History Midterm

Which man was a leader of the Radical Republicans? A. Andrew Johnson B. Jefferson Davis C. Thaddeus Stevens D. Matt Brown

C. Thaddeus Stevens

The worst race riot in American history occurred in 1921, when more than 300 blacks were killed and over 10,000 were left homeless after white mobs burned an all-black section of which city to the ground? A. East St. Louis, Illinois B. Phillips County, Arkansas C. Tulsa, Oklahoma D. Akron, Ohio

C. Tulsa, Oklahoma

Which of the following was a grievance of the Farmers' Alliance and the Populists? A. low interest rates B. the rise of labor unions in the West C. excessive power of the banks and railroads D. unnecessarily widespread government response to the plight of ordinary farme

C. excessive power of the banks and railroads

In 1903, when Panama declared its independence from Colombia, the United States stationed a gunboat off the Panamanian coast, preventing the Colombian army from taking back the area.: True or False

True

In marriage, according to advertisements in the 1920s, women were expected to find happiness and freedom within the home, especially in the use of new labor-saving appliances. True or False

True

The developing consumer culture emphasized the purchasing of goods, even if this meant going into debt, departing from the thrift and self-denial that had previously defined good character.: True or False

True

Women's freedom in the 1920s was characterized by unapologetic use of birth control methods such as the diaphragm. True or False

True

In which industry did Andrew Carnegie make his fortune? A. mercantile B. steamboats C. steel D. oil

C. steel

Who said "the chief business of the American people is business"? A. Warren G. Harding B. Henry Ford C. John D. Rockefeller D. Calvin Coolidge

D. Calvin Coolidge

By 1929, three-quarters of American households had washing machines: True or False

False

With the mechanization of manufacture, skilled workers virtually disappeared from industrial America. True or False

False

Which statement accurately describes sharecropping? A. It allowed a black family to rent part of a plantation with the crop divided between worker and owner at the end of the year. B. It meant that black families shared their crops with each other and poor whites, especially in times of famine, flood, or drought. C. It was a method of harvesting crops such that the topsoil was left intact for next vear's agricultural season. D. It was a government-led economic initiative that sought to have southerners donate their land to the federal government for later dispersal.

A. It allowed a black family to rent part of a plantation with the crop divided between worker and owner at the end of the year.

In President Andrew Johnson's view, African-Americans ought to play what part in Reconstruction? A. They should have no role in shaping policies. B. They should take up political leadership positions. C. They should join the military and defend the South. D. They should live out the vision of the Radical Republicans.

A. They should have no role in shaping policies.

A "carpetbagger" was: A. a northerner who settled in the South after the war. B. the name given to gypsies in the border states. C. a traveling salesman of goods to the war-ravaged South. D. a southerner sympathetic to the Union during the Civil War.

A. a northerner who settled in the South after the war.

The Women's Christian Temperance Union began by demanding the prohibition of alcoholic drinks, but developed into an organization: A. calling for economic and political reforms, including the right to vote. B. opposed to women's suffrage, except for wealthy white women living in urban areas. C. that tolerated social drinking, but not public drunkenness. D. that promoted workers' unions in the temperance industry.

A. calling for economic and political reforms, including the right to vote.

Progressive-era writers and photographers seeking to expose the underside of urban-industrial society were known as: A. muckrakers. B. bushwhackers. C. Wobblies. D. stand-patters.

A. muckrakers.

The vibrant black culture in 1920s New York City that included poets and novelists Countee Cullen, Langston Hughes, and Claude McKay was called: A. the Harlem Renaissance. B. the Ashcan School. C. the Armory Show. D. the Bronx Revival.

A. the Harlem Renaissance.

The idea of a romanticized version of slavery in the Old South, focusing on the Confederate experience, was called: A. the Lost Cause. B. the Redeemer's Trial. C. the Insular Cases. D. the Sad Time.

