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Question 1
The rapid emergence of trusts in the late nineteenth
century alarmed many Americans.
Question 2
Laissezfaire was a philosophy typically held by
Question 3
What was the significance of the adoption of a standard
gauge?
Question 4
How did children’s work in industry differ from their
earlier contributions to the family economy?
Question 5
The “Great Uprising” of 1877 was a general strike against
the nation’s
Question 6
Which of the following best characterizes the stories of
Horatio Alger?
Question 7
George Eastman created a successful business based on his
invention of the
Question 8
Frank W. Woolworth’s stores were known as
Question 9
The Molly Maguires was a clandestine organization of coal
miners that carried out acts of intimidation, vandalism, and violence.
Question 10
Institutions established in the 1880s to provide social
and educational services for the poor were called
Question 11
Nativists created the White City primarily as a way of
preserving white culture.
Question 12
The number of immigrants arriving in the United States
from the United Kingdom and Ireland increased throughout the Gilded Age.
Question 13
Which of the following did NOT encourage African
Americans to migrate to northern cities?
Selected Answer: a lack of racial prejudice in the North
Question 14
Which of the following BEST characterizes the hopes of
the designers of the White City?
Question 15
With the 1896 presidential election, the Republicans
became the party representing
Question 16
What did proponents of “soft money” advocate?
Question 17
In what way was How the Other Half Lives different from other contemporary writings on urban poverty?
Question 18
Public education was promoted as a means of
Question 19
Andrew Carnegie used _________________ integration to
make his steel company as efficient as possible.
Question 20
How did Sears and Roebuck become a major retailer?
Question 21
Who argued in the 1880s that if the doctrine of survival
of the fittest operated in the natural world, it must also govern the
relationships between groups?
Question 22
How much land did federal, state, and local governments
give to railroad companies to encourage construction?
Question 23
How did Moody engage the major social issues of his time?
Question 24
Whose singing help draw thousands Dwight Moody’s
revivals?
Question 25
How did some Christian leaders criticize Dwight Moody?
How did children’s work in industry differ from their
earlier contributions to the family economy
After the Civil War, a leading trend in business was the
increase in exports of
What did the fate of the Sherman Anti-Trust Act of 1890
demonstrate
Which of the following best characterizes the stories of
Horatio Alger
The press stirred up rage over what aspect of the Haymarket
Riot
Founded in 1866 by William Sylvis, the National Labor Union
was
What was one disadvantage of the rise of industrialization
for American workers
The department stores of the late 1800s offered a number of
attractive policies, such as free delivery and a money back guarantee
The inventor of a business model known as the “trust” was
Which of the following groups would NOT have been affiliated
with the new People’s Party in 1892?
Tammany Hall operatives worked to win the support of
immigrants by
The Pendleton Act of 1883
Our Country: Its Possible Future and Present Crisis author Josiah Strong
could best be characterized as
The Sherman Anti-Trust Act of 1890 was so weakened that it
failed to curb big business in any meaningful way
The American Protective Association specifically focused on
A vaudeville show could BEST be described as
With the 1896 presidential election, the Republicans became
the party representing
William Jennings Bryan’s famous “cross of gold” speech
addressed which issue
How did Sears and Roebuck become a major retailer
Which of the following is not part of the Gospel of Success
ideology
Where did most immigrants to the United States by 1900
originate
How much land did federal, state, and local governments give
to railroad companies to encourage construction
How did Dwight Moody influence later evangelists?
How did Moody engage the major social issues of his
time
How did some Christian leaders criticize Dwight Moody
Question
1
In
1867, the majority of the delegates elected to state constitutional conventions
in the South were
Klansmen.
freedmen.
Democrats.
white Republicans.
carpetbaggers.
Question
2
The
corruption scandal related to government-subsidized railroads was known as
the Credit Mobilier scandal.
the Amnesty Act scandal.
the Belknap bribery scandal.
the "Whiskey Ring" scandal.
the "Black Friday" scandal.
Question
3
Which
of the following best describes President Lincoln's plan for Reconstruction?
Congressional Republicans would decide the
terms for readmission of the seceded states.
Full political and civil equality for
African Americans would be guaranteed.
The imposition of harsh penalties against
Southerners should be prioritized over reunification of the Union.
Amnesty would be granted automatically even
to Southerners who had willingly aided the Confederacy.
Pardon would be granted to all Southerners
who took an oath to the Union.
Question
4
President
Grant was re-elected in the 1872 presidential election despite
the scandals that shook his administration.
the looming economic crisis.
his tenacious though unpopular support of
Reconstruction.
the widespread popularity of opposition
candidate Horace Greeley.
his decision to align himself with the
Liberal Republicans.
Question
5
Why
was the Fifteenth Amendment not as effective as it could have been in the
enfranchisement of African Americans?
The amendment stated that suffrage could not
be denied or abridged because of certain conditions, so Southerners found other
reasons to deny African Americans the right to vote.
The amendment allowed states to establish
property requirements for suffrage, and at the time most African Americans did
not own land or property.
The amendment used flowery, indirect
language that was too vague and therefore very easy to undermine.
The amendment established a poll tax, which
many African Americans were unable to afford.
The amendment granted suffrage only to
African American men, and not to African American women, even though white
women had already been granted suffrage in several states.
Question
6
The
Wade-Davis Bill was rendered ineffective when
President Lincoln pocket vetoed the bill.
the bill did not gain enough Northern votes
for passage.
Radical Republicans rejected the plan as too
lenient.
abolitionist leaders withdrew their support
for the bill.
Southerners proclaimed their adamant refusal
to enact it.
Question
7
The
Redeemers portrayed themselves as
the leaders who had saved the Union from
Confederate treason.
the loyal supporters of Ulysses S. Grant.
the protectors of freedmen.
the saviors of the South from the injustices
of Republican rule.
the valiant enforcers of the Constitution
and states' rights.
Question
8
One
of the immediate goals of African American colleges was
to produce lawyers to defend African
Americans against vagrancy laws.
to train teachers in order to encourage
literacy among African Americans.
to educate ministers to tend to the
spiritual needs of the black community.
to train businessmen to provide the black
community with greater economic power.
to instruct politicians to enact legislation
beneficial to African Americans.
Question
9
In
what way did the Mississippi plantations owned by Confederate President
Jefferson Davis and his brother Joseph become a model?
Former slaves pursued their education while
continuing to work the land.
Former slaves were paid, but were otherwise
limited in their autonomy.
Former slaves employed whites as laborers.
Former slaves leased the land to whites and
lived off the profits.
Former slaves ran the plantations
autonomously.
Question
10
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During
Reconstruction, the Freedmen's Bureau was able to
convince many Southern whites to join the
Republican Party.
greatly increase the number of literate
freedmen.
distribute 40-acre plots to all ex-slaves
who wanted land.
protect the rights of African Americans even
despite the Black Codes.
repress much of the violence committed
against ex-slaves.
