Question 1

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-pork-barrel bills

Accepted Answer

Pork-barrel bills are legislative approp

Question 2

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Crédit Mobilier scandal

Accepted Answer

The Crédit Mobilier scandal was a major

Question 3

Which one of the following Gilded Age presidents had a Democratic party affiliation,differingfrom the other four presidents?

Accepted Answer

A)  Ulysses S. Grant 
B)  Rutherford Hayes 
C)  Grover Cleveland 
D)  Benjamin Harrison 
E)  Chester Arthur 
A)  Ulysses S. Grant 
B)  Rutherford Hayes 
C)  Grover Cleveland 
D)  Benjamin Harrison 
E)  Chester Arthur

Question 4

The absence of children in largely all-male Chinese immigrant communities meant that

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A)  the economic benefits of child labor were largely absent. 
B)  the cultural and language assimilation fostered by children were harder to attain. 
C)  many Chinese organizations sought to bring in adopted children from China. 
D)  white social work agencies were slower to become involved with Chinese communities. 
E)  education was seldom a priority in Chinese communities. 
A)  the economic benefits of child labor were largely absent. 
B)  the cultural and language assimilation fostered by children were harder to attain. 
C)  many Chinese organizations sought to bring in adopted children from China. 
D)  white social work agencies were slower to become involved with Chinese communities. 
E)  education was seldom a priority in Chinese communities.

Question 5

An epidemic of violent strikes and labor conflict in 1892 led to the prospect of

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A)  a switch of urban workers from the Democratic to the Republican party. 
B)  Populists declaring their opposition to immigration restrictions. 
C)  Populist support for a revolutionary overthrow of reactionary state governments. 
D)  the Populists adding industrial workers to their base of support among farmers. 
E)  Grover Cleveland's switch to a pro-labor and pro-farmer campaign platform. 
A)  a switch of urban workers from the Democratic to the Republican party. 
B)  Populists declaring their opposition to immigration restrictions. 
C)  Populist support for a revolutionary overthrow of reactionary state governments. 
D)  the Populists adding industrial workers to their base of support among farmers. 
E)  Grover Cleveland's switch to a pro-labor and pro-farmer campaign platform.

Question 6

Why did late-nineteenth-century presidential elections tend to focus on the personalities of the candidates rather than on real issues?

Accepted Answer

Late-nineteenth-century presidential ele

Question 7

In the Gilded Age, hard money policies were reflected in

Accepted Answer

A)  the Resumption Act of 1875. 
B)  Congress formally dropping the coinage of silver dollars in 1873, the "Crime of '73." 
C)  Grant's veto of a bill to print more paper currency at the behest of creditors. 
D)  the monetary policy of the Greenback Labor party. 
E)  the demand for more coinage of silver. 
A)  the Resumption Act of 1875. 
B)  Congress formally dropping the coinage of silver dollars in 1873, the "Crime of '73." 
C)  Grant's veto of a bill to print more paper currency at the behest of creditors. 
D)  the monetary policy of the Greenback Labor party. 
E)  the demand for more coinage of silver.

Question 8

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-James B. Weaver

Accepted Answer

James Baird Weaver (1833–1912) was an Am

Question 9

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-"cheap-money"

Accepted Answer

"Cheap money" refers to a situation wher

Question 10

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-"Boss" Tweed

Accepted Answer

"Boss" Tweed, whose real name was Willia

Question 11

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Jay Gould

Accepted Answer

Jay Gould was a prominent American railr

Question 12

What were the short-term and long-term causes and effects of the depression that devastated the United States from 1893 to1897?

Accepted Answer

The depression that devastated the Unite

Question 13

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-United States vs. Wong Kim Ark

Accepted Answer

United States v. Wong Kim Ark is a landm

Question 14

During the mid to late nineteenth century, Chinese women

Accepted Answer

A)  did not emigrate to the United States at all. 
B)  settled mostly on the East Coast. 
C)  outnumbered Chinese men as immigrants to the United States. 
D)  were very few in number, and most became prostitutes. 
E)  competed with Irish and black women for jobs in domestic service. 
A)  did not emigrate to the United States at all. 
B)  settled mostly on the East Coast. 
C)  outnumbered Chinese men as immigrants to the United States. 
D)  were very few in number, and most became prostitutes. 
E)  competed with Irish and black women for jobs in domestic service.

Question 15

As a solution to the depression that followed the panic of 1873, debtors strongly advocated

Accepted Answer

A)  a return to gold as the only form of American money. 
B)  establishment of a federally regulated system of savings and loan banks. 
C)  the appointment of farmers and workers to the Treasury Department. 
D)  bankers making additional, greater loans at lower interest rates to finance new economic ventures by promoters who were having trouble realizing profits from their previous railroad, mines, factory, and grainfield investments. 
E)  inflation through issuance of far more greenback paper currency. 
A)  a return to gold as the only form of American money. 
B)  establishment of a federally regulated system of savings and loan banks. 
C)  the appointment of farmers and workers to the Treasury Department. 
D)  bankers making additional, greater loans at lower interest rates to finance new economic ventures by promoters who were having trouble realizing profits from their previous railroad, mines, factory, and grainfield investments. 
E)  inflation through issuance of far more greenback paper currency.

Question 16

The national railroad strike of 1877 started when

Accepted Answer

A)  President Hayes refused to use troops to keep the trains running. 
B)  the four largest railroads cut salaries by 10 percent. 
C)  working hours were cut back by the railroad companies. 
D)  the railroad workers refused to cross the picket lines of cargo loaders. 
E)  the railroads tried to hire Chinese workers. 
A)  President Hayes refused to use troops to keep the trains running. 
B)  the four largest railroads cut salaries by 10 percent. 
C)  working hours were cut back by the railroad companies. 
D)  the railroad workers refused to cross the picket lines of cargo loaders. 
E)  the railroads tried to hire Chinese workers.

