mod 6 - us history
Which of the following best describes the predominant social make-up of most boomtowns? a) young, single men b) married men traveling without their families c) young families with wives and children d) middle-aged, single men
a
Great Plains farmers came to rely on _____________ __________ fences to keep out wild animals and roaming cattle.
barbed wire
Grover ______________, the nominee of the Democrat Party, won the election of 1892, though Populists gained a significant portion of the popular vote.
Cleveland
Jacob ___________, a Populist businessman from Ohio, began to push for a government public-works program for the unemployed. His ideas gained a significant following in 1894.
Coxey
Political machines in Northeastern cities were more closely associated with the _______________ Party.
Democratic
_____________ _______________ formed in the 1870s as a direct outgrowth of the Granger Movement. These organizations allowed farmers to cooperate in order to gain better prices for their produce, better loans, and lower freight rates.
Farmer' Alliances
The _______________ _______________ was a deal in which the Japanese agreed to limit emigration of workers to the United States as long as the federal government agreed not to prohibit Japanese immigration.
Gentlemen's Agreement
Secretary of State James G. Blaine believed that ____________ was indispensable to American interests.
Hawaii
The violent ____________ Affair in Chicago led to the demise of the ____________ of Labor, a powerful national labor union.
Haymarket; Knights
The __________ ______________, a settlement house in Chicago founded by Jane Addams and Ellen Gates Starr, was one of the most famous of many such institutions, which were devoted to improving living conditions in major cities.
Hull House
Laws that discriminated against blacks in the South became known as _______ ________ laws after the name of a derogatory black character in a famous minstrel show.
Jim Crow
_______ _______ laws in the South ensured that the region would remain firmly Democrat due to restrictions on black voters.
Jim Crow
__________________ is known for her role in the promotion of birth control in the late 1910s and 1920s.
Margaret Sanger
In 1901, an anarchist named Leon Czolgosz assassinated President _____________________ at the Pan-American Exposition in Buffalo, New York.
McKinley
President Wilson intervened in the politics of the nation of _______________, changing alliances and eventually bringing General John J. Pershing to the brink of war after following troops across the border.
Mexico
In 1916, the Federal government created the National ____________ Service to maintain and preserve large areas of land throughout the United States.
Park
William Howard Taft became the first Governor-General of the _______________ in 1900, and later became Secretary of War under Roosevelt.
Philippines
Northeastern workers threw their support to the ______________ Party in the Election of 1896 in one of the most dramatic changes of voter alignment in the nation's history.
Republican
The Federal _____________ Act of 1913 established a central banking system in the United States for the first time since the 1830s.
Reserve
To take back control of the Republican Party, ____________ traveled the country in the Fall of 1910, making speeches espousing his Progressive principles known as "New _________."
Roosevelt; Nationalism
One of the most extreme democratic reforms in the Progressive Era was the popular election of US _______________, which was established by a constitutional amendment ratified in 1913.
Senators
In 1893, President Cleveland convinced Congress to repeal the Sherman _____________ Purchase Act, which led to the rise of the _____________ Democrats to oppose Cleveland's actions. [The same word will answer both blanks.]
Silver
In one of the best showings from a radical third party in several decades, Eugene V. Debs took no less than 421,000 votes for the ________________ Party.
Socialist
The Clayton Antitrust Act created the Federal ____________ Commission, which was a stronger version of Roosevelt's Bureau of Corporations, with the power to define "unfair trade practices" to prosecute businesses who violated fair competition.
Trade
According to the lesson, approximately how many African-Americans traveled to Northern cities between 1890 and 1910? a) 300,000 b) 750,000 c) 500,000 d) 150,000
a
According to the lesson, the unemployment rate averaged around which of the following between 1893 and 1898? a) 20 percent b) 15 percent c) 8 percent d) 10 percent
a
According to the lesson, which of the following best describes a stock? a) They are units that represent part ownership of a company sold to raise revenue. b) They are loans issued to companies from the government. c) They are loans issued to companies from the general population. d) They are a unit that measures how much land a company owns.
a
According to the lesson, which of the following was NOT caused by the expansion of railroad networks? a) Train equipment remained unstandardized. b) Cultural changes occurred, especially in the conceptualization of time. c) The first modern corporations were formed. d) A cheaper and faster alternative of transportation developed, saving companies money.
