apush ch. 19-20

The speech that made William Jennings Bryan the Democratic nominee for president in 1896 climaxed with the famous words

"you shall not crucify mankind upon a cross of gold"

The ablest and most effective apostle of imperialism was

Alfred Thayer Mahan

During the late 1800s, most Catholics and recent immigrants tended to vote for the _____ party.

Democratic

Free coinage of silver was supported by all of the following groups EXCEPT

Eastern Republicans

The assassination of James A. Garfield occurred as a result of the conflict between

Stalwarts and Half-Breeds

The U.S. president who asked for a declaration of war against Spain in 1898 was

William McKinley

In the mid-1880s, many members of the public wanted federal antitrust regulation because

big corporations were always able to lobby against and defeat state regulation

Jacob S. Coxey's army of unemployed Americans marched to Washington to demand that the federal government

create jobs for the unemployed

After the end of the Spanish-American War, the United States changed its military system by

creating a general staff to act as advisors to the secretary of war

In the 1890s, Spain and the United States gradually moved toward war over Cuba for all of the following reasons EXCEPT

during the Cuban revolt, the Spanish committed numerous atrocities, whereas the Cubans usually behaved humanely

The Omaha Platform of the Populists included all of the following proposals EXCEPT

federal support for national banks

When the Emancipation Proclamation was issued at the beginning of 1863, its immediate effect was to

free slaves held in the border states

Theodore Roosevelt as assistant secretary of the navy, ordered an attack on the Philippines for all of the following reasons EXCEPT

he wanted Filipino independence

The symptoms of the depression of the 1890s included all of the following problems EXCEPT

high inflation

The Rough Riders were

involved in bold, reckless charges during the fighting in Cuba

The Interstate Commerce Act of 1887 was essentially ineffective for the first twenty years after its passage because

it was haphazardly enforced and was narrowly interpreted by the courts

Although historians disagree as to their interpretations of Populism, the movement was significant because

it was one of the few third-party movements to gain national influence

The U.S. war effort in Cuba suffered from all of the following problems EXCEPT

lack of popular support

In the late 1800s and early 1900s, currency inflation developed in the United States as a result of

newly discovered gold deposits and mining techniques

The coining of silver stopped in 1873 because

owners of silver were not interested in selling to the government

The election of 1884 was typical of national contests in the late 1800s because of its emphasis on

personalities rather than policies

The Farmers' Alliances had an intense dislike for all of the following groups in society EXCEPT

politically active women

The political activity of the late 1800s can best be described by the statement that

politicians did not address the problems caused by the rapid social and economic changes of the times

The primary purpose of the Stamp Act was to

raise revenues to support British troops stationed in America

In the late 1800s, most Americans engaged in political activity because of their

regional, ethnic, or religious sentiments

Throughout his adult life, William Jennings Bryan served as a powerful symbol of

rural, Protestant, middle-class America

In general, the Populist movement was primarily supported by

small farmers

During the late 1800s, the function of the president was to

spend much of his time making political appointments

The Supreme Court eventually overturned the Granger Laws of the 1870s on the grounds that

state regulation of freight rates was an unconstitutional attempt to control interstate commerce

Americans won the struggle for Cuba during the Spanish-American War because

the Spanish forces quit after putting up a stiff but brief fight

In arguing for their policies, the new American expansionists of the late 1800s offered all of the following economic and social reasons EXCEPT

the United States needed to find new sources of immigrants who would work in its factories for low wages

To justify their policies, the new American expansionists of the late 1800s offered all of the following reasons EXCEPT

the United States should try to create a community of nations to guarantee world peace

After the Spanish-American War, Puerto Rico experienced all of the following developments EXCEPT

the island's inhabitants generally accepted the American presence without protest

Historians have offered all of the following positive interpretations of Populism EXCEPT

the movement was the forerunner of the civil rights movement of fifty years later

When Thomas Jefferson said in 1801, "We are all republicans - we are all federalists," he meant that

the principles of American government were above party politics

The anti-imperialists of the 1890s opposed U.S. acquisition of an empire for all of the following reasons EXCEPT

the vast majority of Americans opposed such empire building

William Jennings Bryan wanted the U.S. Senate to ratify the peace treaty with Spain because

the war would be over, and the Democrats could make Republican imperialism a campaign issue

One of the primary beliefs of the Farmers' Alliances was that

too much power was in the hands of a few corporations and financial institutions

The Wilson-Gorman Tariff of 1894 was significant because it contained

virtually no change in the general tariff

In the Philippine War of 1898 to 1902, the United States

with great difficulty suppressed a full-scale revolt that the majority of the Filipino people supported

The expansion of the United States in the late 1800s differed from that of earlier decades in that it involved

• islands, rather than areas adjacent to existing U.S. territory • densely populated areas not suitable for massive new settlement • possessions that few Americans expected to become states • an increasing importance on foreign trade

In the 1890s, the groups of potential voters who were disenfranchised were

• most women • almost all blacks • many poor Southern women • blacks in the South

In the late 1800s, the farmers wanted the "free and unlimited coinage of silver" to

• reduce the value of debts that they owed • inflate the currency • raise farm prices • increase the amount of currency

On the question of annexing the Philippines, President McKinley thought that

• returning the Philippines to Spain would be "cowardly" • the United States could not turn the islands over to another imperialist power • the Filipinos were not ready for independence • the United States needed to educate and uplift Filipino culture

The Sherman Anti-Trust Act was ineffective for its first decade because

• the government usually used the law against labor unions • the courts limited what types of businesses could be sued • the Justice Department instituted few suits against business monopolies • the government was indifferent at enforcing the act

In the late 1800s, public officeholders tended to be concerned primarily with

• winning elections • controlling patronage • dispensing jobs • maintaining bases of support

The United States suggested the Open Door policy for China to

•keep the great powers from completely destroying China by dividing it among themselves •allow U.S. merchants to trade in China without the interference of foreign governments •achieve a foreign policy victory without using military force •promote the economic ideal of free markets

The Philippine War of 1898 to 1902 saw the United States

•use only humane and moderate methods in response to the guerrilla tactics of the enemy •create a military government that ruled the country for many years after the war was over •achieve victory after capturing the enemy leader •have the ability to organize bloodless overthrows of governments