Question
11
President
Andrew Johnson signed the Reconstruction Acts into law in 1867.
True
False
Question
12
President
Lincoln's plan for Reconstruction included a full pardon for all Confederate
military officers and officials.
True
False
Question
13
President
Lincoln threw his full support behind the Wade-Davis Bill.
True
False
Question
14
Most
scalawags came from the less-developed backcountry regions of the South.
True
False
Question
15
Rutherford
B. Hayes won the 1876 presidential election in a decisive victory.
True
False
Question
16
Mark
Twain's novels were marked by their celebration of
adventure and individualism.
the lives of Western miners.
the cowboy.
the European past.
Native American culture.
Question
17
In
educating Native American children as required by the Dawes Severalty Act, the
government opted to establish
on-reservation schools with a traditional
public school curriculum taught in tribal languages.
a major university dedicated solely to training
Indian educators and leaders.
off-reservation boarding schools where
children were required to abandon their Native American ways.
on-reservation schools primarily dedicated
to converting children to Christianity.
on-reservation schools with a traditional
public school curriculum designed to supplant tribal culture.
Question
18
It
took months for U.S. troops to capture a small band of Apaches led by
Crazy Horse.
Geronimo.
Red Cloud.
Sitting Bull.
Chief Joseph.
Question
19
The
Central Pacific Railroad began its work on the transcontinental railroad in
Chicago.
California.
Washington.
Oregon.
British Columbia.
Question
20
According
to his Frontier Thesis, Frederick Jackson Turner proposed all of the following
of the western frontier EXCEPT that
it fostered a valuing of democracy.
it was closed by the year 1890.
it encouraged individualism and innovation.
it contributed to the creation of a
classless society.
its presence was significant even to the
first colonists.
Question
21
This
monument commemorating the Native Americans who fell at the Battle of Little
Bighorn celebrates the unity of the Sioux, Cheyenne, and Arapaho warriors even
as it symbolically portrays
their savagery in war.
their aggression against white settlers.
how Americans have relied on an incomplete
and overly simplistic understanding of the history of the American West.
the environmental destruction of their
native lands.
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the loss of their culture.
Question
22
How
did the railroad benefit Western farmers MOST?
It enabled them to get their products to
market.
It provided employment during the
off-season.
It enabled them to migrate to more remote
areas of the West.
It gave them access to manufactured goods.
It provided an escape from their isolation.
Question
23
"Buffalo
Bill's Wild West" was popular for all the following reasons EXCEPT that
it provided an accurate representation of
the West.
it featured Indians such as Sitting Bull.
it grew increasingly elaborate.
it included big-name stars like Annie
Oakley.
it seemed to give Americans a way to
experience the West.
Question
24
The
treatment of both Native Americans and the environment revealed what about
Western settlement?
its unreliable pursuit of good intentions
its valuing of agriculture above all else
its disdain for tradition and the past
its gradual turn toward thoughtful
stewardship
its narrow focus on exploitation and gain
Question
25
Who
profited most from Western mining booms?
corporate mining operations
saloon owners
the initial prospectors
wage-earning miners
boomtown construction workers
Question
26
East
finally met West on May 10, 1869 when the transcontinental railroad was
completed.
True
False
Question
27
The
Battle of Little Bighorn was a crushing defeat for Custer and his men, but
propaganda in the East nevertheless portrayed the American soldiers as valiant.
True
False
Question
28
The
"Exodusters" were African Americans who moved West to escape violence
and poverty in the South.
True
False
Question
29
Whereas
mining in the West was devastating to the environment, Western agriculture was
generally beneficial to ecosystems.
True
False
Question
30
The
American cowboy owes much of his culture and traditions to Mexican vaqueros.
True
False
Question
31
The
"Great Uprising" of 1877 was a general strike against the nation's
textile industry.
coal-mining operations.
tobacco companies.
steel manufacturers.
railroad companies.
Question
32
The
first big business in the United States was the
coal industry.
railroad industry.
steel industry.
cattle industry.
textile industry.
Question
33
Which
of the following best characterizes the stories of Horatio Alger?
They served as barely concealed pro-union
propaganda.
They reinforced the ideal of the self-made
man.
They represented the new trend toward
realism in literature.
They were aimed at an African-American
audience.
They were critical of capitalism.
Question
34
After
the Civil War, a leading trend in business was the increase in exports of
agricultural products.
fashion.
oil.
raw materials.
manufactured goods.
Question
35
What
is the difference between vertical integration and horizontal integration?
Vertical integration involves the abuse of
conventional ethnics whereas horizontal integration is illegal.
Andrew Carnegie deemed vertical integration
unethical whereas he endorsed horizontal integration.
Vertical integration involves control of all
phases of production whereas horizontal integration involves buying out rival
companies producing the same product.
Companies employing horizontal integration
generally follow fair labor practices whereas those employing vertical
integration typically exploit their workers.
The focus of horizontal integration is on
controlling raw materials whereas the focus of vertical integration is on the
finished product.
Question
36
Two
cases, Wabash, St. Louis & Pacific Railway Co. v. Illinois and Santa Clara
County v. Southern Pacific Railroad, demonstrated that the Supreme Court in
1886 was
primarily conservative and supported big
business.
primarily progressive and supported labor
unions.
primarily conservative but opposed big
business.
primarily progressive but opposed labor
unions.
primarily populist and supported farmers.
Question
37
In
writing about "the modern emblem of motion and power-the pulse of the
continent," Walt Whitman was celebrating late nineteenth-century
railroads.
farms.
roadways.
factories.
waterways.
Question
38
What
is ironic about this drawing portraying the experiences of female workers?
It portrays female workers as impoverished,
but most working women actually earned good wages.
It portrays a female worker as the object of
a foreman's contempt, but most women were actually regarded as ideal employees.
It portrays female workers as hardworking,
but few women were actually employed in industry.
It portrays female workers with empathy,
although women were actually unwelcome in most unions.
It portrays female workers as exhausted, but
most women actually worked few hours.
Question
39
How
did the Knights of Labor differ from other nineteenth-century labor
organizations?
It was generally favored by the public.
It was inclusive in its membership.
It called for the government to create
bureaus of labor.
It fought for the eight-hour workday.
It employed strikes to further its cause.
Question
40
Regarding
the increase in female workers, most Americans believed that
national legislation would most likely
ensure equal pay.
social and political equality was sure to
follow as more women went to work.
married women should leave the paid
workforce.
day care centers should be established to
help working women.
women deserved more pay if they were
employed as professionals.
Question
41
Edward
Bellamy's novel Looking Backward, 2000-1887 criticized laissez-faire
capitalism.
True
False
Question
42
In
1901, Andrew Carnegie sold his empire for $400 million then donated most of the
money to various causes.
True
False
Question
43
In
the late nineteenth century, periods of economic growth and prosperity were
interrupted by severe depressions and recessions.
True
False
Question
44
Thomas
Nast's political cartoons argued for increased government regulation in the
business sector.
