Chapter 18 Quiz - Of The People 5e, Volume 2 Student Resources

. The "Crisis of the 1890s" referred to

an economic crisis.

labor unrest.

the powerlessness of the federal government against wealthy interests.

All of the above

. Which of the following refers to Coxey's Army?

Coxey and his followers marched on Washington to demand the establishment of a national public road-building program.

Newspapers predicted that the "army" would collapse before it even reached its destination.

The march ended in Coxey's arrest and the dispersal of his forces.

All of the above

. The flaw in the frontier thesis of Professor Frederick Jackson Turner lay in the fact that

the growth of cities had made the frontier nearly irrelevant to most Americans.

modernity had robbed the nation of its unique strengths.

more homesteaders claimed lands after the 1890 census than before.

the rejuvenating influence of the frontier seemed to promote the evolving American view of democracy.

. All of the following refer to scientific "Taylorism" except

A new layer of college-educated "middle managers" grew in the 1890s to supervise production in offices and factories.

Stopwatch studies concluded how much output a person could produce in one day and how much they should be paid.

Work was reduced to a series of simple, precise movements that could be easily taught, learned, and endlessly repeated.

The new field of efficiency engineering served to increase job satisfaction by the typical worker in offices and factories.

. All of the following refer to the Pullman strike of 1894 except

A strike against the Pullman Company was called by Eugene V. Debs, president of the American Railway Union.

The governor of Illinois appealed to President Grover Cleveland to send troops to restore order after violence resulted.

Enraged crowds blocked trains, burned railroad cars, and violated a court injunction against violent activity in the strike.

It marked a new phase in the struggle of industrial workers.

. "You shall not press down upon the brow of labor this crown of thorns; you shall not crucify mankind on a cross of gold." William Jennings Bryan's famous words argued that

gold should not be used as the monetary standard in the United States.

silver should become the monetary standard in the United States.

gold should remain the monetary standard in the United States.

gold and silver together should be the monetary standard in the United States.

. All of the following refer to Plessy v. Ferguson except

A biracial male sought to sit in the white compartment of the East Louisiana Railway.

The Supreme Court upheld the principle of "separate but equal" in public accommodations.

The plaintiff's lawyer argued that government should not divide people arbitrarily.

The lower court found that segregation was in violation of the Fourteenth Amendment to the Constitution even if railroad facilities were substantially equal for both races.

. All of the following refer to Booker T. Washington's "Atlanta Compromise" except

Blacks would seek immediate political and social equality through the legislatures and the courts.

In things purely social, Blacks and whites would be "as separate as the fingers, yet one in the hand in all things essential to mutual progress."

African Americans would give up the right to vote and stop seeking social equality if white leaders would keep violence in check and permit Blacks to succeed in agriculture or business.

Employers would hire Black workers rather than rely on immigrant labor.

. Samuel Gompers and Eugene Debs differed in their approaches to labor organization in that

Debs wanted the United Mine Workers to concentrate on organizing in the anthracite fields, while Gompers thought that unionization would be more fruitful in the bituminous mines.

Debs wanted to organize all factory workers, but Gompers wanted to keep unions strictly for men.

Debs signed up Irish and German immigrant workers, while Gompers concentrated on African Americans.

Debs favored unionization of all employees in a plant, while Gompers would organize at the single trade or craft level.

. All of the following are central to the imperial philosophy of Alfred Thayer Mahan except

naval expansion.

world trade.

high tariffs.

merchant fleet.

. Between 1890 and 1905, _______ was the largest overseas market for the American Standard Oil Company.

Japan

Africa

China

Korea

. Why did expansionists succeed in getting President McKinley to declare war on Spain?

McKinley feared an attack on the American mainland.

Spain's defenses were weakened.

Spain attacked American outposts.

The war was very popular.

. When the Spanish-American War ended, American forces occupied all of the following except

Guam

Puerto Rico

Cuba

Hawaii

. American troubles continued in the Philippines after the Spanish surrender because

Filipino guerrillas opened fire on the American occupation forces.

smallpox broke out in the islands.

the Spanish would not recognize Filipino independence.

Great Britain intervened on the side of the Filipino nationalists.

. The Open Door policy was designed to

keep Chinese markets open to the United States.

Exclude European interests from the United States' "sphere of influence."

protect American access to Chinese trade without resorting to war.

All of the above

. Why did J.P. Morgan go to the White House in 1895?

To argue for a higher tariff.

