The Spanish-American War & Expansion
World War I
Political & Social Change in the Post-War US
The Roaring Twenties
Louisiana & the Huey Long Era
100
Which statement would an anti-imperialist most likely agree with?
A. The US has a powerful military, which gives it the right to intervene in other nations.
B. Bringing Christianity to other nations through missionaries and other means is enough justification for the US to take control.
C. Seizing land and announcing control over entire groups of people goes against core American values of freedom and democracy.
D. Sometimes intervention in another nation's business is required, especially if it can benefit the US and its economy.
C. Seizing land and announcing control over entire groups of people goes against core American values of freedom and democracy.
100
Which of the following best describes a cause of WWI that had been growing for years?
A. The mobilization of Russia
B. A system of interlocking alliances between European nations
C. Economic pressures from nations outside of Europe, like the US
D. The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife, the Duchess of Hohenberg
B. A system of interlocking alliances between European nations
100
Why did the US adopt a strict isolationist sentiment regarding foreign policy in the 1920s and 1930s?
A. Americans remembered WWI as a time of loss and believed they were needlessly dragged into it
B. The US wanted to establish military bases in Europe to strengthen its global presence
C. Americans were eager to support European nations in their postwar rebuilding efforts
D. The US wanted to focus on building stronger trade relations with Asia
A. Americans remembered WWI as a time of loss and believed they were needlessly dragged into it
100
Why was the decade of the 1920s called the "Roaring Twenties"?
A. Motorcars became popular and made a lot of noise
B. Popular jazz music was said to make a roaring sound
C. The economy and culture of the US were booming
D. People more openly expressed anger about society's injustices
C. The economy and culture of the US were booming
100
As a result of increasing oil production within the state, __________.
A. The standard of living in Louisiana increased
B. Company towns were outlawed in Louisiana
C. Thousands of Louisianans were put out of work
D. Fewer service industries were established in Louisiana
A. The standard of living in Louisiana increased
200
What was one factor that initially brought Americans to Hawaii?
A. Leisure opportunities, such as hiking the islands
B. Business opportunities, such as sugar plantations
C. Cultural opportunities, such as sampling new fruits
D. Political opportunities, such as running for office in the provisional government
B. Business opportunities, such as sugar plantations
200
What was a significant drawback of trench warfare during WWI?
A. Soldiers had comfortable living conditions
B. Soldiers had to travel long distances to reach the front
C. Trenches were spacious and well-ventilated
D. Trenches often became unsanitary and disease-ridden
D. Trenches often became unsanitary and disease-ridden
200
What was the effect of the influenza pandemic of 1918 on the global population?
A. The flu spread rapidly due to crowded wartime conditions and overwhelmed hospitals, leading to millions of deaths worldwide
B. The flu primarily affected only the elderly population, leaving younger generations unharmed
C. The pandemic was easily contained and had minimal impact on the global population
D. Only soldiers returning from battlefields were affected by the virus, sparing civilians
A. The flu spread rapidly due to crowded wartime conditions and overwhelmed hospitals, leading to millions of deaths worldwide
200
Which of the following had the most impact in creating a common national popular culture in the US in the 1920s?
A. Newspapers
B. Radio
C. Television
D. The suffrage movement
B. Radio
200
Because of the poor government response to the Great Flood of 1927, __________.
A. Many African Americans switched their political loyalties
B. Huey Long's political power in Louisiana was greatly diminished
C. Americans increasingly embraced the idea of limited government
D. The oil and gas industries in Louisiana struggled and never recovered
A. Many African Americans switched their political loyalties
300
How did this image influence the start of the Spanish-American War?
A. Researchers published opinion polls about Americans' attitudes toward the war
B. Newspapers published propaganda interviews with politicians who wanted to start a war
C. Photographers showed the truth about Spain's role in sinking the USS Maine
D. Yellow journalism was used to run sensational and exaggerated stories to call for war
D. Yellow journalism was used to run sensational and exaggerated stories to call for war
300
Which of the following best describes the purpose of this poster?
A. To encourage young men to enlist in the US military
B. To promote the sale of war bonds to support the war effort
C. To inform the public about the locations of army recruitment centers
D. To scare young men and women who might be excited about joining the US military
A. To encourage young men to enlist in the US military
300
What was a primary reason for the discontent with Czar Nicholas II's rule in Russia before WWI?
