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The Big Practice Test part 3 Emergence of Modern America & World Conflict

Test your knowledge on the Industrial Age, Progressive Reforms, and World Conflict in this practice test. Learn about key events, technologies, and immigration in America's history.

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The Big Practice Test part 3 Emergence of Modern America & World Conflict

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  1. The Big Practice Testpart 3Emergence of Modern America & World Conflict Chuck Norris says “Kick the SOL in the rear”

  2. Industrial Age and Progressive Reforms

  3. Which is NOT an effect of the Bessemer Press (patented 1855)? • factories producing canned food • more farm equipment • changes in cities such as bridges and skyscrapers • electricity

  4. What new technology opened lands in the west for settlement and made farming more prosperous? • Steamship • Factory • railroad • Ford's Model T

  5. Following the Civil War, the westward movement of settlers intensified to the region between what two geographic areas? • Mississippi River and Pacific Ocean • Atlantic Ocean and Pacific Ocean • Atlantic Ocean and Rocky Mountains • Mississippi River and Rocky Mountains

  6. Many Americans took advantage of the -----?------ to rebuild their lives because it offered them free land in the western territories if they would live on and farm the land. • Clayton Act • Homestead Act • Exodusters Act • Dawes Act

  7. After reconstruction, many southern state governments passed ----?---- forcing separation of the races in public places. • freedom rides • equality laws • anti-lynching laws • Jim Crow laws

  8. What is an annual tax to be paid in southern states by anyone who voted? • voting tax • real estate tax • poll tax     • personal tax

  9. What is the term for the group of African Americans who escaped the Jim Crow laws by moving to the mid-west.? • escaped slaves • Exodusters • homesteaders • strikers

  10. What is the term for the movement of African Americans to Northern cities in search of jobs and to escape poverty and discrimination in the south? • Great Migration • Massive Exodus • Homestead Act • Jim Crow laws

  11. What is the term for a minority group giving up their native culture to adapt to the dominant culture? • melting pot • assimilation • adaptation • Arbitration

  12. What is the west coast immigration station called? • Manhattan Island • Angel Island • Statue of Liberty • Ellis Island

  13. Which two immigrant groups helped to build the transcontinental railroad? • Irish and Polish • Irish and Italian • Chinese and Japanese • Chinese and Irish

  14. What act denied people born in China citizenship in America? • Chinese Exclusion Act • Immigration Restriction Act • Immigration Stoppage Act • Asian Immigrants Act

  15. Which of the following is NOT a location most immigrants to America prior to 1880 moved from? • eastern Europe such as Russia • western Europe such as Ireland • China • northern Europe such as Norway

  16. After 1880, which of the following is NOT a location most immigrants to America moved from? • South America • Japan • eastern Europe such as Poland • southern Europe such as Italy

  17. Why did most Americans treat immigrants with hostility? • They lived lavishly. • They took jobs for lower pay. • They created tenements. • They moved to the suburbs.

  18. Which is NOT a reason why immigrants came to America? • Land • Jobs • escape family ties • freedom   

  19. Which of the following did NOT exist in the factories at the turn of the century? • unsafe working conditions • long hours • equal pay • child labor

  20. What is the name of the multi-family dwellings with many problems? • Hooverville • Tenement • shanty • row houses

  21. What is the term for mix of people from different cultures/races who blend together by abandoning their native culture and language? • community • Assimilation • melting pot • arbitration

  22. Which of the following was NOT an industrial city at the turn of the century? • Chicago, Illinois • Pittsburg, Pennsylvania • Winston-Salem, North Carolina • Detroit, Michigan  

  23. Which of the following is NOT a reason for the economic transformation of the industrial age in America? • American's possession of a wealth of natural resources • Government policies of capitalism and government grants of land • Increasing labor supply for immigration and migration to farms • Development of unions

  24. Which is NOT a correct match between the robber baron and his industry? • John Rockefeller - oil industry • JP Morgan - finance industry • Andrew Carnegie - steel industry • Cornelius Vanderbilt - banking industry

  25. Who was the founder of the socialist party and creator of the American Railway Union? • Upton Sinclair • Samuel Gompers • Eugene Debs • Booker T. Washington

