Midterm; Chapter 15-22; APUSH Brinkley

The Populists decided to endorse William Jennings Bryan, the Democratic party candidate for president in 1896, instead of nominating their own candidate because A. Bryan and the Democrats stood for all the reforms the Populists wanted. B. Bryan and the Democrats had chosen a Populist as Bryan's vice president running mate. C. Bryan and the Democrats came out for free silver, and if the Populists were to run a candidate of their own they would split the farm vote and ensure the election of the gold-standard Republican, McKinley. D. All of the above.

C. Bryan and the Democrats came out for free silver, and if the Populists were to run a candidate of their own they would split the farm vote and ensure the election of the gold-standard Republican, McKinley.

During the New Deal, which interest group exercised less influence over the federal government than it had in the 1920s? a. Organized labor b. Farmers C. Business D. Social workers

C. Business

Which of the following statements about US cities between 1860 and 1900 is INCORRECT? A. Runaway growth of urban population swamped municipal services and facilities. B. Terrible housing and sanitary conditions developed in them. C. By 1900, the majority of US people lived in them. D. Their neighborhoods became increasingly segregated along class, ethnic, and racial lines.

C. By 1900, the majority of US people lived in them.

What was a direct effect of the immigration pattern shown in the graph on urban centers in America by the turn of the 20th century? A. Dramatic slowing of migration of native-born Americans from rural areas to urban centers. B. Greater independence for immigrant women. C. Growth of distinct, ethnic neighborhoods. D. City governments subsidizing housing for the new arrivals.

C. Growth of distinct, ethnic neighborhoods.

Why did the United States annex Hawaii? A. Queen Liliuokalani was an evil and immoral leader B. The Hawaiians renounced their citizenship and asked to be annexed. C. In order to protect the economic interests of sugar planters. D. In order to avenge a sneak-attack by the Japanese navy.

C. In order to protect the economic interests of sugar planters.

Which of the following was not a goal of the Populist party? A. Having the government take over and run the railroads. B. Increasing the money supply. C. Raising the protective tariff. D. Having the people instead of the state legislatures elect US senators.

C. Raising the protective tariff.

Which was a result of the events being referenced in the cartoon? A. Sharply increased competition with Great Britain as an imperial power. B. Annexation of the Hawaiian Islands. C. Spanish-American War. D. American annexation of Cuba.

C. Spanish-American War.

The Dawes Severalty Act was A. opposed by Helen Hunt Jackson and other eastern friends of the Native Americans. B. gave each tribe legal title to its reservation land. C. attempted to preserve Native American culture once Native Americans were no longer a military threat. D. benefited land-hungry whites more than it did Native Americans.

D. benefited land-hungry whites more than it did Native Americans.

As a result of the introduction of mass transit in cities, A. Working-class neighborhoods were broken apart. B. different social groups no longer lived close together. C. more mixed-use areas consisting of residences, shops, and factories emerged. D. human resources were drawn inward toward the central city.

D. human resources were drawn inward toward the central city.

In the second half of the nineteenth century of the several factors affecting Americans' loyalty to their chosen party, which appears to have been the most important? A. immigration matters B. religion C. economic interests D. region

D. region

Crucial to opening the Great Plains to large-scale agriculture was A. government subsidies to farmers who increased their production. B. the first real effective use of horse-drawn plows and combines. c. prestige and security that farming and land ownership provided. D. significant improvement in transportation and in farm technology

D. significant improvement in transportation and in farm technology

All of the following were new outlets for selling consumer goods at the end of the 19th century EXCEPT A.the mail order catalog, for rural residents. B. the chain store, for the working class. C. the downtown department store, for city dwellers. D. the outlying shopping mall, for middle class commuters living at the end of the streetcar lines.

D. the outlying shopping mall, for middle class commuters living at the end of the streetcar lines.

Initiative, referendum, and recall A. became federal laws with the ratification of the 17th Amendment. B. gave political parties more power than they had ever had in the United States. C. changed the nature of urban government but did not influence state-level activity. D. were political refoung designed to give the people a greater voice in government.

D. were political refoung designed to give the people a greater voice in government.

Most Great Plains Indians in the mid-nineteenth century a. lived in semi permanent villages and did some farming. b. lived in nuclear family units and seldom saw others beyond their immediate relatives. c. hunted the migratory buffalo herds and used the animals' meat, hides, bones, and skulls. d. adjusted quickly to reservation life because they were used to living in tribal communities.

c. hunted the migratory buffalo herds and used the animals' meat, hides, bones, and skulls.

The United States and Great Britain launched the long-delayed second front with the a. capture of Iwo Jima and Okinawa. b. landing in North Africa. c. landing in Normandy, d. seizure of Sicily and southern Italy,

c. landing in Normandy,

As result of the induction of mass transit in cities. a. working-class neighborhoods were broken apart. b. different social groups no longer lived close together. c. more mixed-use areas consisting of residences, shops, and factories emerged. d. human resources were drawn inward toward the central city.

c. more mixed-use areas consisting of residences, shops, and factories emerged.

The Korean War a. ended Soviet occupation of the Korean peninsula. b. reunited North and South Korea. c. set a precedent for US participation in undeclared wars not approved by Congress. d. Permanently moved the border of' South Korea to the Yalu Rive

c. set a precedent for US participation in undeclared wars not approved by Congress.

Leaders of the settlement house movement a. believed that all government was corrupt and could not be reformed. b. concentrated their efforts on bringing social reform to small-town America. c. understood the need to use politics in order to bring about effective reform. d. wanted to provide economic assistance

c. understood the need to use politics in order to bring about effective reform.

