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Week 6 Quiz

Question 1

(TCO 5) An immigrant of African and Dutch heritage named Jan Matzeliger invented a machine that helped to mechanize the

production of steel.

transport of oil.

mining of coal.

manufacture of shoes.

harvest of cotton.

Question 2

(TCO 1) How did children’s work in industry differ from their earlier contributions to the family economy?

Child labor in factories had been legalized, whereas earlier child labor was illegal.

In factories, children worked under supervisors, whereas earlier they had worked among family.

In factories, children earned an income, whereas earlier their work provided little to no economic benefit.

Child labor in factories typically involved skilled work, whereas earlier, child labor required very little skill.

Child labor in factories was met with complacency, whereas earlier, reformers strived to eradicate child labor.

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Question 3

(TCO 6) One justification for the new social and economic order of the North was based on

Marxism.

Social Darwinism.

Utilitarian doctrine.

None of the above

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Question 4

(TCO 10) Progressivism and Populism largely differed in

goals.

ideology.

Progressives built political coalitions that transcended party lines.

organization.

Question 5

(TCO 6) Most U.S. casualties during the Spanish-American War were caused by

disease.

wounds.

combat.

starvation.

Question 6

(TCO 7) The German invasion of Belgium produced global condemnation because

many Americans were immigrants from Belgium.

Americans depended on products imported from Belgium.

Belgium was an important U.S. ally.

Belgium was a neutral nation.

Question 7

(TCO 7) Which nation was forced to pay reparations after World War I?

France

Germany

Great Britain

The United States

Question 8

(TCO 11) This trial became a symbol of the conflict within Protestantism between modernists and fundamentalists.

Scopes Monkey Trial

Sacco and Vanzetti Trial

Fatty Arbuckle Trial

None of the above

Question 9

(TCO 11) Which President was named Silent Cal?

Herbert Hoover

Woodrow Wilson

Warren G. Harding

Calvin Coolidge

Question 10

(TCO 11) The Great Depression affected

only American farmers.

only the U.S. economy.

only the U.S. and European economies.

the global economy.

Question 11

(TCOs 6 and 7) Identify and explain at least two causes of World War II. Then analyze America’s foreign policy before the war, and describe how that policy changed as the war progressed. Be sure to include a discussion of how the Battle of Britain influenced American opinion. Make sure you use enough details to support your answer.