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MCA q4 US 1
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  • 1. Under the concept of imperialism, strong nations attempted to
A) use threats to control weaker nations
B) control; weaker nations
C) use trade agreements to force alliances
  • 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 to expand the nations work force
C) the need for natural resources
  • 3. Anti-imperialists believed that imperialism was based on
A) religion
B) racism
C) democracy
  • 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) stay out of the affairs of business
B) gain control of utilities
C) intervene in unfair business practices
  • 6. Municipal reformers favored
A) a system based on merit
B) Marshall law
C) city control of utilities
  • 7. Henry George and Edward Bellamy both supported
A) a land tax
B) imperialism
C) free trade
  • 8. Most Progressives agreed that the government should
A) regulate utilities
B) protect workers and help the poor
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) spread Christianity
B) use force to end imperialism
C) end government corruption
  • 11. Muckrakers
A) used government reforms to stop monopolies
B) exposed political and business corruption
C) spread the word of God
  • 12. Civil service based on merit would require that anyone who had a government job would have
A) been qualified for the job based on training
B) the support of political bosses
C) jobs from their friends
  • 13. Some Americans resisted progressive reforms because they disliked
A) government control over their lives
B) the immigrants
C) the way the country was changing
  • 14. During World Wat 1, the Central powers were
A) France and Great Britain
B) Bulgaria and the US
C) Germany and Austria- Hungary
  • 15. The event that triggered the war in Europe
A) the US involvement in Afghanistan
B) bombing of the Hague
C) the assassination of the Arch Duke
  • 16. During WW1, the Allied powers were made up France, Britain and
A) Austria-Hungary
B) Australia
C) Russia
  • 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) the buddy system
B) protectionism
C) alliance 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) warn ships before attacking
B) rescue soldiers
C) eliminate generals from their army
  • 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) new deal
B) Russian revolution
C) trench war fare
  • 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) create a lasting peace
B) start a world war
C) begin the new world order
  • 26. In the Senate, the main criticism of the League of Nations was that it would
A) draw the US into another war
B) open the US to Communism
C) create an alliance with Germany
  • 27. Under the terms of the peace treaty, Germany had to
A) use submarines to troll for lost bombs
B) pay reparations to the Allies
C) create an alliance with the US
  • 28. Americans feared communism because
A) the US had an alliance with France
B) the leaders would invade the US
C) it was against American values
  • 29. Republican Presidents in the 1920's favored
A) business
B) government
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 only sold in New York
B) were manufactured by hand
C) ordinary people could afford
  • 32. The new morals and manners of the 1920's were reflected in
A) women's fashions
B) the religious movements
C) novels and newspapers
  • 33. The growth of radio and other mass media in the 1920's produced
A) a way to spread propaganda
B) a national culture
C) new political parties
  • 34. Clubs in Harlem were the hottest places to listen to
A) rap
B) country
C) jazz
  • 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) evolution
B) sex education
C) biology
  • 38. As a result of the Scoped Trial this group lost some momentum
A) fundamentalists
B) Muslims
C) Christians
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