A. The czar was promoting communist ideologies
B. The czar was focused on expanding Russia's territories
C. The czar was actively supporting the peasants and workers
D. The czar was largely unresponsive to the pleas of peasants and workers facing hunger and poverty
D. The czar was largely unresponsive to the pleas of peasants and workers facing hunger and poverty
300
Charles Lindbergh and Amelia Earhart were well-known __________.
A. Actors
B. Jazz Singers
C. Aviators
D. Newspaper columnists
C. Aviators
300
Huey P. Long strongly supported __________.
A. Passing restrictive Jim Crow laws
B. Lowering utility rates in Louisiana
C. Giving tax exemptions and subsides to businesses
D. Allowing oil monopolies to set prices
B. Lowering utility rates in Louisiana
400
Which of these territories were acquired by the US following the Spanish-American War under the terms of the Treaty of Paris (1898)? Select two correct answers.
A. Cuba
B. Hawaii
C. Panama
D. Puerto Rico
E. Spanish Empire
A. Cuba
D. Puerto Rico
400
How did the Zimmermann Telegram push the US to enter the war?
A. It disclosed Germany's intention to end submarine warfare
B. It revealed Germany's plan to invade the US directly
C. It confirmed that Germany had already formed an alliance with Canada
D. It showed that Germany had promised to help Mexico regain lost territories
D. It showed that Germany had promised to help Mexico regain lost territories
400
Why are the people in the photograph gathered?
A. To demand better wages and working conditions due to economic challenges and inflation
B. To support the influx of immigrants arriving in the US
C. To oppose the formation of labor unions and their influence
D. To protest against the war and its outcomes
A. To demand better wages and working conditions due to economic challenges and inflation
400
The Great Migration is most closely associated with which of the following?
A. The Eighteenth Amendment
B. The Harlem Renaissance
C. The Lost Generation
D. The Nineteenth Amendment
B. The Harlem Renaissance
400
Huey P. Long's "Share Our Wealth" plan was an attempt to solve the problems that were created because of?
A. Laissez-faire policies
B. Social Darwinism
C. The Great Depression
D. World War I
C. The Great Depression
500
Why did President Theodore Roosevelt order the group of battleships known as the Great White Fleet to sail around the world?
A. He wanted them to conduct secret spying on other nations
B. He wanted to use America's navy to trigger the start of WWI
C. He wanted to demonstrate that the US had a powerful navy
D. He wanted them to conduct American business by trading goods around the world
C. He wanted to demonstrate that the US had a powerful navy
500
Which of the following statements best describes the goals of the people in this image? Select two correct answers.
A. Wilson focused on global peace and the idea of self-determination for Europeans
B. The primary goal of these leaders was to establish the US as the world's leading superpower
C. Both Wilson and the other leaders wanted to strengthen Germany's economy and military
D. All leaders agreed that African and Asian nations should have the right to self-determination
E. The leaders from Europe sought to punish Germany for the war
A. Wilson focused on global peace and the idea of self-determination for Europeans
E. The leaders from Europe sought to punish Germany for the war
500
"America's present need is not heroics, but healing; not nostrums, but normality; not revolution, but restoration; not agitation, but adjustment; not surgery, but serenity; not the dramatic, but the dispassionate; not experiment, but equipoise; not submergence in internationality, but sustainment in triumphant nationality."
What does Warren G. Harding emphasize as America's need in his "Return to Normalcy" speech?
A. America requires aggressive approaches to solve its problems
B. America needs to engage in heroic actions and revolutionary changes
C. America should focus on dramatic experiments and international engagements
D. America needs healing and a focus on national stability rather than international involvement
D. America needs healing and a focus on national stability rather than international involvement
500
The individuals in the image were campaigning for which of the following?
A. The Eighteenth Amendment
B. The Nineteenth Amendment
C. The Fourteenth Amendment
D. The Twenty-First Amendment
B. The Nineteenth Amendment
500
Which of the following are examples of environmental footprints left by Louisiana's timber, oil, and gas industries? Select two correct answers.
A. Massive clouds of dust that blackened the skies
B. Widespread coastal erosion and contaminated soils and water
C. Barren farmland that could no longer support crops or livestock
D. A dramatic loss in the acreage of virgin forests throughout the state
E. The rise of company towns that left workers dependent on their employees
B. Widespread coastal erosion and contaminated soil and water
D. A dramatic loss in the acreage of virgin forests throughout the state