History 1302 quizzes

in the crop-lien system, farmers could grow little besides cotton, tobacco, or some other staple crop.

Ture

The battleship Maine:

exploded in Havana Harbor and fueled calls for war with Spain

Hawaii would be useful to the United States for it strategic location for a naval base, its huge sugar production, and its ample deposits of gold and silver.

false

The Populist Party had an important impact on United States politics for over 50 years

false

The Wizard of Oz was always a story for children

false

the educated, career-minded women generally considered an essential for society during the late 1800s.

false

though small, city housing early 20th century was clean, healthy, and efficient.

false.

after 1896, most immigrants were

from the south and eastern Europe.

All of the following were put forward as reasons for the United States annexing the Philippines EXCEPT:

gaining access to large oil and coal deposits in the Philippines

As railroads spread into Texas and across the plains, the cattle business:

spread with them

Roosevelt Corollary to the Monroe Doctrine

stated that the United States could intervene in the affairs of Latin American countries to forestall the intervention of other powers

All of the following EXCEPT ONE were reasons why the United States and Spain went to war. Which is the EXCEPTION?

the United States' backlash against the policies of the Catholic Pope

all of the following contributed to epidemics, and high mortality rates in the growing cities Except.

the banishment of animals to outside city limits

Western imperialism in the late nineteenth century was stimulated by all of the following EXCEPT:

the fear that Bolshevik ideas might advance around the globe

The historian Frederick Jackson Turner argued that:

the frontier shaped America's national character

The Comstock lode refers to:

the mining discovery of gold and silver in Nevada

One reason the United States went to war against Spain was that:

there was strong support among the American people for going to war

The very poor generally did not migrate to the West because:

they generally could not afford the expense of transportation, land, and supplies

Black migrants to the West were called "Exodusters" because:

they were often making their exodus from the South

Why did the United States fight a war in the Philippines after the Spanish-American War?:

to quell an insurrection of Filipinos who opposed annexation by the United States

During the Spanish-American War, Theodore Roosevelt:

took part in the land fighting in Cuba

A major source of urban pollution at the turn of century (1800's to 1900's) was the solid waste produced by workhourses.

true

In the Election of 1896 the Populists supported William Jennings Bryan

true

William "Boss" Tweed was not a modal for efficient, fair, and honest city management.

true

By 1920, more than half the US population was urban.

ture

Populist wanted to convert to a silver standard

ture

Populists could be described as a rural movements of farmers.

ture

The United States gained influence and control in Panama by convincing the Panamanians to declare their independence from Colombia

ture

The spread of mass transit was a major factor in the growth of the suburbs. True

ture

Theodore Roosevelt helped lead the Rough Riders in the Cuban campaign of the Spanish-American War

ture

When the 19th Amendment was passed, it meant that an otherwise qualified citizen of the United States could not be denied the right to vote on account of their gender

ture

following 1986. up until, most immigration to the United States was from the so-called bad sources of the southern and eastern Europe.

ture

the statue liberty was placed in the harbor in New York to encourage and homeless immigrants into the United state

ture

King Cotton survived the Civil War expanded over new acreage.

because traditional overplanting of the crop continued

Because of high cotton prices, many sharecroppers were able to save money and buy farms.

False

The Homestead Act of 1862 encouraged the development of thriving western farms.

False

What is "yellow journalism"?

It refers to sensationalist news coverage that was designed to sell papers and manipulate public opinion.

The United States acquired all of the following as a result of the Spanish-American War EXCEPT:

Panama

The Indian tribe that defeated Custer and put up the greatest resistance to U.S. domination was the:

Sioux

All of the following prominent in the West during late nineteenth century EXCEPT:

Slaves

from the virtual reader: according to Jacob Riis "how the other half lives" what was a street Arab.

a homeless child.

Herbert Spencer

applied the phrase "survival of the human, as well as the animal kingdom.

"Nativists" believed that:

immigrants threatened the traditional American culture and way of life.

from the virtual reader: what point is the author making in the political cartoon "Looking Backward"

often, those who currently opposed immigrants themselves

The Civil Right of 1875 was

placed under the jurisdiction of the court. สงสัยว่าจะผิด

from the virtual reader: According to Jacob Riis(how the other Half lives), the key to the success of the Children's Aid society was

self help

In the Battle Bighorn River in 1876

some 2,500 Indians annihilated a detachment of 210 soldiers