Am History EXAM 3
According to this map, which foreign country held controlling power in the port cities in the main area where the Boxer Rebellion was centered?
Britain
Which point of view about business leaders is the artist most likely communicating?
Business leaders have too much control over the industries.
According to the chart, which city grew the most between 1880 and 1890?
Chicago, IL
Most immigrants who entered the Unites States through Angel Island were from
China
An underlying cause of Wolrd War I was
The web of alliances European nations created for their defense
"Rough Rider" who later became President
Theodore Roosevelt
Under the Platt Amendment, Cuba
allowed the United States to intervene in its affairs
The works of Horacio Alger promoted the idea that
anyone could become successful with hard work
cease-fire between opponents in a war
armistice
In this political cartoon, the large figures standing in the back of the room represent
monopolies
inclination to favor native inhabitants as opposed to immigrants
nativism
This political cartoon references
the illegal activities of Boss Tweed in New York City
What happened to Cuba and Puerto Rico after the Spanish-American War?
Cuba became independent but the Platt Amendment tied it to the United States; Puerto Rico became a territory
Triple Entente consisted of
Great Britain, France, Russia
What does this political cartoon suggest about William Jennings Bryan?
He is a populist who is trying to overwhelm and absorb the Democratic Party
What action did President Roosevelt take in the United Mine Workers' strike in 1902?
He sent in arbitrators to resolve the dispute
How was William Jennings Bryan different from the majority of other presidential candidates of the era?
He toured the nation, doing his own campaigning
businessman and inventor who developed and mass produced automobiles
Henry Ford
American citizens and immigrants who had applied to become citizens could acquire land directly from the government through the
Homestead Act
What is Carnegie's message in the text above?
It is the responsibility of wealthy people to give back to society
What was the primary effect of the Supreme Court ruling in Plessy v. Ferguson
It legalized segregation in many parts of the country
What did the Interstate Commerce Act do?
It monitored rates charged by railroads
Based on this map, which island was likely least affected by the naval blockade put in place by the United States?
Jamaica
worldwide organization aimed at ensuring security and peace
League of Nations
How did the Haymaker Riot hurt the labor movement?
Many Americans came to believe that union members were violent anarchists
According to the map, which of the following states had the largest percentage of immigrants in 1890
Michigan
How did the 1882 Chinese Exclusion Act affect Chinese immigrants?
The act banned any new Chinese laborers from entering the Unites states
How did the physical geography of Panama affect the decision to build a canal there?
The location and width of the region meant a canal would greatly decrease travel time between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans
What was the primary effect of Native Americans being confined to reservations?
Their nomadic way of life was increasingly restricted
What was one key requirement that applicants had to meet to recieve land under the Homestead Act?
They had to farm on the land for five years in a row
How did business leaders in the late nineteenth century utilize vertical integration?
They maintained control of production and distribution of their products
What was one advantage of urbanization for poor workers who migrated to cities in the late nineteenth century?
They were better able to provide their children with educational opportunities
According to Steffens and Wetmore, what best describes the often positive stories visitors are told about St. Louis before they come to the city?
Those stories are misleading
President known for his "dollar diplomacy"
William Howard Taft
ran as the Democratic and Populist Party nominee in the presidential election of 1896
William Jennings Bryan
"He kept us out of the war" 2was the 1916 campaign slogan for
Wilson
Which leader led the American delegation to negotiate the Treaty of Versailles at the end of World War I?
Woodrow Wilson
in the ____________, Germany proposed an alliance with Mexico
Zimmerman note
The Sixteenth Amendment provided for
a federal income tax
Based on this question, what did Wilson want to achieve with the end of the war?
a lasting peace in Europe
What idea did Warren G. Harding campaign successfully on in the presidential election of 1920?
a return to "normalcy"
Woodrow Wilson won the presidential election of 1912, partly due to
a split in the Republican vote
society in which people of different nationalities assimilate to form one culture
"Melting pot"
The Great Migration refers to the movement of which group of Americans?
