History exam 2 19-21

Because of their belief in "freedom of the seas," the British allowed Americans to trade with Germany.

FALSE

After the United States took control of the Philippines, ______________ became the official language. Spanish English Italian German French

english

Federal money for farm demonstration agents was approved in the Adamson Act. True False

false

McKinley was re-elected in 1900 despite losing the popular vote to William Jennings Bryan.

false

During the Great War, African American men fought in racially segregated units. alongside whites. in African American units with African American officers. only in Russia. only in the Army.

racially segregated units

The father of the muckrakers, and their style of writing, could be considered Upton Sinclair. Theodore Roosevelt. Wilfred Brimley. Samuel McClure. Ida Tarbell.

samuel

Once Theodore Roosevelt became president, his motto became

speak softly and carry a big stick

President Theodore Roosevelt's presidential plan was called the New Frontier. New Deal. Square Deal. Fair Deal. Final Frontier.

square deal

A French company dug a canal part of the way through Panama in the 1880s.

true

Between 1875 and 1890, sugar from Hawaii could enter the United States duty free.

true

Socialism was an antecedent to progressivism.

true

The phrase "Square Deal" is associated with Theodore Roosevelt.

true

The purchase of Alaska from Russia for $7.2 million proved to be a huge bargain.

true

Theodore Roosevelt helped lead the Rough Riders in the Cuban campaign of the Spanish-American War.

true

Woodrow Wilson was a minister's son who grew up in the South.

true

The Philippines received their independence from the United States in what year? 1969 1946 1920 1898 1900

1946

How many men roughly did the United States lose in combat in the course of its involvement in the Great War? 10,000 20,000 30,000 40,000 50,000

50,000

President Wilson suffered a temporarily incapacitating stroke in France while negotiating the peace treaty.

FALSE

The so-called Arabic Pledge involved Wilson's stand to stop North Africa's fall into chaos during the war.

FALSE

Spain refused to consider practically all of the American demands concerning Cuba before the United States declared war.

False

Which of the following was not a big business that attracted cheap laborers to their factories during the Progressive period? Railroads Steel manufacturing Coal mining Oil refineries Farming

Farming

During the Great War, what countries made up the Allied Powers? France, the United States, England Italy, France, Austria-Hungary France, Great Britain, Italy France, Great Britain, Russia Italy, the United States, Great Britain

France, great britain and russia

In the Zimmerman telegram __________________ urged ____________ to invade the United States. Germany, Mexico Great Britain, France Germany, Russia Germany, Canada Canada, Mexico

GERMANY, MEXICO

Which of the following statements regarding Theodore Roosevelt is untrue? He came from wealth and privilege. He was a skilled historian. He had no interest in politics before running for the vice presidency. He was a man's man. He was a Harvard graduate.

He had no interest in politics before running for vice presidency.

The first monopoly broken up by President Theodore Roosevelt was U.S. Steel. Northern Securities Company. IGN Railroad. American Oil Corporation. General Electric.

Northern Securities company

The ______________________ in foreign policy asserted the United States' right to intervene in Latin American nation if American interests were threatened. Monroe Doctrine Roosevelt Amendment Monroe Corollary Teller Amendment Roosevelt Corollary

Roosevelt corollary

Many of the most prominent progressives endorsed Roosevelt's bid to be the first president representing a third party, the "Bull Moose" Progressive party

True

In 1911, President Wilson ordered U.S. warships to blockade Puerto Rico. the Philippines. Mexico. Hawaii. Guam.

mexico

Theodore Roosevelt led troops into battle in the Philippines.

false

William H. Taft achieved the most significant tariff reduction of any progressive president.

false

Wilson was a weak president who trusted Congress to adopt the proper policies

false

Woodrow Wilson was elected president in 1908.

false

The Cuban War for Independence against Spain lasted how long? For 117 days From 1895 to 1898 From 1896 to 1898 From 1897 to 1898 From 1895 to 1897

1895-1898

The British vessel the Lusitania was sunk by a U-boat in ________________; the United States entered the Great War officially in _______________. 1916, 1918 1915, 1917 1914, 1917 1915, 1918 1917, 1918

1915, 1917

In 1866, Secretary of State William H. Seward attempted to gain ______________ for the United States. Hawaii Holland British Columbia Alaska Washington Territory

Alaska

Which of the following would have been considered an average progressive during that period? Christian moralists Bankers Entrepreneurs Small business owners Southern Bourbons

Christian moralists

Fear of foreign terrorists and radicalism led to the ______________ at the end of the 1910s. First Red Scare Rise of the Populist party end of the Democratic party formation of the Central Intelligence Agency end of the American Socialist party

First red scare

Which of the following statements regarding the War Industries Board is incorrect? It was headed by Bernard Baruch. It could allocate raw materials. It could force workers to work in specific factories. It could build new factories. It could set prices.

