BENCHMARK 1 APUSH- GILDED AGE-WWI 1) Gilded Age,
BENCHMARK 1 APUSH- GILDED AGE-WWI1)2)3)4)5)6)7)8)9)After WWI, the government shifted from to concerning domestic policies.a) Gilded Age, Laissez-faireb) Progressivism, laissez-fairec) Laissez faire, Gilded Aged) Capitalism, Socialisme) Liberalism, ModerationThe Sacco and Vanzetti casea) Was a violation of neutrality during WWIb) Was a result of the Red Scarec) Was not an example of jingoism and nativismd) Was a violation of human rightse) None of the aboveDuring WWI the labor movement its strength, but after WWI there was an increase in .a) Decreased, strikesb) Stayed the same, arbitrationc) Increased, strikesd) Increased, immigration from Southern and Eastern Europee) None are correctThe post WWI flu pandemic in 1919a) Killed more people than the Great Warb) Resulted in an increase in Medicarec) Did not affect the U.S.d) Did not affect Europee) Was caused by one factorThe most controversial of Wilson’s 14 Points wasa) Article X, The League of Nationsb) Self Determinationc) Freedom of seasd) Freedom of expressione) None are correctThere were 3,600 strikes in post WWI America in 12 months. Why?a) An influx of American soldier back into the labor marketb) Women’s suffragec) The Great Migrationd) A decrease in industrialisme) Underproduction and child laborA referendum is a progressive reform wherea) People in a particular county such as Gwinnett vote on SPLOSTb) Voter participation is increasedc) Voters vote yes or no, not for Jimmy or Joed) Is an example of direct democracy in the U.S.e) All are correctWhich amendment is incorrectly mathched?tha) 16 -Progressive Income taxthb) 17 -Presidential Successionthc) 18 -Prohibitionthd) 19 -Women’s Suffragee) All are correctthWhich statement about the Treaty of Versailles/Wilson’s 14 points is correct?a) The U.S. joined the League of Nations and ratified the Treaty of Versaillesb) Russia and Germany did not join the League of Nationsc) German nationalism and economy were harmed by the Treaty of Versaillesd) The U.S. senate did not ratify the Treaty of Versailles and signed a separate peace treaty of Germanye) There was disagreement between the Big 4 over how much punishment Germany should receive
10) Which dates are incorrect?a) 1898-Spanish American Warb) December 17, 1917-U.S. declares war on Germanyc) November 11, 1919-Armistice Day (later called Veteran’s Day in ‘Merica)d) 1920-first of 3 laissez-faire Republicans to the oval office (Harding)e) None are correct11) Although the U.S. was still neutral after the sinking of the Lusitania,a) The U.S. did not trade with Great Britainb) The U.S. did not trade with Germanyc) The U.S. did not trade with either the Central Powers or alliesd) The U.S. loaned the Central Powers more money and weapons than the Alliese) The U.S. loaned the Allies 10x more munitions than the Central Powers12) Why was the U.S. foreign policy neutrality at the beginning of WWI?a) ‘Merica was a melting pot with people from every country on both sidesb) We wanted to maintain trade with both sidesc) The war was “over there” and did not directly involve usd) A and B onlye) A,B, and C13) What is the correct chronology of Presidents?a) McKinley, TR, Wilson, Harding, Coolidge, Hooverb) TR, McKinley ,Taft, Wilson, FDR, Washington, Reaganc) McKinley, TR, Taft, Wilson, Harding, Coolidge, Hooverd) McKinley, Taft, Harding, Hoover, Coolidge, TRe) None are correct14) Total wara) Can best be described as a country devoting all its natural resources to the war effortb) Allowed women and minorities opportunities in industry that were previously closed to themc) Led to a downturn in the economyd) A and B onlye) A,B, and C15) Post WWI led toa) Woman’s suffrageb) Great Migrationc) Flu Pandemicd) Brief recession followed by the Roaring 20’se) All are correct16) Woodrow Wilson’s presidency was marked bya) Making significant gains for African Americansb) Being more conservative than Taft and TRc) Being a reluctant imperialistd) Being a great endorser of women’s rightse) None are correct17) The sinking of the Lusitaniaa) Was greatly exaggerated by yellow journalist like Hearst and Pulitzerb) Was partially justified because the British cruise liner had munitions in the hull of the shipc) Led to an immediate American declaration of ward) A and Be) A,B, and C18) The first battle the U.S. marines were involved in during WWI wasa) Battle of Sommeb) Battle of Verdunc) Battle of Ypresd) Battle of the Bulgee) None are correct19) Which piece of legislation is incorrectly matched?a) Sherman Anti-Trust Act- first act to regulate industryb) Hepburn Act-fixed prices for RR’s to make them just and reasonablec) Elkins Act- curb price discriminationd) Pure Food and Drug Act- Truth in labelinge) All are correct
