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This book was written as a response to which of the following?
passage of Fugitive Slave Act
passage of Kansas-Nebraska Act
passage of Missouri Compromise
decision in Dred Scott v. Sandford
Which of the following confirmed that slaves were property, and that the right to own and transport them was (at that time) protected by the U.S. Constitution?
Dred Scott v. Sandford
Plessy v. Ferguson
13th Amendment
Compromise of 1850
Which bloody victory halted an invasion and forced the Confederacy to fall back defensively for the rest of the Civil War?
Battle of Gettysburg
Battle of Vicksburg
Battle of Antietam
Battle of Bull Run
Which best describes the goal of the Radical Republicans during Reconstruction?
Punish the South for the war by forcing them to establish full racial equality
Establish a permanent military dictatorship over the defeated South
Allow the South to re-enter the Union quickly without significant reforms
Heal the Union quickly and move on from the war with no hard feelings
During Reconstruction, widespread dissatisfaction with ________'s leniency toward the South led to the success of ________ in the 1866 election.
Andrew Johnson; Radical Republicans
Andrew Johnson; Ulysses S. Grant
Ulysses S. Grant; Rutherford B. Hayes
The Democratic Party; Abraham Lincoln
"All persons of color who make contracts for service or labor, shall be known as servants, and those with whom they contract, shall be known as masters...The hours of labor, except on Sunday, shall be from sunrise to sunset..."
Which best describes this South Carolina document?
black code
sharecropping
poll tax
Jim Crow segregation
Carpetbaggers were:
Northerners who moved to the South to make money during Reconstruction
Freedmen who signed contracts to work the fields, but usually wound up in debt
Republicans in Congress whose goal was to punish the South after the war
White people in the Solid South who dared to vote for the Republican Party
Federal troops were withdrawn from the South as a direct result of the:
Compromise of 1877
Plessy v. Ferguson decision
Compromise of 1850
1866 midterm elections
The "separate but equal" doctrine was established by:
Plessy v. Ferguson
Dred Scott v. Sandford
Compromise of 1877
Jim Crow segregation
Which of the following best describes the Nadir as defined in Unit 1?
time period when racism was worse in the U.S. than at any other point since the Civil War
time period when tensions between the North and South were at their worst point ever
low-point of racism during Reconstruction, when the military helped blacks make progress
low-point of sectional problems between North and South, just after the Missouri Compromise
What was the primary purpose of the strategy depicted here?
To cut off the flow of men and resources to the Southern states
To win early victories and gain overseas allies
To successfully conquer the Southern capital of Richmond, VA
To conquer the Mississippi River and divide the Confederacy
Based on the cartoon, what conclusion can most accurately be drawn about the artist’s opinion of Pres. Ulysses S. Grant?
He represented policies and people that took advantage of the South during Reconstruction
He holds sole responsibility for the development of the heavily Democratic “Solid South”
He encouraged the military to permanently control and abuse the Southern population
He was a strong leader who helped rebuild the South quickly and efficiently after the Civil War
The situation shown in the cartoon resulted in which of the following?
The formation of the Ku Klux Klan by white southerners
The passage of the Fifteenth Amendment to the Constitution
The development of sharecropping throughout the South
The creation by Congress of the Freedmen’s Bureau
What did the 13th Amendment do?
it abolished slavery in the United States
it gave blacks the right to vote
it established the Freedman’s Bureau
it made blacks American citizens
Which of the following made the activity shown in this drawing possible?
publication of Free Speech
Plessy v. Ferguson
Fourteenth Amendment
Fifteenth Amendment
The Civil Rights Act of 1964 gave the federal government the power to punish anyone who denies rights and citizenship based on race. Which Amendment to the Constitution does this enforce?
13th
14th
15th
21st
Why could the South not vote in this election?
Civil War was going on
Reconstruction had started
Segregation had ended
Civil Rights Act of 1964 had passed
What does laissez-faire economic policy mean?
