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 sphere of influence
C) the need to expand the nations work force
  • 3. Anti-imperialists believed that imperialism was based on
A) religion
B) racism
C) democracy
  • 4. The Progressive movement was a response to rapid, unplanned changes caused by the
A) the growth of immigration
B) business regulation
C) Industrial revolution and urbanization
  • 5. Most Progressives believed that the government should
A) gain control of utilities
B) stay out of the affairs of business
C) intervene in unfair business practices
  • 6. Municipal reformers favored
A) city control of utilities
B) Marshall law
C) a system based on merit
  • 7. Henry George and Edward Bellamy both supported
A) a land tax
B) free trade
C) imperialism
  • 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) spread Christianity
B) end government corruption
C) use force to end imperialism
  • 11. Muckrakers
A) spread the word of God
B) used government reforms to stop monopolies
C) exposed political and business corruption
  • 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) government control over their lives
C) the immigrants
  • 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 US involvement in Afghanistan
B) bombing of the Hague
C) the assassination of the Arch Duke
  • 16. During WW1, the Allied powers were made up France, Britain and
A) Australia
B) Russia
C) Austria-Hungary
  • 17. Warfare in WW1 consisted of
A) nuclear arms
B) cavalry charges
C) trench warfare
  • 18. The joining together of nations for mutual protection is known as the
A) alliance system
B) protectionism
C) the buddy system
  • 19. In the Zimmerman note, Germany proposed and alliance with
A) Canada
B) the US
C) Mexico
  • 20. Much of Europe was drawn into WW 1 because of a
A) the threat of nuclear war
B) the US involvement
C) network of alliances
  • 21. The term of the Sussex Pledge required the Germans to
A) warn ships before attacking
B) eliminate generals from their army
C) rescue soldiers
  • 22. Americans thought German submarine warfare was
A) needed to make the fighting fair
B) fair and balanced
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) violated the Sussex pledge
C) tried to form an alliance with Mexico
  • 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) open the US to Communism
C) create an alliance with Germany
  • 27. Under the terms of the peace treaty, Germany had to
A) use submarines to troll for lost bombs
B) pay reparations to the Allies
C) create an alliance with the US
  • 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) business
C) government
  • 30. In the 1920's American consumers began to adopt the practice of
A) buying goods on credit
B) paying cash
C) using bartering
  • 31. Henry Ford's dream was to sell cars that
A) were manufactured by hand
B) were only sold in New York
C) ordinary people could afford
  • 32. The new morals and manners of the 1920's were reflected in
A) novels and newspapers
B) women's fashions
C) the religious movements
  • 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) rap
B) country
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) biology
B) evolution
C) sex education
  • 38. As a result of the Scoped Trial this group lost some momentum
A) fundamentalists
B) Christians
C) Muslims
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