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Reconstruction

Multiple Choice Questions (Choose the most accurate answer)

1. Place the following periods of history in Chronological Order:
a. Congressional Reconstruction _
b. Presidential Reconstruction _
c. U.S. Civil War _
d. Redemption __
e. Jim Crow South __

2. Which of the following lists best describes the key issues former slaves faced during Reconstruction?
a. Jim Crow laws, starvation, Sharecropping, Secret Societies, political corruption
b. KKK, President Andrew Johnson, Black Codes, Sharecropping, & Redeemers
c. Armed Democrats, Carpetbaggers, Scalawags, Greed
d. Secret Societies, Jim Crow Laws, Grant's Whiskey Ring, The Hayes Compromise
e. None of the Above

3. According to W. E. B. Du Bois, Reconstruction was...
a. A proud period of U.S. history wherein the Union came back together in harmony with minimal to no racial tensions
b. A period of U.S. history where Congress passed several acts and amendments that adequately addressed past issues of racial inequality
c. A period of U.S. history that all Americans ought to be ashamed of
d. A period of U.S. history that witnessed a mix of success and failure, but ultimately did not adequately address issues of racial inequality

4. The film Birth of a Nation is about...
a. The birth of the U.S. as a nation in 1776
b. The reunion of the nation following the U.S. Civil War
c. The post-civil War South, which was saved from corrupt Carpetbaggers and former slaves by secret societies like the KKK
d. The post-civil War South, which U.S. President Woodrow Wilson thoroughly enjoyed
e. C & D

5. The passing of the 13-15 amendments brought immediate political equality for all former slaves.
a. True
b. False

6. Based on week 1's assigned materials, it is clear that SC and MS voters in 1900 were simply more apathetic than voters in 1876.
a. True
b. False

7. Reasons for a drop in voters in the 1900 presidential election in the states of South Carolina and Mississippi include, but are not limited to:
a. The Redemption phase of Reconstruction in combination with Jim Crow laws guaranteed both states would elect Democrat politicians
b. Jim Crow Laws effectively disenfranchised the African-American electorate in both states
c. There was a significant increase in voter apathy due to the nation's focus on urbanization, industrialization and empire
d. A & C
e. A & B

The New West

Multiple Choice Questions (choose the most accurate answer)

1. The phrase, "If Hell lay to the west, Americans would cross Heaven to get there," reflects...
a. A drive to travel to horrific places
b. The popularity of religious sayings during the late 19th century
c. The supposed American pioneering spirit to travel regardless of the end destination
d. None of the Above.

2. The frequency of U.S. cowboys fighting Indians was astronomical
a. True
b. False

3. Which of the following lists best outlines why pioneers traveled west...
a. Cattle driving, computer chips, transpacific trading
b. Transpacific trading, oil, gold and silver mining
c. Cattle driving, wheat farming, gold, silver, and copper mining
d. Land, cattle driving, oil, and copper mining

4. Wyoming is the first U.S. territory to give women the right to vote because...
a. Wyoming was home to some of the most open-minded pioneers of the mid-late 19th century
b. Wyoming was desirous to become a state and the only way they could do that was by attracting more women to live in WY
c. Wyoming was increasingly fearful of Mormon influence
d. B & C
e. None of the Above

5. The Massacre of Wounded Knee was actually a battle
a. True
b. False

6. Which of the following lists best explains strained U.S.-Sino immigrant relations?
a. Poor Chinese hygiene, opium dens, and worker's competition
b. Worker's competition and opium dens
c. Chinese refusal to assimilate in mainstream U.S. culture and opium dens
d. Worker's Competition

7. The Mormon Church illegalized polygamy because...
a. Wilford Woodruff received a spiritual revelation that demonstrated the evils of polygamy
b. The Union threatened to divide Utah amongst its neighboring states
c. The Supreme Court Case U.S. v. Reynolds said it was illegal
d. The Federal government threaten to seize the financial assets of the Mormon Church
e. A & D

8. Turner argues the Frontier was so important because...
a. It allowed an escape for disgruntled Americans on the East Coast
b. It enhanced the transformation of the U.S. government from a Republic to a Democracy while also enabling citizens to obtain their own land
c. It led to the U.S. government looking abroad for more colonies
d. None of the Above

The Gilded Age

Multiple Choice Questions (choose the most accurate answer)

1. The Gilded Age refers to...
a. A novel by Mark Twain which describes the seedy underbelly of American business
b. A seemingly golden age of U.S. industrialization and urbanization
c. A period fueled by -isms like laissez-faire capitalism and Social Darwinism
d. All of the Above.

