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Imperialism Progressive
Test Description: Imperialism and Progressive STAAR
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) Teddy Roosevelt wanted the Panama Canal to
A
unify America
B
make trade and travel faster between the Atlantic and Pacific
C
help win WWI
D
show American world power
2) Which of the following did America NOT receive after winning the Spanish American War?
A
Cuba
B
Puerto Rico
C
Philippines
D
Guam
3) American wanted colonies around the world in order to
A
acquire natural resources and markets for goods
B
give Americans somewhere to move to due to overcrowding
C
construct military bases to spread American power around the world
D
resettle Native Americans
4) Fruit and Sugar plantations were the main reason for American acquisition of
A
Hawaii
B
Cuba
C
Guam
D
Philippines
5) Alfred Thayer Mahan encouraged American acquiring colonies for
A
economic benefits from trade
B
to spread American culture
C
strategic military reasons
D
to encourage immigration from other parts of the world
6) Teddy Roosevelt's foreign policy of a strong military was referred to as
A
Peace through Strength
B
the Big Stick policy
C
America First Policy
D
the Moral diplomacy policy
7) Teddy Roosevelt's contribution to conservation and the environment was
A
to expand the National Park Service
B
to punish polluters
C
to end oil drilling
D
to add Alaska as a territory
8) The Spanish American War was partially caused by the destruction of
A
the Titanic
B
the Lusitania
C
the Sussex
D
the USS Maine
9) Exaggerated press stories about Cuba and Spain that led America to war was called
A
fake news
B
yellow journalism
C
the new news
D
the press fad
10) After the Spanish American War Cuba was
A
added as a state
B
given its independence
C
added to the state of Florida for a while
D
added as a territory
11) Progressivism was a push to reform from what part of society
A
the urban poor
B
the urban middle class
C
rural farmers
D
the most wealthy Americans
12) To help fund Progressive policies, states ratified the 16th Amendment creating
A
the federal income tax
B
a national sales tax
C
the federal reserve
D
a federal bank to loan the government money
13) The 19th amendment
A
changed the way we elected senators
B
made alcohol legal again
C
gave women the right to vote
D
made alcohol illegal
14) Prohibition, the outlawing of alcohol in the US, was begun and ended with which amendments?
A
17th and 21st
B
19th and 20th
C
18th and 21st
D
21st and 23rd.
15) Progressive Era journalists who exposed corruption or dangers in society were called
A
dirty journalists
B
guardians
C
crusaders
D
muckrakers
16) Susan B Anthony was most associated with which reform movement
A
women's suffrage
B
immigrant rights
C
ending poverty
D
urban political corruption
17) The sources of corruption in cities was mostly tied to
A
lack of sanitation
B
poverty
C
political machines
D
immigration
18) Ida B Wells and W. E. B. DuBois founded what civil rights organization
A
Rainbow Coalition
B
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP)
C
GI Forum
D
League of Latin American Citizens (LULAC)
19) The Great Migration was the movement of what group
A
people in poverty
B
Hispanic Americans
C
African Americans
D
Asian Americans
20) The African Americans of the Great Migration moved North for all the reasons except
A
to become citizens of the country
B
to find jobs
C
for better education opportunities
D
to escape Southern violence
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