Transcript Exam Review

 Why did the policy of treating the Great Plains as
a huge Indian reservation change?
White settlers began wanting the land on the Plains.
Native Americans refused to remain on the Plains.
Native American populations decreased and needed
less land.
The Plains failed to meet the needs of Native American
peoples.
 What was central to the life and culture of the Plains
Indians in the 1800s?
 the horse
 land ownership
 the extended family
 the buffalo
 Most Native Americans responded to restrictions
placed upon them by the U.S. government by
 abiding by signed treaties
 ignoring the restrictions.
 moving from their lands.
 seeking monetary compensation.
 Why did little of the free land offered by the
Homestead Act end up being claimed by settlers?
 The land was too difficult to farm.
 Few settlers wanted to move West at the time.
 Most of it was taken by people seeking profits.
 The government put too many restrictions on its use.
 Bimetallism would allow for the exchange of paper
currency for
 silver only.
 gold only.
 neither gold nor silver.
 either gold or silver.
 Which of the following was most responsible for
bringing an end to the era of the wide-open western
frontier?
 the railroad
 barbed wire
 sheep ranching
 bonanza farming
 The main purpose of the company known as Crédit
Mobilier was to
 build the transcontinental railroad.
 steal railroad money for its shareholders.
 obtain a monopoly of the railroad industry.
 obtain political positions for its shareholders.
 All of the following factors contributed to the
immense industrial boom of the early 1900s except
 a wealth of natural resources.
 government support for business
 a growing urban population.
 the emergence of the middle class.

 Which of the following most allowed manufacturers to
build their factories away from rivers?
 Electricity
 steel beams
 railroads
 the telephone
 The Sherman Antitrust Act
 outlawed the formation of trusts that interfered with
free trade.
 was supported by millionaire industrialists.
 was used by labor unions to fight for workers' rights.
 encouraged the establishment of large-scale businesses.
 What made it possible to construct skyscrapers in the
1800s?
 cheap electric power
 fire safety standards
 the invention of the elevator
 new methods of making steel
 Social Darwinism was used to justify all of the
following except
 the existence of poverty.
 the success of big business.
 the power of millionaire industrialists.
 government regulation of business.
 Vertical integration, a business strategy used by steel
mogul Andrew Carnegie, involves
 buying out raw material producers and distributors.
 merging with companies producing similar products
 forming trusts.
 using new methods to increase production.
 The use of standardized time and time zones was
introduced in order to benefit
 telephone and telegraph operators.
 railroad companies and train travelers.
 manufacturers who dealt in interstate trade
 factory owners whose workers had set schedules.
 Why was Pullman, Illinois, an unusual town?
 It had one main industry.
 It specialized in a regional product.
 It owed its prosperity to the railroads.
 It was built by a company to house its workers.
 Which of the following did Social Darwinism
discourage?
 hard work
 Industrialization
 government regulation
 the accumulation of wealth
 In which of the following places did 146 female
workers die in a fire?
 Haymarket Square
 the Pullman factory
 the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory
 Carnegie Steel's Homestead Plant
 What did industrial consolidation and trusts reduce
during the late 1800s?
 Corruption
 Monopolies
 Competition
 interstate commerce
 Which of the following resulted from the investigation
of the Triangle Shirtwaist fire?
 the imprisonment of company officials
 the passage of the Sherman Antitrust Act
 the adoption of equal wages for men and women
 changes in local labor laws for women and children
 What was the goal of the Interstate Commerce Act?
 to build new railroads
 to destroy the railroad industry
 to lower excessive railroad rates
 to increase the power of railroads
 The main goal of the Americanization movement
was to
 limit the number of immigrants entering the country.
 assimilate people of various cultures into the dominant
culture.
 improve the living conditions in America's largest cities.
 encourage people to move from the country to the city.
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 Settlement houses were founded in the late 1800s by
 new immigrants.
 social reformers.
 political machines.
 industrial workers.
 The illegal use of political influence for personal gain
is called
 nativism.
 civil service.
 gentlemen's agreement.
 graft.
 Which of the following issues prompted the
assassination of President Garfield?
 Tariffs
 Kickbacks
 Immigration
 civil service reform

 What is the main purpose of patronage?
 to increase government fund
 to increase government efficiency
 to reward one's supporters
 to avoid concentrating power in one individual or group
 Tammany Hall was the name of
 a famous settlement house.
 a New York Customs House.
 a New York City political machine.
 the federal courthouse in New York City.
