1st Quarter Common Assessment Review!
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- Q1Which of the following statements best summarizes the effect of technology in World War I?New technology made armies return to older ways of fightingNew technology helped armies capture more territoryNew technology led to a new, more defensive kind of war.New technology led to speedier offensive victories.30s
- Q2Which of the following weapons helped continue the stalemate during World War I?the machine gunthe fighter jetthe tankthe submarine30s
- Q3What was the main result of Germany's use of unrestricted submarine warfare during World War I?It limited the number of countries that became involved in the war.It helped push the United States into entering the war on the Central Powers side.It helped push the United States into the War on the Allies side.It weakened the German war effort by over extending its resources.30s
- Q4Which of the following best describes why the Farmers' Alliances formed the Populist Party?The Farmers' Alliances were not successful in changing the crop-lien system and needed to form a national party as a result.The Farmers' Alliances were not successful in maintaining cooperative businesses and needed to form a national party as a result.The Farmers' Alliances were not successful in influencing national farm policy in favor of farmers and needed to form a national party as a result.The Farmer's Alliance were not successful in reforming the sharecropping system and needed to form a national party as a result.30s
- Q5What were the prominent American writers of the 1920s called the "lost generation?"They survived the war, but were physically wounded.They had trouble adjusting to life in the postwar era.The lost books stored in Europe during the war.They lost their ability to write creatively during the war.30s
- Q6Which groups did nativists specifically target as threats to "American Culture?"Catholic and Jewish ImmigrantsProtestant and Jewish immigrantsProtestant and Chinese ImmigrantsCatholic and Protestant Immigrants30s
- Q7Two of Theodore Roosevelt's major successes in protecting consumers were:the National Child Labor Act and the Newlands Reclamation Actthe Meat Inspection Act and the Pure Food and Drug Actthe Sherman Anti-Trust Act and the Interstate Commerce Actthe Elkins Act and the Hepburn Act30s
- Q8What did President Wilson's Fourteen Points propose about communication between nations?The world's leaders should hold meetings on a set schedule.The world's leaders should settle disputes privately.The world's leaders should form secret international agreements.The world's leaders should handle disputes openly.30s
- Q9Why would Mark Twain nickname the era from 1870-1900 the "Gilded Age?"because gilded dinnerware was a sign of social status and staturebecause Twain wished for fame and fortune during this time periodbecause the gold standard was the monetary means of the time periodbecause like a piece of gilded art, it looked beautiful on the outside but underneath it was dirty or unremarkable30s
- Q10Which event contributed to the rise of anti-immigrant, anti-socialist, and anti-anarchist feelings in the United States in the years during and just after World War I?the passage of the Espionage Act in 1917the limitation of Chinese immigrants in 1917the arrest of Sacco and Vanzetti in1920the outbreak of the Russian Revolution30s
- Q11Why did Congress pass the Volstead Act to go along with the 18th Amendment (Prohibition)?The Volstead Act banned the sale of alcohol in additional states proposed by Congress.The Act provided for the enforcement of the Eighteenth Amendment.The Volstead Act governed the sale of alcohol in states omitted from the 18th Amendment.The Volstead Act prohibited people from drinking alcohol as well as selling it and shipping it.30s
- Q12The economy of the Gilded Age was characterized by:rapid economic growth and social changea deep recession in which high unemployment fueled massive and rebellious social changeeconomic growth and high unemployment among unskilled workersslow economic growth and high unemployment among the middle class30s
- Q13During the early 1900s, the European nation whose increase in military forces and equipment alarmed other European nations was:GermanyFranceRussiaItaly30s
- Q14Most people who immigrated to the United States during the Gilded Age moved to:Western areas, where they managed cattle ranchesurban areas, where they worked in factoriesrural Southern areas, where they opened businessesfarming communities, where they established their own farms30s
- Q15The two events that led the United States to enter World War I on the side of the allies were:the sinking of the Sussex and the USS Mainethe sinking of the Lusitania and the Assassination of the Archduke Franz Ferdinandre-started policy of unrestricted submarine warfare and the Zimmerman Note was interceptedGermany using unrestricted submarine warfare and the sinking of the Sussex30s