Which of these played a key role in the settlement of the Great Plains? A) steel companies B) the Populist Party C) the railroads D) mining companies ANSWER Answer: C
Date: September 9th, 2020
The “gospel of wealth” __________. A) justified the ruthless behavior of entrepreneurs like Rockefeller B) held that “greed is good” C) held that God always helps the poor D) advocated a strong welfare system ANSWER Answer: A
Date: September 9th, 2020
What unique custom did New Yorkers on Fifth Avenue develop to show off their riches on the New Year? A) inviting the poor to their homes for parties B) leaving their curtains open C) moving furnishings into the parks for the day D) taking expensive presents to tenement dwellers ANSWER Answer: B
Date: September 9th, 2020
What did the “gospel of wealth” and the “gospel of work” have in common? A) Both saw power as the driving force of progress. B) Both saw riches as proof of civic virtue. C) Both affirmed the dignity of production. D) Both were based on the realities of the preindustrial world. ANSWER Answer: C
Date: September 9th, 2020
In general, the presidents of the last quarter of the nineteenth century __________. A) lacked luster and accomplished little B) dominated politics and their parties C) used their office to enrich themselves D) increased the power of the presidency and controlled Congress ANSWER Answer: A
Date: September 9th, 2020
Alfred Thayer Mahan helped define American policy in the 1880s with his work on the influence of __________ on history. A) food supplies B) sea power C) Christianity D) disease ANSWER Answer: B
Date: September 9th, 2020
Why did the United States seize the Philippines in 1898? A) to quell an uprising led by Martà B) to protect American missionaries C) to protect Filipino rebels D) because it was a vulnerable Spanish colony ANSWER Answer: D
Date: September 9th, 2020
How did the Granger movement reflect the Jeffersonian ideal of agrarian republicanism? What will be an ideal response? ANSWER Key Points: the Grange; farming communities; priorities and activities of Grange; the Grange and politics; the Grange and community
Date: September 9th, 2020
Progressive academics and legal scholars argued __________. A) that active intervention was required to improve social conditions B) precedents were everything to the preservation of society C) laws were immutable and could never be changed D) education was beneficial only for the elite ANSWER Answer: A
Date: September 9th, 2020
The Industrial Workers of the World differed from other labor organizations in embracing __________. A) racial harmony B) socialism C) social Darwinism D) nonviolent protest ANSWER Answer: B
Date: September 9th, 2020