The Kerner Commission report a. found that communists had played a significant role in stirring up the race riots of the late 196Os. b. recommended a number of new programs to alleviate poverty and discrimination, which Congress promptly passed and President Lyndon B. Johnson signed. c. warned that the United States was dividing into separate and unequal white and African-American societies. d. Blamed racial violence on college student protesters.

c. warned that the United States was dividing into separate and unequal white and African-American societies.

Lend-lease a. was favored by isolationists as a way to prevent the United States from having to fight in WWII. b. favored the Germans because they were considered better credit risks than the British and Soviets c. was extended to both Great Britain and the Soviet Union to help them defeat the Nazis. d. was one of the most unpopular policies of FDR's administration because it was pulling the country into a war that most Americans wished to avoid.

c. was extended to both Great Britain and the Soviet Union to help them defeat the Nazis.

he Granger Laws a. limited the number of cattle that could be grazed on the open range. b. opened new land on Indian reservation to white settlers. c. were state laws that fixed the maximum rates railroads could charge. D. were the first federal laws regulating business enterprises.

c. were state laws that fixed the maximum rates railroads could charge.

Which of the following population trends occurred in the United States from 1860 to 1910? a. A gradual decline of the rural population in absolute numbers. b. A shift of the majority of the urban population from the central city to suburbs c. A significant shift of the population from the North to the South d. A faster rate of growth for the cities than for the general population.

d. A faster rate of growth for the cities than for the general population.

Which of the following statements about Lyndon B. Johnson is correct? a. He pushed through Congress the greatest package of social-reform legislation in US history. b. He won a landslide victory over his Republican opponent Barry Goldwater in 1964. c. He lied to congress about an unprovoked attack on US ships occurring in the Gulf of Tonkin. d. All of the above.

d. All of the above.

As a result of the Tet Offensive early in 1968 a. the American military suffered its worst defeat in history, b. the United States won the war against North Vietnam. c. American support of the war in Vietnam dramatically grew. d. American support of the war in Vietnam dropped sharply.

d. American support of the war in Vietnam dropped sharply.

A group that was not a part of the new Democratic coalition that emerged in the election of 1936 was a. southerners b. urban immigrants and industrial workers. c. African-Americans and women. d. Business leaders and upper-income Americans.

d. Business leaders and upper-income Americans.

Which of the following explains why unions did not did not have much success in the nineteenth century. a. Workers had little interest in joining unions because their real wages were rising and their conditions improving. b. Most workers did not remain in the working class permanently but quickly went on to become self-employed farmers or small businessmen. c. Labor and management saw eye-to-eye on most issues, and as a result there was little need for unions. d. Ethnic and religious diversity of the labor force, division between skilled and unskilled, and hostility toward strikes from the public, employers, and government impeded union growth

d. Ethnic and religious diversity of the labor force, division between skilled and unskilled, and hostility toward strikes from the public, employers, and government impeded union growth

Whose campaign to protect the wilderness led to establishing Yosemite National Park and founding the Sierra Club? a. Joseph G. McCoy b Henry ComStock c. Owen Wister d. John. Muir

d. John. Muir

In which of these conflicts did US and Soviet troops clash on the battlefield? a. The Korean War b. The Chinese Civil War c. Berlin Airlift d. None of the above

d. None of the above

The Dawes Severalty Act a. was opposed by Helen Hunt Jackson and other eastern friends of the Native Americans. b. gave each tribe legal title to its reservation land. c. attempted to preserve Native American culture once Native Americans were no longer a military threat. d. benefited land-hungry whites more than it did Native Americans.

d. benefited land-hungry whites more than it did Native Americans.

The United States assisted, however too little and too late, European Jews threatened by Nazi extermination by a. admitting millions of Jewish refugees. b. pressuring the British to allow millions of refugees into Palestine. c. offering the Nazis trucks and other war supplies in exchange for Jewish concentration camp inmates. d. establishing the War Refugee Board.

d. establishing the War Refugee Board.

In response to the success of the Marshall Plan and the announced intention to create a West German republic, Joseph Stalin a. installed a communist government in Poland. b. sent Soviet troops to North Korea to help in the war against South Korea. c. created the Warsaw Pact. d. instituted the Berlin blockade.

d. instituted the Berlin blockade.

The United States enter WWI for all of the following reasons except a. its cultural ties to Allies b. its economic ties to the Allies c. Germany's unrestricted submarine warfare d. its fear of a Europe dominated by Nazi Germany.

d. its fear of a Europe dominated by Nazi Germany.

The 1963 March on Washington a. attracted few supporters and did not improve conditions for African Americans. b. turned out to be one of the most violent demonstration in American history. c. was part of a white backlash that underscored strong resistance to integration. d. revealed how powerful and important the civil rights movement had become.

d. revealed how powerful and important the civil rights movement had become.

The prase "longs hot summers" referred to a. The influence of global warming on the environment. b. the worst drought since the Dust Bowl of the 1930s. c. the season when most of the fighting occurred in Vietnam. d. series of violent urban riots in the mid-1960s

d. series of violent urban riots in the mid-1960s

In Brown v. Board of Education, the Supreme Court declared a. that only the states could pass laws concerning social relations. b. separate facilities were acceptable as long as they were equals c. all forms of segregation violated the Fourteenth Amendment. d. that in education separate facilities were inherently unequal.

d. that in education separate facilities were inherently unequal.

All of the following were new outlets for selling consumer goods at the end of the 19th century EXCEPT a. the mail order catalog, for rural residents b. the chain store, for the working class c. the downtown department, for city dwellers. d. the outlying shopping mall, for middle class commuters living at the end of the streetcar lines.

d. the outlying shopping mall, for middle class commuters living at the end of the streetcar lines.

