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History
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| True or False, after the Civil War public school nearly tripled. | True. |
| True or False, Social Darwinists believed that government should play a more active role in solving society's problems. | False. |
| True or False, accordning to Naturalists, leaving society and the economy unregulated didn't always lead to better results. | True. |
| True or False, immigrant parents sometimes worried that Americanization would make their children forget their own culture. | True. |
| True or False, city living posed threats from crime and violence, fire, disease, and pollution -- especially for the working poor. | True. |
| True or False, Mark Twain's real name was Samuel Clemens. | True. |
| By the 1890s, more than half of all immigrants in the US were: A. European Jews B. Easten & Southern Europeans C. Chinese D. Japanese | B. Eastern & Southern Europeans |
| Many labor unions opposed immigration, arguing that most immigrants: A. Had no marketable skills B. Would work for lower wages C. Would not join a union D. Didn't understand English | B. Would work for lower wages. |
| Most people who lived in "streetcar suburbs" were: A. High society B. Middle class C. Working class D. Rural gentility | B. Middle class. |
| __________ was the philosophy that wealthy Americans bore the responsibility of using their great fortunes to further social progress. A. Social Darwinism B. Gospel of Wealth C. Realism D. Redistribution of Wealth | B. Gospel of Wealth |
| In big cities like Chicago in the 1800s, _______ functioned like community centers and political centers for male workers. A. Churches B. Sports clubs C. Saloons D. Cafes | C. Saloons |
| Nativists wanted to: A. Group immigrants into their own sections of the city. B. Assimilate immigrants into American society. C. Limit immigration. D. Convert immigrants to Protestantism. | C. Limit immigration |
| Subway systems were first developed to: A. Transport people from the suburbs to their jobs. B. Transport people between cities. C. Relieve congestion in the street. D. Transport farm products to market in cities. | C. Relieve congestion on the street |
| Political machines provided new city dwellers with necessities such as jobs, housing, and police in exchange for: A. Kickbacks B. Graft C. Votes D. A portion of their wages | C. Votes |
| The idea of Individualism was that: A. If you want something done right, do it yourself. B. No matter how humble your origins, you can rise as far as your talents take you. C. You should do your own thing. D. You make your own happiness. | B. No matter how humble your origins, you can rise as far as your talents will take you |
| The first salaried baseball team was the: A. Boston Red Socks B. Cincinnati Red Stockings C. New York Yankees D. Pittsburgh Pirates | B. Cincinnati Red Stockings |
| What philosophy stated that some people failed in life simply because they were caught up in circumstances they couldn't control? A. Realism B. Naturalism C. Social Darwinism D. Individualism | B. Naturalism |
| Where did many Chinese immigrants settle? A. Western cities B. Eastern cities C. Southern plantations D. Along the New England coast | A. Western cities |
| No one contributed more to the design of skyscrapers than Chicago's: A. Frank Lloyd Wright B. Potter Palmer C. Louis Sullivan D. Frank J. Sprague | C. Louis Sullivan |
| To alleviate congestion on streets, Chicage built an elevated railroad, and both Boston and New York built the first: A. Trolley cars B. Tunnels C. Overpasses D. Subway systems | D. Subway systems |
| The ideas of philosopher Herbert Spencer and others applied Charles Darwin's theory of evolution and natural selection to human society in: A. Social Darwinism B. Realism C. Darwin's Followers D. Human Society Theory | A. Social Darwinism |
| By calling the era the Guilded Age, Mark Twain and Charles Warner were sounding: A. A plea for Individualism B. A warning against Realism C. An alarm that beneath the surface lay corruption D. A cry for voter's rights | C. An alarm that beneath the surface lay corruption |
| Just as Darwin had looked at the natural world scientifically, a new movement in art and literature moved away from Romanticism and was called: A. Darwinism B. Realism C. Modernism D. Traditionalism | B. Realism |
