US History Semester 1 Review
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- Q1Which Amendment to the Constitution gave women the right to vote?5th Amendment21st Amendment18th Amendment19th Amendment20s
- Q2What is a monopoly?A company that controls their industry, like Standard Oil CompanyA company that is struggling, like SamsungA company that is one of the best, like McDonaldsA fun board game,20s
- Q3Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of a rural area?Small populationLarge populationFarmingSpread out population20s
- Q4Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of an urban area?Factories and industryPollutionLarge populationSpread out population20s
- Q5What is Boss Tweed known for?Owner of Standard Oil monopoolyCorrupt politician in New York City during the Gilded AgeOrganized crime leader during ProhibitionPresident who brought an end to World War II20s
- Q6What was the goal of muckrakers like Jacob Riis and Upton Sinclair?Bring attention to big social problemsTeach people to read and appreciate artGain control of the governmentMake a lot of money20s
- Q7What was the effect of Upton Sinclair's book "The Jungle"?The government investigated meatpacking plants a passed new lawsWorkers formed more labor unionsMonopolies were busted by new lawsAn increase of nativism20s
- Q8Disenfranchisement is best described asA form of racial violenceReceiving better treatment than others.The loss of the right to voteSegregated facilities like bathrooms20s
- Q9Jim Crow Laws...Improved schools for African AmericansSegregated facilities like bathrooms, schools, and busesPrevented people from moving out of the southOutlawed segregation in schools and the military20s
- Q10Booker T. Washington and W.E.B DuBois both cared about...Increasing the number of African American lawyers and doctorsEnding the practice of segregationEnding racial violence against African AmericansMaking peace between African Americans and whites20s
- Q11Unlike Booker T. Washington, W.E.B. DuBois believedAfrican Americans should demand the right to vote.African Americans should accept segregation in some parts of life and focus on the biggest problems.African Americans should focus on employment, not fancy educationsAfrican Americans must work their way up20s
- Q12Why would people join a labor union?To negotiate for better treatment and higher payTo make the streets saferTo stop immigration into the USTo increase farm profits20s
- Q13Which President is know for his "Square Deal" including conservation and trust busting?William H. TaftWoodrow WilsonTheodore RooseveltFranklin D. Roosevlet20s
- Q14What is imperialism?Trading with other countriesTrying to get more territory (colonies) and expand your country.Building a strong military to prevent more warsStaying to yourself and not getting involved with other countries20s
- Q15Did the United States join World War I at the beginning?Yes, we started itNo, we did not know about itNo, we wanted to stay neutralYes, we were attacked20s