History: Chapter 16 and 17

"New Immigrants":

Arrived in large numbers from the Russia and the Austro-Hungarian empires.

How did the Civil War come to be remembered by the 1890s as the white North and South moved toward reconciliation?

As a tragic family quarrel among white Americans, in which blacks played no significant part.

The Platt Amendment:

Authorized the United States to intervene militarily in Cuba.

Which of the following statements about nineteenth-century Chinese immigrants to the United States is accurate?

By 1880, 3/4 of Chinese immigrants lived in California, where many worked on farms.

William Cody:

Created a "Wild West" show that toured the United States and Europe.

The Civil Service Act of 1883:

Created a merit system for government workers.

The impact of the second industrial revolution on the trans-Mississippi West was:

Dramatic as an agricultural empire grew.

The Interstate Commerce Commission was established in 1887 to:

Ensure that railroads charged farmers and merchants reasonable and fair rates.

The Grange was an organization that:

Established cooperatives for storing and marketing farm output.

In "How the Other Half Lives", Jacob Riis:

Focused on the wretched conditions of New York City slums.

How did the displacement of native peoples in Australia differ from the experience of Indians in the American West?

Government policy orchestrated the removal of Aboriginal children from their homes for official adoption by whites.

How did expanding agricultural production in places like Argentina and the American West lead to the migration of rural populations to cities?

Increasing output worldwide pushed down the prices of farm products, making it more difficult for farmers to make ends meet.

Why did the South fail to attract significant economic development in the wake of Reconstruction?

Investors came to South for cheap labor and low taxes, so they made few capital investments in the region.

Which of the following statements most accurately describes the significance of the 1892 strike in Homestead, Pennsylvania?

It demonstrated the enormous power of large corporations and reflected the belief many working Americans that they were being denied economic independence and self-governance.

What explains the appeal of the Lost Cause mythology for Southern whites in the late nineteenth century?

It helped southern whites cope with defeat but preserve white supremacy.

With the Redeemers in power in the South:

Louisiana became the only state in the Union where white illiteracy rates actually increased. & Convict labor, rented out to private business owners, became a profitable venture for railroad, mining, and lumber companies.

Why did western territories take longer than eastern territories to achieve statehood?

Many easterners were wary of granting statehood until white and non-Mormon settlers counterbalanced the large Latino and Mormon populations.

Why was the Hollywood version of the western "cowboy" based more on fantasy than reality?

Most cowboys were low-paid workers, some of whom even went on strike for higher wages.

The Women's Christian Temperance Union (WCTU):

Moved from demanding prohibition to pushing for women's suffrage.

The Indian victory at Little Bighorn:

Only temporarily delayed the advance of white settlement.

The New South as promoted by Henry Grady:

Promised prosperity based on industrial expansion.

The new social order of the Gilded Age:

Prompted public discussion and debate among workingmen and farmers over political economy. & Ensured ongoing labor strife and deepening distrust between employees and employers.

The Farmer's Alliance hoped to improve American farmers' economic stress by:

Proposing the creation of government-sponsored crop warehouses.

Which institution was hardest hit by the Redeemers once they assumed power in the South?

Public schools.

In contrast to the expansion of the 1890s, U.S. interests in Alaska originated in a desire for:

Territory.

The "Kansas Exodus" meant all of the following EXCEPT:

The Eventual return of most black migrants to the South.

Which statement about the disenfranchisement of blacks in the South is FALSE?

The Supreme Court upheld the grandfather clause.

Had the Teller Amendment been applied to the Philippines and Cuba, how would it have changed the Spanish-American war?

The United States would have been barred from annexing the archipelago.

The second industrial revolution was marked by:

The acceleration of factory production and increased activity in the mining and railroad industries.

How did economic development in Brazil during and after the American Civil War affect the lives of southern cotton farmers?

The expansion of Brazilian cotton cultivation lowered global prices for the crop and led to indebtedness and loss of land for southern farmers.

Which of the following properly assesses the significance of the passage of the Sherman Anti-Trust Act in 1890?

The law established that the national government could regulate the economy in the interest of the public good.

Which of the following properly assesses the significance of the Great Railroad Strike of 1877?

The railroad strike signaled the nation's shift from Southern reconstruction to the question of labor and class tensions.

Which statement about the theory of Social Darwinism is FALSE?

The theory argued that the "deserving poor" only included children.

Apart from the racial identity of victims, what typically triggered the lynch violence of southern white mobs?

The victim's alleged sexual conduct.

Which statement about the Spanish-American War is true?

The war lasted only four months and resulted in fewer than 400 U.S. battle casualties.

Native-born middle-class women under the leadership of Carrie Chapman-Catt argued that they deserved the right to vote on account of:

Their birth in the United States.

How were skilled workers able to secure new freedoms for themselves in rapidly expanding industries?

Their knowledge allowed them to control the production process and the training of apprentices.

How were federal troops used in the Pullman Strike of 1894?

To help suppress the strikers on behalf of the owners.

Bonanza farms:

Typically had thousands of acres of land or more.

The Supreme Court in Lochner v. New York:

Voided a state law establishing that bakers could work a maximum of sixty hours per week.

The Immigration Restriction League:

Wanted to bar immigrants who were illiterate.

The Ghost Dance:

Was a religious revitalization campaign among Indians, feared by whites.

The Knights of Labor:

Was an inclusive organization that advocated for a vast array of reforms.

Elections during the Gilded Age:

Were closely contested affairs.

By the end of the nineteenth century, African-American men in the South:

Were forced out of politics and passed leadership to female African-American activists.

Which of the following properly compares the United States Supreme Court's approach to organization in business and labor during the Gilded Age?

While the court applied the Sherman Antitrust Act to break down unions, it proved unwilling to endorse any regulation of big business.

Which statement about the 1896 election is FALSE?

William Jennings Bryan lost because he supported the gold standard.

Americans have referred to the 1890s as the women's era because:

Women's economic opportunities in roles in public life expanded.

Chinese Immigrants to the West:

Worked in shoe and cigar factories in western cities.

Journalists who worked for newspapers like William Randolph Hearst's "New York Journal", which sensationalized events to sell papers, were called:

Yellow journalists.