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  • 1. Under the concept of imperialism, strong nations attempted to
A) use trade agreements to force alliances
B) control; weaker nations
C) use threats to control weaker nations
  • 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 to expand the nations work force
C) the need for natural resources
  • 3. Anti-imperialists believed that imperialism was based on
A) racism
B) democracy
C) religion
  • 4. The Progressive movement was a response to rapid, unplanned changes caused by the
A) business regulation
B) Industrial revolution and urbanization
C) the growth of immigration
  • 5. Most Progressives believed that the government should
A) stay out of the affairs of business
B) gain control of utilities
C) intervene in unfair business practices
  • 6. Municipal reformers favored
A) city control of utilities
B) a system based on merit
C) Marshall law
  • 7. Henry George and Edward Bellamy both supported
A) imperialism
B) free trade
C) a land tax
  • 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) use force to end imperialism
C) end government corruption
  • 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) government control over their lives
B) the immigrants
C) the way the country was changing
  • 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) bombing of the Hague
C) the US involvement in Afghanistan
  • 16. During WW1, the Allied powers were made up France, Britain and
A) Austria-Hungary
B) Australia
C) Russia
  • 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) the US
B) Canada
C) Mexico
  • 20. Much of Europe was drawn into WW 1 because of a
A) the US involvement
B) the threat of nuclear war
C) network of alliances
  • 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) barbaric
B) fair and balanced
C) needed to make the fighting fair
  • 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) tried to form an alliance with Mexico
B) used bombs in London
C) violated the Sussex pledge
  • 25. The goals of Wilson's 14 points was to
A) begin the new world order
B) start a world war
C) create a lasting peace
  • 26. In the Senate, the main criticism of the League of Nations was that it would
A) create an alliance with Germany
B) draw the US into another war
C) open the US to Communism
  • 27. Under the terms of the peace treaty, Germany had to
A) use submarines to troll for lost bombs
B) create an alliance with the US
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) government
B) labor
C) business
  • 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) ordinary people could afford
B) were only sold in New York
C) were manufactured by hand
  • 32. The new morals and manners of the 1920's were reflected in
A) women's fashions
B) novels and newspapers
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) country
B) rap
C) jazz
  • 35. Some members of the lost generation
A) left the country to live in Paris
B) created their own newspapers
C) began the Tea Party
  • 36. One of the unforeseen results of Prohibition was
A) the treaty of Versailles
B) municipal reforms
C) racketeering
  • 37. In the Scopes trial the right to teach this was the issue
A) evolution
B) sex education
C) biology
  • 38. As a result of the Scoped Trial this group lost some momentum
A) fundamentalists
B) Muslims
C) Christians
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