A. the Lost Cause.

Radical Republicans in the Reconstruction era shared the view that: A. the Union victory created an opportunity to institutionalize the principle of equal rights regardless of race. B. the government should minimize its involvement in the economy and allow laissez-faire to flourish in the South. C. traditions of federalism and states' rights should guide all policy decisions, including those involving race. D. African-Americans should never receive the right to vote, only opportunities to earn wages.

A. the Union victory created an opportunity to institutionalize the principle of equal rights regardless of race.

In the era from 1870 to 1890, the label "the Gilded Age" originally derived from: A. the money system, which was deeply entrenched in the gold standard. B. workers who felt they were trapped in gllded cages and desired to be free. C. a derogatory name from literature meaning covered with gold but what lies beneath is of little value. D. the many groups of industrial workers who united against the social and political injustices in the workplace.

A. the money system, which was deeply entrenched in the gold standard.

Henry Ford's factory adopted a method of production known as: A. the moving assembly line. B. the commerce of interchangeable parts. C. batch production. D. cottage industry.

A. the moving assembly line.

Which of the following was a strategy of the Populists? A. using vigilante tactics to intimidate farmers who failed to join the cause B. creating corporate enterprises to increase competition among farmers to distribute their crops C. holding public events to give their followers a sense of power and community D. declaring political allegiance to both major political parties

A. using vigilante tactics to intimidate farmers who failed to join the cause

Among the following, who was a "captain of industry"? A. George Custer B. Andrew Carnegie C. Henry Dawes D. Samuel Gompers

B. Andrew Carnegie

One of the main purposes of the Freedmen's Bureau was to: A. induce former slaves to work for free, at least until they had proved their usefulness to potential employers. B. ensure a working system of labor relations between former slaves and former slaveholders. C. encourage whites to work for blacks on plantations as a way to deepen interracial understanding. D. encourage freedpeople to move out West, where they could work and live with Native American families.

B. Ensure a working system of labor relations between former slaves and former slaverholders.

Who was the first black senator elected in U.S. history in 1870? A. Robert Smalls B. Hiram Revels C. Frederick Douglass D. Charles Summer

B. Hiram Revels

During the 1920s, a group whose most well-known leader was Billy Sunday and who asserted their conviction in the literal truth of the Bible became known by which term that they coined? A. secularists B. fundamentalists C. mainstream Protestants D. Catholics

B. fundamentalists

The Black Codes were: A. codes of honor imposed upon newly freed black Americans. B. laws that sought to regulate the lives of former slaves in the South. C. secret codes used by freed blacks in regions where the Ku Klux Klan was strongest. D. a secret code combining elements of Creole and Pidgin English.

B. laws that sought to regulate the lives of former slaves in the South.

Which of the following was one of the devices used by southern whites to keep blacks from exercising suffrage? A. the car tax B. literacy tests C. the grandmother clause D. a religious test

B. literacy tests

What was one of the principal tasks and objectives of the Freedmen's Bureau (1865-1870)? A. closing down schools to promote a strictly agricultural society B. securing equal treatment in the business world for former slaveowners C. settling disputes between whites and blacks and among the freedpeople D. removing aid from the poor and aged to benefit only the most promising freedpeople

B. securing equal treatment in the business world for former slaveowners

In 1925, what was the Tennessee trial in which a public schoolteacher faced charges of violating the state's law prohibiting the teaching of Charles Darwin's theory of evolution? A. the Bryan Trial B. the Scopes Trial C. the Anti-Evolution Trial D. the Sacco and Vanzetti Trial

B. the Scopes Trial

Of all the mass consumption activities, this was the most popular form of mass entertainment.: A. nickelodeons B. vaudeville C. horse racing D. magicians with trained animal acts

B. vaudeville

The phrase that best captures the vision of the Knights of Labor is: A. "Survival of the fittest in society" B. "Liberty of contract" C. "Cooperative commonwealth" D. "Laissez-faire"

C. "Cooperative commonwealth"

What landmark United States Supreme Court decision gave approval to state laws requiring separate facilities for whites and blacks? A. the Slaughterhouse Cases B. Dred Scott C. Plessy v. Ferguson D. Brown v. The Board of Education of Topeka, Kansas

