MCA q4 US 1

1. Under the concept of imperialism, strong nations attempted to

A) control; weaker nations
B) use threats to 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 for natural resources
B) the need to expand the nations work force
C) the need to expand the sphere of influence

3. Anti-imperialists believed that imperialism was based on

A) racism
B) religion
C) democracy

4. The Progressive movement was a response to rapid, unplanned changes caused by the

A) Industrial revolution and urbanization
B) business regulation
C) the growth of immigration

5. Most Progressives believed that the government should

A) intervene in unfair business practices
B) gain control of utilities
C) stay out of the affairs of business

6. Municipal reformers favored

A) a system based on merit
B) city control of utilities
C) Marshall law

7. Henry George and Edward Bellamy both supported

A) imperialism
B) a land tax
C) free trade

8. Most Progressives agreed that the government should

A) stay out of the affairs of business
B) regulate utilities
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 to strict
C) was not necessary

10. Municipal reformers aimed to

A) use force to end imperialism
B) spread Christianity
C) end government corruption

11. Muckrakers

A) used government reforms to stop monopolies
B) exposed political and business corruption
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) been qualified for the job based on training
C) the support of political bosses

13. Some Americans resisted progressive reforms because they disliked

A) the immigrants
B) the way the country was changing
C) government control over their lives

14. During World Wat 1, the Central powers were

A) Germany and Austria- Hungary
B) Bulgaria and the US
C) France and Great Britain

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) Russia
B) Austria-Hungary
C) Australia

17. Warfare in WW1 consisted of

A) trench warfare
B) cavalry charges
C) nuclear arms

18. The joining together of nations for mutual protection is known as the

A) the buddy system
B) alliance system
C) protectionism

19. In the Zimmerman note, Germany proposed and alliance with

A) Mexico
B) Canada
C) the US

20. Much of Europe was drawn into WW 1 because of a

A) network of alliances
B) the US involvement
C) the threat of nuclear war

21. The term of the Sussex Pledge required the Germans to

A) eliminate generals from their army
B) rescue soldiers
C) warn ships before attacking

22. Americans thought German submarine warfare was

A) fair and balanced
B) needed to make the fighting fair
C) barbaric

23. Americans were more willing to join the allies after the

A) Russian revolution
B) new deal
C) trench war fare

24. President Wilson urged Congress to declare war on Germany when the Germans

A) used bombs in London
B) tried to form an alliance with Mexico
C) violated the Sussex pledge

25. The goals of Wilson's 14 points was to

A) create a lasting peace
B) start a world war
C) begin the new world order

26. In the Senate, the main criticism of the League of Nations was that it would

A) open the US to Communism
B) draw the US into another war
C) create an alliance with Germany

27. Under the terms of the peace treaty, Germany had to

A) create an alliance with the US
B) use submarines to troll for lost bombs
C) pay reparations to the Allies

28. Americans feared communism because

A) it was against American values
B) the US had an alliance with France
C) the leaders would invade the US

29. Republican Presidents in the 1920's favored

A) labor
B) government
C) business

30. In the 1920's American consumers began to adopt the practice of

A) using bartering
B) paying cash
C) buying goods on credit

31. Henry Ford's dream was to sell cars that

A) were manufactured by hand
B) ordinary people could afford
C) were only sold in New York

32. The new morals and manners of the 1920's were reflected in

A) the religious movements
B) novels and newspapers
C) women's fashions

33. The growth of radio and other mass media in the 1920's produced

A) a national culture
B) a way to spread propaganda
C) new political parties

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) left the country to live in Paris
B) began the Tea Party
C) created their own newspapers

36. One of the unforeseen results of Prohibition was

A) municipal reforms
B) racketeering
C) the treaty of Versailles

37. In the Scopes trial the right to teach this was the issue

A) evolution
B) biology
C) sex education

38. As a result of the Scoped Trial this group lost some momentum

A) Christians
B) Muslims
C) fundamentalists

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