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MCA q4 US 1
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  • 1. Under the concept of imperialism, strong nations attempted to
A) use trade agreements to force alliances
B) use threats to control weaker nations
C) 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 for natural resources
C) the need to expand the nations work force
  • 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) business regulation
B) the growth of immigration
C) Industrial revolution and urbanization
  • 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) 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) protect workers and help the poor
B) regulate utilities
C) stay out of the affairs of business
  • 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) exposed political and business corruption
B) spread the word of God
C) used government reforms to stop monopolies
  • 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) 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) Germany and Austria- Hungary
C) Bulgaria and the US
  • 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) Russia
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) alliance system
B) protectionism
C) the buddy system
  • 19. In the Zimmerman note, Germany proposed and alliance with
A) Mexico
B) the US
C) Canada
  • 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) rescue soldiers
B) warn ships before attacking
C) eliminate generals from their army
  • 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) 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) violated the Sussex pledge
C) tried to form an alliance with Mexico
  • 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) 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) the leaders would invade the US
B) it was against American values
C) the US had an alliance with France
  • 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) 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) 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) new political parties
B) a way to spread propaganda
C) a national culture
  • 34. Clubs in Harlem were the hottest places to listen to
A) country
B) jazz
C) rap
  • 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) racketeering
B) municipal reforms
C) the treaty of Versailles
  • 37. In the Scopes trial the right to teach this was the issue
A) sex education
B) biology
C) evolution
  • 38. As a result of the Scoped Trial this group lost some momentum
A) Muslims
B) Christians
C) fundamentalists
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