Quiz on Unit 19

Question 1

The situation in what country was the first test of the Roosevelt Corollary?

Answer 1

Dominican Republic

Question 2

John Dewey was influential in what field?

Answer 2

education

Question 3

Who is credited with significant advances in mass production techniques?

Answer 3

Henry Ford

Question 4

The French effort to build a canal across Panama failed because:

Answer 4

the plan devised was not workable; the technology and machinery needed did not exist; the workforce was decimated by disease and accidents

Question 5

The first means of transit built across the isthmus of Panama was:

Answer 5

a railroad

Question 6

Roosevelt’s practice of filing suits to break up business trusts is called:

Answer 6

logrolling

Question 7

The average life expectancy in the U.S. in 1900 was about:

Answer 7

47 years

Question 8

The 1900 U.S. population was about:

Answer 8

76 million

Question 9

The percentage of the population that was considered rural in 1900 was:

Answer 9

60%

Question 10

The Chautauqua Movement:

Answer 10

brought speakers and entertainment to many towns and cities

Question 11

The President most closely associated with the Panama Canal project was:

Answer 11

Theodore Roosevelt

Question 12

Theodore Roosevelt won the Nobel Prize for helping to bring an end to the:

Answer 12

Russo-Japanese War

Question 13

Ferdinand de Lesseps:

Answer 13

was involved in canal projects in both Suez and Panama

Question 14

For what invention is Guglielmo Marconi recognized?

Answer 14

the radio

Question 15

What was the U.S. rank among countries of the world for industrial output in 1900?

Answer 15

first