Practice Test US History Unit Five Instructions for Use: Click the mouse and a question will appear, some with answers to choose from, some without. Click on the answer you think is correct or if there are not answers to choose from try to answer it in your head and then click the mouse button. The correct answer will then be highlighted or will appear on the screen. Click the mouse button again and the next question will appear. If you cannot finish the Practice test in one sitting, use the scroll bar on the right to remember where you left off.

Members of the Woman's Christian Temperance Union fought for this cause by entering saloons, singing, praying, and asking saloonkeepers to stop selling alcohol. Answer Prohibition

This allowed for the popular, or direct, election of U.S. senators. Answer 17th Amendment

This is a bill initiated, or launched, by citizens. Answer Initiative

This enabled voters to remove public officials from elected positions by forcing them to face an election before the end of their term if enough voters requested it. Answer Recall

This is a vote on an initiative. Answer Referendum

This a term used to describe a journalist who exposed government abuses and big business corruption to the readers of mass circulation magazines and newspapers. Answer Muckrackers

An advocate for improving the lives of women and children Answer Florence Kelley

Muckraking journalist who exposed the terrible conditions of the meatpacking industry Answer Upton Sinclair

The movement to protect America's natural resources Answer Conservation

The term used to describe the progressive reforms of President Theodore Roosevelt Answer Square Deal

Watchdog agency given the power to stop unfair business practices Answer Federal Trade Commission

President whose actions split the Republican party after he angered both progressives and conservationists Answer William Taft

This legislation was used by Roosevelt to file 44 antitrust suits. Answer Sherman Antitrust Act

At 42 years old, he was the youngest president. Answer Theodore Roosevelt

This was settled when Roosevelt got involved in the negotiations. Answer 1902 Coal Miner’s Strike

Wilson’s plan that reformed how American banks were organized Answer Federal Reserve System

A leader of the woman suffrage movement Answer Susan B. Anthony

The progressive movement regarded all of the following as worthy goals except a. protecting social welfare. b. promoting business monopolies. c. fostering efficiency in the workplace. d. creating economic reform.

Muckrakers were Answer Journalists

A bill that originates from the people rather than legislators is known as Answer Initiative

In the mid-1800s, the majority of women who held jobs worked as Answer Servants

In The Jungle, Upton Sinclair exposed Answer unsanitary conditions in the meat-packing industry.

The law that required truthful labels was the Answer Pure Food and Drug Act

The primary goal of the NAACP was Answer equality among the races.

Which of the following was not a result of the introduction of the assembly line? Answer decreased productivity

Who gained most from the ratification of the Seventeenth Amendment? Answer Ordinary citizens

Which of the following best states the primary goal of prohibitionists? Answer to eliminate the use of alcohol in society

Why were early progressive attempts to enact federal bans on child labor unsuccessful? Answer The Supreme Court ruled such bans unconstitutional.

Which strategy was not employed by woman suffragists to obtain their goal? Answer They called for female workers to strike.

Which statement best characterizes Roosevelt's position on trusts? Answer Some trusts were harmful to the public interest.

Which of the following actions led to the defeat of Taft in 1912? Answer his failure to unify the Republican Party

What was the primary motivation for passage of the Sixteenth Amendment? Answer to replace revenue lost by enacting lower tariffs

What effect did World War I have on the suffragist movement? Answer It hastened passage and ratification of the Nineteenth Amendment.

This is a sensational style of writing that exaggerates the news to lure readers. Answer Yellow Journalism

This volunteer cavalry unit fought in a famous land battle near Santiago, Cuba. Answer Rough Riders

This Cuban poet and journalist launched a Cuban revolution in 1895. Answer Jose Marti

Soon after this was destroyed, the United States declared war on Spain. Answer USS Maine

This nation gained its independence in the Spanish-American War. Answer Cuba

Answer General Valeriano Weyler This general forced Cubans to relocated to concentration camps where thousands of them died. Answer General Valeriano Weyler

Its criticism of the American president caused American resentment toward Spain to turn to outrage. Answer De Lome letter

Answer Philippine islands After the war, the United States paid 20 million dollars to Spain for the annexation of this land. Answer Philippine islands

Answer Dollar Diplomacy This term refers to the policy of using the U.S. government to guarantee loans made to foreign countries by American business people. Answer Dollar Diplomacy

Its construction ranks as one of the world's greatest engineering feats. Answer Panama Canal

Answer Missionary Diplomacy This term refers to the policy of denying recognition of Latin American governments that the United States viewed as oppressive, undemocratic, or hostile to U.S. interests. Answer Missionary Diplomacy

Answer Roosevelt Corollary Also known as "big stick" diplomacy, this official American policy stated that disorder in Latin America could force the United States to send its military into Latin American nations to protect American economic interests. Answer Roosevelt Corollary

Which of the following did not stimulate U.S. imperialism? a. thirst for new economic markets b. need for a new source of cheap labor c. a belief in the cultural superiority of the Anglo-Saxon culture d. desire for military strength

Which country's residents became citizens of the United States in 1917? Answer Puerto Rico

In which of the following conflicts were U. S In which of the following conflicts were U.S. military troops not involved? a. the Boxer Rebellion b. Cuba's second war for independence c. the Russo-Japanese war d. the Hawaiian revolution

a. the Roosevelt Corollary b. the Teller Amendment Which of the following did the United States insist that Cuba include in its constitution? a. the Roosevelt Corollary b. the Teller Amendment c. the Platt Amendment d. the Boxer Protocol

What was included in the de Lôme letter? Answer criticisms of President McKinley

What war ended with the Treaty of Paris of 1898? Answer Spanish-American War

What was the purpose of the Foraker Act? Answer to end military rule and set up civil government in Puerto Rico

All of the following were imperialist powers in the late 1800s except a. Japan. b. the United States. c. China. d. Spain.

a. Hawaii. b. Cuba. c. the Philippines. d. Puerto Rico. All of the following countries came under some form of U.S. control as a result of the Spanish-American War except a. Hawaii. b. Cuba. c. the Philippines. d. Puerto Rico.