20) The Progressive Eraa) Was led by women because of their heart to create social changeb) Was guided by the Social Gospel-Christians had an obligation to change government for the betterc) Was the general idea that government could create positive change for societyd) Encompassed issues from a broad range of societye) All are correct21) Booker T. Washingtona) Believed in immediate equality of African Americans on the political, economic, and social levelb) Founded the NAACP and Niagra Movementc) Believed that economic success and practical education were the precursors to social equalityd) Had the same general idea as W.E.B. Dubois about equality for blackse) None are correct22) Teddy Roosevelt’s Square Deala) Focused on land, labor, capital, and technologyb) Focused on Trust regulating, RR regulation, Consumer Protection, and Conservationc) Focused on Relief, Recovery, and Reformd) Focused on decreasing taxes on the riche) None are correct23) TR got his reputation as a trust bustera) By acquiescing to big businessb) He took on J.P. Morgan’s monopoly, Northern Securitiesc) Because he believed that all trusts were badd) By collaborating with J.P. Morgan and Northern Securitiese) None are correct24) Historians can argue that TR would have beena) a Democrat in foreign policyb) A Republican on domestic policyc) Gutless on foreign policyd) Too easily swayed by public opinione) None could by arguments25) The Progressive Era bought about change bya) Influential literature and investigative reportingb) Congressional Actionc) Presidential Activismd) Local, state, and national movementse) All are correct26) The Presidents that followed the Civil War and preceded the Progressive Era werea) Happy to let Congress set the legislative agendab) Were icons in American history for their visionary leadershipc) All Democratsd) Marked by integrity and lack of scandale) All assassinated by anarchists27) The Federal Reserve Act, which established the bank of all banks for the United States occurred under whose administration?a) U.S. Grantb) Grover Clevelandc) William Jennings Bryand) Teddy Roosevelte) None are correct28) The Keating Owens Acta) Made the 8 hr. workday part of American cultureb) Outlawed child laborc) Provided equal work for equal pay for womend) Integrated the armed forcese) Segregated schools29) The question “Does citizenship follow the flag?”a) Pertained to territories the U.S. acquired through imperialismb) Applied to Native Americans and Americanization of their culturec) Applied to newly admitted states in the Westd) Was answered with a resounding yese) None are correct
30) TR’s was an addition to the .a) Hepburn Act, ICCb) Pure Food and Drug Act, Truth in Labeling Actc) Payne Aldrich Tariff, Smoot Hawley Tariffd) Roosevelt Corollary, Monroe Doctrinee) None are correct31) Which type of diplomacy is incorrectly matched?a) George Washington-Isolationistb) Teddy Roosevelt-Big Stick Diplomacyc) Woodrow Wilson-Moral Diplomacyd) William Howard Taft-Isolationiste) All are Correct32) In the Supreme Court case Plessy V. Ferguson in 1896a) Separate but equal was overturnedb) Separate but equal was established and would be law until Brown V. BOEc) The federal government sided with big businessd) The Federal government sided with labore) A and B33) W.E.B Duboisa) Believed in the immediate equality of African Americansthb) Believed in the developing the Talented 10c) Was the first African American to receive a PHD from Harvardd) Criticized Booker T. Washington’s accepting the “alleged inferiority of the Negro”e) All are correct34) Which quote is incorrectly matched?a) “Walk softly and carry a big stick.” TRb) “Make the world safe for democracy.” WWc) “The business of American people is business.” Abraham Lincolnd) “America should stay out of foreign