9 Weeks Test Review
US History
All of the following, championed in a
book by Alfred Thayer Mahan, stimulated
American expansionism abroad:
• Strong Navy
• Need to protect American
commerce during external wars
• W/out Foreign ports we could not “fly”
far from our own shores
The following are effects of the Spanish American
War on the United States:
• The acquisition of territory meant more
resources and trade routes.
• USA seen as a World Power
• Most powerful Navy – Great White Fleet
Throughout history many non-violent methods
have been used in order to expand voting rights
in the United States:
I. Public Protests
II. Amendments to the Constitution
• Passenger ships would not be targeted
• Merchant ships would not be sunk until the presence of weapons had
been established
• Merchant ships would not be sunk without provision for the safety of
passengers and crew
Which title concerning U.S. entry into World
War I BEST fits the above list?
Germany’s Sussex Pledge
What reasons did the U.S. have to annex
Hawaii?
• supply station for naval vessels
• Half way point between China and USA in the
Pacific
Frances Willard’s efforts as a
Progressive reformer included:
• expanding the temperance movement
• Women’s suffrage
Which title best completes the diagram?
The Rise to World Power Era
What were the effects of the Progressive Era political
reforms of initiative, referendum, and recall?
• Government officials responding to the needs of the
voters more rapidly
• more direct participation of voters in the
democratic process
• 17th Amendment – Direct election of Senators.
This chemical warfare was a major
component of the first global war and
first total war of the 20th century.
The killing capacity of mustard gas,
however, was limited – only four
percent of combat deaths were due to
this weapon. Because it was possible
to develop effective countermeasures
against attacks, mustard gas was
unlike most other weapons of the
period. In the later stages of the war,
as the use of it increased, its overall
effectiveness diminished. This
widespread use of these agents of
chemical warfare, and wartime
advances in the composition of high
explosives, gave rise to an
occasionally expressed view of World
War I as “the chemists’ war.”
What was one of the main reasons
for the development of a stalemate
on the Western Front?
• The use of technological
innovations such as poison gas
– mustard gas.
• Use of machine guns
• No man’s land
Which reason best completes the following list?
• Zimmerman telegram is intercepted.
• Germany sinks the Lusitania.
• Propaganda fuels anti-German feelings.
• Germany resumes U-boat attacks on U.S. ships
Reasons for U.S. involvement in World
War I
The following concerns led some in the U.S. Senate
to decline the ratification of the Treaty of Versailles
and the Covenant for the League of Nations:
• The treaty would involve the United States in
entangling alliances.
• The treaty would give only one person too much
power as the representative in the League for
U.S.
• There was nothing written about who had the
overall voting power within the League.
Arrange the following sequence of events
in correct chronological order:
3
4
1
2
• Guam and Puerto Rico become territories of
the U.S.
• Liberation of Cuba
• Sinking of the battleship USS Maine.
• Rough Riders fight in Cuba
The map shows portions of
Germany given to other
nations, as designated by the
flags. These boundary
changes are the result of the
___.
• Treaty of Versailles
List characteristics that exemplify
laissez-faire business practices:
• Combination of trusts
• Vertical and horizontal integrations
(alignments)
• Monopolies
Describe the Pendleton Civil Service
Reform Act. What criteria did an applicant
have to meet to get a federal job?
• Candidates had to pass an entrance exam, only
those who took the exam could be appointed to a
federal job.
• President could decide who could fill a federal
job according to rules written by the Civil Service
Commission
• Once appointed a civil service official could not
be removed for political reasons