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Semester Review

Semester Review. Booker T. Washington believed that the best way for blacks to improve their status in the United States was to?:. struggle militantly against all forms of racial discrimination in order to gain educational opportunity.

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Semester Review

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  1. Semester Review

  2. Booker T. Washington believed that the best way for blacks to improve their status in the United States was to?: • struggle militantly against all forms of racial discrimination in order to gain educational opportunity. • form a nationwide council to work for federal laws against lynching. • leave the United States and return to their African origins. • accommodate themselves to segregation and disfranchisement while at the same time working hard and proving their economic value to society.

  3. Mark Twain called the era following the Civil War the "Gilded Age" because?: • it was an age of universal benefit for all Americans. • of the tremendous number of gold strikes that took place. • the glitter and flashiness of the time seemed to mask the ugliness and crass materialism that lay beneath the surface. • the gold and silver issues seemed to dominate the era

  4. The industrial revolution caused many social, political and economic problems. • True • False

  5. Social Darwinism is: • the belief that the business world and human society reflected the law of the jungle • a belief that Upton Sinclair's theory as to the animal world's survival was related to man's world • applied to the late nineteenth century • all of these

  6. The businessman and the industry NOT in agreement is: • John D. Rockefeller - oil • Andrew Carnegie - beef trust • Cornelius Vanderbilt – railroads • J. P. Morgan- banking

  7. Which one of the following is an example of a monopoly? • John Edwards Books is competing against R. A. Book Company • U.S. Beverages control all soft drinks sold in the United States • Brown, Cole, and Bernard firm is one of three doctor firms in a small town • none of these answers

  8. Which policy toward business was generally followed by state and federal governments before 1880? • strict control over business • Many laws that related to safety, hours of work, etc • government ownership • laissez faire • heavy taxes

  9. The Progressive Era was characterized by _____________________ A. expansion of U.S. territory. B. financial panics. C. economic, social, and political reform. D. a cultural and artistic renaissance.

  10. Public response to Upton Sinclair’s The Jungle was largely responsible for the passage of _____________ A. the Newlands Reclamation Act. B. the Meat Inspection Act. C. the Payne-Aldrich Tariff . D. the Clayton Antitrust Act.

  11. The term referendum refers to ________________ A. the regulation of industrial practices. B. the conservation of the natural environment. C. the citizens’ right to vote on recent local legislation. D. the creation of a secret ballot.

  12. President Woodrow Wilson described his program for the nation as ____________________ A. the Square Deal. B. the Golden Rule. C. the New Nationalism. D. the New Freedom.

  13. The direct primary system, in place throughout the United States by 1916, allowed voters to ______________ A. vote directly for the candidate of their choice. B. vote for delegates who would then vote for the candidate for office. C. vote by secret ballot. D. vote on recently passed local legislation.

  14. Alice Paul is historically significant for ________________ A. investigative journalism. B. leading the battle for women’s suffrage. C. speaking out on the issue of conservation. D. leadership in labor unions.

  15. Urbanization refers to the growth of large cities. • True • False

  16. What was the nickname given journalists who attempted to expose problems in government and business? • Muckrakers •  socialists • Imperialists • sharks

  17. Which of the following presidents increased the federal government's role in conservation of wilderness and natural resources? A. William McKinley B. Herbert Hoover C. Theodore Roosevelt D. Woodrow Wilson

  18. The women’s suffrage movement was led by Elizabeth Cady Stanton and her friend Susan B. Anthony. To achieve their goals, they would ultimately have to — A. form a national organization. B. create a series of “test cases” to be heard by the Supreme Court. C. amend the Constitution of the United States. D. obtain support from various labor unions.

  19. Which Progressive reformer was well-known for his efforts in Wisconsin and became a model for other Progressive reformers? a. Eugene Debs b. Woodrow Wilson c. W.E.B. DuBois d. Robert LaFollette

  20. Ratification of the 17th Amendment gave the people a greater voice in government by providing for-- a. direct election of U.S. senators b. federal funding of local and state governments c. equal voting rights for African Americans d. equal representation in the Senate and House

  21. What writer was known for his influence on the development of the United States navy? A) James G. Blaine    B) Hamilton Fish    C) Alfred T. Mahan    D) Kaiser Wilhelm II

  22. What is neutrality? A) a refusal to take sides in a disagreement B) the boycotting of one country by another    C) the mutual lowering of trade barriers    D) the settlement of an argument by an impartial group

  23. Which of the following was NOT a cause of world war I? A)militarism B)imperialism C)alliances D)isolationism

  24. What were the terms of the Sussex Pledge? A)Germany pledged that it would issue warnings before attacking any merchant ships. B)Great Britain pledged that it would not attack merchant ships. C)The United States pledged that it would enter the war if Germany attacked merchant ships without warning. D)The Allied nations pledged to defend one another in World War I.

