JEOPARDY!

Ch. 28/29 – Progressive Era

Ch. 27 – Imperialism

Ch. 30 - World War I

1. Which of these was not a "muckraker"?

a. Ezra Poundb. Lincoln Steffensc. Upton Sinclaird. Ida M. Tarbell

2. Which form of municipal governmenttook root in Galveston, Texas, in 1900?

a. Commission typeb. City managerc. Mayor-councild. Interlocking directorate

3. Josiah Strong did which of the following:a. Advocated American intervention to

collect customs in the Dominican Republic.

b. Said the United States was ordained by God to spread its Christian teachings worldwide.

c. Argued the anti-imperialist position regarding the Philippines.

d. Wrote The Influence of Sea Power Upon History.

4. After the attack on the Sussex, Germany:

a. Warned that it would hold the Allies to "strict accountability" for interference with German shipping.

b. Occupied Belgium and the Netherlands.c. Invited Mexico to join the Central

Powers.d. Promised that merchant ships would not

be sunk without warning and providing for the safety of noncombatants

5. In Muller v. Oregon, the Supreme Court:

a. Upheld a maximum ten-hour day for working women in Oregon.

b. Forbade Oregon from regulating the wages of working women.

c. Sanctioned freedom of contract in employment.

d. Held a series of state social welfare laws to be unconstitutional.

6. Who claimed that "no nation can become a world power without a powerful navy"?

a. Dupuy de Lome

b. Emilio Aguinaldo

c. Alfred T. Mahan

d. Josiah Strong

7. When he called for "peace without victory" in World War I, Wilson:

a. Endorsed the concept of a "no-win" war.b. Was seeking the backing of antiwar

elements in America.c. Felt that only a peace among equals, not

a treaty between the victor and the vanquished, could endure.

d. Acknowledged the Allies' lack of preparedness to fight the Central Powers.

8. TR’s Bureau of Corporations was superseded by Wilson’s:

a. Department of Commerce and Labor.b. Federal Reserve Board.c. Internal Revenue Service.d. Federal Trade Commission.

9. Most supportive of the Clayton Antitrust Act were:

a. Farmers.b. Labor unions.c. Corporations.d. Conservationists

10. Which of these statements regarding American interest in Hawaii is false?

a. Hawaii became a territory during Cleveland's administration.

b. In 1893 a revolt resulted in the overthrow of Queen Liliuokalani.

c. The United States was instrumental in permitting a group of sugar growers to establish a Hawaiian republic.

d. Hawaii did not become a state until 1959.

11. To finance World War I, the United States relied on all of the following except:

a. Higher income taxes.b. Sale of war bonds.c. Excess profits and inheritance taxes.d. Temporary national sales taxes

12. Who served as director of the Committee on Public Information?a. Herbert Hooverb. William Gibbs McAdooc. William Howard Taftd. George Creel

13. Who was the first president to side with org-anized labor in a dispute with management?

a. William McKinleyb. Theodore Rooseveltc. William Howard Taftd. Woodrow Wilson

14. Funds for the Newlands Act came from:a. The income tax.b. Corporation taxes.c. Recreational user fees.d. Revenues earmarked from the sale of public lands in the West

15. Where is San Juan Hill located?a. Santiago, Chileb. Santiago, Cubac. Manilad. San Juan, Puerto Rico

16. From the treaty ending the Spanish-American War, the United States acquired all of the following except:a. Guamb. Philippinesc. Cubad. Puerto Rico.

17. Prior to assuming command of the American Expeditionary Force, General Pershing had:

a. Directed the conscription of troops.b. Handled relief efforts in France.c. Sought to capture the Mexican bandit

Pancho Villa.d. Opposed the use of black troops in the

military. 18. Which of the following was not among the 14 Points?a. Open diplomacyb. Reducing armamentsc. Ending tariff barriers / free traded. Returning Alsace-Lorraine to Italy

19.Taft split the Republican party into "Old Guard" and "progressive" wings by

his actions in all of the following except:a. A bitter dispute over conservation

of natural resourcesb. Credentials dispute at the 1912

Republican conventionc. Payne-Aldrich Tariffd. Mine safety legislation

20.Anti-imperialists objected to annexationof the Philippines for all of these reasons except:

a. Inconsistency with the Teller Amendment.b. The need for naval bases and coaling

stations in the Far East.c. To consider the Filipinos as colonists

would violate the spirit of the Declaration of Independence.

d. The Aguinaldo revolt proved that the Filipinos did not desire American occupation.

21. Those desiring changes in the Paris peace treaty were the:

a. Reservationistsb. Isolationists.c. Irreconcilables.d. Internationalists

22. In the Zimmermann telegram, Germany:a. Apologized for the sinking of the Lusitania.b. Declared war on France.c. Proposed an alliance with Mexico against the

United States.d. Announced the resumption of unrestricted

submarine warfare

23. Which of these statements regarding the election of 1912 is false?

a. Taft won the Republican nomination but lost the primaries.

b. The Democratic nominee was chosen on the 46th ballot.

c. The Progressive party candidate polled no electoral votes.

d. The winner polled less than a majority of the popular vote.

24.The Foraker Act did which of the following?

a. Allowed America to build a future canal across Nicaragua.

b. Established a limited civil government in Puerto Rico.

c. Required American traders to respect "spheres of influence" in China.

d. Renounced American interests in occupying Cuba

25. What lone black took the leading role in the formation of the NAACP?a. Carter Woodsonb. William E. B. Du Boisc. William Monroe Trotterd. Booker T. Washington

26. The “New Freedom” did not include:a. Establishment of the Food and Drug Administration.b. Federal Trade Commission.c. Underwood Tariff.d. Clayton Antitrust Act.

27. Dollar diplomacy" refers to:

a. Construction of an interoceanic canal to assist world trade.

b. Encouragement of American trade and investments in such areas as Latin America and the Far East.

c. European investment in American finance.

d. Maintaining the right of transit across Panama

28. The Democrats won the 1916 electionbecause:

a. The Republicans lost their majority party status.

b. Wilson's supporters skillfully used the theme “He Kept Us Out of War.”

c. Wilson's snub of Progressive Hiram Johnson helped the Democrats to win California.

d. The Republicans failed to take advantage of Wilson's failed Mexican policy.

29. Who instituted the direct primary?a. Theodore Rooseveltb. Robert M. La Follette, Sr.c. Woodrow Wilsond. William Howard Taft

30. Immediately before becoming vice-pres., Theodore Roosevelt had served as:

a. Assistant secretary of the navy.b. Mayor of New York City.c. U.S. senator.d. Governor of New York

31. Theodore Roosevelt's critics accused him of trying to annex what country when he took over its customs house in 1903?

a. Cubab. Dominican Republicc. Venezuelad. Puerto Rico

32. San Francisco became the subject of inter-national attention in 1906 because of its

policy of

a. Banning the importation of Hawaiian sugar.

b. Passing a resolution against the Open Door Policy.

c. Segregating Asian school children.d. Recruiting Chinese laborers.

33. Eugene Debs was imprisoned for:a. Violating the Sedition Act.b. Failure to pay income taxes.c. Corruption in his union.d. Wartime profiteering.

34. Which agency fixed prices for war materials and determined what manufacturers could use and to whom deliveries could be made?a.United States Peace Commissionb.National War Labor Boardc.War Industries Boardd.Office of Price Administration