apush unit exam review

Which of the following statements most accurately characterizes changes in the lives of middle-class American children during the last decades of the 19th century? a. a high school education became more common b. fewer young people expreienced a protracted adolescence; instead most moved directly from childhood into adult urban life c. parents placed increasing emphasis on discipline d. children became economic assests on whom the family relied for a portion of its income

a. a high school education became more common

In 1910, women suffragists a. advocated a national constitutional amendment b.preferred peaceful, nondisruptive tactics c. were determined to win the vote state by state d. sparated their efforts from those of trade union women

a. advocated a national constitutional amendment

Which of the following statements most accurately characterizes the employment of women in the American labor force during the late 19th century? a. around 1900, about 1/3 of working women were employed as maids or domestic servants, 1/3 held "female" white collar jobs, and 1/3 worked in industry b. contemporary observers considered that "something had gone wrong" in family life if a married woman-except in an affluent family-was not gainfully employed c. young women were not encouraged to enter the workforce until the married d. in 1890 almost half of all maried white women worked outside the home

a. around 1900, about 1/3 of working women were employed as maids or domestic servants, 1/3 held "female" white collar jobs, and 1/3 worked in industry

The federal government responded to the problem of discrimination against the Chinese in 19th century California by a. barring Chinese immigration to the US b. passing a civil rights law c. establishing a quota limiting Chinese immigration to 10,000 per year d. paying white workers higher wages to do agricultural work

a. barring Chinese immigration to the US

Why did the Pullman strike of 1894 fail? a. it was crushed by the combination of federal troops and court injunctions b. strike breakers, protected by armed Pinkerton guards, broke union resistance c. Public opinoin turned against the strikers when it was learned that one of the strike leaders, Eugene Debs, was a Marxist revolutionary d. John P. Altgeld, the popular governor of Illinois, persuaded the strikers to give up peacefully rather than face federal intervention

a. it was crushed by the combination of federal troops and court injunctions

In their journalistic writing, muckrakers tended to be a. moralistic b. entirely theoretical c. dispassionately scientific and objective d. superficial and impressionistic

a. moralistic

Voluntarism, the word used by Samuel Gompers and others in the American labor movement, meant that a. workers should not seek help from government what they could accomplish through their own economic power and self-help b. better-paid union workers should volunteer their time and money to help organize poorly paid workers c.middle-class volunteers should help unions organize d. middle-class charity was useless in helping working people who needed effective governmental programs to meet their needs

a. workers should not seek help from government what they could accomplish through their own economic power and self-help

Around 1900, if an ordinary American city dweller, whether immigrant or native-born, needed a favor from a person with authority, he or she would most likely go to a. newspaper columnist b. alderman or ward boss c. ombudsman d. member of Congress

b. alderman or ward boss

The Supreme Court's Plessy vs. Ferguson (1896) decision a. ruled that racial segregation was unconstitutional, but both Congress and southern political authorities refused to enforce the ruling b. defined the "separate but equal" principle c. acknowledged the realities of southern life d. ruled that racial segregation was permissible under the 15th amendment

b. defined the "separate but equal" principle

19th century employers in California had high praise for the Chinese, but white workers hated them because a. the Chinese tended to acquire the highest paying jobs b. like African Americans in other parts of the nation, the Chinese of California were stereotyped as being immoral and willing to work for low wages c. the demand for labor had dried up by the 1880s in the West d. the Chinese wanted to assimilate into white society

b. like African Americans in other parts of the nation, the Chinese of California were stereotyped as being immoral and willing to work for low wages

Around 1900, most members of the newly rising American middle class a. preferred to live in urban, luxurious high-rise apartments b. preferred to live in the suburbs because of the privacy it afforded c. imitated the rich by constructing scaled down villas in the country d. remained near the ethnic neighborhoods where they had grown up

b. preferred to live in the suburbs because of the privacy it afforded

The stike at Homestead demonstrated that a. the Pennslyvania state government was neutral in labor disqutes b. the Pennsylvania government was an ally of the corporations c. workers lacked a strong sense of community d. the union had very little support in the local community