True
False
Question
45
New
machines transformed shoemaking from a skilled trade to a low-skilled factory
job.
True
False
Question
46
To
entrepreneurs, such pastimes as baseball were business. What does this fact
reveal about the new concept of leisure time?
It was rejected by the elite as slothful.
It provided opportunities for some to make
money.
It could be enjoyed only by the wealthy.
It had little to do with actual leisure.
It was likely to be a short-lived trend.
Question
47
Residential
suburbs primarily attracted
industrial magnates.
new immigrants.
the nouveau riche.
middle-class families.
unskilled laborers.
Question
48
The
City Beautiful Movement was comprised of
activists fighting to improve cleanliness
and sanitation in working-class neighborhoods.
reformers working to ameliorate the lives of
the urban poor.
nativists striving to limit immigration to
the United States.
architects and urban planners hoping to
improve urban life through design.
state and federal leaders trying to put an
end to urban corruption.
Question
49
William
Jennings Bryan's famous "cross of gold" speech addressed which issue?
railroad rates
currency reform
universal suffrage
urban reform
race relations
Question
50
What
resulted from the protests of Coxey's Army and other similar activists?
a public outcry over the indignities
suffered by laborers
the violent oppression of such groups by
police
small reforms aimed at regulating business
the Panic of 1893
more inaction by the government
Question
51
What
factored into the migration of Americans from rural to urban areas?
severe drought
technological innovations
the growth of suburbs
the lure of high-paid occupations
the widespread loss of farmland to industry
Question
52
Urban
tenement districts were associated with
a range of classes living side by side.
filth and disease.
relative prosperity.
crowded but inexpensive apartments.
low crime rates.
Question
53
This
1899 political cartoon by Thomas Nast warned against
the corruption of "boss" rule in
the cities.
the rise of political radicalism.
the rise of monopolies and trusts.
the danger of the Populist agenda.
the dangers of unrestricted immigration.
Question
54
Which
statement would most likely have been said by a nativist?
"The nation's purity is being ruined by
Catholics and undesirable foreigners."
"Labor must organize across ethnic
lines to achieve justice and equality."
"It is important to improve living
conditions in poor, immigrant neighborhoods."
"The workers' movement must be global
and cannot be restricted to local concerns."
"The needs of the working-class
outweigh the desires of industrialists."
Question
55
What
did proponents of "soft money" advocate?
unlimited spending on election campaigns
deficit spending by the federal government
backing currency with gold
deregulating campaign contributions
issuing more currency
Question
56
The
number of immigrants arriving in the United States from the United Kingdom and
Ireland increased throughout the Gilded Age.
True
False
Question
57
Presidential
elections of the Gilded Age were characterized by landslide victories.
True
False
Question
58
1
/ 1 pts
New
immigrants often chose to live together in concentrated ethnic enclaves within
cities.
True
False
Question
59
Popular
entertainment spread throughout the nation via published sheet music and
touring companies.
True
False
Question
60
The
term "New Woman" was primarily used to describe immigrant women who
came to the United States in the late nineteenth century.
True
False
Who led the American Federation of Labor as it became the largest
organizer of workers in the United States?
The Great Uprising of 1877 was a general strike against the nation's:
Based on one of the chapter online lectures. Eastman lost most of his
patents for the early camera.
George Eastman created a successful business based on his invention of
the
Which of the following most likely would have helped to prevent
injuries and deaths in factories in the late nineteenth century?
The workplace of the late 1800s included all of the following EXCEPT
A Scribner's Monthly editorial on the 1877 Great Uprising
alleged each of the following EXCEPT that
The press stirred up rage over what aspect of the Haymarket Riot?
What was one disadvantage of the rise of industrialization for American
workers?
Why was Frank Woolworth able to set low prices for his merchandise?
He bought huge quantities of goods at a discount from wholesalers and
How did the Knights of Labor differ from other nineteenth-century labor
organizations?
What did the fate of the Sherman Anti-Trust Act of 1890 demonstrate?
Which statement would most likely have been said by a believer in
social Darwinism?
Why did advertisements increasingly need to be eye-catching and
memorable?
Laissez-faire was a philosophy typically held by
What is one way that the American Federation of Labor (AFL) differed
from the Knights of Labor?
By 1879, John D. Rockefeller's company controlled 90 percent of the
nation's
When female workers at the Mundell Company in Philadelphia faced wage
cuts like the ones that male workers at the company had successfully resisted,
the workers opted
What is the difference between vertical integration and horizontal
integration?
Vertical integration involves control of all phases of production
whereas horizontal Regarding the increase in female workers, most Americans
believed that
An immigrant of African and Dutch heritage named Jan Matzeliger
invented a machine that helped to mechanize the
What was the significance of the adoption of a standard gauge?
Andrew Carnegie became representative of those in big business who
believed that
After the Civil War, a leading trend in business was the increase in
exports of
The first big business in the United States was the
Which headline would most likely have appeared during the Great
Upheaval of 1886?
Why did many married African-American women take part in the paid
workforce?
The year 1886 saw the labor movement unify behind the move for
The American Federation of Labor (AFL) excluded unskilled workers from
its membership rolls because AFL leaders believed unskilled workers
Which statement about women and children in the work force is NOT true?
Which of the following best describes Andrew Carnegie's "Gospel of
Wealth"?
In an 1884 editorial, pro-labor newspaper editor John Swinton argued
that
In writing about "the modern emblem of motion and power—the pulse
of the continent," Walt Whitman was celebrating late nineteenth-century
Frank W. Woolworth's stores were known as
Two cases, Wabash, St. Louis & Pacific Railway Co. v.
Illinois and Santa Clara County v. Southern Pacific Railroad,
demonstrated that the Supreme Court in 1886 was
The inventor of a business model known as the "trust" was
Which set of factors BEST accounts for the reasons why the United
States emerged as a global industrial power by 1900?
Many members of the Workingmen's Benevolent Association were
Founded in 1866 by William Sylvis, the National Labor Union was
What did the fate of the Sherman Anti-Trust Act of 1890 demonstrate?
Regarding the increase in female workers, most Americans believed that
Which of the following business tactics was NOT employed by
Andrew Carnegie?
The Populist Party supported which of the following policies?
Based on one of the chapter online lectures. Populism was primarily an
agricultural malaise.
In late nineteenth-century cities,
Which of the following best characterizes the political machines of the
late nineteenth century?
The American Protective Association specifically focused on
Public education was promoted as a means of
A vaudeville show could BEST be described as
According to the text, the word gild in the term Gilded
Age accurately describes the time because
The National Alliance was formed from a coalition of
How did many conservative politicians view government regulation of
business during the late nineteenth century?
Tammany Hall operatives worked to win the support of immigrants by
With the 1896 presidential election, the Republicans became the party
representing
What did proponents of "soft money" advocate?
