Industrialization, Technology, Immigration, & Urbanization
1. What major innovation helped expand industry and connect markets across the U.S. in the late 1800s?
A. Telegraph lines
B. Automobile highways
C. Transcontinental railroad
D. Subways
1. What major innovation helped expand industry and connect markets across the U.S. in the late 1800s?
A. Telegraph lines
B. Automobile highways
C. Transcontinental railroad
D. Subways
1. What was a key goal of Progressive reformers?
A. To limit voting rights
B. To end political corruption and improve society
C. To stop immigration
D. To support monopolies
1. What was a key goal of Progressive reformers?
A. To limit voting rights
B. To end political corruption and improve society
C. To stop immigration
D. To support monopolies
1. What was a main cause of World War I?
A. The Cold War
B. Alliance systems and nationalism
C. American isolationism
D. Pearl Harbor attack
1. What was a main cause of World War I?
A. The Cold War
B. Alliance systems and nationalism
C. American isolationism
D. Pearl Harbor attack
1. What was a major cause of the Great Depression?
A. The end of World War I
B. Stock market crash and bank failures
C. The Cold War
D. Decline in agriculture during the Civil War
1. What was a major cause of the Great Depression?
A. The end of World War I
B. Stock market crash and bank failures
C. The Cold War
D. Decline in agriculture during the Civil War
1. What was the Cold War mainly about?
A. A struggle between democracy and communism
B. A civil war in the U.S.
C. A war over oil
D. A scientific competition with France
1. What was the Cold War mainly about?
A. A struggle between democracy and communism
B. A civil war in the U.S.
C. A war over oil
D. A scientific competition with France
2. How did factory work change during the Industrial Revolution?
A. Workers gained more control over production
B. Machines replaced many manual jobs
C. Employees worked fewer hours
D. Most factories moved to rural areas
2. How did factory work change during the Industrial Revolution?
A. Workers gained more control over production
B. Machines replaced many manual jobs
C. Employees worked fewer hours
D. Most factories moved to rural areas
2. What did muckrakers do during the Progressive Era?
A. Built railroads
B. Ran for office
C. Exposed corruption through journalism
D. Opposed women’s suffrage
2. What did muckrakers do during the Progressive Era?
A. Built railroads
B. Ran for office
C. Exposed corruption through journalism
D. Opposed women’s suffrage
5. How did WWI end?
A. With Germany winning
B. With an armistice and the Treaty of Versailles
C. With the U.S. losing
D. With the Cold War
5. How did WWI end?
A. With Germany winning
B. With an armistice and the Treaty of Versailles
C. With the U.S. losing
D. With the Cold War
2. How did the Dust Bowl affect American farmers?
A. It improved crop production
B. It reduced taxes on farmers
C. It forced many to leave their land
D. It ended sharecropping
2. How did the Dust Bowl affect American farmers?
A. It improved crop production
B. It reduced taxes on farmers
C. It forced many to leave their land
D. It ended sharecropping
2. What was the purpose of the Marshall Plan?
A. To defeat Japan
B. To help rebuild Europe after WWII
C. To expand communism
D. To limit U.S. trade
2. What was the purpose of the Marshall Plan?
A. To defeat Japan
B. To help rebuild Europe after WWII
C. To expand communism
D. To limit U.S. trade
5. What caused the growth of cities during the Industrial Age?
A. Agricultural improvements
B. Job opportunities in factories
C. Decline in immigration
D. Expansion of rural areas
5. What caused the growth of cities during the Industrial Age?
A. Agricultural improvements
B. Job opportunities in factories
C. Decline in immigration
D. Expansion of rural areas
3. What was the purpose of the Sherman Antitrust Act?
A. To break up monopolies
B. To support labor unions
C. To reduce taxes
D. To limit free speech
3. What was the purpose of the Sherman Antitrust Act?
A. To break up monopolies
B. To support labor unions
C. To reduce taxes
D. To limit free speech
1. What event led the U.S. to enter WWII?
A. Invasion of Poland
B. Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor
C. The Treaty of Versailles
D. The Holocaust
1. What event led the U.S. to enter WWII?
A. Invasion of Poland
B. Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor
C. The Treaty of Versailles
D. The Holocaust
3. What was the goal of President Roosevelt’s New Deal?
A. To provide relief, recovery, and reform
B. To end immigration
C. To increase tariffs
D. To prepare for war
3. What was the goal of President Roosevelt’s New Deal?
A. To provide relief, recovery, and reform
B. To end immigration
C. To increase tariffs
D. To prepare for war
3. What was the arms race?
A. A competition to build more powerful weapons
B. A footrace between generals
C. A plan to end nuclear war
D. A trade agreement
3. What was the arms race?
A. A competition to build more powerful weapons
B. A footrace between generals
C. A plan to end nuclear war
D. A trade agreement
1. Why did many immigrants settle in cities when arriving in the U.S.?
A. Cities were cleaner and safer
B. There were more open spaces
C. Factories offered jobs
D. Land was cheaper in cities
1. Why did many immigrants settle in cities when arriving in the U.S.?
A. Cities were cleaner and safer
B. There were more open spaces
C. Factories offered jobs
D. Land was cheaper in cities
4. What reform allowed voters to remove an elected official from office before their term ended?
A. Initiative
B. Referendum
C. Recall
D. Primary
4. What reform allowed voters to remove an elected official from office before their term ended?
A. Initiative
B. Referendum
C. Recall
D. Primary
2. How did Americans support the war effort at home?
A. By staying out of politics
B. Through rationing and buying war bonds
C. By refusing to work in factories
D. By traveling overseas to fight independently
2. How did Americans support the war effort at home?
A. By staying out of politics
B. Through rationing and buying war bonds
C. By refusing to work in factories
D. By traveling overseas to fight independently
4. Which program provided jobs to young men building parks and roads?
A. TVA
B. Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC)
C. FDIC
D. Social Security
4. Which program provided jobs to young men building parks and roads?
A. TVA
B. Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC)
C. FDIC
D. Social Security
4. What happened during the Cuban Missile Crisis?
A. The U.S. and Soviet Union came close to nuclear war
B. The U.S. gave Cuba independence
C. Cuba joined NATO
D. Soviet Union invaded Cuba
4. What happened during the Cuban Missile Crisis?
A. The U.S. and Soviet Union came close to nuclear war
B. The U.S. gave Cuba independence
C. Cuba joined NATO
D. Soviet Union invaded Cuba
4. What was one challenge of urbanization during the late 1800s and early 1900s?
A. Overcrowding and poor sanitation
B. Too much farmland
C. High unemployment in cities
D. Declining housing prices
4. What was one challenge of urbanization during the late 1800s and early 1900s?
A. Overcrowding and poor sanitation
B. Too much farmland
C. High unemployment in cities
D. Declining housing prices
5. What did the 19th Amendment accomplish?
A. Ended slavery
B. Lowered voting age
C. Gave women the right to vote
D. Created income tax
5. What did the 19th Amendment accomplish?
A. Ended slavery
B. Lowered voting age
C. Gave women the right to vote
D. Created income tax
4. What role did women play during WWII?
A. They served only as nurses
B. They replaced soldiers on the battlefield
C. They took on jobs in factories and military support roles
D. They moved to rural areas
4. What role did women play during WWII?
A. They served only as nurses
B. They replaced soldiers on the battlefield
C. They took on jobs in factories and military support roles
D. They moved to rural areas
5. What did the Social Security Act of 1935 do?
A. Created free college for veterans
B. Increased military spending
C. Provided support to the elderly and unemployed
D. Ended the Great Depression
5. What did the Social Security Act of 1935 do?
A. Created free college for veterans
B. Increased military spending
C. Provided support to the elderly and unemployed
D. Ended the Great Depression
5. What was the goal of containment during the Cold War?
A. To invade Russia
B. To stop the spread of communism
C. To break up the U.S.
D. To reduce taxes
5. What was the goal of containment during the Cold War?
A. To invade Russia
B. To stop the spread of communism
C. To break up the U.S.
D. To reduce taxes