 Which of the following is an example of graft?
 using a cartoon to illustrate political fraud
 saying a project cost more than it did and keeping the
difference for yourself
 choosing your friends for political offices
 using the threat of force to get people to vote for a
particular candidate
 An example of patronage would be
 bribing a government official.
 assassinating a public official.
 saying one thing and doing another.
 appointing a friend to a political position.
 Which of the following does not describe a typical
supporter of a political machine?
 Poor
 Urban
 factory worker
 opposed to immigration
 The Pendleton Civil Service Act required
 applicants for government jobs to pass examinations.
 native-born Americans to treat immigrants with
courtesy.
 government workers to renounce all party loyalties.
 cities to provide services such as clean water to their
residents.
 The main goal of the Chinese Exclusion Act was to
 decrease Chinese immigration.
 create segregated classrooms.
 settle a disagreement between China and the United
States.
 stop Chinese Americans from attending school in the
United States.
 The main immigration processing station in San
Francisco was called
 Ellis Island.
 Tammany Hall.
 Angel Island.
 Hull House.
 The factor that prevented the greatest number of
children from attending public high schools was
 racism.
 poverty.
 language differences.
 transportation problems.
 Southern states sometimes used a grandfather clause
to allow them to
 keep uneducated whites from exercising their right to
vote.
 distinguish between recent immigrants and longtime
citizens.
 keep African Americans from voting while allowing
whites to do so.
 deny voting rights to African Americans who passed the
literacy test.
 Cities in the late 19th century expanded with the
development of all of the following except
 subways.
 skyscrapers.
 airplanes.
 suspension bridges.
 Skyscrapers were made possible by the invention of
 safer fire escapes.
 larger bricks and stronger cement.
 the elevator and a steel framework.
 the airplane and the bicycle.
 Who expressed the belief that racism would end as
blacks acquired practical work skills and proved
their economic value to society?
 W. E. B. Du Bois
 Ida B. Wells
 Booker T. Washington
 William Torrey Harris
 Which of the following did not keep African
Americans in the South from voting
 poll taxes
 grandfather clauses
 the separate-but-equal doctrine
 literacy tests
 How did George Eastman contribute to an explosion
in the popularity of photography?
 by taking photographs of the Wright brothers' first
flight at Kitty Hawk
 by inventing a camera that was larger and heavier than
most
 by inventing a camera that could develop pictures on the
spot
 by inventing a camera that used roll film instead of
heavy glass plates
 In the Southwest, many Mexicans earned a living as
 railroad workers and agricultural laborers.
 small business owners.
 dockworkers and canal diggers.
 household servants and mail carriers.
 Jim Crow laws were laws that
 separated the races.
 denied citizenship to Asian immigrants.
 taxed voters.
 promoted discrimination against women.
 In the case of Plessy v. Ferguson, the Supreme Court
ruled that
 lynching was a federal crime.
 school segregation was unconstitutional.
 voting rights could not be tied to any form of tax.
 racial segregation in public facilities was legal.
 The progressive movement regarded all of the
following as worthy goals except
 protecting social welfare.
 promoting business monopolies.
 creating economic reform.
 fostering efficiency in the workplace.
 Muckrakers were
 politicians.
 conservationists.
 suffragists.
 journalists.
 A bill that originates from the people rather than
legislators is known as
 a recall.
 an initiative.
 a referendum.
 an amendment.
 Who gained most from the ratification of the
Seventeenth Amendment?
 party bosses
 ordinary citizens
 state legislators
 industrial leaders
 Which of the following best states the primary goal of
prohibitionists?
 to eliminate the sale of alcohol to minors
 to eliminate the use of alcohol in society
 to reduce accidents in the workplace
 to reduce the availability of alcohol to minors
 In the mid-1800s, the majority of women who held
jobs worked as
 servants.
 teachers.
 clerks.
 telephone operators.
 Which of the following actions led to the defeat of Taft
in 1912?
 his overuse of the bully pulpit
 his failure to continue the trustbusting of Roosevelt
 his refusal to sign the Payne-Aldrich Tariff
 his failure to unify the Republican Party
 What effect did World War I have on the suffragist
movement?
 It delayed action as attention turned to the war effort.
 It had little effect.
 It caused a split within the NAWSA.
 It hastened passage and ratification of the Nineteenth
Amendment.
 What was the primary motivation for passage of the
Sixteenth Amendment?
 to curb the power of corporations
 to replace revenue lost by enacting lower tariffs
 to reduce the gap between rich and poor
 to create a war chest to pay for future wars
 Which of the following was not a result of the
introduction of the assembly line?
 higher worker turnover
 reduced hours of the workday
 decreased productivity
 higher wages
 All of the following were actively involved in securing
the right to vote for women except
 Elizabeth Cady Stanton.
