Question 1

American interest in its new possessions had to do with wanting wealth from natural resources and large-scale American settlement.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Identify and give the historical significance of each of the following terms, events, and people in a paragraph or two.
-nativism

Accepted Answer

Nativism is an ideological position that

Question 3

How did the Civil War come to be remembered by the 1890s?

Accepted Answer

A)  as a turning point toward racial equality 
B)  as a war of "brother against brother" 
C)  as the war that liberated blacks from slavery 
D)  as an act of bravery on the part of white solders 
E)  as a patriotic act on the part of black soldiers 
A)  as a turning point toward racial equality 
B)  as a war of "brother against brother" 
C)  as the war that liberated blacks from slavery 
D)  as an act of bravery on the part of white solders 
E)  as a patriotic act on the part of black soldiers

Question 4

The Platt Amendment

Accepted Answer

A)  recognized Cuban autonomy. 
B)  granted independence to Puerto Rico. 
C)  limited the U.S. presence in the Philippines. 
D)  authorized military intervention in Cuba. 
E)  declared Cuba a colony of the United States. 
A)  recognized Cuban autonomy. 
B)  granted independence to Puerto Rico. 
C)  limited the U.S. presence in the Philippines. 
D)  authorized military intervention in Cuba. 
E)  declared Cuba a colony of the United States.

Question 5

Which of the following statements measures the effectiveness of the plan to disenfranchise blacks?

Accepted Answer

A)  Republicans won the 1896 presidential election. 
B)  Not until the mid-twentieth century did black women gain voting rights. 
C)  As late as 1940, a very low percentage (3 percent) of adult black southerners were registered to vote. 
D)  During the Progressive era, black people were barred from participating in political debates 
E)  By 1920, more blacks lived in cities than in rural areas. 
A)  Republicans won the 1896 presidential election. 
B)  Not until the mid-twentieth century did black women gain voting rights. 
C)  As late as 1940, a very low percentage (3 percent) of adult black southerners were registered to vote. 
D)  During the Progressive era, black people were barred from participating in political debates 
E)  By 1920, more blacks lived in cities than in rural areas.

Question 6

The Farmers' Alliance hoped to improve farmers' economic situation by

Accepted Answer

A)  creating a farming cooperative. 
B)  creating a system in which the government would loan them money at low interest rates. 
C)  getting loans from international banks. 
D)  lowering the selling prices of crops and therefore increasing demand. 
E)  finding private investors to fund new machinery. 
A)  creating a farming cooperative. 
B)  creating a system in which the government would loan them money at low interest rates. 
C)  getting loans from international banks. 
D)  lowering the selling prices of crops and therefore increasing demand. 
E)  finding private investors to fund new machinery.

Question 7

The Chinese in the late nineteenth-century West rarely resisted exclusion laws for fear of mob violence against them.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Who believed one of the best ways to civilize "savages" was to turn them into consumers of American products?

Accepted Answer

A)  Alfred T. Mahan 
B)  Emilio Aguinaldo 
C)  Walter Rauschenbusch 
D)  Josiah Strong 
E)  Mark Twain 
A)  Alfred T. Mahan 
B)  Emilio Aguinaldo 
C)  Walter Rauschenbusch 
D)  Josiah Strong 
E)  Mark Twain

Question 9

How did economic development in Brazil during and after the American Civil War affect the lives of southern cotton farmers?

Accepted Answer

A)  Brazilian demand for American cotton created new opportunities for southern cotton growers. 
B)  Poverty and crime in South America triggered a mass migration of cheap farm workers into the American South where they replaced former slaves. 
C)  The expansion of Brazilian cotton cultivation lowered global prices and led to indebtedness and loss of land for southern farmers. 
D)  The expansion of slavery in Brazil in the wake of American emancipation prompted southern farmers to give up cotton cultivation for good. 
E)  Cheap Egyptian cotton allowed southerners to become the consumers of imported textiles. 
A)  Brazilian demand for American cotton created new opportunities for southern cotton growers. 
B)  Poverty and crime in South America triggered a mass migration of cheap farm workers into the American South where they replaced former slaves. 
C)  The expansion of Brazilian cotton cultivation lowered global prices and led to indebtedness and loss of land for southern farmers. 
D)  The expansion of slavery in Brazil in the wake of American emancipation prompted southern farmers to give up cotton cultivation for good. 
E)  Cheap Egyptian cotton allowed southerners to become the consumers of imported textiles.

Question 10

The Immigration Restriction League was formed by

Accepted Answer

A)  southern planters. 
B)  professionals from Boston. 
C)  Republicans. 
D)  white women. 
E)  a group of lawyers from the West. 
A)  southern planters. 
B)  professionals from Boston. 
C)  Republicans. 
D)  white women. 
E)  a group of lawyers from the West.

Question 11

Booker T. Washington urged blacks to try to combat segregation and become active in political affairs.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Through a network of women's clubs, temperance associations, and social reform organizations, women exerted a growing influence on public affairs.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

What was the focus of Yick Wo v. Hopkins?

Accepted Answer

A)  a lynching of a Chinese man in California 
B)  upholding business opportunities through the Fourteenth Amendment 
C)  segregated schools in California 
D)  expelling Chinese immigrants without due process 
E)  awarding citizenship to Chinese immigrants through the Fourteenth Amendment 
A)  a lynching of a Chinese man in California 
B)  upholding business opportunities through the Fourteenth Amendment 
C)  segregated schools in California 
D)  expelling Chinese immigrants without due process 
E)  awarding citizenship to Chinese immigrants through the Fourteenth Amendment

Question 14

The "Kansas Exodus" meant which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  hope for blacks to escape racial violence in the South 
B)  the migration of 40,000 to 60,000 African-Americans out of Kansas 
C)  the eventual return of most black migrants to the South 
D)  Political equality was a child's fantasy as unreal as The Wizard of Oz. 
E)  Many African-Americans stayed in Arkansas because they had found what they were looking for. 
A)  hope for blacks to escape racial violence in the South 
B)  the migration of 40,000 to 60,000 African-Americans out of Kansas 
C)  the eventual return of most black migrants to the South 
D)  Political equality was a child's fantasy as unreal as The Wizard of Oz. 
E)  Many African-Americans stayed in Arkansas because they had found what they were looking for.