| From about 1870 to 1920, reformers worked to better conditions in cities according to biblical ideals of charity and justice in the: A. Reform and Darwinism movement B. Salvation Army C. Social Gospel movement D. Young Men's Christian Association | C. Social Gospel movement |
| What was often crucial to Americanization of immigrant children? A. Public schools B. Ethnic churches C. Vaudeville D. Settlement houses | A. Public schools |
| T or F, rich farmland brought the first wave of settlers that populated mountain states of the West. | False |
| T or F, stock from many different owners make up the herds in cattle drives. | True |
| T or F, the Great Plains region contains rich farmland because an abundance of rain falls there each year. | False |
| T or F, most Native American nations on the Great Plains had lived as nomads. | True |
| T or F, most Plains Indians practiced a religon based on a belief in the spiritual power of the natural world. | True |
| T or F, find gold and keeping it a secret was easy to do in the West, because there were so few people. | False |
| T or F, Mexican cowboys created the foundation of the cattle business in the US. | True |
| T or F, the Great Plains region is a region of land from the one hundredth degree longitude to the Rocky Mountains. | True |
| T or F, Crazy Horse and his braves set an ambush and killed an entire group of soldiers, in what is known as Fetterman's Massacre. | True |
| T or F, the Dawes Act was a failure because there was little training or support for the Native Americans. | True |
| Early prospectors would extract shallow deposits of ore by: A. Quartz mining B. Strip mining C. Placer mining D. Surface mining | C. Placer mining |
| The Comstock Lode was a rich deposit of: A. Gold B. Silver C. Copper D. Diamonds | B. Silver |
| In the early 1800s, American didn't think cattle ranches on the Great Plains were practicial because: A. There was little grass B. Eastern cattle couldn't survive C. Wagons stripped land of resources D. Native American made settlement hazardous | B. Eastern cattle couldn't survive |
| Under the Homestead Act, homesteaders could gain title to land by: A. Fencing it within 5 years B. Planting it within 5 years C. Living there for 5 years D. Building a home on it | C. Living there for 5 years |
| One approach to farming on the Great Plains was "dry farming" which was: A. Building ditches by rivers B. Digging depressions to catch rain C. Planting crops that could live with little rain D. Planting seeds deep in the ground where there was water | D. Planting seeds deep in the group where there was water |
| After ore near the surface dwindled, mining corporations began: A. Quarts mining B. Strip mining C. Placer mining D. Tunnel mining | A. Quartz mining |
| The material for "dive novels" came from: A. Miners' exaggerated tales of striking it rich B. Cowboys' exaggerated tales of daring C. Immigrants' exaggerated tales of battles D. Explorers' exaggerated tales of adventure | B. Cowboys' exaggerated tales of daring |
| The fencing of the open range resulted in all of the following EXCEPT: A. The end of long cattle drives B. The transition of cowboys to ranch hands C. The replacement of longhorns with new European breeds D. The decline of the cattle industry | D. The decline of the cattle industry |
| Before the Sand Creek Massacre, the Cheyenne had come to Camp Lyon to: A. Negotiate B. Surrender C. Attack D. Defend their land | A. Negotiate |
| The army encouraged white hunters to kill buffalo to: A. Stop buffalo from trampling crops B. Starve the Native Americans C. Force Native Americans onto reservations D. Make way for new railroad lines | C. Force Native Americans onto reservations |
| The confrontation of Wounded Knee occured because the chief's followers: A. Wouldn't stay on the reservation B. Were raiding farms C. Continued to hunt buffalo D. Continued to perform the Ghost Dance | D. Continued to perform the Ghost Dance |
| T or F, petroleum was in high demand because it could be turned into kerosene. | True |
| T or F, between 1860 and 1910 the population of the US nearly tripled. | True |
| T or F, entrepreneuers are people that risk their capital in organizing and running an invenstment. | True |
| T or F, Greenville Dodge headed the Union Pacific railroad. | True |
