What did Coxey's Army want?
a $500 million public-works program funded with paper money
What happened in the Philippines after the Spanish-American War?
Filipino resistance fighters fought a protracted and bloody guerrilla war against United States rule
How did William Randolph Hearst and Joseph Pulitzer change the newspaper industry?
They competed for readers by writing sensationalized stories that captured the reader's attention
Which of the following was an approach the United States used in dealing with Cuba in the years after the Spanish-American War?
by asserting the right to intervene in Cuba when it was necessary; by keeping American troops in Cuba for a number of years; by improving public health, education, and sanitation on the island
What did the "separate but equal" doctrine mean?
As long as facilities for whites and blacks were equivalent, they did not have to be racially integrated
Which of the following statements is TRUE concerning the 1893 depression?
New ideas concerning the role of government in society began to emerge
Which of the following was a tool that southern states used to disfranchise blacks after Reconstruction?
Poll taxes; Grandfather clauses; Literacy tests; Property requirements
How did Josiah Strong influence American imperialism at the end of the 19th century?
He asserted that the United States had a moral responsibility to civilize other, weaker races
What was the Grange (the Patrons of Husbandry)?
An organization of farmers
Why did Grangers focus their activism on the railroads?
The railroads routinely bribed legislators to get what they wanted; Railroads discriminated against small farmers by giving discounts to big shippers; Railroads charged higher rates for short trips than they did for long ones
William Jennings Bryan's "Cross of Gold" speech
attacked the gold standard, calling instead for free silver coinage
Which of the following was a reason for the strengthening of American ties to Hawaii in the late nineteenth century?
Sugar plantation expansion; Missionary activity; Naval activity
What did Booker T. Washington argue?
that black Americans should acquire useful skills and patiently accept their lot until racism faded
Which of the following statements best describes why the United States declared war on Spain?
A mixture of idealism, moral outrage, and a desire for an American empire and trade
Why did the federal government during the late nineteenth century tend to ignore the social consequences of industrialization?
Most American leaders, regardless of party, believed in the laissez-faire doctrine and did not support a large governmental role in the economy
What did Alfred Thayer Mahan argue in The Influence of Sea Power on History?
That the key to U.S. national greatness would come from a naval buildup
Which of the following is an example of black responses to racism in the late nineteenth and early twentieth century?
Black churches and fraternal organizations supported victims of racism; Some blacks opened businesses serving their communities; Some blacks left the South and moved to Kansas or Chicago; A few leaders urged blacks to head back to Africa and build a natio
Which were reasons why American confidence in the gold standard weakened in the 1890s?
The government had to pay for its monthly silver purchases with treasury certificates redeemable for either silver or gold, further drained gold reserves; Tariff revenues were dropping because of the high McKinley Tariff; Congress's lavish veterans' benef
The Teller Amendment asserted that the United States had
no interest in sovereignty, jurisdiction, or control of Cuba
Which of the following were reasons that many Americans in the 1880s and 1890s argued that the United States should take a more expansionist role in the world?
Many believed that a great nation had to have a great navy, and a great navy needed bases abroad; Many believed that for the United States to be a great nation, it had to have an empire; Many believed that Americans had a mission to bring Christianity and
Silverites desired free silver because they believed it would
aid debtors through increasing the supply of money
What was the main importance of the government's establishment of the Interstate Commerce Commission?
It established the principle of federal government regulation of business that crossed state lines
Which of the following best describes the result of the march on Washington by Coxey's Army?
Coxey was arrested
How did Josiah Strong influence American imperialism at the end of the 19th century?
He asserted that the United States had a moral responsibility to civilize other, weaker races
What event triggered the Panic of 1893?
The collapse of the railroad
The Republican presidential candidate in 1896, ______, supported the ______ standard
William McKinley; gold
The ideology of progressivism, insofar as it had one, generally
mixed a liberal concern for the poor with a conservative wish to control social disorder
Why did many progressives advocate restricting immigration to the United States?
They concluded that since the immigrant city bred problems, immigrants should be excluded
What is an accurate comparison of the two competing brands (New Nationalism vs. New Freedom) of political progressivism in the 1912 presidential campaign?
The New Nationalism accepted concentrations of capital, labor, and government, but the New Freedom stressed competitiveness among small business and reduced government power
The Clayton Anti-Trust Act
placed more restrictions on business activities that could lead to restraint of trade and federal lawsuits
All the following were progressive efforts to provide moral controls on society EXCEPT
Margaret Sanger's campaign
What did Frederick Taylor argue?
Business could increase efficiency by standardizing job routines and rewarding the fastest workers
Which one of the following ideas could easily be associated with progressivism?
a commitment to using government to curb the influence of "special interests"; a belief in efficiency and planning
Which of the following statements does accurately describe Black Americans in the early 20th century?
Lynchings were quite common, with anywhere from 50 to 70 occurring each year; Booker T. Washington and W.E.B. Du Bois were key black leaders
In Women and Economics, Charlotte Perkins Gilman argued
Women should have equality in the workplace; Domestic duties such as cooking and childcare should be taken care of by collective efforts; Confining women to the domestic sphere was an evolutionary throwback that had become outdated and inefficient
Which of the following describes the African American experience in the early twentieth century?
Blacks lived in constant fear of personal violence in the form of lynching if they appeared to be too assertive in behavior or economic aspirations; Blacks lived in run-down 'colored districts', attended dilapidated schools and worked at the lowest paid j
W. E. B. Du Bois argued in his famous book The Souls of Black Folk that
African Americans should demand full racial equality, including equal educational opportunities
Why did the number of professional organizations, and their membership, increase markedly during the first two decades of the twentieth century?
Such organizations provided a sense of professional identity for the white-collar middle class
Robert La Follette was
a progressive reformer who established policies that were labeled the "Wisconsin Idea".
Where was the American Federation of Labor's main source of strength?
Skilled trades
Which of the following statements concerning progressives are true?
Progressives were interested in a variety of reforms; Progressive reformers were often moralistic; Progressivism focused little attention on racial problems; Progressives transformed America's political and social landscape