a
America developed the most aggressive foreign policy since the days of John Quincy Adams under which Secretary of State? a) William H. Seward b) James G. Blaine c) John Foster Dulles d) William H. Taft
a
Between 1876 and 1890, approximately how many Chinese immigrants came to California? a) 200,000 b) 150,000 c) 300,000 d) 350,000
a
Eugene V. Debs, who played a key role in the Pullman Strike, led which of the following labor unions? a) the American Railway Union b) the Amalgamated Association of Iron Steel Workers c) the National Labor Union d) the Knights of Labor
a
Formed in 1877 out of the International Workingmen's Association, which was the first Socialist political party in the United States? a) the Socialist Labor Party b) the American Socialist Party c) the Workingmen's Party d) the Marxist Party
a
Historians have called which of the following the first "modern President?" a) Theodore Roosevelt b) Grover Cleveland c) William Howard Taft d) William McKinley
a
Laws that disenfranchised blacks and circumvented which Constitutional Amendment? a) The Fourteenth Amendment b) The Fifteenth Amendment c) The Thirteenth Amendment d) The Twelfth Amendment
a
Political machines in Northeastern and Midwestern cities had the most influence with which of the following? a) Immigrants b) Women c) Evangelicals d) Nativists
a
The American predisposition to expansion can be traced to a) its origins in European expansion b) the peoples' greedy nature c) the need to discover new things d) the need for conquest
a
The most important and influential secret society that arose in the South to oppose Radical Reconstruction was a) The Ku Klux Klan b) The Freemasons c) The Urban League d) The Society of the Red Shirt
a
Though the People's Party dissolved in the late 1890s, their political philosophies still held influence. Which of the following became the most influential Populist goal in the progressive era? a) Limiting corruption in government b) The unlimited coinage of silver c) Limiting protective tariffs d) Establishing government ownership of railroads
a
What became the staple crop of many Great Plains farmers? a) Wheat b) Corn c) Cotton d) Rice
a
What event in 1873 shifted the focus of the Republicans to economic matters and created a depression that lasted for six years? a) The Panic of 1873 b) The takeover of railroads by the federal government c) The shift away from the gold standard d) A European famine and subsequent political revolutions
a
What was the name of multifamily dwellings in many American cities that were usually between four and six stories high and housed dozens of families? a) Tenements b) Apartments c) Hostels d) Boarding houses
a
What was the name of the Supreme Court case which severely weakened the Sherman Anti-Trust Act and helped protect monopolies? a) United States v. E. C. Knight Company b) United States v. Coxey's Army c) United States v. The Reading Railroad Company d) United States v. Pullman Strike
a
Which group of people were often the first Americans to come into contact with other cultures? a) Missionaries b) Soldiers c) Diplomats d) Politicians
a
Which of the following Presidents campaigned on a promise to fight corruption after Grant's scandal-filled term in office? a) Rutherford B. Hayes b) Grover Cleveland c) Chester A. Arthur d) James A. Garfield
a
Which of the following U.S. cities was first founded as a mining boom town? a) Helena, Montana b) Oklahoma City, Oklahoma c) Dallas, Texas d) Omaha, Nebraska
a
Which of the following best describes most American's attitude concerning political parties during the Gilded Age? a) Americans were extremely loyal to their party. b) Americans were disillusioned by both Republicans and Democrats. c) Americans did not consider political parties important. d) Americans often changed their alignment back and forth between Republicans, Democrats, or a third party.
a
Which of the following best describes the Social Gospel? a) A religious movement emphasizing the Church's responsibility to help the poor and marginalized. b) An academic movement advocating for greater funding for research in science and the humanities. c) A political movement arguing the merits of socialism. d) A cultural movement deemphasizing the importance of social status.
a
Which of the following best describes the main difference between Wilson and Roosevelt's political principles in the Election of 1912? a) Wilson wanted even stricter antitrust legislation. b) Roosevelt wanted to increase the supply of silver in circulation. c) Roosevelt wanted to align the United States more with Great Britain. d) Wilson believed that the wealthiest Americans should have more political power.
a
Which of the following best describes the provisions of the Indian Appropriations Act? a) It set aside much of the Oklahoma territory as reservations for several dozen Native Tribes. b) It allowed states to use militias to subdue American tribes. c) It nullified all Native treaties. d) It prohibited Americans from settling on lands already in the possession of Native Americans.
a
Which of the following best describes the purpose of the Bland-Allison Act of 1878 and the Sherman Silver Purchase Act of 1890? a) Allow the limited coinage of silver b) Allow the unlimited coinage of gold c) Allow individuals to purchase silver from the US. treasury d) Regulate the freight rates of railroad companies
a
Which of the following groups was the greatest advocate for the prohibition of alcohol in the United States? a) Middle-class women b) Midwestern farmers c) Wealthy business owners d) Working-class men
a
Which of the following individuals became the Presidential nominee of the Gold Democrats? a) John M. Palmer b) William McKinley c) Thomas E. Watson d) William Jennings Bryan
a
Which of the following individuals called himself a "distributor" of wealth, believing that he had a duty to give back to those who had helped him acquire his riches? a) Andrew Carnegie b) J.P. Morgan c) John D. Rockefeller d) President James A. Garfield
a
Which of the following individuals founded the Patrons of Husbandry in 1867, which later spawned the Granger Movement? a) Oliver H. Kelley b) James G. Field c) William Jennings Bryan d) James B. Weaver
a
Which of the following individuals was the manager of the Homestead Works during the Homestead Strike and nearly lost his life in an assassination attempt? a) Henry Clay Frick b) Samuel Gompers c) Terrence Powderly d) Andrew Carnegie
a
Which of the following is true of most American workers' wages between 1860 and 1890? a) Their wages generally rose. b) Their wages generally declined. c) Their wages rose in the West but fell in the Northeast. d) Their wages generally stayed about the same.
a
Which of the following religious groups tended to identify with Republicans during the Gilded Age? a) Evangelicals b) Mormons c) Catholics d) Jews
a
Which of the following tribes experienced especially brutal treatment when they were stopped in a 1,400-mile flight to Canada? a) The Nez Perce b) The Modoc c) The Apache d) The Ute
a
Which of the following was NOT a goal of the United States regarding Latin America? a) They wanted to eliminate totalitarian regimes in the region. b) They wanted to build and control a canal in Panama. c) They wanted to restrict European influence in the region. d) They wanted to establish American economic dominance in the region.
