APUSH Ch. 17-20

Americans won the struggle for Cuba during the Spanish-American War because A) the Spanish forces quit after putting up a stiff but brief fight B) the American forces used incredible brutality and terror tactics to overwhelm the Spanish C) the American forces displayed both high efficiency and great military genius during the campaign D) the Spanish forces had already surrendered to Cuban revolutionaries before the Americans arrived E) the Spanish suffered from having neither a navy nor a trained army

A) the Spanish forces quit after putting up a stiff but brief fight

The new industrial and consumer economy of the city produced a number of changes in the lives of women, such as A. All answers below B. The creation of new jobs for women in the consumer market C. The appearance of women's fashions for middle class women D. The alteration of the ways for buying and preparing food E. The tendency for women's fashion to change quickly

A. All answers below

The political activity of the late 1800s can best be described by the statement that A. Politicians did not address the problems caused by the rapid social and economic changes of the times B. Party differences were so extreme that agreement and action were difficult C. Public policy was dominated by the liberals in both the Republican and the Democratic parties D. The growing strength of conflicting interest groups severely limited the chances for effective legislation E. Labor unions caused the government to pass significant reforms

A. Politicians did not address the problems caused by the rapid social and economic changes of the times

Authors such as Stephen Crane and Theodore Dreiser revealed in their works A. The mistreatment of the poor in the urban industrial society B. The impact of Europe on Americans C. The inhumanity of war D. The adventure of the American frontier E. The romanticization of rural America

A. The mistreatment of the poor in the urban industrial society

In the late 1800s, most of the foreign immigrants to the cities A. Were quickly absorbed into the American culture B. Established close-knit ethnic communities C. Returned home after a few disheartening years D. Soon moved to rural areas E. Moved into new American suburbs in family groups

B. Established close-knit ethnic communities

The city machine and "boss rule" were created and continued to thrive because A. The authority of the city government was too strong B. Immigrants needed services and employment C. The voter participation rate in most city elections was very low D. They utilized physical brutality against those who tried to unseat them E. The working class lacked voting rights

B. Immigrants needed services and employment

Jacob Riis's 1890 book "How the Other Half Lives" shocked middle class Americans with its sensational description of A. All answers below B. Lower-class slums C. Middle class bigotry D. Upper-class decadence E. The meat-packing industry

B. Lower-class slums

Most of the Americans who fought the passage of laws to restrict immigration did so because they A. All answers below B. Wanted a cheap and plentiful source of labor for American industry C. Believed that immigrants had a more energetic attitude than native-born Americans D. Wished to broaden American culture by introducing new foreign elements into it E. We're committed to the belief of republican ideology

B. Wanted a cheap and plentiful source of labor for American industry

The ablest and most effective apostle of imperialism was A) William Jennings Bryan B) Charles Darwin C) Alfred Thayer Mahan D) Frederick Jackson Turner E) Andrew Carnegie

C) Alfred Thayer Mahan

The Theory of evolution developed in the late 1800s had all of the following except A. It was linked to the work of Charles Darwin B. It led to the creation of other intellectual movements, such as Social Darwinism C. It was almost immediately accepted by educators, theologians, and scientists D. It caused a schism between liberal Protestant leaders who accepted it and other more fundamental religious groups who did not E. It suggested a new explanation for historical progress

C. It was almost immediately accepted by educators, theologians, and scientists

Despite the problems of rapid growth, the cities of the late 1800s continued to grow because A. Federal legislation was favorable to urban growth B. The urban areas of the country had a high rate of the natural increase C. The cities were becoming the economic hub of the country D. The traditional values of rural America were deteriorating E. Drought caused severe decline in the rural economy

C. The cities were becoming the economic hub of the country

After the civil war, a leader eat a women's college remarked on improving women's educational and career opportunities by saying A. "You've come a long way, baby" B. "Women alone should vote and hold office" C. "Women should dominate public school education" D. "Our failures marry" E. "Democracy and plurality must prevail"

D. "Our failures marry"

In the late 1800s, the most popular of the new spectator sports was A. Basketball B. Football C. Boxing D. Baseball E. Track

D. Baseball

The groups that migrated to the cities after the Civil War included large numbers of all of the following groups except A. Southern blacks B. Foreign immigrants C. Eastern farmers D. Southern whites E. Young rural women

