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US History Final Exam Review II_25
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1
In 1903 the U.S. negotiated with which of the following for the right to build a canal through the province of Panama?
Mexico
Spain
Colombia
Cuba
2
Reconstruction ended when
Hayes was elected.
industrialization began in the South.
federal troops were removed from the South.
Hayes submitted a plan for the “New South.”
3
Which of the following were most closely associated with the concept of yellow journalism?
Hay & Buna Varilla
Taft & Roosevelt
Pulitzer & Hearst
Mahan & Joffre
4
The nation’s rich supply of natural resources, like coal and iron ore, helped
the government create laws to regulate monopolies.
steel and oil to become great industries.
businesses to become corporations.
new inventions to make business more efficient.
5
During the ______, armed Chinese attacked foreigners.
Opium Wars
Easter Rising
Taiping Rebellion
Boxer Rebellion
6
This front page is an example of
all of these are correct.
yellow jounralism
sensationalism
hyperbole
7
Which of the following practiced the concept of Dollar Diplomacy?
Wm McKinley
Woodrow Wilson
Wm Howard Taft
Theodore Roosevelt
8
In the late 1800s, courts issued ____ to stop workers from striking
injunctions
habeas corpus
Orders
pleas
9
Formed by labor unions and farmers.
Democratic Party
The Grange
Populist Party
Progressive Party
10
According to a supporter of laissez-faire, when should gov't get involved with the economy?
to bring the country out of an economic crisis
keep prices from rising or falling too much
protect domestic businesses from foreign competition
to protect property rights & keep peace
11
Many factory owners used child labor because
children could be paid less than adults were paid.
children could read and write better than their parents did.
parents wanted their children to have jobs.
children were more efficient than the other workers.
12
What is philanthropy?
A business practice used to eliminate competition.
Doing charitable works.
The process of negotiating a new contract between management and labor.
Investing money into a company or the stock market
13
Which of the following is the belief that the U.S. had a duty to shape “less civilized” areas?
The White Man’s Burden
Dollar Diplomacy
Manifest Destiny
Social Darwinism
14
Workers hired to replace workers on strike are called
blacklists
troublemakers
lockouts
strikebreakers
15
The Fourteenth Amendment provides for
due process only
abolition of slavery
the right to vote for men
due process of law & equal treatment
16
At which significant battle did Teddy Roosevelt and the Rough Riders become famous?
Battle of Havana HIll
Battle of San Juan Hill
Battle of Mindinao
Battle of Manilla Hill
17
When there is a labor dispute and third party is asked to help settle it and the result is "binding"
arbitration
Collective bargaining
mediation
striking
18
The Platt Amendment made Cuba into an American
protectorate
state
colony
enemy
19
In 1866 Republicans in Congress knew they could pass their policies, but they also knew that Johnson could interfere by
passing amendments to their laws
Declaring their laws unconstitutional
Vetoing their laws
Refusing to enforce their laws
20
These raise money by selling shares of stock.
partnerships
pools
trusts
Corporations
21
Making large quantities of a product quickly and cheaply
mass production
economies of scale
increased inefficieny
increased efficiency
22
After the Civil War, sharecropping developed primarily as a way to
guarantee economic equality for African Americans
provide 40 acres of land to freedmen
provide a labor supply to plantation owners
improve agricultural production
23
Which of the following was the first & largest labor union in the 19th century?
American Federation of Labor
United Mine Workers
Knights of Labor
Railway Car Workers
24
The Treaty of Kanagawa allowed for
The US to gain access to trade in Guam
The US to be able to trade in Japan
The US to control part of China for its own trade
The US to control the Philippines
25
Poll taxes, literacy tests & grandfather clauses were used to
limit the power of the federal government
raise money for political campaigns
deny freedmen the right to vote
prevent immigrants from voting
26
A subsidy is
discounts given by railroads to their biggest customers
financial aid or land grant from Congress
money given to farmers to grow a crop
a tract of public land available for settlement
27
After 1877, racial segregation became widespread in the South because of the
military occupation of the South
decline of the KKK
passage of Jim Crow laws
activities of the Freedmen's Bureau
28
To receive a pardon under Lincoln’s Reconstruction plan, Southerners had to take loyalty oath &
set up schools for freedmen.
promise never to secede again.
accept that slaves were now free.
pay damages to the North.
