations to help fund WWI
C) sold by the US government to raise money for WWI
D) capital crimes committed during the war
40) The Sedition Act of 1918
A) made it illegal to criticize the American war effort
B) Officially declared war on Germany
C) was a major cause of WWI
D) Made monopolies illegal or any action that was in restraint of trade.
41) Wilson hoped that the United States involvement in World War I would
A) Help spread American values such as democracy to the rest of the world.
B) Allow the United States to seize new territories in Africa and the Middle East.
C) Help prevent Germany from ever becoming a world power again.
D) Extend American influence to Eastern Europe and Asia.
42) Which statement BEST explains why United States entered World War I in 1917?
A) The Japanese launched a surprise attack on the U.S.
B) The U.S. citizens were calling for war against Germany.
C) The German navy had sunk the Lusitania that year.
D) The German government declared unrestricted submarine warfare
43) According to the Treaty of Versailles, who was responsible for starting the WWI?
A) Austria-Hungary
B) Germany
C) Great Britain
D) Serbia
44) Who was required to pay for the cost of the war, according to the Treaty of Versailles?
A) The United States
B) Russia
C) Germany
D) Great Britain
45) The “self-determination” provision of the Treaty of Versailles
A) Stated that nations should be free to create countries and rule themselves
B) Stated that Germany had to pay for the cost of the war
C) Created an international organization to pursue peace
D) Blamed Germany for the war