USII Benchmark Review

Dawes Act Definition

• Farmer land was divided up and given to Native Americans as tribal land

• Helped Native Americans with financial problems

• Made it illegal for Natives to vote

• Tribal Lands were divided up and given to Native American families

Who led the Nez Perce' tribe?

• Geronimo

• Chief Joseph

• Sitting Bull

• River Dancer

What was the name of the the end of armed conflict between whites and Native Americans? The Battle of ___

• Wounded Knee

• Little Bighorn

• Six trees

• Crazy Horse

"Assimilate" means

• Allowing a person to stay the same to become part of the group

• Giving someone the right to vote

• To make a person change who they are to become part of the group

• Making it illegal for someone to vote

What ship exploded in Cuba’s Havana Harbor, leading to the Spanish-American War?

• USS Maine
• USS Massachusetts
• USS Constitution
• USS Arizona

The practice of exaggerating, or using fictitious writings to increase newspapers sales, is called:

• Muckraking
• Plagarizing
• Yellow Journalism
• Editorializing

What territory did the United States NOT acquire as a result of the Spanish-American War?

• Cuba
• Puerto Rico
• Philippines
• Guam

Which statement is NOT true about the territories the U.S. gained after the war?

• The U.S. had control over the Philippines until they gained their independence in 1946
• The U.S. still controls Guam and Puerto Rico today
• Cuba became independent after The Treaty of Paris was signed in 1898
• The U.S. gained control over The Philippines, Cuba, Guam, and Puerto Rico

Which of the following best describes the policy developed by Theodore Roosevelt to help the United States enforce the Monroe Doctrine?

• The United States would police wrongdoings by other nations in the Western Hemisphere
• The United States would provide financial aide to protect business in the Western Hemisphere
• The United States would promote & protect democracy in the Western Hemisphere
• The United States would remain neutral and focus on domestic issues in events occurring throughout the Western Hemisphere

What area of the world did Theodore Roosevelt pledge to protect from European military action? 

• Latin America
• East Asia
• North Africa
• The Middle East