Question 1

One leading painter of American Impressionism was William Merrit ____________________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of One leading painter of American Impressionism was...

Question 2

The Knights of Labor restricted its membership to white adult males only.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

The nation's time zones

Accepted Answer

A) originally numbered ten. 
B) were created by Congress at the request of railroads. 
C) were widely adopted in 1883,but not officially sanctioned by Congress until 1918. 
D) were initially created by private industry. 
E) supported what American's called "God's time." 
A) originally numbered ten. 
B) were created by Congress at the request of railroads. 
C) were widely adopted in 1883,but not officially sanctioned by Congress until 1918. 
D) were initially created by private industry. 
E) supported what American's called "God's time."

Question 4

The 1872 law that made it illegal to send reproductive literature or devices through the mail was the ____________________ law.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The 1872 law that made it illegal...

Question 5

The first labor union formed after the Civil War was the

Accepted Answer

A) Cigar Makers Union. 
B) National Labor Union. 
C) Knights of Labor. 
D) United Mine Workers Union. 
E) American Federation of Labor 
A) Cigar Makers Union. 
B) National Labor Union. 
C) Knights of Labor. 
D) United Mine Workers Union. 
E) American Federation of Labor

Question 6

Haymarket Square was the site of a pitched battle between strikers at the Carnegie Steel plant and Pinkerton detectives.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

During the Gilded Age,railroad pricing practices meant that

Accepted Answer

A) farmers were forced to pay higher prices. 
B) Standard Oil paid the highest prices. 
C) prices were highest in urban areas. 
D) no railroads were built into farm areas. 
E) prices were fair for everyone. 
A) farmers were forced to pay higher prices. 
B) Standard Oil paid the highest prices. 
C) prices were highest in urban areas. 
D) no railroads were built into farm areas. 
E) prices were fair for everyone.

Question 8

Workmen's compensation did not appear in the United States until after World War II.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

African American women were not part of the club movement.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

American grain production grew at about the same rate as the nation's population from 1870 to 1890.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

The 1896 election was unexciting and attracted little voter interest.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

In regards to women and work outside the home

Accepted Answer

A) almost no middle class women worked. 
B) the number of women who worked more than doubled between 1860-1900. 
C) women were excluded from all professional jobs. 
D) married women who worked were considered a disgrace by their husbands. 
E) women made up a large part of the teaching profession. 
A) almost no middle class women worked. 
B) the number of women who worked more than doubled between 1860-1900. 
C) women were excluded from all professional jobs. 
D) married women who worked were considered a disgrace by their husbands. 
E) women made up a large part of the teaching profession.

Question 13

The single largest employer of this time period was which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A) railroads 
B) factories 
C) commercial farmers 
D) federal government 
E) state government 
A) railroads 
B) factories 
C) commercial farmers 
D) federal government 
E) state government

Question 14

The founder of the Standard Oil Company and one of the richest men in America at the time was ____________________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The founder of the Standard Oil Company...

Question 15

Which of the following women argued for radical transformations in domestic work relations as one step toward gender equality?

Accepted Answer

A) Margaret Sanger 
B) Charlotte Perkins Gilman 
C) Alice Paul 
D) Elizabeth Cady Stanton 
E) Harriet Beecher Stowe 
A) Margaret Sanger 
B) Charlotte Perkins Gilman 
C) Alice Paul 
D) Elizabeth Cady Stanton 
E) Harriet Beecher Stowe

Question 16

In the 1870s,nearly all women's clubs were

Accepted Answer

A) headed by male presidents. 
B) focused on support of women suffrage. 
C) dominated by the working class. 
D) secular. 
E) simply places for social gathering. 
A) headed by male presidents. 
B) focused on support of women suffrage. 
C) dominated by the working class. 
D) secular. 
E) simply places for social gathering.

Question 17

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Accepted Answer

when management shut down a fa

Question 18

The head of the American Railway Union involved in the Pullman strike was

Accepted Answer

A) William Bryan. 
B) Terence Powderly. 
C) Eugene Debs. 
D) James Blaine. 
E) James Duke. 
A) William Bryan. 
B) Terence Powderly. 
C) Eugene Debs. 
D) James Blaine. 
E) James Duke.

Question 19

Knights of Labor idealistically envisioned a future in which

Accepted Answer

A) workers would retire at the age of 60. 
B) women would get equal pay for equal work. 
C) most industrial workers would buy land and return to the farm. 
D) all workers would belong to craft unions. 
E) workers' cooperatives would own and manage the means of production. 
A) workers would retire at the age of 60. 
B) women would get equal pay for equal work. 
C) most industrial workers would buy land and return to the farm. 
D) all workers would belong to craft unions. 
E) workers' cooperatives would own and manage the means of production.

Question 20

The Knights of Labor were unusual in admitting unskilled workers,women,and blacks.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 19: The Rise of Corporate America, 1865-1914

One leading painter of American Impressionism was William Merrit ____________________.

The Knights of Labor restricted its membership to white adult males only.

The nation's time zones

The 1872 law that made it illegal to send reproductive literature or devices through the mail was the ____________________ law.

The first labor union formed after the Civil War was the

Haymarket Square was the site of a pitched battle between strikers at the Carnegie Steel plant and Pinkerton detectives.

During the Gilded Age,railroad pricing practices meant that

Workmen's compensation did not appear in the United States until after World War II.

African American women were not part of the club movement.

American grain production grew at about the same rate as the nation's population from 1870 to 1890.

The 1896 election was unexciting and attracted little voter interest.

In regards to women and work outside the home

The single largest employer of this time period was which of the following?

The founder of the Standard Oil Company and one of the richest men in America at the time was ____________________.

Which of the following women argued for radical transformations in domestic work relations as one step toward gender equality?

In the 1870s,nearly all women's clubs were

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The head of the American Railway Union involved in the Pullman strike was

Knights of Labor idealistically envisioned a future in which

The Knights of Labor were unusual in admitting unskilled workers,women,and blacks.

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England Discovers Its Colonies: Empire, liberty, and Expansion

Provincial America and the Struggle for a Continent

Reform, resistance, revolution

The Revolutionary Republic

Completing the Revolution, 1789-1815

Northern Transformations, 1790-1850

The Old South, 1790-1850

Toward an American Culture

Whigs and Democrats

Antebellum Reform

Manifest Destiny: an Empire for Liberty--Or Slavery

The Gathering Tempest, 1853-1860

Secession and Civil War, 1860-1862

A New Birth of Freedom, 1862-1865

Reconstruction, 1863-1877

A Transformed Nation: the West and the New South, 1865-1900

Cities, peoples, cultures, 1890-1920

Progressivism

Becoming a World Power, 1898-1917

War and Society, 1914-1920

The 1920s

The Great Depression and the New Deal, 1929-1939

America During the Second World War

The Age of Containment, 1946-1953

Affluence and Its Discontents, 1953-1963

America During Its Longest War, 1963-1974

Uncertain Times, 1974-1992

Economic, social, and Cultural Change in the Late 20th Century

A Time of Hope and Fear, 1993-2012

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