IT COULD FORCE WORKERS TO WORK IN SPECIFIC FACTORIES

"Open Door" policy of _________________ stated that China should remain open to European and American trade. William McKinley William Seward Samuel Gompers John Hay Grover Cleveland

John Hay

President Wilson believed that the keystone to ensuring lasting world peace was the United Nations. the League of Nations. the end of the Bolsheviks. the utter destruction of Germany. higher tariffs.

LEAGUE OF NATIONS

In the Sussex Pledge, the Germans promised what? German U-boats would not fire on British destroyers. German U-boats would not fire on French battleships. German U-boats would not fire on merchant or passenger ships. German U-boats would not torpedo Italian vessels. German U-boats were banned.

NOT FIRE ON MERCHANT OR PASSENGER SHIPS

______________ killed roughly 100 million people worldwide in 1918. Typhoid The Spanish flu Malaria Smallpox Polio

SPANISH FLU

During World War I, popular prejudice associated anything German with disloyalty.

TRUE

Henry Cabot Lodge led the Senate Republicans, who demanded amendments to the Treaty of Versailles.

TRUE

Many immigrant groups in the United States supported the Central Powers in the European war.

TRUE

More than 400,000 southern blacks moved northward during the war years.

TRUE

What book brought to light the abuses in the United States meatpacking industry in the early 20th century? Ida Tarbell's The Octopus Jane Weaver's For Whom the Bell Tolls Upton Sinclair's The Jungle Henry Adams' Not Here Elizabeth Cady Stanton's Through My Eyes

The jungle

The first "progressive" president was William McKinley. Theodore Roosevelt. William Howard Taft. Woodrow Wilson. Warren G. Harding.

Theodore roosevelt

This lowered tariff rates for the first time since the Civil War. Hart-Smoot Act Dingley Tariff Underwood-Simmons Tariff Mongrel Tariff Federal Reserve Act

Underwood-Simmons tariff

Which of the following statements regarding President Wilson is inaccurate? Wilson was very well educated. Wilson believed fiercely in Christianity. Wilson was a dedicated supporter of American democracy. Wilson had a great deal of international relations experience when he was elected. Wilson did not mention foreign affairs in his inaugural address.

WILSON HAD A GREAT DEAL OF INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS EXPERIENCE WHEN HE WAS ELECTED

After living for a time in the West, Theodore Roosevelt maintained that Indians were a "lesser race." much oppressed. equal to whites. treated unfairly by the United States government. clearly superior to whites.

a lesser race

As America developed industrially, it needed access to all of the following raw materials except rubber. palm oil. copper. aluminum. tin.

aluminum

What was the immediate cause of the outbreak of the Great War? The sinking of the Lusitania The Zimmerman telegram The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand The invasion of Italy by Germany The sinking of the Sussex

ASSASSINATION OF ARCHDUKE FRANZ FERDINAND

Casualties were staggering in the Great War, mainly because of new technologies. Which of the following was not used in the Great War? Flame throwers Poison gas Armored tanks Atomic weapons Land mines

ATOMIC WEAPONS

By the 1890s, the largest ethnic population in Hawaii was Americans. Haoles. English. Asians. Hawaiians.

Asians

_____________________ is a sensationalist style of newspaper reporting that appeared during the Spanish-American War (War of 1898). Yellow journalism Purple journalism Green journalism Blue journalism Red journalism

Yellow Journalism

Which of the following was not an example of a group created during the Progressive Era to promote social justice? National Consumers League General Federation of Women's Club Chicago Women's Club Women's Christian Temperance Union Young Women's Christian Association

Young women's christian association