As the leader of the American Railway Union, Eugene Debs led
In 1890, in conjunction with the Sherman Silver Purchase Act, Congress
passed a bill
Our Country: Its Possible Future and Present Crisis author Josiah
Strong could best be characterized as
What was most likely a result of the involvement of all American
Railway Union members in the Pullman strike?
How did the women who ran settlement houses differ from elite women
from earlier generations who also helped the poor?
During the Gilded Age, more and more people bought homes in suburban
areas for all of the following reasons EXCEPT
What was the Great Migration?
William Jennings Bryan's famous "cross of gold" speech
addressed which issue?
The neighborhoods Little Italy and Chinatown are examples of
Whom did the People's Party hope to represent?
The Pendleton Act of 1883
In what way was How the Other Half Lives different from other
contemporary writings on urban poverty?
In response to the Pullman strike, President Cleveland opted to
After 1880, immigrants from which of the following regions began to
dominate the numbers of those coming to the United States?
What attitude toward the company town was expressed by the Pullman
worker who said, "We are born in a Pullman house, fed from the Pullman
shop, taught in the Pullman school, catechized in the Pullman church, and when
we die we shall be buried in the Pullman cemetery and go to the Pullman
Hell"?
Which of the following BEST characterizes the hopes of the designers of
the White City?
Which movement most clearly benefited from the rising level of women's
education?
Vaudeville's appeal to the masses was partly due to its
Who managed Andrew Carnegie's steel plant during the contentious
Homestead strike?
Residential suburbs primarily attracted
The City Beautiful Movement was comprised of
What resulted from the protests of Coxey's Army and other similar activists?
Who was a reformer dedicated to improving the lives of the poor and the
working class?
Who did the Populists nominate as their presidential candidate in 1892?
Urban tenement districts were associated with
Which of the following forms of leisure and entertainment did NOT
emerge as popular during the Gilded Age?
How did many conservative politicians view government regulation of
business during the late nineteenth century?
Why did many conservative Americans condemn bicycling?
Who won the presidency in 1896?
Which of the following groups would NOT have been affiliated with the
new People's Party in 1892?
The central business districts of cities tended to include
John Roebling was a German immigrant who
Vaudeville's appeal to the masses was partly due to its
Mark Twain's novels were marked by their celebration of
Andrew Carnegie became representative of those in big business who
believed that
Booker T. Washington believed that race relations would improve
What did journalist Ida Tarbell reveal in her exposé of Standard Oil?
President Wilson offset lost tariff revenues by relying on
After 1880, immigrants from which of the following regions began to
dominate the numbers of those coming to the United States?
What was the significance of the adoption of a standard gauge?
The temperance movement attracted all of the following EXCEPT
Which of the following best describes Andrew Carnegie's "Gospel of
Wealth"?
What did President Roosevelt and John Muir have in common?
They both were conservationists, who believed in conserving nature for
the future Which of the following most likely would have helped to prevent
injuries and deaths in factories in the late nineteenth century?
Henry Ford's policies benefited workers in all of the following ways
EXCEPT by
American forces commanded by George Armstrong Custer were overwhelmed
in
The American Federation of Labor (AFL) excluded unskilled workers from
its membership rolls because AFL leaders believed unskilled workers
The main goal of the Dawes Severalty Act was
What is the difference between vertical integration and horizontal
integration?
Vertical integration involves control of all phases of production
whereas horizontal What factors constrained the Progressive agenda?
What caused hardships for wheat farmers on the Plains in the 1880s?
The press stirred up rage over what aspect of the Haymarket Riot?
How did the women who ran settlement houses differ from elite women
from earlier generations who also helped the poor?
According to the text, the word gild in the term Gilded
Age accurately describes the time because
Which of the following best characterizes the political machines of the
late nineteenth century?
In campaigning for president, Woodrow Wilson promised "New
Freedom," which prioritized
In the nineteenth century, how did rural customers typically differ
from urban customers?
How did the 1916 law banning the interstate sale of products made by
child labor affect children in the workplace?
What did the fate of the Sherman Anti-Trust Act of 1890 demonstrate?
By 1900, all of the following were true of the railroad industry EXCEPT
that
What was the Federal Reserve?
The Pendleton Act of 1883
What triggered the brief political success of the Grange?
All of the following contributed to Native Americans' difficulties in
resisting the encroachments of Americans EXCEPT
A nationwide ban on child labor was enacted
According to his Frontier Thesis, Frederick Jackson Turner proposed all
of the following of the western frontier EXCEPT that
The Grangers were members of a society of
What is one way that the American Federation of Labor (AFL) differed
from the Knights of Labor?
How did the 1916 law banning the interstate sale of products made by
child labor affect children in the workplace?
What did John D. Rockefeller and other members of the upper class
believe was the source of poverty?
Which best describes the middle-class view on childhood?
How did the Supreme Court use the Sherman Anti-Trust Act to benefit
industrialists?
What did the popularity of Carry A. Nation reveal about early
twentieth-century American culture?
In campaigning for president, Woodrow Wilson promised "New
Freedom," which prioritized
Which Republican incumbent was defeated in 1912 when his party split
into Progressive and conservative factions?
Seventeenth Amendment
A nationwide ban on child labor was enacted
What did journalist Ida Tarbell reveal in her exposé of Standard Oil?
Which resulted from the popularity of The Jungle by Upton
Sinclair?
The Progressive movement was driven by
Which statement best describes Woodrow Wilson's style as
president?
What was the effect on workers of the establishment of an "open
shop" at a company?
The temperance movement attracted all of the following EXCEPT
In his 1895 "Atlanta Exposition Address," Booker T.
Washington claimed to accept segregation if
The Pendleton Act of 1883
Based on one of the chapter online lectures. Populism was primarily an
agricultural malaise.
Which of the following forms of leisure and entertainment did NOT
emerge as popular during the Gilded Age?
The American Protective Association specifically focused on
Which statement would most likely have been said by a nativist?
According to the text, the word gild in the term Gilded
Age accurately describes the time because
Why did many conservative Americans condemn bicycling?
What did proponents of "soft money" advocate?
As the leader of the American Railway Union, Eugene Debs led
who won the presidency in 1896?
What factored into the migration of Americans from rural to urban
areas?
Our Country: Its Possible Future and Present Crisis author Josiah
Strong could best be characterized as
How did Native Americans maintain their resistance even after the
conclusion of armed conflict with Euro-American settlers?
the main goal of the dawes severalty act was
Which of the following beliefs influenced the development of the trust?
Andrew Carnegie became representative of those in big business who
believed that
William Jennings Bryan's famous "cross of gold" speech
addressed which issue?
Which of the following was NOT a candidate for president in 1912?
What is a protectorate?
For what reasons did President Woodrow Wilson decide to implement
conscription immediately following the declaration of war?
What was one major effect of the widespread acquisition of radios in
American
The "progressive movement" was driven by:
The Homestead Act:
Effects of the Dawes Act included:
The Populist Party supported which of the following
policies?