a
Which of the following was the only Democratic Party candidate to win the Presidency between 1869 and 1914? a) Grover Cleveland b) James A. Garfield c) Benjamin Harrison d) Rutherford B. Hayes
a
In 1851, the Sioux Indians and other tribes of the Great Plains signed the first Treaty of Fort Laramie. What were the major provisions of this treaty? [choose all that apply] a) The Sioux Indians agreed not to harass Westward migrants. b) The U.S. government declared much of the Great Plains region off-limits to U.S. settlement. c) The Sioux Indians sold much of their land to the U.S. government. d) The Sioux agreed to live on reservations in California.
a b
Which of the following events led to the decline of optimism in the United States during the Progressive Era? [Choose all that apply.] a) World War I b) The sinking of the Titanic in 1912 c) The Spanish-American War d) Economic stagnation in the 1920s.
a b
Which of the following arguments did suffragists use to advocate for giving women the right to vote? [Choose all that apply.] a) Women were already active in political and cultural reform movements. b) Women were morally superior to men and would bring greater virtue to government. c) The influence of women in government would make the nation less likely to enter wars. d) Giving women the right to vote would expand the white vote and maintain white supremacy in the South.
a b c
Which of the following is true of the Compromise of 1877? [Please choose all that apply.] a) An agreement was made to pull military support out of the South. b) It signaled the end of Reconstruction as Republican governments collapsed and white Democrats gained control of the South. c) Rutherford B. Hayes became President. d) Samuel Tilden was granted the office of Secretary of State in exchange for withdrawing from the election.
a b c
Which of the following is true of the Filipino-American War? [Please choose all that apply.] a) The United States used some of the same measures as the Spanish had in Cuba. b) The media's reaction to American measures in the war was mixed. c) The United States sent more troops to the Philippines than to Cuba. d) The United States eventually granted the Philippines their independence.
a b c
The Mann-Elkins Act of 1910 extended the power of the Interstate Commerce Commission over which of the following industries? [Choose all that apply] a) Telegraph b) Telephone c) Automobiles d) Railroads
a b d
Which of the following were two Federal laws passed on the same day that created large bureaucracies to enforce sanitation standards of food transported across state borders? [Choose 2] a) The Meat Inspection Act of 1906 b) The Hepburn Act of 1906 c) The Pure Food and Drug Act d) The Food Safety Commission Act
a c
Which of the following arguments did suffragists use to advocate for giving women the right to vote? [Choose all that apply.] a) Women were morally superior to men and would bring greater virtue to government. b) Giving women the right to vote would expand the white vote and maintain white supremacy in the South. c) Women were already active in political and cultural reform movements. d) The influence of women in government would make the nation less likely to enter wars.
a c d
Which of the following was a negative effect of the democratic political reforms of the Progressive Era? [Choose all that apply.] a) a decline in voter participation b) the development of massive, inefficient bureaucracies c) Political machines, lobbyists, and corporations gained greater control of the government. d) increased corruption in government
a d
Because of its connection to the fringes of the labor movement, ____________________ caused many Americans to link labor unions with violent protest and terrorism.
anarchism
According to the lesson, which of the following best describes the results of the Great Railroad Strike of 1877? a) neither successful or unsuccessful b) a massive failure c) very successful d) somewhat successful
b
According to the lesson, which of the following is the most important group of Americans that by in large did NOT benefit from the Progressive movement? a) Poor workers b) African Americans c) Women d) Businessmen
b
According to the lesson, which of the following was NOT a significant source of new workers in the American economy during the Gilded Age? a) women entering the workforce b) immigration from Canada and Mexico c) immigration from Europe and China d) children entering the workforce
b
Before serving as President, Woodrow Wilson served as the governor of which of the following states? a) New York b) New Jersey c) Virginia d) Ohio
b
By the end of the nineteenth century, what percentage of whites in the South could not read? a) 20 b) 11 c) 9 d) 34
b
For most of the nineteenth century, oil was mainly used to produce which of the following important commodities? a) Gasoline b) Kerosene c) Tar d) Ink
b
In the 1870s, Democrats in the South reorganized the party platform as a _______________ movement. a) Cooperative b) Conservative c) Radical d) Resurgent
b
In the Dakotas, Indians outnumbered whites 2 to 1 in 1870; by 1880, whites outnumbered Indians by what proportion? a) 5 to 1 b) 6 to 1 c) 3 to 1 d) 2 to 1
b
In the Election of 1876, both the Republicans and Democrats favored _______________________________. a) a harsher treatment of the Ku Klux Klan in the South b) relaxing radical Reconstruction policies and a return of state rule in the South c) placing the blame for the Civil War on the political elites of both parties who refused to compromise d) the establishment of most Southern states as territories
b
Marxist ideals gained influence in the United States through immigrants from which of the following European countries? a) Great Britain b) Germany c) Poland d) Italy
b
The Election of 1900 guaranteed what? a) It guaranteed American economic growth as they closed overseas markets. b) It guaranteed that American would be an imperial nation. c) It guaranteed American neutrality and isolationism. d) It guaranteed the right for territories of the United States to petition for independence.
