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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 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 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) democracy
B) racism
C) religion
  • 4. The Progressive movement was a response to rapid, unplanned changes caused by the
A) Industrial revolution and urbanization
B) the growth of immigration
C) business regulation
  • 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) Marshall law
B) city control of utilities
C) a system based on merit
  • 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) stay out of the affairs of business
B) protect workers and help the poor
C) regulate utilities
  • 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) end government corruption
B) spread Christianity
C) use force to end imperialism
  • 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) the support of political bosses
B) jobs from their friends
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 way the country was changing
C) the immigrants
  • 14. During World Wat 1, the Central powers were
A) France and Great Britain
B) Bulgaria and the US
C) Germany and Austria- Hungary
  • 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) Russia
B) Austria-Hungary
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) the buddy system
B) alliance system
C) protectionism
  • 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) eliminate generals from their army
B) warn ships before attacking
C) rescue soldiers
  • 22. Americans thought German submarine warfare was
A) fair and balanced
B) barbaric
C) needed to make the fighting fair
  • 23. Americans were more willing to join the allies after the
A) trench war fare
B) new deal
C) Russian revolution
  • 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) begin the new world order
C) start a world war
  • 26. In the Senate, the main criticism of the League of Nations was that it would
A) open the US to Communism
B) create an alliance with Germany
C) draw the US into another war
  • 27. Under the terms of the peace treaty, Germany had to
A) pay reparations to the Allies
B) create an alliance with the US
C) use submarines to troll for lost bombs
  • 28. Americans feared communism because
A) it was against American values
B) the leaders would invade the US
C) the US had an alliance with France
  • 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) paying cash
B) buying goods on credit
C) using bartering
  • 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) 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) a way to spread propaganda
C) new political parties
  • 34. Clubs in Harlem were the hottest places to listen to
A) rap
B) jazz
C) country
  • 35. Some members of the lost generation
A) created their own newspapers
B) left the country to live in Paris
C) began the Tea Party
  • 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) evolution
C) biology
  • 38. As a result of the Scoped Trial this group lost some momentum
A) Christians
B) Muslims
C) fundamentalists
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