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1 "Too much competition also caused problems, as when railroads granted rebates to large businesses in order to secure exclusive access to their patronage. The rebates prevented other railroads from serving those businesses. Larger railroads sometimes lowered prices so much that they drove other carriers out of business, after which they raised prices dramatically. Railroads often charged more for short hauls than for long hauls, a scheme that effectively discriminated against smaller businesses." 1. Which of the following resulted from the circumstances described above? A. the decline of the Populist party B. the passage of the Interstate Commerce Act C. the increase in the number of monopolists that favored the Sherman Antitrust Act D. the passage of the Civil Service Act 2. W.E.B. Du Bois and Booker T. Washington a. Worked together to overturn Jim Crow laws in the South. b. Argued that African Americans should demand full and immediate equality. c. Rejected the United States and moved to Ghana. d. Disagreed over whether achieving equality was the burden of the nation or of African Americans. 3. One of the major problems facing farmers in the 1920s was: a. Overproduction of crops b. The inability to purchase modern farm equipment c. Passage of the McNary-Nonexistent Bill d. The prosecution of cooperatives under anti-trust laws 4. The trial of Sacco and Vanzetti occurred in what type of atmosphere in 1920s America? a. Nativist b. An atmosphere welcoming of foreign immigrants c. The World War 1 conflict with Japan d. An atmosphere of hostility toward African migrant workers 5. During the early 20 th century, progressives and traditionalists had strong opinions about Prohibition. Speaker 1: Prohibition is an example of a progressive reform, and I support it. Speaker 2: Prohibition will preserve our traditional values, and I support it. Based on these statements, which conclusion about Prohibition reform can be reached?
2 a. Progressives believed that Prohibition would end the traditionalist social outlook b. Traditionalists believed that Prohibition was a fundamentally modern movement c. Prohibition was an issue that distinguished traditionalists from progressives d. Prohibition was passed with support of modernists and traditionalists 6. Which post-world War 1 policy conflicted with the U.S. tradition of respecting individual liberty? a. Encouraging people to enlist in the military b. Placing taxes on consumers for luxury goods c. Encouraging people to ration goods for the military d. Setting quotas on immigrants from specific regions 7. The Roaring Twenties were characterized by: a. Internment camps, the rationing of goods, and the first use of an atomic bomb b. Bank failures, the New Deal, and bread lines c. Installment plans, Prohibition, and flappers d. Brinkmanship, McCarthyism, and a policy of containment 8. The Rough Riders were a. Cuban revolutionaries who battled the Spanish for independence. b. A volunteer cavalry unit in the Spanish American War led by Theodore Roosevelt. c. Newspaper owner who influenced public opinion by exaggerating the truth. d. Spanish general in Cuba who mistreated the civilian population. 9. In the beginning of the twentieth century, the United States had. a. Politically unstable as a result of political turmoil. b. Moved from isolation to expansion as a foreign policy. c. Unwilling to resolve issues through diplomacy. d. Less interested in Latin American affairs. 10. Social Darwinism is the theory that a. Only countries with colonies can compete in the world market. b. Life consists of competitive struggle in which only the strong survive. c. The American frontier stopped people from rebelling in the United States. d. The United States should expand its territory from the Atlantic and the Pacific oceans. 11. The 1898 Treaty of Paris dealt with which territory or territories?
3 a. Cuba b. Cuba and Puerto Rico c. Cuba, Puerto Rico, the Philippines, and Guam d. Cuba, Puerto Rico, Hawaii, the Philippines, and other former Spanish territories. 12. Roosevelt s big stick diplomacy a. Depended on a strong military to achieve America s goals. b. Aimed to increase American investment in business and banks throughout Central America and the Caribbean. c. Sought to conserve forests for lumber supplies for the military. d. Worked to promote human rights, national integrity, and opportunity around the world. The Knights wanted to have one union with both skilled and unskilled workers. This goal meant including African Americans, women, and selected immigrants. 13. Based on the above paragraph which statement best describes the views of the Knights of Labor? a. Favoring the view of management against strikers b. Demanding the reform of unpopular child labor policies c. A diverse membership of workers focusing on common goals d. A majority of members working to pass anti-immigration laws 14. Which of the following statements is an accurate analysis of the Gospel of Wealth by Andrew Carnegie. a. The acquisition of wealth benefitted only he who acquired the wealth b. Unlike the Social Darwinists Carnegie believed that social uplift and philanthropy was required of those with wealth and power. c. The government should provide libraries for all citizens d. People were better off before industrialization when resources were more equally divided among a population
4 In the Gilded Age workers worked fourteen to sixteen hours a day for six days a week. However, the majority were unskilled workers, who only received about $8 to $10 a week (this would be $ to $ in today s currency; a modern worker earning minimum wage and working 16 hours a day for 6 days would earn $899) 15. Circumstances like that described above contributed to A. A demand among industrial workers for reduced tariffs B. Laborers abandoning strikes as a tactic to increase wages C. Pressure for the enactment of the Sherman Antitrust Act D. The formation of labor unions
