MCA q4 US 1
  • 1. Under the concept of imperialism, strong nations attempted to
A) use threats to control weaker nations
B) control; weaker nations
C) use trade agreements to force alliances
  • 2. Which of the following was a factor in the growth of imperialism
A) the need to expand the sphere of influence
B) the need for natural resources
C) the need to expand the nations work force
  • 3. Anti-imperialists believed that imperialism was based on
A) religion
B) democracy
C) racism
  • 4. The Progressive movement was a response to rapid, unplanned changes caused by the
A) business regulation
B) the growth of immigration
C) Industrial revolution and urbanization
  • 5. Most Progressives believed that the government should
A) stay out of the affairs of business
B) intervene in unfair business practices
C) gain control of utilities
  • 6. Municipal reformers favored
A) a system based on merit
B) Marshall law
C) city control of utilities
  • 7. Henry George and Edward Bellamy both supported
A) a land tax
B) imperialism
C) free trade
  • 8. Most Progressives agreed that the government should
A) regulate utilities
B) stay out of the affairs of business
C) protect workers and help the poor
  • 9. Progressives felt that the Sherman Anti-trust act of 1890
A) was not being enforced
B) was not necessary
C) was to strict
  • 10. Municipal reformers aimed to
A) spread Christianity
B) end government corruption
C) use force to end imperialism
  • 11. Muckrakers
A) exposed political and business corruption
B) used government reforms to stop monopolies
C) spread the word of God
  • 12. Civil service based on merit would require that anyone who had a government job would have
A) jobs from their friends
B) the support of political bosses
C) been qualified for the job based on training
  • 13. Some Americans resisted progressive reforms because they disliked
A) the way the country was changing
B) the immigrants
C) government control over their lives
  • 14. During World Wat 1, the Central powers were
A) Bulgaria and the US
B) France and Great Britain
C) Germany and Austria- Hungary
  • 15. The event that triggered the war in Europe
A) the assassination of the Arch Duke
B) the US involvement in Afghanistan
C) bombing of the Hague
  • 16. During WW1, the Allied powers were made up France, Britain and
A) Austria-Hungary
B) Russia
C) Australia
  • 17. Warfare in WW1 consisted of
A) cavalry charges
B) trench warfare
C) nuclear arms
  • 18. The joining together of nations for mutual protection is known as the
A) protectionism
B) the buddy system
C) alliance system
  • 19. In the Zimmerman note, Germany proposed and alliance with
A) the US
B) Canada
C) Mexico
  • 20. Much of Europe was drawn into WW 1 because of a
A) network of alliances
B) the threat of nuclear war
C) the US involvement
  • 21. The term of the Sussex Pledge required the Germans to
A) eliminate generals from their army
B) warn ships before attacking
C) rescue soldiers
  • 22. Americans thought German submarine warfare was
A) needed to make the fighting fair
B) barbaric
C) fair and balanced
  • 23. Americans were more willing to join the allies after the
A) new deal
B) Russian revolution
C) trench war fare
  • 24. President Wilson urged Congress to declare war on Germany when the Germans
A) tried to form an alliance with Mexico
B) violated the Sussex pledge
C) used bombs in London
  • 25. The goals of Wilson's 14 points was to
A) begin the new world order
B) create a lasting peace
C) start a world war
  • 26. In the Senate, the main criticism of the League of Nations was that it would
A) draw the US into another war
B) create an alliance with Germany
C) open the US to Communism
  • 27. Under the terms of the peace treaty, Germany had to
A) pay reparations to the Allies
B) use submarines to troll for lost bombs
C) create an alliance with the US
  • 28. Americans feared communism because
A) the US had an alliance with France
B) it was against American values
C) the leaders would invade the US
  • 29. Republican Presidents in the 1920's favored
A) business
B) labor
C) government
  • 30. In the 1920's American consumers began to adopt the practice of
A) buying goods on credit
B) using bartering
C) paying cash
  • 31. Henry Ford's dream was to sell cars that
A) were only sold in New York
B) were manufactured by hand
C) ordinary people could afford
  • 32. The new morals and manners of the 1920's were reflected in
A) the religious movements
B) women's fashions
C) novels and newspapers
  • 33. The growth of radio and other mass media in the 1920's produced
A) a national culture
B) new political parties
C) a way to spread propaganda
  • 34. Clubs in Harlem were the hottest places to listen to
A) country
B) rap
C) jazz
  • 35. Some members of the lost generation
A) created their own newspapers
B) began the Tea Party
C) left the country to live in Paris
  • 36. One of the unforeseen results of Prohibition was
A) the treaty of Versailles
B) racketeering
C) municipal reforms
  • 37. In the Scopes trial the right to teach this was the issue
A) sex education
B) biology
C) evolution
  • 38. As a result of the Scoped Trial this group lost some momentum
A) Muslims
B) Christians
C) fundamentalists
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