Question 1

Secretary of State John Hay initiated the Open Door Policy in 1900

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A)   to ensure trade between the United States and Africa.
B)   for the protection of trade between the United States and Latin America.
C)   in order to allow Asian immigrants to enter the United States.
D)   to guarantee access to trade in China for all colonial powers.E) A) and B)
F) None of the above

Question 2

The platform of the People's party in the 1890s

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A)   called for less government intervention in the United States.
B)   presented an alternative vision of economic democracy.
C)   was fundamentally a traditionalist response to hard times.
D)   called for the reorganization of the U.S. government along Communist principles.E) A) and D)
F) A) and C)

Question 3

After his six-month jail sentence for his part in the Pullman strike, union leader Eugene Debs believed that

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A)   unions must work within the existing government structure.
B)   unions were absolutely necessary to protect workers' interests.
C)   workers must take control and establish a socialist state.
D)   the Republican party offered the best solutions for American workers' problems.E) C) and D)
F) A) and D)

Question 4

What happened after the governor of Pennsylvania ordered 8,000 National Guard troops into Homestead?

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A)   Frick reopened the mill using strikebreakers for labor.
B)   Carnegie gave in to the workers' demands.
C)   The workers organized a mass attack against the troops.
D)   A labor leader murdered Henry Clay Frick.E) A) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 5

What were the various issues that concerned attendees of the Populist party convention in St. Louis in February 1892?

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Question 6

Some Americans called for U.S. expansion in the 1890s to

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A)   acquire new markets.
B)   oppose the lobbying of American business interests.
C)   counteract the nation's shrinking capacity for production.
D)   make up for the decrease in European imports.E) None of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 7

Use the following to answer questions :
Select the word or phrase from the Terms section that best matches the definition or example provided in the Definitions section. Some terms may be used more than once; others may not be used at all.
-Policy recommended by Secretary of State John Hay in 1899-1900 that the major powers of the United States, Britain, Japan, Germany, France, and Russia should all have access to trade with China and that Chinese sovereignty be maintained.

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A)  Boxer uprising
B)  Coxey's army
C)  Cripple Creek miners' strike of 1894
D)  Farmers' Alliance
E)  Homestead lockoutF) Monroe DoctrineG) National American Woman Suffrage Association (NAWS
A)  H) Open Door policyI) People's Party (Populist Party) J) Pullman boycottK) Spanish-American WarL) yellow journalismM) E) and F)
N) H) and K)

Question 8

In the mid-1890s, the American press portrayed the Populist party as

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A)   lunatics and idiots.
B)   revolutionary rabble-rousers.
C)   tramps and vagabonds.
D)   defenders of democracy.E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 9

What were the causes of the Spanish-American War? Who was fighting whom? What did each side win or lose in the Treaty of Paris?

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Question 10

Which of the following problems was a drawback of living in the town of Pullman, Illinois?

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A)   The abundance of saloons
B)   The rapidly rising crime rate
C)   The high rents
D)   The substandard housingE) A) and C)
F) A) and B)

Question 11

The Boxer uprising in China in 1899 targeted

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A)   missionaries.
B)   western businessmen.
C)   Japanese and British businesses.
D)   Chinese farmers.E) A) and D)
F) A) and C)

Question 12

Which of the following describes the relationship between the Southern Farmers' Alliance and the Colored Farmers' Alliance?

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A)   They had total disregard for each other's interests.
B)   They attempted to make common cause.
C)   They were in total agreement and worked together harmoniously.
D)   They had no contact with each other.E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 13

For what reason did William Jennings Bryan oppose foreign acquisitions for the United States?

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A)   He believed expansionism only distracted the nation from problems at home.
B)   He predicted that acquisitions would lead to wars with England, Japan, and Germany.
C)   He feared that the United States would have to build democratic institutions in those nations.
D)   He believed the federal government lacked the strength to properly conquer foreign nations.E) A) and B)
F) B) and C)

Question 14

Discuss the solutions the Populists suggested to solve the problems of U.S. farmers at the end of the nineteenth century.

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Question 15

How did the Populists propose to help American farmers in the 1890s?

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A)   They recommended that farmers join forces with industrial workers in American cities.
B)   They suggested that farmers increase both the production and the price of crops.
C)   They recommended creating a government-sponsored subtreasury.
D)   They advocated decentralizing the railroads to make them fairer to small businesses.E) C) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 16

Which one of the United States allowed women to vote in 1890?

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A)   Massachusetts
B)   South Carolina
C)   Florida
D)   WyomingE) None of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 17

After Frances Willard assumed the presidency of the Woman's Christian Temperance Union in 1879, the organization's focus gradually changed to include

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A)   alcoholism as a sin and poverty as the result of drink.
B)   social action, labor conditions, and women's voting rights.
C)   the use of education and persuasion in an effort to ban the sale of alcohol.
D)   prayer and missionary work to draw women back into church membership.E) None of the above
F) A) and D)

Question 18

What were the chief priorities of American diplomacy at the end of the nineteenth century?

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A)   Maintaining peaceful international relations in order to maintain a primary focus on the American West
B)   Building democracy and protecting human rights in the Western Hemisphere, Asia, and the Pacific
C)   The protection of the Monroe Doctrine and Open Door Policy from German and Japanese expansion into the Pacific and Asia
D)   The acquisition of new colonies for the settlement of its burgeoning populationE) A) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 19

Compared to the Homestead lockout, labor's success at Cripple Creek demonstrated

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A)   the power of united, dedicated, and politicized workers.
B)   the benevolence of western mine owners.
C)   the importance of state support in the outcome of labor disputes.
D)   the weakness of Colorado's Populist governor Davis H. Waite.E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 20

Suffragists suffered a bitter defeat in 1896 when a referendum on woman suffrage failed in which state?

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A)   Colorado
B)   California
C)   Utah
D)   MassachusettsE) None of the above
F) A) and B)

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Compared to the Homestead lockout, labor's success at Cripple Creek demonstrated

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The Boxer uprising in China in 1899 targeted

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Discuss the solutions the Populists suggested to solve the problems of U.S. farmers at the end of the nineteenth century.

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After his six-month jail sentence for his part in the Pullman strike, union leader Eugene Debs believed that

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For what reason did William Jennings Bryan oppose foreign acquisitions for the United States?

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Which one of the United States allowed women to vote in 1890?

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Suffragists suffered a bitter defeat in 1896 when a referendum on woman suffrage failed in which state?

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What were the various issues that concerned attendees of the Populist party convention in St. Louis in February 1892?

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What were the chief priorities of American diplomacy at the end of the nineteenth century?

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Secretary of State John Hay initiated the Open Door Policy in 1900

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What were the causes of the Spanish-American War? Who was fighting whom? What did each side win or lose in the Treaty of Paris?

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In the mid-1890s, the American press portrayed the Populist party as

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How did the Populists propose to help American farmers in the 1890s?

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After Frances Willard assumed the presidency of the Woman's Christian Temperance Union in 1879, the organization's focus gradually changed to include

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What happened after the governor of Pennsylvania ordered 8,000 National Guard troops into Homestead?

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Which of the following problems was a drawback of living in the town of Pullman, Illinois?

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The platform of the People's party in the 1890s

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