Government doesn’t interfere with economy or businesses
Government works for the people and not the powerful
Government provides a fair deal for both businesses and citizens
Government taxes the wealthy at a higher rate than the poor
Which type of integration is this?
horizontal
vertical
forward
disintegration
Starbucks buys coffee farms.
This is an example of:
Vertical integration
Horizontal integration
Market diversification
Building a monopoly
Social Darwinism is a socio-economic belief that says:
the most capable people in society always become the most successful
the wealthy have an obligation to use their excess wealth to help those in need
the free market is the best way to generate wealth and prosperity for all
the government has a responsibility to limit the power of large corporations
Many unions typically excluded all of the following people from membership except:
native-born workers
women workers
African-American workers
immigrant workers
Which political party is this?
Populist
Progressives
Republicans
Democrats
Which economic policy does this represent?
bimetallism
fiat
gold standard
Heavy Metalism
What was bimetallism intended to achieve?
to make it easier for farmers to pay their debts
to make it possible for workers to purchase basic needs
to decrease the profits of the large banking institutions
to reform the political corruption infesting the government
William Jennings Bryan; "Cross of Gold"
William McKinley; "Cross of Gold"
Andrew Carnegie; "Gospel of Wealth"
William Jefferson Clinton; "Silver Cross"
Read the document and answer the question that follows:
“Competition, therefore, is a law of nature. Nature is entirely neutral…She grants her rewards to the fittest, therefore, without regard to other considerations of any kind….Such is the system of nature.
If we do not like it, and if we try to amend it, there is only one way in which we can do it….We can take the rewards from those who have done better and give them to those who have done worse. We shall thus lessen the inequalities...and we shall accomplish this by destroying liberty.”
Source: William Graham Sumner, The Challenge of Facts, published 1914.
Based on the message in this document, with which would the author most likely agree?
The writings of Andrew Carnegie’s in his 1901 book "The Gospel of Wealth"
John Rockefeller’s and JP Morgan’s belief in the idea of “Social Darwinism”
Ida Tarbell’s writings in her 1904 book "The History of the Standard Oil Company"
The beliefs expressed by the Populist Party regarding federal monetary policy
Who does he represent?
unions.
pensions.
senators.
Robber Barons
How did the Haymarket Riot hurt the labor movement?
Key labor leaders were injured in the riot.
Many Americans came to believe that union members were violent anarchists.
Union members became afraid to strike following the violence.
The fires started in the riot destroyed much of Chicago's industrial base.
What does this picture represent?
Robber Barons being supported by the lower class.
Robber Barons climbing to the top of society.
Captains of Industry using Social Darwinism.
Captains of Industry helping poor people receive new opportunities.
What was the goal of the Homestead Act?
give free acres to white settlers in the west
Protect Native Americans
Help end slavery in the South
Keep people from moving west, forcing them to Chicago
Which of the following describes the man in the picture?
Believed blacks should gain an industrial/trade education
Believed blacks should demand full political equality
Founded the Niagara Movement, which eventually became the NAACP
Wanted to develop highly educated black civil rights leaders
What did this act do?
Allowed settlers to buy Indian land for almost nothing
Divided up tribal reservations, forcing Indians to farm
Resulted in the loss of the Plains Indians’ primary resource
Led to a major increase in westward migration
Which of the following increased the spread of a national culture for African Americans?
Large-scale migration of people to rural areas
The Great Migration from the South
Mass immigration from Europe and Asia
Availability of factory job opportunities
Which of the following describes the person in the picture?
Founded Tuskegee Institute, focused on teaching trades to blacks
Believed blacks should seek education and economic opportunities
Believed blacks should accept political inequality and segregation
Believed blacks should develop leaders and demand equality
What is this picture describing?
Progressive writers who raised awareness of social problems
Supporters of switching monetary policy to bimetallism
Networks of people who controlled city governments for profit
Progressive reformers who wanted to restrict access to alcohol
Who exposed the company and led to the development shown in the picture?
Upton Sinclair
Ida Wells
Ida Tarbell
Jacob Riis
What is the long-term cause of this picture?