| T or F, small manufacturing companies that had been typical before the Civil War usually had very low operating costs, but very high fixed costs. | True |
| T or F, business pools would break apart when one member cut prices to steal market share from another. | True |
| T or F, as industrialism brought more machines to the workplace, jobs became more complex and required more skills. | False |
| T or F, a shortage of labor in California led to the Central Pacific hiring 10,000 workers from China. | True |
| T or F, a corporation is an organization owned by many people but treated by law as if it were a single person. | True |
| T or F, Henery Bessemer invented the process for making high quality steel. | True |
| Laissez-faire relies on _____ to regulate prices and wages. A. Businesses B. Government C. The GNP D. Supply and demand | D. Supply and demand |
| Economies of scale resulted in: A. A wider variety of products B. Lower costs and higher prices C. Higher costs and higher prices D. Lower costs and lower prices | D. Lower costs and lower prices |
| The government offered each railroad company building the transcontinental railroad land along its right-of-way to: A. Give railroad workers a home B. Encourage rapid construction of tracks C. Allow companies to build D. Encourage towns along tracks | B. Enourage rapid construction of tracks |
| Railroad companies raised most of the money they needed to build railroads from: A. Private investors B. Selling government land grants C. Subsidies from tax revenues D. Hauling freight to market | B. Selling government land grants |
| Supporters of laissez-faire believed the government should interfere in economy only to: A. Protect property rights & maintain peace B. Protect new businesses from foreign competition C. Keep prices low D. Bring the country out of crisis | A. Protect property rights & maintain peace |
| Measurements taken of Union soldiers during the Civil War led to the development of: A. Practical military uniforms B. Science of physiology C. Rifles made to arm length D. Ready-made clothes | D. Ready-made clothes |
| The 2 railroads that made up the transcontinental were the: A. Southern Railway and Union Pacific B. Southern Railway and Great Northern C. Union Pacific and Great Northern D. Union Pacific and Central Pacific | D. Union Pacific and Central Pacific |
| Construction of the transcontinental railroad pushed west from: A. St. Louis, Missouri B. Ogden, Utah C. Omaha, Nebraska D. Chicago, Illinois | C. Omaha, Nebraska |
| To make rail service more reliable, the American Railway Association: A. Set standards of material for building tracks B. Set a max number of cars a train could pull C. Divided the country into longitude/lattitude D. Divided the country into timezones | D. Divided the country into timezones |
| In the Credit Mobiler scandal, Union Pacific investors got rich by: A. Taking bribes from business owners B. Achieveing a monopoly in hauling freight C. Paying inflated bills from a company they owned C. Conspiring with railroads to set high prices | C. Paying inflated bills from a company they owned |
| It made sense for corporations to keep running during bad economic time because: A. Operating costs were low next to fixed costs B. Fixed costs were low next to operating costs C. Stock gave a source of income D. Could raise price to bring in more $ | A. Operating costs were low next to fixed costs |
| A ___ was a technique for a breaking unions in which the company refused to let workers on propery and refused to pay them. A. Blacklist B. Strikebreaker C. Shutout D. Lockout | D. Lockout |
| ___ does not produce anything but holds its own stock. A. Holding Company B. Trust C. Chain Store D. Pool | A. Holding Company |
| ___ was the first leader of Ameican Federation of Labor. A. Samuel Gompers B. Andrew Carniege C. Mike Selzer D. John Wanamaker | A. Samuel Gompers |
| ___ is the process of having a neutral 3rd party settle an arguement between two groups. A. Pool B. Arbitration C. Lockout D. Blacklist | B. Arbitration |
| A new way of merging businesses that didn't violate laws against owning other companies. A. Trust B. Monopoly C. Holding Company D. Pools | A. Trust |
| The increase in the value of money is known as: A. Inflation B. Deflation C. GNP D. Credit Mobiler | B. Deflation |
| First, nation wide industrial union. A. Knights of Labor B. American Federation of Labor C. Women's Labor League D. United Craftworkers Union | A. Knights of Labor |
