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History Exam
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| T. Roosevelt's cavalary regiment in the Spanish-American War | Rough Riders |
| For two decades after the Civil War, cowhands and cattle reigned supreme on the Great Plains because | cattle ranching was extremely profitable |
| This act decreed that land parcels be given to individuals, not nations | Dawes Severalty Act |
| How did the Homestead Act of 1862 affect westward expanshion? | awarded 160 acres of land to any settler who farmed it for 5 years |
| Freeing the Philippines from Spanish control | helped U.S. business to protect their interests in Asia |
| The political party that grew out of a movement of farmers, workers, and reformers from many parts of the U.S. was the ____ party | Populist |
| Which was the most serious obstacle to building a transcontinental railroad? | the Rocky Mountains and the Sierra Nevada had to be crossed |
| Which did not contribute to the rise of the meatpacking industry in the late 1800s? | Consumers bought meat from a local butcher, who purchased livestock from nearby farmers. |
| What was one solution to the problem of business instabilit in the late 1800s? | combine competing firms into one firm |
| Most labor unions were short lived because | high unemployment undercut workers demands for change |
| What was President Monroe's message to the European powers in 1823? | no more European colonies would be allowed in the Western Hemisphere |
| This company was a product of the horizontal integration of which John D. Rockefeller purchased hundreds | Standard Oil Company |
| This president elected as a Republican but implemented for both parties through his athletic, charismatic, and energetic ways also ends up on Mt. Rushmore. | T. Roosevelt |
| Labor union that accepted blacks, women, and all gainfully employed people | Knights of Labor |
| Sending Native Americans to government run boarding schools | broke down Native American culture |
| This was for the U.S. to protect the entire Westen Hemisphere from European interference and colonization | Monroe Doctrine |
| This labor union was led by Samuel Gompers and represented only skilled white males | AFL |
| By the late 1800s, processed and consumer goods were cheaper and more available because of | inventions and entrepreneurial skills |
| How did the McCormick Harvesting Machine Co. create a national market? | by branching out into sales, credit, and service operations |
| What became California's most valuable asset in the late 19th century? | farmland |
| Only president elected to two non-consecutive terms. | G.Cleveland |
| To _____ was to acquire land from the United States public lands by filing a record and living on and cultivating it. | homestead |
| The _____-_____ war in 1898, was a conflict between the United States and Spain, in which the U.S. supported the Cubans' fight for independence. | Spanish- American |
| _____ is the concept of building an economy on large corporations that manufacture goods than agricultural production | Industrialism |
| ___ _____ was the term used to describe the corporations and monopolies since the industrial revolution of the late 1800s. | Big Business |
| ____ ____ is the expression that was popular in the 1840s. Many people believed that the U.S. was destined to secure territory from "sea to sea." | Manifest Destiny |
| The Italian government began to extend suffrage to more men and pass laws to improve social conditions, thanks in part to the protests of whom? | socialists and anarchists |
| Many Italians ____ to the United States, Canada, and Latin America. | emigrated |
| In January 1871, German nationalists celebrated the birth of the Second | Reich |
| Bismarck success was due in part because he was a master of ____, or realistic policies based on the needs of the state. | Realpolitik |
| Bismarck conjured what memory of the French in order to stir Germany nationalism? | Napoleon's invasions |
| Which of the following factors made it difficult to unite Italy? | regional differences |
| What request did Bismarck make of the Church? | He wanted them to put loyalty to the state above loyalty to the Church |
| German industrialists were the first to see the value of applied science in developing new products such as ___ chemicals and dyes. | sythetic |
| The new unified Germany was known as the Second Reich because | it was considered heir to the Holy Roman Empire |
| In 1852, ____ became prime minister of the kingdom of Sardinia. | Camillo Cavour |
| Why was Bismarck distrustful of the Catholic Church? | He was Lutheran |
| When Bismarck launched the ____, his goal was to make Catholics put loyalty to the state above allegiance to the Church. | Kulturkampf |
| What was one result of the Franco-Prussian War? | German states united under William I |
| Because Bismarck had ___ the "Ems dispatch," it appeared that William I had insulted the French ambassador. | edited |
| The goal of Young Italy was "to ____ Italy, one, free, independent, republican nation." | consitute |