2. By 1920, the heyday of rural America had passed
a. True
b. False

Table 1: U.S. Population Urban Demographics

3. Which of the following is true based on the above table:
a. New York City consistently made up 5% of the total U.S. population from 1860-1920.
b. The U.S. was still primarily a rural nation in 1860
c. By 1920, basically everyone in the U.S. lived in an urban center
d. 1860-1880 witnessed the most significant rate (percentage) increase in urban living than any other 20-year period from 1860-1920

4. The total U.S. urban population increased from 1860 to 1920 because...
a. Industrialization, Urbanization, Immigration, WW II, & the American Socialist Party
b. The Gospel of Wealth, Impressionism, Urbanization, & Immigration
c. Immigration, Urbanization, Industrialization, & increased job opportunities in urban centers
d. Immigration, Urbanization, Social Darwinism, & Baltimore's Great Fire of 1904
e. B, C & D

5. After securing enough funds for oneself and one's family, Carnegie argued that one should give the rest of their fortune to...
a. Government Services
b. The socially underprivileged
c. Institutions like universities, libraries, and art museums
d. One's distant family members in need of financial aid
e. None of the Above

6. Social Darwinism dictates that...
a. One ought to apply the biological concepts of natural selection and "survival of the fittest" to humanity
b. Robber barons like Vanderbilt, Rockefeller, and Morgan are healthy reflections of society
c. The Government ought to financially and socially aid the lower socioeconomic classes
d. A & B

7. In The Communist Manifesto, Karl Marx argued...
a. Society was divided between those who own the means of production, and laborers
b. History is just an inevitable process towards a Communist classless state
c. The transitional state from capitalism to communism is socialism
d. All of the Above

8. Eugene V. Debs appealed to American workers by...
a. Dictating that all American workers ought to embrace Communism
b. Comparing their struggle to that of the patriots of 1776 fighting against British tyranny
c. Demanding U.S. factory owners to distribute their wealth amongst their workers
d. Criticizing the U.S. political system as one of graft that uses laissez-faire capitalism as an excuse to do nothing for the average worker

9. Which of the following lists best details groups that aided the working classes during the Gilded Age?
a. City government officials, local charities, and industrial entrepreneurs
b. Faith-based organizations, and philanthropists
c. Federal government, socialist organizations, and communists
d. Industrial entrepreneurs, Immigrant Societies, and local charities

10. By the late 1900s, landscape art was polled as the most popular art form in the U.S.
a. True
b. False

U.S. Expansionism

Multiple Choice (select the most correct answer)

1. Which of the following lists best details the most powerful imperial powers by 1900?
a. Germany, Britain, Italy, Spain & Portugal
b. Netherlands, Britain, France, Spain
c. Britain, France, Netherlands, Germany & U.S.
d. U.S., Qing Empire, Germany, and Britain

2. Queen Liliuokalani wanted the U.S. to annex the Hawaii Islands
a. True
b. False

3. "Seward's Folly" refers to...
a. The U.S.'s desire to annex British Columbia following the U.S. Civil War
b. The U.S.'s purchase of Russia America
c. The U.S. secretary of state's inability to counter President Andrew Johnson's imperialist ambitions
d. None of the Above

4. Cultural imperialism is best described as...
a. An ideology fueled by Social Darwinism
b. An ideology summed up by the British poet Rudyard Kipling
c. An ideology summed up by U.S. President McKinley concerning the Philippines
d. All of the Above

5. President's McKinley's justification for annexing the Philippines included:
a. The Filipinos could not govern themselves
b. Another imperial nation (like Germany or France) would take them over if the U.S. did not
c. It would insult the U.S.'s honor if they gave the Philippines their independence
d. The Filipinos were long lost cousins of the U.S.
e. A, B, & C.

6. The Monroe Doctrine was...
a. A foreign policy endorsed by the U.S. Congress, which all major European powers respected during the 19th century
b. An early 19th century presidential decree that was not largely enforced by the U.S. until the late 19th century
c. An effort to establish an international political body for all nations in the western hemisphere
d. A & D

7. U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt won the Nobel Peace prize because...
a. He played a key role negotiating peace between Russia & Japan
b. He promoted peace as a major means of foreign policy for all nations to uphold
c. He played a key role negotiating a trade treaty in Morocco
d. A & C

8. The Great White Fleet's primary mission was to assert U.S. naval military superiority across the globe.
a. True
b. False

Progressivism

Multiple Choice: (choose the most correct answer):

1. Progressivism led to an increase in immigration to the U.S.
a. True
b. False