b. the Pennsylvania government was an ally of the corporations

Horatio Alger was a. the protagonist of rags to riches novels written by Edward Atkinson that extolled the virtues of hard work and thrift b. the author of rags to riches novels c. a Protestant minister who preached that "Godliness is in league with riches." d. the chief American spokesman for social Darwinism

b. the author of rags to riches novels

Which of the following statements most accurately characterizes the fate of the Plains Indians after Wounded Knee? a. the Plains Indians continued a grim guerrilla struggle against white domination, mounting many small attacks b. the division of tribal lands proceeded without hinderance c. indians remained a large minority in South Dakota and Oklahoma, averaging 25% of the population d. the Dawes Plan was immediately abandoned

b. the division of tribal lands proceeded without hinderance

How did Samuel Gompers and the American Federation of Labor's goals differ from those of the Knights of Labor? a. Gompers was deeply influenced by Marxist ideals of class struggle b. Gompers believed that workers should be organized as producers rather than by craft or occupation c. Gompers believed that workers should focus on concrete, achievable gains and possess power sufficient to back up their cause d. Gompers believed that an 8 hr. work day was unattainable

c. Gompers believed that workers should focus on concrete, achievable gains and possess power sufficient to back up their cause

Which of the following statements most accurately characterizes Woodrow WIlson's political ideas? a. He agreed with Theodore Roosevelt that the federal government should have direct control over corporations b. He called for federal agencies stronger than those proposed by TR c. He did not want collectivism to overwhelm individual liberties d. He tried to return American economic life back to the days of individual competition

c. He did not want collectivism to overwhelm individual liberties

when the expansion of the white settlers into the Great Plains increased tensions between them and Indian tribes, the US appointed a peace commission that a. attempted to confiscate the weapons of Indians while honoring all treaties b. recognized that freedom or movement was vital to Indian culture c. allocated two large areas and several smaller ones as Indian reservations d. made commitments to protect Indian culture

c. allocated two large areas and several smaller ones as Indian reservations

Between 1877 and 1893, American politics a. failed to produce a single capable president b. focused on racial politics c. celebrated the government that governed least d. was dominated by Democrats

c. celebrated the government that governed least

Which of the following was not done by urban political machines in late ninetheen century America? a. reward party loyalty with jobs or favors b. mediate conflicting city interest c. clean up prostitution and other forms of corruption d. serve as a clearinghouse for city buisness deals

c. clean up prostitution and other forms of corruption

Buisness and government responded to the Haymarket Square riot by a. agreeing to an 8 hour work day b. insisting on due process for the men who were arrested c. imposing yellow-dog contracts d. trying to improve thier relations with labor

c. imposing yellow-dog contracts

Many middle-class Americans in the late 19th century a. found abortion incresingly acceptable b. disapproved of contraceptive devices c. no longer firmly linked sex and procreation and began to ackowledge thtat healthy sexuality should give pleasure to both men and women d. believed that women could not or should not experience sexual pleasure

c. no longer firmly linked sex and procreation and began to ackowledge thtat healthy sexuality should give pleasure to both men and women

The person most responsible for the strategy of working for women's suffrage through a federal constitutional amendment rather than seeking the right to vote state by state was a. Jane Addams b. Florence Kelley c. Rose Schniderman d. Alice Paul

d. Alice Paul

Between 1877 and 1893, Republicans and Democrats a. represented competing conservative and liveral ideologies b. made political principles an important part of their strategy c. were admired by British political observers d. did not represent clearly opposing positions, as party differences became unclear

d. did not represent clearly opposing positions, as party differences became unclear

Between 1878 and 1900, the efforts of women suffragists to win the right to vote were a. completely unsuccessful b. sidetracked by the temperance movement c. successful in a few New England states d. successful in a few western states

d. successful in a few western states

Which of the following does not correctly describe the building of the first transcontinental railroad? a. Two companies-the Union Pacific and the Central Pacific- won the contracts to build the railroad b. the federal government subsidized the project with generous land grants and millions of dollars in public loans to the railroad companies c. one company built east from CA and one comany built west from Nebraska until they ment at Pomontory, Utah d. the company that built east from CA advanced more rapidly than its competitor that built west

d. the company that built east from CA advanced more rapidly than its competitor that built west