Frederick Jackson Turner argued that, with the closing of the frontier, Americans __________. A) should devote themselves to improving their own society B) should embrace Populist reforms C) required a new frontier outside America D) had no need for new challenges ANSWER Answer: C
Date: September 9th, 2020
Which organization would have been most likely to promote the “social gospel”? A) Patrons of Husbandry B) YWCA C) Knights of Labor D) AFL ANSWER Answer: B
Date: September 9th, 2020
The section of the World’s Columbian Exposition known as “The White City” celebrated the __________. A) victory of virtue over vice B) role of Christianity in industrial progress C) triumph of the white race D) global achievements of American business ANSWER Answer: D
Date: September 9th, 2020
The Woman’s Christian Temperance Union’s efforts at prohibition and other social reforms allowed women to __________. A) fuse public concerns with moral guardianship B) seek control without the vote C) remove unwanted elements in society D) keep wives and mothers in the home ANSWER Answer: A
Date: September 9th, 2020
The Ludlow massacre was significant because it __________. A) resulted in widespread demonstrations against John D. Rockefeller, Jr. B) demonstrated how profitable mines were when management and labor cooperated C) increased the wages for workers D) improved the living conditions for labor ANSWER Answer: A
Date: September 9th, 2020
The keys to strength of urban political machines were disciplined organization and __________. A) the inability of most immigrants to vote B) the delivery of essential services to key constituencies C) the support of the Republican Party D) the durability of their alliances with evangelical churches ANSWER Answer: B
Date: September 9th, 2020
William Howard Taft’s Central American policy was called __________. A) the Big Stick B) Dollar Diplomacy C) Moral Suasion D) the Open Door ANSWER Answer: B
Date: September 9th, 2020
After black servicemen in Houston rioted and killed white civilians, __________. A) the army adopted more racially neutral policies B) Wilson investigated the incident and pardoned the participants C) thirty black soldiers were executed and forty-one others imprisoned for life D) black and white officers alike were held responsible by the army ANSWER Answer: […]
Date: September 9th, 2020
The election of 1920 is best understood as expressing the voters’ desire for __________. A) continued progressive reform B) an end to Wilsonian activism C) giving Democrats control of government D) radical solutions to America’s problems ANSWER Answer: B
Date: September 9th, 2020
What effect did World War I have on American race relations? What will be an ideal response? ANSWER Key Points: racism in the military; wartime experiences in France; the Great Migration
Date: September 9th, 2020
