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Which of these was a goal Pres. Theodore Roosevelt hoped to achieve by building the Panama Canal?

A. Military Control of a region hostile to the U.S

B. Trade relations and political ties with the Philippines

C. Political influence in Latin America and faster sea travel

D. A seaport for trade ships in the Gulf of Mexico.

C. Political influence in Latin America and faster sea travel

100

  1. Which group BEST describes the workers who built the Transcontinental Railroad?                      

    1. Chinese immigrants who arrived in the US looking for work

    2. European immigrants who traveled west to find work

    3. Local farmers and pioneers who needed additional income

    4. Former slaves who wanted to earn money to buy farmland

Chinese immigrants who arrived in the US looking for work

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  • Progressive reforms in the early 1900s focused on labor laws in order to ______________.            

  1. prevent immigrants from owning businesses

  2. give the government less control over the economy

  3. change the mistreatment of workers and ruthless business practices

  4. improve the productivity of factories in major cities of the nation

change the mistreatment of workers and ruthless business practices

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  1. The telegraph, electric light bulb, and the telephone improved American life in all of these areas EXCEPT:  


    1. Standard of living

    2. Government regulation of business

    3. Working conditions in factories

    4. Communication 

Government regulation of business

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  • The Spanish-American War resulted from an attempt to enforce the principles expressed by which of these?      

  1. Declaration of Independence   

  2. Monroe Doctrine

  3. Washington’s Farewell Address

  4. Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo

Monroe Doctrine

200

  1. What contribution did many of the immigrants from Asia and Eastern and Southern Europe make to the United States in the late 19th Century?                                            (SSUSH11d, DOK2)


    1. Reduced religious discrimination by adding to religious diversity in the United States

    2. Increased crop yields with the advanced farm equipment they brought from Europe

    3. Worked in the factories and mines and built the railroads that helped the United States grow

    4. Used their great wealth to expand industries and railroads in the United States

Worked in the factories and mines and built the railroads that helped the United States grow

200

  1. Which sentence BEST describes the distinctive focus of the founders of the NAACP (National Association for the Advancement of Colored People) in the early 1900s?                                    (SSUSH13c, DOK2)


    1. Sought to challenge segregation through political action

    2. Produced movies and plays to bring an end to segregation

    3. Urged temporary acceptance of segregation and lower incomes

    4. Based their ideas on those followed by traditional leaders in Africa

Sought to challenge segregation through political action

200

  1. Which BEST explains how improved steel production methods affected the US in the mid-nineteenth century?  


    1. Native Americans were able to use the steel to build better homes                    (SSUSH11a, DOK2)

    2. Farmers could afford more durable farming equipment

    3. Metal power poles were able to replace wooden power poles

    4. Railroads were able to be built more quickly and efficiently

Railroads were able to be built more quickly and efficiently

200


  • The 13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments to the Constitution were undermined by all of the following EXCEPT _____________.

  1. Jim Crow Laws                                         

  2. literacy tests

  3. the formation of the NAACP

  4. Plessy v. Ferguson

the formation of the NAACP

200

  1. Which event sparked anti-Imperialist sentiments in the United States in the late 1800s?            (SSUSH14a, DOK2)


    1. The failure of the Roosevelt Corollary

    2. Increase in Cuban immigration

    3. The acquisition of the Philippines

    4. The acquisition of Hawaiian factories 

The acquisition of the Philippines

300

  1. Which BEST explains the effect of the completion of the Transcontinental Railroad in 1869?                    

    1. Allowed people in the southern states to travel to Canada more easily

    2. Made travel to the west more dangerous due to frequent train malfunctions

    3. Made travel to the west safer and faster

    4. Angered many citizens because of the amount of untouched land and natural resources it “ruined”

Made travel to the west safer and faster

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  1. Which of the following was a cause of the Wounded Knee Massacre?                         


    1. Tensions between the Sioux Indians and Asian immigrants due to competition for jobs

    2. John D. Rockefeller became ruthless in his business practices

    3. Chinese immigrants began a strike against major railroad companies

    4. Competition between the Sioux Indians and the US government for land

Competition between the Sioux Indians and the US government for land

300


  • What is the BEST way to describe the role of women in the reform movements of the Progressive Era?           

