Grover Cleveland’s support for the gold standard resulted in __________. A) Republican and Populist calls for currency change B) a surge in support for Populists in the Northeast C) William Jennings Bryan’s “cross of gold” speech D) massive losses for congressional Democrats ANSWER Answer: D
Date: September 9th, 2020
The Patrons of Husbandry, founded in 1867 by Oliver Kelley, were better known as the __________. A) Populists B) Grangers C) WCTU D) Plainsmen ANSWER Answer: B
Date: September 9th, 2020
What did the Carnegie Steel Company do after it won the Homestead strike? A) cut its workforce, but raised wages for remaining workers B) created a company-sponsored union C) cut its workforce, lengthened the workday, and cut wages for remaining workers D) sought reconciliation with its workforce ANSWER Answer: C
Date: September 9th, 2020
As a new kind of reform community, the Henry Street settlement was essentially a community of __________. A) bohemian radicals who worked to change the political system B) college-educated women who helped to solve the problems of modern urban life C) artisans gathered in a communal factory D) machine politicians delivering essential services to immigrants’ […]
Date: September 9th, 2020
During the 1910s, radicals and bohemians were attracted to and lived in an unconventional community in __________. A) Greenwich Village, New York B) Paterson, New Jersey C) Cambridge, Massachusetts D) Newark, New Jersey ANSWER Answer: A
Date: September 9th, 2020
W. E. B. Du Bois joined others to organize the __________. A) Knights of Labor B) IWW C) NAACP D) AFL ANSWER Answer: C
Date: September 9th, 2020
Discuss the position of African Americans in the progressive era and compare the two major views of black thought as represented by Booker T. Washington and W. E. B. Du Bois. What will be an ideal response? ANSWER Key Points: the Atlanta speech; the talented tenth; goals of education; short- and long-term objectives; economic […]
Date: September 9th, 2020
The German use of __________ helped build public support for America’s entry into World War I. A) mustard gas B) machine guns C) trench warfare D) submarine warfare ANSWER Answer: D
Date: September 9th, 2020
The bulk of American war financing during World War I came from __________. A) government reserves B) higher taxes C) private contributions D) government borrowing ANSWER Answer: D
Date: September 9th, 2020
The __________ was the government’s key tool for the suppression of antiwar sentiment during World War I. A) Volstead Act B) Wagner Act C) Espionage Act D) Sedition Act ANSWER Answer: C
Date: September 9th, 2020