entanglements.” George Washingtone) “It’s easy to grin when your ship comes in and you’ve got the stock market beat, but the man worthwhile is the man who can smile when hisshorts are too tight in the seat.” Judge Smails35) While there were many new inventions, the basis of industrial growth in the Reconstruction Era wasa) Miningb) Meat-packingc) Railroadsd) Textilese) Canal buildingthth36) The economy of the late 19 and early 20 century was characterized bya) Rapid and unbroken industrial expansionb) A long depressionc) Economic stagnationd) Periods of prosperity followed by periods of declinee) Sustained economic growth37) Unlike the AFL, the Knights of Labora) Embraced the American wage systemb) Advocated a one-track economyc) Welcomed workers from any occupationd) Proposed company unionse) Organized by only skilled craftsmen38) The White Man’s Burden is considered to bea) Synonymous with the Gospel of Wealthb) Synonymous with the Great Migrationc) The bringing of benefits of western civilization to the non-white parts of the worldd) The job of white Americans to civilize savages, barbarians, and non-whitese) None are correct
39) All of the following were included in the People’s Party platform in the 1890’s excepta) Government ownership of banksb) Government ownership of RR’sc) Women’s suffraged) Restriction on immigratione) A graduated or progressive income tax40) By WWI, nearly what percent of U.S. labor force was foreign born?a) 75% b) 40% c) 25% d) 60% e) 80%41) Upton Sinclair’s resulted in the Pure Food and Drug Act and Meat Inspection Act.a) How the Other Half Livesb) Frontier Thesisc) The Jungled) Swamp Peoplee) The Great Gatsby42) Which is correct chronology?a) U.S. Declares War, Zimmerman Note, Bolshevik Revolution, Selective Service Actb) Zimmerman Note, U.S. declares war, Selective Service Act, Bolshevik Revolutionc) Selective Service Act, Bolshevik Revolution, U.S. declares war, Zimmerman Noted) Zimmerman Note, Bolshevik Revolution, Selective Service Act, U.S. declares ware) None are correct43) Which is true about African Americans from 1900-1920?a) They served in integrated units in WWIb) They got the right to votec) They did not migrate to the Northd) They were discriminated against in all regions of the countrye) None are correct44) In exchange for votes, machine politicians offered their constituentsa) Free housingb) Landc) Respectd) Jobse) Vacations45) Many businessmen supported prohibition b/ca) Farmers would be more supportive of industrialistsb) Unruly immigrants would return to their homelandsc) A happy family life made a happy workerd) Closing saloons would increase the productivity and punctuality of workerse) None are correct46) The U.S. Supreme Court case Schenck vs. the U.S uphelda) The draftb) The declaration of martial lawc) Wartime restrictions on free speechd) Restrictions on unionse) None are correct47) Which is incorrect regarding U.S. foreign policy?a) 1898-reluctant imperialismb) 1901-1908-enthusiastic imperialismc) 1912-1914-isolationismd) 1917-Dollar Diplomacye) All are correct48) The War Industries Boarda) Turned the U.S. to a quasi economic dictatorshipb) Told companies what to producec) Controlled natural resource allocationd) A and Be) A,B, and C
49) The National Labor War Boarda) Controlled public opinion over the warb) Limited free speechc) Controlled the mediad) Controlled rich industrialists during the ware) Mediated disputes between labor and management and prevented strikes during WWI50) Liberty bondsa) Were a way to raise money to fight the warb) Seen as a patriotic way to support the country financiallyc) Not the only way the government raised money during the ward) Were essentially American citizens loaning the government moneye) All are correct51) The Committee on Public Informationa) Was a propaganda effort to sell the war to the American publicb) Did not use postersc) Did not appeal to patriotism and valuesd) Was politically correct by today’s standardse) None are correct52) The Espionage and Sedition Acts essentiallya) Sold the war to the American publicstb) Violated 1 amendment rights of free speechc) Separated church and stated) Integrated the CIAe) None are correct53) The war was good for minorities and women because ita) Decreased racismb) Increased