In the typical company town of the southern Piedmont, workers were __________. A) given shares in the company B) taken care of “from cradle to grave” C) constantly supervised and controlled by the company D) more often than not, convict labor ANSWER Answer: C
Date: September 9th, 2020
Vertical integration is to the control of production of a product as horizontal combination is to control of __________. A) the market for a product B) the labor force C) transportation of raw materials D) the volume of production ANSWER Answer: A
Date: September 9th, 2020
After McKinley became president, __________. A) the United States renounced all claims to Hawai’i B) Congress voted to annex Hawai’i at McKinley’s urging C) Lili’uokalani was reinstated as queen D) Congress voted overwhelmingly to reject annexation ANSWER Answer: B
Date: September 9th, 2020
Once in office, McKinley __________. A) supported business and expansionist interests B) abandoned the gold standard C) promoted regulation of business D) enacted moderate versions of Populist reforms ANSWER Answer: A
Date: September 9th, 2020
“Coxey’s Army” __________. A) was disbanded by police when it reached Washington, DC B) was sent to Pittsburgh by Frick to break up the Homestead Strike C) campaigned for McKinley in 1896 D) formed the core of the Granger movement ANSWER Answer: A
Date: September 9th, 2020
What role did the Supreme Court play in the establishment of the Jim Crow system in the South? What will be an ideal response? ANSWER Key Points: key court decisions: Civil Rights Cases, Plessy, Cumming; the reasoning of the Supreme Court; consequences of court decisions
Date: September 9th, 2020
John R. Commons and Richard Ely both promoted __________. A) state supervision of labor and the workplace B) racist Jim Crow laws C) the settlement house movement D) reform of city government ANSWER Answer: A
Date: September 9th, 2020
Which positive action was taken as a result of the Triangle Shirtwaist Company fire? A) Safety conditions were improved and work hours for women were limited. B) Women were allowed to unionize. C) Large annual bonuses were given to women workers. D) Women received health care and paid vacations. ANSWER Answer: A
Date: September 9th, 2020
Political progressivism originated in __________. A) rural America B) the cities C) the West D) union halls and Grange lodges ANSWER Answer: B
Date: September 9th, 2020
The American Expeditionary Force in France __________. A) lived up to Pershing’s expectations of a quick victory B) never got into serious combat with the Germans C) was plagued by enormous logistical problems D) fulfilled the romantic image troops carried with them ANSWER Answer: C
Date: September 9th, 2020
