Question 1

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

Accepted Answer

A)  Churches. 
B)  Public schools. 
C)  Mental health facilities. 
D)  Jails. 
E)  Sharecropping. 
A)  Churches. 
B)  Public schools. 
C)  Mental health facilities. 
D)  Jails. 
E)  Sharecropping.

Question 2

Match the person or term with the with the correct description.
-Emilio Aguinaldo

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 3

President William McKinley justified U.S.annexation of the Philippines on all of the following grounds EXCEPT the United States:

Accepted Answer

A)  needed to civilize Filipinos. 
B)  needed the islands for business and trade. 
C)  believed the Filipinos were not ready for self-government. 
D)  needed to Christianize the Filipinos. 
E)  needed to ensure that the Philippines became an independent democracy. 
A)  needed to civilize Filipinos. 
B)  needed the islands for business and trade. 
C)  believed the Filipinos were not ready for self-government. 
D)  needed to Christianize the Filipinos. 
E)  needed to ensure that the Philippines became an independent democracy.

Question 4

Explain why Americans increasingly came to feel that they were being denied economic independence and democratic self-government during the late nineteenth century.

Accepted Answer

Americans increasingly came to feel that

Question 5

Plessy v.Ferguson:

Accepted Answer

A)  was a unanimous decision. 
B)  sanctioned racial segregation. 
C)  voided the Thirteenth Amendment. 
D)  limited the hours that women could legally work. 
E)  was fully supported by Booker T. Washington. 
A)  was a unanimous decision. 
B)  sanctioned racial segregation. 
C)  voided the Thirteenth Amendment. 
D)  limited the hours that women could legally work. 
E)  was fully supported by Booker T. Washington.

Question 6

The Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882:

Accepted Answer

A)  led to an increase in civil rights for Chinese people and Chinese-Americans living in the United States. 
B)  only barred immigration of Chinese women. 
C)  led to the deportation of the 105,000 Chinese people living in the United States in 1882. 
D)  led to a decrease in discrimination and violence against the Chinese. 
E)  was the first time race was used to exclude an entire group of people from entering the United States. 
A)  led to an increase in civil rights for Chinese people and Chinese-Americans living in the United States. 
B)  only barred immigration of Chinese women. 
C)  led to the deportation of the 105,000 Chinese people living in the United States in 1882. 
D)  led to a decrease in discrimination and violence against the Chinese. 
E)  was the first time race was used to exclude an entire group of people from entering the United States.

Question 7

Which was NOT part of the Populist platform?

Accepted Answer

A)  A graduated income tax. 
B)  Direct election of U.S. senators. 
C)  Government ownership of railroads. 
D)  Higher tariffs. 
E)  Workers' right to form unions. 
A)  A graduated income tax. 
B)  Direct election of U.S. senators. 
C)  Government ownership of railroads. 
D)  Higher tariffs. 
E)  Workers' right to form unions.

Question 8

Analyze the consequences of American rule in Puerto Rico,Cuba,and the Philippines.Did the citizens prosper? Enjoy freedom? Accept American rule? Comment on the consequences for the United States with regard to the statement made by Eric Foner in the text: "Thus,two principles central to American freedom since the War of Independence-no taxation without representation and government based on the consent of the governed-were abandoned when it came to the nation's new possessions."

Accepted Answer

The consequences of American rule in Pue

Question 9

Americans have referred to the 1890s as the women's era because:

Accepted Answer

A)  women could vote. 
B)  few women had to work outside the home. 
C)  women's economic opportunities and roles in public life expanded. 
D)  growing numbers of women held political office. 
E)  most men supported equal rights for women. 
A)  women could vote. 
B)  few women had to work outside the home. 
C)  women's economic opportunities and roles in public life expanded. 
D)  growing numbers of women held political office. 
E)  most men supported equal rights for women.

Question 10

The Women's Christian Temperance Union was a small but effective organization that won the vote for women in many of the Midwestern states.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Discuss some of the freedoms and restrictions experienced by American women after 1880.How did some women's lives seem to change for the better,while others' did not? How would you explain the disparity of their situations? Support your answer with specific examples from the text.

Accepted Answer

After 1880, American women experienced b

Question 12

The Supreme Court decision United States v.Wong Kim Ark ruled that:

Accepted Answer

A)  the Fourteenth Amendment gave Asians born in the United States citizenship. 
B)  San Francisco had to grant licenses to Chinese-operated laundries. 
C)  Chinese merchants were exempt from the Chinese Exclusion Act. 
D)  the federal government had the right to expel Chinese aliens without due process of law. 
E)  Chinese women were forbidden to immigrate to the United States. 
A)  the Fourteenth Amendment gave Asians born in the United States citizenship. 
B)  San Francisco had to grant licenses to Chinese-operated laundries. 
C)  Chinese merchants were exempt from the Chinese Exclusion Act. 
D)  the federal government had the right to expel Chinese aliens without due process of law. 
E)  Chinese women were forbidden to immigrate to the United States.

Question 13

How did American racial attitudes shape South African politics?

