Question 1

In 1896,the Populists refused to join with the Democrats.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

What was the "silver question" in the 1890s,and why was it such a prominent issue?

Accepted Answer

The "silver question" in the 1890s refer

Question 3

The president who was assassinated between Lincoln and McKinley was ________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The president who was assassinated between Lincoln...

Question 4

The American politician who referred to the Spanish-American conflict as "a splendid little war" was

Accepted Answer

A)  William McKinley. 
B)  Elihu Root. 
C)  Theodore Roosevelt. 
D)  William Jennings Bryan. 
E)  John Hay. 
A)  William McKinley. 
B)  Elihu Root. 
C)  Theodore Roosevelt. 
D)  William Jennings Bryan. 
E)  John Hay.

Question 5

President Cleveland generally questioned the wisdom of protective tariffs.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

The man appointed to supervise a major overhaul of the armed forces was

Accepted Answer

A)  William Howard Taft. 
B)  Leonard Wood. 
C)  William Shafter. 
D)  Arthur MacArthur. 
E)  Elihu Root. 
A)  William Howard Taft. 
B)  Leonard Wood. 
C)  William Shafter. 
D)  Arthur MacArthur. 
E)  Elihu Root.

Question 7

The speech that included the line "You shall not crucify mankind upon a cross of gold" was made by William Jennings Bryan at the 1896 ________.

Accepted Answer

Democratic

Question 8

The People's Party movement is more commonly referred to as ________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The People's Party movement is more commonly...

Question 9

The congressional law of 1873 that officially discontinued silver coinage

Accepted Answer

A)  was passed to benefit international trade merchants. 
B)  was passed over the strong objections of farmers. 
C)  became known to critics as the "Crime of '73." 
D)  was hotly debated at the time. 
E)  was passed because the value of silver had fallen to an all-time low. 
A)  was passed to benefit international trade merchants. 
B)  was passed over the strong objections of farmers. 
C)  became known to critics as the "Crime of '73." 
D)  was hotly debated at the time. 
E)  was passed because the value of silver had fallen to an all-time low.

Question 10

In 1894,Jacob Coxey and his supporters

Accepted Answer

A)  demanded that Congress establish a program of unemployment insurance. 
B)  called for a public works program for the unemployed. 
C)  organized a march on Washington as part of plans to overthrow the government. 
D)  were arrested by police, with many later deported as anarchists. 
E)  demanded that Congress nationalize the railroads. 
A)  demanded that Congress establish a program of unemployment insurance. 
B)  called for a public works program for the unemployed. 
C)  organized a march on Washington as part of plans to overthrow the government. 
D)  were arrested by police, with many later deported as anarchists. 
E)  demanded that Congress nationalize the railroads.

Question 11

The first civilian governor of the Philippines,who gave Filipinos broad local autonomy,was

Accepted Answer

A)  Emilio Aguinaldo. 
B)  Arthur MacArthur. 
C)  Elihu Root. 
D)  Theodore Roosevelt. 
E)  William Howard Taft. 
A)  Emilio Aguinaldo. 
B)  Arthur MacArthur. 
C)  Elihu Root. 
D)  Theodore Roosevelt. 
E)  William Howard Taft.

Question 12

Criticisms within the United States regarding American colonialism included all the following major arguments EXCEPT that

Accepted Answer

A)  the financial costs of administering colonies would require burdensome taxes. 
B)  imperialism was immoral and contrary to the nation's commitment to human freedom. 
C)  foreign obligations and entangling alliances would threaten American liberties. 
D)  the nation's population would be "polluted" by "inferior" races. 
E)  imperialism would mean a flood of cheap laborers and unwelcome competition. 
A)  the financial costs of administering colonies would require burdensome taxes. 
B)  imperialism was immoral and contrary to the nation's commitment to human freedom. 
C)  foreign obligations and entangling alliances would threaten American liberties. 
D)  the nation's population would be "polluted" by "inferior" races. 
E)  imperialism would mean a flood of cheap laborers and unwelcome competition.

Question 13

Party identification in the late nineteenth century was usually a reflection more of cultural and geographic identity than of economic calculation.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

The Spanish-American War emerged out of events in the country of ________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The Spanish-American War emerged out of events...

Question 15

The Spanish-American War revealed glaring deficiencies in the American military.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

During the second Cleveland administration,the United States sided with Venezuela over ________ in a boundary dispute.

Accepted Answer

The answer of During the second Cleveland administration,the United States...

Question 17

The Interstate Commerce Act of 1887

Accepted Answer

A)  put in place a series of regulations for railroad companies. 
B)  had little practical effect for decades. 
C)  created a five-person commission to oversee the act. 
D)  both created a five-person commission to oversee the act, and had little practical effect for decades. 
E)  All these answers are correct. 
A)  put in place a series of regulations for railroad companies. 
B)  had little practical effect for decades. 
C)  created a five-person commission to oversee the act. 
D)  both created a five-person commission to oversee the act, and had little practical effect for decades. 
E)  All these answers are correct.

Question 18

Samuel Burchard's "rum,Romanism,and rebellion" speech during the election of 1884 most hurt

Accepted Answer

A)  Grover Cleveland. 
B)  Benjamin Harrison. 
C)  ChesterA. Arthur. 
D)  Roscoe Conkling. 
E)  James G. Blaine. 
A)  Grover Cleveland. 
B)  Benjamin Harrison. 
C)  ChesterA. Arthur. 
D)  Roscoe Conkling. 
E)  James G. Blaine.

Question 19

What was "yellow journalism" and how significant was it in the events of 1898?

Accepted Answer

Yellow journalism was a style of reporti

Question 20

The election of 1892

Accepted Answer

A)  saw Populism do well at the local level but fail to elect anyone to Congress. 
B)  exposed the declining political power of farmers. 
C)  saw the Republicans sweep into dominant power. 
D)  saw few Populist-backed candidates get elected. 
E)  saw the debut of the People's Party. 
A)  saw Populism do well at the local level but fail to elect anyone to Congress. 
B)  exposed the declining political power of farmers. 
C)  saw the Republicans sweep into dominant power. 
D)  saw few Populist-backed candidates get elected. 
E)  saw the debut of the People's Party.

Exam 19: From Crisis to Empire

In 1896,the Populists refused to join with the Democrats.

What was the "silver question" in the 1890s,and why was it such a prominent issue?

The president who was assassinated between Lincoln and McKinley was ________.

The American politician who referred to the Spanish-American conflict as "a splendid little war" was

President Cleveland generally questioned the wisdom of protective tariffs.

The man appointed to supervise a major overhaul of the armed forces was

The speech that included the line "You shall not crucify mankind upon a cross of gold" was made by William Jennings Bryan at the 1896 ________.

The People's Party movement is more commonly referred to as ________.

The congressional law of 1873 that officially discontinued silver coinage

In 1894,Jacob Coxey and his supporters

The first civilian governor of the Philippines,who gave Filipinos broad local autonomy,was

Criticisms within the United States regarding American colonialism included all the following major arguments EXCEPT that

Party identification in the late nineteenth century was usually a reflection more of cultural and geographic identity than of economic calculation.

The Spanish-American War emerged out of events in the country of ________.

The Spanish-American War revealed glaring deficiencies in the American military.

During the second Cleveland administration,the United States sided with Venezuela over ________ in a boundary dispute.

The Interstate Commerce Act of 1887

Samuel Burchard's "rum,Romanism,and rebellion" speech during the election of 1884 most hurt

What was "yellow journalism" and how significant was it in the events of 1898?

The election of 1892

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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