  25. World War I marked the first war in which each of the following new technologies was used EXCEPT A)tanks B)airplanes C)poison gas D)iron-clad ships

  26. Most members of Congress thought that the Treaty of Versailles __________. A) would lead the United States into war B) did not adequately punish Germany C) would prevent future world wars D) did not position the United States as a world power

  27. During the Red Scare, Americans often linked __________ with radicalism. A)workers B)immigrants C)criminals D)progressives

  28. In the Teapot Dome scandal, one of Harding's cabinet officers __________. A)accepted bribes in exchange for the lease of U.S. Navy oil reserves B)accepted bribes in exchange for pardons C)accepted bribes in exchange for the sale of a German company D)pocketed the proceeds from the sale of publicly owned goods

  29. For women of the 1920s, new fashions represented __________. A)their traditional values B)the nation’s growing urbanism C)their new social, economic, and intellectual freedoms D)the new wonders of industrialism

  30. Who led the Rough Riders in capturing Santiago? A) George Dewey    B) Theodore Roosevelt    C) Emilio Aguinaldo    D) William T. Sampson

  31. Which of the following lands came under United States control as a result of the Spanish-American War? A) Guam    B) Panama Canal    C) Alaska    D) Hawai

  32. What was "dollar diplomacy"? A) efforts by a country to promote its financial or commercial interests abroad    B) sending marines to a country to enforce a decision    C) efforts by the United States to strengthen the value of the American dollar     D) encouraging foreign companies to locate in the United States

  33. Why did the Dawes Act fail to assimilate Native Americans? A)Many Native Americans had little training or enthusiasm to become farmers or ranchers. B)Native Americans were unwilling to leave the reservations. C)Although Congress passed the Dawes Act, it was never implemented on the local level. D)The Dawes Act failed to establish a system by which the reservation lands would be divided.

  34. What effect did rising nativism have on immigration policies during the late 1800s? A)Despite rising nativism, the relative ease with which immigrants entered the country remained unchanged. B)Rising prejudice against immigrants stimulated new laws that restricted immigration and withheld citizenship from Chinese immigrants. C)The emergence of anti-immigrant groups motivated Congress to pass laws that made it a federal crime to interfere with immigrants’ rights. D)When rising nativism inspired new laws that restricted immigration, Chinese immigrants successfully petitioned to have the laws repealed.

  35. What was the result of the Supreme Court ruling in Plessy v. Ferguson? A)African Americans lost their right to vote. B)African Americans were denied equal protection under the law. C)Legalized segregation was imposed upon African Americans. D)African Americans were barred from public office.

  36. Theodore Roosevelt eventually left the Republican Party and helped create a 3rd party for America in 1912. What was the nickname of his party? • Roughriders   • Teddies   • Bull Moose Party  •  Socialists

  37. Jane Addams and others created these within cities in order to help immigrants and the poor receive basic health and educational needs. • Monopolies   • Settlement Houses   • Labor Unions   • Jim Crow Laws

  38. The goal of the "Open Door" policy in China was to A) establish American settlements.    B) establish a trading monopoly for the United States.    C) preserve equal trading opportunities for all foreign nations.    D) close off all trade with foreign nations.

  39. What was the name of the Upton Sinclair novel which helped expose the issues within the meatpacking industry during the Progressive Era? • The Uprising  •  The Meat Industry   • Rotten Meat   • The Jungle

  40. Henry Ford took this manufacturing production idea and applied it to the production of his cars. •  Civil Disobedience  • Temperence •  Assembly Line •  Direct Primary

  41. What were people who believed that industrialization and urbanization had created serious problems within American society at the turn of the century? • Reconstructionists • Progressives   • Founding Fathers   • Robber Barons

  42. W.E.B Dubois founded this organization which worked for equal rights for all Americans and disagreed with the "separate but equal" philosophy which was common to the US at the time. •   IWW •   National Black Alliance •   AFL  •  NAACP

  43. Which country made the first declaration of war in WW1? (A) Germany (B) Serbia (C) Russia (D) Austria-Hunga

  44. To which other prominent leader was Kaiser Wilhelm II of Germany related? (A) Woodrow Wilson of the United States (B) Franz Joseph of Austria-Hungary (C) Nicholas II of Russia (D) Winston Churchill of Britain

  45. Germany’s attack upon which country directly provoked Britain to go to war? (A) France (B) Russia (C) Belgium (D) Holland

  46. Germany’s plan for fighting France and Russia was called A) The Hindenburg Plan (B) The Schlieffen Plan (C) Operation Barbarossa (D) Sturm und Drang

  47. A war of attrition is defined as (A) A war in which both sides periodically exchange prisoners and then continue fighting (B) A war that is ended by a single crushing strike (C) A war that is won by cutting off the enemy’s supply line (D) A war in which victory is determined not by which side seizes the most territory but by which side loses the most men

  48. The Zimmermann telegram urged which country to attack the United States? (A) Mexico (B) Cuba (C) Panama (D) Canada

  49. What was the name of the first U.S. civilian ship to be sunk by a German submarine? A) Lusitania (B) Housatonic (C) Titanic (D) Maine

  50. Who was the commander of U.S. forces in Europe? (A) Eddie Rickenbacker (B) Dwight D. Eisenhower (C) Theodore Roosevelt (D) John J. Pershing

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