HISTORY MIDTERM
Which of the following terms is not compatible with the other terms on the list?
"hands off" governmental attitude
ed the Filipino independence fight against Spain and later the United States
Emilio Aquinaldo
Progressives generally believed government should not interfere with big business.
False
This man was a major supplier in the meat market and a masterful user of vertical integration.
Gustav swift
What was the purpose of the "subtreasury plan"?
It allowed farmers to secure low-interest government loans and gave the farmers some latitude concerning when to sell.
The Supreme Court case that declared "separate but equal" accommodations for the races was not unconstitutional.
Plessy v Furguson
Complete the following progression: AGRARIAN DISCONTENT; the GRANGE ASSOCIATIONS; FARMERS' ALLIANCES; _____________.
The Populist Party
long time right wing dictator of Mexico
porfirio dias
the president at the time the United States "took over" Panama
teddy roselvelt
When the United States and Colombia could not agree on a price for the Canal Zone:
the United States lent support to a separatist rebellion in the Colombian province of Panama.
All of the following contributed to epidemics, disease, and high mortality rates in the growing cities EXCEPT:
the banishment of animals to outside city limits.
From the Virtual Reader: The most recent major investigation of the sinking of the U.S. Maine came to the conclusion that:
The explosions were caused by an internal coal-bunker fire.
The historian Frederick Jackson Turner argued that:
the frontier had positively shaped America's national character.
awarded Guam and Puerto Rico to the U.S.
the treaty of paris
One reason the United States went to war against Spain was that:
there was strong support among the American people for going to war.
William "Boss" Tweed was not a model for efficient, fair, and honest city management.
true
Membership in the American Federation of Labor at first:
was limited primarily to skilled, white, male craftsmen.
For industrial workers in Gilded Age America:
working and living conditions remained precarious.
The site where the 7th Cavalry slaughtered many Native Americans who had gathered together to do the "Ghost Dance.
wounded knee
In the late 1800's, you live on an absolutely fixed income (retirement plan). Should you oppose the unlimited coinage of silver?
yes
You have many skills, a broad variety of work experiences and a college degree. Do you favor the Pendleton Act?
yes
the leader who urged Mexico to wage war against the U.S., in exchange for the return of former territories
zimmerman
From the Virtual Reader: According to Jacob Riis in "How the Other Half Lives," (excerpt) what was a "street Arab?"
a homeless child
The chief business of the American people is business."</p>
calvin coolidge
This island-country was one of the leaders of the "Allied" powers.
england great britain
By the 1880s, most states had outlawed child labor.
false
From the Virtual Reader article, "The Death of Sitting Bull": The Native wives of the dead tribal policemen complained that their husbands were mistakenly killed by the white soldiers, who thought they were members of Sitting Bull's war party.
false
The frontier Indian wars began with the closing of the frontier in 1890.
false
The people in this occupation sold their goods in an unprotected market, but made many of their major purchases in a protected market.
farmers
All of the following EXCEPT ONE served as President of the United States during the 1920's. Which is the EXCEPTION?
franklins roosevelt
After 1896, most immigrants were:
from southern and eastern Europe.
The American city that first converted its elected local officials to unelected, professional commissioners was:
galveston
This country was the first country to actually attack another at the start of the First World War.
germany
attempting to dislodge the enemy soldiers from their WWI trench
going "over the top"
This phenomenon sped up the settlement of areas in the West that had previously been only sparsely populated.
gold and silver strikes
This law permitted poor and illiterate white men to vote, even when they were unable to meet poll tax or literacy requirements.
grandfather laws
This organization succeeded because of the select makeup of its membership and the limited goals of its agenda.
American Federation of Labor
The black leader who offered the theory of "realistic accommodation" as a survival strategy for African Americans following Reconstruction.
Booker T washington
All of the following were laws enacted at the national level during the Progressive Era EXCEPT ONE. Which of the following was not enacted during the Progressive Era?
F.D.I.C
The Treaty of Versailles included all of these points except one. Which was the EXCEPTION?
France was allowed to annex portions of West Germany and East Germany as part of its compensation for being attacked.
His theory was that it was the frontier experience that had helped make America great
Fredrick Jackson Turner
This ambitious man overestimated his military skills, while underestimating his enemy's numbers.
George Custer
Grover Cleveland is to fathering a child out of wedlock as James G. Blaine is to ______________
None of the other answer choices is correct.
From the Virtual Reader: What point is the author making in the political cartoon, "Looking Backward?"
Often, those who currently opposed immigration were once immigrants themselves.
This practice practically guaranteed that agricultural prices would remain low.
Overproduction
allowed the U.S. to maintain significant control over Cuba, without actually annexing it
Platt Amendment
Who was president when the United States acquired the right to build a canal across Panama?
Theodore Roosevelt
In the late 1800's, one of the items below was not likely to exist at the same time as the other four. Which of the following does not belong on the list?
an increase in wages and salaries.
