Exam 1 (Quiz Study) Flashcards
Scientific Racism espoused all of the following beliefs EXCEPT
“new immigrants” were inferior, thus they must be helped by native Americans.
A major difference between the Knights of Labor and the American Federation of Labor was
membership in the Knights of Labor was open to all workers.
A turning point in the Pullman strike occurred when
President Cleveland ordered federal troops to enforce a court order against the strike.
An industrial owner who practiced horizontal integration
bought out competitors in the same industry.
Coney Island in New York served as an optimal example of American’s love for
amusement parks and technological wonders.
Jacob A. Riis’s How the Other Half Lives focused on
the sordid life of the urban poor.
Of the following groups that migrated to the United States in the late nineteenth century, which were motivated most by a fear of violence
Russian Jews
Regarding the increase of female workers, most Americans believed that
a woman’s proper role was still caring for home and family.
Residential suburbs were first populated by
members of the middle class.
The Great Uprising of 1877 was a general strike against the nation’s
railway companies.
The term “Great Migration” refers to the
mass movement of American blacks from the rural South to the urban North.
The workplace of the late 1800s included all of the following conditions EXCEPT
a safe and healthy environment.
Upton Sinclair’s The Jungle focused of the problems of
meatpacking plants.
Which spectator sport was largely favored by the middle class at the turn of the century?
Professional baseball
Which statement would most likely have been said by a believer in Social Darwinism?
“The laws of nature dictate the conditions of life for both rich and poor.”
All of the following statements are true about typical mining towns EXCEPT
as towns developed, local agriculture and transportation decreased.
All of the following tribes lived on the Great Plains EXCEPT the
Chinooks
Effects of the Dawes Act included
more Indian land being owned by whites.
Farming in the West
required a much larger scale of farming to achieve success.
Joseph McCoy made an important decision when he
established a northern shipping point for cattle in Abilene, Kansas.
Mining eventually became a corporate operation because
massive capital investment in equipment was conducive to financial success.
The Homestead Act
guaranteed free acres of land to citizens who farmed the land for five years.
The Santa Fe Ring
seized millions of acres through fraud and legal manipulation.
The Sioux were finally defeated
because it was difficult for them to sustain their traditional Indian economy.
The cattle industry and “cattle drives” originated in
Texas.
The corporate cattle boom collapsed because
corporations overstocked ranges which caused ecological disaster.
The development of mining technology resulted in
less use of skilled labor.
The second Treaty of Fort Laramie
required the United States to abandon routes traveling through Sioux territory.
What event in 1848 started a huge influx of whites into Indian Territory?
The discovery of gold in Indian territories.
What happened at Wounded Knee, South Dakota, in 1890?
At least 150 Sioux men, women, and children were slaughtered.
Which group was not a major part of the people known as “cowboys”?
Irish-Americans who left urban areas in the East.
Which statement about prostitutes in mining towns is not true?
Most prostitutes were able to save enough to buy small homes or businesses.
Which statement about the Sand Creek Massacre is not true?
The fighting began when Indians attacked a mining town.
Grandfather clauses and poll taxes were used to
deny blacks the right to vote.
A supporter of temperance believed that
consumption of alcohol was sinful.
All of the following statements about W.E.B. Du Bois are true EXCEPT
he stressed agricultural education as the major aspect of improving life for blacks.
Booker T. Washington emphasized
vocational training as a way of establishing economic independence.
D.W. Griffith’s successful film, Birth of a Nation, promoted an image of
romanticized heroism by the Ku Klux Klan.
During the 1880s and 1890s, many young white southerners
romanticized the myth of the Lost Cause in the Civil War.
Jim Crow laws
established segregation as an institution in southern states.
Most southern women’s clubs supported all of the following activities EXCEPT
forming alliances with black women’s clubs in the South.
The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
started out as an interracial organization.
The decision in the Plessy v. Ferguson case
led to enactment of institutional segregation in the South.
The killings of the owners of the People’s Grocery in 1892 stemmed from the fact that
southern whites often resented blacks who became economically successful.
The powerful Southern Farmers’ Alliance had its origins in
Texas.
Traditional southerners felt that urban development in the South was
evidence of the continuing domination of the North.
Which statement about cotton in the late 1800s of the New South is not true?
Growing even more cotton would have bolstered sagging prices.
Which statement best describes the subtreasury plan?
storing cotton in warehouses in an effort to increase cotton prices
As a presidential candidate, William Jennings Bryan was appealing to Populists due to his
support for free-silver economic policies.