b
The _______________ ________________ restricted Cuban diplomacy and made them promise not to borrow money from European nations. a) Bunau-Varilla Amendment b) Platt Amendment c) Teller Amendment d) 14th Amendment
b
What organization came alongside Eugene V. Debs in the Pullman Strike? a) The Knights of Labor b) The American Railway Union c) The Amalgamated Association of Iron Steel Workers d) The National Labor Union
b
What was the Open Door policy? a) It was a policy that allowed all nations free immigration to the United States. b) It was a policy that sought to enforce free trade and protect the self-determination of developing nations. c) It was a policy that encouraged America to expand its territories and acquire more land throughout the world. d) It was a policy that stated the United States had the right to intervene in any nation's foreign or domestic affairs.
b
What was the name given to Mexican cowboys during the time of the cattle drives? a) Range Rovers b) Vaqueros c) Bailarina de Vacas d) Conductor de Vacas
b
What was the reason for the Russo-Japanese War? a) The reason for the war was Japanese expansion into Russian territory. b) The reason for the war was Russian expansion into Manchuria. c) The reason for the war was d) Russian expansion into Korea. The reason for the war was Japanese expansion into Vietnam.
b
Which 1886 Supreme Court case upheld segregation laws in the South, provided that all accommodations for blacks and whites were "separate, but equal"? a) Dartmouth College v. Woodward b) Plessy v. Ferguson c) Gibbons v. Ogden d) McCulloch v. Madison
b
Which of the following best describes a holding company? a) It is a government-created company that buys and sells stocks to limit monopolization. b) It is a company that holds a significant amount of stock in several other companies within the same industry. c) It is a company that acquires the business of all their competitors within a single industry. d) It is an agreement between several companies within the same industry to share power among relatively few individuals.
b
Which of the following best describes the campaign of William Jennings Bryan in the Election of 1896? a) Dull and ineffective b) Energetic and active c) Traditional d) Bryan refused to campaign actively
b
Which of the following best describes the provisions of the Contract Labor Act of 1864? a) It allowed state governments to advertise on behalf of private companies to encourage foreigners to come to the United States. b) It allowed the Federal government to pay for an immigrant's passage to the United States. c) It decreased immigration restrictions. d) It gave private companies tax incentive to employ immigrants.
b
Which of the following factors did Margaret Sanger believe to be the main cause of poverty? a) Social injustice b) A lack of family planning c) Poor city planning d) Overconsumption of alcohol
b
Which of the following individuals did the Populists nominate for President in the Election of 1896? a) Thomas E. Watson b) William Jennings Bryan c) William McKinley d) John M. Palmer
b
Which of the following individuals gained significant profits from Cleveland's decision to allow the Treasury to borrow money from Wall Street investment bankers? a) John D. Rockefeller b) J. P. Morgan c) Woodrow Wilson d) Andrew Carnegie
b
Which of the following individuals is most closely associated with the oil industry during the Gilded Age? a) Andrew Carnegie b) John D. Rockefeller c) J.P. Morgan d) Thomas Edison
b
Which of the following individuals led the American Federation of Labor almost continually from 1886 to 1924? a) Henry Clay Frick b) Samuel Gompers c) Terrence Powderly d) Eugene V. Debs
b
Which of the following issues marked Wilson's first major piece of legislation after he became President? a) Deregulation of the railroad industry b) Tariff reform c) Tax legislation d) Anti-trust legislation
b
Which of the following prompted the Great Railroad Strike of 1877? a) Increased rent for company-owned housing b) A 10% pay cut among many rail company workers c) Increased rent for company-owned housing d) Rail companies' refusal to accept a 40-hour work week
b
Which of the following was the most interventionist President in history, in spite of his statements that he would not be? a) Theodore Roosevelt b) Woodrow Wilson c) William McKinley d) William Howard Taft
b
Who became the first African American to earn a doctorate at Harvard College and later founded the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People? a) Henry W. Grady b) W.E.B. Dubois c) Booker T. Washington d) T. McCants Stewart
b
Which of the following best describes the political failings of Taft? [Please choose all that apply.] a) He lacked the necessary qualifications and experience to make a good President. b) He was unable to mediate between opposing sides in Congress. c) He was unable to influence others without offending them. d) He fell under the control of Conservative Republicans.
b c d
Which of the following modern-day states experienced mining booms after the discovery of silver or gold? [Please choose all that apply.] a) Kansas b) Colorado c) Idaho d) California
b c d
In which two Latin American countries did the United States demonstrate strong foreign policy decisions in the 1890s? [choose 2] a) Ecuador b) Chile c) Columbia d) Venezuela
b d
The leaders in Yellow Journalism in the 1890s were ____________________________. [Please choose all that apply.] a) William McKinley b) William Randolph Hearst c) Theodore Roosevelt d) Joseph Pulitzer
b d
Who were the primary targets of the KKK in the South during Reconstruction? [Please choose all that apply.] a) Whigs b) African-Americans c) Democrats d) White Republicans e) The former planter elite
b d
About what percentage of American cowboys were African Americans? a) 10% b) 15% c) 25% d) 40%
c
According to the lesson, approximately how many black Southerners were killed by lynch mobs between 1892 and 1903? a) 2,500 b) 1,500 c) 2,000 d) 3,000
c
According to the lesson, approximately how many unskilled urban workers lost their jobs in a matter of months after the start of the Depression of 1893? a) 10% b) 50% c) 25% d) 65%
c
According to the lesson, the Depression of 1893 brought the most harm to which of the following groups? a) Northeastern immigrants b) Southern businessmen c) Western farmers d) Western miners
c
According to the lesson, the average steel worker during the Gilded Age worked approximately how many hours a week? a) 40 b) 67 c) 84 d) 98
c
According to the lesson, which of the following best describes the main cause of the failure of Roosevelt's Progressive Party? a) The grassroots movement lacked funding to launch a successful campaign. b) Democratic support was too powerful for both the Republican and Progressive Parties. c) Professional politicians distanced themselves from the radical wing of the party. d) Many Progressive Republicans felt that Roosevelt's ideas were too conservative.