| How was Sardinia rewarded for joining the British and France in the Crimean War against Russia? | Napoleon promised to aid Sardinia in case it faced a war with Austria |
| How did Kaiser William II shock Europe in 1890? | by asking Bismarck to resign |
| William II helped provide ____ for the people when he became emperor. | social welfare |
| Why did Italy face hostilit from the Church as it unified as a nation? | Pope resented the seizure of papal states and Rome |
| What difficulty was posed in uniting the German Lands after Napoleon's defeat? | The government of each state must be dismantled |
| Which decision of Bismarck's helped bring the Germans closer to unifaction? | the building of a strong military |
| What was Bismarck's foreign policy goal concerning France? | to keep France weak and isolated |
| After the Franco-Prussian War of 1870, the North German Confederation persuaded William I of Prussia to take the title of | Kaiser |
| What type of government was formed under Victor Emmanuel of Italy? | a consitutional monarchy with a two-house legislature |
| What did Bismarck see as the two main threats to the new German state? | the Church and the Socialists |
| Who succeeded his grandfather, William I, as kaiser? | William II |
| What is an anarchist? | a person who wants to abolish all government |
| Who was known for a policy of "blood and iron?" | Otto von Bismarck |
| The Indian tradition of ___ requires women to be isolated in sperate quarters. | purdah |
| A nation has a ___ when it exports more than it imports | Trade surplus |
| The emperor ___ launched the Hun | |
| The new unified Germany was known as the Second Reich because | it was considered heir to the Holy Roman Empire |
| In 1852, ____ became prime minister of the kingdom of Sardinia. | Camillo Cavour |
| Why was Bismarck distrustful of the Catholic Church? | He was Lutheran |
| When Bismarck launched the ____, his goal was to make Catholics put loyalty to the state above allegiance to the Church. | Kulturkampf |
| What was one result of the Franco-Prussian War? | German states united under William I |
| Because Bismarck had ___ the "Ems dispatch," it appeared that William I had insulted the French ambassador. | edited |
| The goal of Young Italy was "to ____ Italy, one, free, independent, republican nation." | consitute |
| How was Sardinia rewarded for joining the British and France in the Crimean War against Russia? | Napoleon promised to aid Sardinia in case it faced a war with Austria |
| How did Kaiser William II shock Europe in 1890? | by asking Bismarck to resign |
| William II helped provide ____ for the people when he became emperor. | social welfare |
| Why did Italy face hostilit from the Church as it unified as a nation? | Pope resented the seizure of papal states and Rome |
| What difficulty was posed in uniting the German Lands after Napoleon's defeat? | The government of each state must be dismantled |
| Which decision of Bismarck's helped bring the Germans closer to unifaction? | the building of a strong military |
| What was Bismarck's foreign policy goal concerning France? | to keep France weak and isolated |
| After the Franco-Prussian War of 1870, the North German Confederation persuaded William I of Prussia to take the title of | Kaiser |
| What type of government was formed under Victor Emmanuel of Italy? | a consitutional monarchy with a two-house legislature |
| What did Bismarck see as the two main threats to the new German state? | the Church and the Socialists |
| Who succeeded his grandfather, William I, as kaiser? | William II |
| What is an anarchist? | a person who wants to abolish all government |
| Who was known for a policy of "blood and iron?" | Otto von Bismarck |
| The Indian tradition of ___ requires women to be isolated in sperate quarters. | purdah |
| A nation has a ___ when it exports more than it imports | Trade surplus |
| The emperor ___ launched the Hundred Days of Reform in China | Guang Xu |
| A nation has a ___ when it imports more than it exports. | Trade deficit |
| A ___ was a colony run by local rulers with European advisors | protectorate |
| After the fall of the Qing dynasty, ___ was chosen president of the new Chinese republic | Sun Yixian |
| A nation's ____ is the difference between how much it imports and how much it exports. | Balance of trade |
| The Zulus emerged as a powerful kingdom under the leadership of __. | Shaka |
| Many people today call ___ the founder of Italian nationalism because of his influence in later leaders. | Ram Mohun Roy |
| In the early 1800s, ___ called for social and religious reforms that set off an Islamic revival across West Africa. | Usman dan Fodio |
| After the Opium War, China had to open five ports to foreign trade after the Treaty of Nanjing, and grant British citizens in China | extraterritoriality |
| Who were the Sepoys? | Indian soldiers in the service of the East India Company |
| What accusations did the Muslim Turks lodge against the Christian Amenians? | The Armnians were supporting Russian plans against the Ottoman empire |
| Why did some disapprove of the ideas of Western missionaries? | They threatened Confucian ways |
| Who were sultans? | Rulers of the Ottoman Turkish empire |
