Question 1

During the depression of 1893, unemployment hovered around:

Accepted Answer

A)  every industry, particularly construction 
B)  twenty percent 
C)  fifty percent 
D)  as high as seventy-five percent in New York 
E)  manufacturing jobs, but not the service sector 
A)  every industry, particularly construction 
B)  twenty percent 
C)  fifty percent 
D)  as high as seventy-five percent in New York 
E)  manufacturing jobs, but not the service sector

Question 2

MATCHING
Match each description with the item below.
-Charles Darwin

Accepted Answer

A) chief spokesperson for reform Darwinism 
B) wrote On the Origin of Species 
C) Republican leader of the "Half-Breeds" 
D) devised the subtreasury plan 
E) wrote Folkways
F)Democratic presidential candidate in 1896
G)vetoed the Chinese Exclusion Act before it was overridden by Congress
H)led march on Washington, D.C., to demand that the federal government provide jobs for the unemployed
I)founded the Grange
J)McKinley's campaign manager 
A) chief spokesperson for reform Darwinism 
B) wrote On the Origin of Species 
C) Republican leader of the "Half-Breeds" 
D) devised the subtreasury plan 
E) wrote Folkways
F)Democratic presidential candidate in 1896
G)vetoed the Chinese Exclusion Act before it was overridden by Congress
H)led march on Washington, D.C., to demand that the federal government provide jobs for the unemployed
I)founded the Grange
J)McKinley's campaign manager

Question 3

The Supreme Court decision Munn v. Illinois was significant to understanding the power of government to regulate industry because:

Accepted Answer

A)  it denied the right of state and local governments to regulate industry essential to the public welfare 
B)  it upheld the sweeping power of the federal government to regulate any industry in any fashion it saw fit 
C)  it denied the federal government any power to regulate any industry 
D)  it upheld the right of state and local governments to regulate industry essential to the public interest 
E)  it decided that all government regulatory power over industry rested with city and town governments 
A)  it denied the right of state and local governments to regulate industry essential to the public welfare 
B)  it upheld the sweeping power of the federal government to regulate any industry in any fashion it saw fit 
C)  it denied the federal government any power to regulate any industry 
D)  it upheld the right of state and local governments to regulate industry essential to the public interest 
E)  it decided that all government regulatory power over industry rested with city and town governments

Question 4

Charles Darwin coined the phrase, "survival of the fittest."

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Realists' emphasis on closely observing everyday life grew out of:

Accepted Answer

A)  transcendentalism 
B)  reform Darwinism 
C)  social Darwinism 
D)  socialism 
E)  the scientific spirit 
A)  transcendentalism 
B)  reform Darwinism 
C)  social Darwinism 
D)  socialism 
E)  the scientific spirit

Question 6

Around 1900, saloons did all of the following EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

A)  offer mail services 
B)  provide public restrooms for poor people 
C)  serve alcohol 
D)  provide refuges for the homeless 
E)  serve as a great place for immigrant men to meet women 
A)  offer mail services 
B)  provide public restrooms for poor people 
C)  serve alcohol 
D)  provide refuges for the homeless 
E)  serve as a great place for immigrant men to meet women

Question 7

Ellis Island was located right outside the port of:

Accepted Answer

A)  Boston 
B)  San Francisco 
C)  New York City 
D)  Philadelphia 
E)  Charleston 
A)  Boston 
B)  San Francisco 
C)  New York City 
D)  Philadelphia 
E)  Charleston

Question 8

When first created, the ICC was too weak to regulate the railroads effectively.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Mugwumps were centered in:

Accepted Answer

A)  the land grant colleges across the country 
B)  the agricultural colleges of the South 
C)  the Far West and major universities 
D)  the Midwest and small colleges 
E)  large cities and major universities in the Northeast 
A)  the land grant colleges across the country 
B)  the agricultural colleges of the South 
C)  the Far West and major universities 
D)  the Midwest and small colleges 
E)  large cities and major universities in the Northeast

Question 10

One of the causes of the 1893 depression was failure of:

Accepted Answer

A)  the Philadelphia and Reading Railroad 
B)  the stock market 
C)  the commodity price index 
D)  housing starts in 1891 and 1892 
E)  President Cleveland to regulate the railroads 
A)  the Philadelphia and Reading Railroad 
B)  the stock market 
C)  the commodity price index 
D)  housing starts in 1891 and 1892 
E)  President Cleveland to regulate the railroads

Question 11

Describe how living in an urban environment impacted women's lives.

Accepted Answer

Living in an urban environment has had a

Question 12

Trace the issues and events surrounding the election of 1888. How was it that the person who won the popular vote still lost the election?

Accepted Answer

The election of 1888 was a contentious a

Question 13

Compare social Darwinism and reform Darwinism. What were the basic assumptions of each movement?