The aggressive tactics of John D. Rockefeller were
supported by his:
Who led the American Federation of Labor as it became the
largest organizer of workers in the United States?
The Harlem Renaissance:
Even before direct American involvement, the United States
was linked to the Allies' cause:
The primary goal of the American government's imperialistic
policies during the late 1800s was:
The Great Uprising of 1877 was a general strike against the
nation's:
American forces commanded by George Armstrong Custer were
overwhelmed in:
Americans generally viewed buffalo as:
What was the purpose of the annual Long Drives?
What triggered the brief political success of the Grange?
Which of the following beliefs influenced the development
of the trust?
The workplace of the late 1800s included all of the
following EXCEPT:
George Eastman created a successful business based on his
invention of the:
Many members of the Workingmen's Benevolent Association
were:
What was most likely a result of the involvement of all
American Railway Union members in the Pullman strike?
The Pendleton Act of 1883:
What did proponents of "soft money" advocate?
As the leader of the American Railway Union, Eugene Debs
led:
What prevented workers from escaping when a fire broke out
at the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory?
Which of the following was NOT a candidate for president in
1912?
In what way did the urban working class disagree with
Progressives about the ward system?
In campaigning for president, Woodrow Wilson promised
"New Freedom," which prioritized:
What were spheres of influence?
Major outcomes of the Spanish-American War included which
of the following?
Which one of the following statements BEST describes the
relationship between advances in technology and American imperialism, according
to the textbook?
What compelled the United States to intervene in the Cuban
revolt against Spain?
One effect of German U-boat attacks on British passenger
ships was:
What weakened President Wilson's negotiating position at
the Paris Peace Conference?
Scientists at the time did not know that the Spanish
Influenza was spread by:
Which act prohibited anti-government speech during the war?
To what aspect of modern life were both the Lost Generation
and Christian fundamentalists responding?
What was one major effect of the widespread acquisition of
radios in American homes during the 1920s?
Why did crime and illicit drinking flourish despite
Prohibition?
In his novel This Side of Paradise, F. Scott Fitzgerald:
In educating Native American children as required by the
Dawes Severalty Act, the government opted to establish:
Where did cattle ranching and cattle drives originate?
The Grangers were members of a society of:
How did the U.S. government view its treaties with Native
Americans?
How did many conservative politicians view government
regulation of business during the late nineteenth century?
Proponents of the Social Gospel believed that:
How was U.S. imperialism beyond North America similar to
its pursuit of Manifest Destiny on the continent?
The primary focus of the Committee on Public Information
was:
Why did Germany resort to submarine warfare?
The leader of the American Expeditionary Forces was:
Who was the African-American leader who rejected
integration in favor of establishing an independent nation in Africa?
The Scopes Trial revealed Fundamentalists' rejection of:
The Homestead Act
The Union Pacific and Central Pacific Railroad companies
relied heavily on the low-paid and difficult work done by
Where did cattle ranching and cattle drives originate?
Much of the culture of the American cowboy was derived from
the traditions of which group?
The Grangers were members of a society of
How did Helen Hunt Jackson call attention to the unjust
treatment of Native Americans?
Sarah Winnemucca advocated for
Which statement best describes the Native American tribes
that lived west of the Mississippi?
Which of the following was a common consequence of the
adoption of horses by many Native American tribes?
What was the purpose of the annual Long Drives?
What triggered the brief political success of the Grange?
How did the U.S. government view its treaties with Native
Americans?
As a result of the Dawes Severalty Act,
The first big business in the United States was the
Laissez-faire was a philosophy typically held by
After the Civil War, a leading trend in business was the
increase in exports of
The "Great Uprising" of 1877 was a general strike
against the nation's
The mass market that emerged in the late nineteenth century
could best be described as
The press stirred up rage over what aspect of the Haymarket
Riot?
What was the significance of the adoption of a standard
gauge?
What did the fate of the Sherman Anti-Trust Act of 1890
demonstrate?
The neighborhoods Little Italy and Chinatown are examples
of
Institutions established in the 1880s to provide social and
educational services for the poor were called
Public education was promoted as a means of
Which movement most clearly benefited from the rising level
of women's education?
Whom did the People's Party hope to represent?
William Jennings Bryan's famous "cross of gold"
speech addressed which issue?
What was the Great Migration?
Tammany Hall operatives worked to win the support of
immigrants by
What resulted from the protests of Coxey's Army and other
similar activists?
The Progressive agenda mainly reflected the values of
What ultimately resulted in a decline in child labor?
The temperance movement attracted all of the following
EXCEPT
What did the Seventeenth Amendment do?
Booker T. Washington believed that race relations would
improve
The Progressive movement was driven by
What was the Federal Reserve?
What was the main effect of mass production techniques such
as the assembly line on the workplace?
What did the popularity of Carry A. Nation reveal about
early twentieth-century American culture?
In his 1895 "Atlanta Exposition Address," Booker
T. Washington claimed to accept segregation if
The Great Uprising of 1877 was a general strike against the
nation's:
Who led the American Federation of Labor as it became the
largest organizer of workers in the United States?
Eastman lost most of his patents for the early camera.
What was one disadvantage of the rise of industrialization
for American workers?
Why was Frank Woolworth able to set low prices for his
merchandise?
The press stirred up rage over what aspect of the Haymarket
Riot?
Which set of factors BEST accounts for the reasons why the
United States emerged as a global industrial power by 1900?
By 1879, John D. Rockefeller's company controlled 90
percent of the nation's
Which statement would most likely have been said by a
believer in social Darwinism?
Which of the following business tactics was NOT employed by
Andrew Carnegie?
The workplace of the late 1800s included all of the
following EXCEPT
How did the Knights of Labor differ from other
nineteenth-century labor organizations?
Regarding the increase in female workers, most Americans
believed that
What did the fate of the Sherman Anti-Trust Act of 1890
demonstrate?
Which of the following best describes Andrew Carnegie's
"Gospel of Wealth"?
Which of the following beliefs influenced the development
of the trust?
After the Civil War, a leading trend in business was the
increase in exports of
Why did advertisements increasingly need to be eye-catching
and memorable?
The American Federation of Labor (AFL) excluded unskilled
workers from its membership rolls because AFL leaders believed unskilled
workers
In the nineteenth century, how did rural customers
typically differ from urban customers?
Founded in 1866 by William Sylvis, the National Labor Union
was
What is the difference between vertical integration and
horizontal integration?
Which of the following best characterizes the stories of
Horatio Alger?
The inventor of a business model known as the
"trust" was
How did children's work in industry differ from their
earlier contributions to the family economy?
Which statement about women and children in the work force
is NOT true?
By 1900, all of the following were true of the railroad
industry EXCEPT that
Laissez-faire was a philosophy typically held by
Founded in 1887, the Interstate Commerce Commission could
initially best be described as
Why did many married African-American women take part in
the paid workforce?
