Question 1

The depression that began in 1893 heightened the belief that a more aggressive foreign policy was necessary to stimulate American exports.

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.
-Lynching

Accepted Answer

Lynching refers to the extrajudicial kil

Question 3

Match the person or term with the with the correct description.
-Teller Amendment

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 4

Match the person or term with the with the correct description.
-William McKinley

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 5

In his Atlanta speech of 1895,Booker T.Washington:

Accepted Answer

A)  called for political equality. 
B)  encouraged blacks to adjust to segregation. 
C)  opposed vocational education for blacks. 
D)  fought against segregation. 
E)  continued the abolitionist political tradition. 
A)  called for political equality. 
B)  encouraged blacks to adjust to segregation. 
C)  opposed vocational education for blacks. 
D)  fought against segregation. 
E)  continued the abolitionist political tradition.

Question 6

Why did the South fail to attract significant economic development in the wake of Reconstruction?

Accepted Answer

A)  Northern investors stayed away, appalled by southern race relations. 
B)  Northerners considered a South without African-Americans in chains too risky for investment. 
C)  Investors came to the South for cheap labor and low taxes, so they made few capital investments in the region. 
D)  Southern white supremacists tended to scare off northern capital industries. 
E)  Southern Klansmen scared away many interested investors. 
A)  Northern investors stayed away, appalled by southern race relations. 
B)  Northerners considered a South without African-Americans in chains too risky for investment. 
C)  Investors came to the South for cheap labor and low taxes, so they made few capital investments in the region. 
D)  Southern white supremacists tended to scare off northern capital industries. 
E)  Southern Klansmen scared away many interested investors.

Question 7

The severe depression of 1893:

Accepted Answer

A)  was quickly over, and the economy was soon booming. 
B)  caused little, if any, hardship. 
C)  affected only factory workers. 
D)  was a period in which labor and capital looked for compromise. 
E)  led to increased conflict between capital and labor. 
A)  was quickly over, and the economy was soon booming. 
B)  caused little, if any, hardship. 
C)  affected only factory workers. 
D)  was a period in which labor and capital looked for compromise. 
E)  led to increased conflict between capital and labor.

Question 8

Explain the controversy that the war in the Philippines and the annexation of the Philippines triggered over the relationship between political democracy,race,and American citizenship.

Accepted Answer

The controversy surrounding the war in t

Question 9

The ascendancy of the American Federation of Labor during the 1890s reflected:

Accepted Answer

A)  the increasing radicalism of the American labor movement. 
B)  the increasing social conscience in the American population overall. 
C)  a shift from broad reform goals to more limited goals. 
D)  the success of the political lobbying efforts of labor organizers. 
E)  the growing role of women in the union movement. 
A)  the increasing radicalism of the American labor movement. 
B)  the increasing social conscience in the American population overall. 
C)  a shift from broad reform goals to more limited goals. 
D)  the success of the political lobbying efforts of labor organizers. 
E)  the growing role of women in the union movement.

Question 10

The Philippine War:

Accepted Answer

A)  resulted in Filipino independence. 
B)  was far longer and bloodier than the Spanish-American War. 
C)  was little debated at the time. 
D)  was part of the American effort to liberate the Philippines. 
E)  is well remembered today. 
A)  resulted in Filipino independence. 
B)  was far longer and bloodier than the Spanish-American War. 
C)  was little debated at the time. 
D)  was part of the American effort to liberate the Philippines. 
E)  is well remembered today.

Question 11

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

Accepted Answer

The Homestead Strike was a pivotal indus

Question 12

By 1900,who was entitled to fully enjoy the blessings of American liberty? Be sure to include in your answer blacks,women,labor,immigrants,and colonial subjects.

Accepted Answer

By 1900, the concept of who was entitled

Question 13

In contrast to the expansion of the 1890s,U.S.interests in Alaska originated in a desire for:

Accepted Answer

A)  territory. 
B)  religious conversion. 
C)  petroleum resources. 
D)  the fur trade. 
E)  salmon. 
A)  territory. 
B)  religious conversion. 
C)  petroleum resources. 
D)  the fur trade. 
E)  salmon.

Question 14

Match the person or term with the with the correct description.
-Kansas Exodus

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 15

Identify and give the historical significance of each of the following terms, events, and people in a paragraph or two.
-"White man's burden"

Accepted Answer

The term "White man's burden" refers to

Question 16

After the 1896 election,voter participation began a steady downhill trend that continues to this day.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Match the person or term with the with the correct description.
-Eugene Debs

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 18

Match the person or term with the with the correct description.
-Samuel Gompers

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 19

Which statement about the 1896 election is FALSE?

Accepted Answer

A)  William McKinley's victory ended the political stalemate that had persisted since 1876. 
B)  The Populist Party declined after the election. 
C)  The election is considered the first modern presidential campaign. 
D)  McKinley's campaign raised millions of dollars compared to Bryan's. 
E)  William Jennings Bryan lost because he supported the gold standard. 
A)  William McKinley's victory ended the political stalemate that had persisted since 1876. 
B)  The Populist Party declined after the election. 
C)  The election is considered the first modern presidential campaign. 
D)  McKinley's campaign raised millions of dollars compared to Bryan's. 
E)  William Jennings Bryan lost because he supported the gold standard.

Question 20

During the "Age of Empire," American racial attitudes:

Accepted Answer

A)  had a global impact. 
B)  inspired Canada to grant Chinese immigrants equal rights. 
C)  inspired Australians to grant suffrage to native peoples. 
D)  influenced South Africans' decision to abandon apartheid. 
E)  had a limited impact. 
A)  had a global impact. 
B)  inspired Canada to grant Chinese immigrants equal rights. 
C)  inspired Australians to grant suffrage to native peoples. 
D)  influenced South Africans' decision to abandon apartheid. 
E)  had a limited impact.

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

The depression that began in 1893 heightened the belief that a more aggressive foreign policy was necessary to stimulate American exports.

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

Match the person or term with the with the correct description. -Teller Amendment

Match the person or term with the with the correct description. -William McKinley

In his Atlanta speech of 1895,Booker T.Washington:

Why did the South fail to attract significant economic development in the wake of Reconstruction?

The severe depression of 1893:

Explain the controversy that the war in the Philippines and the annexation of the Philippines triggered over the relationship between political democracy,race,and American citizenship.

The ascendancy of the American Federation of Labor during the 1890s reflected:

The Philippine War:

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

By 1900,who was entitled to fully enjoy the blessings of American liberty? Be sure to include in your answer blacks,women,labor,immigrants,and colonial subjects.

In contrast to the expansion of the 1890s,U.S.interests in Alaska originated in a desire for:

Match the person or term with the with the correct description. -Kansas Exodus

Identify and give the historical significance of each of the following terms, events, and people in a paragraph or two. -"White man's burden"

After the 1896 election,voter participation began a steady downhill trend that continues to this day.

Match the person or term with the with the correct description. -Eugene Debs

Match the person or term with the with the correct description. -Samuel Gompers

Which statement about the 1896 election is FALSE?

During the "Age of Empire," American racial attitudes:

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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