Test Questions
Gilded Age
Progressives
WW1
Important People
100

What was the name of the boat that sunk in 1915, killing 128 Americans

Lusitania 

100

What is Urbanization?

The rise/development of massive cities

100

What years make up the 20th century? 

A. 1800's

B. 1900's

C. 2000's

D. 2100's

1900's

100

What was the area between two trenches called in trench warfare? 

(The place men were going if they went "over the top")

No-Man's Land

100

This famous Underground Railroad worker referred to herself as the "Moses" of her people

Harriet Tubman

200

Who were the members of the Triple Alliance?

Germany, Italy, and Austria-Hungary

200

What was Nativism?

A preference towards native-born Americans, but NOT Native Americans

200

These groups(discussed in class) formed to demand better hours and work conditions during the Progressive Era, and they still form today like in Staten Isalnd.

Labor Unions

200

Who were the members of the Triple Entente

France, Great Britain, Russia

200

The Assassination of this man directly caused the outbreak of WW1

Archduke Franz Ferdinand

300

Who did Germany invade to GET TO France

Belgium

300

What was the named of John D. Rockefeller's Oil Company

Standard Oil

300

How did President Roosevelt try to deal with environmental issues in the United States?

Establishing national parks

300

During WW1, when a Max exodus of Black Americans moved from the South up North, it was referred to as this

The Great Migration

300

Author of "The Jungle" 

Upton Sinclair 

400

Mr. Dawson's Wacky Bonus Question! (Extra Credit on the Test)


What is the Capital of Oklahoma?

Oklahoma City

400

What did Mark Twain mean when he called the 19th century a Gilded Age?

On the surface there was wealth and prosperity, but beneath that there was corruption, discrimination, and poverty

400
(3 Answers) fill in the X


 Labor Groups famously requested

x hours for work

x hours for sleep

x hours to do as we please

8, 8, 8

400
What were the four MAIN causes of WW1 

(Not the Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand) 

Name and briefly define each 

Militarism - Nations built up massive armies and stocked up weapons to go to war

Alliances- Nations had webs of secret alliances that escalated the war

Imperialism- When stronger nations try to exploit weaker nations for territory, power, or resources

Nationalism (Extreme) - When citizens believe their country is better than everyone else and they should be in charge of everyone else. Causes blind following of authority

400

Who created the League of Nations?

Woodrow Wilson

500

During WW1, what was the nickname of the 369th Regiment made up of Black soldiers


The Harlem Hellfighters 

500

This man invented the first AC (alternating current) motor

Nikola Tesla

500

The Muckraker Photographer who took photos of poor immigrants in cities to show "how the other half lives" was named...

Jacob Riis


500

Where did the Spanish Flu most likely originate? (More specific than the country)

Kansas

500

This Australian YouTuber was referred to as a "Modern Day Muckraker" by Mr. Dawson

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