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After Lincoln's assassination, President Andrew Johnson worked closely with the radicals in Congress to press for civil rights for the freedmen. t/f

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false

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After emancipation, the freed slaves received a. forty acres of land under the Confiscation Act. b. individual homesteads under the Morrill Land Grant Act. c. the right to vote under the Fourteenth Amendment. d. help with labor contracts from the Freedmen's Bureau.

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d. help with labor contracts from the Freedmen's Bureau

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After the Civil War, African Americans were by no means a uniform community, and they had their own differences and disputes, especially between a. those who fought for the Union and those who fought for the Confederacy for their freedom. b. those who owned property and those who did not. c. those who continued to work for their former owners and those who refused to. d. those who wanted to farm and those who wanted to work for industrial companies in the North.

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b. those who owned property and those who did not.

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Andrew Johnson vetoed a bill to extend the life of the Freedmen's Bureau. t/f

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true

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Andrew Johnson's largest supporters during his presidency were a. southern whites. b. unions, small farmers, and the working poor. c. ex-slaves. d. northern whites

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b. union, small farmers, and the working poor.

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As a result of his impeachment, President Andrew Johnson a. was removed from office. b. gained the upper hand in his fight with Congress over Reconstruction. c. lost considerable power and influence. d. decided to leave politics.

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c. lost considerable power and influence.

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As a result of the Compromise of 1877, the Democrats regained the presidency. t/f

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false

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At the end of the Civil War, the former slaves a. automatically became citizens of the United States. b. were given land confiscated from white Rebels. c. often signed contracts for labor with their former owners that constrained their independence. d. all of these

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c. often signed contracts for labor with their former owners that constrained their independence.

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Carpetbaggers were black Republicans from the North who controlled the Radical southern governments during Reconstruction. t/f

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false

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During "black Reconstruction," blacks controlled most southern state governments. t/f

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false

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Farmers usually advocated "hard" money. t/f

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false

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Few slave owners willingly freed their slaves until forced to by the arrival of Union soldiers. t/f

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true

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Lincoln's plan for reconstruction was to punish Rebel leaders and disenfranchise everyone who had fought for the Confederacy. t/f

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false

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Many of the first generation of African American leaders were a. preachers. b. military veterans. c. scalawags. d. sons of the old slaveholding class

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b. military veterans

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Mary McLeod Bethune was the first black woman to establish a school that later became a four-year college. t/f

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true

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Northerners lost interest in the civil rights of the freedmen because they a. became distracted by the westward movement and Indian wars. b. grew tired of the struggle against southern white resistance. c. encountered economic trouble during and after the panic of 1873. d. all of these

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d. all of these

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Reconstruction came to an end in a. 1870. b. 1877. c. 1888. d. 1890.

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b. 1877

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Southern whites argued against the election of freed slave politicians claiming they were a. illiterate and had no civic experience. b. not American citizens. c. better suited to other roles. d. not interested in politics

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a. illiterate and had no civic experience

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The "black codes" were laws enacted by southern legislatures that were controlled by the former slaves. t/f

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false

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The African Americans' role in Reconstruction did NOT involve a. establishing benevolent and mutual aid societies. b. supporting the integration of southern schools. c. getting married now that their unions were finally legal. d. establishing many independent black churches.

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b. supporting the integration of southern schools.

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The Fourteenth Amendment a. was not as radical as the Civil Rights Act that Johnson had vetoed. b. was directed against corporations in its due process clause. c. forbade any state from depriving a person "of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law." d. gave the president power to pardon former Confederate leaders

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c. forbade any state from depriving a person "of life, liberty or property,without due process of law"

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The Fourteenth Amendment prohibited states from denying freedmen the right to vote. t/f

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false

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The Freedmen's Bureau was the first federal experiment in social welfare. t/f

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true

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The Ku Klux Klan (KKK) terrorized Democrats who defended black rights in the South. t/f

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false

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The Panic of 1873 led to the most severe economic depression the United States had experienced up to that time. t/f

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true

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The Radical Republicans included all of the following except a. Benjamin Wade. b. Alexander Stephens. c. George Washington Julian. d. Thaddeus Stevens.

