History II Final MC Questions

The Tulsa riot, where 300 African-Americans were killed: a. occurred after black sharecroppers went on strike and attacked white "scabs." b. was opposed by police and National Guardsmen, who came to the defense of black victims. c. began after black veterans tried to prevent the lynching of a young black man. d. came to an end quickly, after local black and white leaders united to stop the violence. e. occurred with minimal damage to the city.

c. began after black veterans tried to prevent the lynching of a young black man.

During the Progressive era: a. growing numbers of native-born white women worked as domestics. b. most African-American women worked in factories. c. most eastern European immigrant women worked as telephone operators. d. growing numbers of native-born white women worked in offices. e. the number of married women working declined.

d. growing numbers of native-born white women worked in offices.

By 1890, the majority of Americans: a. worked as farmers. b. worked as independent craftsmen. c. worked in the mining industry. d. were moving into the middle class. e. worked for wages.

e. worked for wages.

Plessy v. Ferguson: a. was a unanimous decision. b. sanctioned racial segregation. c. voided the Thirteenth Amendment. d. limited the hours that women could legally work. e. was fully supported by Booker T. Washington.

b. sanctioned racial segregation.

Despite the Fourteenth Amendment, which group was still being denied United States citizenship? a. Asians. b. Africans. c. African-Americans. d Russian Jews. e. Irish Catholics.

a. Asians.

The southern Black Codes: a. allowed the arrest on vagrancy charges of former slaves who failed to sign yearly labor contracts. b. allowed former slaves to testify in court against whites and to serve on juries. c. were some of the first laws adopted as part of Radical Reconstruction in 1867. d. were denounced by President Johnson and declared unconstitutional by the Supreme Court. e. pleased northerners because they saw that the rule of law was returning to the South.

a. allowed the arrest on vagrancy charges of former slaves who failed to sign yearly labor contracts.

The Fifteenth Amendment: a. sought to guarantee that one could not be denied suffrage rights based on race. b. made states responsible for determining all voter qualifications. c. granted women the right to vote in federal but not state elections. d. was endorsed by President Andrew Johnson. e. was drafted by Susan B. Anthony.

a. sought to guarantee that one could not be denied suffrage rights based on race.

The Espionage Act (1917) and the Sedition Act (1918): a. were the first federal restrictions on free speech since 1798. b. drew mostly from similar language in state law. c. came after strong public calls for a more "defensible democracy." d. copied similar legislation from Germany, Russia, and the Ottoman Empire. e. were put on the books but never applied.

a. were the first federal restrictions on free speech since 1798.

The Reconstruction amendments toppled the ideals of what Supreme Court decision? a. Gibbons v. Ogden. b. Dred Scott v. Stanford. c. Fletcher v. Peck. d. Marbury v. Madison. e. McCulloch v. Maryland.

b. Dred Scott v. Stanford.

How were federal troops used in the Pullman Strike of 1894? a. As moderators between the employees and employers. b. To help suppress the strikers on behalf of the owners. c. They were not used at all. d. As workers themselves, to replace the striking workers. e. As spies, such as an early Federal Bureau of Investigation.

b. To help suppress the strikers on behalf of the owners.

"New immigrants": a. defined mostly those from China and Japan. b. arrived in large numbers from the Russian and the Austro-Hungarian empires. c. in contrast to "old immigrants," did not arouse the ire of nativists, who saw these newcomers as more willing to work. d. in Boston helped form an "Immigration Restriction League" as a response to Mexican immigrants. e. were welcomed by older immigrants.

b. arrived in large numbers from the Russian and the Austro-Hungarian empires.

Asian and Mexican immigrants in the early twentieth century: a. clustered in the South as agricultural workers. b. clustered in the West as agricultural workers. c. were much more welcome than European immigrants. d. were prohibited from entering the United States. e. outnumbered southern and eastern European immigrants.

b. clustered in the West as agricultural workers.

Which of the following best describes the black response to the ending of the Civil War and the coming of freedom? a. Sensing the continued hatred of whites toward them, most blacks wished to move back to Africa. b. Most blacks stayed with their old masters because they were not familiar with any other opportunities. c. Blacks adopted different ways of testing their freedom, including moving about, seeking kin, and rejecting older forms of deferential behavior. d. Desiring better wages, most blacks moved to the northern cities to seek factory work. e. Most blacks were content working for wages and not owning their own land because they believed that they had not earned the right to just be given land from the government.

c. Blacks adopted different ways of testing their freedom, including moving about, seeking kin, and rejecting older forms of deferential behavior.

