U.S. History II: Exam I – Flashcards
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Sharecropping:
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led many blacks into increasing debt
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The first U.S. president to be impeached in the House of Representatives was:
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Andrew Johnson
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White southerners used the term "carpetbaggers" to describe:
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powerful northerners who lived in the South
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The Fifteenth Amendment
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guaranteed the right of American men to vote.
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In the post-Reconstruction period:
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blacks in the South were relegated to second-class citizenship
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The _____ Amendment calls for equality before the law.
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Fourteenth
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Legacies of Reconstruction in the South included all of the following EXCEPT:
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breaking the rigid social hierarchy that existed among southern whites
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The term "gilded age" refers specifically to a time when:
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materialistic excess and sharp social divisions existed
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Before the industrial boom of the late 1800s:
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labor was done by artisans who controlled the pace and output of their labor
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An industrial owner who practiced horizontal integration:
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bought out competitors in the same industry
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The pioneer of horizontal integration was:
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John D. Rockefeller
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The workplace of the late 1800s included all of the following conditions EXCEPT:
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a safe and healthy environment
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The use of sweatshops was most common in:
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the garment industry
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Andrew Carnegie stated a different view of the Gospel of Wealth by expressing that:
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the affluent class should return some of their wealth to working class communities
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Which statement would most likely have been said by a believer in Social Darwinism?
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"The laws of nature dictate the conditions of life for both rich and poor."
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Jacob A. Riis's "How the Other Half Lives" focuses on:
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the sordid life of the urban poor
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Which statement would most likely have been said by a nativist?
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"The nation's purity is being ruined by Catholics and undesirable foreigners."
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The Central Pacific Railroad company relied heavily on low-paid, hard work done by:
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Chinese immigrants
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What event in 1848 started a huge influx of whites into Indian territory?
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the discovery of gold in Indian territories
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Whites destroyed the buffalo herds for all of the following reasons EXCEPT:
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the government believed the Indians would survive better with fewer buffalo
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An American force commanded by George A. Custer was overwhelmed during the:
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Battle of Little Bighorn
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It took 5,000 U.S. troops to capture 36 Apaches led by:
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Geronimo
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White reformers on the Board of Indian Commissioners believed that:
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Indians should be assimilated by teaching them to be Christians.
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Effects of the Dawes Act included:
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more Indian land being owned by whites
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Which group suffered from the most prejudice in mining towns?
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Chinese-Americans
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The Chisholm Trail was used to:
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drive cattle northward
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The Homestead Act:
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guaranteed free acres of land to citizens who farmed the land for five years
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The third party with the greatest importance in the late nineteenth century was the ______ Party.
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Populist
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Which political party expressed ideas that were close to the goals of the Grange?
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the Populists
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The word "suffrage" is synonymous with the right to:
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vote
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The leader of the Women's Christian Temperance union argued that:
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alcohol abuse was a result of poverty and social disorder
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The presidents in the era 1868-1869 were known for:
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their weak use of presidential powers
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The most accurate description of of the spoils system is:
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awarding government jobs based on party activism and loyalty
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The Pendleton Civil Service Act began the move toward:
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separating partisan politics from attaining government jobs
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Rationales for imperialism in the era 1890-1910 included all of the following ideas EXCEPT:
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the United States needed a vast buffer zone to offset communist expansion
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Which statement would most likely have been said by a believer in Social Darwinism who was addressing the issue of imperialism?
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"We must promote the superiority of our culture in an effort to ensure world stability."
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Mahanism emphasized:
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the importance of the navy in imperial expansion
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One reason for the widespread support for a larger navy was:
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its use to expand and protect America's international trade
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The primary goal of the American government's imperialistic policies was:
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commercial expansion
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Which statement best describes the duality of causes for American intervention in Cuba?
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Republicans wanted to defy President Cleveland and open new markets in the Caribbean.
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Before the Spanish-American War, the yellow press:
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wrote editorials that criticized American imperialism
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Popular anger against Spain was ignited by:
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the destruction of the U.S. ship, the Maine
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An appalling aspect of the Filipino War was:
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the death of many Filipinos in concentration camps
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The overall effect of the Platt Amendment was to:
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restrict Cuba's autonomy at home and abroad
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Which statement about the American presence in Haiti is NOT true?
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The American government did not use military to control Haiti.
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Woodrow Wilson ordered the marines into the Dominican Republic:
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after the Dominican people attacked the U.S. embassy
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