African Americans
What did W.E.B Du Bois believe about African Americans and racial relations in the United States
African Americans should immediately demand equal treatment under the law
What opinion does Washington express about the equal rights movement for African Americans?
African Americans will receive equal treatment when they have earned it
Folsom would be most likely to call John D. Rockefeller a
captain of industry
association of producers of a good or service that prices and stocks in order to monopolize the market
cartel
a crop grown for sale
cash crop
Process in which employers negotiate with labor unions about hours, wages, and other working conditions
collective bargaining
communities in which residents rely upon one company for jobs, housing, and buying goods
company town
People concerned with the care and protection of the environment
conservationists
Based on the map, which neutral country shares a border with Two Central Power nations?
Switzerland
This political cartoon makes the suggestion that
Taft did not continue Roosevelt's policies
According to the information in this map, where was cattle ranching most important as an industry?
Texas
The book most responsible for the Meat Inspection Act of 1906 was
The Jungle
Which overall theme can best be inferred from this speech
The Nez Percé were hopelessly outnumbered and worn sown
the practice of maing high-risk investments in hopes of a huge return
buying on margin
What opinion does this quote imply?
farmers are unfairly exploited by buisnessmen
system of consolidating many firms in the same business
horizontal integration
policy under which stronger nations attempt to create empires by dominating weaker nations
imperialism
This Political cartoon suggests that during President McKinley term in office, the United States was becoming increasingly
imperialistic
Citizens can propose new laws through this process
initiative
In 1872, Susan B. Anthony was arrested and late convicted for
insisting on voting
During the __________, cowboys herded cattle from distant ranges to railroad centers
long drive
President Roosevelt threatened to us the United States Navy to
maintain stability in neighboring countries
What solution did the Populists propose to solve the problem of crop prices not meeting their cost of production?
minting silver coinage to increase inflation
The men standing on the dock facing the man coming onshore represent
nativists
John Wanamaker changed consumer culture by
offering free delivery to rural areas
official rights given by the government to an inventor for the exclusive right to develop, use, and sell an invention for a set period of time
patent
Voters can remove public officials from the officials from the office before the next election through the __________ procedure
recall
The destruction caused by the hurricane that ravanged Galveston, TX in 1900 resulted in what kind of reform?
reforms in local government
The Interstate Commerce Act was passed to
regulate railroad rates and practices
payment from one nation to another for economic injury suffered during a war
reparations
One way the government sought to change Native Americans was by
requiring them to farm individual plots
Expansionists, such as Fredrick Jackson Turner, argued that a quest for empire would
restore the country's pioneer spirit
According to this chart, between the years 1870 and 1900 the number of women as a percentage of the entire workforce
rose slightly
On which institutions did the progressive leader John Dewey have the largest impact?
schools
The Bessemer Process was crucial in the development of
skyscrapers
Most settlement houses of the late 1800s offered poor city dwellers
social services
system or theory under which the means of production are publicly controlled and regulated rather than owned by individuals
socialism
The house in this image, typical of those built by homesteaders adapting to their physical environment on the Great Plains, were made from
sod
Homesteaders called _______ staked land claims in Indian Territory before noon on April 22, 1889
sooners
in the 1890s, immigration patterns shifted dramatically, with most immigrants now coming from
southern and eastern Europe's countires
third-class accommodations on a steamship
steerage
According to this quotation, Mexican Americans
suffered discrimination in many industries
The Zimmerman note proposed
that in case of war, Mexico join with Germany against the US
All pf the following were causes of the Spanish-American War EXCEPT
the Boxer Rebellion
Which two acts from the eraly twentieth century shown in the table were most closely related to one another?
the Meat Inspection Act and the Pure Food and Drug Act
The first action of the Spanish-American War took place in
the Philippines
As a result of the peace treaty with Spain, the United States gained
the Philippines, Guam and Puerto Rico
Which event marked the beginning of World War I in Europe?
the assassination of Archduke Francis Ferdinand
What innovation in the automobile industry does this photo best illustrate?
the assembly line
These women have gathered to promote
the banning of alcohol sale and production
This excerpt from the Progressive Party platform concerns which issue?
