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By 1890, in most large northern cities, immigrants and their children amounted to what percent of the population?

a. 20% b. 33% c. 50% d. 60% Answer: 60%

By 1900, the richest ten percent controlled perhaps _______ percent of the nation's wealth

a. 50% b. 66% c. 75% d. 90% Answer: 90%

The final two decades of the nineteenth century saw over _________ strikes and lockouts.

a. 500 b. 1,200 c. 8,000 d. 20,000 Answer: 20,000

What was the Zimmerman Telegram?

a. A German offer to help Mexico recover land lost in the Mexican-American War if Mexico would side with Germany in WWI b. The means by which European nations learned of the Russian Revolution and the collapse of Czar Nicholas II c. The misinterpreted message from the Ottoman Empire that resulted in the Ottomans siding with the Triple Entente d. The means by which the American people learned of the sinking of the Lusitania Answer: A German offer to help Mexico recover land lost in the Mexican-American War if Mexico would side with Germany in WW1

What was the Lost Cause?

a. A belief that the South could never have won the war because northern soldiers exerted greater virtue and courage b. A glorification of the memory of the Confederacy and a romanticization of the Old South as a pastoral land with benevolent masters and happy slaves c. The belief among northerners that southerners would never accept racial equality d. All of the above Answer: A glorification of the memory of the Confederacy and a romanticization of the Old South as a pastoral land with benevolent masters and happy slaves

Marcus Garvey created a movement encouraging black Americans to migrate to Africa. To do this he created which of the following:

a. A new immigration-friendly government in Ghana b. A church that spread throughout the United States and the Caribbean c. A shipping company called the Black Star Line d. A widely circulated newspaper called The Crisis that promulgated his ideas Answer: A shipping company called the Black Star Line

Warren G. Harding won office by campaigning on which theme

a. A return to normalcy b. An era of innovation c. Growing civil society d. Extending American liberty Answer: A return to normalcy

What was the "tainted money debate?"

a. A widely publicized debate between Pennsylvania Senate candidates that questioned whether American industrial development damaged American liberty b. The decision whether the American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions would accept a large donation by John D. Rockefeller c. The title of a series of essays written by Jacob Riis that exposed corruption in New York City government d. Debates over whether the United States currency should be backed by the gold standard Answer: The decision whether the American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions would accept a large donation by John D. Rockefeller

How did progressive Democrats in the South seek to solve the problems of racial strife?

a. Advocating for equal access to education for all b. Seeking to dismantle Jim Crow laws c. Legislating segregation d. All of the above Answer: Legislating segregation

What was the most important aspect of the southern economy in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries?

a. Agriculture b. Textile mills c. Tobacco production d. Furniture making Answer: Agriculture

What was Frederick Jackson Turner's "Frontier Thesis?"

a. An argument that European socialism had created an opportunity for the United States to create an international empire b. American culture was forged by the struggle between civilized settlers and savage frontier life, giving it a democratic and hardworking spirit c. The belief that Manifest Destiny was an immoral reading of scripture d. All of the above Answer: American culture was forged by the struggle between civilized settlers and savage frontier life, giving it a democratic and hardworking spirit

How did President Lincoln respond to the Sioux Uprising

a. Attempted to commute the sentences of captured Indians in order to maintain peace b. Ordered the execution of 303 by hanging c. Demanded the surrender of Sioux territory in Minnesota d. Create a new alliance with Taoyateduta (known to Americans as Little Crow) in order to eliminate future conflicts Answer: Attempted to commute the sentences of captured Indians in order to maintain peace.

By 1913, the United States produced one-third of the world's industrial output. This was more than __________.

a. Britain b. France c. Germany d. All of the above combined Answer: All of the combined

Which of these authors criticized Victorian era gender norms?

a. Charlotte Perkins Gilman b. Kate Chopin c. Both of these d. Neither of these Answer: Charlotte Perkins Gilman

In the late nineteenth century, which American city had the largest meat processing industry?

a. Chicago b. New York c. St. Louis d. Dallas Answer: Chicago

The Dakota Uprising of 1862 began with what event?

a. Civil War Era reforms to western Indian policy b. The death of five white settlers at the hands of four young Santee men c. A Sioux ambush at Redwood Ferry d. Governor Alexander Ramsay's new use of the militia to disarm Sioux hunters Answer: The death of five white settlers at the hands of four young Santee men.

