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  1. What section of the country saw the growth of industries and businesses in the early 1900’s?

    a.  West

        b.  South

        c.  North

        d.  Texas

C. North

100

Which of the following people owned the US Steel Corporation?

  1. John Rockefeller

  2. Andrew Carnegie

  3. J.P. Morgan

  4. Cornelius Vanderbilt

J.P Morgan

100

Whose work exposing sanitary conditions in the meatpacking industry led to the Pure Food and Drug Act?  


  1. Ida Tarbell

  2. Ida B. Wells

  3. Jacob Riis

  4. Upton Sinclair

Upton Sinclair

100

Who rejected Wilson's "Fourteen Points" peace plan?

  1. Allied leaders

  2. the Germans

  3. the U.S. Senate

  4. the League of Nations

  • Allied leaders

100

Where did I graduate from college?

  1. University of Texas

  2. LSU

  3. University of Houston

  4. Lamar University

Lamar University

200

The completion of the Transcontinental Railroad is associated with the settlement of which region of the US?

  1. Northeast

  2. South

  3. West

  4. Southeast


West

200

A muckraker was a(n) - 


  1. unskilled immigrant who worked “raking muck” at the farms of wealthy landowners. 

  2. Investigative reporter whose work “rakes up” the corruption and inequalities of society.

  3. steamboat traveling the shallow Mississippi River, where “muck” got caught in the paddle wheel.

  4. Chinese immigrant working in a textile factory.

Investigative reporter whose work “rakes up” the corruption and inequalities of society.

200

Which of the following was the reason crop prices dropped for American farmers in the late 19th century?   


  1. New agricultural technologies.

  2. Better farming methods.

  3. Greater crop yields.

  4. All of the above.

All of the above.

200

Which weapons of mechanized warfare were introduced in World War I?

  1. battlefront trenches

  2. airplanes and tanks

  3. hydrogen bombs

  4. pistols and bayonets

  • airplanes and tanks

200

What is my full name?

  1. Gunnar Ty Bryan

  2. Ty Gunnar Bryan

  3. Gunnar Chase Bryan

  4. Chase Gunnar Bryan

  • Gunnar Ty Bryan

300

What kind of people worked on building the railroads?

  1. pioneers

  2. immigrants

  3. homesteaders

  4. Native Americans

Immigrants

300

President William Taft is best known for his— 


  1. Moral Diplomacy

  2. Dollar Diplomacy

  3. Trust-busting

  4. Assassination

Dollar Diplomacy

300

Many Americans wanted to join WWI after the ______ was sunk by a German u-boat.

  1. Lusitania

  2. Zimmerman

  3. Titanic

  4. Carnival

Lusitania

300

WWI became the deadliest war in history up to that point due to:

  1. Outbreak of deadly diseases (Spanish Flu)

  2. Massive Famines

  3. Trench Warfare

  4. New types of weapons

New types of weapons

300

What day was our son born?

  1. November 26th

  2. November 27th

  3. November 28th

  4. November 29th

  • November 28th

400

Which of the following statements about the “Gilded Age” is true?

  1. the middle class ran society

  2. there was a major difference between the rich and the poor

  3. immigrants lived in luxury

  4. many people shared in the wealth resulting from the growth of big business

There was a major difference between the rich and the poor

400

The purpose of the Panama Canal was to--   


  1. Make trade and travel easier and faster between the Atlantic Ocean and the Pacific Ocean. 

  2. Make travel safer between North America and Europe.

  3. Allow more ships to sail between South America and the United States.

  4. Provide a quicker route around Africa.

Make trade and travel easier and faster between the Atlantic Ocean and the Pacific Ocean.

400

Which of the following was not a cause of World War I?

  1. American isolationism

  2. imperialist competition

  3. the stockpiling of weapons

  4. European nationalism

American isolationism

400

The policy that kept the United States out of the war for three years was called

  1. nationalism.

  2. the alliance system.

  3. neutrality.

  4. the convoy system

  • neutrality.

400

Ms. Spence & I also welcomed our first baby over Thanksgiving break. What is his full name?

  1. Mayer Ty Bryan

  2. Mayer Gunnar Bryan

  3. Mayer Reece Bryan

  4. Mayer Chase Bryan

  • Mayer Reece Bryan

500

What company was started by John D. Rockefeller?

  1. Otis Elevators

  2. Kodak Pictures

  3. US Steel Corporation

  4. Standard Oil Company

Standard Oil Company

500

What was the Square Deal?    


  1. Woodrow Wilson’s promise that all Americans would have three “square” meals a day.

  2. Teddy Roosevelt’s agenda as president which included trust-busting and giving all Americans a “square” (fair) deal.

  3. William Taft’s promise to European allies that we would stand with them during war, looking the enemy “square” in the face.

  4. None of the above.

Teddy Roosevelt’s agenda as president which included trust-busting and giving all Americans a “square” (fair) deal.

500

 In 1917, Germany attempted to get _____ to attack the southern United States.

  1. Canada

  2. Italy

  3. Mexico

  4. Spain

Mexico

500

 Whose assassination sparked WWI?

  1. Archduke Franz Ferdninand

  2. Adolf Hitler

  3. Woodrow Wilson

  4. Theodore Roosevelt

  • Archduke Franz Ferdninand

500

Ms. Spence & I have a cat. What is her name?

  1. Miss Whiskers

  2. Nagini

  3. Buffy

  4. Hermione

Nagini