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1. 
Which of the following helped fuel economic growth by encouraging people to buy American goods?
A.
Monopolies
B.
Patents
C.
Protective tariffs
D.
Laissez faire
2. 
Which of the following was NOT an impact of industrialization on Americans?
A.
Industrialization increased the population of U.S. cities because farms required fewer workers.
B.
Increased production made the United States more involved with the economies of foreign nations
C.
Waste from industries created pollution and caused people to be concerned about their environment
D.
Workers started to leave cities because machines were replacing human workers
3. 
To take advantage of expanding markets, investors developed a form of group ownership known as a
A.
monopoly
B.
cartel
C.
corporation
D.
trust
4. 
Which of the following limited membership to skilled craftspeople and focused on economic reforms?
A.
Knights of Labor
B.
American Railway Union
C.
American Federation of Labor
D.
Industrial Workers of the World
5. 
What factors spurred industrial growth in the late 1800s?
A.
The demands of the Civil War, the availability of natural resources, an increase in immigration and supportive government policies
B.
An effort to compete with foreign nations, an increase in tax dollars and the opening of Ellis Island
C.
An increase of imported goods, a lack of natural resources and an increase of workers needed on plantations
D.
A decrease in education spending, preparing for World War I and the rise of labor unions
6. 
Traditionally, immigrants had come to America for economic opportunity and
A.
social equality
B.
religious freedom
C.
superior education
D.
police protection
7. 
Most new immigrants lived in cities
A.
to be close to industrial jobs.
B.
to meet many Americans.
C.
to abandon their traditions.
D.
because cities were welcoming.
8. 
Which invention made the building and use of skyscrapers feasible?
A.
mass transit
B.
elevator
C.
zoning laws
D.
suburbs
9. 
Urban leaders counted on schools to
A.
train professional police officers
B.
Americanize new immigrants
C.
support art and history museums
D.
develop new forms of popular entertainment
10. 
Why was the Farmers’ Alliance formed in the 1870s?
A.
To fight foreign competition
B.
To improve agricultural equipment
C.
To negotiate lower prices for supplies
D.
To eradicate the boll weevil
11. 
The spoils system made political parties more powerful by
A.
allowing party workers to push for civil service reform.
B.
encouraging wealthy businessmen to donate money to the party.
C.
blocking legislation introduced by the opposing political party.
D.
filling important government positions with party supporters.
12. 
In the late 1800s, organization among farmers resulted in
A.
repeal of the “Grange Laws.”
B.
dismantling of the Interstate Commerce Commission.
C.
more regulation of railroad and grain elevator rates.
D.
a Democratic victory in the 1896 presidential election.
13. 
Who was most affected by the passage of the Dawes Act?
A.
African Americans
B.
Native Americans
C.
Immigrants
D.
Factory Workers
14. 
One reason for the German surrender in 1918 was that
A.
many German soldiers were no longer willing to fight.
B.
the German tactic of trench warfare was a failure.
C.
the German submarine fleet had been destroyed.
D.
the German blockade of France had failed.
15. 
Which best describes the changing attitudes of people living in developing suburbs?
A.
They became less conservative and more politically active.
B.
They became less conservative and less politically active.
C.
They became more conservative and more politically active.
D.
They became more conservative and less politically active.
16. 
The U.S. handling of the post–World War I war-debt situation
A.
portrayed President Coolidge as a generous man.
B.
damaged America’s economy.
C.
strengthened the international economy.
D.
damaged America’s international reputation.
17. 
Roosevelt created the Securities Exchange Commission to
A.
regulate the stock market.
B.
ensure bank deposits.
C.
give banks a chance to organize.
D.
pay farmers to destroy their livestock.
18. 
How did the Great Depression eventually change Germany politically?
A.
Germans eventually believed that democracy would solve their problems.
B.
Germans eventually believed that Hitler would solve their problems.
C.
Thousands of Germans eventually emigrated to communist nations in search of jobs.
D.
The German parliament eventually became more powerful.
19. 
The Neutrality Act of 1939 allowed nations at war to buy arms and other supplies from the United States as long as those nations
A.
agreed to keep the United States out of the conflict.
B.
promised not to use the materials against the United States.
C.
paid cash and transported the materials themselves.
D.
adopted democratic policies in their own countries.
20. 
During the 1920s, the United States economy was in which phase of the business cycle?
A.
expansion
B.
contraction
C.
peak
D.
trough
21. 
Which of the following revoked southern blacks’ civil rights?
A.
Local and state laws
B.
Civil Rights Act of 1875
C.
Fourteenth Amendment
D.
Fifteenth Amendment
22. 
Progressives that promoted Americanization efforts
A.
helped immigrants establish ethnic communities.
B.
believed that the temperance movement unfairly targeted immigrants.
C.
believed that assimilating immigrants would make them less loyal.
D.
encouraged immigrants to follow white, middle-class ways of life.
23. 
People turned to radio and movies in the 1930s to
A.
learn more about the depression.
B.
escape their troubles.
C.
listen for ways to save money.
D.
celebrate industrial workers.
24. 
How did Eleanor Roosevelt change the role of the First Lady?
A.
The role became an elected position with Congressional voting rights.
B.
She created a newspaper column that all First Ladies now have to write.
C.
The role changed from being largely ceremonial to a role of political involvement.
D.
She created a new Cabinet position for herself that all First Ladies since have held.
25. 
In 1872, Susan B. Anthony
A.
formed the Women’s Christian Temperance Union.
B.
drafted a constitutional amendment granting women suffrage.
C.
attended college to earn a graduate degree.
D.
was arrested for voting in an election in New York.