What was the Red Summer of 1919?

a. Communist revolts in Eastern Europe b. A failed communist revolution in Mexico c. Racial violence in twenty-five American cities d. All of the above Answer: Racial violence ins twenty-five American cities

How did railroads transform the American economy?

a. Created a new white color middle class of managers b. Inspired the development of organized labor to meet the needs of a permanent working class c. Increased the role of government in the economy d. All of the above Answer: Created a new white color middle class of managers

The Paiute prophet Wovoka promised that which of the following would occur if Indians obeyed his instructions and participated in the ceremony that came to be called the Ghost Dance

a. Dead relatives would return to Earth b. Drought would end and the buffalo would return c. Anglo settlers would disappear in an apocalyptic disaster d. All of the above Answer: All of the above

Two events are widely credited with inspiring the rebirth of the Ku Klux Klan. One is the release of the film The Birth of the Nation. What was the second?

a. Death of Colonel William Joseph Simmons b. Lynching of Leo Frank c. End of World War I d. Creation of a Women's Auxiliary in Indianapolis, Indiana Answer: Lynching of also Frank

Immigrant Americans tended to vote for which political party?

a. Democratic Party b. Republican Party c. Progressive Party d. Immigrant voters were nearly equally divided in their party allegiance Answer: Democratic Party

What was the result of the King-Crane Commission?

a. Discovery that most inhabitants of the Middle East favored an independent state free of European control b. Realization of irreconcilably factional divisions in the Middle East c. Appeals to the Ottoman Empire to resist the advances of the British Empire d. Desires for British control of the Middle East as a means of encouraging modernization Answer: Discovery that most inhabitants of the Middle East favored an independent state free of European control

How did southern reformers seek to combat corruption?

a. Disenfranchising black voters b. Invoking the Fifteenth Amendment in legal cases c. Passing campaign finance reform d. Southern reformers did not show a concern with corruption Answer: Disenfranchising black voter

What theme dominated American popular entertainment in the 1920s?

a. Distrust of government b. Innovation and exploration c. Escape d. Religion and ethics Answer: Escape

What disease proved most deadly during and in the immediate aftermath of World War I?

a. Dysentery b. Gangrene c. Influenza d. Polio Answer: Influenza

The Socialist Party of America achieved which of the following gains in the early twentieth century?

a. Elected over 1,000 candidates to American political offices b. Gained over 150,000 registered members c. Garnered nearly one million votes for Socialist Party presidential candidate Eugene Debs in 1912 d. All of the above Answer: All of the Above

How did increased availability of consumer credit in the 1920s influence American expenditures?

a. Expenditures decreased b. Expenditures increased c. There was no significant change in expenditures d. Consumer credit became less available in the 1920s Answer: Expenditures increased

Which of the following issues most concerned American diplomats prior to World War I?

a. Forming international military alliances b. Creating military bases in strategic sea ports c. Expanding transatlantic trade d. None of the above Answer: Expanding transatlantic trade

Which of the following events most seriously damaged the Knights of Labor?

a. Great Railroad Strike of 1877 b. Haymarket Affair c. Election of Rutherford B. Hayes d. Strike against Jay Gould's railroad lines Answer: Haymarket Affair

What legal principle was enshrined by the Supreme Court case Plessy v. Ferguson?

a. Habeas corpus b. Separate but equal c. No taxation without representation d. Lynch law Answer: Separate but equal

Why did William Jennings Bryan attack the Gold Standard?

a. He owned a controlling interest in a silver mining firm b. He wanted to decrease inflation to stabilize the economy c. He wanted to increase inflation to lower the burden of farmers debts d. He believed that the Gold Standard was inhibiting American exports Answer: He wanted to increase inflation to lower the burden of farmers debts

Which group received more land from the government?

a. Homesteading families b. Railroad companies c. Both received nearly equal an equal amount d. Neither group received land from the government Answer: Railroad companies

________________, wrote an influential book, Southern Horrors: Lynch Law in All Its Phases and helped inspire the anti-lynching movement.

a. Ida Tarbell b. Ida B. Wells c. Lincoln Steffens d. Booker T. Washington Answer: Ida B. Wells

Which of the following definition best describes the work of muckrakers?

a. Investigative journalists b. Organized crime hitmen c. Social workers d. Legislators who defended lynching Answer: Investigative journalists.