5 ! I thought we should act as their protector -- not try to get them under our heel. We were to relieve them from Spanish tyranny to enable them to set up a government of their own, and we were to stand by and see that it got a fair trial. It was not to be a government according to our ideas, but a government that represented the feeling of the majority of the Filipinos, a government according to Filipino ideas. That would have been a worthy mission for the United States. But now -- why, we have got into a mess, a quagmire from which each fresh step renders the difficulty of extrication immensely greater. -Mark Twain, Author 16. Which of these would an advocate of Imperialism have used to respond to Mr. Twain s concerns expressed in the excerpt above? A. it was unfair to govern the Filipinos without their consent B. military concerns should not be considered in our relationship to the Philippines C. the American economy needed access to overseas markets D. the Philippines were ready for self-governance before the American intervention 17. What s the main purpose of this 1886 poster A. oppose immigrants who took jobs from American workers
6 B. C. D. support nativist calls for limitations on labor unions organize a protest against acts of police brutality against workers show support for police actions against foreign revolutionaries 18. During WWI the Allies were a. France, Russia, Great Britain, Italy and United States b. Great Britain, France, and the United States. c. Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Italy. d. Russia, Germany, Austria-Hungary and United States 19. How did World War I contribute to the African American Great Migration? a. by forcing African American men to become soldiers b. by ending segregation in the military c. by improving the South s economy d. by creating jobs in the North 20. What major event shocked the American people and led Wilson to no longer call for peace? a. neutral Belgium invaded by Germany c. Zimmerman Note exposed b. German U-boats sank the Lusitania d. Germany sank the Sussex 21. When World War I began, President Wilson wanted the United States to remain neutral because of the nation s a. ethnic diversity. c. military weakness. b. economic problems. d. secret alliances.
7 Use the quotation and your knowledge of social studies to answer the following question. The sun shines on the fertile land, the earth teams with forests, with coal, with every necessary mineral and food, but labor, labor alone can transform all to meet our necessities. Man-power unaided cannot supply the demand. Women in America must shoulder as nobly as have the women of Europe, this duty. They must answer their country s call. Let them see clearly that the desire of their men to shield them from possible injury exposes the nation and the world to actual danger. Harriot Stanton Blatch from Mobilizing Woman-Power, Which of these reasons for more women joining the National American Woman Suffrage Association is reflected in the quotation?
8 a. changed its focus from women s suffrage to peace b. succeeded in winning voting rights for women c. declared its opposition to American involvement in the war
9 d. began to support the war objectives of the United States 23. The passage of the Homestead Act and the completion of the transcontinental railroad helped to fulfill the United States commitment to A. Reconstruction B. racial equality C. manifest destiny D. conservation of natural resources 24. The passage of the Dawes Act in 1887 was primarily an attempt by the United States government to A. limit the power of the Bureau of Indian Affairs B. return eastern land to Native American Indian tribes C. encourage Native American Indians to give up their traditional cultures D. hire Native American Indians as military scouts Base your answer to the question below on the passage below and on your knowledge of social studies. "[The registrar] brought a big old book out there, and he gave me the sixteenth section of the constitution of Mississippi,... I could copy it like it was in the book, but after I got through copying it, he told me to give a reasonable interpretation and tell the meaning of the section I had copied. Well, I flunked out." Source: A History of the United States since The main intent of the literacy test described in the passage was to A. encourage reform of the political system system B. encourage Mississippi residents to learn about their state s legal C. prevent African Americans from exercising a basic right
10 26. Which reform idea was a common goal of the Populists and the Progressives? (A.) restoration of the nation s cities (B) expansion of opportunities for immigrants (C) improvement in the status of African Americans (D) greater control of government by the people Upton Sinclair s The Jungle is most associated with a. Railroad monopolies c. Lumber and logging companies b. The meatpacking industry d. Public utilities 28. Supporters of a graduated national income tax argued that it was the fairest type of tax because the (A) rate of taxation was the same for all persons (B) rate of taxation increased as incomes rose (C) income tax provided the most revenue for the government (D) income tax replaced state and local government taxes 29. Both the Interstate Commerce Act and the Sherman Antitrust Act were (A) inspired by the effectiveness of earlier state laws (B) designed to protect business from foreign competition (C) declared unconstitutional by the Supreme Court in the late 1800s (D) passed by the federal government to regulate big business
11 32. African Americans in the 1920s faced discrimination, especially in a. the North, where they were not allowed to work. b. the North, where the Jim Crow laws were in effect. c. the South, where they were not allowed to work. d. the South, where the Jim Crow laws were in effect How did Prohibition contribute to the growth of organized crime? a. by forcing police to enforce anti-liquor laws b. by making it easier for bootleggers to branch into other types of illegal activity c. by forcing farmers to grow grain for the production of alcohol d. by strengthening respect for the law 34. African Americans in the 1920s faced discrimination, especially in a. the North, where they were not allowed to work. b. the North, where the Jim Crow laws were in effect. c. the South, where they were not allowed to work. d. the South, where the Jim Crow laws were in effect. 35. The demand for automobiles in the 1920s a. stimulated growth in many other industries. b. led to a nationwide recession. c. closed down the steel industry. d. brought about the collapse of the suburbs.
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