History midterm
which one the following lists the correct order of the following events (45)
1,4,3,2
severe depression occurred in?
1873 and 1893
booket t. washington founded the tuskegee institue in
1881
plessy v. ferguson establishes segregation as "seperate but equal' in
1896
upton sinclairs novel the jungle exposed conditions in the meatpacking industry in
1906
which one of the following is the correct order for these labor events (76)
2,1,4,3
which one of the folllowing lists these events in correct order (58)
2,4,3,1
which one of the following lists the correct order of these events? (10)
3,1,4,2
by 1890 this percentage of children were enrolled in school
4 percent
which one of the following is the correct order for these events(97)
4,3,21
by world war i nearly this percent of the united states labor force was foreign born
60
the economy of the late 19th century was characterized by
a long depression
which one of the following would be the most likely new immigrant to enter the united states in 1905
a single unskilled italian male
a family in the new middle class of nineteenth century would be least likely to have which of the following?
a suburban home
grover cleveland's support for the gold standard resulted in
a surge in support for populists in the northeast
secretary of state william h. seward negotiated the purchase of this in 1867
alaska
which one of the following men and technological developments does not match
alexander graham bell-the diving bell
progressives believed they had a mission to shape and control all of the following except
anglo-saxons
the "wisconsin idea" was promoted by governor robert lafollette as a way of
applying academic scholarship and theory to human needs
african american workers in the new south
benefited as new opportunities opened for unskilled labor
passage of the pendleton act in 1883 indicated
both parties recognized a need to professionalize government service
which area is not correctly matched with the ethnic group most likely to immigrate there in 1885
california/chinese
as a result of presidnet tafts policies american business investment grew rapidly in
central america
the notion of the survival of the fittests is identitfied most closely with
charles darwin
the growth of missionary activity in the 18902 most directly resulted in
closer cooperation between protestants and catholics
many buisnessmen supported prohibition because
closing saloong would increase the productivity of the worker
as a new kind of reform community, the henry street settlemtn was essentially a community of
college-educated women who helped to solve problems of modern urban life
the key concepts in edward bellamys looking backward were
community and cooperation
which one of the following resulted from the other four
concentrated buisness economy
which one of the following was not one of the fourteen points of president wilson
controlled trade
in 1894 jacob s. coxey gathered an army, the member were
demanding a public works program to create jobs
woodrow wilson believed that u.s. economic expansion should be accompanied by
democratic principles and christianity
which one of the following has the least association with the other three
double consciousness
a major source of labor in the new south was
ex-slaves
the following precedent was set by the national war labor in 1917
federal government intervention on the side of labor
educated booker t. washing
felt that practical vocational instruction was the key to economic succes for african americas
by 1900, the united states was __________ in the world in terms of productivity
first
which one of the following states is not one of those with the highest strike rate in 1880
florida
taking the key concepts of edward bellamy's looking backward katherin tingly was able to
found a colony at point loma, california
if you were a skilled worked in packingtown, you were most likely to be ?
german or irish
when one american imperialist called these "bridesmaids" he was referring to
hawaii and other pacific islands
the henry street settlement sought to address its neighborhood's
health and welfare
the unite fruit company organized the banana trade here in 1899
honduras
the violence in the haymarket square incident was an example of
hostility to labor union organizing
party machines were powerful because they were
incontrol of most state legislatures
the enactment of a "free silver" currency policy would
increase inflation and decrease competition
thomas alva edisons laboratoy in menlo park, new jersey, was one of the first to be devoted to?
industrial research
in the 1896 election, victor william mckinley carried the
industrial states
the following was the greated challeneged to national publich health
influenza epidemis of 1918-19
what raw material for 1900 production did minnesota, wisconsin, michigan, new york, pennsylvania, and alabama have in common
iron ore
you were most likely to be for prohibition if you were
italian immigrant
roosevelt had a so-called gentlemen's agreement oer the issue of racism with what foreign nation
japan
the great uprising of 1877 was an example of a reaction by
laborers demanding rights during economic panic
the new middle class of the gilded age was composed
largely of doctors, lawyers, and teachers
although wilsons policy meant the u.s. could trade with both germany and england, in practice we traded most with england because
many americans were biased toward submarine attack
not only was it a best seller, but upton sinclair's musraking novel, the jungel, helped further passage of these two federal laws
meat inspection and the pure food and drug acts
most strikes after the uprising of 1877 were concentrated in the
midwest and northeast
josiah strong established a particular type of defense of imperialism when he pointed out that commerce follows the
missionary
w.e.b. du bois joined others to organize the
naacp
the war industries boardhad all the following authorities ecept
nationalizing the railroads
which one of the following has the least relationship to the other three
naval war college
which one of the following events did not occur in 1882
passage of the sherman antitrust act
wilsons desire for liberalism on the world stage was defeated at the cersailled peace conference by
power politics
which one of the following problems were americans most successfull indealing with in the latenineteenth century american city
public health
jim crow laws were designed to foster
racial segregation
recent immigrants from eastern europe working in packingtown were most likely to
recieve the lowest paid jobs in by poduct manufacturing
the interstate commerce commission was established in 1887 to
regulate railroads
president theodore roosevelts support for the hepburn act and the pure food and drug act reflected his beliefs in
regulating big buisness
all of the following proposals were included in the peoples party platform except
restriction of immigration
manial was to he philippines as this was to cuba
santiago
alfred thayer mahan helped define american policy in the 1880s with his work about the influence of this on history
sea power
horizontal combinations like the standard oil trust
secured control over output and prices
eugence v debs was a
socialist
which one of the following had the least in common with the other four in late nineteenth century america?
specialty shops
the unite fruit company was to vertical integration as this company was to horizontal combination
standard oil
big city machines solidified their control by working with reformers in
state legislatures
industrial production in the new south
successfully challenged northern industry
one in office, mckinley
supported buisness and expansionist interests
horatio alger is best known as
the author of rags-to-riches novels
the naacp journal was called
the crisis
1867,1888, and 1889 are all years in which america experiences
the formation of farmers alliance groups
the "big four" was a reference to
the leaders of britain, france, italy, and the united states
vertical integration is to the control of production of a product as horizontal combination is to control of
the market for a product
which one of the following was not one of the elements thast bound the packingtown community to the national economic network
the most successful organized labor groups were there
the largest labor organization in the ninteenth century was
the national labor union
very fee of the immigrants in the 1800s went to this region of the united states?
the northwest
which one of the following does not occur in 1898
the open door policy is announced
while there were many new inventions, the basis of industrial growth in the decades after the civil war was?
the railroad
all of the following were major themese of the creel committee except
the urging of ethnic americans to abandon ethnic ties
japanese immigrants could not obtain american citizenship because
the were not considered white
which of the following has the least connection to conspicuous consumption in the gilded age
the ymca
which one of the following is not a reason that the elctiong of 1912 was the first modern presidential race
traditional party loyalties were challenged
in jacob rii's book, how the other half lives, the other half referred to the lives of
urban poor
the supreme court cases of schenck v. the unite states, debs v. united states, and abrams v. united states, all upheld
wartime restrictions on free speech
the haymarket square incident in 1886
weakened labor unions particularly the knights of labor
during the economic boom of the mid to late 1800s the geographic center of manufacturing kept moving
west
which one of the following would be least likely to espouse the gospel of wealth?
william graham sumner
which one of the following is the result of the other four
wilson officially recognizes carranzas government
in reviewing 1900 patterns of industry, one would find the most coal mining in these states
wshington, oregon, idaho, and nevada
americas growing cities attracted all of the folllowing in large numbers except
young men from the farms
