Question 1

The Sherman Antitrust Act of 1890 was used largely against labor unions.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

The American annexation of Puerto Rico produced a storm of protest in the United States.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

The Spanish-American War emerged out of events in the country of ________.

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Question 4

The Democratic National Convention of 1896 saw the party attempt to incorporate some Populist demands into its platform.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Describe which Populist ideas of the late nineteenth century differed from those of the Republican or Democratic Parties.

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Question 6

Arguments used by Social Darwinists in the United States to justify expansionism

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A)   included the belief that weak nations should be left room to develop.
B)   contended that all nations were engaged in a constant struggle to survive.
C)   were created and first promoted by Charles Darwin himself.
D)   differed sharply from arguments used for domestic economic affairs.
E)   suggested that harmony among "races" depended on open markets and free trade.F) A) and C)
G) A) and B)

Question 7

The letter stolen in 1898 from Dupuy de Lôme, Spain's minister to Washington, was controversial because it

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A)   included praise for the destruction of the battleship Maine.
B)   discussed the use of Spanish spies in Washington,D.C.
C)   described William McKinley as a weak president.
D)   mocked the military capabilities of the United States.
E)   argued that Mexico should attack the U.S. to regain California and Texas.F) A) and E)
G) C) and D)

Question 8

What was "yellow journalism" and how significant was it in the events of 1898?

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Yellow journalism was a style of reporti...

Question 9

Voter turnout for presidential elections in the late nineteenth century was much higher in terms of percentages than is the case today.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

The Republican Party of the late nineteenth century appealed primarily to Protestants, in both the North and the South.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

The federal government in the late nineteenth century was not an activist government; a major exception to this was its ________ program for Union Civil War veterans.

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Question 12

The author who called on the United States to increase its naval forces in his book, The Influence of Sea Power upon History, was

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A)   William McKinley.
B)   Richard Olney.
C)   James G. Blaine.
D)   Alfred T. Mahan.
E)   Leonard Wood.F) B) and E)
G) A) and B)

Question 13

The "Cross of Gold" speech was given in 1896 by

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A)   William McKinley.
B)   Grover Cleveland.
C)   Mark Hanna.
D)   William Jennings Bryan.
E)   James Weaver.F) A) and C)
G) A) and E)

Question 14

Party identification in the late nineteenth century was usually a reflection more of cultural and geographic identity than of economic calculation.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

President Cleveland damaged the Democratic Party when he moved to repeal the Sherman Silver Purchase Act.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

In his second term, President Grover Cleveland

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A)   grew more active in social reform.
B)   followed policies similar to those of his first term.
C)   faced a Republican-controlled Congress.
D)   changed his position on tariffs.
E)   None of these answers is correct.F) B) and E)
G) B) and D)

Question 17

In the decade following the Spanish-American War, American troops could be found in both Cuba and the Philippines.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

In the early 1900s, which American dependency did NOT receive territorial status?

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A)   Cuba
B)   Alaska
C)   Puerto Rico
D)   Hawaii
E)   None of these answers is correct, as all received territorial status.F) C) and D)
G) A) and E)

Question 19

Alan Brinkley characterizes the war in the Philippines as the "least remembered of all American wars." Why would this be the case for this war?

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The war in the Philippines, often referr...

Question 20

In 1896, the major economic issue for William McKinley's administration was

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A)   the repeal of the Sherman Silver Purchase Act.
B)   the restoration of "bimetallism."
C)   the need for higher tariff rates.
D)   labor unrest.
E)   the repeal of the Specie Resumption Act.F) B) and D)
G) A) and D)

Exam 19: From Crisis to Empire

The Sherman Antitrust Act of 1890 was used largely against labor unions.

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In the decade following the Spanish-American War, American troops could be found in both Cuba and the Philippines.

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The federal government in the late nineteenth century was not an activist government; a major exception to this was its ________ program for Union Civil War veterans.

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The author who called on the United States to increase its naval forces in his book, The Influence of Sea Power upon History, was

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Describe which Populist ideas of the late nineteenth century differed from those of the Republican or Democratic Parties.

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The letter stolen in 1898 from Dupuy de Lôme, Spain's minister to Washington, was controversial because it

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The Spanish-American War emerged out of events in the country of ________.

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President Cleveland damaged the Democratic Party when he moved to repeal the Sherman Silver Purchase Act.

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Party identification in the late nineteenth century was usually a reflection more of cultural and geographic identity than of economic calculation.

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The Republican Party of the late nineteenth century appealed primarily to Protestants, in both the North and the South.

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Arguments used by Social Darwinists in the United States to justify expansionism

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In 1896, the major economic issue for William McKinley's administration was

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Voter turnout for presidential elections in the late nineteenth century was much higher in terms of percentages than is the case today.

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The "Cross of Gold" speech was given in 1896 by

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In the early 1900s, which American dependency did NOT receive territorial status?

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The Democratic National Convention of 1896 saw the party attempt to incorporate some Populist demands into its platform.

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The American annexation of Puerto Rico produced a storm of protest in the United States.

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Alan Brinkley characterizes the war in the Philippines as the "least remembered of all American wars." Why would this be the case for this war?

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What was "yellow journalism" and how significant was it in the events of 1898?

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