How did expanding agricultural production in places like Argentina and the American West lead to the migration of rural populations to cities? a. Increasing output in the countryside created a new prosperity that allowed rural populations to travel. b. Since the growing agricultural output attracted ever-larger numbers of immigrants to the countryside, the older generations of rural settlers left for the cities. c. Increasing output worldwide pushed down the prices of farm products, making it more difficult for farmers to make ends meet. d. New production methods that were at the heart of growing farm productivity alienated many rural folks familiar with traditional farming practices. e. Peasants made such tidy profits in agriculture that they could afford to move to cities.

c. Increasing output worldwide pushed down the prices of farm products, making it more difficult for farmers to make ends meet.

According to the authors of the Dawes Severalty Act, what constituted a civilized life for Native Americans in the later nineteenth century? a. Skilled work and tenement life in industrial cities. b. A hunting and gathering economy and nomadic lifestyle. c. Individual property ownership and farming on family plots. d. Tribal life and autonomy on the nation's reservations. e. Employment in the tourism industry and public land management.

c. Individual property ownership and farming on family plots.

Which of the following is the most likely explanation for the final passage of the Nineteenth Amendment? a. Suffragists' state-by-state efforts had largely failed. b. Congressmen from western states backed the amendment in exchange for an end to suffragist support of Prohibition. c. The Wilson administration eventually supported the amendment in response to public pressure. d. Jeanette Rankin of Montana cast the deciding vote. e. Suffragettes refused to support the war effort unless they were promised the vote at the end of the war.

c. The Wilson administration eventually supported the amendment in response to public pressure.

How did economic development in Brazil during and after the American Civil War affect the lives of southern cotton farmers? a. Brazilian demand for American cotton created new opportunities for southern cotton growers. b. Poverty and crime in South America triggered a mass migration of cheap farm workers into the American South where they replaced former slaves. c. The expansion of Brazilian cotton cultivation lowered global prices for the crop and led to indebtedness and loss of land for southern farmers. d. The expansion of slavery in Brazil in the wake of American emancipation prompted southern farmers to give up cotton cultivation for good. e. Cheap Egyptian cotton allowed southerners to become the consumers of imported textiles.

c. The expansion of Brazilian cotton cultivation lowered global prices for the crop and led to indebtedness and loss of land for southern farmers.

Which of the following properly compares the U.S. Supreme Court's approach to organization in business and labor during the Gilded Age? a. Whereas the Court rejected the organization of big business on constitutional grounds, it supported workers' right to organize. b. The Court used the Sherman Antitrust Act liberally for the breakup of business and labor organizations. c. While the Court applied the Sherman Antitrust Act to break down unions, it proved unwilling to endorse any regulation of big business. d. Understanding the dynamics of the new industrial age, the Supreme Court allowed workers as well as businesses to organize powerful and centralized institutions. e. The Supreme Court refused to apply the Sherman Antitrust Act against unions or business on the grounds that the law itself was unconstitutional.

c. While the Court applied the Sherman Antitrust Act to break down unions, it proved unwilling to endorse any regulation of big business.

Which of the following statements about nineteenth-century Chinese immigrants to the United States is accurate? a. Unlike Europeans, Chinese immigrants were too poor to send letters or money home to relatives. b. After the completion of the transcontinental railroad in 1869, most Chinese immigrants were unable to find additional work and returned to China. c. Chinese immigrants rarely worked in western mines after the Civil War, thanks to Anglo resentment and the lack of demand for cheap labor. d. By 1880, three-fourths of Chinese immigrants lived in California, where many worked on farms. e. Most women migrated east via the transcontinental railroad to work as domestics.

d. By 1880, three-fourths of Chinese immigrants lived in California, where many worked on farms.

Which of the following was the reason for U.S. control over Puerto Rico, Guam, and the Philippines? a. The search for raw materials. b. The desire to unravel European empires. c. Exclusive access to consumer markets in these territories. d. Control of strategic gateways from which to project American naval and commercial power. e. These islands harbored a growing number of exiled labor radicals.

d. Control of strategic gateways from which to project American naval and commercial power.

Which of the following assessments of the Roosevelt Corollary is accurate? a. It represented a vow to defend the Western Hemisphere against European intervention. b. It signaled to Japan that the United States was the predominant military power in the Pacific. c. It was a warning to Central and South American nations to accept a colony-like status vis-à-vis the United States. d. It held that the United States had the right to exercise an international police power. e. The Roosevelt Corollary strongly limited the sovereignty of Canada.

d. It held that the United States had the right to exercise an international police power.

