Unit Test 1

A  was shocking to Americans in an era of the Gilded Age when political corruption was unusual.

B  was organized by “Boss” William M. Tweed as a way to win support from the immigrant poor.

C  angered stockholders of the Union Pacific Railroad when it was discovered that influential politicians were receiving stocks.

D  erupted when workers and farmers formed a corporation to distribute low-interest loans to themselves.

E  was the most notorious example of political corruption at the national level.

A  It was founded in 1874 under the banner of Home Protection and demanded the prohibition of alcoholic beverages.

B  The group insisted that women must accept the idea that weakness and dependence were their nature.

C  The organization moved from demanding prohibition to a comprehensive program of economic and political reform.

D  Members argued that men squandered their wages on drink and treated their wives abusively.

E  By 1890, membership in the WCTU reached 150,000 and became the era’s largest female organization.

A  Southern whites.

B  Northern whites.

C  White Republicans born in the south.

D  White Democrats born in the south.

A  that the ideal of self government can be made an example to other countries instead of imposed.

B  that America had a national mission to uplift backward cultures and spread liberty across the globe.

C  that America should focus its attention on other countries instead of at home.

D  that imperialism would lead to exploitation of non-white populations who are lured to the United States.

E  that greedy businessmen who were anxious to maintain the cost of overseas outposts would hurt American exports.

A  secured access to trade with Latin American countries.

B  promoted America’s interest in wealth from natural resources or large-scale American settlement and not trade.

C  underscored America’s interest in trade alongside maintaining strict immigration policy.

D  welcomed immigrants from Asia and replaced longstanding, restrictive U.S. immigration policies.

E  gave the U.S. open access to inspect military bases within its sphere of influence.

A  FALSE

B  TRUE

A  high tariff policies by the federal government.

B  high freight rates charged by the railroads.

C  a decline in farm prices for farm products.

D  high interest rates charged by the banks.

E  the free and unlimited coinage of silver by the federal government.

A  The most important issue for protesters at Haymarket Square was low wages.

B  The Knights of labor staged a protest with the intent to incite violence and promote anarchy.

C  Workers gathered at Haymarket Square to sing, dance, and have a good time.

D  Organized labor and its association with immigrant workers garners a reputation for violence.

E  Four protesters are killed when a policeman sets off a bomb.