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b. Alexander Stephens

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The Radical southern governments during Reconstruction a. were unusually honest and moral. b. operated frugally and did not go into debt. c. refused to aid private corporations such as railroads. d. gave unusual attention to education and poverty relief.

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d. gave unusual attention to education and poverty relief

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The Wade-Davis Bill reflected the ideas of Radical Republicans in Congress for reconstructing the union. t/f

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true

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Ulysses S. Grant was guilty of a. refusing to turn documents over to Congress for investigation. b. trying to block the implementation of Reconstruction laws. c. choosing his appointees unwisely. d. taking funds from the federal treasury.

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c. choosing his appointees unwisely.

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Although the National Labor Union advocated for improved workplace conditions and improved wages and hours, it did not a. allow women and African Americans as members. b. succeed in obtaining any of these goals. c. support industrial workers. d. allow Southerners to join.

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a. allow women and African Americans as members.

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Among Edison's inventions were the typewriter and the telephone. t/f

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false

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Andrew Carnegie consolidated the steel industry into U.S. Steel. t/f

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false

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Andrew Carnegie's "Gospel of Wealth" explained a. his business techniques in the steel industry. b. the relationship between Christianity and wealth. c. the virtues of the law of competition. d. how accumulation of wealth had disappointed him

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c. the virtues of the law of competition

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By the 1870s, the United States led the world in agricultural production. t/f

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true

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Employees of the Pullman company worked in company houses, where rents were higher than elsewhere, and had to buy most goods from the company store. t/f

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true

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Eugene V. Debs emerged from jail a socialist who would later run for president t/f

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true

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In 1880, one out of every six children was working full time. t/f

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true

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In the 1880s, the United States was the only industrialized nation in the world that had no workers' compensation program. t/f

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true

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John D. Rockefeller gave away over $500 million to charities in his lifetime. t/f

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true

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John D. Rockefeller used Cleveland, Ohio, as his initial base of operations. t/f

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true

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One major development that was key to the Second Industrial Revolution was the development of a. strong labor unions. b. a government policy of laissez-faire. c. a national transportation network. d. all of these

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c. a national transportation network

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Samuel Gompers was a leader of the a. Knights of Labor. b. Standard Oil Company. c. United States Steel Corporation. d. American Federation of Labor.

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d. American Federation of Labor

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Terence V. Powderly led the Knights of Labor. t/f

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true

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The American Federation of Labor a. included industrial unions. b. primarily organized skilled workers. c. emphasized unions for unskilled workers. d. advocated social reforms leading ultimately to socialism.

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b. primarily organized skilled workers.

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The American Federation of Labor was an organization of craft unions. t/f

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true

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The Great Railroad Strike of 1877 was a. led by Debs and the Wobblies. b. quelled by federal troops. c. the high point for the Knights of Labor. d. the origin of the American Federation of Labor.

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b. quelled by federal troops

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The Haymarket incident involved a. the McCormick Reaper Works. b. America's first terrorist bombing. c. the Knights of Labor. d. all of these

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d. all of these

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The Homestead Strike of 1892 was against a. Carnegie's steel mill. b. Rockefeller's Standard Oil. c. Morgan's Union Pacific Railroad. d. government bias in the administration of the Homestead Act

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a. Carnegie's steel mill

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The Knights of Labor was an organization of capitalists dedicated to the elimination of unions in America. t/f

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false

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The Sherman Anti-Trust Act aimed to a. make monopolization of industry illegal. b. limit the power of corporate trusts. c. set a basis for state laws to police corporations. d. all of these

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d. all of these

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The first big business in the United States was in a. shipping. b. steel. c. railroads. d. electricity

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c. railroads

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The first major interstate labor strike was the Homestead Strike in 1894. t/f

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false

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The first major interstate strike was the Haymarket Strike of 1886. t/f

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false

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The first national labor unions a. were led by anarchists. b. grew in numbers during the Civil War. c. wanted women to stay at home to ensure there was enough industrial work for men. d. championed unskilled workers.