 Susan B. Anthony.
 Florence Kelley.
 Carrie Chapman Catt.

 In The Jungle, Upton Sinclair exposed
 dangers faced by coal miners.
 corrupt business practices of the Standard Oil Company.
 unsanitary conditions in the meat-packing industry.
 illegal deals between special interests and the
government.
 The first person to use the presidency as a "bully
pulpit" was
 William H. Taft.
 Theodore Roosevelt.
 Woodrow Wilson.
 William McKinley.
 The law that required truthful labels was the
 Pure Food and Drug Act.
 Meat Inspection Act.
 Sherman Antitrust Act.
 Interstate Commerce Act.
 The primary goal of the NAACP was
 voting rights for women.
 better working conditions.
 regulation of the banking industry.
 equality among the races.
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 In the election of 1912, the candidate considered least
pleasing to reformers was
 Eugene V. Debs.
 Theodore Roosevelt.
 William H. Taft.
 Woodrow Wilson.
 Which of the following did not stimulate U.S.
imperialism?
 need for a new source of cheap labor
 thirst for new economic markets
 desire for military strength
 a belief in the cultural superiority of the Anglo-Saxon
culture
 Which country's residents became citizens of the
United States in 1917
 Cuba
 Hawaii
 Puerto Rico
 the Philippines
 Who told the artist Frederic Remington, "You furnish
the pictures and I'll furnish the war"?
 José Martí
 Teddy Roosevelt
 William McKinley
 William Randolph Hearst
 All of the following were imperialist powers in the late
1800s except
 Japan.
 Spain.
 China.
 the United States.
 The United States gained control of the land it needed
to build the Panama Canal by
 negotiating with Colombia.
 invading and attacking Colombia.
 implementing the Open Door Policy.
 encouraging and supporting Panamanian
independence.

 Teddy Roosevelt's approach to foreign policy reflected
the proverb "Speak softly and carry a big stick" because
 he allowed U.S. troops to beat foreign natives for
breaking U.S. laws.
 he studied West African methods for negotiating with
foreign powers.
 his soft-spoken personality made foreign leaders trust
and admire him.
 his negotiations were always backed by the threat of
military force.
 Of the following statements, the one that best reflects
an anti-imperialist attitude is
 "It is not necessary to own people to trade with them."
 "The expansion of our trade and commerce is the
pressing problem."
 "Is there no nation wise enough, brave enough to aid this
blood-smitten land?"
 "Fate has written our policy for us; the trade of the world
must and shall be ours. . . ."
 For which action did Theodore Roosevelt win the 1906
Nobel Peace Prize?
 leading the Rough Riders
 developing the Roosevelt Corollary
 negotiating the Treaty of Paris of 1898
 negotiating an end to war between Russia and Japan
 Which of the following did the United States insist
that Cuba include in its constitution?
 the Boxer Protocol
 the Platt Amendment
 the Teller Amendment
 the Roosevelt Corollary
 What was included in the de Lôme letter?
 de Lôme's resignation as Spanish minister to the United
States
 an apology to the U.S. government
 criticisms of President McKinley
 an incitement for war
 What war ended with the Treaty of Paris of 1898?
 Spanish-American War
 Russo-Japanese War
 Philippine-American War
 Cuban war for independence
 On what did the Roosevelt Corollary build?
 Monroe Doctrine
 Open Door Policy
 Platt Amendment
 Hay-Pauncefote Treaty of 1901
 Which of the following was not a cause of World War
I?
 American isolationism
 imperialist competition
 the stockpiling of weapons
 European nationalism
 What caused widespread starvation in Germany?
 a severe drought
 the devaluation of German currency
 the British blockade
 the Allied bombing of German farms
 What did the United States use to overcome the threat
of German U-boats?
 Airplanes
 groups of guarded ships
 ships flying neutral flags
 a fleet of American submarines
 Which of the following was a result of the Selective
Service Act?
 African Americans could not become Army officers.
 Women could serve in combat positions.
 Troops were segregated by race.
 Men were required to register for military service.
 Which weapons of mechanized warfare were
introduced in World War I?
 battlefront trenches
 airplanes and tanks
 hydrogen bombs
 pistols and bayonets
 Which of the following nations suffered the fewest
casualties?
 France
 Great Britain
 Austria-Hungary
 the United States
 Which of the following nations was not a member of
the "Big Four"?
 Italy
 France
 Russia
 Great Britain
 Who rejected Wilson's "Fourteen Points" peace plan?
