U.S I Quarterly Assessment Practice Test Circle the best answer to each question. 1. Which of the following is NOT an argument in support of imperialism or expansionism? A. The United States should become a world-class power. B. The United States should expand to compete economically. C. The United States should back off and respect other people's right to liberty. D. The United States should spread its ideals to other parts of the world. 2. Which of the following newspaper headlines best illustrates the practice of yellow journalism in 1898? A. "266 Killed in USS Maine Accident" B. "USS Maine Sinks in Havana Harbor" C. "USS Maine Destroyed by Spanish Treachery (betrayal)" D. "Investigators Search for Cause of USS Maine Explosion" 3. Which of these factors in 1898 increased U.S. public opinion in support of a war with Spain to free Cuba? A. the death of Jose Marti in combat B. the passage of the Teller Amendment C. the publication of the de Lome letter criticizing the President D. the popularity of the Yellow Kid cartoons 4. How did the outcome of the Spanish-American War in 1898 change U.S. foreign policy? A. It shifted U.S. policy toward neutrality. B. It shifted U.S. policy toward imperialism or expansionism. C. It shifted U.S. policy toward unilateralism. D. It shifted U.S. policy toward non colonialism or anti-expansionism.
5. Which heading best completes the partial outline below? I. 1. Sea power is the key to national greatness. 2. United States missionaries spread Christian principles. 3. The Anglo-Saxon civilization is the best in the world. 4. Sugar plantations in Hawaii were developed by Americans. A. Reasons to Declare War on Spain B. Justification for American Imperialism C. Theodore Roosevelt s Political Platform D. Yellow Journalism in Newspapers 6. Examine the flowchart of events in Hawaiian history below. Which of the following events belongs in the box with the question mark? A. U.S. forces help overthrow Queen Liliuokalani. B. Queen Liliuokalani agrees to make Hawaii a republic. C. Native Hawaiians remove Queen Liliuokalani from power. D. Queen Liliuokalani petitions the U.S. government for protectorate status.
7. The cartoon illustrates the actions of President Theodore Roosevelt in A. securing the land to build the Panama Canal B. leading troops in the Spanish-American War C. ending the war between Russia and Japan D. improving diplomatic relations with Latin American nations 8. Critics of the actions shown in this cartoon claimed President Theodore Roosevelt was A. causing environmental damage B. following a policy of imperialism C. requiring massive tax increases D. producing major trade deficits with China 9. President Theodore Roosevelt s Corollary to the Monroe Doctrine primarily affected Latin America by A. guaranteeing human rights throughout the Western Hemisphere B. supporting independence movements in many countries C. encouraging immigration to the United States D. increasing United States intervention in the Region
10. Which of the following was not a contributing factor to the outbreak of war in Europe in 1914? A. a policy of militarism B. a complex system of alliances C. a growing sense of nationalism D. a shift in public opinion toward isolationism 11. The United States found it difficult to remain neutral during the first three years of WorldWar I because of its desire to A. expand its interests in the Caribbean B. control the Suez Canal C. maintain freedom of the seas for trade with European nations D. obtain migrant workers for American farms Base your answers to questions 12 and 13 on the passage below and on your knowledge of social studies. We intend to begin on the first of February unrestricted submarine warfare. We shall endeavor in spite of this to keep the United States of America neutral. In the event of this not succeeding, we make Mexico a proposal of alliance on the following basis: make war together, make peace together, generous financial support and an understanding on our part that Mexico is to reconquer the lost territory in Texas, New Mexico, and Arizona. The settlement in detail is left to you. Telegram of January 19, 1917 12. This telegram was part of an effort to A. form an alliance between Germany and the United States B. convince several western states to secede from the United States C. bring Mexico into World War I on the side of Great Britain and France D. enlist Mexican support for Germany if the United States declared war 13. Publication of this telegram in United States newspapers helped to A. reelect Woodrow Wilson as president B. convince the American public to support entrance into World War I C. encourage Congress to pass neutrality legislation D. grant statehood to Arizona and New Mexico
14. How did the U.S. government build the large fighting force it would need to enter World War I? A. It encouraged women to enlist as well as men. B. It allowed blacks to train and fight alongside whites. C. It offered high wages to anyone who volunteered to fight. D. It established a national draft for young men aged 21 to 30. 15. Which of these statements best explains the development of trench warfare in World War I? A. U-boats cut off supplies to the troops. B. Airplanes made it easier to spot enemy positions. C. The invention of tanks made ground assault impossible. D. New long-range weapons turned battlefields into death traps. 16. Examine the table below. Which of these statements supports the data in the table? A. World War I lasted longer than most earlier European wars. B. Leaders of the Central powers were incompetent military planners. C. The Americans arrived too late to be of any help to the Allied powers. D. New technologies made World War I battles much deadlier than earlier European wars.
17. What power did the Sedition Act give the federal government during World War I? A. the power to spy on new immigrants B. the power to draft young men into the military C. the power to fight dissent that could damage the war effort D. the power to raise income taxes 18. On what grounds was Charles Schenck's conviction for promoting draft resistance upheld as constitutional in Schenck v. United States? A. Free speech does not include all forms of symbolic speech. B. Free speech does not exist during a time of national emergency. C. Free speech can be limited to protect the safety of the speaker. D. Free speech can be denied by the government when a clear and present danger exists that threatens the nations security. 19. Look at the photograph below of people marching through New York City in 1917. The first blood for American Independence was shed by a negro Crispus Atticus (Boston Massacre, 1775) What were the people in this photograph marching for or against? A. world peace B. racial justice and equality C. prohibition of alcohol D. women's right to vote
Base your answer to question 20 on the posters below and on your knowledge of social studies. 20. The United States government published these World War I posters to encourage Americans A. to increase military enlistments B. reduce the use of consumer goods C. invest in the war effort D. conserve scarce resources for the military Answer Key 1. C 2. C 3. C 4. B 5. B 6. B 7. A 8. B 9. D 10D 11.C 12D 13.B 14.D 15.D 16.D 17.C 18.D 19.B 20. C