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b. grew in numbers during the Civil War

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The first transcontinental railroad was completed in a. 1860. b. 1869. c. 1877. d. 1893

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b. 1869

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The following are all true of anarchists except that they a. used dramatic acts of violence. b. believed governments were abusive devises controlled by the rich. c. were led by Karl Marx. d. wanted a stateless society.

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c. were led by Karl Marx

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The president of the United States used federal troops to end the strike at a. Haymarket Square in Chicago. b. the Homestead Works near Pittsburgh. c. Pullman, Illinois. d. all of these

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c. Pullman, Illinois

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The use of the trust device for consolidating industry originated with a. J. Pierpont Morgan. b. Andrew Carnegie. c. John D. Rockefeller. d. George Pullman.

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c. John D. Rockefeller

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Under Samuel Gompers, the American Federation of Labor concentrated on economic gains for workers and avoided involvement in politics. t/f

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true

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A key invention in making western agriculture profitable was the sodbuster plow. t/f

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true

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Advances in transportation technology like trains led to more greatly regulating a. time zones, and time accuracy. b. policing. c. money. d. taxes.

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a. time zones, and time accuracy

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Between 1870 and 1900, Americans settled more land in the West than had been occupied by all Americans up to 1870. t/f

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true

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By 1890, small farmers in the West a. did not usually prosper financially. b. became involved in growing wheat as a cash crop. c. blamed bankers and other middlemen for their problems. d. all of these

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d. all of these

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George A. Custer lost to the Sioux at the Battle of Wounded Knee. t/f

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false

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In southern textile mills, women and children outnumbered men as workers. t/f

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true

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James Buchanan Duke played a key role in the development of the cigarette industry. t/f

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true

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Joseph Glidden's invention of barbed wire in 1873 helped protect the cotton fields of Nebraska. t/f

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false

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Most of the migrants to the West were very poor people desperate to buy cheap land. t/f

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false

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Southern blacks who migrated to Kansas were called a. redeemers. b. sodbusters. c. Exodusters. d. Jim Crows.

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c. Exodusters

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Tenantry and sharecropping led to a. independent land ownership by the freedmen. b. loss of soil fertility. c. greater political power among white Republicans. d. greater diversification of agriculture

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b. loss of soil fertility

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The Dawes Act was passed by reformers who attempted to dismantle the Native American tribes. t/f

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true

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The Dawes Severalty Act of 1887 sought to a. regulate use of the western grasslands by ranchers. b. provide cheap land to western settlers. c. Americanize western Indians. d. protect the rights of blacks in the West.

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c. Americanize western Indians

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The Ghost Dance craze immediately preceded a. the Battle of Wounded Knee. b. the enactment of the Dawes Severalty Act. c. Custer's defeat at Little Bighorn River. d. the exodus to Kansas.

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a. the Battle of Wounded Knee

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The Ghost Dance was a new religion, begun by the Paiute Wovoka, that swept the Plains and scared the American authorities. t/f

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true

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The Great Sioux War was actually a minor skirmish with Indians in the Dakota Territory. t/f

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false

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The New South's creed was not a. a pessimistic, defeatist view of the South's future. b. given classic expression by Henry W. Grady. c. a call for diversified industry. d. an inspiration to southerners in the late nineteenth century.

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a. a pessimistic, defeatist view of the South's future.

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The book that stirred people's consciousness about the destruction of the Indians was written by a. Harriet Beecher Stowe. b. Rutherford B. Hayes. c. Helen Hunt Jackson. d. Henry L. Dawes

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c. Helen Hunt Jackson

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The chief accomplishment of the New South movement was a. reconciliation between the races. b. the development of the textile industry. c. the crop-lien system. d. the creation of a powerful southern banking industry.

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b. the development of the textile industry

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The collapse of Native American resistance to resettlement came not only from the actions of federal troops but a. drought. b. flood. c. decimation of buffalo herds. d. winter.

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c. the decimation of buffalo herds

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The first successful Kansas cow town was a. Abilene. b. Cheyenne. c. Dodge City d. Ellsworth.

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a. Abilene

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The frontier thesis of Frederick Jackson Turner emphasized the a. importance of Indians in American history. b. democratic values found on the frontier. c. role of women in the West. d. diversity in the West.

