Question 1

The Farmers' Alliances

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A)  were far more widespread than the Grange movement. 
B)  were created to replace Grange associations. 
C)  had more effective and better-managed cooperatives than the Grange movement. 
D)  sought a closer working relationship with banks than had the Grange movement. 
E)  shunned the political system, emphasizing instead education and organization. 
A)  were far more widespread than the Grange movement. 
B)  were created to replace Grange associations. 
C)  had more effective and better-managed cooperatives than the Grange movement. 
D)  sought a closer working relationship with banks than had the Grange movement. 
E)  shunned the political system, emphasizing instead education and organization.

Question 2

Prior to becoming president,William McKinley was most interested in the issue of the ________.

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The answer of Prior to becoming president,William McKinley was most...

Question 3

How did the campaigns of William McKinley and William Jennings Bryan differ in 1896,and why did McKinley win?

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The campaigns of William McKinley and Wi

Question 4

In the late nineteenth century,the most striking feature of the American party system was its

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A)  ideological divisions. 
B)  general activism. 
C)  lack of corruption. 
D)  remarkable stability. 
E)  multiple parties. 
A)  ideological divisions. 
B)  general activism. 
C)  lack of corruption. 
D)  remarkable stability. 
E)  multiple parties.

Question 5

Voter turnout for presidential elections in the late nineteenth century was much higher in terms of percentages than is the case today.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Trace the technological developments in communication that affected newspapers between the age of the "penny press" and the rise of "yellow journalism."

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The technological developments in commun

Question 7

According to the terms of the 1901 Platt Amendment,

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A)  Cuba could only form treaties with nations that were allied with the United States. 
B)  the United States had the right to intervene in Cuba to protect life and property. 
C)  Cuba was to be made a demilitarized region. 
D)  the U.S. Congress had to approve each member of the Cuban legislature. 
E)  Cuba was to be granted full political independence. 
A)  Cuba could only form treaties with nations that were allied with the United States. 
B)  the United States had the right to intervene in Cuba to protect life and property. 
C)  Cuba was to be made a demilitarized region. 
D)  the U.S. Congress had to approve each member of the Cuban legislature. 
E)  Cuba was to be granted full political independence.

Question 8

To many middle-class Americans,the major labor upheavals of the late nineteenth century

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A)  were evidence that the inequalities of capitalism needed to be addressed. 
B)  drew little interest outside of large urban cities. 
C)  were clear indications of the excessive power of monopolies. 
D)  suggested that a Labor Party, if founded, might eventually capture the presidency. 
E)  were dangerous signs of social instability. 
A)  were evidence that the inequalities of capitalism needed to be addressed. 
B)  drew little interest outside of large urban cities. 
C)  were clear indications of the excessive power of monopolies. 
D)  suggested that a Labor Party, if founded, might eventually capture the presidency. 
E)  were dangerous signs of social instability.

Question 9

The most outspoken advocate of American naval expansion and author of ________ was Admiral Alfred Thayer Mahan.

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The Influe

Question 10

In 1896,the major economic issue for William McKinley's administration was

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A)  the repeal of the Sherman Silver Purchase Act. 
B)  the restoration of "bimetallism." 
C)  the need for higher tariff rates. 
D)  labor unrest. 
E)  the repeal of the Specie Resumption Act. 
A)  the repeal of the Sherman Silver Purchase Act. 
B)  the restoration of "bimetallism." 
C)  the need for higher tariff rates. 
D)  labor unrest. 
E)  the repeal of the Specie Resumption Act.

Question 11

During its short life,Populism was able to attract significant industrial labor support.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

The Treaty of Paris concluding the Spanish-American War

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A)  required Spain to pay the United States $20 million for its military costs. 
B)  was quickly ratified by the United States Senate. 
C)  transferred the Philippines and Puerto Rico to the United States. 
D)  was rejected by Spain and was never implemented. 
E)  rejected most of the terms of the earlier armistice. 
A)  required Spain to pay the United States $20 million for its military costs. 
B)  was quickly ratified by the United States Senate. 
C)  transferred the Philippines and Puerto Rico to the United States. 
D)  was rejected by Spain and was never implemented. 
E)  rejected most of the terms of the earlier armistice.

Question 13

ChesterA.Arthur

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A)  supported the Pendleton Act as part of civil service reform. 
B)  upset reformers by supporting the political "spoils system." 
C)  quickly replaced most of James Garfield's appointees. 
D)  was a political novice when he assumed the presidency. 
E)  had long been a fierce opponent of Roscoe Conkling. 
A)  supported the Pendleton Act as part of civil service reform. 
B)  upset reformers by supporting the political "spoils system." 
C)  quickly replaced most of James Garfield's appointees. 
D)  was a political novice when he assumed the presidency. 
E)  had long been a fierce opponent of Roscoe Conkling.