The United States; (textbook) main reason .for dropping atomic bombs oil Hiroshima and Nagasaki was a. the desire to frighten the Soviets -into being more reasonable in Eastern Europe. b. Americans' racist attitudes toward Japan. c. the hope of ending the war in the Pacific before the Soviet Union had a chance to get into the conflict. d. the reliance of US leaders on technology to win the war with the least sacrifice of American Iives.

d. the reliance of US leaders on technology to win the war with the least sacrifice of American Iives.

The Vietnam War a. grew out of the American desire to create a worldwide empire. b. stemmed from repeated terrorist attacks against US troops overseas. c. was primarily an extension of the Pacific theater of World War II d. was rooted in the policy of containment and the Truman Doctrine.

d. was rooted in the policy of containment and the Truman Doctrine.

Which of the following explains why unions did not have much success in the nineteenth century? a. Ethnic and religious diversity of the labor force, division between skilled and unskilled, and hostility toward strikes from public, employers, and government impeded union growth. b. Workers had little interest in joining unions because their real wages were rising and their conditions improving. c. Most workers did not remain in the working class permanently but quickly went on to became self-employed farmers or small businessmen. d. Labor and management saw eye-to-eye on most issues, and as a result there was little need for unions.

a. Ethnic and religious diversity of the labor force, division between skilled and unskilled, and hostility toward strikes from public, employers, and government impeded union growth.

The Populist party was launched Chiefly by leaders of the a. Farmers' alliances. b. Nativism groups. c. American Federation of Labor. d. Progressive Party,

a. Farmers' alliances.

Which statement about the progressive movement is correct? a. Progressives wanted to use the powers of government to restrain big business and protect the economically vulnerable. b. Most progressives rejected the capitalist system, preferring one based on cooperation for the good of the whole community. c. Like the earlier populist movement, the progressive movement was primarily agrarian-based. d. Progressive respected civil liberties so highly that they rejected any legislation that dealt with people's pers morals such as their sexual activities, drinking, and choice of entertainment.

a. Progressives wanted to use the powers of government to restrain big business and protect the economically vulnerable.

Which is not a reform associated with Woodrow Wilson's presidency? a. Pure Food and Drug Act b. Federal Reserve Act c. Clayton Antitrust Act d. Keating-Owen child labor law

a. Pure Food and Drug Act

Why did the South's industrialization lag behind the North's? a. The Civil War had ruined the South's credit system, and the postwar South lacked capital and an educated labor force. b. Southern industry paid higher wages than northern factories and therefore could not compete effectively with northern plants. c. The South had almost no natural resources and not enough people to supply the necessary industrial labor force. d. The South clung to its agrarian tradition and rejected the building of factories and mills.

a. The Civil War had ruined the South's credit system, and the postwar South lacked capital and an educated labor force.

Which of the following accomplishments took place during Harry S Truman's presidency? a. The armed forces were desegregated. b. A .national health-insurance system was started. c. Labor unions were strengthened by government backing for the closed shop. d. A federal antilynching law was enacted

a. The armed forces were desegregated.

Which of the following statements about industrial workers in the 1920s is correct? a. The wages for unskilled workers increased little. b. More workers than ever before in US history belonged to unions in 1929. c. Wage differences between men and women doing the same work largely disappeared. d. For the first time, the majority of industrial workers were female.

a. The wages for unskilled workers increased little.

The progressive movement a. did not appeal to American intellectuals because they did not believe society could reform. b. led to changes in intellectual concepts as well as in social ideals and political practices. c. introduced the idea of survival of the fittest into American society, economics, and politics. d. Strengthened traditional ways of thinking because intellectuals had always been innovative,

b. led to changes in intellectual concepts as well as in social ideals and political practices.

Rapid industrial development in the United States between 1860 and 1900 a. increased the demand for importance of skilled artisans b. produced an economy dominated by enormous corporations by 1900. c. Increased the opportunities for small- and medium-sized companies to succeed by 1900. d. Reduced the employment of women and child laborers in mines and illes by 1900.

b. produced an economy dominated by enormous corporations by 1900.

During the last two years of Lyndon B. Johnson's presidency, the majority of public funds went into a. Medicare and Medicaid. b. the Vietnam War. c. Head Start and other federally assisted educational programs. d. Public housing, the Job Corps, and other public-wo Vs and employment programs.

b. the Vietnam War.

"Corporations and combinations have become indispensable in the business world,.,. it is folly to try to prohibit them, but it is also folly to leave them without thoroughgoing control." This quotation summarizes the position on the big-business question of which politician? a. Woodrow Wilson b. William McKinley c. Theodore Roosevelt d. Robert La Follette

c. Theodore Roosevelt

The protest group that Herbert Hoover had the US Army expel from Washington, DC, in 1932 comprised a. farmers demanding that the government support agricultural prices. b. women demanding equal treatment from relief officials. c. WWI veterans demanding immediate cash payment of money due them for war services. d. African-Americans demanding passage of a federal antilynching law.

c. WWI veterans demanding immediate cash payment of money due them for war services.

What pushed the western boundary of the American frontier to the Pacific Ocean after the Civil War? A. construction of the intercontinental railroad B. discovery of silver and gold mines in Nevada C. donation of the Great Plains to war veterans D. annexation of the state of California to the Union

A. construction of the intercontinental railroad

What trend developed in reaction to the events depicted in the graph, reflecting a similar trend to similar events in the earlier part of the 19th century? A. Movement of African American women to urban centers in large numbers. B. A rise in nativist sentiment. C. A sharp drop in jobs available for the newly-arrived immigrants. D. The growth of suburbs.