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b. democratic values found on the frontier

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The largest sources of immigration to the West were a. Mexico and Canada. b. southern and eastern European countries (e.g., Italy, Poland, and Greece). c. Scandinavia, Germany, and Ireland. d. Asia.

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c. Scandinavia, Germany, and Ireland.

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The major industry of the New South was tobacco manufacturing. t/f

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false

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The Native American who surrendered with the "I will fight no more forever" speech was a. Geronimo. b. Wovoka. c. Chief Joseph. d. Sitting Bull

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c. Chief Joseph

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The rush of poor, politically unimportant miners into the West hampered the creation of new states. t/f

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false

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The southern crop-lien system encouraged the growing of cotton. t/f

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true

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Turner's frontier thesis praised the role of women and Mexicans in the creation of a democratic West. t/f

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false

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Utah only entered the Union after the Mormons abandoned the practice of polygamy. t/f

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true

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Which is the correct order for the following incidents in the West? a. Little Bighorn, Sand Creek Massacre, surrender of Geronimo, Wounded Knee b. Sand Creek Massacre, Little Bighorn, surrender of Geronimo, Wounded Knee c. Wounded Knee, Little Bighorn, surrender of Geronimo, Sand Creek Massacre d. Sand Creek Massacre, Wounded Knee, Little Bighorn, surrender of Geronimo

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b. Sand Creek Massacre, Little Bighorn, surrender of Geronimo, Wounded Knee

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"Nativism" included religious prejudice against all the following except Buddhists. Catholics. Presbyterians. Jews

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Presbyterians

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"You shall not press down upon the brow of labor this crown of thorns," said Samuel Gompers. Grover Cleveland. William Jennings Bryan. Eugene V. Debs.

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William Jennings Bryan

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After 1890, most immigrants came from southern and eastern Europe. t/f

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true

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After 1890, the "new immigrants" included all the following except Polish Jews. Scots-Irish. Italians. Greeks.

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Scots-Irish

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After the Civil War, more people moved to the frontier than to cities. t/f

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false

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Before 1878, the federal government had never authorized the coinage of silver. t/f

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false

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By 1900, nearly 30 percent of city dwellers were immigrants. t/f

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true

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By 1900, the United States had more saloons than grocery stores. t/f

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true

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Charles Darwin did not agree with Herbert Spencer's adaptation of his ideas to the human realm. t/f

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true

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During the Gilded Age the same party never controlled both the presidency and Congress. t/f

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false

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During the Gilded Age,: people were uninterested in politics. Congress was evenly divided between the two major parties. voters had little loyalty to individual parties Republicans dominated the national government

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Congress was evenly divided between the two major parties.

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Ellis Island was best known as the: site of the first settlement house in America. home of William and Henry James. point of entry for immigrants from Europe. location of the Statue of Liberty.

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point of entry for immigrants from Europe

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For recreation, the urban working class preferred: vaudeville. cycling. viewing the stereopticon. going to saloons and dance halls

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going to saloons and dance halls

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Grover Cleveland advocated laws to regulate the railroads. t/f

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true

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In 1882, Congress passed legislation to exclude immigrants from: southern and eastern Europe. Latin America. northern and western Europe. China.

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China

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In 1890, 80 percent of New Yorkers were foreign born. t/f

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true

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In 1892 Ellis Island became the gateway of entry for immigrants from Asia. t/f

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false

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In Wabash, St. Louis, and Pacific Railroad Company v. Illinois, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that: railroads could not grant rebates to big shippers. the Interstate Commerce Commission could not regulate railroad rates. individual states could not regulate railroad rates. railroads could keep the subsidies granted to them for constructing the transcontinental railroad.

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individual states could not regulate railroad rates.

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In the 1880s, the source of foreign immigration to the United States shifted from: Europe to Asia and Africa. northeastern Europe to Latin America. Canada and the British Empire to Asia. northwestern Europe to southeastern Europe.

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northwestern Europe to southeastern Europe

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In the election of 1888, the central issue was civil service reform. pensions for Civil War veterans. the tariff. the free coinage of silver

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the tariff

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Lester F. Ward stressed humankind's basic compassion. t/f

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true

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Middle-class recreation for women and children included all the following except: bicycling. Vaudeville. croquet. tennis.