c
According to the lesson, which of the following was the most important ingredient to the rise of big business? a) Availability of natural resources b) Entrepreneurs that were willing to take risks c) A growing population and the availability of cheap labor d) The values of individualism entrenched in America's culture
c
Although Samuel Tilden received the majority of the popular vote and seemed ahead in the Electoral College, what created controversy regarding the outcome of the election? a) Contested results in all the southern states b) Charges that the Republicans allowed former slaves to vote in the state of their birth and in the state of their residence c) Contested Electoral votes from South Carolina, Florida, and Louisiana d) Charges that the Democrats had allowed people to vote more than once in many precincts
c
Although the main battles of the Spanish American War centered on Cuba, the most decisive conflicts occurred in ________________________. a) Hawaii b) Puerto Rico c) the Philippines d) Guam
c
Between 1860 and 1920, the United States accepted 28 million immigrants. Most of these immigrants came from which of the following parts of the world? a) Africa b) Northern and Western Europe c) Southern and Eastern Europe d) Asia
c
Due to its massive trade market, the greatest prize of East Asia was ___________________. a) the Philippines b) Guam c) China d) Japan
c
How did President Grover Cleveland react to the attempt to annex the Hawaiian islands? a) He ordered more Marines into the islands to support the provisional government in Hawaii. b) He asked Congress to approve military action against the provisional government of Hawaii. c) He apologized to the Queen and called for the provisional government to dissolve. d) He advocated the annexation of the islands over the opposition of political allies.
c
In the Election of 1880, the Democratic Party nominated this former Union general, hoping his nomination would distance themselves from secessionism and the Confederacy? a) Rutherford B. Hayes b) Chester A. Arthur c) Winfield Scott Hancock d) Grover Cleveland
c
In the midterm election, the People's Party lost much of its support from which of the following groups to the influence of the Democratic Party? a) Black Southerners b) Northeastern immigrants c) White Southerners d) Midwestern merchants
c
Investigative journalists, who exposed corruption and ill-treatment of the working poor, were known by which of the following terms? a) Scoopers b) Truthseekers c) Muckrakers d) Sludge-scrapers
c
Muckrakers were the most influential Progressive voices in which of the following industries? a) Coal Mining b) The Textile Industry c) The Food and Drug Industries d) The Railroad Industry
c
On May 1, 1866, the Knights of Labor organized a one-day general strike of 340,000 workers that eventually led to the Haymarket Affair. What was the goal of that strike? a) Federal legislation to ensure better working conditions b) Stricter immigration laws c) The establishment of an eight-hour workday d) Higher pay for unskilled workers
c
The 1890 census revealed that there were approximately how many African Americans living west of the Mississippi River? a) 250,000 b) 300,000 c) 500,000 d) 400,000
c
The Pacific Railway Act of 1862 provided which of the following? a) Protection for Native Americans from railroad companies building on reservations. b) Federal land grants to Westward migrants settling near railroads. c) Federal funds for a transcontinental railroad. d) Grants to railroad companies that allowed them to improve rail lines in the Far West.
c
The Sixteenth Amendment authorized Congress to enact which of the following measures? a) Regulation of railroad freight rates b) A military draft c) A Federal income tax d) The prohibition of alcohol
c
The Spanish-American War began because of a colonial revolt on the island of _____________. a) Antigua b) Hispaniola c) Cuba d) Puerto Rico
c
Though he later came to dominate other industries, Andrew Carnegie was a manager in which of the following industries before 1873? a) Oil b) Steel-making c) Railroads d) Mining
c
To protect their own economic interests, white planters in Hawaii did what in 1893? a) They petitioned the Hawaiian government to ask the United States for a favorable trade treaty. b) They left Hawaii for other islands in Polynesia. c) They overthrew Queen Liliuokalani and established an American protectorate. d) They formed a coalition government with the Hawaiian monarchy.
c
U.S. foreign policy in Latin America in the 1890s sent the message that a) The United States would take over any nation that would not install a democratically elected government. b) The United States would be a neutral mediator in all foreign disputes. c) The United States was an authority over Latin America. d) The United States would stay out of disputes between European and Latin American powers.
c
Under the Insular Cases of 1901, the Supreme Court decided that Congress had the right to make Puerto Rico _________________________. a) a sovereign nation b) a colony c) an unincorporated territory d) an independent state
c
What event in February 1898 convinced most Americans that the nation should go to war with Spain? a) The Spanish refused to change strategy in Cuba. b)The sinking of the Titanic convinced them. c) The USS Maine exploded and sank. d) McKinley was an avid supporter of the war.
