quiz
Question 1.1. (TCO 10) After the Civil War, a new immigrant
was most likely to be from (Points : 2)
England.
Germany.
Ireland.
Italy.
Question 2.2. (TCO 2) Some neighborhoods and even industries
came to be associated with immigrants of a particular nationality because
immigrants (Points : 2)
could learn
only one job.
refused most
work offered to them.
would work only
for one employer.
tended to
settle in nationality groups.
Question 3.3. (TCO 6) The gold standard was (Points : 2)
the replacement
of gold coins with silver coins.
a measure of a
politician’s achievement while in office.
the ideal
balance between tariffs and prices.
a political
issue in the 1896 Presidential election.
Question 4.4. (TCO 10) Which reformer led the effort to
provide birth control for women? (Points : 2)
Jane Addams
Margaret Sanger
Walter
Rauschenbusch
Francis Ellen
Watkins
Question 5.5. (TCO 6) Most U.S. casualties during the
Spanish-American War were caused by (Points : 2)
disease.
wounds.
combat.
starvation.
Question 6.6. (TCO 7) The German invasion of Belgium
produced global condemnation because (Points : 2)
many Americans
were immigrants from Belgium.
Americans
depended on products imported from Belgium.
Belgium was an
important U.S. ally.
Belgium was a
neutral nation.
Question 7.7. (TCO 7) During World War I, which of these did
the Germans use against British ships? (Points : 2)
Radar
Convoys
Airplanes
Submarines
Question 8.8. (TCO 11) During the 1920s, the stock market
(Points : 2)
rose sharply.
leveled off.
declined
sharply.
became
obsolete.
Question 9.9. (TCO 11) What brought the Harding
Administration to an end? (Points : 2)
President
Harding was impeached.
President
Harding was defeated in the 1924 election.
President
Harding died of a heart attack.
President
Harding resigned in response to the Teapot Dome scandal.
Question 10.10. (TCO 11) The Great Depression affected
(Points : 2)
only American farmers.
only the U.S.
economy.
only the U.S.
and European economies.
the global
economy.
Question 11. 11. (TCOs 6 and 7) Identify and explain at
least two causes of World War II. Then analyze America’s foreign policy before
the war, and describe how that policy changed as the war progressed. Be sure to
include a discussion of how the Battle of Britain influenced American opinion.
Make sure you use enough details to support your answer. (Points : 20)