Question 15

Which institution was hardest hit by the Redeemers when they assumed power in the South?

Accepted Answer

A)  women's associations 
B)  hospitals and asylums 
C)  religious associations 
D)  prisons 
E)  public schools 
A)  women's associations 
B)  hospitals and asylums 
C)  religious associations 
D)  prisons 
E)  public schools

Question 16

In United States v. Wong Kim Ark, the Supreme Court ruled that Asian descendants born on U.S. soil became U.S. citizens at birth. In what regulation did they base this decision?

Accepted Answer

A)  Chinese Exclusion Act 
B)  Fourteenth Amendment 
C)  Thirteenth Amendment 
D)  U.S. Constitution 
E)  Civil Rights Act 
A)  Chinese Exclusion Act 
B)  Fourteenth Amendment 
C)  Thirteenth Amendment 
D)  U.S. Constitution 
E)  Civil Rights Act

Question 17

According to Alfred T. Mahan, the United States needed to do what in order to prosper?

Accepted Answer

A)  invade the interior of Africa 
B)  increase the size of its navy 
C)  join an alliance in Europe 
D)  build factories in China 
E)  segregate groups in the United States 
A)  invade the interior of Africa 
B)  increase the size of its navy 
C)  join an alliance in Europe 
D)  build factories in China 
E)  segregate groups in the United States

Question 18

What is the status of Puerto Rico today?

Accepted Answer

A)  It is a commonwealth controlled by the United States. 
B)  It has been returned to Spain. 
C)  It is an independent nation. 
D)  It elects members to the U.S. Congress. 
E)  It has established full self-government. 
A)  It is a commonwealth controlled by the United States. 
B)  It has been returned to Spain. 
C)  It is an independent nation. 
D)  It elects members to the U.S. Congress. 
E)  It has established full self-government.

Question 19

The Immigration Restriction League

Accepted Answer

A)  blamed "new" immigrants for urban crime and poverty. 
B)  preferred "new" immigrants over the "old" ones. 
C)  wanted to ban immigrants coming from non-English-speaking nations. 
D)  aimed to restrict all immigration. 
E)  restricted immigrants' rights to create their own religious institutions. 
A)  blamed "new" immigrants for urban crime and poverty. 
B)  preferred "new" immigrants over the "old" ones. 
C)  wanted to ban immigrants coming from non-English-speaking nations. 
D)  aimed to restrict all immigration. 
E)  restricted immigrants' rights to create their own religious institutions.

Question 20

Identify and give the historical significance of each of the following terms, events, and people in a paragraph or two.
-Platt Amendment

Accepted Answer

The Platt Amendment was a legislative am

Exam 17: Freedoms Boundaries, at Home and Abroad, 1890-1900

American interest in its new possessions had to do with wanting wealth from natural resources and large-scale American settlement.

Identify and give the historical significance of each of the following terms, events, and people in a paragraph or two. -nativism

How did the Civil War come to be remembered by the 1890s?

The Platt Amendment

Which of the following statements measures the effectiveness of the plan to disenfranchise blacks?

The Farmers' Alliance hoped to improve farmers' economic situation by

The Chinese in the late nineteenth-century West rarely resisted exclusion laws for fear of mob violence against them.

Who believed one of the best ways to civilize "savages" was to turn them into consumers of American products?

How did economic development in Brazil during and after the American Civil War affect the lives of southern cotton farmers?

The Immigration Restriction League was formed by

Booker T. Washington urged blacks to try to combat segregation and become active in political affairs.

Through a network of women's clubs, temperance associations, and social reform organizations, women exerted a growing influence on public affairs.

What was the focus of Yick Wo v. Hopkins?

The "Kansas Exodus" meant which of the following?

Which institution was hardest hit by the Redeemers when they assumed power in the South?

In United States v. Wong Kim Ark, the Supreme Court ruled that Asian descendants born on U.S. soil became U.S. citizens at birth. In what regulation did they base this decision?

According to Alfred T. Mahan, the United States needed to do what in order to prosper?

What is the status of Puerto Rico today?

The Immigration Restriction League

Identify and give the historical significance of each of the following terms, events, and people in a paragraph or two. -Platt Amendment

A New World

Beginnings of English America, 1607-1660

Creating Anglo-America, 1660-1750

Slavery, Freedom, and the Struggle for Empire to 1763

The American Revolution, 1763-1783

The Revolution Within

Founding a Nation, 1783-1791

Securing the Republic, 1790-1815

The Market Revolution, 1800-1840

Democracy in America, 1815-1840

The Peculiar Institution

An Age of Reform, 1820-1840

A House Divided, 1840-1861

A New Birth of Freedom: the Civil War, 1861-1865

What Is Freedom: Reconstruction, 1865-1877

Americas Gilded Age, 1870-1890

The Progressive Era, 1900-1916

Safe for Democracy: the United States and World War I, 1916-1920

From Business Culture to Great Depression: The Twenties, 1920-1932

The New Deal, 1932-1940

Fighting for the Four Freedoms: World War II, 1941-1945

The United States and the Cold War, 1945-1953

An Affluent Society, 1953-1960

The Sixties, 1960-1968

The Conservative Turn, 1969-1988

From Triumph to Tragedy, 1989-2004

A Divided Nation

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