APUSH Unit 5 Test Flashcards
What was the most broadly based labor organization in the late nineteenth century:
Knights of Labor
Middle class concern for the conditions of the working class in a period of rapid industrialization and urbanization was shown in all the following EXCEPT:
1. Social Gospel
2. Salvation Army
3. Settlement House Movement
4. Social Darwinism
5. YMCA
Social Darwinism
What was the least significant factor in the demand for restrictions on immigration from 1880 to 1924:
Immigrants owed loyalty to the Pope
The first federal law to restrict immigration, passed in 1882, was aimed at:
excluding Chinese immigrants
The Gilded Age received its nickname from:
Corruption, greed, and superficial appearances of wealth
Which of the following would NOT be part of the Roosevelt Corollary:
1. The US would continue limiting European influence in the Western Hemisphere
2. The Monroe Doctrine would be expanded to include Asia as well as the Americas
3. Latin America would be seen as an agent for US commercial interests
4. The US had the right to intervene in Latin American conflicts
5. The US could act as an international police force
The Monroe Doctrine would be expanded to include Asia as well as the Americas
The expression “Speak softly and carry a big stick, and you will go far” implied that:
military power should be available for retaliation if necessary
the quote, “you furnish the pictures and I’ll furnish the war” illustrates what type of late 19th century journalism:
yellow journalism
Which of the following factors provided economic justification for US expansion in the second part of the 19th century:
1. Increased production led to the need for new markets
2. US industry was suffering from a severe shortage of labor
3. The US domestic markets were flooded with less expensive imports
4. The US would be considered an industrial power only if it had colonies
5. Failures of western farms caused food shortages in the US
Increased production led to the need for new markets
Which of the following would NOT be an argument of the Anti-Imperialist League:
1. Imperialism caused the need for an expended military
2. Imperialism hurt manufacturers’ ability to obtain raw materials
3. Imperialism would encourage people from different races to enter the US
4. Imperialism violates America’s belief of self-determination
5. Imperial empires are too costly to maintain
Imperialism hurt manufacturers’ ability to obtain raw materials
The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People was created primarily to:
fight discrimination in American legal courts
The Supreme Court’s decision in Plessy v. Ferguson:
Upheld the doctrine of “separate but equal”
Which of the following is NOT an example of a political reform made during the Progressive Era:
1. The initiative
2. The referendum
3. The recall
4. Party nominating conventions
5. The direct election of senators
Party nominating conventions
Which of the following practices of T.R. was continued by William Taft:
1. Roosevelt’s strong advocacy for women’s suffrage
2. The continued attempts to break monopolies and trusts
3. Support for Gifford Pinchot in his conservation efforts
4. Continuation of Big Stick Diplomacy
5. Furthering the policy of New Nationalism
The continued attempts to break monopolies and trusts
Susan B. Anthony was arrested in 1872 for:
Illegally voting in a presidential election
To build the Panama Canal, the US backed a revolution in:
Columbia
Which of the following factors provided economic justification for US expansion in the second part of the 19th century:
1. Increased production led to the need for new markets abroad
2. US industry was suffering from severe shortage of labor
3. the US domestic markets were flooded with less expensive imports
4. The US would be considered an industrial power only if it had colonies
5. Failure of western farms caused shortages in the US
Which of the following was NOT a reason for the initial American neutrality during the First World War:
1. Wilson hoped neutrality would allow him to lead the peace at the end of the war
2. American military treaties prevented direct involvement
3. Neutrality allowed American businesses to trade with both sides of the conflict
4. Support by the US population was divided between two sides
5. Americans generally supported a policy of isolationism
American military treaties prevented direct involvement
Which of the following events MOST DIRECTLY brought the US into WW1:
1. Britain’s use of a naval blockade
2. Germany’s resumption of unrestricted submarine warfare
3. The success of the communist revolution in Russia
4. The collapse of the French army
5. Italy’s decision to join the Allied powers
Germany’s resumption of unrestricted submarine warfare
What was the Great Migration:
the increased number of African-Americans moving into northern cities.
A main reason many Republican senators objected to the plan for the LoN was that:
it could pull the US into future conflicts
A major goal of Wilson’s LoN was to:
promote international security and peace among nations
The New Jersey Plan would most likely be supported by:
states with small populations
Which statement about the Virginia plan is NOT correct;
1. it was drafted by James Madison
2. It was a bicameral body
3. Representatives were based on population
4. It was a unicameral body
5. it gave the legislative branch the power to tax
It was a unicameral body
What is judicial review:
the Supreme Court’s power to strike down laws that are unconstitutional
The Virginia and Kentucky Resolutions were passed in order to:
nullify the power of the federal government
what was the 18th century principle of virtual representation:
the british government represents all citizens regardless of their actual representation in Parliament
the puritans believed that freedom to practice religion should be extended to:
puritans only
