Hist 1302 Yawp II Chapter 16-18

Talorism attempted to use scientific principles to better handle which aspect of business? a. Marketing b. Management c. Accounting d. Industrial production

Answer: d. Industrial production

In the late nineteenth century, which American city had the largest meat processing industry? a. Chicago b. New York c. St. Louis d. Dallas

a. Chicago

What most directly explains the boost in production of McCormick reapers? a. The turn to skilled labor b. Increased international demand c. The adoption of interchangeable parts d. Government loans

c. The adoption of interchangeable parts

What was the most important aspect of the southern economy in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries? a. Agriculture b. Textile mills c. Tobacco production d. Furniture making

a. Agriculture

How did President Lincoln respond to the Sioux Uprising a. Attempted to commute the sentences of captured Indians in order to maintain peace b. Ordered the execution of 303 by hanging c. Demanded the surrender of Sioux territory in Minnesota d. Create a new alliance with Taoyateduta (known to Americans as Little Crow) in order to eliminate future conflicts

a. Attempted to commute the sentences of captured Indians in order to maintain peace

Most practices and objects associated with American cowboys were modified from ______ ranchers. a. Mexican b. Native American c. African d. British-Canadian

a. Mexican

Approximately what percent of early rodeo contestants were women? a. There are no indications of women participating in rodeos prior to 1928 b. 1% c. 5% d. 10%

d. 10%

The Dakota Uprising of 1862 began with what event? a. Civil War Era reforms to western Indian policy b. The death of five white settlers at the hands of four young Santee men c. A Sioux ambush at Redwood Ferry d. Governor Alexander Ramsay's new use of the militia to disarm Sioux hunters

a. Civil War Era reforms to western Indian policy

Immigrant Americans tended to vote for which political party? a. Democratic Party b. Republican Party c. Progressive Party d. Immigrant voters were nearly equally divided in their party allegiance

a. Democratic Party

Which of the following groups was the most radical? a. Knights of Labor b. American Federation of Labor c. Congress of Industrial Organizations d. United Auto Workers Union

a. Knights of Labor

All of the following groups provided cultural space for immigrants to maintain their arts, languages, and traditions EXCEPT a. Rotary clubs b. Workmen's clubs c. Mutual-aid societies d. Parish churches

a. Rotary clubs

Which group founded the People's Party (also known as the Populists)? a. Small farmers in the South, Midwest, and Great Plains b. Northeastern union laborers c. Asian immigrants d. African Americans in northern cities

a. Small farmers in the South, Midwest, and Great Plains

What was the purpose of the Dawes General Allotment Act? a. Splintered vast Native American reservations into individual family homesteads b. Determined the amount of land that would be given to each major railroad company c. Modified the original Homestead Act to increase land available to private settlers d. All of the above

a. Splintered vast Native American reservations into individual family homesteads

Which of the following most accurately describes the arguments of Social Darwinism? a. State welfare and private charity would lead to degeneration by perpetuating the survival of the weak b. Religion was a force of weakness that modern society will inevitably eradicate c. Scientific ideas the only source of true knowledge, therefore theories are just as valuable as facts d. Inequalities in wealth would lead to social unrest and eventual revolution

a. State welfare and private charity would lead to degeneration by perpetuating the survival of the weak

What was the Lost Cause? a. A belief that the South could never have won the war because northern soldiers exerted greater virtue and courage b. A glorification of the memory of the Confederacy and a romanticization of the Old South as a pastoral land with benevolent masters and happy slaves c. The belief among northerners that southerners would never accept racial equality d. All of the above

b. A glorification of the memory of the Confederacy and a romanticization of the Old South as a pastoral land with benevolent masters and happy slaves

What was Frederick Jackson Turner's "Frontier Thesis?" a. An argument that European socialism had created an opportunity for the United States to create an international empire b. American culture was forged by the struggle between civilized settlers and savage frontier life, giving it a democratic and hardworking spirit c. The belief that Manifest Destiny was an immoral reading of scripture d. All of the above.

b. American culture was forged by the struggle between civilized settlers and savage frontier life, giving it a democratic and hardworking spirit

Which city served as the most important railroad hub, connecting the East and the West? a. St. Louis b. Chicago c. Cincinnati d. Memphis

b. Chicago

Which of the following events most seriously damaged the Knights of Labor? a. Great Railroad Strike of 1877 b. Haymarket Affair c. Election of Rutherford B. Hayes d. Strike against Jay Gould's railroad lines

b. Haymarket Affair

________________, wrote an influential book, Southern Horrors: Lynch Law in All Its Phases and helped inspire the anti-lynching movement. a. Ida Tarbell b. Ida B. Wells c. Lincoln Steffens d. Booker T. Washington

b. Ida B. Wells

How did railroads transform the American economy? a. Created a new white color middle class of managers b. Inspired the development of organized labor to meet the needs of a permanent working class c. Increased the role of government in the economy d. All of the above

b. Inspired the development of organized labor to meet the needs of a permanent working class

Why were southerners unable to maintain unity in the People's Party? a. Lack of coordination b. Racial conflict c. Economic depression d. Ideological conflict between leaders of the party

b. Racial conflict

Which group received more land from the government? a. Homesteading families b. Railroad companies c. Both received nearly equal an equal amount d. Neither group received land from the government

b. Railroad companies

What was the "tainted money debate?" a. A widely publicized debate between Pennsylvania Senate candidates that questioned whether American industrial development damaged American liberty b. The decision whether the American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions would accept a large donation by John D. Rockefeller c. The title of a series of essays written by Jacob Riis that exposed corruption in New York City government d. Debates over whether the United States currency should be backed by the gold standard

b. The decision whether the American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions would accept a large donation by John D. Rockefeller