Of the following statements, the one that best reflects an anti-imperialist attitude is a. "Fate has written our policy for us; the trade of the world must and shall be ours. . . .“ b. "The expansion of our trade and commerce is the pressing problem.“ c. "Is there no nation wise enough, brave enough to aid this blood-smitten land?“ d. "It is not necessary to own people to trade with them."

The Boxer Rebellion was an attempt by Chinese revolutionaries to Answer remove foreign influence from China.

The United States gained control of the land it needed to build the Panama Canal by Answer encouraging and supporting Panamanian independence.

The Open Door Policy was designed as a way for the United States to further Answer its trade interests.

The rapid growth of industry in the United States helped fuel imperialism because Answer the United States was producing too many goods for its own people to buy.

Teddy Roosevelt's approach to foreign policy reflected the proverb "Speak softly and carry a big stick“ because Answer his negotiations were always backed by the threat of military force.

His assassination sparked World War I Answer Archduke Franz Ferdinand

This British liner was sunk by a German U-boat. Answer Lusitania

These people opposed World War I because they perceived all wars as evil. Answer Pacifists

These people opposed World War I because they saw it as an imperialist struggle. Answer Socialists

In 1914, this alliance consisted of France, Great Britain, and Russia. Answer Allies/Triple Entente

In 1914, this alliance consisted of Germany, Austria-Hungary, and the Ottoman Empire. Answer Central Powers/Triple Alliance

This contained a suggestion of an alliance between Mexico and Germany that deeply angered the American people. Answer Zimmerman Note

This long-term cause of the war involved the development of the armed forces and their use as a tool of diplomacy. Answer Militarism

Closely linked with industrialization, this long-term cause of the war involved a contest for colonies. Answer Imperialism

In the Battle of the Somme, this resulted in the exchange of seven miles of territory at the cost of 1.2 Million casualties. Answer Trench Warfare

This long-term cause of the war encouraged competitiveness between nations and encouraged various ethnic groups to attempt to create nations of their own. Answer Nationalism

Admiral William S. Sims convinced the British to use this as a hindrance to German U-boat attacks. Answer Convoy System

This term describes a person who opposes warfare on moral grounds. Answer Conscientious Objector

This began with the introduction of the tank and the airplane as weapons Answer Mechanized Warfare

Having shot down at least 29 enemy planes, he was America's leading ace pilot in the war. Answer Captain Eddie Rickenbacker

This involved merchant vessels traveling in large groups with naval ships acting as guards. Answer Convoy System

This required men to register with the government in order to be randomly selected for military service. Answer Selective Service Act

Which of the following was not a cause of World War I? a. the stockpiling of weapons b. European nationalism c. imperialist competition d. American isolationism

Where did the assassination that triggered World War I occur? Answer Bosnia

What caused widespread starvation in Germany? Answer The British Blockade

What did the United States use to overcome the threat of German U-boats? Answer Groups of guarded ships

Which of the following was a result of the Selective Service Act? Answer Men were required to register for military service.

Which weapons of mechanized warfare were introduced in World War I? Answer Airplanes and tanks

Which of the following nations was not a member of the "Big Four"? a. France b. Russia c. Italy d. Great Britain

Who rejected Wilson's "Fourteen Points" peace plan? Answer Allied Leaders

What reason did Senators give for opposing U. S What reason did Senators give for opposing U.S. membership in the League of Nations? Answer It would drag the United States into European conflicts

The policy that kept the United States out of the war for three years was called Answer Neutrality/isolationism

Because militarism had been a major cause of the war, the framers of the Treaty of Versailles Answer Barred Germany from maintaining an army

The war might have involved only two nations, Austria-Hungary and Serbia, if not for Answer The alliance system

The Schlieffen Plan was effective because it Answer Allowed Germany to drive quickly toward the French capital

Of the following, the most compelling reason for the United States to enter the war was a. concern over the repayment of Allied debts to American banks. b. the outrage of American citizens over German submarine warfare. c. a moral obligation to halt the refugee crisis in Belgium. d. a desire to become more involved in the affairs of Europe.

The Espionage and Sedition Acts affected freedom of speech because they Answer allowed the government to silence ideas that challenged its authority.

Labor leaders were targeted by the Espionage and Sedition Acts because they Answer demanded better conditions for workers, even during a war crisis.

Gains made by American women during World War I include Answer increased support for women's right to vote.

The Treaty of Versailles overlooked the importance of Answer Treating all nations justly, including the losers of a war.

What conclusion is a reader of this advertisement expected to draw about the people who oppose prohibition?

Political Cartoon Questions To what does the door in this cartoon open? Who is waiting outside the door? Who holds the key to the door? What does the size of the man holding the key indicate? What does the cartoon imply about the Open Door Policy?