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1Who founded Tuskegee Institute in 1881?
- ATeddy Roosevelt
- BWilliam Taft
- CBooker T. Washington
2Who demanded full and immediate social and economic equality for African-Americans?
- ABooker T. Washington
- BWEB Du Bois
- CWillaim Taft
3WEB Du Bois founded the NAACP and his goal was to have full equality among the races.
- ATrue
- BFalse
4Who was a newspaper owner who pioneered large Sunday editions and was a rival to Hearst?
- AJoseph Pulitzer
- BWilliam Randolph Hearst
- CTeddy Roosevelt
5Who was a newspaper owner in San Francisco who tried to outdo Pulitzer with exaggerated stories?
- AJoseph Pulitzer
- BWilliam Randolph Hearst
- CTeddy Roosevelt
6What was the group of people in the early 20th century who wanted laws to stop unfair business competition and protect the public from harmful effects of industrialism called?
- AProgressive Movement
- BWomen's Suffrage Movement
7Were Teddy Roosevelt, William Taft, and Woodrow Wilson the 3 Progressive Presidents?
- ATrue
- BFalse
8What were the goals of Progressivism?
- AFight Poverty
- BRegulate Corporations
- CMake Social Reforms
- DEnd Corruption in Government
- EAll of the Above
9Was prohibition the banning of alcoholic drinks?
- ATrue
- BFalse
10Who were the muckrakers?
- AJournalists who wrote about the corrupt side of business in mass circulation magazines.
- BEducation for African-Americans.
- CBusiness leaders looked for new markets and resources in the non-industrialized world.
11What amendment provided for the election of US Senators by the people?
- A16th
- B18th
- C19th
- D17th
12What was the mission of the National Association of Colored Women (NACW)?
- AThe right to vote.
- BEducation for African-Americans.
- CThe banning of alcoholic drinks.
13What is suffrage?
- AEducation
- BBelief in the superiority of one’s own ethnic group.
- CThe right to vote.
14Who was the main leader in the Women's Suffrage Movement?
- ASusan B. Anthony
- BWilliam Taft
- CBooker T. Washington
15Was the Square Deal progressive reforms in the Roosevelt administration?
- ATrue
- BFalse
16Were the main concerns that Teddy Roosevelt had during his presidency trust-busting, pure food and drugs, and the environment?
- ATrue
- BFalse
17What book and author inspired the Meat Inspection Act (1906)?
- AThe Jungle by Upton Sinclair
- BThe Jungle by William Taft
- CThe Jungle by Teddy Roosevelt
18 What was the Pure Food and Drug Act (1906)?
- AIt made certain monopolistic business practices illegal and protected the rights of labor leaders and farm organizations.
- BIt halted the sale of contaminated food or medicines and called for truth labeling.
- CPolicy in which stronger nations extend their economic, political, or military control over weaker territories.
19This was a set of tax regulations that failed to significantly reduce tariffs on manufactured
goods.- AProgressive reforms in the Roosevelt administration.
- BWomen's Suffrage Movement
- CPayne-Aldrich Tariff
20What was the Clayton Antitrust Act (1914)?
- AVoluntary cavalry under the command of Leonard Wood and Teddy Roosevelt.
- BIt made certain monopolistic business practices illegal and protected the rights of labor leaders and farm organizations.
21What amendment gave women the right to vote?
- A19th
- B16th
- C18th
22What divided the nation into 12 regions and each region had a federal reserve bank?
- AFederal Reserve Act
- BExpansionists
- CEthnocentrism
23Who were the people who wanted Americans to seek new frontiers overseas?
- AImperialists
- BAnti-Imperialists
- CExpansionists
24What is a policy in which stronger nations extend their economic, political, or military control over weaker territories?
- AImperialism
- BExpansionism
- CEthnocentrism
25What economic reason was an argument for US expansion?
- AUS needed a larger Navy to protect trading ships and bases in the Atlantic and Pacific to refueld the ships.
- BBusiness leaders looked for new markets and resources in the non-industrialized world.
26 What book by Alfred T. Mahan said that sea power was important to a nation’s security?
- AThe Jungle
- BThe Influence of Sea Power Upon History
- CYellow Journalism
27What strategic reasons were an argument for US expansion?
- AUS needed a larger Navy to protect trading ships and bases in the Atlantic and Pacific to refueld the ships.
- BIt made certain monopolistic business practices illegal and protected the rights of labor leaders and farm organizations.
- CTrust-busting, pure food and drugs, and the environment.
