Ch 16-20 WS US History
the formation of credit card companies
during the late nineteenth century, all of the following innovations occurred in consumer goods except
had expanded significantly
during the late nineteenth century, college education for American women
the principal tool for gaining civil rights was to elect blacks to public office
during the progressive era, W.E.B. Du Bois asserted all the following except
barbed wire
fences most commonly made from
John D. Rockefeller
founded the Socialist Labor Party in the United States.
Americans were now a distinctive people
frederick jackson turner claimed in "the significance of the frontier in american history" that
football
in 1869, princeton and rutgers played the first intercollegiate game in america of
was constructed with steel girders
in 1884, the first "modern" skyscraper built in the united states
all foreigners in china
in 1900, the Chinese bower rebellion was directed at
improve wages and working conditions of manufacturers and retailers
in the 1890s, florence kelley and the national consumers league sought to
strict regulations were imposed on factory owners
in the aftermath of the 1911 triangle shirtwaist fire in New York City
mostly came from Europe
in the late 19th century, the population in urban areas of the US
gender, class, and race
in the late nineteenth century, leisure activities tended to be divided by
formed close-knit ethnic communities within the cities
in the late nineteenth century, most immigrants to the united states
saw its most famous boss, william m tweed, sent to prison
in the late nineteenth century, new york's tammany hall political machine
the rapid growth of urban america & the influx of millions of immigrants
in the late nineteenth century, political "machines" in cities owed their existence to
initially praised as an improvement in housing for the poor
tenement buildings the urban america were
the 1893 Colombian Exposition in Chicago
the "city beautiful" movement in the united states was inspired, in part, by
labor union in the coal industry
the molly miguires were a
creek
which of the following indian tribes was not found on the pacific coast of the far west
that american society was capable of improvement
while progressivism has many meanings it tended to be based on the central assumption
initial acceptance to hostility
white response to Chinese
municipal governments
During the progressive era, one of the first targets for political reformers
Deserved to vote because of their unique traits as women
During the progressive era, supporters of woman suffrage argued that female voters
was a spiritual revival that swept across Europe during the 16th century
Ghost dance
imperialists
In 1898, pressure for the American entry into war in Cuba came from
saw five million cars on American roads.
In 1917, automobile production in the United States
faced considerable guerrilla tactics. became increasingly brutal. came to view filipinos as almost subhuman
In its war in the Philippines, the United State's military
small scale farmers
In the 1890s, Populism appealed to
E. organize industrial production into many simple tasks.
In the early twentieth century, a principle goal of "Taylorism" was toA. make industrial workers more independent in carrying out their jobs.B. emphasize the importance of craft and quality in the workplace.C. encourage industrial workers to act creatively to solve production problems.D. create a large labor force of highly skilled workers.E. organize industrial production into many simple tasks.
unhappy Republicans who threatened to vote for the Democrats
In the election of 1884, "Mugwumps" were
favored the direct election of United States senators
In the late nineteenth century, American Populism
founded the Socialist Labor Party in the United States.
In the late nineteenth century, Daniel De Leon
catholics
In the late nineteenth century, Democrats tended to attract the greater numbers of
a majority of the black and white male population in the North received federal pensions
In the late nineteenth century, as veterans of the Civil War retired,
farmers
In the late nineteenth century, the Granger Laws supported the interests of
took place near Kitty Hawk, North Carolina.
Orville and Wilbur Wright's first successful airplane flight in 1903
witnessed a revolution by American planters
Prior to its annexation by the United States in 1898, Hawaii
barely developed at all
Prior to the Civil War, the steel industry in the United States
the far western states
Significant voting rights for women were first won in
all of the above
The 1912 presidential election was an ideological contest between
was used by the federal government against labor unions
The Sherman Antitrust Act of 1890
purchase silver but not coin it
The Sherman Silver Purchase Act of 1890 called for the federal government to
The war generated anti-radical feelings in the country
WW1 hurt the socialist movement in the united states
It was greatly strengthened by the end of the economic depression in the late 1870s
What statement regarding the national Grange movement is FALSE?
80-85%
by 1890, the percentage of the population of chicago, new york, and detroit that were made up of immigrants was approximately
theologians & scientist & educators
charles darwin's theories of evolution met initial resistance from
none of the above
As president Woodrow Wilson
was a fiscal conservative
As president, Grover Cleveland
believed in the transformative power of public enlightened opinion
At the turn of the twentieth century, progressive activists
the rich had great responsibilities to society.
According to the ideas expressed by Andrew Carnegie in his The Gospel of Wealth,
C. Atlanta.
All of the following cities became important centers for steel production EXCEPTA. Pittsburgh. B. Chicago.C. Atlanta. D. Birmingham.E. Detroit.
William clark
All of the following writers and artists made significant contributions to the romanticizing of the American West EXCEPT A. Frederic Remington B. Mark Twain C. Theodore Roosevelt D. william clark E. Frederick Jackson Turner
gained momentum as a result of WW1
Between 1914 and 1919, the temperance movement
barred chinese already in the country from becoming natural citizens
Chinese exclusion act of 1882
Great Britain and Northern Europe
During the 1870s and 1880s, most of the immigrants to the United States came from
all of the above
Environmental issues, Theodore Roosevelt
E. vertical integration.
The business structure of Carnegie Steel was a good example ofA. vertical integration.B. horizontal integration.C. diagonal integration.D. central integration.E. vertical and horizontal integration.
was viewed as a plan to save the indians
The dawes act of 1877
all of the above (buffalo)
The decimation of American buffalo herds in the late 19th centuryA. destroyed the ability of Plains Indians ti resist the advance of white settlersB. was accelerated by Indian tribes who killed large #s of buffalo to sell to white AmericansC. happened almost entirely in the space of a single decadeD. happened almost entirely in the space of a single decade, destroying the ability of Plains Indians to resist the advance of white settlersE. All of the above
created a new type of paper currency
The federal reserve act
a voter's regional background
The high degree of party loyalty in the late nineteenth century is explained primarily by
promoted the idea that capitalism offered all people a chance for great wealth.
The social theory of Social Darwinism
saddles.spurs.lariats.leather chaps.
The western cattle industry saw Mexican ranchers first develop
E. The Amalgamated trade union won the strike.
Which of the following events did NOT occur during the Homestead strike of 1892?A. dy Frick shut down the plant in an attempt to destroy the Amalgamated union.B. The entire Pennsylvania National Guard was ordered to protect strikebreakers.C. Hundred of guards hired by Homestead were defeated in a deadly battle with strikers.D. One radical made a failed attempt to assassinate Henry Clay Frick.E. The amalgamated trade union won the strike
B. it saw Congress outlaw railroad combinations
Which of the following statements about the American railroad industry in the late nineteenth century is FALSE?A. It included the nation's largest businesses.B. It saw Congress outlaw railroad combinations.C. It relied partially on government subsidies for its growth.D. It was among the first to adopt new corporate form of organization.E. It became a national symbol of concentrated economic power.
neighboring farms
Which of the following was NOT a significant source of resentment for the late nineteenth-century farmers? railroads neighboring farms banks manufacturers prices
fur trading
Which was NOT a major western industry? mining fur trading ranching commercial farming railroads building
Terence V. Powderly
at its height in 1886, the knights of labor were led by
desirable
at the end of the 19th century, most Americans viewed leisure time as
women
at the turn of the 20th century, the leaders of the settlement house movement were mostly
San Francisco
largest Chinese community
journalists
muckrakers
often lack access to the outside world
plains farm life