How did life change in the Mexican borderlands over the course of the second half of the nineteenth century? How did the Mexicano community on the American side of the border respond to these changes? What will be an ideal response? ANSWER Key Points: Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo; relations between Mexicanos and Anglos; the […]
The AFL considered a strike __________. A) a last resort if negotiations failed B) to be a worker’s right in response to any slight by management C) unacceptable under any circumstances D) only useful for unskilled workers ANSWER Answer: A
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
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
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
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
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
Who coined the term “muckraker”? A) William McKinley B) William Jennings Bryan C) Theodore Roosevelt D) Jane Addams ANSWER Answer: C
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
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
