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
Many feminists supported the war and women’s participation in it in the hope that it would __________. A) help secure women’s right to vote B) give women equal opportunities in the workplace C) spread feminist ideas to Africa and Asia D) encourage Wilson to appoint female cabinet members ANSWER Answer: A
Date: September 9th, 2020
During the war, a “Great Migration” brought hundreds of thousands of __________. A) Mexicans to work in California agriculture B) African Americans from the South to northern cities C) Chinese and Japanese to the West Coast D) Jewish refugees from Europe to the United States ANSWER Answer: B
Date: September 9th, 2020
Using Mexico as your example, discuss the foreign policy ideas and actions of President Woodrow Wilson. What will be an ideal response? ANSWER Key Points: progressive idealism; economic interests; military intervention
Date: September 9th, 2020
