Question 1

The notion of the "white man's burden" inspired a sense of fraternity among Anglo-Saxon nations.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 2

The American Federation of Labor's founder Samuel Gompers used the idea of "freedom of contract" to:

Accepted Answer

A)  argue against interference by judges with workers' right to organize unions. 
B)  argue for the right of workers to form political parties to shape government. 
C)  argue for direct confrontation between unions and corporations. 
D)  justify the exclusion of women and blacks from the American Federation of Labor. 
E)  explain the American Federation of Labor's policy of admitting unskilled workers to its union. 
A)  argue against interference by judges with workers' right to organize unions. 
B)  argue for the right of workers to form political parties to shape government. 
C)  argue for direct confrontation between unions and corporations. 
D)  justify the exclusion of women and blacks from the American Federation of Labor. 
E)  explain the American Federation of Labor's policy of admitting unskilled workers to its union. A

Question 3

The Women's Christian Temperance Union (WCTU):

Accepted Answer

A)  was a small organization of radical feminists. 
B)  was led by Elizabeth Cady Stanton. 
C)  moved from demanding prohibition to pushing for women's suffrage. 
D)  was a single-issue organization out to ban alcohol. 
E)  argued that politics was not the place for women. 
A)  was a small organization of radical feminists. 
B)  was led by Elizabeth Cady Stanton. 
C)  moved from demanding prohibition to pushing for women's suffrage. 
D)  was a single-issue organization out to ban alcohol. 
E)  argued that politics was not the place for women. C

Question 4

By the end of the nineteenth century,African-American men in the South:

Accepted Answer

A)  were limited to holding local offices. 
B)  were forced out of politics and passed leadership to female African-American activists. 
C)  continued to hold elective office with no restrictions. 
D)  joined the Democratic Party. 
E)  supported the redrawing of congressional district lines. 
A)  were limited to holding local offices. 
B)  were forced out of politics and passed leadership to female African-American activists. 
C)  continued to hold elective office with no restrictions. 
D)  joined the Democratic Party. 
E)  supported the redrawing of congressional district lines.

Question 5

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

Accepted Answer

The Chinese Exclusion Act was a United S

Question 6

The New South as promoted by Henry Grady:

Accepted Answer

A)  signified the widespread economic prosperity in the region. 
B)  promised racial equality between blacks and whites. 
C)  appealed to eastern European immigrants. 
D)  meant higher wages for unskilled workers, regardless of race. 
E)  promised prosperity based on industrial expansion. 
A)  signified the widespread economic prosperity in the region. 
B)  promised racial equality between blacks and whites. 
C)  appealed to eastern European immigrants. 
D)  meant higher wages for unskilled workers, regardless of race. 
E)  promised prosperity based on industrial expansion.

Question 7

In 1896,in the landmark decision of Plessy v.Ferguson,the Court gave its approval of state laws requiring separate facilities for blacks and whites.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Match the person or term with the with the correct description.
-Homestead Strike

Accepted Answer

A) argued that the Constitution did not apply to territories 
B) excluded Chinese women from entering the United States 
C) separate, but equal 
D) warned that empire was incompatible policy with democracy 
E) the United States was not to annex Cuba
F)politically active farmers
G)gave Asians citizenship under Fourteenth Amendment
H)labor unrest at a Carnegie steel mill
I)effort to keep free trade in China
J)campaigned for temperance
K)excluded from voting
L)blacks migrated out of South 
A) argued that the Constitution did not apply to territories 
B) excluded Chinese women from entering the United States 
C) separate, but equal 
D) warned that empire was incompatible policy with democracy 
E) the United States was not to annex Cuba
F)politically active farmers
G)gave Asians citizenship under Fourteenth Amendment
H)labor unrest at a Carnegie steel mill
I)effort to keep free trade in China
J)campaigned for temperance
K)excluded from voting
L)blacks migrated out of South

