Learning Module 2 – History 103

Practice Test

Questions from Chapter 21

1 Progressive era reformers, in their efforts to aid the working class,

A Generally supported the use of the strike

B Generally cooperated closely with labor leaders

C Frequently had little understanding of working class life

D Supported government action all of the time.

2 The muckrakers were important in the progressive movement because they

A subverted the democratic system.

B publicized what they believed were the problems in American society.

C defended the American system against criticism.

D generally opposed social reform.

3 In the case of Muller v. Oregon, the Supreme Court determined that laws limiting the number of hours women could work were constitutional because:

A women were weaker than men.

B the Constitution clearly permitted such laws.

C women should have more time with their children.

D such laws already applied to men.

4 As a result of the Triangle Shirtwaist Company Fire of 1911

A New York City fined the company's owners a substantial amount of money.

B New York State abolished labor by children under 14.

C the federal government passed a law preventing child labor.

D no official action was taken by the city, state, or federal governments.

5 Which of the following was not a part of the early development of the NAACP?

A W.E.B. Du Bois became editor of the organization's journal, The Crisis.

B Du Bois' Niagara Movement merged with the NAACP in 1910.

C The organization sought to promote reform from within the political system.

D Only blacks took part in the organization.

E none of these

Questions from Lectures – World War I

6 According to lecture, the essential cause of World War I in 1914 was:

A The decision of Germany to build up its military force.

B The demand for “self determination” by the various ethnic groups in the Balkans (Eastern Europe).

C The possibility that the Bolsheviks’ (communists led by Lenin, Stalin, and Trotsky) would take over Russia

D The militant nationalism based on Social Darwinism of the major European nations.

7 When World War I began in 1914, President Woodrow Wilson declared that the United States would be a neutral nation. Which of the following was reflects his reason (s).

A He wanted to focus on expanding American economic and political interests in Mexico and Latin America.

B He feared that Germany would attack the United States if it supported the Allied Powers.

C He realized that most Americans did not want to be involved in the war and he wanted, as president of the United States, to negotiate the peace treaty between the allied and central powers.

D He wanted to focus on continued progressive reform efforts within the United States including support for a constitutional amendment that would give women the right to vote.

8 Which of the following statements in false about the Treaty of Versailles?

A It stated that Germany had caused the war.

B It required Germany to pay for the cost of the destruction along the Western Front (reparations).

C It stated that Germany had to give up its colonies in the Middle East, Africa, and the Pacific.

D It required that Germany join the League of Nations.

Questions from Chapter 22

9 During World War I, Germany attempted to resist the British blockade of the sea routes to Germany by

A use of rockets.

B use of submarines.

C building a fleet larger than the British navy.

D attacking British ships from German aircraft carriers.

10 In terms of its effect on domestic affairs in the United States, World War I resulted in

A an enthusiasm for things German

B an unfavorable governmental attitude toward labor.

C passage of the Alien and Sedition Acts, which led to deporting non-citizens and to restricting freedom of speech and press of American citizens.

D a decrease in governmental control over the economy.

11 By 1918, those who opposed the women's suffrage movement

A Included women associated with the Settlement House Movement.

B argued that it would defeminize women.

C argued that it would interfere with the war effort.

D were led by Carrie Chapman Catt.

Questions from Lecture – 1920s

12 The Immigration Acts of 1920 and 1924:

A excluded immigration from Asian countries

B instituted a “quota system” that favored immigrants from Western European nations.

C Instituted a “quota system” that restricted immigration from Mexico.

D A & B.

E All the above

Questions from Chapter 23

13 The Red Scare

A American fears of communist influence in the United States.

B a literary device used by those who criticized American society.

C fears by white Americans that the Indians would attempt to reclaim their lost lands.

D the attempt of the Soviet Union to establish communism in Cuba.

E pollution of the environment.

14 Public reaction to the series of strikes that occurred in the United States during 1919 tended to

A condemn the actions of the attorney general.

B support the justice of the strikers' cause.

C view the strikers as patriots exercising their right to assembly.

D blame the communists for the unrest.

E support the government.