Accepted Answer

A)  The Union of South Africa followed the model of U.S. segregation with its own system of apartheid. 
B)  The excesses of U.S. Jim Crow rule inspired the country's anti-apartheid movement. 
C)  The transfer of segregationist policies into American foreign affairs triggered a wave of reforms in the Union of South Africa. 
D)  The sense of shared purpose between the United States and the Union of South Africa led to a close military alliance aimed at the subjugation of sub-Saharan Africa. 
E)  As in the United States, South African racial attitudes brought about the rise of a successful civil rights movement. 
A)  The Union of South Africa followed the model of U.S. segregation with its own system of apartheid. 
B)  The excesses of U.S. Jim Crow rule inspired the country's anti-apartheid movement. 
C)  The transfer of segregationist policies into American foreign affairs triggered a wave of reforms in the Union of South Africa. 
D)  The sense of shared purpose between the United States and the Union of South Africa led to a close military alliance aimed at the subjugation of sub-Saharan Africa. 
E)  As in the United States, South African racial attitudes brought about the rise of a successful civil rights movement.

Question 14

Match the person or term with the with the correct description.
-Frances Willard

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 15

Some view L.Frank Baum's book The Wonderful Wizard of Oz as a commentary on the election of 1896 and its aftermath.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Chinese demands for equal rights forced the Supreme Court to define the reach of the Fourteenth Amendment.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

On what grounds did Justice David J.Brewer dissent from the majority opinion in the case of Fong Yue Ting (1893)that authorized the federal government to expel Chinese aliens without due process of law?

Accepted Answer

A)  He argued that the Chinese were mostly decent and honorable and worthy of Americans' respect. 
B)  Brewer worried that a similar rationale could be used in the future to subvert the rights to due process of other people. 
C)  He explained that Chinese immigrants should be expelled on grounds of the Naturalization Act, not the Fourteenth Amendment. 
D)  He reasoned that the Constitution of the United States had never applied to any group of immigrants. 
E)  He argued that the United States would suffer serious disadvantages in foreign trade and diplomacy under this precedent. 
A)  He argued that the Chinese were mostly decent and honorable and worthy of Americans' respect. 
B)  Brewer worried that a similar rationale could be used in the future to subvert the rights to due process of other people. 
C)  He explained that Chinese immigrants should be expelled on grounds of the Naturalization Act, not the Fourteenth Amendment. 
D)  He reasoned that the Constitution of the United States had never applied to any group of immigrants. 
E)  He argued that the United States would suffer serious disadvantages in foreign trade and diplomacy under this precedent.

Question 18

In 1898,the American system of government had no provision for permanent colonies.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

What explains the appeal of the Lost Cause mythology for Southern whites in the late nineteenth century?

Accepted Answer

A)  It allowed Southerners to engage in denial and believe they never lost the Civil War. 
B)  It downplayed the tensions between the Union and the Confederacy. 
C)  It preserved memory of the Confederacy without the burden of white supremacy. 
D)  It helped southern whites cope with defeat but preserve white supremacy. 
E)  It helped them to pretend that slavery had never really ended. 
A)  It allowed Southerners to engage in denial and believe they never lost the Civil War. 
B)  It downplayed the tensions between the Union and the Confederacy. 
C)  It preserved memory of the Confederacy without the burden of white supremacy. 
D)  It helped southern whites cope with defeat but preserve white supremacy. 
E)  It helped them to pretend that slavery had never really ended.

Question 20

An all-encompassing system of white domination in the South was achieved through:

Accepted Answer

A)  barring blacks from ever entering "whites only" railroad cars. 
B)  the mass exodus of over 90 percent of African-Americans to northern cities for work in factories. 
C)  businesses serving whites before blacks. 
D)  A and B 
E)  refusing business to black customers. 
A)  barring blacks from ever entering "whites only" railroad cars. 
B)  the mass exodus of over 90 percent of African-Americans to northern cities for work in factories. 
C)  businesses serving whites before blacks. 
D)  A and B 
E)  refusing business to black customers.

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

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

Match the person or term with the with the correct description. -Emilio Aguinaldo

President William McKinley justified U.S.annexation of the Philippines on all of the following grounds EXCEPT the United States:

Explain why Americans increasingly came to feel that they were being denied economic independence and democratic self-government during the late nineteenth century.

Plessy v.Ferguson:

The Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882:

Which was NOT part of the Populist platform?

Americans have referred to the 1890s as the women's era because:

The Women's Christian Temperance Union was a small but effective organization that won the vote for women in many of the Midwestern states.

Discuss some of the freedoms and restrictions experienced by American women after 1880.How did some women's lives seem to change for the better,while others' did not? How would you explain the disparity of their situations? Support your answer with specific examples from the text.

The Supreme Court decision United States v.Wong Kim Ark ruled that:

How did American racial attitudes shape South African politics?

Match the person or term with the with the correct description. -Frances Willard

Some view L.Frank Baum's book The Wonderful Wizard of Oz as a commentary on the election of 1896 and its aftermath.

Chinese demands for equal rights forced the Supreme Court to define the reach of the Fourteenth Amendment.

On what grounds did Justice David J.Brewer dissent from the majority opinion in the case of Fong Yue Ting (1893)that authorized the federal government to expel Chinese aliens without due process of law?

In 1898,the American system of government had no provision for permanent colonies.

What explains the appeal of the Lost Cause mythology for Southern whites in the late nineteenth century?

An all-encompassing system of white domination in the South was achieved through:

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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