Question 1

In the 1888 election, the position of primary importance to the Republican Party was

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A)  restrictions on immigration. 
B)  reductions in taxation. 
C)  a prohibition on alcohol. 
D)  support for public education. 
E)  support for high tariffs. 
A)  restrictions on immigration. 
B)  reductions in taxation. 
C)  a prohibition on alcohol. 
D)  support for public education. 
E)  support for high tariffs.

Question 2

In the late nineteenth century, the United States' interest in Samoa saw competition from

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A)  Russia. 
B)  Germany. 
C)  Japan. 
D)  Australia. 
E)  Spain. 
A)  Russia. 
B)  Germany. 
C)  Japan. 
D)  Australia. 
E)  Spain.

Question 3

The author of The Influence of Sea Power upon History believed the United States

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A)  should take possession of the Hawaiian Islands. 
B)  should go to war with England to destroy its navy. 
C)  had too cumbersome a navy and should streamline it by decommissioning capital ships. 
D)  should both take possession of the Hawaiian Islands and go to war with England to destroy its navy. 
E)  All these answers are correct. 
A)  should take possession of the Hawaiian Islands. 
B)  should go to war with England to destroy its navy. 
C)  had too cumbersome a navy and should streamline it by decommissioning capital ships. 
D)  should both take possession of the Hawaiian Islands and go to war with England to destroy its navy. 
E)  All these answers are correct.

Question 4

The economic collapse triggered by the Panic of 1893 was the worst to that point in American history.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

The Interstate Commerce Act of 1887

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A)  put in place a series of regulations for railroad companies. 
B)  had little practical effect for decades. 
C)  created a five-person commission to oversee the act. 
D)  both created a five-person commission to oversee the act, and had little practical effect for decades. 
E)  All these answers are correct. 
A)  put in place a series of regulations for railroad companies. 
B)  had little practical effect for decades. 
C)  created a five-person commission to oversee the act. 
D)  both created a five-person commission to oversee the act, and had little practical effect for decades. 
E)  All these answers are correct.

Question 6

Democratic President Grover Cleveland was fairly consistent in his belief in and commitment to minimal government.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

What factors motivated the United States to adopt an expansionist view in international affairs in the 1890s?

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Several factors motivated the United Sta

Question 8

No occupational group watched the performance of the federal government in the 1880s with more dismay than American ________.

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The answer of No occupational group watched the performance of...

Question 9

Why did the United States go to war against Spain in 1898?

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The United States went to war against Sp

Question 10

What were the major consequences of the Spanish-American War for Cuba?

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The Spanish-American War, which took pla

Question 11

Theodore Roosevelt instructed Commodore ________ to attack Spanish forces in the Philippines.

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The answer of Theodore Roosevelt instructed Commodore ________ to attack...

Question 12

The American politician who referred to the Spanish-American conflict as "a splendid little war" was

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A)  William McKinley. 
B)  Elihu Root. 
C)  Theodore Roosevelt. 
D)  William Jennings Bryan. 
E)  John Hay. 
A)  William McKinley. 
B)  Elihu Root. 
C)  Theodore Roosevelt. 
D)  William Jennings Bryan. 
E)  John Hay.

Question 13

The election of 1888

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A)  involved clear differences on tariff issues between the major parties. 
B)  was one of the few elections during this era to escape charges of corruption. 
C)  produced a clear mandate from the voters for political reform. 
D)  was decided by Congress. 
E)  saw the Democrats take back the White House. 
A)  involved clear differences on tariff issues between the major parties. 
B)  was one of the few elections during this era to escape charges of corruption. 
C)  produced a clear mandate from the voters for political reform. 
D)  was decided by Congress. 
E)  saw the Democrats take back the White House.

Question 14

What was the "silver question" in the 1890s, and why was it such a prominent issue?

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The "silver question" in the 1890s refer

Question 15

An examination of American voters in the late nineteenth century reveals

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A)  voter turnout for both presidential and nonpresidential elections was very high. 
B)  there was greater voter interest in local elections than in national elections. 
C)  southern white males voted Republican as a matter of unquestioned faith. 
D)  voters did not strongly identify with either the Republican or Democratic Party. 
E)  voter turnout was lower than it has been in recent decades. 
A)  voter turnout for both presidential and nonpresidential elections was very high. 
B)  there was greater voter interest in local elections than in national elections. 
C)  southern white males voted Republican as a matter of unquestioned faith. 
D)  voters did not strongly identify with either the Republican or Democratic Party. 
E)  voter turnout was lower than it has been in recent decades.

Question 16

A letter critical of ________, written by Spain's minister Dupuy de Lôme, sparked a controversy in the United States in 1898.

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The answer of A letter critical of ________, written by...

Question 17

The political battles between Stalwarts and Half-Breeds constituted a fight

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A)  within the Democratic Party. 
B)  that ultimately redefined national political practices. 
C)  between Republican traditionalists and reformers. 
D)  that revolved around the temperance movement. 
E)  over the legacy of Reconstruction. 
A)  within the Democratic Party. 
B)  that ultimately redefined national political practices. 
C)  between Republican traditionalists and reformers. 
D)  that revolved around the temperance movement. 
E)  over the legacy of Reconstruction.

Question 18

The Farmers' Alliances

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A)  were far more widespread than the Grange movement. 
B)  were created to replace Grange associations. 
C)  had more effective and better-managed cooperatives than the Grange movement. 
D)  sought a closer working relationship with banks than had the Grange movement. 
E)  shunned the political system, emphasizing instead education and organization. 
A)  were far more widespread than the Grange movement. 
B)  were created to replace Grange associations. 
C)  had more effective and better-managed cooperatives than the Grange movement. 
D)  sought a closer working relationship with banks than had the Grange movement. 
E)  shunned the political system, emphasizing instead education and organization.

Question 19

In the last few months leading up to war with Spain, President McKinley sought to involve the United States in the conflict in Cuba.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

In the late nineteenth century, the most striking feature of the American party system was its

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A)  ideological divisions. 
B)  general activism. 
C)  lack of corruption. 
D)  remarkable stability. 
E)  multiple parties. 
A)  ideological divisions. 
B)  general activism. 
C)  lack of corruption. 
D)  remarkable stability. 
E)  multiple parties.

Exam 19: From Crisis to Empire

In the 1888 election, the position of primary importance to the Republican Party was

In the late nineteenth century, the United States' interest in Samoa saw competition from

The author of The Influence of Sea Power upon History believed the United States

The economic collapse triggered by the Panic of 1893 was the worst to that point in American history.

The Interstate Commerce Act of 1887

Democratic President Grover Cleveland was fairly consistent in his belief in and commitment to minimal government.

What factors motivated the United States to adopt an expansionist view in international affairs in the 1890s?

No occupational group watched the performance of the federal government in the 1880s with more dismay than American ________.

Why did the United States go to war against Spain in 1898?

What were the major consequences of the Spanish-American War for Cuba?

Theodore Roosevelt instructed Commodore ________ to attack Spanish forces in the Philippines.

The American politician who referred to the Spanish-American conflict as "a splendid little war" was

The election of 1888

What was the "silver question" in the 1890s, and why was it such a prominent issue?

An examination of American voters in the late nineteenth century reveals

A letter critical of ________, written by Spain's minister Dupuy de Lôme, sparked a controversy in the United States in 1898.

The political battles between Stalwarts and Half-Breeds constituted a fight

The Farmers' Alliances

In the last few months leading up to war with Spain, President McKinley sought to involve the United States in the conflict in Cuba.

In the late nineteenth century, the most striking feature of the American party system was its

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