Question 1

New immigrants were welcomed and treated with respect because their labor was desperately needed in the cities.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

How did economic development in Brazil during and after the American Civil War affect the lives of southern cotton farmers?

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A)   Brazilian demand for American cotton created new opportunities for southern cotton growers.
B)   Poverty and crime in South America triggered a mass migration of cheap farm workers into the American South where they replaced former slaves.
C)   The expansion of Brazilian cotton cultivation lowered global prices for the crop and led to indebtedness and loss of land for southern farmers.
D)   The expansion of slavery in Brazil in the wake of American emancipation prompted southern farmers to give up cotton cultivation for good.
E)   Cheap Egyptian cotton allowed southerners to become the consumers of imported textiles.

Question 3

Chinese in the late nineteenth-century West rarely resisted exclusion laws for fear of mob violence against them.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Which statement about the 1896 election is FALSE?

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A)   William McKinley's victory ended the political stalemate that had persisted since 1876.
B)   The Populist Party declined after the election.
C)   The election is considered the first modern presidential campaign.
D)   McKinley's campaign raised millions of dollars compared to Bryan.
E)   William Jennings Bryan lost because he supported the gold standard. E

Question 5

Match the person or term with the with the correct description.
-Plessy v. Ferguson

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A)  argued that the Constitution did not apply to territories
B)  excluded Chinese women from entering the United States
C)  separate, but equal
D)  warned that empire was incompatible policy with democracy
E)  the United States was not to annex CubaF) politically active farmersG) gave Asians citizenship under Fourteenth AmendmentH) labor unrest at a Carnegie steel millI) effort to keep free trade in ChinaJ) campaigned for temperanceK) excluded from votingL) blacks migrated out of South

Question 6

Through a network of women's clubs, temperance associations, and social reform organizations, women exerted a growing influence on public affairs.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Explain why Americans increasingly came to feel that they were being denied economic independence and democratic self-government during the late nineteenth century.

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Question 8

How were federal troops used in the Pullman Strike of 1894?

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A)   As moderators between the employees and employers.
B)   To help suppress the strikers on behalf of the owners.
C)   They were not used at all.
D)   As workers themselves, to replace the striking workers.
E)   As spies, such as an early Federal Bureau of Investigation.

Question 9

Americans have referred to the 1890s as the women's era because:

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A)   women could vote.
B)   few women had to work outside the home.
C)   women's economic opportunities and roles in public life expanded.
D)   growing numbers of women held political office.
E)   most men supported equal rights for women.

Question 10

Which statement about the Spanish-American War is true?

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A)   The war lasted only four months and resulted in fewer than 400 U.S. battle casualties.
B)   Congress indicated that it was going to war to annex Cuba.
C)   The war came as little surprise given the fact that William McKinley campaigned in 1896 on a platform favoring imperial expansion.
D)   Admiral Dewey secured Manila Bay by defeating the Spanish in a bloody three-day battle.
E)   The treaty that ended the war granted U.S. citizenship to the peoples of the Philippines, Puerto Rico, and Guam.

Question 11

Which statement about the People's Party is FALSE?

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A)   It emerged from the Farmers Alliance in the 1890s and claimed to speak for all the "producing classes."
B)   It embarked on a remarkable effort of community organization and education.
C)   Its platform of 1892 remains a classic document of American reform, advocating radical ideas of the day such as graduated income tax and increased democracy.
D)   It emerged as an urban, middle-class vehicle for social, economic, and political reform.
E)   It sought to rethink the relationship between freedom and government in order to address the crisis of the 1890s. D

Question 12

Supporters of the Anti-Imperialist League:

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A)   wanted to civilize "savage" peoples.
B)   argued in favor of "benevolent" imperialism.
C)   maintained that Filipinos were entitled to U.S. citizenship.
D)   argued that Puerto Ricans were entitled to U.S. citizenship.
E)   believed that American energies should be directed at home, not abroad.

Question 13

Match the person or term with the with the correct description.
-Samuel Gompers

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A)  advocate of free silver
B)  president of the American Railway Union
C)  believed politics was the place for women
D)  Populist Party presidential candidate
E)  advocated vocational training for blacksF) Supreme Court justiceG) pioneered "business unionism"H) fought with the Rough RidersI) led the Filipino insurrectionJ) promoted American expansionism via a navyK) fomented a revolution in CubaL) annexed the Philippines

Question 14

Identify and give the historical significance of each of the following terms, events, and people in a paragraph or two.
-Black suffrage

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Question 15

Match the person or term with the with the correct description.
-United States v. Wong Kim Ark

Accepted Answer

A)  argued that the Constitution did not apply to territories
B)  excluded Chinese women from entering the United States
C)  separate, but equal
D)  warned that empire was incompatible policy with democracy
E)  the United States was not to annex CubaF) politically active farmersG) gave Asians citizenship under Fourteenth AmendmentH) labor unrest at a Carnegie steel millI) effort to keep free trade in ChinaJ) campaigned for temperanceK) excluded from votingL) blacks migrated out of South G

Question 16

How did American racial attitudes shape South African politics?

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A)   The Union of South Africa followed the model of U.S. segregation with its own system of apartheid.
B)   The excesses of U.S. Jim Crow rule inspired the country's anti-apartheid movement.
C)   The transfer of segregationist policies into American foreign affairs triggered a wave of reforms in the Union of South Africa.
D)   The sense of shared purpose between the United States and the Union of South Africa led to a close military alliance aimed at the subjugation of sub-Saharan Africa.
E)   As in the United States, South African racial attitudes brought about the rise of a successful civil rights movement.

Question 17

In 1893, American sugar growers orchestrated the overthrow of Queen Liliuokalani, paving the way for the U.S. annexation of Hawaii in 1898.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

American expansionism after the 1890s:

Accepted Answer

A)   was largely driven by the desire for expanded overseas trade.
B)   was hampered by the continued U.S. observance of the Monroe Doctrine.
C)   had little to do with American consumer demand for foreign products.
D)   severely depressed the nation's agricultural and industrial production.

Question 19

The Immigration Restriction League:

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A)   called for increased immigration from Asia.
B)   was founded by new immigrants.
C)   wanted to bar immigrants under the age of eighteen.
D)   wanted to bar immigrants who were illiterate.
E)   wanted to end all immigration.

Question 20

William McKinley championed a government that would help ordinary Americans.

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A) True 
 B)False

Exam 17: Freedom S Boundaries, at Home and Abroad, 1890-1900

New immigrants were welcomed and treated with respect because their labor was desperately needed in the cities.

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How did economic development in Brazil during and after the American Civil War affect the lives of southern cotton farmers?

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Chinese in the late nineteenth-century West rarely resisted exclusion laws for fear of mob violence against them.

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Which statement about the 1896 election is FALSE?

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Match the person or term with the with the correct description. -Plessy v. Ferguson

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Through a network of women's clubs, temperance associations, and social reform organizations, women exerted a growing influence on public affairs.

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Explain why Americans increasingly came to feel that they were being denied economic independence and democratic self-government during the late nineteenth century.

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How were federal troops used in the Pullman Strike of 1894?

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Americans have referred to the 1890s as the women's era because:

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Which statement about the Spanish-American War is true?

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Which statement about the People's Party is FALSE?

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Supporters of the Anti-Imperialist League:

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Match the person or term with the with the correct description. -Samuel Gompers

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Identify and give the historical significance of each of the following terms, events, and people in a paragraph or two. -Black suffrage

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Match the person or term with the with the correct description. -United States v. Wong Kim Ark

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How did American racial attitudes shape South African politics?

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American expansionism after the 1890s:

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The Immigration Restriction League:

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