At first, the Farmers’ Alliance attempted to
establish cooperatives to market crops and purchase supplies.
In response to the 1893 depression, President Cleveland
did essentially nothing to help those suffering the most.
Support for the free silver movement was strongest
with farmers in the South and West.
The Democrats of the late 1800s portrayed themselves as the party of
limited government and personal liberties.
The Greenback Party formed primarily in response to
congressional laws passed by sound money advocates.
The Interstate Commerce Commission was
unsuccessful in enforcing the public’s call for regulating the railroad industry.
The Pendleton Civil Service Act began the move toward
separating partisan politics from attaining government jobs.
The beginning of a stronger, more assertive presidency began with
William McKinley.
The most accurate description of the spoils system is
awarding patronage jobs based on party activism and loyalty.
The presidents in the era 1868-1896 were known for
their weak use of presidential powers.
The word suffrage is synonymous with the right to
vote.
Throughout the 1890s, Supreme Court decisions tended to
support the powers of big business.
Which statement about presidential elections in the period 1876-1900 is true?
Overall voter turnout was far greater than ever achieved after that period.
Mahanism emphasized:
the importance of the navy in imperial expansion.
After Dewey’s victory, Filipino leader Emilio Aguinaldo:
declared the Philippines an independent country.
American imperialists often rationalized actions by:
expressing the opinion that people of Anglo-Saxon descent were from a superior culture.
American investment, through dollar diplomacy, increased dramatically
during the presidency of William Howard Taft.
Before the Spanish-American War, the yellow press
used sensationalism to stir up war fever.
Economic conditions that fueled support for foreign trade included
a huge increase in the amount of manufactured goods produced in America.
Popular anger against Spain was ignited by
the destruction of the U.S. ship, the Maine.
Rationales for imperialism in the era 1890-1910 included all of the following ideas EXCEPT:
the United States needed a vast buffer zone to offset communist expansionism.
The Open Door policy:
allowed America to create an informal economic empire.
The Roosevelt Corollary was seen by Theodore Roosevelt as:
a logical extension of the Monroe Doctrine.
The Teller Amendment
called for Cuban self-government.
The United States and European nations contested spheres of influence in:
China
The crucial role in capturing San Juan Hill was played by
the 10th Negro Cavalry.
The effort to annex Hawaii in 1893 foreshadowed:
the differences between Republicans and Democrats regarding imperialism.
The overall effect of the Platt Amendment was to
restrict Cuba’s autonomy at home and abroad
Which statement about Woodrow Wilson’s foreign policy is true?
Despite campaign claims, Wilson ended up aggressively using interventionism.
Which statement best describes the duality of causes for American intervention in Cuba?
Americans were motivated by both commercial concerns and their support for freedom.
Woodrow Wilson took all of the following actions in Mexico EXCEPT:
signing an agreement of friendship with Porfirio Diaz.
A major difference between Theodore Roosevelt and the presidents of the Gilded Era was:
Roosevelt was much more aggressive in his use of presidential powers.
As governor, Robert LaFollette successfully passed all of the following reforms EXCEPT
women’s suffrage at the state level.
Changes in the strategy of suffragettes in the early 1900s included:
adopting activist tactics such as rallies and political lobbying.
Leaders of the Social Gospel movement sought to:
introduce religious ethics to industrial relations.
Many progressive reformers supported prohibition legislation because:
they believed alcohol was a cause of poverty and many other social problems.
Most settlement houses were staffed by:
middle class women.
Reformers who called for use of the Australian ballot succeeded in getting:
the right of voters to have privacy in the voting process.
Reformers who focused on ending child labor faced resistance from big business and:
some poor parents who needed the extra income.
Reforms in rural areas during the early 1900s achieved all of the following aims EXCEPT:
managing to stop rural people from being drawn to urbanization trends.
The Harrison Act
restricted the distribution and use of narcotics.
The 19th Amendment
gave women the right to vote.
The Seventeenth Amendment
provided for the direct popular election of U.S. senators.
The main goal of muckrakers was to
raise the public’s awareness of social problems
Theodore Roosevelt’s reform philosophy was closest to that of
the Gospel of Efficiency
Use of the initiative allowed reformers to
propose legislation directly to the electorate.
When mine owners refused to meet with coal workers at the White House, Roosevelt
made it clear that he would not use his influence to break the union.