c
What was the final result of Coxey's Army? a) Ridicule from Coxey's opponents discouraged the protesters, who disbanded before they reached Washington, D.C. b) Coxey and his protesters reached Capitol Hill and helped enact key pieces of Federal legislation to relieve unemployed workers. c) Coxey's protesters were arrested and put in detention camps. d) Coxey received a hearing before Congress, but his ideas were not adopted.
c
What was the foreign policy of President Taft regarding the Caribbean and Latin American nations? a) It was to speak softly and carry a big stick. b) It was to leave well enough alone. c) It was called dollar diplomacy. d) It was the Open Door policy.
c
What was the main persuasive goal of the "Cross of Gold" Speech? a) State governments should be able to decide on the money issue for themselves. b) The Federal government should only accept gold as legal tender. c) The Federal government should allow the unlimited coinage of silver. d) The Federal government should allow for the limited coinage of silver.
c
What was the major point of debate over the ratification of the Treaty of Paris at the end of the Spanish American War? a) It was over the decision of whether to annex Cuba. b) It was over the decision to make Spain a territory. c) It was over the decision over what to do with the Philippines. d) It was over the decision to annex Hawaii.
c
What was the most influential motivation in promoting American imperialism? a) Ideological b) Religious c) Economic d) Military strategy
c
What was the name of the Massachusetts senator who advocated American expansion in the early nineteenth century? a) Alfred Thayer Mahan b) John Foster Dulles c) Henry Cabot Lodge d) Frank Lloyd Wright
c
Which of the following best describes the main provision of the Nineteenth Amendment? a) It established the prohibition of alcohol. b) It gave Congress the power to institute a Federal income tax. c) It guaranteed women's right to vote. d) It created the Federal Reserve.
c
Which of the following best describes the major goal of the Workingman's Party of California? a) Establish a minimum wage in California b) Establish a 40-hour work week for railway workers c) Restrict Chinese immigration d) Lower the freight rates of major railways
c
Which of the following best describes the management structure of most big businesses during the Gilded Age? a) Chaotic b) Oligarchic c) Hierarchical d) Democratic
c
Which of the following best describes the purpose of the Civil Service Commission, established in 1883? a) Institute a government draft of men over the age of 18 b) Regulate the railroad industry c) Ensure that all federal jobs be appointed by a merit system d) Limit corruption in Congress
c
Which of the following best describes the reason why Taft won the Republican nomination over Roosevelt in 1912? a) Taft had better credentials for the Presidency. b) Taft had more support from Progressive Republicans who controlled state conventions. c) Taft had more support from mainline Republicans who controlled state conventions. d) Taft had more popular support.
c
Which of the following best describes what Western miners and farmers called the "Crime of '73?" a) In 1873, the Supreme Court, citing voter fraud, blocked the election of a Western farmer to the House of Representatives. b) In 1873, Republicans set a very high interest rate for new loans. c) In 1873, Republicans in Congress stopped the production of silver coins. d) In 1873, Democrats in Congress blocked a key piece of legislation that would have regulated railroads.
c
Which of the following describes the main division between the Republican and Democratic Party platforms in the Election of 1908? a) The Democrats were more progressive while the Republicans were conservative. b) The Republicans wanted to minimize regulation on big business. c) The Democrats wanted a lower tariff. d) The Democrats advocated for the unlimited coinage of silver.
c
Which of the following events inspired new city and state laws regulating working conditions in factories? a) The publication of The Jungle b) The Spanish-American War c) The Triangle Shirtwaist fire of 1911 d) Bunting v. Oregon
c
Which of the following gave the Interstate Commerce Commission the power to set maximum freight rates, a reform long wished for among western farmers? a) The Sherman Anti-Trust Act of 1890 b) The Elkins Act of 1903 c) The Hepburn Act of 1906 d) The Pure Food and Drug Act
c
Which of the following incidents set off a nationwide panic that led to the Depression of 1893? a) President James Garfield was assassinated b) Great Britain greatly increased tariff rates on U.S. exports c) The Philadelphia and Reading Railroads declared bankruptcy d) Several banks in the Northeast failed
c
Which of the following individual is famous for inventing the telephone? a) William S. Burroughs b) Thomas A. Edison c) Alexander Graham Bell d) Isaac Singer
c
Which of the following individuals coined the term "Gilded Age?" a) Robert H. Wiebe b) Charles Dickens c) Mark Twain d) Andrew Carnegie
c
Which of the following individuals did the Populists nominate for Vice President in the Election of 1896? a) William Jennings Bryan b) William McKinley c) Thomas E. Watson d) John M. Palmer
c
Which of the following individuals is most closely associated with the steel-making industry? a) John D. Rockefeller b) J.P. Morgan c) Andrew Carnegie d) Thomas Edison
c
Which of the following individuals published A Century of Dishonor in 1881, which recounted the evils that the United States had committed against Native American groups? a) Chief Joseph b) Harriet Beecher Stowe c) Helen Hunt Jackson d) Henry L. Dawes
c
Which of the following issues became the main focus of the Election of 1888? a) Indian policy b) Regulation of business c) Tariff reform d) Government corruption
c
Which of the following labor unions had a radical, utopian vision of an economic system based on cooperation rather than competition? a) The National Labor Union b) The American Federation of Labor c) The Knights of Labor d) The Workingmen's Union
c
Which of the following remained one of the most important crops in Virginia and the upper South after the Civil War? a) Corn b) Sugar c) Tobacco d) Rice
c
Which of the following was NOT a plan for American expansionism in the early nineteenth century? a) establishing an informal empire of influence by exporting American institutions, ideas, and culture b) establishing an overseas territorial empire c) moving rapidly into Canada and Mexico to gain full control of the North American continent d) establishing an informal empire of influence through trade and investments
c
Which of the following was caused by the Elkins Act of 1903? a) It ordered the breakup of Standard Oil and the American Tobacco Company. b) It weakened regulations in the railroad industry. c) It made it illegal for railroads to offer special freight prices to certain customers. d) It prohibited any new railroad mergers.
