US History SeminarName_________________________
Chapter 14-16 Test
April 7, 2020
Multiple Choice:
1. Which of the following was the major contributor to the growth of American Imperialism in the late
1800s?
a. need for spices from the Eats Indies
b. curiosity about other cultures
c. the end of the Civil War
d. desire for new markets for American goods
2. What was the Roosevelt Corollary?
a. provided for the purchase of land to build the Panama Canal
b. a warning for European nations not to impose high tariffs on goods from the Americas
c. stated the U.S. would intervene in Latin American affairs to provide political and economic stability
d. reinforced U.S. policy of isolationism in world affairs
3. The effect of yellow journalism on the Cuban rebellion was
a. unimportant in the U.S.
b. changed McKinley’s mind about going to war
c. critical to raising public support for war against Spain d. harmful to U.S. business in Cuba
4. The big stick policy and dollar diplomacy were attempts to
a. increase U.S. power in Latin America
b. contain the spread of communism
c. protect trade in Asia
d. strengthen political ties in Europe
5. What did the Nineteenth Amendment accomplish?
a. required colleges accept women
b. guaranteed childcare for workers’ children
c. granted women the right to vote
d. guaranteed women equal pay for equal work
6. President Taft broke with progressives and Teddy Roosevelt over
a. unions
b. child labor
c. trust-busting
d. tariffs
7. Theodore Roosevelt acquired the moniker trust-buster for his actions against
a. the Northern Securities Company
b. the United Mine Workers
c. national parks
d. William Howard Taft
8. Both the Espionage Act and the Sedition Act of 1918 were designed to
a. provide plans for rebuilding Germany
b. limit opposition to war in the U.S.
c. protect rights of German-Americans
d. help British and French economies
9. The Red Scare was a fear that
a. nuclear power would result in widespread destruction in the U.S.
b. fires would spread quickly through overpopulated U.S. cities
c. Communists would seize power in the U.S.
d. the Soviet Union would develop the atomic bomb
10. Why was the American victory in the Argonne Forest important?
a. it caused the Germans to begin their final retreat
b. it took the Italians out of the war
c. it helped the French take Berlin
d. it was not important
11. What was the name Teddy Roosevelt gave to his domestic reforms program?
12. Which president was able to pass the Federal Reserve Act, one of the most important pieces of
legislation in American history?
13. Describe the difference between the Clayton Antitrust Act (1914) and the Sherman Antitrust Act
(1890).
14. How did the Progressive Movement change American beliefs about federal government?
15. What did the War Industries Board (WIB) do?
16. What was the National War Labor Board (NWLB) able to accomplish during the First World War?
17. List the new technologies that made WWI the first modern war.
18. Why did the end of the War lead to race riots back in the United States?
Short Answers:
19. What were the results of the Spanish-American War?
20. Describe the limits of Progressivism.
21. What were the long-term causes that led to the First World War?
22. What were the factors that led the United States to enter WWI on the side of the Allies?