APUSH AP Sample Questions Unit 4
Which phrase best summarizes what Riis considers the cause of the problems he sees?
"In the tenements all the influences make for evil"
This excerpt was written to most directly support which of the following?
Collective bargaining
Which of the following developments would be most consistent with the beliefs expressed in the excerpt?
Consolidation of wealth by an elite
The above excerpt is most closely associated with which sector of the Progressive movement?
Politicians who supported state regulatory commissions to curtail abuse in business
During the late 19th century, which of the following groups most benefitted from the poverty described by Riis?
Political machines
According to the author, what has most contributed to the need for wage earners to organize?
The concentration of corporate wealth and power
The above excerpt most directly reflects that the temperance movement
appealed to a varied constituency of reformers
The ideas expressed in this excerpt most clearly show the influence of which of the following?
Charles Darwin's On the Origins of Species
Henry Grady's comments best express the viewpoint of which group of people?
Advocates of a New South
Which of the following was most closely allied to the sentiments in this excerpt?
American Federation of Labor
Which of the following best demonstrates Henry Grady's vision for the South?
Birmingham, Alabama, became one of the nation's leading steel producers
Which of the following would be the author, as a critic of the politics of the era, most likely oppose?
Court decisions allowing unlimited campaign contributions by wealthy donors
Anthony targeted the states as the parts of government discriminating against women primarily for which of the following reasons?
Except for the 14th and 15th amendments, the United States Constitution left the power to the states to determine who could vote
The Ocala Platform proved an important link between which of the following groups?
Farmer organizations and the Populist movement
Which of the following most likely explains the significant reduction of immigration during the 1870s and 1890s to the United States?
Financial panics and depressions
Which idea would Sumner most likely support?
Laissez-faire
Which of the following most effectively addressed the concerns that Upton Sinclair and others had for industrial workers?
Legislation passed during the Wilson presidency to legalize the organization of labor unions
The Jungle most directly contributed to which of the following?
Meat Inspection Act
McElroy's letter uses humor to make a point. Which of the following statements reflects McElroy's true criticism?
Politics was primarily about holding office for personal gain
Voters demanded patronage reform in politics after
President James Garfield was assassinated
Which of the following would most directly support the argument that Progressives were "exclsionary"
Progressives did little to end the segregation of African Americanas
Which of the following interpretations of progressivism would most likely support this excerpt
Progressives were a diverse group who supported various feforms
The kind of sentiments in the cartoon above contributed most directly to which of following?
Proponents of anti-monopoly legislation
Which of the following groups would most likely support the sentiments behind this cartoon?
Proponents of anti-monopoly legislation
Which of the following best explains the tariff rates during the period from 1865 to 1900?
Republicans believed that high tariffs would protect American business from foreign competition
Which group would be most likely to oppose government intervention to improve the tenements?
Social scientists who used the scientific method to research poverty and urban problems
Which of the following Progressive reforms most directly promoted "active citizenship,"?
The Direct Election of Senators
Susan B. Anthony's arguments for women's suffrage can be best understood in the context of
The Reconstruction amendments
Which statement best describes the level of tariffs in the United States in the 19th century?
The election of Lincoln ushered in a period of high tariffs
Susan B. Anthony was arrested and fined $100 for casting an illegal vote in the presidential election of 1872. She refused to pay the fine. Herprotest was most similar to which of the following?
The jailing of Henry David Thoreau for not paying taxes for what he considered an immoral war
The Prohibition movement was similar to other Progressive reforms because it
began on the local and state levels before becoming national
Harlan's opinion goes against the majority opinion on the Supreme Court that
facilities could be segregated by race if they were "separate but equal"
The economic reasoning behind the Ocala Platform assumes that
increasing the money supply would increase prices and incomes
The Ocala Platform resulted from a protest movement that primarily involved
small farmers
In the chart above, the "new immigrants" included those who arrived in the United States from
southern and eastern Europe
The key idea in the excerpt is that Grady believes
the South needed to industrialize
Harlan's opinion was consistent with the beliefs expressed by the
writer W.E.B. Du Bois