New machinery such as the mechanical cigarette maker __________. A) allowed greater production with fewer workers B) was often too expensive to justify the investment C) shortened the working day and raised wages for workers D) was welcomed by industrial workers as it made their jobs safer ANSWER Answer: A
Date: September 9th, 2020
How did rapid industrial growth change work life and home life for the American working class in the late nineteenth century? What will be an ideal response? ANSWER Key Points: industry moves to the city; regimentation of work; immigrants; urban problems; urban politics; leisure time; mass consumption
Date: September 9th, 2020
The social gospel movement was a(n) __________. A) attempt to apply Christian ideals to social ills B) justification of upper society using Christian principles C) forerunner of the People’s Party D) union movement based on Catholic traditions ANSWER Answer: A
Date: September 9th, 2020
The People’s Party arose out of an 1890 meeting in Ocala, Florida, called by __________. A) labor union activists B) farm activists C) Washington Gladden D) women’s suffrage activists ANSWER Answer: B
Date: September 9th, 2020
By 1898, what percentage of the southern black electorate voted? A) 5 percent B) 15 percent C) 25 percent D) 35 percent ANSWER Answer: A
Date: September 9th, 2020
Big-city machines solidified their control by working with reformers in __________. A) state legislatures B) the Supreme Court C) religious organizations D) Congress ANSWER Answer: A
Date: September 9th, 2020
The American Federation of Labor focused on organizing __________. A) immigrant labor B) female labor C) unskilled labor D) skilled labor ANSWER Answer: D
Date: September 9th, 2020
Ida Tarbell is best known for her exposé on __________. A) Cornelius Vanderbilt’s railroad empire B) Carnegie Steel C) Standard Oil D) the business practices of Jay Gould ANSWER Answer: C
Date: September 9th, 2020
The “progressive diplomacy” of Presidents Roosevelt, Taft, and Wilson __________. A) stressed the importance of America’s tradition of isolationism B) stressed the civil rights of the people in all nations C) followed the principle of national self-determination D) favored commercial expansion backed by military activity ANSWER Answer: D
Date: September 9th, 2020
The Zimmermann note was a coded message proposing an alliance between Germany and __________. A) Canada B) Mexico C) France D) Russia ANSWER Answer: B
Date: September 9th, 2020