 Allied leaders
 the Germans
 the U.S. Senate
 the League of Nations
 What reason did Senators give for opposing U.S.
membership in the League of Nations?
 It would lead to international instability.
 It would drain American finances.
 It would interfere with free-trade agreements.
 It would drag the United States into European conflicts
 The policy that kept the United States out of the war
for three years was called
 nationalism.
 the alliance system.
 neutrality.
 the convoy system.

 Because militarism had been a major cause of the
war, the framers of the Treaty of Versailles
 required Germany to pay reparations for war damages.
 barred Germany from maintaining an army.
 stripped Germany of its colonies in the Pacific.
 forced Germany to accept sole responsibility for the war.
 Gains made by American women during World War I
include
 acceptance as full-fledged members of the U.S. Army.
 the beginnings of a movement for woman suffrage.
 equal pay for equal work in many war industries
 increased support for women's right to vote.
 The Treaty of Versailles overlooked the importance
of
 identifying the guilty party in a war.
 treating all nations justly, including the losers of a war.
 including powerful nations like the United States in
international peace-keeping organizations.
 crippling any nations that might prove dangerous in
the future
 Of the following, the most compelling reason for the
United States to enter the war was
 a moral obligation to halt the refugee crisis in Belgium.
 concern over the repayment of Allied debts to American
banks.
 a desire to become more involved in the affairs of
Europe.
 the outrage of American citizens over German
submarine warfare.
 The Espionage and Sedition Acts affected freedom
of speech because they
 forced restaurant owners to offer "liberty sandwiches"
rather than "hamburgers."
 allowed the government to silence ideas that challenged
its authority.
 forced the repeal of the First Amendment.
 promoted biased ideas designed to sway people's
thinking.
 Which constitutional amendment granted women the
right to vote?
 16th Amendment
 17th Amendment
 18th Amendment
 19th Amendment
 Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti were
charged with, and convicted of,
 treason for being associated with anarchist groups.
 anarchy for rebellion openly in public about the
unfairness of US taxation laws.
 receiving bribes from contractors in an effort to defraud
the government at Teapot Dome.
 robbery and murder even though very little evidence
suggested they were involved in the crime.
Attorney General, A. Mitchell Palmer believed that
he needed to protect the American people from
 big business and the trusts they had established.
 political radicals and anarchists such as Sacco and
Vanzetti.
 corruption and fraud such as those associated with the
Teapot Dome Scandal.
 labor union members and their leaders like John L.
Lewis.
The Teapot Dome scandal centered around
 gold mines in Wyoming and the environmental
damage that was caused by the Mercury leaching into
the watershed .
 union members whom went on strike shutting down
America’s Coal and Steel manufacturing.
 high tariffs such as the Fordney-McCumber Tariff that
raised tariffs to their highest levels.
 oil-rich lands in Wyoming, where the Secretary of the
Interior was found to have accepted bribes from the
Sinclair Oil Company.
The Fordney-McCumber Tariff was meant to
 help Britain and France pay off their war debts.
 raise taxes on goods entering the United States.
 help Germany pay off its war debts.
 raise taxes on goods leaving the United States.
To protect their own interests, employers often accused
striking workers of being
 spies working for the new communist regime in
Russia.
 Communists looking to overthrow the government.
 bigots whom supported an extension of segregation
laws in the South.
 nativists whom felt they deserved more rights than the
immigrants they were replacing.
 It was difficult to enforce the laws governing
prohibition for all of the following reasons except
 many people were determined to break the laws.
 insufficient funds were provided to pay for enforcement.
 many law enforcement officials took bribes from
smugglers and bootleggers.
 prohibition banned only alcoholic beverages
manufactured in the United States.
To obtain liquor illegally, drinkers went underground to
hidden nightclubs known as
 speakeasies or blind pigs.
 penthouses which sold liquor to the wealthy in the
cities such as New York, Chicago, and Los Angeles .
 tenements where the closeness of the buildings
allowed for liquor to be transported and hidden easily
from police officers .
 tea rooms whom hid the fact that they really weren’t
selling tea and cookies to affluent women.
John T. Scopes challenged a Tennessee law that forbade
the teaching of
 biology in religious schools that promoted
creationism.
 evolution over creationism in biology classes.
 creationism over evolution in biology classes.
 fundamentalism in school since science had proven
the evolution was true.
Fundamentalists believed that
 evolution and creationism could coincide only if
Darwin’s Theory could be proven.
 prohibition should be repealed so that the government
could earn tax income of liquor sold.
 the Bible should be taken literally.
 drinking alcohol was acceptable and that prohibition
was mistake.