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AT-1 BEGINNINGS


Multiple Response
Identify one or more choices that best complete the statement or answer the question.
 

 1. 
Which statement is true?
 a.
Teddy Roosevelt was an internationalist who wanted America to follow international law
 c.
Teddy Roosevelt was an imperialist who wanted to extend American power around the world
 b.
Teddy Roosevelt wanted to extend the right to vote to everyone in the world
 d.
Teddy Roosevelt did not care about international issues
 

 2. 
What territories did the U.S. get control of as a result of the Spanish American War? (pick 3)
 a.
Puerto Rico
 d.
Hawaii
 b.
Guam
 e.
Panama
 c.
Philippines
 

 3. 
What was the status of organized labor in turn of the century industrial America?
 a.
the unions were very strong
 c.
there were no unions
 b.
there were too many unions
 d.
the unions were weak
 

 4. 
By 1900 which country was the leading industrial country in the world?
 a.
France
 d.
Mexico
 b.
Canada
 e.
England
 c.
United States
 

 5. 
In what direction was New York growing?
 a.
into the suburbs
 c.
horizontally
 b.
vertically
 d.
Into Pennsylvania
 

 6. 
What was the name of the factory fire where 146 woman workers died?
 a.
Fashion industry fire of 1906
 c.
Gimbles Fire
 b.
Triangle Shirt Waist Fire
 d.
Button shirt fire
 

 7. 
Though black men had the constitutional right to vote very few did. What kinds of rules kept black men from voting? (pick 2)
 a.
literacy tests
 c.
poll tax
 b.
high school diplomas
 d.
Mexican citizenship
 

 8. 
What percentage of black people lived in poverty at the turn of the century?
 a.
50%
 c.
10%
 b.
25%
 d.
85%
 

 9. 
What was the name of movement that pushed for change in America?
 a.
the Conservative movement
 c.
the Liberal movement
 b.
Progressivism
 d.
Capitalism
 

 10. 
Who made the automobile available to all people, not just the rich?
 a.
John Rockefeller
 c.
Wm. Honda
 b.
Henry Ford
 d.
Thomas Edison
 

 11. 
How did Theodore Roosevelt feel about war with Spain?
 a.
He cared but ignored the issue
 c.
He favored war
 b.
He opposed it
 d.
He did not care about the issue
 

 12. 
What country was the leader in the number of technological innovations?
 a.
United States
 c.
Great Britain
 b.
Germany
 d.
France
 

 13. 
How long did the Spanish American War last?
 a.
one year
 c.
four months
 b.
four years
 d.
four weeks
 

 14. 
What kinds of subject were girls expected to study in school in the early 1900’s? (pick 3)
 a.
wood shop
 d.
typing
 b.
sewing
 e.
home economics
 c.
metal shop
 f.
auto shop
 

 15. 
What effect did the Triangle Shirt Waist Fire have on American public opinion?
 a.
It had no effect on American opinion
 c.
It forced the government to increase social security
 b.
It made Americans aware of the abuse of workers in factories
 d.
It make Americans resent immigrants
 

 16. 
What did Orville and Wilber Wright invent?
 a.
movies
 c.
submarine
 b.
airplane
 d.
sewing machine
 

 17. 
Which president built the Panama Canal?
 a.
Franklin Roosevelt
 c.
Hoover
 b.
Teddy Roosevelt
 d.
McKinley
 

 18. 
What did WEB Dubois urge black people to do?
 a.
struggle for freedom
 c.
join the Democrat party
 b.
keep quiet and learn a trade
 d.
go to college and keep the peace
 

 19. 
What American ship was sunk in Havana harbor and blamed on Spain in 1898?
 a.
The USS Merimac
 c.
The USS Castro
 b.
The USS New Jersey
 d.
The USS Main
 

 20. 
What did the Supreme Court do about segregation laws at the turn of the century?
 a.
they made no comments on the topic
 c.
they ruled that segregation was illegal
 b.
they said it was a state matter
 d.
they said it was protected by the 5th Amendment
 

 21. 
What was the name of the group of soldiers organized by TR to fight in the Spanish American War?
 a.
the Light Brigade
 c.
the Big Red One
 b.
the Contra Rebels
 d.
the Rough Riders
 

 22. 
At the start of the 20th century which country offered the greatest hope for the common man?
 a.
England
 d.
France
 b.
Russia
 e.
United States
 c.
Germany
 

 23. 
How did President McKinley feel about war with Spain?
 a.
He ignored the issue
 c.
He wanted war
 b.
He opposed war
 d.
none of these are true
 

 24. 
What country had one third of the railroad tracks in the world?
 a.
England railway system
 c.
Italy Alps Railway
 b.
Russian Siberian Railroad
 d.
United States
 

 25. 
What group of people changed America in the 20th century?
 a.
the common man
 c.
nobility
 b.
neither the nobility or the common man
 d.
both nobility and the common man
 

 26. 
Who was the most prominent black reformer at turn of the century?
 a.
Booker T. Washington
 c.
W.E.B. Dubois
 b.
Ted Roosevelt
 d.
Jessie Jackson
 

 27. 
What were the laws called that kept blacks and whites segregated in the South?
 a.
Miranda Rights
 c.
Freedom of Speech
 b.
Jim Crow Laws
 d.
Black laws
 

 28. 
Between 1900 and 1914 how many people immigrated from Europe?
 a.
13 million
 c.
500 thousand
 b.
6 million
 d.
26 million
 

 29. 
What was Henry Fords great manufacturing idea?
 a.
Child Labor
 c.
Women in the workplace
 b.
The assembly line
 d.
Time studies
 

 30. 
Who encouraged Panama to revolt against Columbia so the U.S. could build the canal?
 a.
Franklin Roosevelt
 c.
Howard Taft
 b.
Herbert Hoover
 d.
Theodore Roosevelt
 

 31. 
What war was called the War to End All Wars?
 a.
World War Two
 c.
Spanish American War
 b.
World War One
 d.
Civil War
 

 32. 
What did they call women who pushed for a woman’s right to vote?
 a.
conservative women
 c.
suffragettes
 b.
liberated women
 d.
woman libs
 

 33. 
To whom were libraries available in America?
 a.
All non immigrants
 c.
Everyone
 b.
Mostly the rich
 d.
Mostly the educated
 

Multiple Choice
Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
 

 34. 
Who did the transforming events of the 20th century effect?
a.
only the common man
c.
everyone
b.
only the poor
d.
only the rich
 



 
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