Scottish immigrant who became the leader in the steel business and a role model for other immigrants.
andrew carnegie
The assassination of this country's arch-duke triggered the start of WWI.
austria
The Progressive Era was clearly a movement ______________ the laissez-faire philosophy of government.
away from
Hit 60 home runs to set a record in Major League Baseball.
babe ruth
A major reason why the open range cattle industry began to collapse by the 1880's.
barbed wire fencing
You run a small manufacturing plant that directly competes with British and German industry. Which candidate will get your vote in 1896?
William McKinley
uprising among Chinese nationals in an attempt to expel foreign exploiters
boxer rebellion
The western Natives' culture became difficult or impossible to maintain after the elimination of the ___________.
buffalo
Part of the reason for the stock market crash was the:
buying of great amounts of stock on the margin (on credit).
Was the first person to make a solo flight across the Atlantic Ocean.
charles lindberg
Factory work featured long hours, low pay, and ____________ working conditions.
dangerous
This thing was the biggest health threat to the cowboys of the late 1800's.
dust
The major themes in the song, "Over There," (Virtual Reader) were ___________ and ____________.
duty and patriotism
In the early 1900's, inflated currency actually came to the country through an increase in the gold supply. Earlier, William Jennings Bryan had sought inflation by ____________.
increasing the amount of silver coinage and silver-backed paper money.
His teaching of Darwin's Theory of Evolution cause his arrest and led to the famous "Monkey Trial."
john scopes
This practice encouraged using fewer workers to perform simpler tasks at faster speeds.
specific management
WCTU:
stood for Women's Christian Temperance Union.
Germany's promise to identify ships before sinking them with a submarine torpedo
sussex pledge
How successful was President Wilson at getting the U.S. Senate to ratify the Treaty of Versailles?
the Senate never ratified the treaty of Versailles.
Industry was aided in the U.S. by a generous supply of labor, a favorable governmental attitude, and an abundance of
natural resources
In his 1920 campaign for president, Warren G. Harding said the country needed a return to:
normalcy
small island, whose primary value to the United States was for a naval base.
pago pago
Mexican revolutionary who raided the United States
pancho villa
Both government and industry recruited women to work in:
port cities' loading docks, on railway crews, and in factories.
The Platt Amendment did all of the following EXCEPT:
provide for the American annexation of Cuba.
You are from a wealthy Protestant family, involved in manufacturing. Your family has been in the United States for several generations. You would like to see limits or an outright ban on alcohol consumption. To which political party do you belong in the late 1800's?
republicans
All of the following groups EXCEPT ONE were considered to be challengers to the traditional power structure in the 1920's. Which group WAS NOT a challenger in the 1920's?
rural america
This country acted very aggressive prior to WWI, by mobilizing its army for fighting--even before any war had been declared.
russia
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
This country showed little remorse when one of its citizens assassinated a rival nation's leader.
serbia
The Platt Amendment:
sharply restricted the independence of Cuba's new government
claimed that the three elements of human personality were the id, ego, and super-ego
sigmund freud
Because of the scarcity of wood in the Great Plains region, many cabins were made of this material.
sod
What agency best organized United States industry to provide materials for the military during World War I?
the War Industries Board
In the course of WWI, all of the following infringed on American civil liberties except for one. Which was the EXCEPTION?
the issuance of government War Bonds
The title of the novel that described the terrible conditions of the meatpacking industry was:
the jungle
Harding's administration is most remembered for:
the scandals that plagued it.
Why did the United States fight a war in the Philippines after the Spanish-American War?
to quell an insurrection of Filipinos that opposed annexation by the United States
awarded huge amounts of territory and natural resources from Russia to Germany
treaty of brest litvosk
A major source of urban pollution at the turn of the century (1800's to 1900's) was the solid waste produced by workhorses.
true
Adjusted for inflation--at his peak earning period--Andrew Carnegie had more wealth than today's Bill Gates, Sam Walton, and Warren Buffett combined.
true
Andrew Carnegie utilized the Bessemer process that enabled a dramatic increase in steel production.
true
Following 1896, up until WWI, most immigration to the United States was from the so-called "bad" sources of Southern and Eastern Europe.
true
From the Virtual Reader (website): In addition to being the renowned home run slugger, Babe Ruth was an outstanding baseball pitcher earlier in his professional career.
true
In major cities, politics was often a form of public entertainment.
true
In the late 1800's, because of the lack of government laws and rules, open competition in industry was often eliminated due to consolidation by monopolies or oligopolies.
true
In their political platform (Virtual Reader), the Populists of 1896 sought to increase the usage of silver as part of the money supply.
true
One major task in big cities was disposing of horse waste.
true
The most likely reason why Woodrow Wilson won the presidential election of 1912 was because the Republican Party split in half, allowing Wilson and the Democrats into the White House.
true
The political cartoon, "Mexican Revolution," suggests that the Mexican people had to endure one violent political revolution after another.
true
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.
true
In the area of conservation, Theodore Roosevelt:
used the Forest Reserve Act to protect over 170 million acres of forest.
treaty ending the First World War
versailles
The practice of controlling every possible aspect of production from the raw materials to the retail market.
vertical integration
The desire to restore traditional values and social stability in 1920 led voters to elect as president:
warren G harden
Died from a heart attack before finishing his term as president.
warren harding
William Howard Taft:
was Roosevelt's choice as his successor
This country delayed entry into the war as long as possible--about three years after the start.
united states
The Democrats lost 113 seats in the House of Representatives in the CONGRESSIONAL ELECTIONS of 1894. Why did this most likely happen? (Think about it.)