Which of the following environmental thinkers advocated preservation rather than conservation?

a. John Miur b. Gifford Pinchot c. Alice Hamilton d. All of the above Answer: John Miur

Which of the following groups was the most radical?

a. Knights of Labor b. American Federation of Labor c. Congress of Industrial Organizations d. United Auto Workers Union Answer: Knights of Labor

Why were southerners unable to maintain unity in the People's Party?

a. Lack of coordination b. Racial conflict c. Economic depression d. Ideological conflict between leaders of the party Answer: Lack of coordination

One of the intellectual leaders of the Harlem Rennaissance wrote that "we are achieving something like a spiritual emancipation." Who was this intellectual?

a. Langston Hughes b. Alain Locke c. W.E.B. DuBois d. Zora Neale Hurston Answer: Alain Locke

All of the following statements regarding the National Women's Party are true EXCEPT

a. Led by Alice Paul b. Picketed the White House c. Advocated violent resistance to sexism d. Over 150 members were arrested and imprisoned Answer: Advocated violent resistance to sexism

Taylorism attempted to use scientific principles to better handle which aspect of business?

a. Marketing b. Management c. Accounting d. Industrial production Answer: Marketing

Which of the following factors contributed to William McKinley's victory over William Jennings Bryan in the 1896 election?

a. McKinley had greater support in the population dense northeast b. McKinley was able to spend five times more than Bryan on the campaign c. Bryan's campaign was unable to generate the high voter turnout in areas of their support d. All of the above Answer: All of the above

Most practices and objects associated with American cowboys were modified from ______ ranchers.

a. Mexican b. Native American c. African d. British-Canadian Answer: Mexican

Which of the following statements regarding "muscular Christianity" are true:

a. Motivated by a fear that the country had become a nation of emasculated men b. Sought to stiffen young men's' backbones by putting them in touch with their primal manliness c. Built summer camps and gymnasiums where young American men could strengthen their bodies and spirits d. All of the above Answer: All of the above

Army General John "Black Jack" Pershing used all of the following technologies in his attempt to capture Pancho Villa EXCEPT.

a. Motorized vehicles b. Reconnaissance aircraft c. Wireless telegraph d. Destroyers Answer: Destroyers

What did the Populists propose in the Omaha Platform?

a. Nationalizing the country's railroad and telegraph systems to ensure that essential services would be run in the best interests of the people b. Establishment of a network of federally-managed warehouses—called subtreasuries—which would extend government loans to farmers c. Promoted an inflationary monetary policy by monetizing silver d. All of the above Answer: All of the above.

Women served in the armed forces during World War I. They served in all of the following positions EXCEPT

a. Naval yeomen b. Telephone operators c. Physicians d. Commissioned officers Answer: Comissioned officers

A vibrant homosexual culture developed during the 1920s in which American city?

a. New York b. Boston c. Los Angeles d. San Francisco Answer: New York

The National Origins Act restricted the number of immigrants from any given country to ____ percent of the number of current Americans from that country

a. One b. Two c. Five d. Ten Answer: Two

The Homestead Act granted official title to160 acre plots of land after how many years of settlement?

a. One year b. Two years c. Five years d. Seven years Answer: Five years

How did the United States respond to the Bolshevik Revolution?

a. Opposed the Revolution but did not send military or financial aid b. Opposed the Revolution and sent American troops, who remained in Russia until 1920 c. Supported the Bolshevik Revolution under the principles of self-determination d. The United States did not have any major response to the Bolshevik Revolution, because World War I was a higher priority Answer: Opposed the Revolution and sent American troops, who remained in Russia until 1920

How did many black leaders, including W. E. B. DuBois respond to the war?

a. Opposed the war as an example of American imperialism b. Supporter the war effort and lobbied to include black soldiers in front-line combat positions c. Supported the war, but did not want to see black soldiers in dangerous combat positions d. Remained silent, neither supporting nor opposing the war effort Answer: Supported the war, but did not want to see black soldiers in dangerous combat positions

What tactics were used to disenfranchise black voters?

a. Poll taxes b. Literacy tests c. Violence and intimidation d. All of the above Answer: All of the above

The Teapot Dome Scandal sent several prominent members of the Harding administration to jail. The scandal involved the leasing of government land to what group?

a. Railroad companies b. Oil companies c. Agribusiness d. Cattle ranchers Answer: Oil Companies

What economic opportunity drew the most migrants to the West?