Question 9

Match the person or term with the with the correct description.
-Liberty tracts

Accepted Answer

A) argued that the Constitution did not apply to territories 
B) excluded Chinese women from entering the United States 
C) separate, but equal 
D) warned that empire was incompatible policy with democracy 
E) the United States was not to annex Cuba
F)politically active farmers
G)gave Asians citizenship under Fourteenth Amendment
H)labor unrest at a Carnegie steel mill
I)effort to keep free trade in China
J)campaigned for temperance
K)excluded from voting
L)blacks migrated out of South 
A) argued that the Constitution did not apply to territories 
B) excluded Chinese women from entering the United States 
C) separate, but equal 
D) warned that empire was incompatible policy with democracy 
E) the United States was not to annex Cuba
F)politically active farmers
G)gave Asians citizenship under Fourteenth Amendment
H)labor unrest at a Carnegie steel mill
I)effort to keep free trade in China
J)campaigned for temperance
K)excluded from voting
L)blacks migrated out of South

Question 10

Discuss the many obstacles faced by Chinese immigrants to the United States in the late nineteenth century.Among the immigrant groups arriving in the United States in the late nineteenth century,how were arrivals from China singled out for particular discrimination by Americans? Why do you think the Chinese received such unique treatment?

Accepted Answer

Chinese immigrants faced numerous obstac

Question 11

Match the person or term with the with the correct description.
-Alfred T.Mahan

Accepted Answer

A) advocate of free silver 
B) president of the American Railway Union 
C) believed politics was the place for women 
D) Populist Party presidential candidate 
E) advocated vocational training for blacks
F)Supreme Court justice
G)pioneered "business unionism"
H)fought with the Rough Riders
I)led the Filipino insurrection
J)promoted American expansionism via a navy
K)fomented a revolution in Cuba
L)annexed the Philippines 
A) advocate of free silver 
B) president of the American Railway Union 
C) believed politics was the place for women 
D) Populist Party presidential candidate 
E) advocated vocational training for blacks
F)Supreme Court justice
G)pioneered "business unionism"
H)fought with the Rough Riders
I)led the Filipino insurrection
J)promoted American expansionism via a navy
K)fomented a revolution in Cuba
L)annexed the Philippines

Question 12

In 1893,American sugar growers orchestrated the overthrow of Queen Liliuokalani,paving the way for the U.S.annexation of Hawaii in 1898.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

The 1894 Pullman Strike:

Accepted Answer

A)  ended with the arrival of Coxey's Army, a private security agency hired by George Pullman. 
B)  crippled national rail service and triggered the arrest of union president Eugene V. Debs. 
C)  despite significant violence, resulted in a rare compromise between the American Railway Union and Pullman Sleeping Cars. 
D)  received unexpected support from Attorney General Richard Olney, who believed in the rights of railroad workers to a fair wage. 
E)  led to public disapproval of union president Eugene V. Debs. 
A)  ended with the arrival of Coxey's Army, a private security agency hired by George Pullman. 
B)  crippled national rail service and triggered the arrest of union president Eugene V. Debs. 
C)  despite significant violence, resulted in a rare compromise between the American Railway Union and Pullman Sleeping Cars. 
D)  received unexpected support from Attorney General Richard Olney, who believed in the rights of railroad workers to a fair wage. 
E)  led to public disapproval of union president Eugene V. Debs.

Question 14

American expansionism after the 1890s:

Accepted Answer

A)  was largely driven by the desire for expanded overseas trade. 
B)  was hampered by the continued U.S. observance of the Monroe Doctrine. 
C)  had little to do with American consumer demand for foreign products. 
D)  severely depressed the nation's agricultural and industrial production. 
E)  was not affected by the development of the railroad. 
A)  was largely driven by the desire for expanded overseas trade. 
B)  was hampered by the continued U.S. observance of the Monroe Doctrine. 
C)  had little to do with American consumer demand for foreign products. 
D)  severely depressed the nation's agricultural and industrial production. 
E)  was not affected by the development of the railroad.

Question 15

Critics later interpreted the 1900 novel The Wonderful Wizard of Oz as a commentary on the 1896 presidential election in which of the following ways?

