History 118 - U.S. History 1865 to Present » Summer 2021 » Unit Test 1

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Question #1
Which of the following BEST describes the Haymarket Affair?
A.   Workers gathered at Haymarket Square to sing, dance, and have a good time.
B.   Organized labor and its association with immigrant workers garners a reputation for violence.
C.   The most important issue for protesters at Haymarket Square was low wages.
D.   The Knights of labor staged a protest with the intent to incite violence and promote anarchy.
E.   Four protesters are killed when a policeman sets off a bomb.
Question #2
Farmers believed that their poverty stemmed from all of the following except:
A.   high tariff policies by the federal government.
B.   the free and unlimited coinage of silver by the federal government.
C.   high freight rates charged by the railroads.
D.   high interest rates charged by the banks.
E.   a decline in farm prices for farm products.
Question #3
In the case In re Debs, the Supreme Court challenged the authority of the federal government to curtail the right of workers to strike.
A.   TRUE
B.   FALSE
Question #4
In 1899, Secretary of State John Hay announced the Open Door Policy. This policy:
A.   promoted America’s interest in wealth from natural resources or large-scale American settlement and not trade.
B.   underscored America's interest in trade alongside maintaining strict immigration policy.
C.   welcomed immigrants from Asia and replaced longstanding, restrictive U.S. immigration policies.
D.   gave the U.S. open access to inspect military bases within its sphere of influence.
E.   secured access to trade with Latin American countries.
Question #5
Those who opposed the imperialism of the United States in the late 19th century argued:
A.   that America had a national mission to uplift backward cultures and spread liberty across the globe.
B.   that the ideal of self government can be made an example to other countries instead of imposed.
C.   that greedy businessmen who were anxious to maintain the cost of overseas outposts would hurt American exports.
D.   that imperialism would lead to exploitation of non-white populations who are lured to the United States.
E.   that America should focus its attention on other countries instead of at home.
Question #6
Which of the following fled to the south and took advantage of of all the benefits of office holding after the Civil War?
A.   Northern whites.
B.   Southern whites.
C.   White Democrats born in the south.
D.   White Republicans born in the south.
Question #7
Which of the following statements about the Women’s Christian Temperance Union (WCTC) is NOT true?
A.   Members argued that men squandered their wages on drink and treated their wives abusively.
B.   It was founded in 1874 under the banner of Home Protection and demanded the prohibition of alcoholic beverages.
C.   The organization moved from demanding prohibition to a comprehensive program of economic and political reform.
D.   By 1890, membership in the WCTU reached 150,000 and became the era’s largest female organization.
E.   The group insisted that women must accept the idea that weakness and dependence were their nature.
Question #8
The Crédit Mobilier scandal:
A.   angered stockholders of the Union Pacific Railroad when it was discovered that influential politicians were receiving stocks.
B.   was shocking to Americans in an era of the Gilded Age when political corruption was unusual.
C.   erupted when workers and farmers formed a corporation to distribute low-interest loans to themselves.
D.   was organized by “Boss” William M. Tweed as a way to win support from the immigrant poor.
E.   was the most notorious example of political corruption at the national level.

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