Exam 2 HIstory (Part 1)

Territories annexed at the end of the Spanish-American War that established the United States as an imperialist power included all of the following EXCEPT: A) Guam. B) Hawaii. C) Puerto Rico. D) The Philippines

A

Which of these is a work associated with the Muckrakers? A) The Jungle by Upton Sinclair B) Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck C) The Liberator by William Lloyd Garrison D) The Empire of Business by Andrew Carnegie

A

In exchange for control of the Panama Canal Zone, the United States helped Panama declare its independence from

Colombia

During the Spanish-American War, the United States pledged to support the people of

Cuba.

According to the "Gospel of Wealth" supported by Andrew Carnegie: A) the government should play a major role in controlling the American economy. B) a graduated income tax is needed to reduce the gap between the richest and poorest members of society. C) the wealth and resources in a society should be equitably distributed among the members of that society. D) the accumulation of wealth is beneficial to society and the government should take no action to hinder this accumulation.

D

During the late 19th century, urban political "machines" and those that ran them: A) were only members of the Democratic Party B) were nearly always first generation Americans C) supported women's suffrage and equal rights for African-Americans in the "Jim Crow" South. D) promised business contracts, government jobs, and money for the poor immigrants in exchange for votes

D

Which one of the following descriptions best describes "horizontal integration"? A) the economic development of the American west B) when the government controls the factors of production C) a company owns all the businesses that supply it with raw goods D) a company acquires competing businesses and merges them into a single entity

D

Queen Liliuokalani attempted to rid her people of American influence in the late 1800s. Where did she rule?

Hawaii

This territory was annexed by the United States in 1898, five years after planters there overthrew the leader and requested the US to annex the territory.

Hawaii

She wrote a famous 1904 book that exposed the business practices of John D. Rockefeller.

Ida Tarbell

He influenced the late-19th century social movements through exposing the conditions of New York's working class in "How the Other Half Lives"

Jacob Riis

Who was the main founder of the Hull House in Chicago, Illinois, in 1889?

Jane Addams

Who would have been MOST LIKELY to support and help poor women in major urban areas?

Jane Addams

He was best known for his "The Shame of the Cities" which exposed the political corruption found in major U.S. cities.

Lincoln Steffens

Upton Sinclair's The Jungle impacted the passage of the

Meat Inspection Act in 1906.

The group of authors and journalists who documented mostly industrial working conditions in the late-19th and early-20th Century U.S.

Muckrakers

Which group was founded by W.E.B. DuBois and others in 1909 to promote equal treatment of Blacks in America?

NAACP

Which group was founded in 1909 under the leadership of W.E.B. Dubois in an effort to combat racial discrimination, racial violence, and segregation in the United States?

NAACP

The name given to the political reform movement in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

Progressive

Which era is credited with causing such changes as improving workplace conditions, food safety, housing standards, and passage of the Sixteenth, Seventeenth, Eighteenth, and Nineteenth Amendments?

Progressive

All of these are describing issues that were successfully addressed during what era? · Women's suffrage · tighter Child Labor laws · land conservation programs · "Trustbusting" of corporations

Progressive Era

As a result of the Spanish American War, the US gained control of

Puerto Rico.

The "yellow press" called for war after the sinking of the Maine. This contributed to public support for

Spanish-American War.

This in 1904 and exposed many of the business practices of John D. Rockefeller and his powerful company

The History of the Standard Oil Company

This famous novel described the difficult life of immigrants working in Chicago's Union Stock Yards and meat industry at the end of the 19th century.

The Jungle

What are these items describing? *March 30, 1867 *William H. Seward *Russia *It was called an ice box *7.2 million dollars

The purchase of Alaska

This prolific US author promoted socialist views and anarchist causes as well as writing The Jungle.

Upton Sinclair

Which prominent Civil Rights leader would have disagreed MOST with Washington's approach to solving the problem of racial inequality in the south?

W. E. B. DuBois

Who was the leader of the infamous Tammany Hall political machine in New York City who was accused and convicted of stealing millions of dollars from the New York state treasury?

William tweed

This quote is representative of: You furnish the pictures, I'll provide the war!" - William Randolph Hearst, 1897

Yellow Journalism.

During the early 20th Century, increased immigration, industrialization, and urbanization led to

a period of considerable economic growth in the United States.

One effect of industrialization in the United States in the late-19th century was

an increase in urbanization.

Where did most political machines arise and receive the most support at the turn of the century?

areas with large immigrant populations

How did American industrial leaders accumulate wealth during the late 1800's?

by creating monopolies and establishing trusts

What did President Roosevelt's actions demonstrate? A) The federal government does not get involved with labor disputes. B) The federal government cannot force labor and management to compromise. C) When a strike threatens the public welfare, the federal government is expected to step in. D) The federal government can take over a company when it is in the best interest of the nation.

c

Which statement BEST describes the position of American missionaries on the country's imperialism in the late-19th and early-20th centuries? A) Imperialism should be banned because it is against the word of God. B) Imperialism should be banned because of the way natives were treated. C) Imperialism is good because it gives the natives a chance to be converted. D) Imperialism is good because it gives the natives a chance to get a good job.

c

Jane Addams's "Hull House" of the late-19th century was

created to help adjust immigrants into the United States.

The 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution could be considered a "Progressive" amendment because it

granted suffrage to all American citizens, regardless of sex.

The United States' acquisition of the Philippines, Puerto Rico, and Hawaii are all examples of late-nineteenth century

imperialism

Jacob Riis was most known for his late 19th century work in exposing the horrid living conditions

in urban slums and ghettos.

A major reason why the United States oversaw the building of the Panama Canal was to

increase the mobility of the U.S. naval fleet.

The United States felt that it was important to complete the construction and control of the Panama Canal because

it allowed ships to cross directly between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans.

The book The Jungle was written by Upton Sinclair in 1906. What issue did this book deal with?

meatpacking industry

Immigrants arriving into the U.S. at the turn of the century were MOST likely to receive help from which of these groups?

political machines such as Tammany Hall

Social Darwinists believed that

powerful nations were meant to dominate weaker societies.

Those who favored American imperial expansion in the late 19th and early 20th century believed it would

provide bases for the U.S. Navy.

"Yellow Journalism" during the late 19th century was marked by

sensational headlines and questionable facts.

The MOST important result of the Spanish American War was that it

set up a colonial empire for the U.S. and set the U.S. on the road to empire.

In the 19th century, John D. Rockefeller was MOST associated with the company named _______

standard oil

Andrew Carnegie and J.P. Morgan both were 'captains' of which industry?

steel

In addition to Puerto Rico, which territories were acquired by the United States as part of the peace treaty that ended the Spanish-American War?

the Philippines and Guam

Which legislation is most closely associated with the work of Ida Tarbell?

the Sherman Anti-Trust Act of 1890

Booker T. Washington was most known for being

the founder of Tuskegee Institute.

The United States declaration of war on Spain in 1898 is an example of

the influence of the press on popular opinion.

All of these terms are associated with: Cornelius Vanderbilt · Pullman Strike · Standard Gauge · Promontory Point, Utah

the railroad industry

In the late 1800's and early 1900's, why did most immigrants to the United States settle in urban areas?

the ready availability of industrial jobs

This term is used to refer to a type of business organization created in the 19th century that was meant to eventually produce a monopoly.

trust

Businessmen during the Gilded Age of the late 19th century often favored relaxed immigration laws because they

valued cheap and relatively unskilled labor.

By creating monopolies and establishing trusts, industrial leaders of the late 1800s

were able to accumulate vast amounts of wealth.