In the decades after the Civil War, changes in sexual attitudes were reflected in all EXCEPT

more children born out of wedlock

Frederick Jackson Turner published his "frontier thesis" in 1893 stating

the west was a place of self-improvement

In the decades after the Civil War, most American farmers

grew a single crop as a bonanza farm

A weakness of the Farmer's Alliance was

the exclusion of many, including black farmers

The "new" immigrants who came to the US after 1880

were culturally and geographically different from others

southern blacks who went west to settle

The battleship Maine was officially sent to Cuba to

keep an eye on the revolts in Cuba and protect Americans

President Grover Cleveland rejected the effort to annex Hawaii because

It was wrong to take over Hawaii

American newspapers expanded their circulation and public attention by

printing sensationalist stories

Teddy Roosevelt believed, regarding the presidency, that

the president should be extremely powerful

guaranteed that the US would set Cuba free

The Morrill Act of 1862

granted public lands to states to support higher education

Black leader Dr. W.E.B. Du Bois

demanded immediate equality for African Americans

At the time, the most controversial event associated with the Spanish-American War was

the acquisition of the Philippines

provided 160 acres to settlers out west

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1
Late-nineteenth-century farmers believed that their difficulties stemmed primarily from
law tariffs
currency issues
overproduction
immigration laws
2
The Union Pacific Railroad was built west from _____ and east from _______
St. Louis, Los Angeles
Omaha, Sacramento
Liberty, San Diego
Chicago, San Antonio
3
The United States gained a virtual right of intervention in Cuba in the
insular cases
Platt Amendment
Teller Amendment
Guantanamo Bay Treaty
4
In the decades after the Civil War, changes in sexual attitudes were reflected in all EXCEPT
increase in birth contrl
women working outside of the home
more children born out of wedlock
soaring divorce rates
5
Frederick Jackson Turner published his "frontier thesis" in 1893 stating
the west was a place of self-improvement
the west was no place for African Americans
the west should be reserved for the Native Americans
the west was full of gambling, crime, and drinking
6
In the decades after the Civil War, most American farmers
diversified their crops
grew a single crop as a bonanza farm
became attached to their family farm
resorted to selling their farms and moving to the north
7
The Populist Party arose as a direct successor to
the Greenback Labor Party
the Grange
the Farmers' Alliance
the Liberal Republican Party
8
Labor unions favored immigration restriction because most immigrants were all EXCEPT
willing to work for lower wages
were taken advantage of by factory owners
non-English speaking, therefor difficult to unionize
opposed to factory work
9
A weakness of the Farmer's Alliance was
the failure to target landowners
the exclusion of many, including black farmers
corrupt leadership
political inepitude
10
The "new" immigrants who came to the US after 1880
had experience with democratic governments
arrived primarily from Germany
received a warm welcome
were culturally and geographically different from others
11
General Custer and his men are slaughtered at
the Battle of Little Bighorn
the Massacre at Wounded Knee
When trying to enforce the Dawes Act
during a Nez Perce ghost dance
12
Exodusters were
immigrants who went west to settle
those who "dusted" or cleaned crops on bonanza farms
southern blacks who went west to settle
newly arrived miners in Oregon
13
The battleship Maine was officially sent to Cuba to
provoke a war with Spain
demonstrate American power
offer a way for Cuban rebels to escape
keep an eye on the revolts in Cuba and protect Americans
14
The Dawes Act was designed to promote Indian
assimilation
education
prosperity
culture
15
Booker T. Washington believed that the key to political and civil rights for African Americans
was traditional academic training
was economic independence
was the vote
was challenging white supremacy
16
The Populist Party's presidential candidate in 1892 was
William "Coin" Harvey
William Jennings Bryan
James Weaver
Adlai Stevenson
17
Which of the following prominent Americans was least enthusiastic about imperialism?
Grover Cleveland
William McKinley
Theodore Roosevelt
William Randolph Hearst
18
By the 1890s, the US was bursting with a new sense of power due to the increase in
wealth
population
all of the above
industrial production
19
What was the largest factor drawing people off farms and into cities?
skyscrapers
New Housing
Immigrants
Industrial Jobs
20
President Grover Cleveland rejected the effort to annex Hawaii because
Hawaiian sugar was unprofitable
He wanted to protect Louisiana sugar
the US did not have a strong enough navy to fight Hawaii
It was wrong to take over Hawaii
21
America's initial Open Door policy was essentially an argument to promote
trade in China
the principle of self-determination
equal spheres of influence in China
exclusive trade concessions for the US in Shanghai
22
William Randolph Hearst and Joseph Pulitzer pioneered the idea of
nativsm
bonanza farms
imperialism
yellow journalism
23
American newspapers expanded their circulation and public attention by
focusing on coverage of the local community
printing hard-hitting editorials
printing sensationalist stories
crusading for social reform
24
Teddy Roosevelt believed, regarding the presidency, that
the president should be extremely powerful
it was crucial to work with Congress
checks and balances in American government were essential
the President should never appeal to public opinion
25
The Teller Amendment
appropriated funds to combat yellow fever in Cuba
granted the US a permanent base at Guantanamo Bay
guaranteed that the US would set Cuba free
made Cuba an American colony
26
The Morrill Act of 1862
required compulsory attendance through high school
granted public lands to states to support higher education
mandated racial integration in public schools
established new private women's colleges
27
Black leader Dr. W.E.B. Du Bois
supported the goals of Booker T. Washington completely
demanded immediate equality for African Americans
Established industrial schools for African Americans
was an ex-slave who rose to fame
28
Settlement houses such as Hull house engaged in all of the following EXCEPT
instruction in English
instruction in socialism
child care
social reform lobbying
29
The battleship Maine was sunk by
a mine planted by pro-Cuban Americans
the Spanish
Cuban rebels
an explosion on the ship
30
The Poor Man's Burden and The Black Man's Burden were written
to condemn the racism in the south
as yellow journalism to promote the US in the Philippines
to promote western expansion
with anti-imperialist views
31
Who created Hull House?
Jane Addams
Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Lucretia Mott
Florence Kelley
Booker T. Washington
32
President William McKinley asked Congress to declare war on Spain mainly because the
American people demanded it
business community favored the conflict
Teller Amendment had been passed
Spanish government had directly insulted him
33
At the time, the most controversial event associated with the Spanish-American War was
the adoption of the Platt Amendment
the acquisition of the Philippines
the adoption of the Teller Amendment
the declaration of war against Spain
34
The Homestead Act
provided 160 acres to settlers out west
banned Native Americans from hunting buffalo
Was disliked by many and never passed through Congress
created the public lands for the transcontinental railroad

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