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Vaudeville

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Nativism was the belief that immigrants could, and should, be Americanized quickly. t/f

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false

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One effect of urban sanitary reforms was: more fertilizer for farmers in surrounding areas. cleaner rivers and lakes. a decline in diseases such as typhoid fever. cleaner city government.

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a decline in diseases such as typhoid fever

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People were shocked by Dawin's Origin of Species because most still embraced a literal interpretation of the biblical creation story. t/f

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true

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The Alliance created a third-party political party, called the People's Independent Party, to address their specific needs. t/f

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true

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The Democratic party appealed to southern white voters. t/f

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true

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The Democratic party generally consisted of: nativists, blacks, and Catholics. Catholics, reformers, and prohibitionists. moral reformers, Protestants, and political insiders. southern whites, immigrants, and political outsiders.

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southern whites, immigrants, and political outsiders

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The Pendleton Act allowed for the coinage of more silver. t/f

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false

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The Republican party during the election of 1892 supported an eight-hour workday, and sought to protect American jobs by limiting immigration. t/f

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false

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The Sherman Silver Purchase Act of 1890: reduced the government's purchases of silver. led to the inflation desired by farmers. worried eastern business and financial groups. all of these

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worried eastern business and financial groups

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The Stalwarts in the Republican party strongly supported: Radical Reconstruction. civil service reform. cleaning up the scandals of the Grant administration. all of these

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Radical Reconstruction

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The basic problem of farmers in the late nineteenth century was high rates charged by the railroads. overproduction of agricultural products and the subsequent decline in commodity prices. inflation. high prices for manufactured goods caused by high tariffs.

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overproduction of agricultural products and the subsequent decline in commodity prices.

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The first regulatory agency, the Interstate Commerce Commission, was created in 1887. t/f

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true

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The high tariff hurt farmers by limiting their export markets. t/f

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true

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The implications of social Darwinism included: a belief in the progress of human societies. support for the social gospel. government action to protect women and children. advocacy of urban sanitary reforms.

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a belief in the progress of human societies

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The liberals in the Republican party in 1884 who could not support their candidate for president, James Blaine, were named: Mugwumps. sachems. gold bugs. Grangers.

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Mugwumps

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The majority of Manhattan residents lived in poorly ventilated and poorly lit small apartments called public housing. duplexes. tenements. townhouses.

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tenements

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The period from the end of the Civil War to the beginning of the twentieth century was labeled the Gilded Age because of its greed and vulgarity. t/f

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true

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The phrase "survival of the fittest" was coined by James Naismith. Herbert Spencer. John Dewey. Grover Cleveland

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Herbert Spencer

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"Seward's folly" involved sending the U.S. Navy around the world. Seward's campaign for president in 1884. entry into the Spanish-American War. the purchase of Alaska.

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the purchase of Alaska

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"Yellow journalism" was the term applied to the popular newspapers that were cowardly and opposed going to war against Spain. were printed on cheap paper that quickly turned yellow. carried sensational stories about events in Cuba. all of these

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carried sensational stories about events in Cuba

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Albert J. Beveridge, Henry Cabot Lodge, and Theodore Roosevelt agreed on: low tariffs for agricultural products. the benefits of obtaining overseas possessions. opposition to the Spanish-American War. the need for a small navy.

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the benefits of obtaining overseas possessions.

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Alfred Thayer Mahan was a leading advocate of American sea power and imperialism. t/f

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true

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An early and major American victory in the Spanish-American War occurred at Panama. Santiago. Hawaii. Manila Bay

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Manila Bay

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At the beginning of the Cuban War for Independence, Grover Cleveland tried to protect American businesses while avoiding direct military involvement. t/f

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true

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Big-Stick diplomacy refers to McKinley's foreign policy. Theodore Roosevelt's foreign policy. American policy toward China. American policy toward Africa

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Theodore Roosevelt's foreign policy

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By 1920, both Puerto Rico and the Philippines had gained complete independence from the United States. t/f

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false

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Cuba was France's oldest colony in the Americas. t/f

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false

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Emilio Aguinaldo at first aided George Dewey against the Spanish in the Philippines. t/f

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true

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Even before the Spanish-American War, the Cubans traded more with the United States than with Spain. t/f

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true

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In 1887, the United States bought Alaska from Britain for $7.2 million. t/f

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false

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In the 1890s, anti-imperialists included William McKinley, William Howard Taft, and William Jennings Bryan. Theodore Roosevelt, Alfred Thayer Mahan, and Mark Hanna. Samuel Gompers, Andrew Carnegie, and William James. William Howard Taft, Alfred Thayer Mahan, and Albert Beveridge.

