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Click on the button next to the response that best answers the question. For best results, review America: Pathways to the Present, Modern American History, chapters 10–12.
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1. Which event began in 1898? A Great Depression B Spanish-American War C World War I D Russian Revolution
2. Use the map and your knowledge of social studies to answer the following question.Which of the following territories did the United States acquire first? A Puerto Rico B Panama Canal Zone C Alaska D Hawaiian Islands
3. Theodore Roosevelt moved the United States into the position of a world power by A pursuing an aggressive foreign policy. B using economic rather than military force. C preventing American involvement overseas. D applying moral standards to foreign policy decisions.
4. Construction of the Panama Canal included a series of locks to overcome the effects of A diseases carried by mosquitoes. B uneven elevation in the canal zone. C workers' lack of experience. D opposition in Congress.
5. Use the information in the box and your knowledge of social studies to answer the following question.
6. During the presidency of Theodore Roosevelt, the government took steps to protect the environment by A creating a Cabinet-level Department of Labor. B establishing the United States Forest Service. C strengthening the Interstate Commerce Commission. D passing the Pure Food and Drug Act.
7. Use the table and your knowledge of social studies to answer the following question.
8. Through ratification of the Seventeenth Amendment, progressive reform enabled citizens to A choose political candidates to run for office. B put a law in the ballot by petition. C remove public officials from office. D elect U.S. senators directly.
9. Use the chart and your knowledge of social studies to answer the following question.
10. Which Progressive Era reform allowed citizens to approve or reject a state law? A direct primary B initiative C referendum D recall
11. Which of the following Progressive reformers is best known for leading a movement to adopt a public-academic alliance to improve government? A Florence Kelley B Mother Jones C Theodore Roosevelt D Robert La Follette
12. Use the information in the box and your knowledge of social studies to answer the following question.
13. Use the quote and your knowledge of social studies to answer the following question.
"In political warfare, it is perfectly fitting that actual strife and battle should be apportioned [given out] to man, and that the influence of woman, radiating from the homes of our land, should inspire to lofty aims and purposes those who struggle for the right. I am thoroughly convinced that woman can in no better way than this usefully serve the cause of political betterment."—Grover Cleveland, Ladies' Home Journal, 1905
From the quote, it can be inferred that Grover Cleveland believed that women A were not politically equal to men. B deserved the right to vote. C should run for political office. D had no interest in government.
14. The Nineteenth Amendment expanded the democratic process by A giving women the right to vote. B providing for direct election of U.S. senators. C eliminating poll taxes. D preventing anyone from knowing how people vote.
15. Use the information in the box and your knowledge of social studies to answer the following question.
16. Which of the following technological innovations played a role in influencing the United States to enter World War I? A U-boat B zeppelin C tank D hot-air balloon
17. World War I changed demographic patterns in the United States by A halting immigration. B encouraging immigration. C decreasing the need for workers. D reducing business opportunities for women.
18. Use the information in the box and your knowledge of social studies to answer the following question.
19. About 30 million people around the world died in 1918 because of the spread of A submarine warfare. B bombs dropped by aircraft. C influenza. D genocide.
20. Senate rejection of U.S. participation in the League of Nations was based on the fear that it would A make the United States a world power. B draw the United States into another war. C fail to punish Germany. D involve too many nations.