Which of the following properly assesses the significance of the passage of the Sherman Antitrust Act in 1890? a. The passage of the law was a Republican triumph in an era of Democratic dominance. b. The law triggered an avalanche of frivolous lawsuits that would tarnish the reputation of anti-monopolists for years. c. The law was so finely grained and complicated that few prosecutors in the country dared to apply it. d. The law established a precedent that the national government could regulate the economy in the interest of the public good. e. The law had the unintended consequence of empowering unions and socialist organizations.

d. The law established a precedent that the national government could regulate the economy in the interest of the public good.

Why did new products like Ivory Soap and Quaker Oats symbolize the continuing integration of the economy in America's Gilded Age? a. They were consumer products manufactured with new technologies. b. These products catered particularly to the appetites and desires of new immigrants. c. These products were exemplary for the way in which mass consumption raised everyone's living standards. d. These products were national brands, sold everywhere across the United States thanks to the expanding railroad network. e. These products were examples of how Gilded Age technologies helped develop the sustainable use of materials.

d. These products were national brands, sold everywhere across the United States thanks to the expanding railroad network.

Which statement about the American Federation of Labor in the early twentieth century is FALSE? a. The AFL represented skilled workers only. b. AFL membership tripled between 1900 and 1904. c. The AFL forged closer ties with corporate leaders to stabilize employee relations. d. The AFL established pension plans for long-term workers. e. The AFL proposed an overthrow of the capitalist system.

e. The AFL proposed an overthrow of the capitalist system.

Which statement about the disenfranchisement of blacks in the South is FALSE? a. White leaders presented disenfranchisement as a "good government" measure. b. Between 1890 and 1906, every southern state enacted laws or constitutional provisions meant to eliminate the black vote. c. In passing various laws to restrict blacks from voting, numerous poor and illiterate whites also lost the right to vote in the South. d. The elimination of black and many white voters could not have been accomplished without the approval of the North. e. The Supreme Court upheld the grandfather clause.

e. The Supreme Court upheld the grandfather clause.

Why were many Americans drawn to the Socialist Party in the election of 1912? a. Its presidential candidate was a southerner, Eugene Debs, who could appeal to both blacks and whites. b. A very large minority of Americans were willing to abolish the capitalist system altogether. c. Americans looked with jealousy at the equality and prosperity that reigned in social democracies like Britain and Germany. d. Eugene Debs had been a popular movie star and entertainer before he ran on the Socialist Party ticket. e. The party's proposal to nationalize railroads and banks, and to provide unemployment relief, expressed popular Progressive thought.

e. The party's proposal to nationalize railroads and banks, and to provide unemployment relief, expressed popular Progressive thought.

Why did the Wilson administration impose a graduated income tax in 1913? a. Correctly predicting the coming of World War I, Wilson hoped to bolster the federal budget for defense. b. Having imposed a ban on liquor sales, Wilson had to find a way to compensate for the lost excise tax. c. Wilson was trying to fulfill his campaign promise of "soaking the rich." d. Wilson had promised Republicans a graduated income tax only, if in return, they supported his declaration of war. e. The substantial reduction of duties on imports required Wilson to make up for lost revenue.

e. The substantial reduction of duties on imports required Wilson to make up for lost revenue.

The Industrial Workers of the World: a. represented skilled workers only. b. was led by Eugene Debs. c. organized only women workers. d. was a union within the American Federation of Labor. e. advocated a workers' revolution.

e. advocated a workers' revolution.

Between 1901 and 1920, the United States intervened militarily numerous times in Caribbean countries: a. in order to gain territory for the United States. b. in order to spread liberty and freedom in the region. c. because the democratic leaders of the region asked the United States for aid in suppressing rebellions. d. in order to fight European powers who sought to establish colonies in the area. e. in order to protect the economic interests of American banks and investors.

e. in order to protect the economic interests of American banks and investors.

The crop-lien system: a. applied only to African-American farmers. b. became better as farm prices increased in the 1870s. c. enabled yeoman farmers to continue to function under the same system as before the Civil War. d. annoyed bankers and merchants who resented how it made them dependent on farmers. e. kept many sharecroppers in a state of constant debt and poverty.

e. kept many sharecroppers in a state of constant debt and poverty.