The annexation of the Philippines by the United States __________. A) assured Philippine independence B) ended the Philippine independence movement C) gave control of the government to Emilio Aguinaldo D) resulted in a four-year war of conquest by the Americans ANSWER Answer: D
Which of these could not join the Northern Farmers’ Alliance? A) Italian farmers B) German farmers C) Irish farmers D) black farmers ANSWER Answer: D
A major reason why progressive women like Jane Addams turned to settlement work was __________. A) dissatisfaction with the choices that society offered to women B) their belief that women are more compassionate than men C) because settlement work required less professional training D) out of boredom with their loveless marriages ANSWER Answer: A
When reformers investigated prostitution, they were distressed to learn that many girls __________. A) preferred prostitution to working in a factory B) were underage American farm women C) were from middle-class Protestant homes D) were married women who wanted more income ANSWER Answer: A
The NAACP journal was called __________. A) The Crisis B) The Masses C) The Philadelphia Negro D) The New Republic ANSWER Answer: A
The 1903 “open shop” campaign was meant to __________. A) eradicate unions altogether B) punish stores that sold liquor C) end racial discrimination in retail sales D) overturn state and local “blue laws” ANSWER Answer: A
The greatest barrier to true U.S. neutrality was __________. A) economic ties to the Allies B) a huge pacifist movement in the United States C) the American public’s undivided support for England D) arms manufacturers who had contracts to sell to all sides ANSWER Answer: A
The main impact of the war and its aftermath on working women was that it __________. A) increased female participation in previously all-male jobs B) opened graduate and professional schools to women C) increased female employment in already traditionally female professions D) allowed many women to move into the white-collar workforce ANSWER Answer: C
Who headed the Committee on Public Information (CPI)? A) George Creel B) Herbert Hoover C) Calvin Coolidge D) Andrew Carnegie ANSWER Answer: A
Large employers implemented welfare capitalism in an effort to __________. A) undermine unions B) meet government standards C) fulfill their strong social conscience D) keep workers employed ANSWER Answer: A