B. A rise in nativist sentiment.

Which of the following was most directly a reason for American imperialism in the late 19th century? A. Increasing importance of foreign trade to the national economy. B. Increasing public awareness of Latin and Pacific Asian countries. C. The lack of natural resources in the western United States. D. The declining influence of Spain in the Western Hemisphere.

A. Increasing importance of foreign trade to the national economy.

Which of the following was most directly a reason for American imperialism in the late 19th century? A. Increasing importance of foreign trade to the national economy. B. Increasing public awareness of Latin and Pacific Asian countries. C. The lack of natural resources in the western United States. D. The declining influence of Spain in the Western Hemisphere.

A. Increasing importance of foreign trade to the national economy.

Which of these statements was true of nineteenth-century cities? A. People moved in and out of them and from neighborhood to neighborhood within them at a very rapid rate. B. Population growth was primarily due to natural increase of families that had lived in them for 50 years and more. C. Despite their crowding, the infant and other mortality rates were lower in them than in the countryside. D. Most of them were governed relatively honestly and efficiently.

A. People moved in and out of them and from neighborhood to neighborhood within them at a very rapid rate.

What connection, if any, did Social Darwinism have to American imperialism? A. Social Darwinism supported American imperialism by arguing some people were naturally inferior to others. B. Social Darwinism supported American imperialism by claiming Darwin's explorations had officially annexed territories. C. Social Darwinism was used to oppose American imperialism by arguing for greater social evolution at home. D. None - Social Darwinism only addressed evolutionary changes in birds of the Galapagos Islands.

A. Social Darwinism supported American imperialism by arguing some people were naturally inferior to others.

What was the primary reason that Populism failed to attract labor support? A. The economic interests of labor and farmers were often at odds. B. Populist leaders added an anti-labor plank to their platform. C. Populist leaders did not make efforts to include labor within their coalition. D. The labor movement was racist and did not approve of the Populists' steadfast commitment to civil rights.

A. The economic interests of labor and farmers were often at odds.

"...we got at Carlisle on Thursday and when we got here I did not like the place but since I have being here two or three days I have got used to the place... the boys have a nice green lawn in which play Kicking a football." -A letter from Hany Shirley, a member of the Caddo Indian tribe, who attended the Carlisle Indian Industrial School in 1882. Which of the following statements most accurately describes the status of Native American tribes in the late 19th C? A. There were no strongly organized tribes left, all of them were either consolidated or on reservations. B. They were still strong political, military, and cultural forces that successfully resisted attempts of interference. C. The US government treated tribes as sovereign units and allowed them to keep large amounts of land. D. The US government no longer treated the tribes as sovereign units and forced them onto modest reservations.

A. There were no strongly organized tribes left, all of them were either consolidated or on reservations.

Which of the following was not a reason for heightened US interest in building an overseas empire in the late nineteenth century? A. fears that the nation was running out of vital natural resources such as oil and coal. B. the example of European nations and Japan, which were seizing colonies in Africa and Asia C. the desire of big-navy advocates to obtain colonies on which to place US naval bases. D. the interest in acquiring overseas markets for surplus industrial products.

A. fears that the nation was running out of vital natural resources such as oil and coal.

"Excepting only Yosemite, Hetch Hetchy is the most attractive and wonderful valley within the bounds of the great Yosemite National Park and the best of all the camp grounds. People are now flocking to it in ever-increasing number for health and recreation of the body and mind...It is one of God's best gifts, and ought to be faithfully guarded."—John Muir, Century Magazine, 1909 Muir's ideas are most directly a reaction to the A. increasing usage and exploitation of western landscapes B. increase in urban populations, including immigrant workers attracted by a growing industrial economy C. westward migration of groups seeking religious refuge D. opening of a new frontier in recently annexed territory

A. increasing usage and exploitation of western landscapes

The purpose of John Hay's Open Door was to A. keep the markets of China open to the United States. B. reduce tensions in the Far East between Russia and Japan. C. apply the Monroe Doctrine to Asia. D. resolve trade wars among the European powers.

A. keep the markets of China open to the United States.

During the closing decades of the nineteenth century, farmers complained about all of the following EXCEPT A. rising commodity prices B. high interest charges C. high freight rates D. large middleman profits

A. rising commodity prices

The American Federation of Labor under the leadership of Samuel Gompers organized A. skilled workers in craft unions in order to achieve economic gains B. all industrial and agricultural workers in "one big union" C. unskilled workers along industrial lines D. workers and intellectuals into a labor party for political action

A. skilled workers in craft unions in order to achieve economic gains

In the "walking city" of the early nineteenth century, A. the wealthy lived at the city's outer edges. B. the rich and poor lived side C. by side. the poor lived near downtown, while the middle class resided in the suburbs. D. few people owned their own homes.

A. the wealthy lived at the city's outer edges.

Which of the following results of the Spanish-American War aroused the greatest controversy in the United States? A. Payment of $20 million to Spain B. Acquisition of the Philippine Islands. C. Removal of the Spanish from Cuba. D. The U.S. annexation of Puerto Rico.

B. Acquisition of the Philippine Islands.

What was the primary objective of the Sherman Antitrust Act? A. To promote the formation of business monopolies. B To prevent anticompetitive practices and protect trade and commerce from monopolistic behavior. C. To establish a federal agency to oversee business mergers. D. To encourage foreign nations to invest in American industries.