| T or F, Social Darwinists justified expanding the US power overseas by suggesting that nations competed with each other, and only the strongest survived. | True |
| T or F, before Commodore Perry arrived in Yedo Bay, the Japanese had never seen steamships. | True |
| T or F, evidence revealed that the American warship Maine was blown up by a Spanish mine. | False |
| T or F, in the Spanish-American War, both sides knew that the outcome would ultimately be decided at sea. | True |
| T or F, The Rough Riders were a cavalry unit commanded by Theodore Roosevelt. | False |
| T or F, with the Treaty of Paris ending the Spanish-American War, the US became an imperial power. | True |
| T or F, Puerto Rico is now an independent country. | False |
| T or F, Theodore Roosevelt was a sickly child, born to a New York family. | True |
| T or F, the British had started building a canal across Panama before turning the job over to the US. | False |
| T or F, American settlers in Hawaii discovered that the climate and soil of the island were suitable for growing sugarcane. | True |
| In the late 1800s, Europeans were looking oversees to sell products because: A. They produced more than other countries wanted B. Tariffs reduced trade C. They could sell for higher price D. Asia & Africa produced products that Europe wanted | B. Tariffs reduced trade |
| President Franklin Pierce sent a naval expedition to Japan to: A. Conquer the islands around Japan B. Force Japan to become a US protectorate C. Force Japan to trade with the US D. Bring western civilization to Japan | C. Force Japan to trade with the US |
| In the late 1800s, support grew in the US for building a large navy to: A. Protect the US from invasion B. Conquer Latin American countries C. Conquer islands in the Pacific D. Avoid being shut out of foreign markets | D. Avoid being shut out of foreign markets |
| The Philippines are now: A. An American protectorate B. An American commonwealth C. An unincorporated US territory D. An independent country | D. An independent country |
| The Hawaiian monarchy was overthrown by: A. A group of Hawaiian peasants upset over the islands' economic troubles B. An invasion by the US military C. A group of planters supported by the USMC D. A group of Hawaiian peasants supported by the USMC | C. A group of planters supported by the USMC |
| American support for the rebels in Cuba was fueled by: A. Desire to protect US sugar interests on the island B. Popular interest in starting a US empire C. Sensational stories published by rival newspapers D. Fear of having Spanish so close to the US | C. Sensational stories published by rival newspapers |
| In 1898 President McKinley sent the battleship Maine to Havana to: A. Evacuate Americans if necessary B. Stop riots by Spanish loyalists C. Stop the Cuban Rebellion D. Negotiate peace with Spain | A. Evacuate Americans if necessary |
| The Platt Amendment effectively made Cuba into an American: A. Protectorate B. Colony C. Unincorporated territory D. State | A. Protectorate |
| Theodore Roosevelt became president: A. By defeating William Jennings Bryan B. By defeating William McKinley C. When McKinley died of pneumonia D. When McKinley was assassinated | D. When McKinley was assassinated |
| The purpose of the Open Door Policy was to: A. End the Boxer Rebellion B. Gain leaseholds C. Establish spheres of influence D. Ensure trading rights for all nations | D. Ensure trading rights for all nations |
| What was a territory called when an imperial power allowed local rulers to stay in control and protected them against invasion? A. A colony B. A protectorate C. An unincorporated territory D. A state | B. A protectorate |
| In the 1880s, American opinion began to shift and more people wanted to make the US: A. A world power B. More isolated C. A protectorate D. Part of Pan-America | A. A world power |
| Shortly after midnight on May 1, 1898, Commodore George Dewey led his squad into Manila Bay in: A. Cuba B. Hawaii C. The Philippines D. Spain | C. The Philippines |
| A group in China besieged foreign embassies in Beijing and killed more than 200 foreigners in what came to be known as: A. Boxer Rebellion B. Beijing Rebellion C. China War D. Secret Society Rebellion | A. Boxer Rebellion |
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