D. Southern whites

the US president who asked for a declaration of war against Spain in 1898 was a. William McKinley b. Grover Cleveland c. Benjamin Harrison d. Theodore Roosevelt e. William Howard Taft

a. William McKinley

During the 1860s and 1870s, the Grangers worked to a. all answers below b. relieve the loneliness of rural life c. circumvent the middlemen in crop marketing d. introduce strict regulation of railroad rates e. provide help for farmers in need

a. all answers below

on the question of annexing the Philippines, president McKinley thought that a. all answers below b. returning the Philippines to Spain would be "cowardly" c. the US could not turn the islands over to another imperialist power d. the Filipinos were not ready for independence e. the US needed to educate and uplift Filipino culture

a. all answers below

the US suggested the Open Door policy for China to a. all answers below b. keep the great powers from completely destroying China by dividing it among themselves c. allow US merchants to trade in China without the interference of foreign governments d. achieve a foreign policy victory without using military force e. promote the economic ideal of free markets

a. all answers below

going into the election season of 1884, Grover Cleveland was respected for a. his consistent opposition to corrupt politicians and interest groups b. his bold stance on attaining civil rights for African-Americans c. his creation of the Open Door foreign policy d. his belief that US troops should be removed from the South e. his support for suffrage rights for American women

a. his consistent opposition to corrupt politicians and interest groups

In general, the Populist movement was primarily supported by a. large-scale mechanized farmers b. small farmers c. the urban middle class d. big city political machines e. corporate farming interests

a. large-scale mechanized farmers

during the late 1800s, the federal government had a reputation for a. creating conflicts b. being very active in reform movements c. being concerned with international affairs d. being stronger than most national governments e. doing very little to ease growing problems

b. being very active in reform movements

Although historians disagree as to their interpretations of Populism, the movement was significant because a. it led to successful radical movements in the early 1900s b. it was one of the few third-party movements to gain national influence c. the activists of the party were responsible for the success of the first McKinley administration d. it helped to elect a president at the peak of its power e. it revealed the economic weakness of the northeastern elite

b. it was one of the few third-party movements to gain national influence

president Taft fired Gifford Pinchot for a. turning over public lands to private developers b. leaking internal administration matter to the press c. refusing to release some forest land for development d. asking Teddy Roosevelt to intervene in an administration matter e. accept illegal campaign contributions

b. leaking internal administration matter to the press

Woodrow Wilson's program was called the a. new nationalism b. new freedom c. new frontier d. square deal e. new deal

b. new freedom

President Teddy Roosevelt's 1904 reform program was called the a. new federalism b. square deal c. fair deal d. new frontier e. new deal

b. square deal

the president who became the most powerful symbol of the reform impulse at the national level was a. Woodrow Wilson b. William Howard Taft c. Theodore Roosevelt d. William McKinley e. Grover Cleveland

c. Theodore Roosevelt

populist party leaders of the early 1890s included all of the following people except a. Tom Watson b. Mary Elizabeth Lease c. William Jennings Bryan d. Leonidas J. Polk e. James B. Weaver

c. William Jennings Bryan

the reaction by Congress to president Teddy Roosevelt's reform programs revealed a. the need for more drastic measures b. the impatience of people wit the complex reform process c. a growing split in the republican party d. the inability of democrats to take the initiative e. a lack of any opposition to his policies

c. a growing split in the republican party

in the 1890s, Spain and the US gradually moved toward war over Cuba for all of the following reasons except a. a change in US tariff policy hurt the Cuban economy and made the Cuban people ready for revolt b. when the Cuban revolt broke out, the American press printed sensational, one-sided stories about it c. during the Cuban revolt, the Spanish commanded numerous atrocities, whereas the Cubans usually behave humanely d. Cubans living in the US popularized their side of the revolt with the American people e. sensationalized press coverage stirred a fervor for war

c. during the Cuban revolt, the Spanish commanded numerous atrocities, whereas the Cubans usually behave humanely

Woodrow Wilson's most important piece of domestic legislation was the a. federal trade commission act b. taft labor act c. federal reserve act d. Underwood-Simmons tariff e. Clayton Antitrust act

c. federal reserve act

the populist party ceased to be a separate political party when a. the republicans defeated it in 1892 b. its party leader died shortly after the election campaign of 1896 c. it nominated the same presidential candidate as the Democrats in the election of 1896 d. it lost again in the election of 1900 e. it made an alliance the with republicans in 1896

c. it nominated the same presidential candidate as the Democrats in the election of 1896

the group of crusading journalists of the late 1800s and early 1900s who attacked corruption in business and government were called a. yellow journalists b. wobblies c. muckrakers d. mugwumps e. scandal mongers

c. muckrakers

the Platt Amendment, incorporated into the Cuban constitution, gave Cuba a. full independence b. economic independence c. nominal political independence d. an American colonial government e. an equal partnership with American interests

c. nominal political independence

President Roosevelt saw his reforms as a way to a. bring prosperity to the working class b. return America to the path intended by the Founding Fathers c. prevent radicalism from taking control in the future d. end corruption in government e. pass England as an economic power

