History Chapter 23 Flashcard
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Labor unrest during the Hayes administration stemmed from [A] agitation by Communist sympathizers. [B] competition among rival unions. [C] the establishment of the Socialist party. [D] the collapse of the steel industry. [E] long years of depression and deflation.
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E
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Which of the following was not among the platform planks adopted by the Populist Party in their convention of 1892? [A] government ownership of the railroads, telephone, and telegraph [B] free and unlimited coinage of silver in the ratio of 16 to 1 [C] government guarantees of "parity prices" for farmers [D] immigration restrictions [E] a one-term limit on the presidency
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C
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The Chinese word tong means [A] family. [B] labor union. [C] criminal organization. [D] cooking utensil. [E] meeting hall.
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E
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Which one of the following is least related to the other three? [A] "Black Friday" [B] "Ohio Idea" [C] Jay Gould [D] Wall Street gold market [E] Jim Fisk
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B
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The political developments of the 1890s were largely shaped by
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Economic hardships
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The legal codes that established the system of segregation were [A] undermined by the crop lien system. [B] overturned by Plessy v. Ferguson. [C] found only in the North. [D] called Jim Crow laws. [E] passed during Reconstruction.
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D
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In the wake of anti-Chinese violence in California, the United States Congress
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Passed the Chinese Exclusion Act in 1882
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President James A. Garfield was assassinated
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By Charles J. Guiteau, a derenaged office seeker, in a Washingtion railroad station
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The railroad of 1877 started when [A] President Hayes refused to use troops to keep the trains running. [B] the four largest railroads cut salaries by ten percent. [C] the railroads tried to hire Chinese workers. [D] working hours were cut back by the railroad companies. [E] the railroad workers refused to cross the picket lines of cargo loaders.
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B
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Economic unrest and the repeal of the Sherman Silver Purchase Act led to the rise of pro-silver leader
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William Jennings Bryan
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The Pendleton Act required appointees to public office to [A] have a college degree. [B] present a written recommendation from a congressman or senator. [C] take a competitive examination. [D] agree to make financial contributions to their political party. [E] pledge independence from either major political party.
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C
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One cause of the panic that broke in 1873 was [A] excessive speculation in mining stocks. [B] the formation of the Greenback Labor party. [C] an extremely high rate of inflation. [D] the construction of more factories than existing markets would bear. [E] the reissuance of millions of dollars in greenbacks.
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D
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At the end of Reconstruction, Southern whites disenfranchised African-Americans with [A] poll taxes. [B] literacy requirements. [C] grandfather clauses. [D] economic intimidation. [E] all of these.
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E
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In the 1896 case of Plessy v. Ferguson, the Supreme Court ruled that [A] "separate but equal" facilities were constitutional. [B] the Fourteenth Amendment did not apply to African-Americans. [C] segregation was unconstitutional. [D] literacy tests for voting were constitutional. [E] African-Americans could be denied the right to vote.
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A
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President Grover Cleveland aroused widespread public anger by his action of [A] wasting the federal surplus on pork-barrel spending. [B] vetoing the Wilson-Gorman Tariff Act. [C] using federal troops to suppress Populist demonstrations. [D] borrowing $65 million in gold from J.P. Morgan's banking syndicate. [E] taking the United States off the gold standard.
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D
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The presidential elections of the 1870s and 1880s
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Aroused great interest among voters
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The 1884 election contest between James G. Blaine and Grover Cleveland was noted for [A] low voter turnout. [B] its emphasis on issues. [C] its personal attacks on the two candidates. [D] its virtual tie in the electoral college. [E] a landslide victory for the reform-minded Republicans.
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C
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The major campaign issue of the 1888 presidential election was [A] tariff policy. [B] the currency question. [C] foreign policy. [D] civil-service reform. [E] the big trust question.
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A
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As a solution to the panic or depression of 1873, debtors suggested [A] a passage of the Resumption Act of 1875. [B] a policy of deflation. [C] restoring the government's credit rating. [D] stronger federal control of banking. [E] inflationary policies.
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E
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During the Gilded Age, the Democrats and the Republicans [A] agreed on currency policy but not the tariff. [B] held similar views on all economic issues except for civil-service reform. [C] had few significant economic differences [D] were separated by substantial differences in economic policy. [E] were divided over silver v. gold currency.
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C
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One of the main reasons that the Chinese came to the United States was to [A] buy their own farms. [B] work on the East Coast. [C] dig for gold. [D] replace the newly freed slaves in the South. [E] all of these.
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C
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When he was president, Grover Cleveland's hands-off approach to government gained the support of
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Bussinessmen and bankers
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President Ulysses S. Grant was reelected in 1872 because [A] he promised reforms in the political system. [B] his opponents chose a poor candidate for the presidency. [C] federal troops still controlled the South. [D] the Democrats and Liberal Republicans could not decide on a single candidate. [E] he pleaded for a clasping of hands across "the bloody chasm" between the North and South.
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B
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The Credit Mobilier scandal involved
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Railroad corruption, fraud, and the subsequent bribery of congressmen
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The major problem in the 1876 presidential election centered on [A] the two sets of election returns submitted by Florida, South Carolina, and Louisiana. [B] failure to use the secret "Australian ballot" in some places. [C] Samuel Tilden's association with corrupt politicians. [D] President Grant's campaign for a third term. [E] who would be Speaker of the House.
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A
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In the late nineteenth century, those political campaigned by "waving the bloody shirt" were reminding voters
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Of the gory features of the Civil War
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During the Gilded Age, the lifeblood of both the Democratic and Republican parties was
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Political patronage
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"Spoilsmen" was the label attached to
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Those who sought political office or spoils when their party was in office
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Those who enjoyed a successful political career in the post-Civil War decades were usually
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Party loyalists
