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Immigrants from this country declined sharply after acts of Congress banned them in 1882 &1902.
Russia
France
China
2
T Roosevelt created the US Forest and the National Park Service because
He feared open forest
Should be controlled by the government
He realized lumber was viable as a commodity
Natural resources were limited and need to be controlled
3
This speech help Bryan win the support of
Stalwarts
Populists
Bankers
News papers
4
In the South, grandfather clauses
separate but equal was ok
white men could vote if granddad did
payment to vote
intelligence was needed to vote
5
Reformers call for prohibition because they believe that alcohol
Production lines were liable to burst into flames
Was produced under unsanitary conditions
Was responsible for crime and poverty
Cause health problems
6
Late 1800s Great Britain, France, and Germany look to Africa and Asia for new customers and
Ideas
Raw materials
Capital
Workers
7
Populist party platform called for an income tax, bank regs, govt ownership of the RR, and
An end to the use of paper money
Unlimited coinage of silver
Public housing
An eight hour workday
8
What change characterized the Second Industrial Revolution?
the replacement of steam and water power with nukes
Replacement of steam and water power with electrical power
Replacement of steam & water power with animal/ human power
9
How did the boxer rebellion increase support for the open door policy?
Japan needed the United States
China realized that trade was necessary for survival
Westerners could exploit China if they stuck together
10
Why did the Republican Party's plan to control teddy Roosevelt backfire?
President William McKinley was assassinated
Roosevelt was too young to listen to party bosses
He refused to use the bully pulpit
Roosevelts health kept him from pushing through reforms
11
In capitalism, most industries are run by
private businesses
stores
oligarchs
competition
12
US Secretary of State John Hay proposed the open door policy in China in opposition to
The boxer rebellion
European spheres of influence
Japanese threats
13
How did the United States exert influence in Japan?
Buy two impressive displays of naval power, 50 years apart
By agreeing not to expand in the Pacific
By holding the eddo be summit
14
Public transportation systems that carry large #'s of people and make fixed stops are called?
Mass transit systems
RR networks
Subway systems
15
The US supported Panamanian revolutionaries in 1903 in their fight for independence from
Columbia
Chile
Spain
France
16
Why was the transcontinental RR important?
It promoted trade & provided jobs.
it enabled Americans to settle the West
It prevented the West from being developed too quickly.
17
What political reform was enacted through the ratification of the 17th amendment?
Direct election of Senators
Jail time for failure to pay your debt
Post of city commissioners
Elimination of city managers
18
The struggle for women's suffrage it resulted in a final victory with the ratification of the
Suffrages act
NAWSA
Constitution
19th amendment
19
When the Spanish American war broke out, Commodore Dewey' fleet rushed to
Cuba
Puerto Rico
The Philippines
20
Anti-suffragist feared that if women got the right to vote, they would
Vote for the passage of more health care/have more babies
Ignore their duties at home
use alcohol for many medicinal purposes
Demand in-home childcare while they went to the polls
21
Americans who read about the revolt in Cuba were shocked by
Jose Martinez death
Cuban revolt against Spain
Gen Weyler's mistreatment of civilians
22
In 1800s, American expansionist were interested in Hawaii as a potential
Tourist attraction
Fishing site
50th state
Coaling station and naval base
23
This event was a turning point for reform in the workplace safety
Lochner versus New York
The teapot Dome scandal
Textile workers strike in Lawrence Kansas
Triangle shirt waist company fire
24
The event that triggered the US declaration of war on Spain in 1898 was
The death of Jose Marti
Distruction of the USS Maine
Deweys attack on the Philippines
25
This Mexican leader led the first armed invasion of United states since the war of 1812
Emiliano Zapata
Victoriano Huerta
Pancho Villa
26
If a trust was completely successful, it would hold a
monopoly
completion
convention
27
Progressive era, women reformers campaign for civil rights, child health and welfare, and
Pacifism
Prohibition
Retirement benefits
The spoils system
28
States in which areas of the country were first to give women the right to vote?
The east
The north
The west
The south
29
Railroads led to the adoption of
the assembly line
Standard lunch breaks
Computers
Standard time zones
30
This book by Jacob Riss presented visual images desperate Urban property
Shame of the cities
The octopus
How the other half lives
Tortilla flats
31
Which the following quotes expresses the attitude of Nativism?
are taking jobs away from Americans and should be sent home
I love America as much as the country I left
immigrants will find a friend in me
32
Which of these speakers is a believer in social Darwinism?
Week/ Struggling businesses shouldn't get help by govt.
Poor need government help
Govt. should help the weak who can't make it
33
In 1890 Congress passed the Sherman Antitrust Act to
promote competition and free trade
Stop competition and free trade
improve working conditions
make tests pay higher taxes
34
Which of the following enabled people to live away from the city center
immigration from eastern Europe
mass transportation
taller buildings
35
In Gospel of Wealth , Andrew Carnegie explained his belief that great wealth was a
pure luck
resource to be used to benefit others
reward for hard work
necessary evil
36
Example of a Jim Crow law
Separate RR cars for whites and blacks
debt peonage
racial etiquette
37
Which of the following developments benefited rural Americans?
vertical and horizontal organization of businesses
horizontal organization of businesses
vertical organization of businesses
mail-order catalogs
38
Which is typical immigrant to the United States between 1880 and 1910?
Swiss Candy maker
Irish farmer
Chinese adventurer
Russian Jew
39
Upton Sinclair's shocking novel the jungle spark and then investigation that led to
The creation of the interstate commerce commission
Antitrust legislation
The passage of the meat inspection act
40
Unlike IM's in earlier times, most of the IM's coming to to the US between 1880 &1910 came from
North and Western Europe
South America
South and Eastern Europe
China
41
The town of Pullman, south of Chicago was notable because it was
one of the poorest communities in the country
built and controlled by the Pullman Company
a model of self-government
built and controlled by the Ford Company
42
Two popular ideologies contributed to imperialism: a sense of nationalism and
A spirit of cooperation
A belief in democracy
A feeling of cultural superiority
A belief in transcendentalism
43
Political machines exchanged economic favors for
education
votes
money
advertising
44
This novel prompted an investigation into the
Railroad industry
Meatpacking industry
Mining industry
45
This cartoon illustrates President Roosevelt national reputation as a
Rough rider
Conservative
Trust buster
46
Late 1800's cities began to build skyscrapers because of two innovations, the elevator and
iPhones
flat roofs
steel frames
revolving doors
47
The triangle shirt company fire led to the reforms of safety measures, factory inspections.
False
True
48
In the garment industry, why were women paid less than men? Employers assumed ?
It took more time to train a woman for the job
Women or usually less educated then men were
Women were supported by their fathers or husbands
49
How did Americans view the Cuban revolt against Spain?
Americans sympathized with Spain
Americans sympathize with the Cubans
Americans had little interest in the struggle
50
Soon after he took office as president, teddy Roosevelt intervened in the
Prohibition movement
Suffrage movement
Spanish American war
Coal strike
51
The hurdles faced by immigrants at Ellis Island included
vaccinations
medical exams
military background checks
52
How did the muckrakers prepare the way for political reforms?
The testified in the Senate hearings
Exposed corruption by writing about it
The organized labor strikes
53
Farmers organized to help themselves by forming
the National Grange
the Hull House
benevolent societies