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Quiz about American History by Decade The 1900s
Quiz about American History by Decade The 1900s

American History by Decade: The 1900s Quiz


It's a new century. How much do you know about the decade from 1900-1909?

A multiple-choice quiz by LIBGOV. Estimated time: 5 mins.
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Author
LIBGOV
Time
5 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
400,342
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Average
Avg Score
7 / 10
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342
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Question 1 of 10
1. On June 5, 1900 a woman received a religious vision telling her to "Go to Kiowa". What was she supposed to do when she got to Kiowa, Kansas? Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. The Boxer Rebellion began in June 1900 when the Boxers laid siege to the Peking Legation Quarter where foreign visitors and Chinese Christians were gathered. The U.S. along with an alliance of other nations intervened militarily to break the siege in August. Who were the Boxers? Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. The presidential election of 1900 was a direct rematch of the election of 1896 with Republican William McKinley again defeating Democrat William Jennings Bryan. McKinley's vice president, Garret Hobart, died in 1899. Who replaced Garret Hobart as vice president on the Republican ticket? Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. On September 6, 1901, William McKinley is assassinated by anarchist Leon Czolgosz. Where was McKinley at the time of his assassination? Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. In the first Rose Bowl football game on Jan. 1, 1902, Michigan defeats Stanford 49-0. Why was the Rose Bowl game started? Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. Republican Theodore Roosevelt easily defeated Governor of New York Democrat Alton Parker in the presidential election of 1904. To what faction of the Democratic party, that favored laissez-faire capitalism, states rights, civil service reform, the gold standard, and which was opposed by William Jennings Bryan did Alton Parker belong? Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. What city, which was eventually to become the largest city in the United States founded in the 20th century, got its first settlers in 1905? Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. What transformative product, which was famously available in only one color, first appeared on the market in 1908? Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. Teddy Roosevelt promised not to run in the presidential election of 1908 and threw his support behind Republican nominee William Howard Taft who defeated perennial Democratic loser William Jennings Bryan. What position of distinction did Taft go on to hold after he left the presidency? Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. On his 6th attempt, which man claimed to have reached the North Pole in April 1909? Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. On June 5, 1900 a woman received a religious vision telling her to "Go to Kiowa". What was she supposed to do when she got to Kiowa, Kansas?

Answer: Destroy three saloons with a hatchet

Although saloons were illegal in Kansas, the law was rarely enforced. Radical Temperance activist Carrie Nation received a vision from God telling her to "take something in your hands" and smash the saloons in Kiowa. Nation continued her path of destruction throughout Kansas despite being frequently jailed.

The Temperance movement was gaining steam at the turn of the century and would culminate in the passage of the 18th Amendment in 1919.
2. The Boxer Rebellion began in June 1900 when the Boxers laid siege to the Peking Legation Quarter where foreign visitors and Chinese Christians were gathered. The U.S. along with an alliance of other nations intervened militarily to break the siege in August. Who were the Boxers?

Answer: An anti-Christian, anti-foreign Chinese religious sect

The sect was known as the Boxers due to the martial arts that they practiced. The Boxers were generally unemployed men who resented Western influence in China.
3. The presidential election of 1900 was a direct rematch of the election of 1896 with Republican William McKinley again defeating Democrat William Jennings Bryan. McKinley's vice president, Garret Hobart, died in 1899. Who replaced Garret Hobart as vice president on the Republican ticket?

Answer: Theodore Roosevelt

Theodore Roosevelt had been a Dakota cattle rancher, Spanish-American War hero, New York City Police Commissioner, and New York Governor prior to being given the vice presidential nomination. Roosevelt was initially reluctant to accept the nomination as the vice presidency was considered a powerless position.
4. On September 6, 1901, William McKinley is assassinated by anarchist Leon Czolgosz. Where was McKinley at the time of his assassination?

Answer: The Pan-American Exposition in Buffalo, New York

McKinley was in a receiving line shaking hands with Exposition attendees when Czolgosz approached and shot him twice in the stomach. Czolgosz had become an anarchist after he lost his job in the Panic of 1893 and was inspired to kill McKinley by the assassination of King Umberto I of Italy by an anarchist in June 1900.
5. In the first Rose Bowl football game on Jan. 1, 1902, Michigan defeats Stanford 49-0. Why was the Rose Bowl game started?

Answer: To help fund the cost of the Rose Parade

The Rose Bowl is often referred to as the "Grandaddy of them all" because it was the first college football bowl game and is still played annually. The Pasadena Rose Parade has been held every New Year's Day since 1890 to show off California's mild winter weather.
6. Republican Theodore Roosevelt easily defeated Governor of New York Democrat Alton Parker in the presidential election of 1904. To what faction of the Democratic party, that favored laissez-faire capitalism, states rights, civil service reform, the gold standard, and which was opposed by William Jennings Bryan did Alton Parker belong?

Answer: Bourbon Democrats

Bourbon Democrat was started as a pejorative term referring to both bourbon whiskey (which like many Bourbon Democrats was from the South) and the Bourbon Dynasty of France (which like the Bourbon Democrats was old-fashioned). The Bourbon Democrats wanted to continue the small government policies championed by Thomas Jefferson.

In addition to Alton Parker, Samuel Tilden (Democratic presidential candidate of 1876) and President Grover Cleveland were also Bourbon Democrats.
7. What city, which was eventually to become the largest city in the United States founded in the 20th century, got its first settlers in 1905?

Answer: Vegas, baby!

Las Vegas, Nevada remained tiny until 1931 when Nevada legalized gambling and reduced the residency requirements to get a divorce in the state. Las Vegas went from a population of 800 in the 1910 census to almost half a million by the end of the century.
8. What transformative product, which was famously available in only one color, first appeared on the market in 1908?

Answer: Model T Ford automobile

The Model T Ford was the first automobile affordable to the middle class and is considered the most influential car of the 20th century. Ford was able to drop the price of the Model T almost every year until eventually one could be purchased in 1925 for only $260.
9. Teddy Roosevelt promised not to run in the presidential election of 1908 and threw his support behind Republican nominee William Howard Taft who defeated perennial Democratic loser William Jennings Bryan. What position of distinction did Taft go on to hold after he left the presidency?

Answer: Chief Justice of the Supreme Court

Taft was the heaviest president and was extremely accomplished. He had served as a Federal judge, Governor of the Philippines and of Cuba, and Secretary of War prior to being elected president. He is the only man to have served as both President and Chief Justice.
10. On his 6th attempt, which man claimed to have reached the North Pole in April 1909?

Answer: Robert Peary

Peary learned survival techniques from the Inuit and had several expeditions go as far North as any human had ever gone prior to reaching the Pole. Modern scholars are unsure whether his 6th expedition actually reached the Pole but the myth trumps reality.
Source: Author LIBGOV

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