Module 13 Quiz U.S. History EHS

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Which of the following heavily influenced the Spanish-American War?

yellow journalism

American investments in Cuba

all of these answers are correct

the destruction of the U.S.S. Maine

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What did William Taft do after his presidency?

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headed to Africa to go on safaris and shoot big game

served as a military governor

served on the Supreme Court

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Which of the following best describes Gifford Pinchot and Theodore Roosevelt’s stand on the environment?

Use the land to lower the price of gas and oil

Manage the land for the good of the people

Use the land to maximize commercial profit

Keep the land in its pristine form for strictly wilderness value

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When did the Philippines gain independence?

1912

1946

1899

1898

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How many years after the Seneca Falls convention did women win the right to vote?

22 years

45 years

7 years

72 years

Question 6

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Which of the following events occurred first?

Women received the right to vote in national elections

Montana gave women the right to vote in school board elections and on tax issues

Jeannette Rankin was elected as the first female member of Congress

The nineteenth amendment was ratified

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The ________ was a treaty signed by Spain and the United States on December 10, 1898, that ended the Spanish–American War.

Guam Treaty

Spanish-American Treaty

Treaty of Versailles

Treaty of Paris

Question 8

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Why did tariff reformers support the passing of the 16th Amendment?

they believed that income taxes would replace the funds from tariffs

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they believed that corporate taxes would replace the funds from tariffs

they believed that women should have the right to vote on tariffs

Question 9

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Which law allowed the money used from the sale of Western lands to be used to fund large-scale irrigation projects in the dry West?

Federal Reserve Act

Newlands Act

Clayton Antitrust Act

Federal Trade Act

Question 10

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Which of the following happened at the Battle of Manila Bay?

the Americans surrendered to the Spanish after the U.S.S. Maine was destroyed

the old and under-supplied Spanish ships were no match against the Americans

the Spanish surrendered to the Filipinos days before the Americans arrived

the Spanish surrendered to the Cubans days before the Americans arrived

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Which law was passed in 1916 and allowed a maximum of an eight-hour workday?

Adamson Act

Workingman’s Compensation Act

Smith-Hughes Vocational Education Act

Warehouse Act

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The ________ Amendment to the Constitution allows Congress to levy an income tax without dividing and allocating it among the states on the basis of population.

Sixteenth

Nineteenth

Seventeenth

Fifteenth

Question 13

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Who led the English suffrage movement?

Susan Anthony

Carrie Catt

Emmeline Pankhurst

Alice Paul

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Which of the following was NOT a result of the Spanish-American war?

Cuba gained independence from Spain

the Philippines gained independence

the Spanish gave Puerto Rico to the Americans

the Spanish gave Guam to the Americans

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How did the Americans successfully send the slow-moving troop transport ships to the north side of Cuba during the Spanish-American War?

American Special Forces kidnapped Admiral Pascual Cervera so that he could not lead the Spanish fleet

the U.S. Air Force bombed the Spanish fleet

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the U.S. Navy blockaded the Spanish fleet from the entrance to the bay

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