Tri 2 APUSH exam (11-22)

In 1896, the Democratic political platform A. adopted several, but not all, major Populist issues. B. refused to accept any major Populist demands. C. was thoroughly conservative and anti-Populist. D. brought unity among the party delegates. E. echoed the Republican platform on all major issues.

A. adopted several, but not all, major Populist issues.

Prior to the United States' construction of the Panama Canal

the French had tried but failed to build a canal at the same site

In 1912 Theodore Roosevelt ran for president, in part, because

the Taft administration implied Roosevelt had acted improperly as president

In the late nineteenth century, the needs of the American steel industry directly contributed to the further development of all of the following EXCEPT

the automobile industry.

During the 1920s, a great worry for industrialists was the fear of

the overproduction of goods

by 1890 the percentage of the populations of chicago new york and detroit that were made up of immigrants was roughly

80-85%

In the late nineteenth century, Social Darwinists argued that people who failed economically in the United States did so because

they were not fit enough to survive in the market.

During Reconstruction, Southern African American officeholders

underrepresented the total number of blacks living in the South.

Chester A. Arthur A. supported the Pendleton Act as part of civil service reform. B. upset reformers by supporting the political "spoils system." C. quickly replaced most of James Garfield's appointees. D. was a political novice when he assumed the presidency. E. had long been a fierce opponent of Roscoe Conkling.

A. supported the Pendleton Act as part of civil service reform.

The 1896 election results saw A. the Populist movement suffer a disastrous defeat. B. William McKinley carry the rural vote. C. William Jennings Bryan earn his greatest support in the industrial Northeast. D. the Republicans carry the South for the first time since the Civil War. E. William Jennings Bryan win the popular vote but lose the electoral vote.

A. the Populist movement suffer a disastrous defeat.

By the mid-1840's, the American west

was extensively populated

Northern commitment to Reconstruction waned as a result of

All these answers are correct.

Which of the following statements about the Lares Rebellion is FALSE? A. It was effectively crushed by the Spanish. B. It prompted Spain to give Puerto Rico to the United States. C. It prompted Spain to abolish slavery in Puerto Rico. D. It prompted Spain to give Puerto Rico representation in the Spanish Parliament. E. It eventually prompted Spain to give Puerto Rico some degree of independence.

B. It prompted Spain to give Puerto Rico to the United States.

In 1919, the Red Scare in the United States

was partly motivated by a series of bombings

In the campaign of 1896, President William McKinley A. alienated Protestants by reaching out to Catholics. B. campaigned largely from his house. C. was significantly outspent by his opponent. D. appealed to the interests of urban industrial workers. E. embarked on an unprecedented public-speaking tour.

B. campaigned largely from his house.

As the Republican Party approached the 1896 election, they were A. deeply divided over their candidate. B. confident of victory. C. agreed that unemployment would be the major issue. D. deeply divided over their candidate, but confident of victory. E. None of these answers is correct.

B. confident of victory.

In 1892, President Grover Cleveland A. grew more active in social reform. B. followed policies similar to those of his first term. C. faced a Republican-controlled Congress. D. changed his position on tariffs. E. None of these answers is correct.

B. followed policies similar to those of his first term.

Arguments used by Social Darwinists in the United States to justify expansionism A. included the belief that weak nations should be left room to develop. B. contended that all nations were engaged in a constant struggle to survive. C. were created and first promoted by Charles Darwin himself. D. differed sharply from arguments used for domestic economic affairs. E. suggested that harmony among "races" depended on open markets and free trade.

B. contended that all nations were engaged in a constant struggle to survive.

According to the terms of the 1901 Platt Amendment, A. Cuba could only form treaties with nations that were allied with the United States. B. the United States had the right to intervene in Cuba to protect life and property. C. Cuba was to be made a demilitarized region. D. the United States Congress had to approve each member of the Cuban legislature. E. Cuba was to be granted full political independence.

B. the United States had the right to intervene in Cuba to protect life and property.

the 1912 presidential election was an ideological contest between

Both A and B

In the 1912 presidential election, the socialist party candidate

Both A and B: received nearly one million votes and attracted support from rural and urban

In regards to the immigrant population in the united states, progressive reformers

Both A and b

The Panic of 1873

was the nation's worst economic depression to that time.