B To prevent anticompetitive practices and protect trade and commerce from monopolistic behavior.

Which of the following statements about the Homestead Act is incorrect? A. It attracted many new immigrants from northern and western Europe to the Great Plains. B. Because of this law, the great majority of federal gov't land on the Great Plains went to pioneering family farmers. C. The law provided 160-acre farms to anyone who would live on the land for five years and improve it. D. Because of flaws in the law and its enforcement, much of the best land went to speculators and railroads.

B. Because of this law, the great majority of federal gov't land on the Great Plains went to pioneering family farmers.

How did the Sherman Antitrust Act reflect the government's response to the rise of big business during the late 19th century? A. It showed the government's full support for unrestricted capitalism. B. It indicated a growing concern about the unchecked power of monopolies and their impact on competition. C. It demonstrated the government's indifference to business practices. D. It revealed the government's preference for foreign businesses over domestic ones.

B. It indicated a growing concern about the unchecked power of monopolies and their impact on competition.

Which of the following groups would most likely support the enforcement of the Sherman Antitrust Act? A. Owners of major industrial trusts. B. Small business owners facing competition from larger monopolistic firms. C. Foreign investors looking to establish monopolies in the US. D. Industrial workers seeking to form labor unions.

B. Small business owners facing competition from larger monopolistic firms.

"...we got at Carlisle on Thursday and when we got here I did not like the place but since I have being here two or three days I have got used to the place... the boys have a nice green lawn in which play Kicking a football." -A letter from Hany Shirley, a member of the Caddo Indian tribe, who attended the Carlisle Indian Industrial School in 1882. What impact did the Indian boarding schools have on Native American culture? A. They had no impact because very few students attended these institutions. B. They accelerated the cultural assimilation process although not in a uniform fashion. C. The schools helped strengthen & spread Native American culture by introducing white students to Indian values. D. The schools successfully eradicated all traces of Native American culture.

B. They accelerated the cultural assimilation process although not in a uniform fashion.

For the Populists, the results of the 1896 election were A. eyeopening, and ended up with the Populists aligning with the Republicans. B. a disaster and resulted in the party's eventual dissolution. C. an endorsement of their view on protective tariffs. a D. boost to the party, which gained prominence over the Democrats.

B. a disaster and resulted in the party's eventual dissolution.

Some Americans in the late 19th century welcomed the events because they allowed for A. a great deal of cultural diversity to experience in the cities. B. a plentiful source for cheap labor. C. a sharp increase in housing demands. D. development of mass transit within urban areas, as more people needed to move about within the city.

B. a plentiful source for cheap labor.

As the United States approached the twentieth century a. most major American cities lost population as so many people moved West. B. internal migrants and foreign immigrants increased the urban population. c. for the first time more than half the population lived in metropolitan areas. d. newly arrived immigrants arrived primarily in the western and southern cities.

B. internal migrants and foreign immigrants increased the urban population.

Rapid industrial development in the United States between 1860 and 1900 A. increased the demand for and importance of skilled artisans. B. produced an economy dominated by enormous corporations by 1900. C. Increased the opportunities for small- and medium-sized companies to succeed by 1900. D. Reduced the employment of women and child laborers in mines and mills by 1900.

B. produced an economy dominated by enormous corporations by 1900.

Which of the following characterized the boomtowns of the West? A. high birth rates B. sudden growth C. tightly clustered houses D. underground gold mines

B. sudden growth

As a result of the Spanish-American War, A. Theodore Roosevelt emerged as an anti-imperialist. B. the United States acquired the Philippines, Guam, and Puerto Rico. C. Congress voted to declare Philippine independence. D. an independent Cuba was allowed to chart its own political and economic course.

B. the United States acquired the Philippines, Guam, and Puerto Rico.

The Panic of 1893 was triggered by which of the following events? A. the results of the election of 1892 B. the bankruptcy of the Philadelphia and Reading Railroad C. the failure of the National Cordage Company D. a wave of bank failures

B. the bankruptcy of the Philadelphia and Reading Railroad

"Excepting only Yosemite, Hetch Hetchy is the most attractive and wonderful valley within the bounds of the great Yosemite National Park and the best of all the camp grounds. People are now flocking to it in ever-increasing number for health and recreation of the body and mind...It is one of God's best gifts, and ought to be faithfully guarded."—John Muir, Century Magazine, 1909 Which of the following aspects of Muir's description expresses a major change in Americans' views of the natural environment? A. The idea that wilderness areas are worthy subjects for artistic works B. The idea that wilderness areas serve as evidence of divine creation C. The idea that government should preserve wilderness areas in a natural state D. The idea that mountainous scenery is more picturesque and beautiful than flat terrain

C. The idea that government should preserve wilderness areas in a natural state

The urban political machines and their political bosses A. Were always Democrats rather than Republicans in the late nineteenth century. B. angered building contractors by having municipal construction done by city employees on a not-for-profit basis. C. dispensed city jobs, legal help, and a little relief to poor immigrants in exchange for their votes. D. were often controlled by the native-bom, wealthy elite groups who secretly ran them.

C. dispensed city jobs, legal help, and a little relief to poor immigrants in exchange for their votes.

The National Grange was an organization created on behalf of A. regulators. B. educators. C. farmers. D. businessmen.

C. farmers.

William Jennings Bryan's famous "Cross of Gold" speech was given at the Democratic Convention of 1896 in support of A. racial equality B. the gold standard C. free silver D. religious tolerance

C. free silver

Most Great Plains Indians in the mid-nineteenth century A. lived in semi permanent villages and did some farming. B. lived in nuclear family units and seldom saw others beyond their immediate relatives. C. hunted the migratory buffalo herds and used the animals' meat, hides, bones, and skulls. D. adjusted quickly to reservation life because they were used to living in tribal communities.