c
Which of the following was the editor of the Atlanta Constitution, who wrote an article detailing his vision for "The New South?" a) John D. Rockefeller b) James B. Duke c) Henry W. Grady d) Eugene V. Debs
c
Which of the following was the greatest contributing factor in the defeat of William Jennings Bryan in the Election of 1896? a) The disenfranchisement of Southern black voters limited his chances. b) Bryan's campaign lacked energy and a clear message. c) Bryan failed to appeal to immigrants and the working poor in the Midwest. d) Bryan failed to gain the confidence of Populist voters.
c
Which of the following was the name of the Republican movement of educated elites that pulled their support from James Gillespie Blaine amid charges of corruption? a) Whigwumps b) Mudmakers c) Mugwumps d) Muckrakers
c
Who became the champion of a position known as the Atlanta Compromise? a) T. McCants Stewart b) W.E.B. Dubois c) Booker T. Washington d) Henry W. Grady
c
Who was the Filipino rebel leader against the Spanish and later against the Americans? a) Hung Tsi b) Poncho Villa c) Emilio Aguinaldo d) Francisco Madero
c
Who was the first Governor General of the Philippines? a) William McKinley b) Theodore Roosevelt c) William Howard Taft d) William Jennings Bryan
c
William Howard Taft became the first President to also hold which of the following positions in the Federal government? a) Senator b) Speaker of the House c) Chief Justice of the Supreme Court d) Secretary of Agriculture
c
Which of the following best describes the main purpose of the "Granger laws," established by members of the Granger Movement after 1874? a) Allow for the unlimited production of silver b) Allow for the unlimited production of silver c) Set maximum prices for transporting and storing farmers' produce d) Set low interest rates for farmers e) Regulating banks and railroads
c (maybe e on test)
Which of the following railroad companies were involved in constructing the first transcontinental railroad across the United States? Choose two of the following. a) The Stonington Railroad b) The Erie Railroad c) The Central Pacific Railroad d) The Union Pacific Railroad
c d
Before the discovery of bright-leaf tobacco, most people smoked tobacco in pipes, but the new strain of tobacco was suitable for ______________, which became a boom for the tobacco industry in the upper South.
cigarettes
According to the lesson, an oil rush began in the 1860s in which of the following states? a) Texas b) Georgia c) New York d) Pennsylvania
d
According to the lesson, which of the following industries was the first to produce modern corporations? a) Oil b) Textiles c) Steel d) Railroads
d
American economic actions in Hawaii protected the rights and power of a) the people of Hawaii b) international interests c) the Hawaiian royal family d) white planters
d
Because of its importance as a naval base in the Pacific, President McKinley and Congress annexed what territory in July 1898? a) Cuba b) Philippines c) Guam d) Hawaii
d
Between 1865 and 1897, the national railway network grew from 35,000 to almost _________ miles of track. a) 400,000 b) 275,000 c) 100,000 d) 200,000
d
Democrats in which of the following regions were the most aggressive advocates of the unlimited coinage of silver? a) The Midwest b) New England c) The South d) The West
d
How did Roosevelt finally resolve the 1902 Coal Strike? a) He relieved the demand for coal by ordering the importation of coal from England b) He publicly condemned the actions of the United Mine Workers c) He used the Bureau of Business to threaten the mining companies involved d) He threatened to send Federal troops to run the private mines in the workers' absence
d
Resistance to foreign powers and the Open Door policy resulted in a Chinese revolt called ______________. a) the Martial Arts Rebellion b) the Closed Fist Rebellion c) the Great Wall Rebellion d) the Boxer Rebellion
d
Taft infuriated Roosevelt and Republican Progressives when he fired which individual who was serving as head of the U.S. Division of Forestry? a) William Jennings Bryan b) Stephen B. Elkins c) Richard A. Ballinger d) Gifford Pinchot
d
The Sherman Anti-Trust Act gave which of the following U.S. Federal departments greater power to break up monopolies? a) The Treasury Department b) The Labor Department c) The State Department d) The Justice Department
d
The idea that a nation had a responsibility to bring a better way of life to other ethnic groups was popularly referred to as a) "Social justice" b) "Social Darwinism" c) "The great oppression" d) "White man's burden"
d
The most extreme leader in the women's suffrage movement was which of the following individuals? a) Theodore Roosevelt b) Carrie Chapman Catt c) Margaret Sanger d) Alice Paul
d
What was the name of the mining technique that used high-pressure water cannons to break away hillsides and reveal valuable minerals? a) Quartz mining b) Push mining c) Slide mining d) Hydraulic mining
d
When President Roosevelt found a place in Panama for the proposed Canal Zone, the land was a part of which of the following countries? a) Mexico b) Nicaragua c) Ecuador d) Columbia
d
Which of the following Southern cities became the largest producer of coal and steel in the South? a) Charleston, South Carolina b) Richmond, Virginia c) Atlanta, Georgia d) Birmingham, Alabama
d
Which of the following best describes President Cleveland's response to labor strikes in his second term? a) He supported labor strikes but did little to actually help them. b) He supported labor strikes, often forcing employers to negotiate. c) He publicly opposed them but did little to suppress strikes. d) He opposed them, sometimes with force.