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Gompers, Carnegie, James

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In the Spanish-American War, Commodore George Dewey won a major victory against Spain in the Philippines. t/f

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true

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In the Spanish-American War, more American armed forces personnel died from disease than in combat. t/f

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true

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Josiah Strong and John Fiske justified American imperialism by stressing: the need for new markets in Asia. Anglo-Saxon superiority. the importance of naval power in world affairs. competition with European powers for influence

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Anglo- Saxon superiority

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Put the following events in the correct chronological order : sinking of the Maine, Teller Amendment, battles around Santiago, de Lôme letter de Lôme letter, sinking of the Maine, Teller Amendment, battles around Santiago Teller Amendment, de Lôme letter, sinking of the Maine, battles around Santiago de Lôme letter, sinking of the Maine, battles around Santiago, Teller Amendment

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de Lôme letter, sinking of the Maine, Teller Amendment, battles around Santiago

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The Hawaiian revolution was encouraged by American planters for economic reasons. t/f

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true

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The Open Door policy described America's approach to Cuba after 1900. t/f

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false

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The Platt Amendment: placed restrictions on the Cuban government's independence. gave self-government to the Philippines. required United States control of the Panama Canal. exempted from the tariff all territories gained in the Spanish-American War.

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placed restrictions on the Cuban government's independence.

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The Spanish-American War occurred during the presidency of: Benjamin Harrison. Theodore Roosevelt. William McKinley. Grover Cleveland.

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William McKinley

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The Teller Amendment denied interest in annexing Cuba. t/f

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true

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The Treaty of Portsmouth resulted from American intervention in the: Cuban Revolution. Russo-Japanese War. Dominican Republic. Panama Canal

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Russo-Japanese War

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The United States built the Panama Canal on land that had previously belonged to Colombia. t/f

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true

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The United States entered the war with Spain largely because of President McKinley's bellicosity. the aggressive actions of Spain. a public aroused by the yellow press. all of these

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a public aroused by the yellow press

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The construction of the Panama Canal: was started by the French. was controversial with the United States. was opposed by Theodore Roosevelt. occurred after the Panamanians declared their independence from Honduras.

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was controversial with the United States

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The latest evidence suggests the sinking of the Maine was caused by: jingoistic Americans. Cuban independence fighters, hoping to bring the United States into war. the Spanish to provoke war. an accidental explosion and fire on the ship.

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an accidental explosion and fire on the ship

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Theodore Roosevelt became president as a result of the death of: Grover Cleveland. James A. Garfield. Woodrow Wilson. William McKinley.

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William McKinley

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Theodore Roosevelt fought in Cuba as a commissioned officer in the regular U.S. Army. t/f

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false

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Under the Roosevelt Corollary to the Monroe Doctrine, the United States assumed the right to intervene in Latin America. t/f

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true

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All of the following are correct about the Women's Christian Temperance Union except that it: was the largest women's group in the nation by 1900. was led by Ida M. Tarbell. lobbied for an end to child labor and for an eight-hour day. wanted to close the saloons.

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was led by Ida M. Tarbell

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Among the reasons why the 1912 election is significant is that: all candidates claimed to be progressives. the Socialist candidate, Eugene V. Debs, polled almost a million votes. it featured party primaries. all of these

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all of these

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Around 1916, Wilson renewed his support for progressive reforms because he needed to build a coalition for reelection. World War I gave the president unlimited powers to act. he was about to leave office and wanted to create an enduring legacy. all of these

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he needed to build a coalition for reelection.

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Before 1917, states adopting universal women's suffrage were in the: West. South. East. industrial Northeast.