In 1873, the congressional law that officially discontinued silver coinage A. was passed to benefit international trade merchants. B. was passed over the strong objections of farmers. C. became known to critics as the "Crime of `73." D. was hotly debated at the time. E. was passed because the value of silver had fallen to an all-time low.

C. became known to critics as the "Crime of `73."

The political battles between Stalwarts and Half-Breeds constituted a fight A. within the Democratic Party. B. that ultimately redefined national political practices. C. between traditionalists and reformers. D. that revolved around the temperance movement. E. over the legacy of Reconstruction.

C. between traditionalists and reformers.

During the progressive era, reformers of city government frequently tried to

Create city managers

The theory of Social Darwinism

was used to justify the social consequences of industrial capitalism.

In 1892, the People's Party called for A. government subsidies of water for agricultural use. B. the federal government to purchase surplus crops. C. a flat income tax for all rural businesses. D. a government network of crop warehouses. E. government subsidies of wheat, corn, and cotton.

D. a government network of crop warehouses.

In the late 19th century, "range wars" in the west

were between white American ranchers and farmers

In the 1890s, President Grover Cleveland faced the severe economic problem of A. too much money in circulation. B. soaring inflation. C. collapsing world markets for American goods. D. declining gold reserves. E. rampant counterfeiting.

D. declining gold reserves.

Chinese tongs

were secret societies

As president, Grover Cleveland A. accused his political enemies of supporting "rum, Romanism, and rebellion." B. was reluctant to use the veto authority. C. supported high tariffs. D. was a fiscal conservative. E. enjoyed an uncomfortably close relationship with Tammany Hall.

D. was a fiscal conservative.

The 1901 Platt Amendment was directed at A. the Philippines. B. European imperial powers. C. Puerto Rico. D. Guam and Tutuila. E. Cuba

E. Cuba

The election of 1892 A. saw Populism do well at the local level, but fail to elect anyone to Congress. B. exposed the declining political power of farmers. C. saw the Republicans sweep into dominant power. D. saw few Populist-backed candidates get elected. E. saw the debut of the People's Party.

E. saw the debut of the People's Party.

The greatest American debate over the consequences of the Spanish-American War involved A. who would control Cuba. B. the question of desegregating the army. C. relations with Spain. D. the annexation of Puerto Rico. E. the status of the Philippines.

E. the status of the Philippines.

During the 1870s and 1880s, most of the immigrants to the United States came from

England, Ireland, and northern Europe.

In 1914, the "Triple Entente" consisted of

Great Britain, France, and Russia

In the late nineteenth century, the first and most important promoter of Social Darwinism was

Herbert Spencer.

In 1901 first professions to organize on a national level was in the field of

Medicine

In his 1899 book, A Theory of the Leisure Class, Thorstein Veblen argued

Modern cities should rely on a handful of experts to solve their social problem

During the progressive era, one of the first targets for political reformers

Municipal governments

All of the following writers and artists, significant contributions to the romanticizing of the American West

NOT James Whistler; Frederic Remington, Mark Twain, Theodore Roosevelt, Frederick Jackson Turner

During the Red Scare of 1919, Attorney General A. Mitchell Palmer

None of these answers are correct

By 1900, the average yearly income of American workers

None of these answers is correct.

During Reconstruction, most "carpetbaggers" were

Northern white veterans who moved to the South.

In the United States, the steel industry first emerged in

Pennsylvania and Ohio.

The first significant oil production in the United States occurred in

Pennsylvania.

The recall and direct primary were progressive era political reforms, designed to weaken

Political parties

A major reason progressive political reforms, such as the direct primary, were quickly embraced in the western states

Political parties were weak in this region

After the Russo-Japanese War in 1904-1905

President Roosevelt sent a fleet of ships around the world, including to Japan, as a show of force

As Republicans planned for Reconstruction,

Radicals sought a range of punishments for white Southerners.

During Reconstruction, the term "scalawags" referred to

Southern white Republicans.