A Scribner's Monthly editorial on the 1877 Great Uprising
alleged each of the following EXCEPT that
Frank W. Woolworth's stores were known as
Which set of factors BEST accounts for the reasons why the
United States emerged as a global industrial power by 1900?
Many members of the Workingmen's Benevolent Association
were
When female workers at the Mundell Company in Philadelphia
faced wage cuts like the ones that male workers at the company had successfully
resisted, the workers opted
George Eastman created a successful business based on his
invention of the
In an 1884 editorial, pro-labor newspaper editor John
Swinton argued that
Which headline would most likely have appeared during the
Great Upheaval of 1886?
Which of the following most likely would have helped to
prevent injuries and deaths in factories in the late nineteenth century?
As the size of the industrial work force grew in the late
nineteenth century
Between 1870 and 1910, the percentage of people working in
The major significance of Elihu Thomson's career was his
An example of vertical integration was
The aggressive tactics of John D. Rockefeller were
supported by his
The pioneer of horizontal integration was
Upton Sinclair's The Jungle focused on the problems of
The workplace of the late 1800s included
The use of sweatshops was most common in
By 1900, legislative acts that regulated the horrors of
child labor were
The great uprising of 1877 was a general strike against the
nation's
A major difference between the knights of Labor and the
American Federation of Labor was
Seven policemen and four workers were killed by a bomb at
Haymarket square in
The year 1886 saw the labor movement unify behind the move
for
How many strikes were called in the late nineteenth and
earlier twentieth centuries
A huge group of Jewish immigrants escaped from the Pogroms
in
The number of immigrants from northern and western Europe
was highest around
Jacob A. Riis's How the other Half lives focused on
The American Protective Association specifically focused on
The term Great Migration refers to the
Stereotypes of blacks were reinforced
In 1990, the largest city in the united states was
Residential suburbs were first populated by
"Downtown" districts tended to include
A Spectator sport that was largely favored by the middle
class at the turn of the century was
The term "gilded age" refers specifically to a
time when
After 1870,
Before the industrial boom of the late 1800s
An industrial owner who practiced Horizontal integration
one disadvantage for American workers of the rise of
corporations was
one effect of workers being required to work long hours was
regarding the increase of female workers, most Americans
believed that
The purpose of the settlement house movement was to
A believer in social Darwinism said
A turning point in the Pullman strike occurred when
Horatio Alger stories
American workers were drawn to the American federation of
Labor's
Andrew Carnegie stated a differing view of the gospel of
wealth by expressing that
In the urban, working-class neighborhoods of the early
twentieth century
Immigration and migration patterns from 1880-1910 resulted
in
of the groups that migrated to the United States in the
late nineteenth century , which were motivated most by fear of violence
Francesco Barone's success in America led to
The condition in Italy that was least important for
Italians deciding to migrate in the late nineteenth century
in the latter part of the nineteenth centaury, countries
that attracted migrants usually
The last to enter the middle class in America was the
Coney island in the New York served as an optimal example
of Americans love for
Joseph Pulitzer and Randolph Hearst capitalized on the
middle class's taste for
An effect of the rise in corporation in America was
A statement most likely said by a nativist is
The new middle class
America proudly displayed its newest technological wonders
at the Centennial Exposition in
The term gilded age refers specifically to a time when
As the size of the industrial work force grew in the late
nineteenth century,
After 1870,
Thomas Edison accomplished all of the following
achievements EXCEPT
Edison organized the building of the first electrical power
plant in
The major significance of Elihu Thomson's career was his
An effect of the rise of corporations in America was
Before the industrial boom of the late 1800s,
An example of vertical integration was
The aggressive tactics of John D. Rockefeller were
supported by his
An industrial owner who practiced horizontal integration
The pioneer of horizontal integration was
Automated cigarette manufacturing was pioneered by
One disadvantage for American workers, of the rise of
corporations was
The workplace of the late 1800s included all of the
following conditions EXCEPT:
A. large
forces of unskilled laborers
B. long hours
C. increased
menanization
D. a safe and
healthy environment
One effect of workers being required to work long hours was
The use of sweatshops was most common in
By 1900, legislative acts that regulated the horrors of
child labor were
Which statement about women and children in the work force
is NOT true?
The leader of the Knights of labor.
led the American Federation of Labor as it became the
largest organizer of workers in the United States
Leader of the American Railway Union, he voted to aid
workers in the Pullman strike. He was jailed for six months for disobeying a
court order after the strike was over.
Manager of the Carnegie Steel plant outside of Pittsburgh,
PA who barricaded the plant and hired armed Pinkerton guards to attack striking
workers
American naturalist who wrote The Financier and The Titan.
Like Riis, he helped reveal the poor conditions people in the slums faced and
influenced reforms.
Danish immigrant reporter for the New York Sun who shocked
middle class Americans with his account "How the Other Half Lives", a
damning indictment of the poverty of the New York slums that profoundly
influenced New York City police commissioner, Theodore Roosevelt.
(The Awakening,
1899), United States writer who described Creole life in Louisiana (1851-1904)
1860-1935. Founder of Settlement House Movement. First
American Woman to earn Nobel Peace Prize in 1931 as president of Women's
Intenational League for Peace and Freedom.
first to perform open heart surgery by removing a knife
from a stabbing victim's chest
the peoples bank, who gave money to the little guy
In the early 1900s, rare professional opportunities were
available to women as
Regarding the increase of female workers, most Americans
believed that
The purpose of the settlement house movement was to
Andrew Carnegie stated a differing view of the Gospel of
Wealth by expressing that
Which statement would most likely have been said by a
believer in Social Darwinism?
The Great Uprising of 1877 was a general strike against the
nation's
A major difference between the Knights of Labor and the
American Federation of Labor was
Which labor organization was formed in 1886 and became the
major organizing body for skilled workers?
Seven policemen and four workers were killed by a bomb at
Haymarket Square in
The year 1886 saw the labor movement unify behind the move
for
American workers were drawn to the American Federation of
Labor's
A turning point in the Pullman strike occurred when
According to your text, how many strikes were called in the
late nineteenth and earlier twentieth centuries?
A huge group of Jewish immigrants escaped from the pogroms
in
Which group was NOT a large part of the "new
immigrants" in the period 1880-1910?
Francesco Barone's success in America led to
In urban, working-class neighborhoods of the early
twentieth century,
Which statement would most likely have been said by a
nativist?
Scientific racism espoused all of the following beliefs
EXCEPT
The American Protective Association specifically focused on
What was the only area in which immigrants discovered they
were favored by nativists?
The term "Great Migration" refers to the
Stereotypes of blacks were reinforced
Immigration and migration patterns from 1880-1910 resulted
in
Residential suburbs were first populated by
"Downtown" districts tended to include
Joseph Pulitzer and Randolph Hearst capitalized on the
middle-class's taste for
After 1890, department stores
Coney Island in New York served as an optimal example of
Americans' love for
Which spectator sport was largely favored by the middle
class at the turn of the century?