Accepted Answer

Social Darwinism and reform Darwinism ar

Question 14

Facing severe restrictions in their free time, married working women often:

Accepted Answer

A)  spent their days totally alone 
B)  found fellowship with other women on the public streets while tending to other responsibilities 
C)  divorced their husbands and abandoned their children 
D)  ran for political office to change the laws that hurt them 
E)  settled for having pets 
A)  spent their days totally alone 
B)  found fellowship with other women on the public streets while tending to other responsibilities 
C)  divorced their husbands and abandoned their children 
D)  ran for political office to change the laws that hurt them 
E)  settled for having pets

Question 15

MATCHING
Match each description with the item below.
-Lester Frank Ward

Accepted Answer

A) chief spokesperson for reform Darwinism 
B) wrote On the Origin of Species 
C) Republican leader of the "Half-Breeds" 
D) devised the subtreasury plan 
E) wrote Folkways
F)Democratic presidential candidate in 1896
G)vetoed the Chinese Exclusion Act before it was overridden by Congress
H)led march on Washington, D.C., to demand that the federal government provide jobs for the unemployed
I)founded the Grange
J)McKinley's campaign manager 
A) chief spokesperson for reform Darwinism 
B) wrote On the Origin of Species 
C) Republican leader of the "Half-Breeds" 
D) devised the subtreasury plan 
E) wrote Folkways
F)Democratic presidential candidate in 1896
G)vetoed the Chinese Exclusion Act before it was overridden by Congress
H)led march on Washington, D.C., to demand that the federal government provide jobs for the unemployed
I)founded the Grange
J)McKinley's campaign manager

Question 16

By the end of the Gilded Age, the values of a metropolitan and industrial America had triumphed over those of a rural and agrarian America. What evidence supports this statement?

Accepted Answer

One piece of evidence that supports the

Question 17

William "Boss" Tweed controlled:

Accepted Answer

A)  the Populist party 
B)  Chicago's South Side 
C)  the Greenback party 
D)  Kansas City 
E)  Tammany Hall 
A)  the Populist party 
B)  Chicago's South Side 
C)  the Greenback party 
D)  Kansas City 
E)  Tammany Hall

Question 18

MATCHING
Match each description with the item below.
-James G. Blaine

Accepted Answer

A) chief spokesperson for reform Darwinism 
B) wrote On the Origin of Species 
C) Republican leader of the "Half-Breeds" 
D) devised the subtreasury plan 
E) wrote Folkways
F)Democratic presidential candidate in 1896
G)vetoed the Chinese Exclusion Act before it was overridden by Congress
H)led march on Washington, D.C., to demand that the federal government provide jobs for the unemployed
I)founded the Grange
J)McKinley's campaign manager 
A) chief spokesperson for reform Darwinism 
B) wrote On the Origin of Species 
C) Republican leader of the "Half-Breeds" 
D) devised the subtreasury plan 
E) wrote Folkways
F)Democratic presidential candidate in 1896
G)vetoed the Chinese Exclusion Act before it was overridden by Congress
H)led march on Washington, D.C., to demand that the federal government provide jobs for the unemployed
I)founded the Grange
J)McKinley's campaign manager

Question 19

During the 1896 campaign, William Jennings Bryan:

Accepted Answer

A)  promised to continue the policies of Grover Cleveland 
B)  tried to de-emphasize his platform's demand for free silver 
C)  spoke and campaigned all over the country 
D)  refused to mix politics and religion 
E)  ran what journalists called a "front-porch campaign" 
A)  promised to continue the policies of Grover Cleveland 
B)  tried to de-emphasize his platform's demand for free silver 
C)  spoke and campaigned all over the country 
D)  refused to mix politics and religion 
E)  ran what journalists called a "front-porch campaign"

Question 20

Why was the Interstate Commerce Commission created?

Accepted Answer

A)  to expand American exports 
B)  to regulate railroads 
C)  to encourage increased imports of foreign goods 
D)  to boost the dairy industry 
E)  to clean up corruption in politics 
A)  to expand American exports 
B)  to regulate railroads 
C)  to encourage increased imports of foreign goods 
D)  to boost the dairy industry 
E)  to clean up corruption in politics

Exam 19: Political Stalemate and Rural Revolt, 1865-1900

During the depression of 1893, unemployment hovered around:

MATCHING Match each description with the item below. -Charles Darwin

The Supreme Court decision Munn v. Illinois was significant to understanding the power of government to regulate industry because:

Charles Darwin coined the phrase, "survival of the fittest."

Realists' emphasis on closely observing everyday life grew out of:

Around 1900, saloons did all of the following EXCEPT:

Ellis Island was located right outside the port of:

When first created, the ICC was too weak to regulate the railroads effectively.

Mugwumps were centered in:

One of the causes of the 1893 depression was failure of:

Describe how living in an urban environment impacted women's lives.

Trace the issues and events surrounding the election of 1888. How was it that the person who won the popular vote still lost the election?

Compare social Darwinism and reform Darwinism. What were the basic assumptions of each movement?

Facing severe restrictions in their free time, married working women often:

MATCHING Match each description with the item below. -Lester Frank Ward

By the end of the Gilded Age, the values of a metropolitan and industrial America had triumphed over those of a rural and agrarian America. What evidence supports this statement?

William "Boss" Tweed controlled:

MATCHING Match each description with the item below. -James G. Blaine

During the 1896 campaign, William Jennings Bryan:

Why was the Interstate Commerce Commission created?

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