To help personally guarantee the solvency of the US Treasury.

To demand a new civil rights bill.

To express opinions about US foreign policy.

. What was the aftermath of the Wilmington Race Riot?

Many African Americans fled and no one in Wilmington spoke out against it.

The rioters were quickly jailed.

The rioters took political control for a brief time before federal aid arrived.

Others in the Jim Crow South spoke out against the riot.

. Which city was almost destroyed by a flood in 1900?

Galveston, Texas

Houston, Texas

New Orleans, Louisiana

St. Augustine, Florida

. What was McKinley's response to the antiforeign Boxer movement in China?

He withdrew American troops from the region.

He sent a new Open Door note to the rebels.

He sent thousands of soldiers into battle.

He instituted an embargo on China.

. The American flag flew over the Philippines until

1902.

1918.

1942.

1972.

. The last great land rush in the continental United States occurred in 1893 in

Arizona.

Oregon.

Oklahoma.

Wyoming.

Map shows The Imperial World: Asia, Africa, and the Middle East. British includes United Kingdom, Union of South Africa, Bechuanaland, North Rhodesia, Uganda, British East Africa, Hadhramaut, India, Burma, Australia, Tasmania, New Zealand, British Guiana, Auckland islands, Macquarie islands, Lord Howe islands, New Hebrides islands, Maldives islands, Chagos islands, Seychelles, Saint Helena, Ascension islands, Sierra Leone, Gold Coast, Nigeria, and Kuwait. Spanish includes Spain, Spanish Sahara, and Canary islands. Portuguese includes Portugal, Angola, Mozambique, Azores, and Cape Verde islands. French includes France, Morocco, Tunisia, Algeria, French West Africa, French Guiana, and French Indonesia. German includes Germany, near Cameroon, German South west Africa, German east Africa, Bismarck Archipelago, and Togo. Dutch includes Sumatra, East Indies, Dutch Guiana, and New Guinea. Belgian includes Belgium and Belgium Congo. Italy includes Italy, Libya, Eritrea, and Italian Somaliland. Russian includes Russian Empire and Finland. Ottoman includes Ottoman Empire, Egypt, West Coast of Saudi Arabia, and Sudan. Chinese include China, Tibet, and Manchuria. Japanese includes Korea and Japan. United States includes United States, Alaska, North and South of Philippines. Anti Colonial Revolts took place in many places in Africa, west India above Gujarat, north east India, Burma, Philippines, and Dutch East Indies.

Map shows The Imperial World: the Pacific and the Americas. United States includes United states, Alaska, Midway islands 1867, Wake island 1899, Hawaiian islands 1898, Johnston island 1858, Kingman reef 1858, Palmyra island 1898, Howland island 1857, Baker island 1857, Jarvis island 1857, American Samoa 1899. In Cuba, U S acquires exclusive rights to leave naval bases in 1898.

Map 18-3a and 3b: The Imperial World." Which of the following statements is accurate?

Imperialism was practiced by a variety of nations. correct incorrect

Imperialism encountered limited resistance from subjugated populations. correct incorrect

The United States had the most powerful empire of all global powers. correct incorrect

All of the above correct incorrect

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The Pullman Strike.The events depicted illustrate which of the following continuities in American history?

The coordination of governmental efforts to suppress labor movements correct incorrect

The comprehensive victories won by labor groups during the period correct incorrect

The decline of American industrialization during an era of deindustrialization correct incorrect

The rise of an American empire correct incorrect

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. The term "Jim Crow" was coined in a Thomas Nast cartoon in Harper's Weekly.

True correct incorrect

False correct incorrect

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. John Jay and Theodore Roosevelt were examples of American "jingoes."

True correct incorrect

False correct incorrect

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. One reason President McKinley was hesitant to seek a declaration of war against Spain over Cuba was that there was little public support for military action.

True correct incorrect

False correct incorrect

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. Among others, Grover Cleveland and Benjamin Harrison were opposed to the war with Spain.

True correct incorrect

False correct incorrect

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. The international force sent to Beijing in 1900 upheld the spirit of the Open Door policy by restoring free trade and open markets.

True correct incorrect

False correct incorrect

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. Even though President Cleveland may have helped end economic hard times, farm prices and workers' wages remained flat.

True correct incorrect

False correct incorrect

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. Silver was the preferred basis of currency for many in the South and West because it would reduce the problem of scarcity of money.

True correct incorrect

False correct incorrect