Accepted Answer

A)  Glenda, the Good Witch, represents candidate William Jennings Bryan, champion of goodness. 
B)  The angry monkeys chasing Dorothy are stand-ins for Republican Party members seeking to trample the rights of workers. 
C)  The Wicked Witch of the East symbolizes oppressive eastern industrialists. 
D)  The Emerald City suggests a green, unspoiled landscape still sought after by western voters. 
E)  The Wizard of Oz represents John D. Rockefeller. 
A)  Glenda, the Good Witch, represents candidate William Jennings Bryan, champion of goodness. 
B)  The angry monkeys chasing Dorothy are stand-ins for Republican Party members seeking to trample the rights of workers. 
C)  The Wicked Witch of the East symbolizes oppressive eastern industrialists. 
D)  The Emerald City suggests a green, unspoiled landscape still sought after by western voters. 
E)  The Wizard of Oz represents John D. Rockefeller.

Question 16

Had the Teller Amendment been applied to the Philippines and Cuba,how would it have changed the Spanish-American war?

Accepted Answer

A)  Cuba would have become an associated territory as well. 
B)  The United States would have never fought the Spanish navy at Manila. 
C)  The Filipino nationalist movement would not have emerged. 
D)  The United States would have been barred from annexing the archipelago. 
E)  The United States would have benefited from German weapons imports. 
A)  Cuba would have become an associated territory as well. 
B)  The United States would have never fought the Spanish navy at Manila. 
C)  The Filipino nationalist movement would not have emerged. 
D)  The United States would have been barred from annexing the archipelago. 
E)  The United States would have benefited from German weapons imports.

Question 17

The "new imperialism" involved European colonial powers seeking to consolidate their domination of Africa,Asia,and the Middle East in the name of "civilization."

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Chronicle the process that developed in the South of chipping away the freedoms granted to blacks during Reconstruction.Give careful consideration to how the Civil War was remembered by white America.By 1900,what conditions did African-Americans in the South face? How did they respond to these conditions?

Accepted Answer

The process of chipping away at the free

Question 19

The Farmers' Alliance hoped to improve American farmers' economic stress by:

Accepted Answer

A)  proposing the creation of government-sponsored crop warehouses. 
B)  allocating membership dues to railroad companies who agreed to ship produce at lower rates. 
C)  organizing the boycotting of local banks and local stores selling eastern goods. 
D)  sponsoring Alliance "exchanges" that would pool money for investment in modern farm machinery. 
E)  creating a union for skilled farmers. 
A)  proposing the creation of government-sponsored crop warehouses. 
B)  allocating membership dues to railroad companies who agreed to ship produce at lower rates. 
C)  organizing the boycotting of local banks and local stores selling eastern goods. 
D)  sponsoring Alliance "exchanges" that would pool money for investment in modern farm machinery. 
E)  creating a union for skilled farmers.

Question 20

New immigrants were welcomed and treated with respect because their labor was desperately needed in the cities.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 17: Freedom’s Boundaries,at Home and Abroad,1890-1900

The notion of the "white man's burden" inspired a sense of fraternity among Anglo-Saxon nations.

The American Federation of Labor's founder Samuel Gompers used the idea of "freedom of contract" to:

The Women's Christian Temperance Union (WCTU):

By the end of the nineteenth century,African-American men in the South:

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

The New South as promoted by Henry Grady:

In 1896,in the landmark decision of Plessy v.Ferguson,the Court gave its approval of state laws requiring separate facilities for blacks and whites.

Match the person or term with the with the correct description. -Homestead Strike

Match the person or term with the with the correct description. -Liberty tracts

Match the person or term with the with the correct description. -Alfred T.Mahan

In 1893,American sugar growers orchestrated the overthrow of Queen Liliuokalani,paving the way for the U.S.annexation of Hawaii in 1898.

The 1894 Pullman Strike:

American expansionism after the 1890s:

Critics later interpreted the 1900 novel The Wonderful Wizard of Oz as a commentary on the 1896 presidential election in which of the following ways?

Had the Teller Amendment been applied to the Philippines and Cuba,how would it have changed the Spanish-American war?

The "new imperialism" involved European colonial powers seeking to consolidate their domination of Africa,Asia,and the Middle East in the name of "civilization."

The Farmers' Alliance hoped to improve American farmers' economic stress by:

New immigrants were welcomed and treated with respect because their labor was desperately needed in the cities.

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

America’s 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 Triumph of Conservatism,1969-1988

From Triumph to Tragedy,1989–2001

A New Century and New Crises

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