Question 1

In religious and cultural terms, the Republicans appealed especially to groups that derived their views from

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A)  transcendentalism and utopian traditions that opposed war and proposed alternatives to traditional marriage. 
B)  Catholic and Lutheran traditions of creed, liturgy, and understanding of human weakness. 
C)  Baptist tradition that feared government intrusion on personal and religious freedom. 
D)  scientific tradition that saw religion as a fading force in American society. 
E)  Puritan tradition of strict moral codes and government regulation of morality and society. 
A)  transcendentalism and utopian traditions that opposed war and proposed alternatives to traditional marriage. 
B)  Catholic and Lutheran traditions of creed, liturgy, and understanding of human weakness. 
C)  Baptist tradition that feared government intrusion on personal and religious freedom. 
D)  scientific tradition that saw religion as a fading force in American society. 
E)  Puritan tradition of strict moral codes and government regulation of morality and society.

Question 2

How could the Populists have broadened their political platform to appeal equally to poor black farmers, poor white farmers, and the white industrial working class? What political, economic, and racial factors probably prevented the Populists from broadening their platform in the manner you have described above?

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The Populists could have broadened their

Question 3

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Colored Farmers' National Alliance

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The Colored Farmers' National Alliance w

Question 4

Was the white economic discrimination and oppression, politically exclusionary legislation, and organized violence directed against Chinese immigrants in the 1880s motivated primarily by a) racial animosity, b) white fear of Chinese labor competition in the West, or c) by a roughly equal combination of both elements? Cite specific historical examples in the text to support your argument.

Accepted Answer

The white economic discrimination and op

Question 5

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-"Ohio Idea"

Accepted Answer

The "Ohio Idea" was a political and econ

Question 6

The Liberal Republican revolt from the regular Republican party in 1872 was motivated primarily by

Accepted Answer

A)  dismay at the Republicans' weakness in upholding radical Reconstruction in the South. 
B)  a desire to see President Grant reelected among these Liberal Republicans and a fear that the regular Republican Party would not renominate Grant for president because of his policies. 
C)  disgust at the corruption and scandals of the Grant administration. 
D)  a fervent passion for reforms on behalf of women and blacks. 
E)  a desire to strengthen the federal government's regulation of big business. 
A)  dismay at the Republicans' weakness in upholding radical Reconstruction in the South. 
B)  a desire to see President Grant reelected among these Liberal Republicans and a fear that the regular Republican Party would not renominate Grant for president because of his policies. 
C)  disgust at the corruption and scandals of the Grant administration. 
D)  a fervent passion for reforms on behalf of women and blacks. 
E)  a desire to strengthen the federal government's regulation of big business.

Question 7

In an attempt to avoid prosecution for their corrupt dealings, the owners of the Crédit Mobilizer

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A)  left the country. 
B)  belatedly started to follow honest business practices. 
C)  used shady bookkeeping to conceal their insider financial deals. 
D)  tried to gain immunity by testifying before Congress. 
E)  bribed key congressmen by giving them shares of the company's valuable stock. 
A)  left the country. 
B)  belatedly started to follow honest business practices. 
C)  used shady bookkeeping to conceal their insider financial deals. 
D)  tried to gain immunity by testifying before Congress. 
E)  bribed key congressmen by giving them shares of the company's valuable stock.

In religious and cultural terms, the Republicans appealed especially to groups that derived their views from

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Colored Farmers' National Alliance

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -"Ohio Idea"

The Liberal Republican revolt from the regular Republican party in 1872 was motivated primarily by

In an attempt to avoid prosecution for their corrupt dealings, the owners of the Crédit Mobilizer

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

In religious and cultural terms, the Republicans appealed especially to groups that derived their views from

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Colored Farmers' National Alliance

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -"Ohio Idea"

The Liberal Republican revolt from the regular Republican party in 1872 was motivated primarily by

In an attempt to avoid prosecution for their corrupt dealings, the owners of the Crédit Mobilizer

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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