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- 1. Multiple Choice
Which of the following best replaces the question mark in this list of information about Puerto Rico?Became a U.S. state during the Reconstruction eraWas ceded to the United States as a result of the Spanish-American WarWas ceded to the United States as a result of the Spanish-American WarWas promised U.S. military protection as part of Woodrow Wilson’s Fourteen Points - 2. Multiple ChoiceHow did these events affect the United States?They increased public support for cuts in U.S. defense spending.They prompted the end of Dollar Diplomacy in Latin America.They set a precedent of including territorial acquisitions in settlements.They helped establish the United States as an imperial power similar to European nations.
- 3. Multiple ChoiceThis 1917 illustration was published as a commentary on a proposed piece of legislation. Which of the following best replaces the question mark in the illustration?Sundry Civil BillDyer Anti-Lynching BillStandard Time ActEspionage Act
- 4. Multiple ChoiceWhy did the United States decide to enter World War I?The United States had suffered economically from European sanctions.A European nation had taken aggressive actions against the United States.The U.S. president was obligated to fulfill election campaign promises.Communist activities among U.S. immigrants were threatening the country.
- 5. Multiple ChoiceWhat caused the scene described in this excerpt?A tank attacking soldiers on a battlefieldAn aerial bombing of an infantry unitA poison gas attack on soldiers in the trenchesA submarine attacking a docked ship
- 6. Multiple ChoiceThis World War I–era poster was intended to persuade —farmers to consume fewer scarce goods during the warwomen to work producing war materialspeople to save money during the warpeople to help finance the war
- 7. Multiple ChoiceThe Fourteen Points reflected President Woodrow Wilson’s belief that —intervention in the affairs of other nations was never justifiabletravel among nations should be regulated by an international organizationno country should be allowed to spend more on defense than any other countrycooperation among international leaders was essential to maintaining world peace
- 8. Multiple ChoiceThe goal of this resolution was eventually achieved with the —signing of the Civil Rights Actpassage of Prohibition lawsratification of the Nineteenth Amendmentcreation of the Women’s Army Auxiliary Corps
- 9. Multiple ChoiceWhat was the main historical contribution of the American Expeditionary Forces led by General John Pershing?They captured Pancho Villa in Mexico.They ended the Filipino resistance to U.S. rule in the Philippines.They defended the Panamanian Revolution from Colombia.They helped the Allies defeat the German Army in France.
- 10. Multiple ChoiceThis picture shows the British ship Lusitania. What impact did the sinking of this ship have during World War I?It helped turn public opinion against Germany.It encouraged Irish subjects to remain loyal to Britain.It kept Americans from helping Belgian children.It meant that millions of British citizens would starve.
- 11. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following describes an economic effect of World War I on the United States?Americans suffered a mild recession as soldiers returned from war and industries shifted back to peacetime production.Because of a lack of foreirgn demand for American goods, Americans fell into a serious depression lasting almost a decade.New federal agencies, developed during the war, remained in control of the economy, even after the return of peace.The United States incurred vast wartime debts to France and Great Britain, which slowed its post war recovery.
- 12. Multiple ChoiceWhat objection did Henry Cabot Lodge and other Republican senators raise to President Woodrow Wilson's proposal for the League of Nations?It would come into conflict with America's other treaty obligations.Its headquarters should be located in America, not Europe.Its demands for assistance would undermine US sovereignty.It would become too expensive to maintain.
- 13. Multiple ChoiceWhy did the U.S. change its borders to include the Philippines and Puerto Rico in the late nineteenth century?American settlers moved to these areas after the dsicovery of precious metals.They were acquired from Spain after the Spanish-American war.They asked to be annexed by the U.S. after declaring their independence from Spain.American settlers had established valuable plantations in these territories.
- 14. Multiple ChoiceWhy did the U.S. change its borders to include the Philippines and Puerto Rico in the late nineteenth century?American settlers moved to these areas after the dsicovery of precious metals.They were acquired from Spain after the Spanish-American war.They asked to be annexed by the U.S. after declaring their independence from Spain.American settlers had established valuable plantations in these territories.
