MCA q4 US 1

1. Under the concept of imperialism, strong nations attempted to

A) control; weaker nations
B) use trade agreements to force alliances
C) use threats to control weaker nations

2. Which of the following was a factor in the growth of imperialism

A) the need for natural resources
B) the need to expand the sphere of influence
C) the need to expand the nations work force

3. Anti-imperialists believed that imperialism was based on

A) racism
B) democracy
C) religion

4. The Progressive movement was a response to rapid, unplanned changes caused by the

A) the growth of immigration
B) Industrial revolution and urbanization
C) business regulation

5. Most Progressives believed that the government should

A) intervene in unfair business practices
B) stay out of the affairs of business
C) gain control of utilities

6. Municipal reformers favored

A) city control of utilities
B) Marshall law
C) a system based on merit

7. Henry George and Edward Bellamy both supported

A) imperialism
B) a land tax
C) free trade

8. Most Progressives agreed that the government should

A) regulate utilities
B) stay out of the affairs of business
C) protect workers and help the poor

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) use force to end imperialism
C) spread Christianity

11. Muckrakers

A) exposed political and business corruption
B) used government reforms to stop monopolies
C) spread the word of God

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) the immigrants
B) government control over their lives
C) the way the country was changing

14. During World Wat 1, the Central powers were

A) Bulgaria and the US
B) Germany and Austria- Hungary
C) France and Great Britain

15. The event that triggered the war in Europe

A) bombing of the Hague
B) the US involvement in Afghanistan
C) the assassination of the Arch Duke

16. During WW1, the Allied powers were made up France, Britain and

A) Russia
B) Australia
C) Austria-Hungary

17. Warfare in WW1 consisted of

A) nuclear arms
B) trench warfare
C) cavalry charges

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) network of alliances
C) the US involvement

21. The term of the Sussex Pledge required the Germans to

A) eliminate generals from their army
B) rescue soldiers
C) warn ships before attacking

22. Americans thought German submarine warfare was

A) needed to make the fighting fair
B) barbaric
C) fair and balanced

23. Americans were more willing to join the allies after the

A) trench war fare
B) Russian revolution
C) new deal

24. President Wilson urged Congress to declare war on Germany when the Germans

A) violated the Sussex pledge
B) tried to form an alliance with Mexico
C) used bombs in London

25. The goals of Wilson's 14 points was to

A) begin the new world order
B) start a world war
C) create a lasting peace

26. In the Senate, the main criticism of the League of Nations was that it would

A) open the US to Communism
B) draw the US into another war
C) create an alliance with Germany

27. Under the terms of the peace treaty, Germany had to

A) create an alliance with the US
B) use submarines to troll for lost bombs
C) pay reparations to the Allies

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) government
B) business
C) labor

30. In the 1920's American consumers began to adopt the practice of

A) buying goods on credit
B) using bartering
C) paying cash

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) novels and newspapers
B) women's fashions
C) the religious movements

33. The growth of radio and other mass media in the 1920's produced

A) a national culture
B) new political parties
C) a way to spread propaganda

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) began the Tea Party
B) left the country to live in Paris
C) created their own newspapers

36. One of the unforeseen results of Prohibition was

A) the treaty of Versailles
B) municipal reforms
C) racketeering

37. In the Scopes trial the right to teach this was the issue

A) biology
B) evolution
C) sex education

38. As a result of the Scoped Trial this group lost some momentum

A) fundamentalists
B) Christians
C) Muslims

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