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West

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During the devastating depression of the 1890s, many upper-middle-class urban people sought to reform society to help those in need, as well as: prevent them from becoming revolutionaries. prevent them from running for office. educate them to assume professional roles similar to their own. allow them to earn more money.

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prevent them from becoming revolutionaries

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In the case against the Northern Securities Company, Theodore Roosevelt sought to: settle a strike in the coal industry. establish the precedent that the president could intervene in a strike. break up a major railroad company. end corruption on Wall Street

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break up a major railroad company

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One characteristic of Wilson's progressivism was: widespread involvement of the poor and working class. higher levels of political participation. discrimination against blacks and increasing segregation. all of these

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discrimination against blacks and increasing segregation.

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The Clayton Anti-Trust Act attempted to regulate trusts by: defining unfair competition. placing control in the hands of a small group of regulators. taking control of trusts from the courts. repealing the Sherman Anti-Trust Act

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defining unfair competition

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The Elkins Act and the Hepburn Act are examples of the federal action to: regulate business activity. make the political system more democratic. protect women and children. promote conservation and protect the environment.

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regulate business activity

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The Seventeenth Amendment: gave women the right to vote. prohibited the sale of alcoholic beverages. stated that U.S. senators should be popularly elected rather than chosen by their state. prohibited anyone from serving more than two terms as president.

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stated that U.S. senators should be popularly elected rather than chosen by their state.

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The Triangle Shirtwaist fire spurred interest in laws to ban child labor. protect workers from accidents. break up trusts. allow industrial workers to form unions.

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protect workers from accidents.

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The impulse for reform in the Progressive Era began as a result of the Spanish-American War. when Theodore Roosevelt became president. at the local level in the 1880s. with the publication of Upton Sinclair's The Jungle.

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at the local level in the 1880's

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The progressives' emphasis on efficiency drew on the ideas of William Howard Taft. Frederick W. Taylor. Henry Demarest Lloyd. Louis D. Brandeis

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Frederick W. Taylor

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To conserve the nation's natural resources, Theodore Roosevelt wanted to: use efficiency and government regulation. apply the Supreme Court's new "stream-of-commerce" doctrine. depend on industrialists, ranchers, loggers, and miners to protect the nation's interest. let the free market establish their value and devise methods to preserve them.

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use efficiency and government regulation

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Under President Roosevelt, Gifford Pinchot directed programs related to the: breaking up of trusts. conservation of natural resources. protection of consumers of foods and drugs. regulation of the major railroads.

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conservation of natural resources.

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After World War I, the Senate: ratified the Treaty of Versailles. ratified the treaty except for the League of Nations. accepted the League of Nations, but defeated the Treaty of Versailles. defeated the Treaty of Versailles.

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defended the Treaty of Versailles

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All of the following statements about post-World War I America are correct except: most working women kept their wartime industrial jobs. racial violence broke out in Chicago. the police went on strike in Boston. a Red Scare erupted against radicals

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most working women kept their wartime industrial jobs

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Although Wilson's peace plan had merit, he made several key decisions that would ultimately jeopardize its success, including: leaving the country for six months and losing touch with developments at home. not attending the peace conference in Paris. withdrawing all troops at the start of the World War. supporting the League of Nations.

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supporting the League of Nations

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For Wilson, the most important part of the peace negotiations involved the League of Nations. Germany's admission of "war guilt." war debts and reparations. the principle of self-determination.

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the League of Nations

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For two years after the war began in Europe, the Wilson administration pursued a policy that stressed: secret aid to Britain. neutrality. opposition to Britain's "freedom of the seas" policy. support for Germany if it would stop the U-boat attacks.

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neutrality

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Racial conflict among Americans during and after World War I resulted from: integration of the military. the mass movement of southern blacks to northern cities. northern whites training at military bases in the South. the refusal of blacks to participate in a war for democracy when they were not allowed to vote.

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the mass movement of southern blacks to northern cities

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The Revenue Act of 1916 taxed excess profits of corporations. added a graduated estate tax. doubled the basic income tax rate. all of these

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all of these

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The U.S. failure to ratify the Versailles Treaty ultimately created conditions for: Europe to recover. the Nineteenth Amendment to be approved. the Nazis to rise to power. the creation of the League of Nations

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the Nazis to rise to power

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The irreconcilables were primarily: midwestern and western progressives. representatives of hyphenated Americans. conservative Republicans. southern Democrats.