C. hunted the migratory buffalo herds and used the animals' meat, hides, bones, and skulls.

The overall impact of industrialization on US life in the late nineteenth century was to A. reduce the gulf between the living standard of the rich and the poor. B. make class distinctions less apparent. C. improve the standard of living for many families. D. drive fine-quality goods off the market in favor of mass-produced, shoddy products.

C. improve the standard of living for many families.

What argument used by some of the time in support of American imperialism is most being implied in the cartoon? A. The need to expand American markets. B. The superiority of the white races and their duty to civilize the more "barbaric" races. C. The need to compete with the European imperial powers. D. The duty of America to control the Western Hemisphere.

D. The duty of America to control the Western Hemisphere.

Which of the following population trends occurred in the United States from 1860 to 1910? A. A gradual decline of the rural population in absolute numbers. B. A shift of the majority of the urban population from central city to suburbs. C. A significant shift of the population from the North to the South. D. A faster rate of growth for the cities than for the general population.

D. A faster rate of growth for the cities than for the general population.

Which of the following explains why unions did not have much success in the nineteenth century? A. Workers had little interest in joining unions because their real wages were rising and their conditions improving. B. Most workers did not remain in the working class permanently but quickly went on to become self-employed farmers or small businessmen. C. Labor and management saw eye-to-eye on most issues, and as a result there was little need for unions. D. Ethnic and religious diversity of the labor force, division between skilled and unskilled, and hostility toward strikes from the public, employers, and government impeded union growth.

D. Ethnic and religious diversity of the labor force, division between skilled and unskilled, and hostility toward strikes from the public, employers, and government impeded union growth.

Debt-ridden farmers favored free silver because they expected it to A. Lower their cost of living. B. Make it easier to import cheaper farm machinery from Europe. C. Appeal to factory workers, who would then join farmers in voting for Populist candidates. D. Increase the currency supply, make it easier to repay loans, and raise the price of agricultural products.

D. Increase the currency supply, make it easier to repay loans, and raise the price of agricultural products.

The news coverage of William R. Hearst's Journal and Joseph Pulitzer's World probably contributed to A. William Jennings Bryan's defeat in 1896. B. Grover Cleveland's election in 1884. C. The passage of poll taxes, literacy tests, and grandfather clauses. D. The United States' declaration of war on Spain.

D. The United States' declaration of war on Spain.

Which of the following constitutes a significant change in the treatment of American Indians during the last half of the nin eenth century? A. The beginnings of negotiations with individual tribes B. The start of a removal policy C. The admission of all American Indians to the full rights of United States citizenship D. The division of the tribal lands among individual members

D. The division of the tribal lands among individual members

The War hastened the approval of two constitutional amendments. These provided for a. votes for women and prohibiton b. the eight-hour workday and an end to child labor. c. Equal pay for men and women and voes for African-Americans. d. direct popular election of U.S. senators and an end to poll taxes.

a. votes for women and prohibiton

Which of the following statements about the experiences of African-American during World War I is correct? a. African-American regiments fighting under French command served with distinction and one received the Croix de Guerre. b. African-Americans found getting jobs in the northern industry impossible. c. African-Americans followed the advice of Booker T. Washington to "put down their buckets where they were," and for that reason few moved north. d. Because of wartime idealism and patriotism, violence against African-Americans in the form of lynchings and race riots ceased.

a. African-American regiments fighting under French command served with distinction and one received the Croix de Guerre.

Which of the following facts about the election of 1968 indicates that a new conservative majority had supplanted the long-standing New Deal coalition. a. Between them, Richard Nixon and George Wallace received a majority of the votes of unskilled and semiskilled workers. b. Richard Nixon won 43.4 percent of the popular vote. c. The great majority of African-Americans voted for Hubert Humphrey. d. Almost all union leaders supported Hubert Humphrey.

a. Between them, Richard Nixon and George Wallace received a majority of the votes of unskilled and semiskilled workers.

Which of the following sequences of events is correct? a. United States sends aid to Great Britain and the Soviet Union; Japan attacks Pearl Harbor; United States declares war on Japan; Germany and Italy declare war on United States. b. United States declares war on Germany; Japan attacks Pearl Harbor; United States declares war on Japan; United States sends aid to Great Britain and the Soviet Union. c. United States declares war on Japan; Japan attacks Pearl Harbor; Germany and Italy declare war on United States; United States sends aid to Great Britain and the Soviet Union. d. Germany, Italy, and Japan declare war on United States; Japan attacks Pearl Harbor; United States declares war on the Axis; United States sends aid to Great Britain and the Soviet Union.

a. United States sends aid to Great Britain and the Soviet Union; Japan attacks Pearl Harbor; United States declares war on Japan; Germany and Italy declare war on United States.

The Bay of Pigs invasion was a. a US-backed attempt by anti-Castro forces to land in Cuba and overthrow the regime there. b. the first landing of US marines in South Vietnam and the start of Americanization of that conflict. c. the name that southerners applied to the invasion of their region by northern college student activists in the summer of 1964. d. an attempt made by the West to supply East Berlin with food after the communists erected the Berlin Wall.

a. a US-backed attempt by anti-Castro forces to land in Cuba and overthrow the regime there.