Irish immigrants looking for jobs
industrialization
pollution
overcrowding
How did corporations feel these Irishmen in the late-1800s?
they liked immigration because it provided them with a supply of cheap labor
they liked immigration because it provided them with more customers to sell to
they disliked immigration because it led to an increase in crime
they disliked immigration because immigrants were more likely to join unions
What was the goal of the Chinese Exclusion Act?
to prevent foreign competition for domestic jobs
to punish foreign workers for domestic crimes and violence
to prevent foreign spies from gaining access to our technology
to make it more difficult for Americans to buy foreign-made products
Which of the following best describes the Interstate Commerce Act?
required railroad companies to set and charge reasonable shipping rates
created list of prohibited business actions and penalties for companies who break the law
makes it illegal to create a monopoly for purposes of unfairly restricting competition
required government inspections to ensure safe working conditions in factories
The most infamous political machine in America was led by:
Read this question carefully.
William Tweed
Tammany Hall
Thomas Nast
Henry Flagler
Which of these pictures do not represent the famous political machine of NYC?
What event is Thomas Nast's cartoon illustrating?
resulted in the downfall of Boss William Tweed
resulted in the passage of the Meat Inspection Act
resulted in the breakup of the Standard Oil Company
resulted in the rise of the anti-poverty movement
What was the impact of this book?
led to new consumer protection laws
led to improved urban housing conditions
led to the breakup of major companies
led to the rise of the anti-lynching movement
Which of the following Progressive muckrakers was responsible for the rise of the anti-poverty movement and new laws requiring improved urban housing conditions?
Jacob Riis
Upton Sinclair
Ida Tarbell
Thomas Nast
According to the map, where were women suffragettes successful?
West
South
North
Great Plains
What officially gave women the right to vote?
19th Amendment
15th Amendment
18th Amendment
21st Amendment
What is the biggest example of a trust that Teddy Roosevelt (TR) sued/broke up for violating anti-trust legislation?
Standard Oil Company
United States Steel
New York Central Railroad Company
JP Morgan and Co.
Which of the following conclusions can best be drawn using the information provided in this document?
Women were willing to utilize radical methods in order to achieve suffrage.
Progressive reformers saw a major need for prison reform in the early 1900s.
Racism caused significant challenges for African Americans living in the South.
Reformers used extreme methods to end the hunger and poverty in the cities
What did the Chinese Exclusion Act demonstrate?
nativism
imperialism
Social Darwinism
Communism
What ability is this picture showing?
to build an empire of American control & influence
to avoid involvement in foreign conflicts
to use America's military strength to police the Western Hemisphere
to access new overseas markets for American products
Which of the following assumptions is Anglo-Saxonism based on?
Nations with dominant militaries are superior to all others
America's virtues/values are superior to all others
Wealthy/successful nations are superior to all others
White, English-speaking nations are superior to all others
What was the impact of the yellow journalism that occurred after the events involving the U.S.S. Maine?
it caused public opinion to favor going to war with Spain
it caused Americans to demand revenge against Cuba
it led newspaper owners like Pulitzer and Hearst to allow false reporting to occur
it resulted in the USA acquiring Cuba, Puerto Rico, and the Philippines
that the Western Hemisphere was off limits and not to be colonized by European countries
that the United States had the right to police the countries of the Western Hemisphere
that all nations should be allowed free and fair access to Chinese trade markets
that the United States would interfere to protect its own interests in the Pacific
made shipping and defense much faster/easier
provided jobs for thousands of Americans
boosted the American economy through increased tourism from Latin America
increased America's role as an influential power in the world
he destabilized Colombia by supporting a Panamanian revolt, in exchange for access to the canal zone
he declared war on the tiny country of Panama, forcing it to allow the U.S. to build the Panama Canal
he used the U.S. navy to blockade Panama’s ports and would not allow any trade until the canal was built
he defended Panama from invasion by nearby Ecuador, and in gratitude Panama allowed the canal to be built
Source: Rogers, William Allen. Artist. "The Big Stick in the Caribbean Sea". 1904. Retrieved from the Granger Collection.