| What was the "self-strengthening movement"? | A movement to remain isolated from the rest of the world, both culturally and economically |
| Why was King Leopold forced to turn over his colony in the Congo to the Belgian government? | There were reports of severe abuse toward villagers |
| British policies were designed to incorporate India into the ___ British economy. | overall |
| What was China's big export to Britain? | tea |
| Western leaders felt that ruling a global empire increased a nation's ____ around the world. | prestige |
| Before the 1800s, when Chinese rulers placed strict limits on foreign tradeers, China enjoyed a | trade surplus |
| Where is the Suez Canal? | Eqypt |
| How did humanitarianism play a part in the building of overseas empires? | Many missionaries, doctors, and colonial officals believed they had a duty to spread the "blessings" of Western civilization. |
| Who went looking for Dr. Livingstone in Central Africa and found him Tanzania? | Henry Stanley |
| What weapon helped the Europeans subdue resistant non-Western colonies? | the Maxim machine gun |
| Which phrase best describes the term balance of trade? | the defference between how much a country imports and how much it exports |
| A British __ in India governed in the name of the queen? | viceroy |
| Imperialist powers prior to the 20th century were initially interested in Iran largel of its | oil and location |
| In 1891, a young emperor, _____, launched the Hundred Days of Reform. | Guang Xu |
| What British act created a problem for the sepoys, leading to the Sepoy Rebellion? | The issue of new rifles |
| ____ defeated the Italians when they invaded his country and preserved its independence. | Menelik II |
| Behind the idea of the West's civilizing mission was a growing sense of racial superiority, rooted in the ideas of | Social Darwinism |
| Russia and Britain, both interested in Iranian oil fields, persuaded the Iranian government to grant them | concessions |
| European ___ began long before the 1800s, but movements into Africa and Asia marked a new age of expansion. | imperialism |
| Anti-foreign feeling finally exploded with the __ in 1900, and foreigners were attacked across China. | Boxer Uprising |
| How did French and British imperial rule differ? | the French practiced direct rule while the British practiced indirect rule |
| Who settled in the British colony of Sierra Leone? | former slaves |
| Which phrase best describes the term elite? | upper class |
| Which of the following statements about Christian missionaries in Africa is true? | Christian missionaries wanted to replace African cultures with their own |
| Whath is(are) sati? | the Hindu custom of calling for a widow to join her husband in death by throwing herself on his funeral fire |
| Some people condenmed the Indian traditions of rigid caste distinctions, child marriage, sati, and | purdah |
| In the Sudan, ___ announced that he was the long-awaited savior of the faith. | Muhammad Ahmad |
| What triggered the Armenian genocide? | nationalism |
| Which of the following was a result of the Sepoy Rebellion of 1857? | Britain began to rule India as a colony |
| Which phrase best describes the term sphere of influence? | an area in which an outside power claims exclusive investment or trading privileges |
| Which of the following problems threatened the Ottoman empire in the early 1800s? | Nationalism and European powers eager to seize Ottoman lands |
| How was Social Darwinism used as a reason for imperialist expansion? | Westerners argued that European races were superior to others and imperial domination was nature's way of improving the species |
| Through the 1700s, European did not travel to the interior of Africa because | of its difficult geography and disease |
| Western-educated Indians resisted British rule by | forming a nationalist movement |
| What was one advantage to forming a protectorate? | It did not require a large commitment of military forces |
| Which phrase best describes the term pasha? | provincial ruler |
| When British historian Thomas Macaulay wrote that "a single shelf of good European library is worth the whole native literature of India and Arabia," he was showing | How little he knew about Indian achievements and culture |
| Western-educated Indians | had learned about democracy and equality and wished to end imperialist rule |
| What did Dr. David Livingstone believe was the only way to end the slave trade in Africa? | To open the interior of Africa to Christianity and trade |
| What term refers to the long-awaited savior of the Muslim faith? | Mahdi |
| In a(n) ____, local rulers were left in place but were expected to follow the advice of European advisers on certain issues. | protectorate |
| The best known explorer and missionary in Africa was | Dr. David Livingstone |
| ____ was forced to turn over the Congo to the Belgian government in 1908. | King Leopold II |
| What happened after the fall of the Qing dynasty? | Sun Yixian was named president of the new Chinese republic |
| What was one result of the Opium War? | Britain gained the island of Hong Kong |
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