  26. Which union, created by Samuel Gompers, supported collective bargaining and striking? • American Railway Union • National Labor Union • American Federation of Labor • Knights of Labor

  27. What union replaced the National Labor Union because it accepted all races but failed because it did not support striking? • American Federation of Labor • Knights of Labor • American Railway Union • Garment Workers Union

  28. Which of the following was NOT a violent industrial strike? • Haymarket Square strike • Homestead strike • Pullman strike • Triangle Shirtwaist strike

  29. Imperialism and WWI

  30. Who was the Secretary of State that created the Open Door Policy? • John Hay • William Jennings Bryan • William Howard Taft • John Jay

  31. Which of the following is NOT true about the Open Door Policy? • It proposed a policy that would give all nations equal trading rights with China. • It urged foreigners in China to obey Chinese law. • It allowed all Chinese people to immigrate to the United States. • It wanted all countries to observe fair competition.

  32. What is the term for strong countries exerting economic, political, and military power over weaker countries? • appeasement • corollary • containment • imperialism

  33. Which area saw the overthrow of its monarchy, is annexed by the United States, and will eventually join the union? • Cuba  • Hawaii      • Puerto Rico • Philippines

  34. Did Dollar Diplomacy support the use of military action in Central America if unrest threatened American investments? • No • Yes

  35. Which area did the United States annex after the Spanish American War giving the United States natural resources as well as a foothold in Asia? • Puerto Rico • Cuba • Guam • Philippines

  36. Which of the following foreign policy statements declared that the United States would not tolerate European interference in affairs in the Americas? • The Tariff of Abominations • The Good Neighbor Policy • The Open Door Policy • The Monroe Doctrine

  37. What did Roosevelt's corollary to the Monroe Doctrine say? • The United States has the right to protect its economic interests in South and Central America by using military force. • The United States would stay out of Asian affairs if Asian countries stay out of the Western Hemisphere. • The United States will spread capitalism and democracy to Third World nations without the interference of any other nation. • The United States has the right to set up colonies around the world

  38. What was Roosevelt's foreign policy called? • Dollar Diplomacy • Square Deal • Big Stick • New Freedom

  39. Theodore Roosevelt negotiated a treaty with Columbia for ______'s independence as well as he negotiated a treaty with _____ to build a canal. What answer completes both banks? • Mexico • Cuba • Panama • China

  40. The primary purpose of constructing the Panama Canal was to • aid commerce between the United States and South America • expand U.S. colonial holdings • link the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans • showcase U.S. technological advances

  41. What was Taft's foreign policy called? • Big Stick • Square Deal • New Freedom • Dollar Diplomacy

  42. What was the idea behind Dollar Diplomacy? • gained independence for Panama • proposed open trade for all countries with Central America • urged American banks and businesses to invest in Central America • urged other countries to adopt capitalism and democracy

  43. Which of the following is NOT part of the Triple Entente? • France • United States • Russia • Great Britain

  44. What was the fighting style used in World War I? • hit and run • search and destroy • trench warfare • guerrilla warfare

  45. Which is of the following is NOT a way the United States supported the Allied forces in World War I? • broke off diplomatic relations with France • loaned Allied countries money to purchase supplies • sent soldiers overseas to fight • continued trade with Allied countries

  46. What event made Wilson ask Congress for a declaration of war? • Assassination of the Archduke Ferdinand • sinking of the Lusitania • reading the Zimmermann Note • Germany's violation of Arabic Pledge

  47. The Zimmermann note tried to persuade what two countries to come into the war on Germany's side? • Canada and Mexico • Canada and China • Japan and China • Japan and Mexico

  48. For how many years did the United States remain neutral from World War I? • 2 years • 4 years     • 3 years • 5 years

  49. Which is NOT a food the government asked people to conserve during World War I? • Sugar • Meat • Wheat • Fruit

  50. Which of the following is NOT an example of how the Fuel Administration wanted people to conserve fuel? • limiting how much you drive on Sundays • cut back your thermostat at home • use candles at night, instead of your lights • cut back production in factories

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