d
Which of the following best describes T. McCants Stewart's experience as an African American visiting the South in the 1880s? a) He expressed concern over the treatment of poor blacks b) He found both black and white Southerners to be equally polite c) He was personally discriminated against d) He was surprised to find relative acceptance and freedom
d
Which of the following best describes William Howard Taft's career before he entered politics? a) Farmer b) Railroad tycoon c) Factory worker d) Lawyer
d
Which of the following best describes most Americans' view of the Federal government during the Gilded Age? a) The Federal government was insignificant in social matters but very influential in economic matters. b) The Federal government had much more influence than state and local governments. c) The Federal government was insignificant in the West but very influential in the rest of the country. d) The Federal government was insignificant in most Americans' lives.
d
Which of the following best describes the meaning of the term eugenics? a) The effort to use family planning in order to reduce poverty and overpopulation. b) The practice of deliberately terminating a life in order to relieve suffering. c) The promotion of abortion as a permissible form of birth control. d) The effort to reduce the number of "unfit" people in society by reducing the number of children born to "undesirable" parents.
d
Which of the following best describes the purpose of the Bland-Allison Act of 1878, which President Hayes attempted but failed to block with his veto? a) Authorized the Treasury department to buy $5 million in gold b) Required Federal land to be sold using only gold or silver c) Decreased the money supply by using only gold as legal tender d) Increased the money supply by minting more silver coins
d
Which of the following built the American Tobacco Company, which came to control 75 percent of all tobacco manufacturing by 1904? a) Henry W. Grady b) Isaac Singer c) Henry Clay Frick d) James B. Duke
d
Which of the following did Wilson call his Progressive party platform in the Election of 1912? a) New America b) The Square Deal c) New Nationalism d) New Freedom
d
Which of the following individuals became the People's Party nominee for President in the Election of 1892? a) James G. Field b) William Jennings Bryan c) Oliver H. Kelley d) James B. Weaver
d
Which of the following individuals created a powerful political machine in New York City and was known for using corrupt police to maintain control? a) Elbert A. Woodward b) William Jennings Brian c) George A. Custer d) William Tweed
d
Which of the following individuals had a prophetic dream in 1888 that a savior would come to the Indians to restore them to their rightful lands? a) Geronimo b) Chief Joseph c) Sitting Bull d) Wovoka
d
Which of the following is NOT a natural resource that helped to contribute to the industrial and economic boom of the Gilded Age? a) Fertile farmland b) Vast forests c) Precious minerals d) Petroleum
d
Which of the following was NOT one of the provisions of the Enforcement Acts passed in response to the rise of the KKK? Group of answer choices a) The election of Congressmen was placed under federal supervision. b) The President was able to authorize the use of the military against the Klan. c) The wearing of disguises and the intimidation of public officials became prohibited. d) It became a federal offense to interfere with a citizen's right to life, liberty, and property.
d
Which of these groups is most often associated with The Battle of San Juan Hill because of the flattering account of them written by Theodore Roosevelt? a) The 5th Cavalry b) The 101st Mounted Division c) The American Navy d) The Rough Riders
d
According to the lesson, the push and pull factors that led many Americans to migrate to cities were primarily ____________ in nature.
economic
According to the lesson, Thomas Edison's most important invention was the __________________.
lightbulb
Extending American influence overseas would provide new __________ for American goods and new __________.
markets; jobs
Thomas Edison's invention of the electric ___________________ was particularly useful in industrial settings because it freed factories from reliance on rivers or coal to supply energy, allowing them to be located almost anywhere.
motor
_____________ mining, which was sometimes called lode or hard-rock mining, required the construction of tunnels and pumps to remove water from underground caverns.
quartz
In 1887, during Grover Cleveland's first term, Congress passed legislation to create the Interstate Commerce Commission, which was tasked with regulating the ___________ freight prices.
railroad
In 1911, Frederick W. Taylor published The Principles of _________________ Management, which suggested ways to bring greater efficiency to the specific tasks of individual workers in factories.
scientific
In 1896, the Supreme Court decided in Plessy v. Ferguson that "_________, but ________" facilities for white and black Americans did not violate the Fourteenth Amendment.
separate; equal
_________________ was an agricultural system whereby a farm laborer worked someone else's land in return for supplies and a portion of the crop they produced.
sharecropping
____________ ___________, based on Charles Darwin's theory of natural selection, applied the apparent laws of nature to society.
social darwinism
Middle and upper-class Americans in the 1890s became concerned with the rising influence of _____________, a political philosophy that advocated for government ownership of many businesses and greater social justice for the working class.
socialism
Western farmers and ranchers were upset with the government in 1890 when they raised the _____________ rate, which led to a steep decline of beef and crop exports.
tariff
The railroad industry created standardized__________ zones that we still use today.
time
When a company owns every part of a given industry from raw materials to final sale, it is practicing ______________ ________________.
vertical integration