Which of the following U.S. actions was a major result of the policy depicted in the cartoon?
Interventions in Cuba via the Platt Amendment
Establishment of an international Open Door Policy
War with Mexico over the Zimmermann Telegram
Acquiring Puerto Rico, Guam and the Philippines
What is this picture showing?
to declare neutrality.
to join the Allied Powers.
to join the Central Powers.
isolationism.
What did headlines like this result in?
it helped cause the USA to enter WW1 by declaring war on Germany
it helped cause the USA to join the Central Powers in fear of the Zimmermann alliance
it helped cause the USA to begin utilizing unrestricted sub warfare tactics of its own
it helped cause the USA to enter WW1 by declaring war on Japan
What was the purpose?
to convince Americans to help financially support the war effort
to recruit young American men to enlist in the military
to encourage American women to work in war factories
to increase the production of munitions and food for the war effort
What would NOT be supported by this picture?
decreased overseas demand for US products
prices of products skyrocketed
unemployment dropped dramatically
increased factory production nationwide
How did the Senate react to the Treaty of Versailles, AND why?
they rejected it because isolationists feared the League of Nations would drag us into another war
they rejected it because they objected to the extreme size of the reparations that the treaty required Germany to pay
they approved of it and ratified it because they wanted to see the war come to a final conclusion
they approved of it and ratified it because they knew that the United States would benefit financially after the war ended
What does this picture show?
Platt Amendment in Cuba
Cuba becoming a US Colony
Increased demand for involvement in WWI
demands by blacks for civil rights increased
According to this cartoon, what was the major cause of WWI?
Alliance system
Militarism
Hitler attacking Poland
Imperialism
View the cartoon and answer the question that follows:
Source: Raven-Hill, Leonard. Artist. "The Gap in the Bridge". Punch Magazine. December 10, 1919.
Which of the following is most closely associated with the situation depicted in this political cartoon?
U.S. neutrality during the early years of WW1
Failure of Wilson’s “Fourteen Points of Peace”
Inability of the U.S. Senate to embrace isolationism
Russia’s withdrawal from the Allied Powers
Which of the following post-WW1 American attitudes was demonstrated by BOTH the rise of the Ku Klux Klan AND the Sacco & Vanzetti trial?
nativism
isolationism
anti-communism
fear of radical ideas
Which of the following events was the military turning point of the Korean War?
decision by Communist China to enter the war
decision by President Truman to fire General MacArthur
decision by General MacArthur to cross the 38th parallel
decision by Soviet Russia to send arms and money to North Korea
Which of the following best describes this theory?
if communism is allowed to spread to one nation, it will soon spread to other nations in the region
if one of the superpowers starts a war, neither nation will survive it
if the USA allows itself to be intimidated by the USSR once, the USSR will become even more aggressive going forward
if one nation can be convinced to abandon communism, others in the region will do so as well
Which is an example of brinkmanship?
Cuban Missile Crisis
Korean War
WWII
NATO
Was the Korean War a victory for Containment?
Yes, it stopped communism from spreading.
Yes, Korea no longer exists.
No, Korea is communist.
No, Korea invaded China.
Based on the figures from the chart, the income tax rate was most likely raised 10% to account for
the higher rate of inflation.
the rising costs of education.
costs associated with the war effort.
costs associated with Great Society initiatives.
What was the main cause of the problems suffered by farmers after the post-WW1 economic demobilization?
falling crop prices due to postwar overproduction
excessive demand for US farm products
high production costs due to increased fertilizer and shipping prices
increasing unemployment because of the return of WW1 veterans
The events shown in the case above were caused by the same post-WW1 attitude that also caused:
A movement to provide the accused with adequate legal representation
An African-American cultural movement known as the Harlem Renaissance
A massive migration of farmers from the Dust Bowl region to the west coast
A large increase in the membership of the Ku Klux Klan in the 1920s
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