What was the purpose of Western cattle drives? a. To avoid the cold of winter on the Great Plains and the heat of summer in Texas b. To bring cattle to eastern markets, mostly through railroad hubs c. To minimize the destruction of fields that resulted from over-grazing d. To avoid hostile Indian bands

b. To bring cattle to eastern markets, mostly through railroad hubs

Which of these authors criticized Victorian era gender norms? a. Charlotte Perkins Gilman b. Kate Chopin c. Both of these d. Neither of these

c. Both of these

he Homestead Act granted official title to160 acre plots of land after how many years of settlement? a. One year b. Two years c. Five years d. Seven years

c. Five years

A wave of mergers peaked between 1897 and 1904. The largest of these mergers created the first billion dollar American corporation. What was that corporation? a. United States Steel b. Standard Oil c. General Electric d. American Tobacco

c. General Electric

Why did William Jennings Bryan attack the Gold Standard? a. He owned a controlling interest in a silver mining firm b. He wanted to decrease inflation to stabilize the economy c. He wanted to increase inflation to lower the burden of farmers' debts d. He believed that the Gold Standard was inhibiting American exports

c. He wanted to increase inflation to lower the burden of farmers' debts

What explains the popularity of Wild West shows? a. Tapped into anxieties about men losing their masculinity in the "softer" world of factory and office work b. Most Americans believed that Native cultures were disappearing, if not already gone, and felt a sense of urgency to see their dances and hear their songs c. The Old West seemed an uncomplicated place where the struggle between right and wrong was clear, unlike modern America which seemed increasingly morally complicated. d. All of the above

c. The Old West seemed an uncomplicated place where the struggle between right and wrong was clear, unlike modern America which seemed increasingly morally complicated.

What did the United States demand from the Comanche leading to the Red River War? a. They had no demands. The official policy of the U.S. government was to call for the extinction of the Comanche b. The Comanche were instructed to worship the Christian God and renounce their traditional spiritual practices c. The United States demanded that the Comanche settle on government reservations d. The Red River War did not involve the Comanche

c. The United States demanded that the Comanche settle on government reservations

Which census first revealed that a majority of Americans were living in cities a. 1880 b. 1900 c. 1910 d. 1920

d. 1920

The final two decades of the nineteenth century saw over _________ strikes and lockouts a. 500 b. 1,200 c. 8,000 d. 20,000

d. 20,000

From 1880 to 1950, approximately _______ African Americans were murdered by white mobs. a. 139 b. 345 c. 870 d. 5,000

d. 5,000

By 1890, in most large northern cities, immigrants and their children amounted to what percent of the population? a. 20% b. 33% c. 50% d. 60%

d. 60%

By 1900, the richest ten percent controlled perhaps _______ percent of the nation's wealth. a. 50% b. 66% c. 75% d. 90%

d. 90%

What economic opportunity drew the most migrants to the West? a. Railroad work b. Gold mining c. Military work as Indian fighters d. Access to land for agriculture

d. Access to land for agriculture

The Paiute prophet Wovoka promised that which of the following would occur if Indians obeyed his instructions and participated in the ceremony that came to be called the Ghost Dance a. Dead relatives would return to Earth b. Drought would end and the buffalo would return c. Anglo settlers would disappear in an apocalyptic disaster d. All of the above

d. All of the above

What did the Populists propose in the Omaha Platform? a. Nationalizing the country's railroad and telegraph systems to ensure that essential services would be run in the best interests of the people b. Establishment of a network of federally-managed warehouses—called subtreasuries—which would extend government loans to farmers c. Promoted an inflationary monetary policy by monetizing silver d. All of the above

d. All of the above

What tactics were used to disenfranchise black voters? a. Poll taxes b. Literacy tests c. Violence and intimidation d. All of the above

d. All of the above

Which of the following factors contributed to William McKinley's victory over William Jennings Bryan in the 1896 election? a. McKinley had greater support in the population dense northeast b. McKinley was able to spend five times more than Bryan on the campaign c. Bryan's campaign was unable to generate the high voter turnout in areas of their support d. All of the above

d. All of the above

Which of the following statements regarding "muscular Christianity" are true: a. Motivated by a fear that the country had become a nation of emasculated men b. Sought to stiffen young men's' backbones by putting them in touch with their primal manliness c. Built summer camps and gymnasiums where young American men could strengthen their bodies and spirits d. All of the above

d. All of the above

By 1913, the United States produced one-third of the world's industrial output. This was more than __________. a. Britain b. France c. Germany d. All of the above combined

d. All of the above combined

The Socialist Party of America achieved which of the following gains in the early twentieth century? a. Elected over 1,000 candidates to American political offices b. Gained over 150,000 registered members c. Garnered nearly one million votes for Socialist Party presidential candidate Eugene Debs in 1912 d. All of the above.

d. All of the above.

How was the transcontinental railroad funded? a. Wealthy private business owners b. Public stock offerings c. Grants and loans from the federal government d. Bonds soiled to foreign investors

d. Bonds soiled to foreign investors

All of the following statements regarding the boosters of the New South are true EXCEPT a. They saw economic independence as a means of limiting connections between North and South b. They embraced industrialization as a tool to encourage economic development c. They were exclusively white and sought to maintain the racial status quo d. They sought to move away from the South's dependence on cotton, believing that agricultural diversification would lead to economic development

d. They sought to move away from the South's dependence on cotton, believing that agricultural diversification would lead to economic development