History 1302
King Cotton survived the Civil War and expanded over new acreage:
Because traditional over planting of the crop continued
Which of the following was the reason for U.S. control over Puerto Rico, Guam, and the Philippines?
Control of strategic gateways from which to project American Naval and commercial power
All of the following resulted from the growth during the Gilded Age EXCEPT
Corporate social conscience
What was the name of the Indian warrior that Custer confronted at the Battle of Little Big Horn?
Crazy Horse
Between the end of the Civil War and the Early Twentieth century, the United States growth was tripe that of Great Britain
False
Due to high cotton prices, many sharecroppers were able to save money and buy farms
False
The Haymarket Riot was a peaceful protest against the use of child labor
False
The Populist Party sought to reach the "Working Class"
False
The cowboys of the West were exempt from struggles of the workers in industrial cities
False
When negotiating with the unions, Henry Frick was committed to reaching a mutually beneficial solution.
False
The Farmer Alliance was NOT
Founded in Kansas
Which was NOT part of the Populist platform?
Higher tariffs
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 of the following best accounts for the success of Standard Oil?
It's corporate structure- known as vertical integration- allowed the company to grow tremendously
These severe depression of 1893
Led to increased conflict between capital and labor.
During the Gilded Age, all of the following were causes of growth EXCEPT
Limited Capital
What state was discussed as having benefited with a population from the Home stand Act
Minnesota
The Indian victory of the Little Bighorn:
Only temporarily delayed the advance of white settlement
Queen Liliuokalani
Opposed the Americanization of Hawaii
When the American- led overthrow of the Hawaiian monarchy in the early 1890s was improperly done:
President Cleveland preferred that the monarchy be restored to power
How did the expansion of railroads accelerate the second industrial revolution in America?
Railroads created a true national market for U.S. goods.
During the 1896 Campaign, William Jennings Bryan
Spoke and campaigned all over the country
The Roosevelt Corollary:
Stated that the United States could intervene in the affairs of Latin American countries to forestall the intervention of other powers
In the election of 1900, the McKinley- Roosevelt ticket campaigned on a plate form that:
Supported American territorial acquisitions following the Spanish-American War
Which statement about the disenfranchisement of blacks in the South is FALSE?
The Supreme Court upheld the grandfather clause.
Which statement about the Spanish- American war is true
The war lasted only four months and resulted in less than 400 U.S. battle casualties
One reason the United States went to war against Spain was that:
There was strong support among the American people for going to war
Why did tenant farmers have no incentive to take care of the farmland that they were on?
They did not own the land on which they farmed
Why did the United States fight a war in the Philippines after the Spanish-American war?
To quell an insurrection of Filipinos who apposed annexation by the United States
Most Americans experienced a rising standard of living in the late nineteenth century
True
One of the biggest problems farmers faced was falling commodity prices, caused in part by overproduction
True
Segregation first existed in the Pre- Civil War North.
True
Bonanza Farms:
Typically had thousands of acres of land or more
By 1890, the majority of Americans:
Worked for wages
Workers of the Pullman Palace Car Company complained about all of the following EXCEPT
town high death rate
