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1) What does AFL stand for?
A
American Federation of Labor
B
American Federation of Love
C
American Foot League
D
American Football League
2) What did the AFL do for workers?
A
helped get laws passed to shorten work hours, end child labor, and compensate workers for injuries
B
helped get laws passed
C
helped give them entertainment on television
D
helped have laws passed to increase work hours, increase child labor, and not compensate immigrant workers well
3) Why did some Americans want to keep immigrants from entering the United States?
A
They thought they had the coronavirus.
B
They did not trust immigrants.
C
They thought immigrants were taking jobs from native-born citizens.
D
They thought immigrants were going to take over the country.
4) Why was the USS Maine important?
A
It's sinking set off the Spanish-American War.
B
It's sinking set off the American Revolution.
C
It's sinking set off the Civil War.
D
It was the only US ship to ever not sink.
5) What were the results of the Spanish-American War?
A
Cuba gained independence from Spain; the U.S. did not get any territories
B
Cuba did not gain independence; the U.S. did not get any territories
C
Cuba gained independence from Spain; the U.S. gained three new territories
D
Cuba did not gain independence; the U.S. got many new territories
6) What is a trust buster?
A
a person who tries to break peoples trust to get them to confess to a crime
B
a person who breaks up large trusts into smaller companies
C
a person who creates large companies
D
a person who creates small trusts
7) A muckraker is .....
A
a writer who writes love poems
B
a writer who exposed unfair business practices
C
a writer who writes about life in the prairies
D
a writer who kept unfair business practices secret
8) Ida Tarbel was....
A
a settler
B
a United States President
C
a business person
D
a muckraker
9) Why did Theodore Roosevelt create national parks?
A
to save the turtles
B
to preserve mountain areas
C
to help Cuba gain independence from Spain
D
to preserve areas of wilderness in the United States
10) What is a primary source?
A
an account by someone who participated in the event
B
an account by someone who was not present at the event
C
an account by someone who was not an eyewitness to the event
D
the first document you were given
11) A secondary source is .....
A
an account by someone who was not present at the event
B
an account by someone who participated in the event
C
a second document that goes with your first document
D
an account by someone who was an eyewitness to the event
12) Which of the following were new technologies that were developed during the Industrial Revolution?
A
None of the above
B
Steel-making process, telephone, electric light bulb, airplane, assembly line
C
Steel-making process, telephone
D
Electricity
13) What is a conservationist?
A
a person who tries to save historical documents
B
a person who tries to conserve energy
C
a person who works to destroy the wilderness
D
a person who works to preserve the wilderness
14) A strike is a .....
A
the refusal of workers to not have an hour off for lunch
B
an air strike
C
the refusal of workers in a business to work until owners meet their demands
D
a bomb
15) What does the term reform mean?
A
changes designed to make things worse
B
designated changes that do not change the way anything is done
C
to move something
D
changes designed to make things better
16) Which of the following is the definition of a settlement house?
A
a community center
B
a large building where people settle bets
C
a community center that provides child care, education, and other services to the poor
D
a house that is settling in the ground
17) Who are the Rough Riders?
A
a group of volunteers who help try to preserve historical documents
B
a group of volunteers who joined Theodore Roosevelt to fight the Spanish-American War
C
a person who works to preserve the wilderness
D
a group of rough cowboys
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