The majority of the urban population lived in __________. A) single-family houses B) tenements C) the suburbs D) temporary shacks and structures ANSWER Answer: B
Date: September 9th, 2020
In the late nineteenth century, federal jobs __________. A) went only to those who scored well on the Civil Service exam B) usually went to graduates of the better schools and universities C) were rarely sought after as the benefits were poor D) changed hands each time there was a change in administration ANSWER […]
Date: September 9th, 2020
In the Platt Amendment, the United States __________. A) declared Cuba independent from Spain B) denied any intent of annexing Cuba C) allied with Cuban rebels against the Spanish imperialists D) claimed the right to intervene to protect its interests in Cuba ANSWER Answer: D
Date: September 9th, 2020
Which of these events is most closely linked to the surge in the scale and scope of the federal government in the second half of the nineteenth century? A) Civil War B) Spanish-American War C) westward migration D) Indian removal ANSWER Answer: A
Date: September 9th, 2020
The Henry Street Settlement sought to address its neighborhood’s __________. A) moral laxity B) drunkenness C) prostitution D) health and welfare ANSWER Answer: D
Date: September 9th, 2020
Both prohibition and ending prostitution were efforts by the progressive reformers to control __________. A) state politicians who obstructed progressive reform B) city bosses and city machines C) the growing middle class D) big-city immigrants with alien cultures ANSWER Answer: D
Date: September 9th, 2020
Margaret Sanger and fellow advocates wanted birth control because __________. A) it would advance sexual freedom for middle-class women and protect poor working women B) birth control would allow poor women to work longer hours C) they feared population growth among unassimilated immigrants D) birth control would prevent child labor ANSWER Answer: A
Date: September 9th, 2020
William D. “Big Bill” Haywood was the best known and most influential spokesman for the __________. A) AFL B) IWW C) Knights of Labor D) CIO ANSWER Answer: B
Date: September 9th, 2020
Wilson’s effort to manage the Mexican Revolution and protect U.S. interests in Mexico resulted in __________. A) a legacy of suspicion and mistrust between the two nations B) American military occupation of Mexico until 1934 C) an era of good feelings between the nations D) a war between Mexico and the United States ANSWER […]
Date: September 9th, 2020
Under Herbert Hoover, the Food Administration raised the price of grain so that __________. A) farmers would increase production B) consumers would buy more bread and flour C) less foreign grain would enter the country D) more foreign grain would enter the country ANSWER Answer: A
Date: September 9th, 2020