the relationship between government and industry
In the nineteenth century, tenements such as this were examples of
the social issues affecting urbanization
Based on the congressional elections of 1894, in which region of the country did Populism seem to have the most support
the southeast
At which stage of the fighting did the United States enter World War I?
three years into the war
Why did industrialists support American expansion overseas?
to find markets to consume American surplus crops and commodities
What was the goal of the War Industries Board during World War I?
to regulate industries related to the war effort
What was the reason for the passage of the American Indian Citizenship Act of 1924?
to reward Native Americans for military service
What was the purpose of the convoy system?
to transport troops safely across the Atlantic
Due to the success of his mass production methods, Henry Ford was able to give his workders
two days off from work each week
This political cartoon implies that the American "captain of industry" are
undeserving
In this report, Samuel Gompers is explaining the need for
unions
During the early 1900s, the National Association for Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) was an example of how African Americans
used the court system to fight discrimination
system of consolidating firms involved in all steip of a product's manufacture
vertical integration
According to this graph, which crop lost the greatest amount of value per bushel between 1866 and 1896?
wheat
What is Alfred T. Mahan best known for today?
transforming the United States into a naval power
In Europe, World War I was a defensive rather than offensive war mainly due to the use of
trenches
President Wilson's program for peace came to be known as this
Fourteen Points
From which country did the rate of emigration to the Unites States drop between the 1870s and 1880s
France
led the Unites States cavalry at the Battle of Little Bighorn
George Armstrong Custer
Admiral who led attack on Spanish ships in the Philippines
George Dewey
The triple alliance consisted of
Germany, Italy, Austria-Hungary
According to the information in the graph, in which year was legislation most likely passed to limit Chinese immigration to the United States?
1882
In the year 1890, approximately what percentage of the total US population lived in the West?
25 percent
method developed in the mid-nineteenth century for making steel more efficiently
Bessemer Process
What trend does the graph show?
Between 1870 and 1910, more children went to school and fewer children worked
A main goal of the United States during the Spanish-American War was to
free Cuba from Spanish rule
The first immigration restrictions passed by the United States government excluded the
Chinese
The first immigration restrictions passed by the Unites States government excluded the
Chinese
migrated to western lands to escape racial violence faced in the South
Exodusters
What was the main reason for the drop in cotton prices between 1865 and 1890?
Mills in Europe found cheaper sources for cotton
During the late 1800s, the port of entry for the majority of immigrants was
NEw York City
The battle for women's suffrage ended with the ratification of the
Nineteenth Amendment
policy giving the United States equal access to trading rights in China
Open Door Policy
created the Civil Service Commission to classify government jobs
Pendleton Civil Service Act
According to the map, which new state was a part of the Russian Empire beofre World War I?
Poland
Why did many immigrants support city political machines?
Political machines provided them with the jobs
According to the information on this map, if a train station in Cheyenne's clock reads 10:00, it would be 12:00 at a train station in
Richmond
policy that established the United States as "an international policy power"
Roosevelt Corollary
Direct election of the United States Senators was provided for in the
Seventeenth Amendment
Which of the following were popular forms of entertainment in the late 1800s?
all of the above
President Grant is remembered as a corrupt president because he
allowed members of his administration to engage in corruption
Why does Ford advocate the assembly line in this text?
because it will create an efficient production process
Which of the following best describes the first few years of World War I?
both sides were locked in a stalemate
In the 1880s, American Presidents most often protected the interests of
business and industry
The Square Deal that President Roosevelt describes insured that small business owners would
be given fair opportunities to compete
The building of the Panama Canal was important because it
facilitated movement between Atlantic and Pacific ports
In a(n) _______, voters cast ballots to select nominees for upcoming elections.
direct primary
The sedition Act made it illegal to
discuss anything negative about the government, the Constitution, the army, or the navy
The Selective Service Act was a means of
drafting young men for the military forces
The purpose of the Boxer Rebellion was to
drive all foreigners out of China
"Nickelodeon's" were
early motion picture theaters