29
The Great Migration during World War I was the flow of
French refugees fleeing to Britain ahead of German attack
Blacks moving from the South to Northern cities
Europeans fleeing to the US to escape the war in Europe
Mexicans fleeing to US Southwest to escape political turmoil
30
In 1898, President McKinley sent the
U.S.S. Maine
to Havana to
Evacuate Americans if necessary
Put down riots by people loyal to the Spanish government
Attack the Spanish ships in harbor in Havana
Negotiate peace with the Spanish
31
Seward’s Folly refers to the
The development of a transcontinental railroad
Capture of Hawaii
The purchase of Alaska
Policy of isolation
32
The Roosevelt Corollary was an extension of
The Jefferson Doctrine
The Washington Doctrine
The Big Stick policy
The Monroe Doctrine
33
The harsh working conditions faced by factory workers were an effect of
the growth in labor unions
the lack of laws to regulating industry
government laws regulating monopolies.
the United States becoming the world’s leading economic power
34
In the late 19th century, critics of big business claimed that monopolies most harmed the economy by
Limiting competition
Preventing new changes and ideas in science
Failing to do business like European countries
Decreasing the urban growth rate
35
On this WWII era map, "H" is
Italy
Austria-Hungary
Ukraine
Poland
36
Business leaders like Rockefeller, Morgan & Vanderbilt were referred to as robber barons primarily because they
Bought tiles of nobility from foreign countries
Were ruthless in dealing with competitors
Stole money from state and local governments
Gained much of their wealth by illegal means
37
The product that results from collective bargaining is called
arbitration
mediation
capital integration
contract
38
The Triangle Fire led to
The jailing of many union leaders
Laws outlawing child labor
New factory safety laws
The Pullman Strike
39
Republican reforms in the South included
the extension of voting rights to women.
the passage of black codes.
the taking of former plantations.
the establishment of public schools.
40
On the WWI era map, identify "B"
Germany
Yugoslavia
Yugoslavia
Austria-Hungary
41
The Purpose of the Open Door Policy was to
Establish spheres of influence
Gain control of Chinese ports exclusively for U.S. use
End the Boxer Rebellion
Ensuring trading rights for all countries with China
42
Many American farmers believed that their economic problems would be solved by which action of the federal government?
Ending pollution laws affecting agriculture
Creating a protective tariff on manufactured goods
Paying farmers not to grow certain crops
Putting more money into circulation by coining silver
43
The Treaty of Paris, which formally ended the Spanish-American War, granted independence to
Hawaii
Cuba
Puerto Rico
Guam
44
Some labor supporters were anarchists, who believed that society did not need any
government
corporations
workers
money
45
What is a person called who organizes, and risks capital to organize and run a business?
Investor
inventor
Entrepreneur
Negotiator
46
Which of the following created a process by which steel could be mass produced cheaply?
Morgan
Carnegie
Bessemer
Rockefeller
47
The Foraker Act allowed
The Puerto Ricans to have a limited voice in how their country was run
The Filippino people to have a limited voice in how their country was run
The U.S. to protect Cuba's independence
The Cuban people to have limited voice in how their government was run
48
The purpose of this front page was to
Punish the citizens of Cuba
Inform the reader of the news of the day
start a war with Spain
prevent war with Spain
49
In the 1890s, the powerful banker who bought up railroads and steel companies was
Samuel Gompers
Mother Jones
Andrew Carnegie
J.P. Morgan
50
The idea that Americans with a great deal of money should use it for social progress could be found in
realism
the Gospel of Wealth
Social Darwinism
Marxism