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midwestern and western progressives

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The postwar Red Scare was aimed at black radicals who started race riots. continuing German influences in society. opponents of the League of Nations. Bolsheviks, radicals, and aliens.

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Bolsheviks, radicals, and aliens

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The wartime Espionage and Sedition Acts were upheld by the Supreme Court. led to the persecution of more than 1,500 people. hit hard at socialists and radicals. all of these

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all of these

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Until early 1918, U.S. forces in Europe played a crucial part in fighting the Germans at sea. concentrated on the Eastern Front. played only a token role. saved France from German defeat.

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played only a token role

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William Jennings Bryan resigned as secretary of state: in the uproar after the sinking of the Lusitania. after the discovery of the Zimmerman telegram. because President Wilson rejected the Sussex pledge. to run for president in 1916

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in the uproar after the sinking of the Lusitania

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Wilson's Fourteen Points included all the following except freedom of the seas. replacing the tsar on the Russian throne. the League of Nations. an independent Poland.

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replacing the tsar on the Russian throne

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Wilson's failure to take a major Republican to the postwar peace conference was a mistake because: the Republicans controlled Congress. most Republicans supported the League of Nations. Theodore Roosevelt advocated the League of Nations. all of these

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the Republicans controlled congress

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Garvey's message of black nationalism especially resonated with white Americans. college-age students. contributors to the Harlem Renaissance. poor blacks in northern cities.

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poor blacks in northern cities

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"To miss modern art is to miss one of the few thrills that life holds," said one critic in a review of the literature of Pound and Elliot. jazz radio broadcast. a Charlie Chaplin movie. the Armory Show.

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the Armory Show

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Modernism included nativism and the Ku Klux Klan. Prohibition and fundamentalism. impressionism in art and Freudianism in psychology. Garveyism and immigration restriction

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impressionism in art and Freudianism in psychology

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Most women in the 1920s flooded into the professions. were not flappers. put their careers ahead of marriage. were active in politics

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were not flappers

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Negro nationalism, a movement for which Marcus Garvey was a leading spokesman, promoted: one of the most ambitious social reforms ever undertaken in the United States. patriotism and unity. the Harlem Renaissance. black separatism from mainstream American life.

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black separatism from mainstream American life

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The Eighteenth Amendment to the Constitution gave women the right to vote. started Prohibition. required popular election for U.S. senators. established equal rights for women.

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started Prohibition

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The Great Migration of African Americans northward during the 1920s and 1930s resulted in: dramatic social, economic, and political changes. significant opposition to World War I. a decline in agriculture. significant progress towards civil rights.

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dramatic, social, economic, and political changes

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The Harlem Renaissance also celebrated the contributions of poor African Americans, and the term "Aframerican" was coined to encourage immigration from Africa to America. describe the cultural contributions from this group. designate that blacks were no longer divided by their heritage. signify the separation of black Americans from white Americans.

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designate that blacks were no longer divided by their heritage

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he National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) sought to solve racial problems by advocating emigration to Africa. developing black artistic and musical talents. focusing on legal challenges to discrimination. all of these

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focusing on legal challenges to discrimination

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The flappers: seemed a shocking example of the "new feminism" to the older generation. attended the new coed colleges in large numbers. represented the Lost Generation in Paris. were active in social reform.

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seemed a shocking example of the "new feminism" to the older generation

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The most significant development in black life in the 1920s was the Harlem Renaissance. work of Marcus Garvey. Great Migration northward. campaign of the NAACP for equal rights.

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Great Migration northward

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The most significant economic and social development of the early twentieth century was: the automobile. radio. aircraft. movies.

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automobile

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The scientific work of Einstein: reinforced the traditional faith in reason and order. increased confidence in our ability to fully understand the world. was incompatible with the disillusionment and despair of the postwar period. shaped many of the intellectual, cultural, and social currents of the twentieth century.

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shaped many of the intellectual, cultural , and social currents of the 20th century

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