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US History Exam
Mrs. Shelton
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| inanciers Jim Fisk and Jay Gould tried to involve the Grant Administration in a corrupt scheme to? | Corner the Gold Market |
| Boss Tweed's widespread corruption was finally brought to a halt by? | The journalistic exposes of The New York Times and cartoonist Thomas Nast |
| The Credit Mobilier scandal involved? | Railroad corporation fraud and the subsequent bribery of a congressman |
| Grant's greatest failing in the scandals that plagued his administration was? | His toleration of corruption and his loyalty to crooked friends |
| Besides the democrats, the third party that backed Horace Greeley against Grant in the election of 1872 was? | The Liberal Republican Party |
| The depression of the 1870's led to increasing demands for? | Restoration of sound money by backing all paper currency with gold |
| Westerners and farmers who attacked the “Crime of '73” were calling for? | The coinage of more silver money to stop deflation |
| The political system of the “Gilded Age” was generally characterized by? | Split Ticket voting |
| The primary goal for which all factions in both political parties contended was? | A sound financial and banking system |
| The key tradeoff featured in the Compromise of 1877? | Republicans got the presidency in exchange for the final removal of federal troops from the south |
| Which of the following was NOT among the changes that affected African-Americans in the South after federal troops were withdrawn in the Compromise of 1877? | the forced migration of black farmers to the North and West |
| The Supreme Court’s ruling in Plessy v. Ferguson upholding “separate but equal” public facilities in effect legalized | the system of unequal segregation between the races |
| The first Chinese immigrants to the US came primarily | to work in the gold fields and on the railroads |
| The great railroad strike of 1877 revealed | the growing threat of class warfare in response to the economic depression of the mid-1870s |
| President James Garfield was assassinated by | a mentally unstable disappointed office seeker |
| The symbol of the republican political tactic of attacking Democrats with reminders of the Civil War? | Waving the Bloody Shirt |
| Corrupt construction company whose bribes and payoffs to congressman and others created a major Grant administration scandal? | Credit Mobilier |
| Mark twains sarcastic name for the post-civil war era, which emphasized its atmosphere of greed and corruption? | Gilded Age |
| Republican party factions, led by Senator Roscoe Conkling, that opposed all attempts at civil-service reform. | Stalwart |
| Republican party faction led by James g. Blaine, that gave lukewarm support to the civil-service idea while still battling for patronage and spoils? | Half Breeds |
| Term for the racial segregation laws imposed in the 1890's? | Jim Crowe |
| First democratic president since the Civil War; defender of the Laissez faire economics and low tariffs? | Grover Cleveland |
| In the 1876 Election who was the Republican nominee? | Hayes |
| In the 1876 Election who was the Democratic nominee? | Tilden |
| In the 1876 Election who won the popular vote? | Tilden |
| In the 1876 Election who won the presidency? | Hayes |
| In the 1876 Election which three states were involved in election fraud? | South Carolina, Florida, and Louisiana |
| In the 1876 Election what was the agreement that allowed Hayes to take office? | Compromise of 1877 |
| What was the official end of reconstruction? | The Compromise of 1877 |
| What does Impeach mean? | To bring charges |
| Which part of congress can impeach a president? | House |
| Which part of the congress conducts the trial? | Senate |
| Which Presidents have been impeached? | Clinton and Johnson |
| How many presidents have been convicted? | None |
| Who conducts the trial for a President? | The chief justice |
| Who conducts the trial for anyone but the President? | VP |
| Why was Johnson impeached? | Accused of breaking the Tenor of Office Act |
| What was the Whiskey Ring Scandal? | Tax collectors were stealing tax money from Whiskey sales. |
| What was the Salary Grab? | Congressman giving themselves raises |
| What was the Credit Mobilier Sandal? | Railroads opening a company to siphon money |
| What was Lincoln's 10 Percent Plan? | Ten percent of voter had to pledge allegiance to the government |
| What was Andrew Johnson's plan? | Requires ratification of the 13th amendment |
| What was the Radical Republicans? | Wanted to punish the south |
| Radical republicans divided the south into what? | 5 divisions |
| The Radical Republicans plan required the ratification of what amendments? | 13,14,15 |
| What country did AQWF represent? | Germany |
| AQWF: Which country were they fighting? | France |
| AQWF: What was the most feared and obscene weapon? | Poison Gas |
| AQWF: What is the school teacher still talking about despite the high death rates? | The Duty to the Fatherland |
| AQWF: What new weapon is being used? | Flame thrower |
| AQWF: What is becoming scarce | Food |
| In the class of 1916, twenty enlisted how many are dead? | 13 |
| What is the army report to the german High command on Oct. 11, 1918? | All Quiet on the Western Front |
| Three countries in the Triple Entente | France, Great Britain and Russia |
| Three countries in the Triple Alliance | Germany, Australia- Hungary, and Italy |
| What nation had the world strongest navy before the war? | Great Britain |
| What nation had the world's largest army before the war? | Germany |
| Archduke francis Ferdinand | Assassination in Serbia by Princep began the war |
| Bismarck | German leader who unified Germany before the war |
| Kaiser WIlhelm II | Head of the german government |
| Nicholas II | Ruler of russia |
| Wilson | President of the US |
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