Which labor dispute happened first?
a. the Homestead
Steel Strike
b. the 8-hour
day movement in Chicago
c. the Great
Uprising in the railway industry
d. the Pullman
strike
The American Federation of Labor was formed in
a. 1886
b. 1894
c. 1897
d. 1905
In which decade did John D. Rockefeller form Standard Oil?
What happened at Wounded Knee, South Dakota in 1890?
The "Great Uprising" of 1877 was a general strike
against the nation's
In defending the League of Nations, President Wilson argued
all of the following positions EXCEPT that
Many members of the Workingmen's Benevolent Association
were
The press stirred up rage over what aspect of the Haymarket
Riot?
The Union Pacific and Central Pacific Railroad companies
relied heavily on the low-paid and difficult work done by
After buying the project from the Panama Canal Company, how
did the United States gain control of the region where the Panama Canal was
built?
A nationwide ban on child labor was enacted
Founded in 1866 by William Sylvis, the National Labor Union
was
President Wilson promoted all of the following in his
Fourteen Points speech to Congress EXCEPT
What triggered the brief political success of the Grange?
Which resulted from the popularity of The Jungle by Upton
Sinclair?
Institutions established in the 1880s to provide social and
educational services for the poor were called
Why was Frank Woolworth able to set low prices for his
merchandise?
Much of the culture of the American cowboy was derived from
the traditions of which group?
As a result of the Dawes Severalty Act,
How did the railroad benefit Western farmers MOST?
The Treaty of Brest-Litovsk
Which of the following forms of leisure and entertainment
did NOT emerge as popular during the Gilded Age?
Theodore Roosevelt saw the Roosevelt Corollary as
The central business districts of cities tended to include
Which of the following was a popular trumpet player who
gained prominence during the Jazz Age?
Which of the following best characterizes the stories of
Horatio Alger?
Who emerged as the leader of the Knights of Labor, the
nation's first large union?
During the war, most enlisted African Americans worked
William Jennings Bryan's famous "cross of gold"
speech addressed which issue?
Which statement is true about both lynch mobs and the Ku
Klux Klan in the 1920s?
The Central Pacific Railroad began its work on the
transcontinental railroad in
What was the Open Door Policy?
The government funded the war effort primarily by
Booker T. Washington believed that race relations would
improve
Which nation was excluded from the Paris Peace Conference?
In Lochner v. New York the Supreme Court ruled that
How did Henry Ford's innovations affect consumers?
What was the main effect of mass production techniques such
as the assembly line on the workplace?
Regarding the increase in female workers, most Americans
believed that
What did the Seventeenth Amendment do?
In the Sand Creek Massacre,
The Progressive agenda mainly reflected the values of
What attitude toward birth control did Margaret Sanger
encounter in her work?
Whom did the People's Party hope to represent?
What portion of American workers were wage-earning manual
laborers?
One of the most dramatic moments of the Scopes Trial
occurred when
What conflict came to symbolize the brutality associated
with the conquest of the West?
What was one disadvantage of the rise of industrialization
for American workers?
As the leader of the American Railway Union, Eugene Debs
led
The Pendleton Act of 1883
The year 1886 saw the labor movement unify behind the move
for
How did many conservative politicians view government
regulation of business during the late nineteenth century?
Frank W. Woolworth's stores were known as
Which of the following best characterizes the stories of
Horatio Alger?
What factored into the migration of Americans from rural to
urban areas?
What was the Open Door Policy?
What did John D. Rockefeller and other members of the upper
class believe was the source of poverty?
Where did cattle ranching and cattle drives originate?
Why did the federal government institute the Dollar
Diplomacy policy?
George Eastman created a successful business based on his
invention of the
Much of the culture of the American cowboy was derived from
the traditions of which group?
Rationales for imperialism at the turn of the twentieth
century included all of the following ideas EXCEPT that
After buying the project from the Panama Canal Company, how
did the United States gain control of the region where the Panama Canal was
built?
The Kellogg-Briand Pact provided for all of the following
EXCEPT that it
Frederick Taylor's scientific management system involved
all of the following EXCEPT
Which of the following was NOT relinquished by Spain as a
result of the Spanish-American War?
Founded in 1866 by William Sylvis, the National Labor Union
was
The press stirred up rage over what aspect of the Haymarket
Riot?
The Progressive agenda mainly reflected the values of
In Lochner v. New York the Supreme Court ruled that
The main goal of the Dawes Severalty Act was
After the Civil War, a leading trend in business was the
increase in exports of
Which statement is true about both lynch mobs and the Ku
Klux Klan in the 1920s?
As the leader of the American Railway Union, Eugene Debs
led
President Wilson's primary opponent on the matter of the
League of Nations was
The Immigration Act of 1924 significantly restricted
emigration from
Americans generally viewed buffalo as
All of the following nations were among the Central Powers
EXCEPT
Henry Ford's policies benefited workers in all of the
following ways EXCEPT by
Who led the American Federation of Labor as it became the
largest organization of workers in the United States?
The main Asian imperialist power around the turn of the
twentieth century was
What is a protectorate?
Who was Emilio Aguinaldo?
Regarding the increase in female workers, most Americans
believed that
President Wilson offset lost tariff revenues by relying on
What was the Great Migration?
Why was Frank Woolworth able to set low prices for his
merchandise?
What is one way that the American Federation of Labor (AFL)
differed from the Knights of Labor?
The year 1886 saw the labor movement unify behind the move
for
Jazz could best be described as a melding of European
musical traditions and
Which statement about women and children in the work force
is NOT true?
The American Protective Association specifically focused on
Institutions established in the 1880s to provide social and
educational services for the poor were called
Booker T. Washington believed that race relations would
improve
Charles Lindbergh became a celebrity when he
Which nation did Austria-Hungary hold responsible for the
assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand?
The Progressive movement was driven by
During the war, most enlisted African Americans worked
What happened at Wounded Knee, South Dakota in 1890?
Who did the Populists nominate as their presidential
candidate in 1892?
Why did many married African-American women take part in
the paid workforce?
Suburbanization in the 1920s
Pueblo society was noted for its
All of the following nations were among the Central Powers
EXCEPT
In 1890, in conjunction with the Sherman Silver Purchase
Act, Congress passed a bill
When was Prohibition repealed?
Frederick Taylor's scientific management system involved
all of the following EXCEPT
Which nation was excluded from the Paris Peace Conference?
Why did the federal government institute the Dollar
Diplomacy policy?
The Reparations Committee at the Paris Peace Conference set
a reparations bill of $33 billion in gold for which nation to pay?
How did Henry Ford's innovations affect consumers?
Public education was promoted as a means of
Jazz could best be described as a melding of European
musical traditions and
In response to the Pullman strike, President Cleveland
opted to
President Wilson promoted all of the following in his
Fourteen Points speech to Congress EXCEPT
Why did many married African-American women take part in
the paid workforce?
