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- 1. Multiple Choice
Which factor contributed to the decline of political machines?
passage of suffrage for women
introduction of the spoils system
. passage of civil service reforms
demands of nativists
- 2. Multiple Choice
In which type of 19th century organization were businesses combined in order to reduce competition?
trust
partnership
sole proprietorship
joint-stock company
- 3. Multiple Choice
Which of the following acts by the United States government ended religious expression for the Sioux Nation and closed the American Frontier?
Sand Creek Massacre
Massacre at Wounded Knee
Fetterman's Massacre
Custer's Last Stand
- 4. Multiple Choice
How did railroads MOST impact farming in the West during the late 1800s?
A. They connected farms with distant markets for selling their harvest
They helped large landowners illegally acquire land from homesteaders.
The greater ease of transportation led many farmers to change to cattle ranching.
they made owning large farms more difficult by laying tracks through farmlands.
- 5. Multiple Choice
Powerful industrials like Carnegie and Rockefeller were called both “Captains of Industry” and “Robber Barons” because
they provided good paying jobs, but produced unsafe products.
they provided new goods and services while underpaying their laborers.
they supported workplace reform but drove thier competitors out of business.
they worked closely with their competitors and charged consumers incredibly high prices.
- 6. Multiple Choice
What was one effect of industrialization on the U.S. economy in the 1870s?
a decline in skilled manufacturing jobs in the Midwest
an increase in sharecropper farming in the South
. a decline in the immigrant population of cities in the North
an increase in railroad construction in the West
- 7. Multiple Choice
How did the construction of the Transcontinental Railroad affect the demographics of the United States during Reconstruction?
It increased the need for laborers in urban areas
It limited the need for foreign immigrants.
It encouraged westward expansion
. It altered the economy in southern rural areas.
- 8. Multiple Choice
The Dust Bowl in the 1930s resulted from
. the over-use of farmland.
the introduction of new crops
government work programs.
increased pollution.
- 9. Multiple Choice
Which event was a cause of the Spanish-American War?
. the construction of the Panama Canal
the discovery of the Zimmerman Telegram
the sinking of the Maine
the intervention of U.S. forces in Hawaii
- 10. Multiple Choice
“Yellow Journalists” influenced U.S. participation in which conflict?
World War I
the Mexican-American War
World War II
the Spanish American War
- 11. Multiple Choice
Which foreign policy from the early 1900s expanded on the goals of the Monroe Doctrine?
Hepburn Act
Open Door Policy
Roosevelt Corollary
Square Deal
- 12. Multiple Choice
Which event was a cause of the Spanish-American War?
the construction of the Panama Canal
the discovery of the Zimmerman Telegram
the sinking of the Maine
the intervention of U.S. forces in Hawaii
- 13. Multiple Choice
Which term BEST describes Theodore Roosevelt's “Big Stick” foreign policy?
collective security
preventative intervention
isolationism
appeasement
- 14. Multiple Choice
Guam, Puerto Rico, and the Philippines all became U.S. possessions as a result of which war?
Mexican-American War
American Civil War
Spanish American War
Spanish Civil War
- 15. Multiple Choice
Which event contributed to the U.S. entry into World War I?
. the sinking of the Lusitania
the attack on Pearl Harbor
the explosion of the Maine
the fall of Saigon
- 16. Multiple Choice
Which of the following was NOT a reason for the United States entering World War I?
the sinking of American merchant ships by the Germans
the Zimmerman Note
the sinking of the Lusitania passenger ship
. the desire to obtain Germany’s overseas colonies
- 17. Multiple Choice
Which statement is a criticism made by isolationists in the U.S. Senate about the Treaty of Versailles?
Reparation payments would involve the United States in European economies
The League of Nations would involve the United States in future conflicts.
Stationing U.S. soldiers in Europe would be necessary to maintain peace.
The mandate system for colonial independence would result in loss of U.S. territory.
- 18. Multiple Choice
At the beginning of the twentieth century, which group was BEST known for its attempts to reform U.S. urban political machines?
evangelicals
industrialists
isolationist
progressives
- 19. Multiple Choice
Which amendment established Prohibition in the United States?
15th amendment
18th amendment
21st amendment
24th amendment
- 20. Multiple Choice
What was the purpose of implementing referendum recall and initiative?
. to give citizens more power in local affairs
to guarantee public selection of federal officials
to prevent minority groups from participating in government
to regulate sources of campaign finance
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