28What is the belief in the superiority of one’s own ethnic group?
- AExpansionism
- BImperialism
- CEthnocentrism
29Was Queen Liliuokalani trying to give political power back to native Hawaiians the action that prompted the US to take over Hawaii?
- ATrue
- BFalse
30What were yellow Journalism, The De Lome Letter, and the U.S.S Maine incident, causes of?
- ASpanish-American War
- BWorld War I
- CCivil War
31Who were voluntary cavalry under the command of Leonard Wood and Teddy Roosevelt?
- AImperialists
- BAnti-Imperialists
- CRough Riders
32What did the Treaty of Paris 1898 end?
- ACivil War
- BWorld War II
- CSpanish-American War
33What was the extension of the Monroe Doctrine and said that European powers must not intervene in the western hemisphere?
- ARoosevelt Corollary
- BTaft Corollary
- CWashington Corollary
34What was the policy of using US government to guarantee loans made to foreign countries
American businesspeople?- AYellow Journalism
- BDollar Diplomacy
- CFederal Reserve Act
35Was the Panama Canal built by the US to provide a shortcut between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans and promote trade?
- ATrue
- BFalse
36What is a country whose affairs are partially controlled by a stronger power?
- AProtectorate
- BDollar Diplomacy
- CFederal Reserve Act
37What was added to Cuba’s Constitution which said that Cuba make no treaties that would limit its independence, the US had the right to intervene, Cuba couldn’t go into debt, and the US could buy or lease land for naval station?
- AOpen Door Policy
- BProgressive Movement
- CPlatt Amendment
38What was called for open access to China’s coastal ports, elimination of special privileges for any trading nations, and maintain China’s independence?
- APlatt Amendment
- BOpen Door Policy
- CTreaty of Paris
39Did the US get Cuba as a protectorate, Puerto Rico and Guam, and the Philippine Islands as a result of the Treaty of Paris?
- ATrue
- BFalse
40Who wanted a gradual approach to racial equality?
- ATeddy Roosevelt
- BBooker T. Washington
- CWilliam Taft
41What was proposed by WEB Du Bois that a group of educated blacks attempt to achieve immediate inclusion into mainstream American life?
- ATalented Tenth
- BRoosevelt Corollary
- CDollar Diplomacy
42What famous quote is Teddy Roosevelt known for when referring to the Roosevelt Corollary?
- A“Do what you can, with what you have, where you are.”
- B“It is hard to fail, but it is worse never to have tried to succeed.”
- C“Speak softly and carry a big stick; you will go far”
43 What cultural reasons were an argument for US expansion?
- AJournalists expose corruption in government and unhealthy working conditions. Intellectuals question dominant role of large corporations, reformers want government to be more responsive to citizens, and number of educated citizens increase.
- BEthnocentrism, Protestant Missionaries wanted to spread Christianity, and the idea that “advanced” cultures could benefit less developed areas.
- CWorking conditions improve, business regulation increases, city government becomes more efficient, state government becomes more democratic, and new amendments are added to the Consititution.
44Cuba was a possession of which European power?
- ASpain
- BFrance
- CGermany
45What is reporting that exaggerates the news to lure new readers?
- AInitiative
- BProtectorate
- CYellow Journalism
46What previous US War did the Spanish-American War serve as closure for?
- ACivil War
- BWorld War I
47 List 3 of the causes of the Progressive Movement.
- AWorking conditions improve, business regulation increases, city government becomes more efficient, state government becomes more democratic, and new amendments are added to the Consititution.
- BEthnocentrism, Protestant Missionaries wanted to spread Christianity, and the idea that “advanced” cultures could benefit less developed areas.
- CJournalists expose corruption in government and unhealthy working conditions. Intellectuals question dominant role of large corporations, reformers want government to be more responsive to citizens, and number of educated citizens increase.
48List 3 of the effects of the Progressive Movement?
- AWorking conditions improve, business regulation increases, city government becomes more efficient, state government becomes more democratic, and new amendments are added to the Consititution.
- BPopulists, Labor Leaders, Social Reformers, The Middle-Class, Women, The College-Educated, Merchants, and Industrialists.
49What were these 4 groups involved with? (Populists, Labor Leaders, Social Reformers, The Middle-Class, Women, The College-Educated, Merchants, and Industrialists.)
- AWomen's Suffrage Movement
- BProgressive Movement
50What is a bill originated by the people rather than lawmakers on the ballot?
- AInitiative
- BProtectorate
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