Multiple Choice
Identify the
letter of the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
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Why
did the United States object to “spheres of influence” in China? a. | It restricted
United States participation in the Chinese trade. | c. | It prevented the other Asian nations from obtaining raw
materials. | b. | It decreased the influence of Chinese
nationalists. | d. | It gave too much
power to American industrialists. | | | | |
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What
president was influential in building the Panama Canal? a. | Grover
Cleveland | c. | Franklin D.
Roosevelt | b. | Theodore Roosevelt | d. | William McKinley | | | | |
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What
was the United States’ purpose in building the Panama Canal? a. | to create income
for the United States by collecting tolls | c. | to enforce the Monroe Doctrine in Latin
America | b. | to connect the Atlantic and Pacific
Oceans | d. | to raise the
standard of living in South America | | | | |
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Spanish atrocities in Cuba, yellow journalism, and the sinking of the battleship Maine
are al part of a study of what war? a. | Spanish-American War | c. | Civil War | b. | Russo-Japanese
War | d. | World War
I | | | | |
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What
did the United States fear during the Age of Imperialism (1890’s-1910’s)? a. | loss of control
of Panama to Mexico | c. | increased power
and trade by European countries in the Western Hemisphere | b. | increased
resistance to colonizing Cuban lands | d. | increased struggles for independence in Latin American
countries | | | | |
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Which
of the following has been a cause of Imperialism? a. | abolition of slavery | c. | need for raw materials | b. | ending military
dictatorships | d. | containment of
commuism | | | | |
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7.
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What
action of territorial expansion (more land) was nicknamed “Seward’s Folly”
? a. | purchase of
Alaska | c. | Gadsen
Purchase | b. | Mexican Cession | d. | Lousiana Purchase | | | | |
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What
was a direct result of the Spanish-American War? a. | The United States gained Spanish-held islands in the Pacific
and the Caribbean as colonies. | c. | Cuba bought San
Salvador from the United States. | b. | Cuba was annexed by the United
States. | d. | The United
States lost control of the Hawaiin Islands and Somoa. | | | | |
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Why
did the United States encourage an Open Door Policy toward China? a. | to support the
leaders of the Boxer Rebellion | c. | to allow all
nations to have equal opportunity to trade in China | b. | to expel Japan
and Russia from China territories | d. | to limit foriegn trade within its sphere of
influence | | | | |
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What
was the immediate cause of the Spanish-American War? a. | the sinking of
the Lusitania | c. | the opening of
the Panama Canal | b. | the violence of the Nazis under
Hitler | d. | the sinking of
the battleship Maine | | | | |
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Who
were Jacob Riis, Upton Sinclair, and Ida Tarbell? a. | leaders of the National Association for the Advancement of
Colored People (NAACP) | c. | supporters of
the spoils system | b. | writers and critics who exposed injustice and
corruption | d. | senators who
supported the Bull Moose Party | | | | |
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Which
of the following candidates was supported by the Bull Moose Party in 1912? a. | William
McKinley | c. | Teddy
Roosevelt | b. | Franklin D. Roosevelt | d. | Woodrow Wilson | | | | |
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13.
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What
amendment to the Constitution established the right of American women to vote? a. | 19th
Amendment | c. | 14th
Amendment | b. | 13th Amendment | d. | 16th Amendment | | | | |
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In
the early 1900’s, what actions characterized the muckrakers reform movements? a. | They formed a
political party that proposed solutions for the current problems. | c. | They wrote articles and novels which exposed problems caused by
industrialization. | b. | They supported the actions of
monopolies. | d. | They worked to
repeal the Sherman Anti-trust Act. | | | | |
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What
was the focus of the Progressive Movement during the early 1900’s? a. | laissez-faire
economic policies | c. | political and
economic reforms | b. | more powerful political
machines | d. | laws restricting
the voting power of naturalized citizens | | | | |
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In
what area were the Progressive reforms known as “initiative”, “referendum”, and
“recall” designed to make improvements? a. | enforcement of Jim Crow laws throughout the
country | c. | economic
development in industry | b. | social improvements for the urban
poor | d. | political power
of the people | | | | |
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What
was the goal of the 17th Amendment? a. | ban on the manufacture, sale, and transport of
alcohol | c. | creation of a
progressive income tax | b. | right for women to vote | d. | direct election of senators | | | | |
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To
promote conservation of our natural resources, President Teddy Roosevelt a. | declared open
season for hunting and fishing all year. | c. | asked Congress to create the Civilian Conservation
Corps. | b. | set aside millions of acres of land as forest
preserves. | d. | brought over
forest rangers from Germany. | | | | |
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What
was the goal of the 16th Amendment? a. | right to vote for women | c. | creation of a progressive income tax | b. | ban on
manufacture, sale, and transport of alcohol | d. | direct election of senators | | | | |
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Who
was the author of The Jungle, a novel exposing the dangers of the meatpacking
industry? a. | Frank
Norris | c. | Ida
Tarbell | b. | Lincoln Steffens | d. | Upton Sinclair | | | | |
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The
Sherman Anti-trust Act was passed with the intention (goal) of a. | limiting the
practices of monopolies and trusts | c. | changing the United States from a gold to a silver
standard | b. | allowing a laissez-faire | d. | approach to the economy | | | | |
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22.
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What
name was given to women who campaigned for the right to vote? a. | Populists | c. | muckrakers | b. | suffragists | d. | abolitionists | | | | |
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