A severe economic depression began in 1893 while the Democrats were in power.
Once the mega-businesses of the late 1800's reached ____________________, they were able to buy the goods and services they needed at greatly reduced prices.
Economy of Scale
Now that you have read a number of resources relating to the meat-packing practices of this era, what does this political cartoon tell us about sausage-making in the late 1800's and early 1900's?
Just about any ingredient could end up in a sausage product
What was the purpose of the Dawes Severalty Act?
It sought to "Americanize" Indians by dealing with them as individuals, rather than as a collective tribe.
He was a ruthless master of "horizontal integration," driving many smaller competitors out of business, ultimately taking over their resources.
John D Rockefeller
Which political party enjoyed OVERWHELMING POLITICAL DOMINATION between 1876 and 1896? (Be careful.)
The Democrats and Republicans were almost perfectly equal in political results during the era.
From the Virtual Reader ("The Death of Sitting Bull"): All of the following EXCEPT ONE are examples of a very racist attitude that the newspaper writer had against Native Americans. Which example below WAS NOT mentioned in the article?
The Native Americans were said to be natural-born cannibals.
From the Virtual Reader website on Andrew Carnegie: What did Andrew Carnegie mean when he stated, "the man who dies thus rich, dies disgraced?"
Those of wealth should use much of their excess income to help others.
African-American leader who helped establish the NAACP and promoted immediate social and political equality for the "talented tenth."
W.E Dubois
In physics, the theory of relativity was developed and explained by:
albert einstein
The muckrakers saw their primary objective as:
exposing social problems to the public.
Although urban crime, disease, suicide, and gang membership were high, incidences of drug abuse were quite rare in the late 1800's and early 1900's.
false
During the Progressive Era, a "muckraker" was another name for city sanitation worker.
false
Flappers was the slang word for illegal drinking establishments in the 1920s.
false
From the Virtual Reader of the United States: By 1897, Andrew Carnegie controlled almost all of the railroad companies in the United States.
false
Hawaii would be useful to the United States for its strategic location for a naval base, its huge sugar production, and its ample deposits of gold and silver.
false
Hired by the railroad companies, the Buffalo Soldiers were largely responsible for reducing the number of wild buffalo in the American West during the late 1800's.
false
In the early 1900's, the United States twice sent troops into Mexico, triggering an all-out war between the two nations.
false
In the poem from the Virtual Reader, "Booker T. and W.E.B.," W.E.B. DuBois was critical of blacks who pursued what he considered pointless educational pursuits, instead of putting their focus on making a decent living.
false
The Progressive Era saw the creation of professional standards and certification of teachers, lawyers, musicians, artists, and doctors.
false
The educated, career-minded woman was generally considered an essential resource for society during the late 1800's.
false
The passage of the 18th Amendment made abortion illegal throughout all of the United States and territories.
false
Though small, city housing of the early 20th Century was clean, healthy, and efficient.
false
The immigration quota laws, such as the National Origins Act, passed in the 1920s:
favored immigrants from northern and western Europe.
this island country annexed by the United States was a major producer of sugar and tropical fruits
hawaii
His assembly line process dramatically reduced the build time and process of the automobile.
henry ford
promised that with his election, the Republican Prosperity" of the 1920's would continue for 4 - 8 more years.
herbert hoover
The practice of merging with, closely cooperating with, or taking over companies within the same industry.
horizontal integration
The term used to describe a government that generally takes a "hands off" policy concerning regulation of business or industry.
laisse-faire
(From the Virtual Reader) The author of the song, "I'm Going to Leave Old Texas Now," plans to leave Texas. What is his destination?
mexico
The movement of southern blacks to the North:
was called the "Great Migration," or often the "Great Black Migration."
You are a farmer. You support the unlimited coinage of silver and the sub treasury plan, but you oppose a tariff increase. For whom will you vote in the presidential election of 1896?
william jennings bryan
the president during the Spanish-American War
william mckinley
engineered the purchase of Alaska for the U.S.
william seward
Russian participation in World War I ended:
with the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk.
author of the "14 Points"
woodrow wilson
non-Mexican who opposed the Huerta takeover of the Mexican government
woodrow wilson
Most attempts at organizing labor into unions failed during the 1800's, because there were always more __________ than there were available jobs.
workers
All of the following were quality of life improvements provided by towns and cities in the Progressive Era, EXCEPT ONE. Which of the following is the EXCEPTION?
workmen's compensation