job opportunitiesc) Decreased literacy ratesd) A and Be) All are correct54) The French and British might have resented the Woodrow Wilson at the Paris Peace Conference becausea) He led the proceedings despite our late entry and relatively low number of casualtiesb) His wanting to punish Germany more than themc) His sympathy with Communist Russiad) His sympathy with the Germanse) None are correct55) After WWIa) The U.S. rebuilt their military to be more modernb) The U.S. stared experimenting with nuclear weaponsc) The U.S. retreated into isolationismd) Gave African American males suffragee) Became more progressive56) The Panama Canala) Was started during TR’s administrationb) Was completed during 1912c) Caused Panama to win independenced) Made travel from the Atlantic to the Pacific Oceans fastere) All are correct57) Henry Ford’s assembly line did all of the following excepta) Helped produce a car that “average Joe” could affordb) Decreased wages for factory workersc) Decreased monotony of the jobd) Only produced Model-T’s during WWIe) Led to a rise of members of the AFL and K of L58) Which campaign motto is incorrectly matched?a) Harding-return to normalcyb) TR-Square Dealc) Wilson-He Kept us out of ward) McKinley-Make the world safe for Democracye) All are correct
59) Which is true about WWI?a) It started because of alliances unravelingb) Ethnicity had nothing to do with tensions in the Balkansc) The U.S. was ready for ward) Trench warfare resulted in great gains of land in short periods of timee) None are true60) Wilson was re-elected in 1916 becausea) The economy was thrivingb) Unions favored Wilsonc) He kept us out of ward) Unrestricted submarine warfaree) The Zimmerman Note61) The Red Scare was a reaction toa) Anti-immigration policiesb) Anti-immigrant sentiment because some foreigners were anti-capitalistc) The Gilded Aged) The Progressive Erae) Reconstruction62) The Treaty of Versailles was called a “peace built of quicksand.” Why?a) German war debt from reparations led to a rise of Hitlerb) The Central Powers gained landc) The European map generally stayed the samed) Imperialism increasede) The Kellogg-Briand Pact63) The Roaring 20’s can be compared to the paradox of the Gilded Age. Why?a) There was constant increased in GDP every yearb) Minorities and women made huge strides politicallyc) Immigrants saw wages nearly tripled) The U.S. concentrated solely on domestic policiese) Although the economy prospered not all groups like minorities and commoners prospered64) The following best describes the military experience for African American soldiers during WWIa) An experience of equality of validationb) Hard work but fair treatment due to vast western front warfarec) Equal status with white soldiersd) Humiliation, racism, and violence in the North and Southe) The first taste of political equality65) Which was not among the ideas of the Wilson’s 14 pointsa) Freedom of the seasb) Reduction of standing militariesc) End to secret treaties and alliancesd) Return of colonial claims (end of imperialism)e) All are correct66) In general, progressives werea) Pessimistic about the ability of people to reform governmentb) Optimistic about citizens and the government improving their socio-economic conditionsc) Anti-political, preferring to emphasize religion over governmentd) Applying Social Darwinism to reforme) Revolutionaries who wanted to unite farmers and business owners67) The enactment of “free silver” currency policy woulda) Make it easier to spend and borrow moneyb) Commit the country to the gold standardc) Make it difficult to borrow moneyd) Decrease the money in circulatione) Increase inflation and decrease competition68) Which one of the following is chronologically correct1) McKinley re-elected2) Hawaii annexed2) Pendleton Civil Service Act 4) Alaska purchaseda)2,4,1,3 b) 1,2,4,3 c) 4,1,3,2 d) 3,4,2,1, e) 4,3,2,1
69) The Gilded Age was a time of ostentatious spending known asa) The Affluent Ageb) Conspicuous consumptionc) Customs of incorporationd) Gilded Age on Steroidse) Gospel of Wealth70) Which event occurred first?a) U.S. declares war on Germany (WWI)b) Zimmerman Note discoveredc) Bolshevik Revolutiond) Selective Service Acte) Stock Market Crash
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