What was one reform the Progressive movement achieved?
a. religious involvement in government
b. direct election of U.S. senators
c. reduction of government regulation
d. elimination of prohibition
b. direct election of U.S. senators
What was not an achievement of Theodore Roosevelt's administration?
a. building the Panama Canal
b. emphasizing conservation
c. introducing the legislation for social security
d. establishing several national parks
c. introducing the legislation for social security
What was one element of Woodrow Wilson's "New Freedom" agenda?
a eliminating monopolies
b establishing the United Nations
c implementing the Food and Drug Act
d reducing farm subsidies
a. eliminating monopolies
All of the following promoted segregation and denied blacks their civil rights in the period following the Civil War except
a sharecropping.
b poll taxes.
c literacy tests.
d Jim Crow laws
a. sharecropping.
Which Supreme Court decision allowed for the segregation of blacks in "separate but equal" facilities?
a Dred Scott v. Stanford
b Marbury v. Madison
c Brown v. Board of Education
d Plessy v. Ferguson
d. Plessy v. Ferguson
Who were two pioneers of the early women's movement?
a Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B. Anthony
b Betty Friedan and Gloria Steinem
c Sarah Josepha Hales and Ida M. Tarbell
d Jane Addams and Mary Rozet Smith
a. Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B. Anthony
Which amendment gave women the right to vote?
a 19th
b 17th
c 18th
d 16th
a. 19th
What was one argument against nineteenth-century American imperialism?
a Social Darwinism meant that America would be superior without imperialism.
b The U.S. Army was too small to be effective overseas.
c Traditional American principles traditionally opposed colonization.
d America had sufficient sources of raw materials so there was no need for imperialism.
c. Traditional American principles traditionally opposed colonization.
The explosion on the USS Maine and yellow journalism contributed to the U.S. decision to go to war against Spain in 1898. What was another factor?
a stopping Cuba from nationalizing U.S. businesses
b a treaty agreement with England
c protecting U.S. investments in Cuba
d preventing Spain from attacking the United States
c. protecting U.S. investments in Cuba
What was one provision of the treaty that ended the Spanish-American War?
a The island of Hispaniola became a U.S. territory.
b Spain agreed to pay reparations to the United States.
c The Philippines became a U.S. territory.
d Panama gave permission for the United States to build a canal there.
c. The Philippines became a U.S. territory.
What was one of Woodrow Wilson's foreign policy goals?
a to gain additional territory through purchases and land agreements in southeast Asia
b to establish undisputed borders so wars would be less likely
c to have the nations of the world form an association
d to restore an isolationist philosophy to U.S. foreign policy
c. to have the nations of the world form an association
Which was a major reason for U.S. entry into World War I?
a a change to a more aggressive administration
b unrestricted German submarine attacks on shipping
c British and French requests for support
d the bombing of Pearl Harbor
b. unrestricted German submarine attacks on shipping.
What policies prevented the United States from entering World War I in the early years of the war?
a isolationism and neutrality
b imperialism and democracy
c the Monroe Doctrine and anti-imperialism
d imperialism and neutrality
a. isolationism and neutrality
How did U.S. participation in World War I affect the American civilian population?
a Children over age 14 had to take jobs because there was a labor shortage.
b With men drafted to serve in the military, jobs became available for women and minorities.
c Fewer farmers were able to produce crops, so there were food shortages across the country.
d Civilians could not keep up with the supply demands of the military
b. With men drafted to serve in the military, jobs became available for women and minorities.
What was the purpose of the Espionage and Sedition Acts that were passed during World War I?
a to protect civil liberties
b to reduce debate and dissent over U.S. participation in the war
c to eliminate communists from the United States
d to prevent spies from gaining information about U.S. submarines
b. to reduce debate and dissent over U.S. participation in the war
Which was not one of Woodrow Wilson's Fourteen Points?
a reparations for France and England
b an end to economic barriers between countries
c freedom of the seas
d open diplomacy
a. reparations for France and England.
What was the major reason the U.S. Senate did not ratify the Treaty of Versailles?
a They believed that Germany was obligated to pay too much in reparations.
b They thought that the German government should be run by a coalition of other nations.
c They thought the League of Nations could supersede U.S. authority.
d They wanted the League of Nations to have more power than the treaty provided.
c. They thought the League of Nations could supersede U.S. authority.
Which is an accurate description of the 1920s?
a the "depression decade"
b an era of restraint
c an "age of prosperity"
d a period of chaos