c. prevent radicalism from taking control in the future

To justify their policies, the new American expansionists of the late 1800s offered all of the following reasons EXCEPT? a. strong nations were destined by natural law to dominate weak ones b. the United States had a duty to spread its superior institutions to less civilized people c. the US should try to create a community of nations to guarantee world peace d. a strong navy was the key. to becoming a great nation, and colonies would serve as bases for such a navy e. selling goods in foreign nations would bolster the economy

c. the US should try to create a community of nations to guarantee world peace

the death toll in the Triangle Shirtwaist Fire was much higher than it should have been because a. an arsonist had deliberately set the fire to start at the worst possible time of the day b. union organizers started the fire in the exits in an attempt to take revenge against scab workers c. the management of the company had locked the emergency exits so that employees could not sneak away from work d. the company stored gasoline on the same floors as the working areas of the factory e. management refused to call the NYC fire department

c. the management of the company had locked the emergency exits so that employees could not sneak away from work

William Jennings Bryan wanted the US Senate to ratify the peace treaty with Spain because a. the US would be able to build naval bases in the new territories b. he hoped to become governor of one of the territories c. the war would be over, and the democrats could make republican imperialism a campaign issue d. he believed that the inhabitants of the territories would be better off under US protection e. the acquisition of sugar plantations would bolster the US economy

c. the war would be over, and the democrats could make republican imperialism a campaign issue

in the political battles of the late 1800s, the Stalwarts and the Half-Breeds were a. groups who favored civil service reform b. the nicknames of the rival Republican and Democratic political machines c. two rival factions within the Republican part who fought over political patronage d. the nicknames of the conservative and liberal wings of the Democratic party e. opposing sides regarding the future of Reconstruction

c. two rival factions within the Republican part who fought over political patronage

Hull House, a settlement house designed to aid immigrants was started by a. Alice Paul b. Margaret Sanger c. Carrie Chapman-Catt d. Jane Addams e. Mary Elizabeth Lease

d. Jane Addams

the Philippine War of 1898 to 1902 saw the US a. all answers below b. use only humane and moderate methods in response to the guerrilla tactics of the enemy c. create a military government that ruled the country for many years after the war was over d. achieve victory after capturing the enemy leader e. have the ability to organize bloodless overthrows of governments

d. achieve victory after capturing the enemy leader

Although the progressives often differed about what progressivism meant, most agreed that a. all answers below b. it was a particular set of political reforms c. it was a group of moral and humanitarian goals d. government should play a role in correcting society's ills e. "natural law" of the marketplace could stabilize society

d. government should play a role in correcting society's ills

the one branch of the US government capable of providing leadership to the national reform movement of the early 1900s was the a. supreme court b. house of representatives c. senate d. presidency e. district courts

d. presidency

the US acquired the Hawaiian islands as a result of all the following factors except a. american citizens developed a sugar industry in the islands b. the US government built a naval station there c. americans staged a revolution to depose the native rulers d. president Cleveland sent marines to ensure that nothing stopped annexation from taking place e. the domination of the Hawaiian economy by american settlers

d. president Cleveland sent marines to ensure that nothing stopped annexation from taking place

political party loyalties of the late 1800s tended to remain stable because a. economic issues divided the electorate into well-organized opposing groups b. voting participation was low and political change slow c. only one political party garnered any substantial support d. voting patterns were determined by vague cultural inclinations e. few significant economic or social changes took place, and thus few political issues developed

d. voting patterns were determined by vague cultural inclinations

after backing away from further reforms in late 1914, Wilson began pushing reforms again because a. the supreme court overturned some of his previous reform measures b. a new round of major business scandals occurred c. the economy turned downward d. the US entered WWI in 1914 e. Democrats lost heavily in the 1914 elections

e. Democrats lost heavily in the 1914 elections

president Teddy Roosevelt's conservation policies were influenced by a. JP Morgan b. William Howard Taft c. Upton Sinclair d. Robert La Follette e. Gifford Pinchot

e. Gifford Pinchot

free coinage of silver was supported by all of the following groups except a. silver-mine owners b. southern farmers c. small farmers d. western democrats e. eastern republicans

e. eastern republicans

Because of the Republican passage of a high protective tariff in 1890, the next two national elections resulted in a. overwhelming victories for the republicans b. close republican victories c. disputed outcomes d. close losses to the democrats e. substantial victories by the democrats

e. substantial victories by the democrats

After the Spanish-American war, Puerto Rico experienced all of the following developments except a. Puerto Ricans became more dependent on imported food b. the island became an American colony c. the island's sugar industry grew rapidly d. Americans acquired control of much of the island's economy e. the island's inhabitants generally accepted the American presence without protest

e. the island's inhabitants generally accepted the American presence without protest