Question 1

The Homestead Strike demonstrated that neither a powerful union nor public opinion could influence the conduct of the largest corporations.

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.
-Populist Party

Accepted Answer

The Populist Party, also known as the Pe

Question 3

Match the person or term with the with the correct description.
-James Weaver

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 4

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

Accepted Answer

Booker T. Washington (1856-1915) was one

Question 5

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

Accepted Answer

The American Federation of Labor (AFL) w

Question 6

The Populists made remarkable efforts to unite black and white small farmers on a common political and economic program.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Identify and give the historical significance of each of the following terms, events, and people in a paragraph or two.
-United States v.Wong Kim Ark

Accepted Answer

United States v. Wong Kim Ark was a land

Question 8

Match the person or term with the with the correct description.
-José Martí

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 9

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

Accepted Answer

The Insular Cases are a series of opinio

Question 10

William McKinley championed a government that would help ordinary Americans.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

America became involved in the Pacific region in the latter half of the nineteenth century because of commerce.Defend this statement.

Accepted Answer

America became involved in the Pacific r

Question 12

Native-born middle-class women under the leadership of Carrie Chapman-Catt argued that they deserved the right to vote on account of their:

Accepted Answer

A)  birth in the United States. 
B)  status as an educated and superior race. 
C)  feminine sensibilities. 
D)  service as volunteers during the Civil War. 
E)  identity as taxpayers. 
A)  birth in the United States. 
B)  status as an educated and superior race. 
C)  feminine sensibilities. 
D)  service as volunteers during the Civil War. 
E)  identity as taxpayers.

Question 13

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 14

In 1880,the United States was a first-rate power.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Farmers believed that their plight derived from all of the following EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

A)  high freight rates charged by railroads. 
B)  excessive interest rates for loans from bankers. 
C)  the high tariff policies of the federal government. 
D)  the fiscal policy that reduced the supply of money in the economy. 
E)  the free and unlimited coinage of silver. 
A)  high freight rates charged by railroads. 
B)  excessive interest rates for loans from bankers. 
C)  the high tariff policies of the federal government. 
D)  the fiscal policy that reduced the supply of money in the economy. 
E)  the free and unlimited coinage of silver.

Question 16

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 17

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 the United States to intervene militarily 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 the United States to intervene militarily in Cuba. 
E)  declared Cuba a colony of the United States.

Question 18

Blacks owned more land in 1900 than they had at the end of Reconstruction.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Which of the following was NOT an argument of anti-imperialists against American expansionism?

Accepted Answer

A)  America did not have the manpower necessary to staff new foreign embassies. 
B)  The cost of maintaining overseas business outposts would be too high. 
C)  Empire was incompatible with democracy. 
D)  Non-white people would enter the United States. 
E)  American energies should be directed at home. 
A)  America did not have the manpower necessary to staff new foreign embassies. 
B)  The cost of maintaining overseas business outposts would be too high. 
C)  Empire was incompatible with democracy. 
D)  Non-white people would enter the United States. 
E)  American energies should be directed at home.

Question 20

Supporters of the Anti-Imperialist League:

Accepted Answer

A)  wanted to civilize "savage" peoples. 
B)  argued in favor of "benevolent" imperialism. 
C)  maintained that Filipinos were entitled to U.S. citizenship. 
D)  argued that Puerto Ricans were entitled to U.S. citizenship. 
E)  believed that American energies should be directed at home, not abroad. 
A)  wanted to civilize "savage" peoples. 
B)  argued in favor of "benevolent" imperialism. 
C)  maintained that Filipinos were entitled to U.S. citizenship. 
D)  argued that Puerto Ricans were entitled to U.S. citizenship. 
E)  believed that American energies should be directed at home, not abroad.

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

The Homestead Strike demonstrated that neither a powerful union nor public opinion could influence the conduct of the largest corporations.

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

Match the person or term with the with the correct description. -James Weaver

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

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

The Populists made remarkable efforts to unite black and white small farmers on a common political and economic program.

Identify and give the historical significance of each of the following terms, events, and people in a paragraph or two. -United States v.Wong Kim Ark

Match the person or term with the with the correct description. -José Martí

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

William McKinley championed a government that would help ordinary Americans.

America became involved in the Pacific region in the latter half of the nineteenth century because of commerce.Defend this statement.

Native-born middle-class women under the leadership of Carrie Chapman-Catt argued that they deserved the right to vote on account of their:

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

In 1880,the United States was a first-rate power.

Farmers believed that their plight derived from all of the following EXCEPT:

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

The Platt Amendment:

Blacks owned more land in 1900 than they had at the end of Reconstruction.

Which of the following was NOT an argument of anti-imperialists against American expansionism?

Supporters of the Anti-Imperialist League:

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Creating Anglo-America,1660-1750

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The American Revolution,1763-1783

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Securing the Republic,1790-1815

The Market Revolution,1800-1840

Democracy in America,1815-1840

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A House Divided,1840-1861

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What Is Freedom?”: Reconstruction,1865-1877

America’s Gilded Age,1870-1890

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

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