- 15. Multiple Choice* African-American migration to the North
* The selling of war bonds
* Victory Gardens
* Rationing of food and other goods
* Increased employment of women and minorities
What would be the best title for this list?Causes of World War IIEffects of World War II on Methods of WarfareDomestic Effects of World War ISocial Impact off the Progressive Era - 16. Multiple ChoiceWhich was an important effect of the Great Migration?Increased African-American populations in the cities of the Northeast and MidwestAn increase in the proportion of African-Americans engaged in agricultureNew federal laws restricting migration from one state to anotherA sudden end to racial segregation in public places in the south
- 17. Multiple ChoiceA country extends its control into neighboring territoriesyellow journalismsocial darwinismprotectorateexpansionism
- 18. Multiple ChoiceAddition to the Monroe Doctrine that states the US will be a police power within Latin AmericaMonroe DoctrineRoosevelt CorollaryYellow JournalismIndustrialization
- 19. Multiple ChoiceExaggerated stories to sell newspapersIndustrialismMilitarismYellow JouralismImperialism
- 20. Multiple ChoiceUS policy that says the US can trade within any "sphere of influence" in ChinaOpen-Door PolicyColonialismMonroe DoctrineRoosevelt Corollary
- 21. Multiple ChoiceWhy did industrialized countries seek to set up colonies or "spheres of influence" in less developed countries?for vacation destinationstheir countries were overpopulated3rd world countries were exoticthey wanted raw materials and new markets
- 22. Multiple ChoiceWhat forced the US's hand that made them declare war on Spain?poor treatment of the Cubanssinking of the USS Mainethe Zimmerman Telegramthey needed Spanish gold
- 23. Multiple ChoiceWho created the US Open Door Policy?John HayWilliam JayJohn AdamsHenry Ford
- 24. Multiple ChoiceWhat was built to allow American commercial and war ships to travel from the Atlantic to the Pacific more quickly?The Rio GrandeThe Snake RiverThe Gulf of MexicoThe Panama Canal
- 25. Multiple ChoiceWhat means that we should try to be nice, but have a strong military if we need it?IsolationismImperialismBig Stick DiplomacyForeign Policy
- 26. Multiple ChoiceFor what reason did the US imperialize?to gain raw materials for industryto create military bases around the globeto develop markets to sell goodsall of these
- 27. Multiple ChoiceIn 1898, Congress annexed Hawaii mainly becauseQueen Liliuokalani executed several foreign merchants.Pineapples were a major export to China.The Boxers rebelled over labor strikes.The US needed naval stations in the Pacific.
- 28. Multiple ChoiceWhat did the Treaty of Paris 1898 do?Ended the Spanish-American War.Ended the Philippine-American War.Ended World War I.Ended the French Revolution.
- 29. Multiple ChoiceThe Platt Amendment:Gave U.S. ability to intervene in Cuba.Gave U.S. ability to intervene in the Philippines.Gave U.S. ability to intervene in China.Is not a real thing.
- 30. Multiple ChoicePanama was under the control of this South American country:ColumbiaPeruBrazilSpain
- 31. Multiple ChoiceWhat is the name for journalists who exposed corruption in business and government?Labor unionsYellow journalistsProgressivesMuckrakers
- 32. Multiple ChoiceWho led American sugar plantation owners to seize power in Hawaii and ask for annexation?William LibbySusan B. AnthonySanford B. DoleTheodore Roosevelt
- 33. Multiple ChoiceWho resigned from his position as assistant secretary of the Navy to organize the Rough Riders?William McKinleyWilliam H. TaftWoodrow WilsonTheodore Roosevelt
- 34. Multiple ChoiceWhat area is known as "Seward's Folly"?HawaiiCubaAlaskaPuerto Rico
- 35. Multiple ChoiceLeader of Hawaii when the American businesses over threw the governmentSanford DoleQueen LiliokahlaniEmilio ZapataJose Marti
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