Imperialism and Progressivism
NAME: _____________________________________
1. In the late 1800s, American imperialism was supported by industrial corporations because it provided
A. more skilled labor
B. more raw materials
C. stronger unions
D. increased governmental control
2. Which of the following was a major contributor to the growth of American imperialism in the late 1800s?
A. curiosity about other cultures
C. need for spices from the East Indies
B. the end of the Civil War
D. desire for new markets for American goods
3. Which late 19th century event is portrayed in this
cartoon?
A. economic tariffs on European goods
B. the incident leading to war with Spain
C. colonial expansion into Latin America
D. the capture of the Philippine Islands
4. Which event best completes the diagram?
A. Occupation of the Philippine Islands
B. Independence of Cuba from Spain
C. Founding of the League of Nations
D. Sinking of the USS Maine battleship
5. Support for the war against Spain came in part from the __________________ practiced by some newspapers.
A. anti-Americanism
B. objectivity
C. yellow journalism
D. sphere of influence
6. A major goal of the Pan-American conference in 1889 was to
A. create a customs union for nations in the Americas
C. end trade with the nations of Europe
B. free Cuba from Spanish control
D. decide on a route for a canal through Central America
7. What was the Roosevelt Corollary to the Monroe Doctrine?
A.It provided for the purchase of land to build a canal across Panama
B.It warned the nations of Europe not to impose high tariffs on goods from the Americas
C.It stated that the United States would intervene in Latin American affairs as needed for political and economic stability
D.It reinforced the policy of isolationism of the United States in world affairs
8. What does the cartoon demonstrate?
A.It disagrees with Taft’s “dollar diplomacy”
B.It shows Theodore Roosevelt’s “big stick” policy in the Caribbean
C.It shows the effect of John Jay’s Open Door policy
D.It demonstrates the difficulty of finding land for a canal
9. The “big stick” policy and dollar diplomacy were attempts to
A.increase the United States’ power in Latin America
B.contain the spread of communism in eastern Europe
C.protect free trade on the Asian continent
D.strengthen political ties with Western Europe
10. The intended purpose of this amendment was to:
A.protect religion
B.promote morality
C.establish a federal whiskey tax
D.develop a new building code
In May, 1919, the necessary two-thirds vote in favor of the women suffrage amendment was finally
mustered in Congress, and the proposed amendment was sent to the states for ratification. By July 1920,
with a number of primarily southern states adamantly opposed to the amendment, it all came down
to Tennessee. It appeared that the amendment might fail by one vote in the Tennessee house, but
twenty-four-year-old Harry Burns surprised observers by casting the deciding vote for ratification. At the
time of his vote, Burns had in his pocket a letter he had received from his mother urging him, "Don't forget
to be a good boy" and "vote for suffrage." Women had finally won the vote.
11. According to this article, how did Tennessee contribute to the success of the women’s suffrage movement?
A.It was the first state to legalize women’s suffrage for state elections
B.It had the least number of local laws that prohibited women’s suffrage
C.It had the most voters who supported the 19th Amendment
D.It was the final state needed to ratify the 19th Amendment, and it did...by ONE VOTE
12. This cartoon is most associated with which early-20th century
development in the United States?
A. the women’s suffrage movement
C. the progressive movement
B. the temperance movement
D. Roosevelt’s “trustbusting
13. Which Civil Rights leader established the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) and
campaigned for greater political rights for African Americans?
A. W.E.B Du Bois
B. Marcus Garvey
C. Booker T. Washington
D. George Washington Carver
14. Women spent more than 70 years actively seeking ____________, or the right to vote.
A. initiative
B. petition
C. recall
D. suffrage
15. What did the 19th Amendment accomplish?
A. made alcoholic beverages illegal in the United States
B. guaranteed child care for workers’ children
C. granted women the right to vote
D. guaranteed equal pay for equal work
16. Upton Sinclair’s novel The Jungle was instrumental in exposing which industry?
A. steel
B. meatpacking
C. oil
alcohol
17. President Theodore Roosevelt became known as a “trustbuster” for his actions against
A. the Northern Securities company
C. the automobile industry
B. the United Mine Workers
D. national parks
18. How does the cartoon portray William Howard Taft?
A. as eager to see Roosevelt leave the White House
B. as Roosevelt’s equal in every way
C. as a servant walking off with Roosevelt’s big stick
D. as a nursemaid to the baby, Roosevelt’s policies
19. According to the map, what generalization can you make
about progressives in state governments?
A. progressives were most active in the Pacific Northwest,
the Great Plains, and the South
B. they had no influence in the New England states
C. reformers controlled few state legislatures
D. reformers had little success in the Deep South
20. Which of the following was one of the primary causes of World War I?
A. a complex set of alliances among European nations
C. the dissatisfaction of Russian peasants
B. the exile of mexican General Victoriano Huerta
D. the breakup of the Austro-Hungarian empire
21. ____________ was used by Britain and pro-war Americans to convince the public to support the Allied war effort.
A. espionage
B. armistice
C. conscription
D. propaganda
22. Germany helped provoke the United States’ entry into World War I by
A. arresting foreign diplomats
C. attacking cargo and passenger ships
B. imposing economic sanctions
D. bombing ports and manufacturing centers
23. The event that triggered American entry into World War I was
A. the invasion of neutral Belgium
C. the resumption of unrestricted submarine warfare
B. the sinking of the Lusitania
D. the interception of the Zimmerman telegram
24. How did Congress ensure that the United States would have enough troops to serve in World War I?
A.Congress allowed women to serve in the armed forces
B.The Selective Service Act of 1917 required all men ages 21 to 30 to register for the draft
C.Congress allowed African Americans to serve in the armed forces
D.Congress offered a free education and cheap land to anyone willing to serve
25. In 1918 and 1919, what was the main issue that divided American isolationists and interventionists?
A. continued trade with other countries
C. racial desegregation in the South
B. participation in the League of Nations
D. government regulation of monopolies
26. Why did the Senate reject the Treaty of Versailles?
A. to keep the United States free from foreign entanglements
B. to express opposition to the harsh sanctions imposed on Germany
C. to avoid the dues for membership in the League of Nations
D. to reduce United States military forces in Europe
27. The Red Scare was a fear that
A.nuclear power would result in widespread destruction in the United States
B.Communists would seize power in the United States
C.fire would spread quickly through overcrowded American cities
D.the Soviet Union would develop an atomic bomb