History Practice Exam For Students! Trivia Quiz
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- 1.______________________ became President of the United States when William McKinley was assassinated.
- A.
Theodore Roosevelt
- B.
William Taft
- C.
James Garfield
- D.
Woodrow Wilson
- 2.President Theodore Roosevelt promoted a program called the ____________ to protect the interests of small business owners and the poor.
- A.
Square Deal
- B.
New Nationalism
- C.
Initiative
- D.
Recall
- 3.The __________________ required federal inspection of meat-processing plants.
- A.
Pure Food and Drug Act
- B.
Government Oversight Bill
- C.
Federal Department of Food and Drugs
- D.
Citizen Food and Safety Commission
- 4.The work of naturalist ___________ led Congress to establish Yosemite National Park in 1890.
- A.
John Muir
- B.
Lincoln Steffens
- C.
Upton Sinclair
- D.
Florence Kelley
- 5.In the 1912 presidential election, Theodore Roosevelt ran as the candidate of the _________________
- A.
Progressive Party
- B.
Democrat Party
- C.
Republican Party
- D.
Green Party
- 6.The ________________ gave the government the authority to set and limit shipping costs.
- A.
Hepburn Act
- B.
Sherman Anti Trust Act
- C.
Clayton Act
- D.
Interstate Commerce Act
- 7._____________, such as Upton Sinclair, reported on the hazardous conditions in factories and cities during the Progressive Era.
- A.
Muckrakers
- B.
Politicians
- C.
Immigrants
- D.
Factory Workers
- 8.A[n]__________________ is an election in which citizens vote to select nominees for upcoming elections.
- A.
Direct Primary
- B.
Pre Election
- C.
Midyear Selection
- D.
Biannual Election
- 9.The____________________ blended ideas from German socialism and American Progressivism into a plan for building a better society.
- A.
Social Gospel Movement
- B.
Second Great Awakening
- C.
Religious Reform Movement
- D.
American Communism Movement
- 10.In the late 1800s,__________________ photographed tenement buildings in which the urban poor lived.
- A.
Jacob Riis
- B.
Upton Sinclair
- C.
Florence Kelley
- D.
Lincoln Steffens
- 11.The__________________ allowed citizens to approve or reject laws passed by a legislature.
- A.
Referendum
- B.
Recall
- C.
Initiative
- D.
Direct Primary
- 12.______________________ was a leading figure in the settlement house movement.
- A.
Jane Adams
- B.
Jacob Riis
- C.
Lincoln Steffens
- D.
Theodore Roosevelt
- 13.________________ exposed corrupt political machines in Philly The Shame of the Cities (1904)
- A.
Lincoln Steffens
- B.
Jacob Riis
- C.
Jane Adams
- D.
Upton Sinclair
- 14.________________ founded the women’s trade union league to push for laws that would benefit women working in factories.
- A.
Florence Kelley
- B.
Jane Adams
- C.
Susan B Anthony
- D.
Elizabeth Cady Stanton
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