Gilded Age
What was the purpose of the Pendleton Act?
A) To break up large monopolies and trusts
B) To develop strict rules for the establishment of labor unions
C) To reform the hiring process for government workers
D) To decrease tariffs on imported goods
C) To reform the hiring process for government workers
Founder of a settlement house called the Hull House?
A) Ida Tarbell
B) Ida Wells
C) Jane Addams
D) Anne Dudley
C) Jane Addams
Which country was annexed following the Spanish-American War and is still a U.S. Territory today?
A) Cuba
B) Alaska
C) Philippines
D) Puerto Rico
D) Puerto Rico
Which event sparked World War I?
A) The sinking of the Lusitania.
B) The German-French dispute over Alsace-Lorraine.
C) Russia’s quest for a warm-water port.
D) The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand.
D) The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand.
Why were the 1920s called the Roaring Twenties?
A) Americans wanted to intervene in European politics.
B) Many immigrants entered the United States eager to find jobs.
C) Congress passed many immigration bills.
D) There was a change in the lifestyle of a large number of Americans.
D) There was a change in lifestyle of a large number of Americans.
What were the main causes of nativism in the U.S.?
A) Favoring native-born Americans over foreign-born Americans
B) The need for more labor in factories
C) Increased immigration from Europe
D) All of the above
D) All of the above
What is the term that means the right to vote?
A) Recall
B) Referendum
C) Suffrage
D) Initiative
C) Suffrage
Guam, Puerto Rico, and the Philippines all became U.S. possessions as a result of which war?
A) Mexican-American War
B) American Civil War
C) Spanish-American War
D) Spanish Civil War
C) Spanish-American War
The U.S. law passed that drafted men to fight in World War I was called?
A) Selective Service Act
B) Espionage and Sedition Act
C) The Draft Act
D) The War Act
A) Selective Service Act
Which best describes the 19th Amendment?
A) Right to bear arms
B) End to prohibition
C) Prohibition
D) Right for women to vote
D) Right for women to vote
Credit Mobilier and the Whiskey Ring were scandals that involved government officials and added to the public’s opinion that Gilded Age politicians were corrupt. True or False?
True
Muckrakers are journalists who wanted to expose the problems of society. True or False?
True
When a country commits all of its resources to war, it is called what?
A) Full War
B) Total War
C) Partial War
D) Trench Warfare
B) Total War
What was the purpose of the Committee on Public Information during World War I?
A) To create propaganda and sell war bonds
B) To draft soldiers
C) To manage wartime industries
D) To negotiate peace treaties
A) To create propaganda and sell war bonds
The Volstead Act is commonly referred to as?
A) Prohibition
B) The Draft
C) The Tennessee Act
D) All of the above
A) Prohibition
The idea that business should be free from government regulation best represents which system?
A) Social Darwinism
B) Capitalism
C) Socialism
D) Laissez-faire
D) Laissez-faire
What was Henry Ford’s main contribution to U.S. industry?
A) Inventing rubber tires
B) Supporting worker safety laws
C) Perfecting the combustion engine
D) Introducing an updated assembly line
D) Introducing an updated assembly line
Why did many big business owners support a policy of open, unrestricted immigration during the Industrial Age?
A) Immigrants were a source of inexpensive labor.
B) Immigrants brought valuable insights about foreign companies.
C) Immigrants brought new skills that could be used to improve production.
D) Immigrants had money to invest in new companies.
A) Immigrants were a source of inexpensive labor.
What was the main focus of Woodrow Wilson’s goal for the League of Nations?
A) Worldwide agricultural aid.
B) Access to world trade for all nations.
C) Equality of arms for all nations.
D) International stability and security.
D) International stability and security.
What was the Red Scare?
A) Fear of Fascism in the US.
B) Fear of the Japanese in the US.
C) Fear of Communism in the US.
D) Fear of Germany in the US.
C) Fear of Communism in the US.
Tenements were high-quality homes that only the rich monopolists could live in. True or False?
False
How did the ratification of the 17th Amendment impact the government of the United States?
A) It expanded the democratic process by allowing people to elect senators directly.
B) It increased the electorate by giving voting rights to women.
C) It increased federal revenue by instituting an income tax.
D) It attempted to legislate social behavior by outlawing alcohol.
A) It expanded the democratic process by allowing people to elect senators directly.
What was the main focus of American imperialism in the late 19th and early 20th centuries?
A) Avoiding military conflict with European nations
B) Acquiring new territories and increasing trade
C) Establishing American colonies in Africa
D) Maintaining a hands-off approach to international affairs
B) Acquiring new territories and increasing trade.
The Supreme Court's "clear and present danger" ruling in Schenck v. U.S. established which idea?
A) Separate but equal facilities are constitutional.
B) The right to freedom of speech is not absolute.
C) Habeas corpus can be suspended during a war.
D) Rationing is acceptable only during wartime.
B) The right of freedom of speech is not absolute.
What were two causes of the movement known as the Great Migration during the early twentieth century?
A) The Irish potato famine and the seizure of farmland by the British government for taxes.
B) Jim Crow laws and lack of job opportunities for African Americans in the southern states.
C) The need for railroad workers and the increase in ship transportation between China and the western United States.
D) Programs against Jews in Russia and the lack of freedom of religion in Eastern Europe.
B) Jim Crow laws and lack of job opportunities for African Americans in the southern states.