C. Plessy v. Ferguson

What was a major cause of the decline of Reconstruction? A. a reduction in Irish immigration to the southern states, which took the focus away from African-Americans B. a deepening of mutual respect between black and white southerners, making reconstruction no longer necessary C. a growing perception among northerners that southern blacks were unfit for equal citizenship D. a growing interest in the North with the sectional issue and the burdens of enforcing Reconstruction

C. a growing perception among northerners that southern blacks were unfit for equal citizenship

The Committee on Public Information (CPI) flooded the country with prowar propaganda, describing Germany as: A. a remote country whose people were more interested in monetary gains than winning the war. B. a people suffering under the misguided rule of their government. C. a nation of barbaric Huns led by an autocratic Kaiser aligned against freedom. D. the negotiator of future peace between the Serbian rebels and Austria-Hungary.

C. a nation of barbaric Huns led by an autocratic Kaiser aligned against freedom.

The Progressive Era was a time of: A. declining economic performance in the economy and decreasing wages, B. economic recession. C. explosive economic growth, rapid population rise, increased industrial production, and a "Golden Age" for agriculture. D. a sharp economic downturn for agriculture in the United States, and uneven growth in the industrial economy, particularly in the northeast.

C. explosive economic growth, rapid population rise, increased industrial production, and a "Golden Age" for agriculture.

The industrial revolution in the United States took place principally in: A. the South. B. the Midwest and lower South. C. the North and the Midwest. D. the Southwest.

C. the North and the Midwest.

The outbreak of World War I in 1914 was triggered by: A. the leaking of the Zimmermann Telegram. B. the start of the Russian Revolution. C. the assassination of Archduke Ferdinand. D. the sinking of the ocean liner Lusitania.

C. the assassination of Archduke Ferdinand.

Causes of the "new immigration" included: A. tightened immigration laws in the United States. B. industrial decline in the United States. C. the outbreak of revolutions and warfare outside of the United Slates. D. the increase of traditional agriculture outside of the United States.

C. the outbreak of revolutions and warfare outside of the United Slates.

Which of the following were sources of violence in America during the Gilded Age? A. Mormon arson attacks against federal military installations B. Chinese riots in New York City and other eastern urban areas C. white supremacist southern attacks on African Americans D. bread riots led by women in the Midwest

C. white supremacist southern attacks on African Americans

Who was the African-American leader who delivered a speech in 1895 at the Atlanta Cotton Exposition urging black Americans to adjust to segregation and stop agitating for civil and political rights? A. W. E. B. Du Bois B. Frederick Douglass C. William Jennings Bryan D. Booker T. Washington

D. Booker T. Washington

Who was the leader of the Universal Negro Improvement Association, a movement for African independence and black self-reliance? A. W. E. B. Du Bois B. William Trotter C. Fanny Lou Hammer D. Marcus Garvey

D. Marcus Garvey

Under this act, American men were required to register with the draft.: A. Military Advancement Act B. Military Registration Act C. Sedition Act D. Selective Service Act

D. Selective Service Act

Which of the following was John D. Rockefeller's company? A. U.S. Steel B. Triangle Shirtwaist Company C. Union Pacific Railroad D. Standard Oil Company

D. Standard Oil Company

Who was the future American president who made a national name for himself by charging up San Juan Hill with the Rough Riders? A. William McKinley B. William Howard Taft C. Woodrow Wilson D. Theodore Roosevelt

D. Theodore Roosevelt

During the Progressive era, economic production shifted from capital goods to: A. institutional economics. B. a service economy. C. market exchange. D. consumer products.

D. consumer products.

Which of the following was a cause of the Great Depression that began in October 1929? A. collapse of real-estate prices in southern California and Florida B. stock market increase C. prolonged depression within middle class America D. drastic tariff reductions

D. drastic tariff reductions

Which item was a consumer good in the 1920s? A. computers B. microwaves ovens C. refrigerators D. televisions

D. televisions

President Theodore Roosevelt's reform program was called the: A. "Square Deal." B. "New Deal." C. "Peace through Strength." D. "New Freedom."

A. "Square Deal."