US History 1877-present Satp Review Questions!
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This quiz has been developed for students to test their knowledge and make them understand about the history of US and modern events occurring in the world. These questions are related to US historical and political occurrences during the period of 1877. Read the questions carefully and answer. So, let's try out the quiz. All the best!
- 1.Why did President Theodore Roosevelt establish the national forest and park systems in the early 20th century?
- A.
To clear the timberlands for use as industrial areas
- B.
To create more areas for the establishment of American Indian reservations
- C.
To manage the use of resources and control industrial development in wilderness areas
- D.
To stimulate development of a tourist industry to help bring revenue to the states
- 2.Which of the following was NOT acquired by the United States at the end of the Spanish-American War?
- A.
Puerto Rico
- B.
The Phillipines
- C.
Cuba
- D.
Guam
- 3.The United States'Open Door Policy in the Eastern Hemisphere tried to establish---
- A.
Religious freedom
- B.
More relaxed immigration standards
- C.
Civil Rights for ethnic minorities
- D.
Equal trading rights for foreign nations
- 4.
- A.
Ranks of political radicals, such as anarchists and socialists
- B.
Politically conservative class, which wanted to maintain the status quo.
- C.
Middle class of teachers, reporters, social workers, and businessmen.
- D.
Irish and Italian immigrants, who wanted political and economic equality.
- 5.Upton Sinclair's novel The Jungle, published in 1906, led President Theodore Roosevelt and Congress to approve ----
- A.
Changes in the meatpacking industry with the passage of the Pure Food and Drug Act
- B.
Federal laws designed to regulate the railroad companies.
- C.
Laws prohibiting the manufacture, distribution, or sale of alcoholic beverages.
- D.
The creation of new national parks to save wilderness areas for future generations.
- 6.The following people are correctly paired with their reform movements EXCEPT----
- A.
Theodore Roosevelt - trust busting
- B.
Robert La Follette - government reform
- C.
W.E.B. DuBois - prison reform
- D.
Susan B. Anthony - suffrage
- 7.The Boxer Rebellion of 1900 is BEST associated with which of the following foreign policy concepts in United States History?
- A.
The Open Door Policy
- B.
The Good Neighbor Policy
- C.
The Truman Doctrine
- D.
The Marshall Plan
- 8.The policy of "speak softly and carry a big stick" symbolizes America's interest in ----
- A.
Asia
- B.
Latin America
- C.
The mid-Pacific
- D.
Europe
- 9."Remember the Maine" is a memorable slogan and rallying cry in American History. The slogan symbolizes the onset of which of the following wars?
- A.
World War I
- B.
Spanish-American War
- C.
World War II
- D.
Korean War
- 10.The Progressive movement was MOST concerned with issues involving---
- A.
Social and economic reforms
- B.
Labor and management disputes
- C.
Religious and educational reforms
- D.
Immigration and foreign trade
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