a. Railroad work b. Gold mining c. Military work as Indian fighters d. Access to land for agriculture Answer: Access to land for agriculture

Why did the League of Nations fail?

a. Refusal of the Germans to cooperate b. Opposition from Britain, who was more interested in extending its empire c. French demands for war reparations d. American refusals to join Answer: American refusal to join

. How did attitudes toward sex change in the 1920s?

a. Religious change encouraged the notion that sex was intended solely for procreation b. Sex became less of a cultural taboo, but only when confined to marriage. Premarital sex actually declined during the era c. Many college-educated white women rebelled against "Victorian" notions of sexuality, leading to an increase in premarital sex d. There were no significant cultural changes in how Americans thought about and experienced sex Answer: Many college-educated white women rebelled against "Victorian" notions of sexuality, leading to an increase in premarital sex

What was the primary purpose of the failed Equal Rights Amendment?

a. Require the enforcement of the Fifteenth Amendment b. Give women the right to vote c. Prosecute lynchings d. Eliminate all legal distinctions based on sex Answer: Eliminate all legal distinctions based on sex

All of the following groups provided cultural space for immigrants to maintain their arts, languages, and traditions EXCEPT

a. Rotary clubs b. Workmen's clubs c. Mutual-aid societies d. Parish churches Answer: Rotary clubs

Where did Germany first invade?

a. Russia b. Belgium c. Denmark d. Germany waited to be invaded and then responded with a series of counter-attacks Answer: Belgium

Which group founded the People's Party (also known as the Populists)?

a. Small farmers in the South, Midwest, and Great Plains b. Northeastern union laborers c. Asian immigrants d. African Americans in northern cities Answer: Small farmers in the South, Midwest, and Great Plains

What was the purpose of the Dawes General Allotment Act?

a. Splintered vast Native American reservations into individual family homesteads b. Determined the amount of land that would be given to each major railroad company c. Modified the original Homestead Act to increase land available to private settlers d. All of the above Answer: Splintered vast Native American reservations into individual family homesteads

Which of the following statements regarding Jane Addams' activism are true?

a. Spoke out against militarism b. Created an influential settlement home in Chicago c. Favored cooperation between the rich and the poor d. All of the above Answer: All of the above

Which city served as the most important railroad hub, connecting the East and the West?

a. St. Louis b. Chicago c. Cincinnati d. Memphis Answer: Chicago

Theodore Roosevelt first gained fame as a trustbuster by attacking which monopoly in 1902?

a. Standard Oil b. Northern Securities c. J.P. Morgan Chase d. General Electric Answer: Northern Securities

Which of the following most accurately describes the arguments of Social Darwinism?

a. State welfare and private charity would lead to degeneration by perpetuating the survival of the weak b. Religion was a force of weakness that modern society will inevitably eradicate c. Scientific ideas the only source of true knowledge, therefore theories are just as valuable as facts d. Inequalities in wealth would lead to social unrest and eventual revolution Answer: State welfare and private charity would lead to degeneration by perpetuating the survival of the weak

What explains the popularity of Wild West shows?

a. Tapped into anxieties about men losing their masculinity in the "softer" world of factory and office work b. Most Americans believed that Native cultures were disappearing, if not already gone, and felt a sense of urgency to see their dances and hear their songs c. The Old West seemed an uncomplicated place where the struggle between right and wrong was clear, unlike modern America which seemed increasingly morally complicated. d. All of the above Answer: All of the above

Fundamentalist Christianity coalesced around a series of ideas best articulated in a pamphlet commissioned by oil barons Lyman and Milton Stewart. What is the name of this pamphlet?

a. The Fundamentals b. The Crisis c. The Social Gospel d. In His Steps Answer: The Fundamentals

Why did the Russian army disintegrate?

a. The German invasion of 1916 killed several key commanders in the Russian army b. In a desperate attempt to stave off the Bolshevik Revolution, Czar Nicholas II abolished all military conscription c. The Russian Revolution distracted military leaders from the war with Germany d. The Russian army never disintegrated Answer: The Russian Revolution distracted military leaders from the war with Germany d. The Russian army never

What was the result of the Kaiserschlacht?

a. The Germans organized a strategic retreat across the Rhine River b. The Germans launched five failed major attacks c. The Germans defeated the Russians on the Eastern Front d. The Germans reorganized their economy to triple military resources Answer:

Which of the following best describes the Social Gospel?