Question 17

Economic unrest and the repeal of the Sherman Silver Purchase Act led to the rise in the 1890s of the pro-silver political leader

Accepted Answer

A)  Tom Watson. 
B)  William Jennings Bryan. 
C)  William McKinley. 
D)  Thomas Reed. 
E)  Samuel Gompers. 
A)  Tom Watson. 
B)  William Jennings Bryan. 
C)  William McKinley. 
D)  Thomas Reed. 
E)  Samuel Gompers.

Question 18

Those who enjoyed a successful political career in the post-Civil War decades were usually

Accepted Answer

A)  reformers. 
B)  incorruptible. 
C)  party loyalists. 
D)  political independents and gadlfys. 
E)  politicians who did not rely on Civil War veterans or their fraternal organizations for support. 
A)  reformers. 
B)  incorruptible. 
C)  party loyalists. 
D)  political independents and gadlfys. 
E)  politicians who did not rely on Civil War veterans or their fraternal organizations for support.

Question 19

Was Grover Cleveland's gold deal with J.P. Morgan justified? Why or why not?

Accepted Answer

The gold deal between Grover Cleveland a

Question 20

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-"Rum, Romanism, and Rebellion"

Accepted Answer

"Rum, Romanism, and Rebellion" was a der

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -pork-barrel bills

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Crédit Mobilier scandal

Which one of the following Gilded Age presidents had a Democratic party affiliation,differingfrom the other four presidents?

The absence of children in largely all-male Chinese immigrant communities meant that

An epidemic of violent strikes and labor conflict in 1892 led to the prospect of

Why did late-nineteenth-century presidential elections tend to focus on the personalities of the candidates rather than on real issues?

In the Gilded Age, hard money policies were reflected in

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -James B. Weaver

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -"cheap-money"

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -"Boss" Tweed

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Jay Gould

What were the short-term and long-term causes and effects of the depression that devastated the United States from 1893 to1897?

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -United States vs. Wong Kim Ark

During the mid to late nineteenth century, Chinese women

As a solution to the depression that followed the panic of 1873, debtors strongly advocated

The national railroad strike of 1877 started when

Economic unrest and the repeal of the Sherman Silver Purchase Act led to the rise in the 1890s of the pro-silver political leader

Those who enjoyed a successful political career in the post-Civil War decades were usually

Was Grover Cleveland's gold deal with J.P. Morgan justified? Why or why not?

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -"Rum, Romanism, and Rebellion"

The Ordeal of Reconstruction, 1865-1877

Industry Comes of Age, 1865-1900

America Moves to the City, 1865-1900

The Great West and the Agricultural Revolution, 1865-1896

Empire and Expansion, 1890-1909

Progressivism and the Republican Roosevelt, 1901-1912

Wilsonian Progressivism in Peace and War, 1913-1920

American Life in the “Roaring Twenties” 1920–1929

The Politics of Boom and Bust 1920–1932

The Great Depression and the New Deal 1933–1939

Franklin D. Roosevelt and the Shadow of War 1933–1941

America in World War II 1941–1945

The Cold War Begins 1945-1952

American Zenith 1952-1963

The Stormy Sixties 1963-1973

Challenges to the Postwar Order 1973-1980

The Resurgence of Conservatism 1980-1992

America Confronts the Post-Cold War Era, 1992-2000

The American People Face a New Century, 2001-2014

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Exam 2: Political Paralysis in the Gilded Age, 1869-1896

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -pork-barrel bills

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Crédit Mobilier scandal

Which one of the following Gilded Age presidents had a Democratic party affiliation,differingfrom the other four presidents?

The absence of children in largely all-male Chinese immigrant communities meant that

An epidemic of violent strikes and labor conflict in 1892 led to the prospect of

Why did late-nineteenth-century presidential elections tend to focus on the personalities of the candidates rather than on real issues?

In the Gilded Age, hard money policies were reflected in

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -James B. Weaver

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -"cheap-money"

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -"Boss" Tweed

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Jay Gould

What were the short-term and long-term causes and effects of the depression that devastated the United States from 1893 to1897?

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -United States vs. Wong Kim Ark

During the mid to late nineteenth century, Chinese women

As a solution to the depression that followed the panic of 1873, debtors strongly advocated

The national railroad strike of 1877 started when

Economic unrest and the repeal of the Sherman Silver Purchase Act led to the rise in the 1890s of the pro-silver political leader

Those who enjoyed a successful political career in the post-Civil War decades were usually

Was Grover Cleveland's gold deal with J.P. Morgan justified? Why or why not?

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -"Rum, Romanism, and Rebellion"

The Ordeal of Reconstruction, 1865-1877

Industry Comes of Age, 1865-1900

America Moves to the City, 1865-1900

The Great West and the Agricultural Revolution, 1865-1896

Empire and Expansion, 1890-1909

Progressivism and the Republican Roosevelt, 1901-1912

Wilsonian Progressivism in Peace and War, 1913-1920

American Life in the “Roaring Twenties” 1920–1929

The Politics of Boom and Bust 1920–1932

The Great Depression and the New Deal 1933–1939

Franklin D. Roosevelt and the Shadow of War 1933–1941

America in World War II 1941–1945

The Cold War Begins 1945-1952

American Zenith 1952-1963

The Stormy Sixties 1963-1973

Challenges to the Postwar Order 1973-1980

The Resurgence of Conservatism 1980-1992

America Confronts the Post-Cold War Era, 1992-2000

The American People Face a New Century, 2001-2014

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