Hist102

Right after the Spanish-American War, what did proponents of American imperialism use to justify their arguments?

America was a benevolent power that needed to spread liberty

Which of the following describes an effect of U.S. Chinese exclusion policies of the late nineteenth century?

In protest, some Chinese refused to carry required identification papers

What explains the appeal of the Lost Cause mythology for Southern whites in the late nineteenth century?

It allowed southern governments to preserve white supremacy while coping with defeat

Which of the following properly assesses the significance of the passage of the Sherman Antitrust Act in 1890?

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

How were skilled workers able to secure new freedoms for themselves in rapidly expanding industries?

Their knowledge allowed them to control the production process and the training of apprentices

What did Social Darwinists believe?

They believed that human progress was a natural process and, therefore, the government should not interfere with it

The nineteenth-century labor movement argued that

extremes of wealth and poverty threatened democracy

In the 1890s, the National American Woman Suffrage Association

made its peace with nativism and racism

Which of the following did the Open Door policy most exemplify?

the United States' pursuit of markets and investment opportunities

According to Wells, what was the solution to stop lynching?

to awaken a public sentiment to repudiate it