Question 14

The Spanish-American War revealed to American military planners

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A)  the need to improve glaring deficiencies in the army. 
B)  that they should never fight another war in the malaria-infested Caribbean. 
C)  the necessity of maintaining a military draft. 
D)  that National Guard troops were less reliable than federal troops. 
E)  the need to desegregate the armed forces. 
A)  the need to improve glaring deficiencies in the army. 
B)  that they should never fight another war in the malaria-infested Caribbean. 
C)  the necessity of maintaining a military draft. 
D)  that National Guard troops were less reliable than federal troops. 
E)  the need to desegregate the armed forces.

Question 15

How does Populism fit into the traditions of American democracy both before and since the late nineteenth century?

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Populism has been a part of American dem

Question 16

Theodore Roosevelt's famous charge in the battle of San Juan Hill,in the Spanish-American War,

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A)  has been considered bold and reckless. 
B)  was a minor part of the battle. 
C)  actually took place on Kettle Hill. 
D)  resulted in nearly a hundred American dead or wounded. 
E)  All these answers are correct. 
A)  has been considered bold and reckless. 
B)  was a minor part of the battle. 
C)  actually took place on Kettle Hill. 
D)  resulted in nearly a hundred American dead or wounded. 
E)  All these answers are correct.

Question 17

The Sherman Antitrust Act of 1890

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A)  was strongly opposed by congressional Republicans. 
B)  signified that the era of trusts was ending. 
C)  was indifferently enforced and weakened by the courts. 
D)  was strengthened by the courts over the next decade. 
E)  mirrored legislation passed earlier in New Jersey and Delaware. 
A)  was strongly opposed by congressional Republicans. 
B)  signified that the era of trusts was ending. 
C)  was indifferently enforced and weakened by the courts. 
D)  was strengthened by the courts over the next decade. 
E)  mirrored legislation passed earlier in New Jersey and Delaware.

Question 18

The Spanish-American War began primarily because of events in

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A)  Cuba. 
B)  the Philippines. 
C)  Puerto Rico. 
D)  Mexico. 
E)  Guatemala. 
A)  Cuba. 
B)  the Philippines. 
C)  Puerto Rico. 
D)  Mexico. 
E)  Guatemala.

Question 19

Why were presidential administrations from both major political parties in the late nineteenth century generally inactive and engaged in few responsibilities?

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The late nineteenth century in the Unite

Question 20

The author of The Influence of Sea Power upon History believed the United States

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A)  should take possession of the Hawaiian Islands. 
B)  should go to war with England to destroy its navy. 
C)  had too cumbersome a navy and should streamline it by decommissioning capital ships. 
D)  should both take possession of the Hawaiian Islands and go to war with England to destroy its navy. 
E)  All these answers are correct. 
A)  should take possession of the Hawaiian Islands. 
B)  should go to war with England to destroy its navy. 
C)  had too cumbersome a navy and should streamline it by decommissioning capital ships. 
D)  should both take possession of the Hawaiian Islands and go to war with England to destroy its navy. 
E)  All these answers are correct.

Exam 19: From Crisis to Empire

The Farmers' Alliances

Prior to becoming president,William McKinley was most interested in the issue of the ________.

How did the campaigns of William McKinley and William Jennings Bryan differ in 1896,and why did McKinley win?

In the late nineteenth century,the most striking feature of the American party system was its

Voter turnout for presidential elections in the late nineteenth century was much higher in terms of percentages than is the case today.

Trace the technological developments in communication that affected newspapers between the age of the "penny press" and the rise of "yellow journalism."

According to the terms of the 1901 Platt Amendment,

To many middle-class Americans,the major labor upheavals of the late nineteenth century

The most outspoken advocate of American naval expansion and author of ________ was Admiral Alfred Thayer Mahan.

In 1896,the major economic issue for William McKinley's administration was

During its short life,Populism was able to attract significant industrial labor support.

The Treaty of Paris concluding the Spanish-American War

ChesterA.Arthur

The Spanish-American War revealed to American military planners

How does Populism fit into the traditions of American democracy both before and since the late nineteenth century?

Theodore Roosevelt's famous charge in the battle of San Juan Hill,in the Spanish-American War,

The Sherman Antitrust Act of 1890

The Spanish-American War began primarily because of events in

Why were presidential administrations from both major political parties in the late nineteenth century generally inactive and engaged in few responsibilities?

The author of The Influence of Sea Power upon History believed the United States

The Collision of Cultures

Transplantations and Borderlands

Society and Culture in Provincial America

The Empire in Transition

The American Revolution

The Constitution and the New Republic

The Jeffersonian Era

Varieties of American Nationalism

Jacksonian America

America’s Economic Revolution

Cotton, Slavery, and the Old South

Antebellum Culture and Reform

The Impending Crisis

The Civil War

Reconstruction and the New South

The Conquest of the Far West

Industrial Supremacy

The Age of the City

The Progressives

America and the Great War

The “New Era”

The Great Depression

The New Deal

The Global Crisis, 1921–1941

America in a World at War

The Cold War

The Affluent Society

Civil Rights, Vietnam, and the Ordeal of Liberalism

The Crisis of Authority

From the “Age of Limits” to the Age of Reagan

The Age of Globalization

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