Question 1

The "Cross of Gold" speech was given in 1896 by

Accepted Answer

A)  William McKinley. 
B)  Grover Cleveland. 
C)  Mark Hanna. 
D)  William Jennings Bryan. 
E)  James Weaver. 
A)  William McKinley. 
B)  Grover Cleveland. 
C)  Mark Hanna. 
D)  William Jennings Bryan. 
E)  James Weaver.

Question 2

In the decade following the Spanish-American War, American troops could be found in both Cuba and the Philippines.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Alan Brinkley characterizes the war in the Philippines as the "least remembered of all American wars." Why would this be the case for this war?

Accepted Answer

The war in the Philippines, often referr

Question 4

The letter stolen in 1898 from Dupuy de Lôme, Spain's minister to Washington, was controversial because it

Accepted Answer

A)  included praise for the destruction of the battleship Maine. 
B)  discussed the use of Spanish spies in Washington,D.C. 
C)  described William McKinley as a weak president. 
D)  mocked the military capabilities of the United States. 
E)  argued that Mexico should attack the U.S. to regain California and Texas. 
A)  included praise for the destruction of the battleship Maine. 
B)  discussed the use of Spanish spies in Washington,D.C. 
C)  described William McKinley as a weak president. 
D)  mocked the military capabilities of the United States. 
E)  argued that Mexico should attack the U.S. to regain California and Texas.

Question 5

President Cleveland damaged the Democratic Party when he moved to repeal the Sherman Silver Purchase Act.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

The author who called on the United States to increase its naval forces in his book, The Influence of Sea Power upon History, was

Accepted Answer

A)  William McKinley. 
B)  Richard Olney. 
C)  James G. Blaine. 
D)  Alfred T. Mahan. 
E)  Leonard Wood. 
A)  William McKinley. 
B)  Richard Olney. 
C)  James G. Blaine. 
D)  Alfred T. Mahan. 
E)  Leonard Wood.

Question 7

What was "yellow journalism" and how significant was it in the events of 1898?

Accepted Answer

Yellow journalism was a style of reporti

Question 8

Party identification in the late nineteenth century was usually a reflection more of cultural and geographic identity than of economic calculation.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

The federal government in the late nineteenth century was not an activist government; a major exception to this was its ________ program for Union Civil War veterans.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The federal government in the late nineteenth...

Question 10

Arguments used by Social Darwinists in the United States to justify expansionism

Accepted Answer

A)  included the belief that weak nations should be left room to develop. 
B)  contended that all nations were engaged in a constant struggle to survive. 
C)  were created and first promoted by Charles Darwin himself. 
D)  differed sharply from arguments used for domestic economic affairs. 
E)  suggested that harmony among "races" depended on open markets and free trade. 
A)  included the belief that weak nations should be left room to develop. 
B)  contended that all nations were engaged in a constant struggle to survive. 
C)  were created and first promoted by Charles Darwin himself. 
D)  differed sharply from arguments used for domestic economic affairs. 
E)  suggested that harmony among "races" depended on open markets and free trade.

Question 11

Describe which Populist ideas of the late nineteenth century differed from those of the Republican or Democratic Parties.

Accepted Answer

The Populist movement of the late ninete

Question 12

The Democratic National Convention of 1896 saw the party attempt to incorporate some Populist demands into its platform.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

The Republican Party of the late nineteenth century appealed primarily to Protestants, in both the North and the South.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

The Sherman Antitrust Act of 1890 was used largely against labor unions.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

In his second term, President Grover Cleveland

Accepted Answer

A)  grew more active in social reform. 
B)  followed policies similar to those of his first term. 
C)  faced a Republican-controlled Congress. 
D)  changed his position on tariffs. 
E)  None of these answers is correct. 
A)  grew more active in social reform. 
B)  followed policies similar to those of his first term. 
C)  faced a Republican-controlled Congress. 
D)  changed his position on tariffs. 
E)  None of these answers is correct.

Question 16

In the early 1900s, which American dependency did NOT receive territorial status?

Accepted Answer

A)  Cuba 
B)  Alaska 
C)  Puerto Rico 
D)  Hawaii 
E)  None of these answers is correct, as all received territorial status. 
A)  Cuba 
B)  Alaska 
C)  Puerto Rico 
D)  Hawaii 
E)  None of these answers is correct, as all received territorial status.

Question 17

In 1896, the major economic issue for William McKinley's administration was

Accepted Answer

A)  the repeal of the Sherman Silver Purchase Act. 
B)  the restoration of "bimetallism." 
C)  the need for higher tariff rates. 
D)  labor unrest. 
E)  the repeal of the Specie Resumption Act. 
A)  the repeal of the Sherman Silver Purchase Act. 
B)  the restoration of "bimetallism." 
C)  the need for higher tariff rates. 
D)  labor unrest. 
E)  the repeal of the Specie Resumption Act.

Question 18

The Spanish-American War emerged out of events in the country of ________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The Spanish-American War emerged out of events...

Question 19

Voter turnout for presidential elections in the late nineteenth century was much higher in terms of percentages than is the case today.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

The American annexation of Puerto Rico produced a storm of protest in the United States.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 19: From Crisis to Empire

The "Cross of Gold" speech was given in 1896 by

In the decade following the Spanish-American War, American troops could be found in both Cuba and the Philippines.

Alan Brinkley characterizes the war in the Philippines as the "least remembered of all American wars." Why would this be the case for this war?

The letter stolen in 1898 from Dupuy de Lôme, Spain's minister to Washington, was controversial because it

President Cleveland damaged the Democratic Party when he moved to repeal the Sherman Silver Purchase Act.

The author who called on the United States to increase its naval forces in his book, The Influence of Sea Power upon History, was

What was "yellow journalism" and how significant was it in the events of 1898?

Party identification in the late nineteenth century was usually a reflection more of cultural and geographic identity than of economic calculation.

The federal government in the late nineteenth century was not an activist government; a major exception to this was its ________ program for Union Civil War veterans.

Arguments used by Social Darwinists in the United States to justify expansionism

Describe which Populist ideas of the late nineteenth century differed from those of the Republican or Democratic Parties.

The Democratic National Convention of 1896 saw the party attempt to incorporate some Populist demands into its platform.

The Republican Party of the late nineteenth century appealed primarily to Protestants, in both the North and the South.

The Sherman Antitrust Act of 1890 was used largely against labor unions.

In his second term, President Grover Cleveland

In the early 1900s, which American dependency did NOT receive territorial status?

In 1896, the major economic issue for William McKinley's administration was

The Spanish-American War emerged out of events in the country of ________.

Voter turnout for presidential elections in the late nineteenth century was much higher in terms of percentages than is the case today.

The American annexation of Puerto Rico produced a storm of protest in the United States.

The Collision of Cultures

Transplantations and Borderlands

Society and Culture in Provincial America

The Empire in Transition

The American Revolution

The Constitution and the New Republic

The Jeffersonian Era

Varieties of American Nationalism

Jacksonian America

America’s Economic Revolution

Cotton, Slavery, and the Old South

Antebellum Culture and Reform

The Impending Crisis

The Civil War

Reconstruction and the New South

The Conquest of the Far West

Industrial Supremacy

The Age of the City

The Progressives

America and the Great War

The “New Era”

The Great Depression

The New Deal

The Global Crisis, 1921–1941

America in a World at War

The Cold War

The Affluent Society

Civil Rights, Vietnam, and the Ordeal of Liberalism

The Crisis of Authority

From the “Age of Limits” to the Age of Reagan

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