a. The belief that Christ would return to Earth in the next decade b. A theological defense of segregation c. A religious of temperance activists d. The goal of saving society as well as souls Answer: The goal of saving society as well as souls

What was the particular spark that ignited World War I?

a. The sinking of the Lusitania b. Germany's adoption of the Schlieffen Plan c. Assassination of Archduke Ferdinand and Grand Duchess Sophie d. Formation of the Triple Entente Answer: Assassination of Archduke Ferdinand

What most directly explains the boost in production of McCormick reapers?

a. The turn to skilled labor b. Increased international demand c. The adoption of interchangeable parts d. Government loans Answer: The adoption of interchangeable parts

Approximately what percent of early rodeo contestants were women?

a. There are no indications of women participating in rodeos prior to 1928 b. 1% c. 5% d. 10% Answer: 10%

Which of the following describes the place of the labor movement during the 1920s?

a. There was little change in membership b. Unions gained bargaining power through assistance from the courts and government regulation c. Membership declined d. Membership grew Answer: Membership declines

What did the United States demand from the Comanche leading to the Red River War?

a. They had no demands. The official policy of the U.S. government was to call for the extinction of the Comanche b. The Comanche were instructed to worship the Christian God and renounce their traditional spiritual practices c. The United States demanded that the Comanche settle on government reservations d. The Red River War did not involve the Comanche Answer: The United States demanded that the Comanche settle on government reservations

All of the following statements regarding the boosters of the New South are true EXCEPT

a. They saw economic independence as a means of limiting connections between North and South b. They embraced industrialization as a tool to encourage economic development c. They were exclusively white and sought to maintain the racial status quo d. They sought to move away from the South's dependence on cotton, believing that agricultural diversification would lead to economic development Answer: They saw economic independence as a means of limiting connections between North and South

What was the purpose of Western cattle drives?

a. To avoid the cold of winter on the Great Plains and the heat of summer in Texas b. To bring cattle to eastern markets, mostly through railroad hubs c. To minimize the destruction of fields that resulted from over-grazing d. To avoid hostile Indian bands Answer: To bring cattle to eastern markets, mostly through railroad hubs

A wave of mergers peaked between 1897 and 1904. The largest of these mergers created the first billion dollar American corporation. What was that corporation?

a. United States Steel b. Standard Oil c. General Electric d. American Tobacco Answer: United States Steel

The Triple Entente united all of the following nations EXCEPT.

a. United States b. Great Britain c. France d. Russia Answer: United States

Why did so many die in the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire?

a. Unsafe working conditions b. Racial violence c. Corrupt law enforcement d. Union protests Answer: Unsafe working conditions

Which of the following writers most effectively used photography in their work?

a. Upton Sinclair b. Jacob Riis c. Edward Bellamy d. Ida B. Wells Answer: Jacob Riis

Who advocated racial accomodationism?

a. W.E.B. DuBois b. Booker T. Washington c. Eugene Debs d. Ida B. Wells Answer: Broker T Washington

W. E. B. Du Bois, founder the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, broke with his former mentor Booker T. Washington because, Du Bois believed that Washington _______.

a. Was not bold enough b. Was too radical c. Was corrupt and immoral d. Lacked the skills to organize a large movement Answer: Was not bold enough

How was the transcontinental railroad funded?

a. Wealthy private business owners b. Public stock offerings c. Grants and loans from the federal government d. Bonds soiled to foreign investors Answer: Grants and loans from the federal government

Which group accounted for 90% of household expenditures in 1920s homes?

a. Women b. Men c. Teenagers d. None of these groups accounted for that high of a percentage Answer: Women

All of the following were candidates in the 1912 presidential election EXCEPT

a. Woodrow Wilson b. Theodore Roosevelt c. William Howard Taft d. Al Smith Answer: Al Smith

In the election of 1896, 130,000 black Louisianans voted. In 1900 the number was _____________.

a. 158,450 b. 139,482 c. 53,459 d. 5,320 Answer: 5,320

Which census first revealed that a majority of Americans were living in cities.

a. 1880 b. 1900 c. 1910 d. 1920 Answer: 1920

What percent of married women worked outside of the home in the 1920s?

a. 10% b. 25% c. 50% d. 80% Answer: 10%

From 1880 to 1950, approximately _______ African Americans were murdered by white mobs.

a. 139 b. 345 c. 870 d. 5,000 Answer: 5,000