  1. Mostly focused on political reforms such as the direct election of senators                

  2. Sought to turn the nation to issues of concern like child labor, prohibition, and suffrage

  3. Were unable to have an effect on the reform movements because they could not vote

  4. Strived to get as many women politicians in Congress as possible to influence reforms

Sought to turn the nation to issues of concern like child labor, prohibition, and suffrage

300

  1. Which statement would an American Progressive have agreed with MOST?                     \

  2. Ex-slaves should be repaid for their suffering                            

  3. All Japanese immigrants should be granted citizenship

  4. It is important to conserve our nation’s forests

  5. All of our citizens should have health insurance

All Japanese immigrants should be granted citizenship

300

  1. Which of these BEST describes “new immigrants” from Asia and Southern and Eastern Europe in the late 1800’s and early 1900’s?


    1. More literate and skilled than the old immigrants                      

    3.    2. Assimilating more quickly than the old immigrants


    4. Mostly Anglo-Saxon, where the old immigrants were more racially mixed

    5. Mostly Jewish and Catholic, where the old immigrants were mostly Protestant

Mostly Jewish and Catholic, where the old immigrants were mostly Protestant

400

  1. The MOST important and immediate result of the Spanish American War was that it _______________.   


    1. spread democracy to Latin America

    2. secured a safe source of raw materials for US industry

    3. guaranteed the independence of Mexico from Spanish control

    4. set up colonies for the US and placed it on the road to empire

set up colonies for the US and placed it on the road to empire

400

  1. Which industrialist owned Standard Oil Company, the predominant producer of petroleum products in 1880?      


    1. Andrew Carnegie                                        

    2. Cornelius Vanderbilt

    3. J.P. Morgan

    4. John D. Rockefeller

John D. Rockefeller

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  • Which cause of industrial unrest in the US led to tactics such as forming labor unions and participating in strikes?

  1. Technology led to a need for more skilled workers than were available                (SSUSH11e, DOK2)

  2. There was a shortage of workers due to sickness and injuries

  3. Very few laws protected workers, wages were low, and there was too much competition for jobs

  4. Immigrants became factory owners, and workers did not understand their culture

Very few laws protected workers, wages were low, and there was too much competition for jobs

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  1. Which of these correctly describes Wounded Knee?                                


    1. Site of the last major conflict of the Plains Wars

    2. Sioux leader who developed the Ghost Dance

    3. Site of General Custer’s last stand

    4. Cheyenne leader who defied the Dawes Act

Site of the last major conflict of the Plains Wars

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  1. What was the effect of the Supreme Court case Plessy v. Ferguson in 1896?                    


    1. Allowed African Americans the right to vote in local elections

    2. Overturned the laws requiring public education for African Americans

    3. Upheld the constitutionality of racial segregation of African Americans

    4. Banned the use of poll taxes in state and local elections

Upheld the constitutionality of racial segregation of African Americans

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  1. The early efforts of the American Federation of Labor focused on ____________.                      

    1. organizing skilled workers into unions

    2. encouraging open immigration

    3. forming worker-owned businesses

    4. creating a single union for workers and farmers

organizing skilled workers into unions

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  1. Upton Sinclair, author of The Jungle (1906), can be classified as a “muckrakers” because he was a ________________.    


    1. writer who investigated and exposed unfair practices                              

    2. journalist who produced historical account of past events

    3. retired politician who exposed corruption in the government

    4. traveler who wrote book based on the methods of fertilization used in other agricultural societies

writer who investigated and exposed unfair practices    

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  1. What is the major reason that tensions increased between American Indians and whites in the Great Plains in the 1860s and 1870s?


    1. The Native Americans blocked white settlers from putting up fences                

    2. White fur traders stole tobacco and jewelry from the American Indians

    3. White farmers settled on land previous inhabited by American Indians

    4. Chinese laborers hired by railroad companies slaughtered buffalo herds 

White farmers settled on land previous inhabited by American Indians

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  1. Why was Ellis Island so important the United States during the late 1800s?                    


    1. Was the site of a US federal prison

    2. Served as a federal immigration center

    3. Served as a meeting place for foreign diplomats in the United States

    4. Was the site of the first free hospital in the United States

Served as a federal immigration center

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  1. How did railroads assist the growth of industry?                                

    1. Movement of raw materials over long distances

    2. Ability to transport people from cities to rural areas

    3. Development of sleeper cars for travel across the country

    4. Higher shipping costs for farm products than for finished products

Movement of raw materials over long distances

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