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MCA q4 US 1
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  • 1. Under the concept of imperialism, strong nations attempted to
A) control; weaker nations
B) use trade agreements to force alliances
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) religion
B) democracy
C) racism
  • 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) gain control of utilities
B) intervene in unfair business practices
C) stay out of the affairs of business
  • 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) 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 necessary
B) was to strict
C) was not being enforced
  • 10. Municipal reformers aimed to
A) use force to end imperialism
B) spread Christianity
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) the support of political bosses
B) been qualified for the job based on training
C) jobs from their friends
  • 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) France and Great Britain
B) Germany and Austria- Hungary
C) Bulgaria and the US
  • 15. The event that triggered the war in Europe
A) the US involvement in Afghanistan
B) the assassination of the Arch Duke
C) bombing of the Hague
  • 16. During WW1, the Allied powers were made up France, Britain and
A) Australia
B) Austria-Hungary
C) Russia
  • 17. Warfare in WW1 consisted of
A) cavalry charges
B) nuclear arms
C) trench warfare
  • 18. The joining together of nations for mutual protection is known as the
A) protectionism
B) alliance system
C) the buddy system
  • 19. In the Zimmerman note, Germany proposed and alliance with
A) the US
B) Mexico
C) Canada
  • 20. Much of Europe was drawn into WW 1 because of a
A) the threat of nuclear war
B) network of alliances
C) the US involvement
  • 21. The term of the Sussex Pledge required the Germans to
A) warn ships before attacking
B) rescue soldiers
C) eliminate generals from their army
  • 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) new deal
B) trench war fare
C) Russian revolution
  • 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) 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) 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) government
B) business
C) labor
  • 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 only sold in New York
B) ordinary people could afford
C) were manufactured by hand
  • 32. The new morals and manners of the 1920's were reflected in
A) novels and newspapers
B) the religious movements
C) women's fashions
  • 33. The growth of radio and other mass media in the 1920's produced
A) a way to spread propaganda
B) a national culture
C) new political parties
  • 34. Clubs in Harlem were the hottest places to listen to
A) jazz
B) country
C) rap
  • 35. Some members of the lost generation
A) began the Tea Party
B) left the country to live in Paris
C) created their own newspapers
  • 36. One of the unforeseen results of Prohibition was
A) racketeering
B) municipal reforms
C) the treaty of Versailles
  • 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) Muslims
C) Christians
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