The Roosevelt Corollary a. asserted that the United States had the right to act as policeman in Latin America to keep order and prevent chronic wrongdoing. b. was issued to justify the United States' role in ending the Russo-Japanese War. c. reversed the part of the Monroe Doctrine that stated the United States would not intervene in European affairs. d. Warned the European powers and Japan not to exclude the U.S. business interests from China.

a. asserted that the United States had the right to act as policeman in Latin America to keep order and prevent chronic wrongdoing.

The Interstate Commerce Act a. did little to curb railroad abuses but did set a precedent for federal regulation of inter-state business. b. was passed by western state governments at the urging of the Grange, c. imposed the first effective regulation of railroad rates and other railroad practices in our history d. stopped the growth of trusts and monopolies that restrained trade in interstate and foreign commerce.

a. did little to curb railroad abuses but did set a precedent for federal regulation of inter-state business.

The Voting Rights Act of 1965 a. eliminated discriminatory voting tests and marked a high point in the civil rights movement. b. gave the federal government sole power to determine voter qualifications in the United States c. was the culmination of the civil rights movement and the end of discrimination in the United d. determined that voting rights were entirely under the jurisdiction of the states.

a. eliminated discriminatory voting tests and marked a high point in the civil rights movement.

Although the new state governments in the West were generally conservative, the one area in which they were ahead of the eastern states was in a. granting suffrage to women. b. ending all discrimination on the basis of race. c. enacting legislation against prostitution. d. Desegregating public education.

a. granting suffrage to women.

The New South Creed preached the need for the South to a. industrialize. b combat racial prejudice. c. promote the interests of agriculture ahead of those of industry d. Bring its wage scale up to that prevailing in the North.

a. industrialize

All of the following contributed to the postwar economic boom except a. reparations taken from Germany and Japan. b. wartime savings and pent-up consumer demand, c. spending made possible by the GI Bill of Rights. d. the weakened position of US industrial rivals an the US's resultant advantage in world trade.

a. reparations taken from Germany and Japan.

President John F. Kennedy a. stimulated the US economy by increased military spending. b. got through Congress a new immigration law that did away with the discriminatory national-origins quota system. c. got through Congress the most far-reaching voting rights bill since Reconstruction. d. All of the above

a. stimulated the US economy by increased military spending.

In the 1920s, a. talented African-American writers, musicians, painters, and actors gained wide recognition. b. African-American writers, such as Langston Hughes and Jean Toomer, could not find pub shers for their novels, short stories, and poems. c. the audiences of Harlem jazz clubs, such as the Cotton Club, includes whites and African- Americans. d. white writers almost never wrote about African-American characters.

a. talented African-American writers, musicians, painters, and actors gained wide recognition.

The National Origins Act of 1924 a. favored eastern and southern Europeans over western Europeans. b barred all Japanese and Chinese from immigrating to the United States. c. barred all Latin Americans from entering the United States. d. imposed a limit of 500,000 immigrants each year.

b barred all Japanese and Chinese from immigrating to the United States.

Which of the following statements about the Homestead Act is incorrect? a. It attracted many new. immigrants from northern and western Europe to the Great Plains. b. Because of this law, the great majority of federal government land on the Great Plains went to pioneering family farmers. c. The law provided 160-acre farms to anyone who would live on the land for five years and improve it. d. Because of flaws in the law and its enforcement, much of the best land Went to speculators and railroads.

b. Because of this law, the great majority of federal government land on the Great Plains went to pioneering family farmers.

Which of the following people disagreed with the program of the and the NAACP? a. W. E. B. Du Bois b. Booker T. Washington c. Mary White Ovington d. Oswald Garrison Villard

b. Booker T. Washington

Which of the following events does not help to account for the general prosperity of the 1920s? a. The development of new consumer-goods industries, especially home electrical appliances b. Federal minimum-wage laws that ensured that workers were well paid and thus had additional purchasing power c. The growth of the automobile industry d. A marked increase in productivity, stemming form new technology and new industrial techniques such as the moving assembly line

b. Federal minimum-wage laws that ensured that workers were well paid and thus had additional purchasing power

Which of the following statements best characterizes Herbert Hoover's handling of the depression? a. He followed the advice of Secretary of the Treasury Andrew Mellon to do nothing and wait for economic recovery to occur naturally. b. His efforts were limited by his fears of unbalancing the federal budget and concentrating too much power and responsibility in Washington. c. He refused to give federal-government aid to failing business corporations. d. He initiated vast new programs to employ the jobless, control farm surpluses, and regulate banking and the stock exchange.

b. His efforts were limited by his fears of unbalancing the federal budget and concentrating too much power and responsibility in Washington.

The term muckrakers refers to a. Procurers involved in the white slave trade. b. Journalists and writers who exposed political corruption and corporate wrongdoing. c. Opponents of Woodrow Wilson. d. Women who spread mud on the White House grounds to protest being denied the vote.

b. Journalists and writers who exposed political corruption and corporate wrongdoing.

The 1929 stock-market crash a. caused the Great Depression; without it there were no real reasons for economic collapse. b. Resulted from excessive speculation made possible by low taxes on the wealthy and plentiful bank loans for stock purchasers. c. occurred at a time when new car sales, construction, and other economic activities were booming. d. did not long deflate the value of stocks; by 1930, stock prices had almost returned to the 1929 highs.

b. Resulted from excessive speculation made possible by low taxes on the wealthy and plentiful bank loans for stock purchasers.

The purpose of the 1964 Freedom Summer Project in Mississippi was to a. protest the escalation of the Vietnam War. b. help and encourage African-Americans to become registered voters. c. Force the Interstate Commerce Commission to declare segregated transportation facilities unconstitutional. d. persuade the state legislature to ratify the Equal Rights Amendment.

b. help and encourage African-Americans to become registered voters.