President Wilson's response to the sinking of the Lusitania
During the Gilded Age, more and more people bought homes in
suburban areas for all of the following reasons EXCEPT
The government funded the war effort primarily by
Booker T. Washington believed that race relations would
improve
What was the purpose of the annual Long Drives?
The American Protective Association specifically focused on
By 1900, all of the following were true of the railroad
industry EXCEPT that
Who emerged as the leader of the Knights of Labor, the
nation's first large union?
Charles Lindbergh became a celebrity when he
What portion of American workers were wage-earning manual
laborers?
The American Federation of Labor (AFL) excluded unskilled
workers from its membership rolls because AFL leaders believed unskilled
workers
Rationales for imperialism at the turn of the twentieth
century included all of the following ideas EXCEPT that
Which resulted from the popularity of The Jungle by Upton
Sinclair?
What did the fate of the Sherman Anti-Trust Act of 1890
demonstrate?
In the Sand Creek Massacre,
The central business districts of cities tended to include
The press stirred up rage over what aspect of the Haymarket
Riot?
Major outcomes of the Spanish-American War included which
of the following?
The Kellogg-Briand Pact provided for all of the following
EXCEPT that it
Founded in 1866 by William Sylvis, the National Labor Union
was
What effect did the Bolshevik revolution have on World War
I?
Leading up to the Spanish-American War, the yellow press
The main Asian imperialist power around the turn of the
twentieth century was
The first big business in the United States was the
Which resulted from the Spanish-American War?
To entrepreneurs, such pastimes as baseball were business.
What does this fact reveal about the new concept of leisure time?
As a result of the Dawes Severalty Act,
The Grangers were members of a society of
Which of the following best characterizes the political
machines of the late nineteenth century?
After 1880, immigrants from which of the following regions
began to dominate the numbers of those coming to the United States?
In the 1920s, American women were primarily employed as
In campaigning for president, Woodrow Wilson promised
"New Freedom," which prioritized
The Morrill Land Grant College Act was designed to promote
Which of the following best describes the American
Federation of Labor?
What was the Boxer Rebellion?
The main goal of the Dawes Severalty Act was
The Central Pacific Railroad began its work on the
transcontinental railroad in
Which Republican incumbent was defeated in 1912 when his
party split into Progressive and conservative factions?
Which nation did Austria-Hungary hold responsible for the
assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand?
What is a protectorate?
Whom did the People's Party hope to represent?
The year 1886 saw the labor movement unify behind the move
for
The Grangers were members of a society of
The temperance movement attracted all of the following
EXCEPT
The primary goal of the American government's imperialistic
policies was
Upton Sinclair's The Jungle focused on the problems of
immigrants who worked
During the Gilded Age, more and more people bought homes in
suburban areas for all of the following reasons EXCEPT
Who did the Populists nominate as their presidential
candidate in 1892?
George Eastman created a successful business based on his
invention of the
Leading up to the Spanish-American War, the yellow press
After buying the project from the Panama Canal Company, how
did the United States gain control of the region where the Panama Canal was
built?
During the war, most enlisted African Americans worked
In his 1895 "Atlanta Exposition Address," Booker
T. Washington claimed to accept segregation if
What is one way that the American Federation of Labor (AFL)
differed from the Knights of Labor?
Many members of the Workingmen's Benevolent Association
were
What did the Seventeenth Amendment do?
Which nation was excluded from the Paris Peace Conference?
Which resulted from the popularity of The Jungle by Upton
Sinclair?
Why did anti-imperialist William Jennings Bryan support the
Treaty of Paris?
Which of the following was NOT a writer associated with the
Lost Generation?
When was Prohibition repealed?
Charles Lindbergh became a celebrity when he
The Immigration Act of 1924 significantly restricted
emigration from
Founded in 1887, the Interstate Commerce Commission could
initially best be described as
Who led the American Federation of Labor as it became the
largest organization of workers in the United States?
The Progressive movement was driven by
The main goal of the Dawes Severalty Act was
President Coolidge was asked to sign a treaty with France
renouncing war, and decided to
Why was Frank Woolworth able to set low prices for his
merchandise?
All of the following nations were among the Central Powers
EXCEPT
Henry Ford's policies benefited workers in all of the
following ways EXCEPT by
Rationales for imperialism at the turn of the twentieth
century included all of the following ideas EXCEPT that
How did many conservative politicians view government
regulation of business during the late nineteenth century?
In the West, the industrial revolution took the form of
railroads and
Much of the culture of the American cowboy was derived from
the traditions of which group?
Frederick Taylor's scientific management system involved
all of the following EXCEPT
The leader of the American Expeditionary Forces was
In the Zimmerman Telegram, German foreign minister Arthur
Zimmermann negotiated in support of
In educating Native American children as required by the
Dawes Severalty Act, the government opted to establish
The Western Front was characterized by a complex system of
trenches that ran for over 400 miles from the North Sea to
Suburbanization in the 1920s
President Wilson's primary opponent on the matter of the
League of Nations was
Which act prohibited anti-government speech during the war?
One of the most dramatic moments of the Scopes Trial
occurred when
What portion of American workers were wage-earning manual
laborers?
Proponents of the Social Gospel believed that
The National Alliance was formed from a coalition of
The American Protective Association specifically focused on
The central business districts of cities tended to include
Residential suburbs primarily attracted
The term "New Woman" was primarily used to
describe immigrant women who came to the United States in the late nineteenth
century.
The Sherman Anti-Trust Act of 1890 was so weakened that it
failed to curb big business in any meaningful way.
After 1880, immigrants from which of the following regions
began to dominate the numbers of those coming to the United States?
Who did the Populists nominate as their presidential
candidate in 1892?
As the leader of the American Railway Union, Eugene Debs
led
The neighborhoods Little Italy and Chinatown are examples
of
Institutions established in the 1880s to provide social and
educational services for the poor were called
New immigrants often chose to live together in concentrated
ethnic enclaves within cities.
William Tweed of Tammany Hall was known for intimidating
voters in order to influence election results.
The Pledge of Allegiance was used to promote patriotism and
civic pride among immigrant children.
Baseball cards were originally produced to market
Presidential elections of the Gilded Age were characterized
by landslide victories.
Who was a reformer dedicated to improving the lives of the
poor and the working class?
Public education was promoted as a means of
Technological advances, such as mass transit systems,
allowed for the creation of suburbs.
In 1890, in conjunction with the Sherman Silver Purchase
Act, Congress passed a bill
Who won the presidency in 1896?
In late nineteenth-century cities,
Eventually, the People's Party disintegrated even as many
of its ideas became popular and mainstream parties adopted some of its agenda.
Whom did the People's Party hope to represent?
The Pendleton Act of 1883
President Cleveland's handling of the Pullman strike led to
calls for tighter regulation of both unions and corporations.
Which of the following did NOT encourage African Americans
to migrate to northern cities?
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