Exam 2

1. Exam 2 US History 11

2. 1. Booker T. Washington felt that all blacks should…….. • A. go to a 4 year university and receive a liberal arts degree • B. go to school to be ministers because all the black community needed was ministers. • C. get a job and become productive members of society • D. none of the above

3. 2. W.E.B. DuBois believed blacks should……… • A. pursue a degree from a 4 year university and become a professional. • B. get a job and become a productive member of society • C. join the military and defend the country. • D. none of the above

4. 3. Booker T. Washington founded what institute of higher learning? • A. The University of Alabama • B. Stillman College • C. Tuskegee Normal and Industrial Institute • D. Alabama A&M

5. 4. DuBois is given credit for starting what movement which called for blacks receiving a college education? • A. Yosemite Movement • B. Yellowstone Movement • C. Jim Crow Movement • D. Niagara Movement

6. 5. The term “poll tax” refers to _____________. • A. a tax meant to discriminate against blacks. • B. a tax meant to discriminate against poor people. • C. a tax meant to discriminate against old people. • D. a tax meant to discriminate against women.

7. 6. The “Grandfather Clause” allowed a white man to vote if ___________. • A. the man himself had ever voted • B. his father had voted • C. his grandfather had voted • D. all of the above

8. 7. Jim Crow laws were ____________. • A. segregation laws used as discrimination in Northern states. • B. segregation laws used as discrimination in Southern states. • C. segregation laws used as discrimination in Western states • D. none of the above

9. 8. Plessy vs. Ferguson upheld the idea of ________. • A. separate but unequal • B. equal but different • C. separate but equal • D. none of the above

10. 9. Female teacher and newspaper editor. She is remembered for her campaigns for racial justice. • A. Annie Oakley • B. Rosa Parks • C. Sally Plessy • D. Ida B. Wells

11. 10. Term describing treatment or consideration based on class or category rather than individual merit. • A. discrimination • B. prejudice • C. dislike • D. all of the above

12. 11. The only 2 spectator sports at the turn of the 20th century were ____ and ____. • A. bicycling and tennis • B. football and basketball • C. baseball and boxing • D. golf and hockey

13. 12. He was the 1st black player to integrate Major League baseball. • A. Hank Aaron • B. Barry Bonds • C. Willie Mays • D. Jackie Robinson

14. 13. These two men were newspaper editors who wrote sensational and exaggerated stories in order to sell newspapers. • A. Sacco and Vanzetti • B. Tom and Jerry • C. Hearst and Pulitzer • D. none of the above

15. 14. Mark Twain was the pen name used by what man? • A. Samuel Shorthorn Clemmons • B. Samuel Longhorn Clemmons • C. Roger Clemmons • D. none of the above

16. 15. Ideology of political, social, and economic changes. Intended to help the majority of American people. • A. Communism • B. Republicanism • C. Bicameralism • D. Progressivism

17. 16. Which of the following was not one of the four goals of Progressivism? • A. Promote moral improvement • B. Foster efficiency • C. Protect social welfare • D. Ensure homeland security

18. 17. The political activist Florence Kelley was concerned with improving the lives of which group? • A. men and women • B. old people and babies • C. women and children • D. cats and dogs

19. 18. The banning of alcoholic drinks was known as _________. • A. prohibition • B. inebriation • C. facilitation • D. none of the above

20. 19. These were journalists and authors who exposed corruption in politics and business. • A. mudslingers • B. mud eaters • C. muckrakers • D. none of the above

21. 20. A muckraker, he wrote The Jungle. • A. Mark Twain • B. Upton Sinclair • C. Florence Kelley • D. Theodore Roosevelt

22. 21. The Jungle exposed the disgusting conditions in what industry? • A. clothes manufacturing • B. toy manufacturing • C. restaurants • D. none of the above

23. 22. NACW is an acronym for the following organization. • A. North American Championship Wrestling • B. Now Americans Can Worship • C. National Association of Colored Women • D. National Association of Comedy Writers

24. 23. Susan B. Anthony was a leading activist in what field? • A. children’s rights • B. men’s suffrage • C. women’s suffrage • D. all of the above

25. 24. The term suffrage describes a person’s right to _________. • A. be free • B. vote • C. discriminate • D. live

26. 25. Theodore Roosevelt was the US’s youngest president. How old was he? • A. 40 • B. 41 • C. 44 • D. none of the above

27. 26. Roosevelt’s progressive reforms were known as the _________. • A. Square Deal • B. Round Deal • C. Iron Triangle • D. none of the above

28. 27. Which of the following did Roosevelt not help to reform? • A. Foods and Drugs • B. Railroads • C. Child Labor • D. Big Business

29. 28. The Republican party nominated this man to run for President after Theodore Roosevelt. • A. William Jennings Bryan • B. Joseph Pulitzer • C. Woodrow Wilson • D. William Howard Taft

30. 29. The NAACP is an acronym for the following group. • A. National Association for the Advancement of Chinese People • B. National Association for the Advancement of Colored People • C. National Association for the Advancement of Crazy People • D. National Association for the Advancement of Children’s Parents

31. 30. The Bull Moose Party elected this man to replace the ineffective William Howard Taft as President? • A. Theodore Roosevelt • B. Woodrow Wilson • C. Franklin Delano Roosevelt • D. John Fitzgerald Kennedy