The initiative and referendum were progressive era political reforms, designed to weaken

State legislatures

Western states during the progressive era, a major target for political reform

The federal government

During the progressive era, opponents of political reform included many members of all of the following except

The middle class

In the presidential campaign of 1912,

Theodore Roosevelt ultimately ran on a third party ticket

The term "Boston marriage"

Two women who lived together

In the 1912 presidential election results,

Woodrow Wilson won only a plurality of the popular vote

In 1919, American labor unrest saw

a general strike in Seattle that brought the city to a standstill

in the 1920 census of the united states revealed

a majority of Americans lived in "urban" areas

During the 1920s, the agricultural economy of the United States saw

a sharp decline in farmers' incomes

In order to secure control of the Panama Canal zone, the United States

assisted a revolution in Panama

coney island

average daily attendance at Luna Park in 1904 was 90,000 people, visitors relaxed their conventions of Victorian social behavior, experienced phenomenal popularity until after WWI, provided lavish reproductions of exotic places & spectacular adventures: did NOT develop a reputation for wholesome, family attractions

In the 1860s, Black Codes were

designed to give whites control over freedmen.

Prior to the Civil War, the steel industry in the United States

barely developed at all.

After World War 1, the new Ku Klux Klan

became primarily concerned about Catholics, Jews, and foreigners

compared with the first generation, second generation immigrants

break from their traditional culture

In the late 19th century, in regards to western agriculture

commercial farmers were not self-sufficient and made little effort to become so

In his 1925 novel, The Great Gatsby, F. Scott Fitzgerald

criticized the American obsession with material wealth

The Freedmen's Bureau

distributed food to millions of Southern blacks.

During Reconstruction, there was a dramatic improvement in Southern

education.

In 1868, Ulysses S. Grant

entered the White House with no political experience.

in 1894, the population density of manhattan in new york was

far greater than the most crowded European cities

During the 1920s, wages for American workers

generally rose at a rate far below increases in production and profits

During the 1920s, Thomas Hunt Morgan was one of the American pioneers in

genetic research

In 1886, the end of formal warfare between the united states and american Indians

geronimo's surrender

during the late nineteenth century college education for american women

had expanded significantly

in the late nineteenth century the population in urban areas of the united states

increased 700 percent in the fifty years after the Civil War

During the late nineteenth century, child labor in the United States

increased significantly.

tenement buildings in urban american

initially praised as an improvement in housing for the poor

In the late nineteenth century, Daniel De Leon

led the Socialist Labor Party in the United States.

In 1900, the emergence of research laboratories in American corporations

led to a diversification of research interests.

Regarding the Treaty of Versailles, the United States Senate decided in 1919 to

not ratify it

During Reconstruction, regarding land ownership in the South,

ownership by whites declined, while ownership by blacks increased.

american education in the late nineteenth century

period of rapid expansion for public schools, most states required compulsory school attendance, extended to Indian tribes, Southern blacks had far less access than southern whites: Funding for public education was NOT highest in rural areas

In the late 19th century, the popular image of the American west

presented a heroic image of cowboys, perceived the region to be a place offering true freedom, was promoted by the Rocky Mountain School

During Reconstruction, the Southern school system

reached 40 percent of all black children by 1876.

in the 1890s Jacob Riis

reported on the living conditions of the urban poor to encourage improvements

In 1867, congressional plans for Reconstruction

required new state governments in the South to give voting rights to black males.

During Reconstruction, per capita income for Southerners

rose for blacks and declined for whites.

By the end of Reconstruction,

roughly half of all black women were working for wages.

Throughout the 1920s, the federal government

saw leaders of business take prominent positions in the federal government

Throughout the 1920s, the performance of the U.S. economy

saw nearly uninterrupted prosperity coupled with severe inequalities

In the 1860's, cattle drivers from texas to missouri

saw the herds suffer heavy losses, proved that cattle could be driven to distant markets, established a link to the booming urban markets of the East

In the late 19th century, the western agricultural economy

saw the railroad become the most important factor in its development

During Reconstruction, the black labor force worked

significantly fewer hours than had been the case during slavery.

The 1904 "Roosevelt Corollary"

stated that the U.S. had a right to intervene in the affairs of neighboring countries

while progressivism has many meanings it tended to be based on the central assumption

that American society was capable of improvement

the "city beautiful" movement in the united states, inspiration

the 1893 Columbian Exposition in Chicago

When President Woodrow Wilson presented the Treaty of Versailles to the Senate

the American public clearly supported its ratification