Which of the following statements about Franklin Roosevelt's "court-packing plan" is correct? a. After a tough fight, Roosevelt got Congress to pass most of his proposals. b. Roosevelt wanted to increase the number of Supreme Court justices because the elderly, conservative majority on the 1930s Supreme Court had been declaring New Deal and progressive legislation unconstitutional, and he feared that these justices would also strike down the Wagner and Social Security Acts. c. Roosevelt suffered nearly total defeat in his attempt to turn around the Supreme Court. Through the 1930s and 1940s, the Court continued on a conservative course of declaring almost all reform laws unconstitutional. d. Roosevelt's plan failed because the Constitution clearly states that the Supreme Court shall be made up of nine justices; neither Congress nor Americans were willing to amend this provision.

b. Roosevelt wanted to increase the number of Supreme Court justices because the elderly, conservative majority on the 1930s Supreme Court had been declaring New Deal and progressive legislation unconstitutional, and he feared that these justices would also strike down the Wagner and Social Security Acts.

Toward the end of the 1800s a. white Americans became fascinated with the jazz culture of African Americans b. Sports, particularly baseball, became the major form of popular entertainment. c. going to motion pictures had become by far the favorite activity for Americans. d. dance clubs thrived on the youth and excitement of America's middle class.

b. Sports, particularly baseball, became the major form of popular entertainment.

The AFL differed from the earlier NLU and the Knights of Labor in which respect? a. The AFL did not believe workers should strike, while other two organizations led many work stoppages. b. The AFL only tried to organize skilled workers and fought for "butter and butter" issues rather than broader social, political, and economic reforms. c. The AFL was the only one that did not discriminate against women, African Americans, and immigrants. d. The Afl preached Marxist socialism, while the other two accepted the capitalist, industrial system.

b. The AFL only tried to organize skilled workers and fought for "butter and butter" issues rather than broader social, political, and economic reforms.

Which of the following statements about the Yalta Conference is correct? a. Joseph Stalin promised to return to Poland the land taken by the Soviet Union in 1939. b. The Soviet Union promised to declare war on Japan two or three months after Germany's surrender c. Winston Churchill and Franklin Roosevelt promised Joseph Stalin domination over Poland in exchange for a British and US sphere of influence over Greece. d. The Grand Alliance had already deteriorated so badly that Stalin, Roosevelt, and Churchill could agree on nothing.

b. The Soviet Union promised to declare war on Japan two or three months after Germany's surrender

Dollar diplomacy refers to a. Woodrow Wilson's allowing U.S. bankers to lend more than $2 billion to the allies between 1915 and 1917. b. William Howard Taft's promotion of U.S. commercial interest in Asia and Latin America. c. Theodore Roosevelt's financing of the building of the Panama Canal. d. Wall Street's eagerness for the United States to enter World War I.

b. William Howard Taft's promotion of U.S. commercial interest in Asia and Latin America.

President Dwight D Eisenhower a. enacted policies that undid most of the domestic reforms established during the New Deal. b. accepted the idea that the national government had some responsibility for social welfare. c. greatly expanded the role the national government played in regulating business activity. d. rejected ideas that the national government was responsible for social welfare, only defense.

b. accepted the idea that the national government had some responsibility for social welfare.

During the Kennedy administration a. American military forces defeated the Communist-led insurgency in Vietnam. b. conditions in American-supported South Vietnam deteriorated dramatically. c. Indochina split into Communist North Vietnam and democratic South Vietnam. d. the United States intervened for the first time in the conflict in Vietnam.

b. conditions in American-supported South Vietnam deteriorated dramatically.

By the beginning of the 1900s a.most American businesses were still family owned and operated, b. federal anti-monopoly laws had retarded the growth of big business. c. Businesses, depending on large-scale investments, had organized and formed vast corporations d. the United States had fallen significantly behind in terms of industrial technology.

c. Businesses, depending on large-scale investments, had organized and formed vast corporations

The Treaty of versailles a. Resembled, for the most part, Woodrow Wilson's fourteen-point peace plan. b. gave Russia large blocks of territory in eastern Europe. c. Disarmed Germany, stripped away its colonies, and imposed heavy reparation payments on the Germans d. Failed to create an association of nations as Wilson had promised it would.

c. Disarmed Germany, stripped away its colonies, and imposed heavy reparation payments on the Germans

Which of these was not an electoral reform designed to give people a more direct voice in politics and government? a. Initiative and referendum b. Seventeenth Amendment c. Eighteenth Amendment d. Direct primary

c. Eighteenth Amendment

US foreign policy toward Europe during the 1920s was characterized by a. willingness to forgive and forget the World War I debts owed to the US government by former allies. b. A desire to lead and dominate the League of Nations. c. Isolationism, except for a willingness to enter into a treaty to curtail a naval arms race. d. A refusal to participate in the League of Nations but a willingness to join the World Court decisions.

c. Isolationism, except for a willingness to enter into a treaty to curtail a naval arms race.

1. The politician who held up a laundry list and claimed, "I have here in my hand a list of 205 names known to the secretary of state as being members of the Communist party and who nevertheless are still working and shaping policy" was a. Richard M. Nixon. b. George C. Marshall. c. Joseph R. McCarthy. d. Strom Thurmond.

c. Joseph R. McCarthy.

The 1920s was the first decade in which a. Farmers drove down agricultural prices by producing a surplus b. The majority of Americans worked in factories rather than on farms c. The majority of Americans lived in cities. d. The majority of Americans owned television sets.

c. The majority of Americans lived in cities.