Central Park, the first planned public urban park in the United States, opened in 1858 in __________. A) Chicago B) Boston C) New York City D) Philadelphia ANSWER Answer: C
Date: September 9th, 2020
Explain the connection between mail-order catalogs, chain and department stores, and advertising. What will be an ideal response? ANSWER Key Points: national markets; railroads; consumer products; the age of consumption; buying power
Date: September 9th, 2020
In 1892, the People’s Party __________. A) cost Cleveland the election B) elected three governors, ten congressmen, and five senators C) did extremely well among eastern urban voters D) won enough electoral votes to throw the election into the House ANSWER Answer: B
Date: September 9th, 2020
What issue of Gilded Age politics contributed to the assassination of President James A. Garfield? A) free silver B) tariff reform C) spoils system D) business regulation ANSWER Answer: C
Date: September 9th, 2020
How was the Pullman strike brought to an end? A) by the bankruptcy of the Pullman Palace Car company B) by the capitulation of the Pullman company to workers’ demands C) through the violent intervention of federal troops D) through a mediated settlement ANSWER Answer: C
Date: September 9th, 2020
Who coined the term “muckraker”? A) William McKinley B) William Jennings Bryan C) Theodore Roosevelt D) Jane Addams ANSWER Answer: C
Date: September 9th, 2020
New immigrants from 1900-1914 were usually employed in __________. A) low-paid backbreaking work in industry B) medicine and the professions C) commercial agriculture D) railroads and mining ANSWER Answer: A
Date: September 9th, 2020
Lillian Wald was to Henry House as __________ was to Hull House. A) Mary Brewster B) Jane Addams C) Florence Kelley D) John Peter Altgeld ANSWER Answer: B
Date: September 9th, 2020
What were the meaning and implications of Theodore Roosevelt’s view that the presidency was a “bully pulpit”? What will be an ideal response? ANSWER Key Points: the presidency and the public; mobilizing public opinion; strengthening the presidency; the people versus special interests
Date: September 9th, 2020
After 1915, Wilson followed a policy of __________. A) preparing for war while working to stay at peace B) refusing any support for the preparedness movement C) embargoing all trade with Europe to avoid conflict D) ignoring events in Europe in hopes they would not affect the United States ANSWER Answer: A
Date: September 9th, 2020
