FINAL EXAM Chapter 17

Which statement about the 1896 election is FALSE?

William Jennings Bryan lost because he supported the gold standard.

Plessy v.Ferguson:

established "separate but equal' doctrine used in the first half of the 20th century

In the Insular Cases, the Supreme Court:

held that the Constitution did not fully apply to the territories acquired by the United States during the Spanish-American War

Farmers believed that their plight derived from all of the following EXCEPT:

the free and unlimited coinage of silver.

After the 1896 election, voter participation began a steady downhill trend that continues to this day

true

The "new imperialism" involved European colonial powers seeking to consolidate their domination of Africa, Asia, and the Middle East in the name of "civilization."

true

William McKinley championed a government that would help ordinary Americans.

true

In his Atlanta speech of 1895, Booker T. Washington:

urged blacks to accept segregation

Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882

was the first time race was used to exclude an entire group of people from entering the United States.

In 1898, the American system of government had no provision for permanent colonies.

FALSE

What explains the appeal of the Lost Cause mythology for Southern whites in the late nineteenth century?

It helped Southern whites cope with defeat but preserve white supremacy

Which institution was hardest hit by the Redeemers once they assumed power in the South?

Public schools

What did the term "white man's burden" mean?

The white man's burden, according to the poem, is to civilize those deemed uncivilized by ruling them.

How did Populists hope to guarantee farmers inexpensive access to markets for their crops?

They called for public ownership of the railroads.

Which was NOT part of the Populist platform?

higher tariffs

The severe depression of 1893

led to increased conflict between capitol and labor.

The Supreme Court decision United States v. Wong Kim Ark ruled that:

the Fourteenth Amendment gave Asians born in the United States citizenship