200 pt

1. Westward Expansion Industrialization And Urbanization Imperialism And Progressive Era WWI Random 100 pt 100 pt 100 pt 100 pt 100 pt 200 pt 200 pt 200 pt 200 pt 200 pt 300 pt 300 pt 300 pt 300 pt 300 pt 400 pt 400 pt 400 pt 400 pt 400 pt 500 pt 500 pt 500 pt 500 pt 500 pt

2. 100 points Why was the Great Plains also called the Great American Desert? A. Very limited rainfall and few trees B. It was scarcely populated C. It was suffering through a prolonged drought D. There were no trees on the Great Plains

3. 100 points A

4. 200 points How did the railroads help settle the Plains? A. Determined where people could live B. The Homestead Act of 1862 provided land for railroads to build on C. The Pacific Railway Act of 1862 allowed settlers to purchase 160 acres of land for $10 D. By providing inexpensive transportation and land

5. 200 points D

6. 300 points How did the US government encourage industrialization and the expansion of business? A. Created strict regulations for businesses B. Set employee wages and work hours C. With low taxes, low spending and high tariffs D. Controlled the supply of products, to not over saturate the market

7. 300 points C

8. 400 points Which leader stated his belief that the primary focus of African Americans in the late 1800s should be to improve their economic status? A. George Washington Carver B. Frederick Douglass C. W. E. B. Du Bois D. Booker T. Washington

9. 400 points D

10. 500 points Why did farmers not want to see deflation happen? A. Inflation caused a decline in the value of money making it hard for farmers to pay back loans. B. Deflation caused higher prices that consumers were unwilling to pay. C. Deflation means lower prices, crops sell for less, and farmers still have to make payments with less money. D. Inflation causes the value of money to decrease so mortgage rates went up, as opposed to deflation where mortgage rates went down.

11. 500 points C

12. 100 points The first federal law designed to regulate trade and railroad traffic between the states was the __________. It limited railroad rates to what was reasonable and just, forbade rebates to high volume users, and made it illegal to charge higher rates for shorter hauls. A. Pendleton Act B. Interstate Commerce Commission C. Sherman Anti-trust Act D. Jim Crow Law

13. 100 points B

14. 200 points What major trend related to population occurred during the industrialization boom of the late 1800s? A. Immigration decreased B. Suburbanization decreased C. Urbanization increased D. Migration to rural areas increased

15. 200 points C

16. 300 points Which group’s numbers increased the most as a result of the Industrial Revolution? A. skilled craftsmen B. landed aristocracy C. owners of small farms D. urban middle class

17. 300 points D

18. 400 points This law allowed the president to decide which federal jobs would be filled according to the rules laid down by the bipartisan Civil Service Commission. The law, Congress' response to the allegedly corrupt "spoils system", was called the A. Pendleton Act B. Interstate Commerce Commission C. Sherman Anti-trust Act D. Jim Crow Law

19. 400 points A

20. 500 points __________ is one of the characteristics of American culture today, in that people believe it to be the motivating factor behind those who work hard and use their own unique creativity to be successful. A. Romanticism B. Realism C. Individualism D. Social Darwinism

21. 500 points C

22. 100 points What is imperialism? A. adding a region or territory to an existing country B. takeover of a country by a stronger nation C. adopting a conqueror’s culture D. government in which a ruler has absolute control

23. 100 points B

24. 200 points Why did supporters of imperialism argue for the annexation of the Philippines? A. the cost of the empire would outweigh the benefits B. Filipino laborers would depress wages C. the US would acquire naval bases in route to China D. it was a violation of US principles

25. 200 points C

26. 300 points What was progressivism a reaction to? A. problems from imperialism B. problems from industrialism C. problems from westward expansion D. problems from the Spanish-American War

27. 300 points B

28. 400 points Which of the following helped abolish child labor? A. minimum wage laws B. compulsory education laws C. safety and hazard laws D. maximum hours laws

29. 400 points B

30. 500 points In 1912 President-elect Wilson announced that, “There’s no chance of progress and reform in an administration in which war plays the principal part.” In his speech, he was expressing the view that A. the US should enter the war immediately B. reform movements are strengthened by war C. the nation should change its leadership if it goes to war D. the Progressive Movement would best be served by a continuation of peace

31. 500 points D

32. 100 points “We intend to begin on the first of February unrestricted submarine warfare. We shall endeavor in spite of this to keep the United States of America neutral. In the event of this not succeeding, we make Mexico a proposal of alliance on the following basis: make war together, make peace together …” What is this document known as? A. The Zimmermann note B. Triple Alliance C. Schindler’s List D. Yalta Conference

33. 100 points A

34. 200 points The United States found it difficult to remain neutral during World War I because of its desire to A. expand its interests in the Caribbean B. control the Suez Canal C. maintain freedom of the seas for trade with European nations D. obtain migrant workers for American mines and factories

35. 200 points C

36. 300 points What did the Supreme Court rule in Schenck v the United States? A. Women do not need special laws of protection because they are equal under the 19th amendment B. Separate facilities based on race are legal because they are equal C. Freedom of speech can be curbed when the words constitute a danger to the public D. Communists are not protected under the third amendment in the Bill of Rights

37. 300 points C

38. 400 points The major purpose of President Wilson’s Fourteen Points (1918) was to A. persuade Congress to enter World War I B. set goals for achieving peace after WW I C. provide aid for rebuilding war-torn nations D. punish Germany for sinking the Lusitania

39. 400 points B

40. 500 points How did Wilson try to win public support for the Treaty of Versailles? A. He traveled the country on a speaking tour B. He published dozens of letters in the national newspapers C. He spoke over the radio directly to the people, the first president to do so D. He went on a good-will tour of Europe

41. 500 points A

42. 100 points The railroads affected even the organization of time in the United States by A. Introducing regularly scheduled departures and arrivals on railroad timetables B. Introducing the concept of daylight savings time C. Introducing four standard time zones across the country D. Turning travel that had once taken days into a matter of hours

43. 100 points C

44. 200 points Andrew Carnegie’s industrial system of vertical integration” involved A. The construction of large, vertical steel factories in Pittsburgh and elsewhere B. The cooperation between manufactures like Andrew Carnegie and financiers like J.P. Morgan C. The integration of diverse immigrant ethnic groups into the steel industry labor force D. The combination of all phases of the steel industry from mining to manufacturing into a single organization

45. 200 points D

46. 300 points For American workers, industrialization generally meant A. A steady, long term decline in wages and the standard of living B. An opportunity to create small businesses that might eventually produce large profits C. A long term rise in the standard of living but a loss of independence and control of work D. A stronger sense of identification with their jobs and employers

47. 300 points C

48. 400 points The one immigrant group that was totally banned from America after 1882 as a result of nativist agitation was the A. Irish B. Greeks C. Africans D. Chinese

49. 400 points D

50. 500 points One of the most difficult new problems generated by the rise of cities and the urban American lifestyle was A. Dealing with horses and other animals in crowded urban settings B. Developing means of communications in densely populated city centers C. Disposing of large quantities of consumer generated waste material D. Finding effective methods of high rise construction for limited urban space