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Unit 5 Exam- (Practi
Name: Raina Bonilla Unit 5 Exam
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| 1. An important result of the Spanish-American War of 1898 was that the United States | 2. became a world power with an overseas empire |
| 2. The Federal Reserve System was created to | 4. manage the nations supply of currency and interest rates |
| 3. Jane Addams and Jacob Riis were most notable for their efforts to | 4. aid the urban poor |
| 4. Which reform idea was a common goal of the Populists and the Progressives | 4. greater control of the government by the people |
| 5. One goal for a lasting peace that President Woodrow Wilson included in his Fourteen Points was | 1. establishing a League of Nations |
| 6. In his book How the Other Half Lives, muckraker Jacob Riis exposed the | 2. social ills of life in New York City’s tenements |
| 7. Progressive Era reformers sought to expand voter participation in government by adopting | 1. the initiative and referendum |
| 8. A major purpose of the Chinese Exclusion Act (1882) and the Gentlemen’s Agreement (1907) was to | 1. limit immigration of certain ethnic groups |
| 9. What was the goal of those who supported the constitutional amendment that provided for direct election of United States senators? | 3. Making the Senate more responsive to the people |
| 10. President Theodore Roosevelt’s Big Stick policy is most closely associated with | 4. intervention in Latin American affairs |
| 11. As a result of the Spanish-American War, the United States saw the need to build the Panama Canal because | 3. the United States navy could then move more quickly between oceans |
| 12. The United States found it difficult to remain neutral during the first three years of World War I because of its desire to | 3. maintain freedom of seas for trade with European nations |
| 13. What was the primary reason for the great migration of African Americans to northern cities during World War I? | 1. Job opportunities were available in northern factories |
| 14. The Spanish-American War marked a turning point in United States foreign policy because the United States | 2. emerged as a major world power |
| 15. A primary reason for the establishment of the Open Door Policy (1899) was to | 1. protect United States trade in the Far East |
| 16. During the Progressive Era, public demands for direct consumer protection resulted in passage of the | 1. Pure Food and Drug Act |
| 17. The Federal Reserve System helps to regulate | 4. the nations money supply |
| 18. Which issue was the focus of the Supreme Court decision in Schenck v. United States (1919)? | 1. freedom of speech for war protesters |
| 19. The photographs of Jacob Riis are most closely associated with the | 2. living conditions of the urban poor |
| 20.President Roosevelt’s Big Stick policy was used by the United States to | 1. police the Western Hemisphere |
| 21. Which Progressive Era political reform allows voters to choose party candidates to run for elected public offices | 4. direct primary |
| 22. In the years before the United States entered World War I, President Woodrow Wilson violated his position of strict neutrality by | 3. supporting economic policies that favored the Allied nations |
| 23. In Schenck v. United States (1919), the Supreme Court upheld the right of government to protect national security during wartime by | 2. limiting speech that presented a clear and present danger to the nation |
| 24. Which United States policy is most closely associated with the annexation of Hawaii and the Philippines? | 3. imperialism |
| 25. In 1906, the publication of The Jungle, written by Upton Sinclair, led Congress to | 3. establish a system for meat inspection |
| 26. Which term best describes Theodore Roosevelt, John Muir, and Gifford Pinchot? | 2. conservationists |
| 27. The tragedy of the Triangle Shirtwaist Company fire of 1911 drew national attention to the need to | 3. protect the safety of workers |
| 28. In 1920, women gained the right to vote as a result of a | 4. constitutional amendment |
| 29. The abolitionist movement, the women’s suffrage movement, and the 1960’s civil rights movement are all examples of reform efforts that | 2. developed significant popular support |
| 30. “I took the Canal and let Congress debate” –Theodore Roosevelt This quotation best demonstrates | 4. a Presidential action that achieved a foreign policy objective |
| 31. During the late 19th and early 20th centuries, United States policy towards Latin America was most strongly characterized by | 2. intervention and paternalism |
| 32. Throughout United States history, the most important aim of the country’s foreign policy has been | 2. advancement of national self-interest |
| 33. Early in the 20th century, Presidents William Taft and Woodrow Wilson used the concept of dollar diplomacy to | 3. protect United States investments in Latin America |
| 34. The main purpose of the progressive income tax is to | 1. base tax rates on a persons ability to pay |
| 35. A main purpose of President Roosevelt’s trustbusting policies was to | 3. encourage competition in business |
| 36. After World War I, the opposition of some members of Congress to the Versailles Treaty was based largely on the idea that the Treaty | 3. would require the United States to join a League of Nations and might result in a loss of United States sovereignty |
| 37. Which statement best summarizes President Theodore Roosevelt’s views about conservation? | 3. Wilderness areas and their resources should be protected for the public good |
| 38. Which region of the United States was most directly affected by the passage of the Homestead Act? | 4. Great Plains |
| 39. The passage of the Dawes Act of 1887 was primarily an attempt by the United States government to | 3. encourage Native Americans to give up their traditional culture |
| 40. A goal of the Granger and Populist movements was to | 2. help western farmers fight unjust economic practices |
| 41. One reason John D. Rockefeller, Andrew Carnegie, and J.P. Morgan were sometimes called robber barons was because they | 3. used ruthless business tactics against their competitors |
| 42. Sectional differences developed in the United States largely because | 2. Economic conditions and interests in each region varied |
| 43. Which statement best explains President Abraham Lincoln’s justification of the Civil War? | 3. President Lincoln’s oath of office required him to defend and preserve the union |
| 44. After the Civil War, serious differences between Congress and President Andrew Johnson about how to handle reconstruction led to the | 2. impeachment of President Johnson |
| 45. Southern states attempted to limit the impact of constitutional amendments passed during the Reconstruction Era by | 1. passing Jim Crow laws |
| 46. Delegates to the Constitutional Convention of 1787 adopted the Great Compromise to settle differences over | 2. representation in Congress |
| 47. The writers of the United States Constitution created a federal form of government primarily to | 4. divide power between levels of government |
| 48. The main purpose of lobbying is to | 1. influence legislation on behalf of special interest groups |
| 49. The Articles of Confederation created a | 4. league of free and independent states |
| 50. The movement known as the Great Awakening encouraged people to | 1. renew their dedication to God |
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