Question 1

Boston marriages were __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  lifelong unions between two women 
B)  marriages of convenience 
C)  encouraged by most moral reformers 
D)  most common among the lower classes 
A)  lifelong unions between two women 
B)  marriages of convenience 
C)  encouraged by most moral reformers 
D)  most common among the lower classes A

Question 2

Which of the following led many Japanese to immigrate to Brazil?

Accepted Answer

A)  Japan declared war on China. 
B)  The U.S. cut off all diplomatic relations with Japan. 
C)  Brazil actively recruited Japanese immigrants. 
D)  The United States and Japan forged the "Gentlemen's Agreement." 
A)  Japan declared war on China. 
B)  The U.S. cut off all diplomatic relations with Japan. 
C)  Brazil actively recruited Japanese immigrants. 
D)  The United States and Japan forged the "Gentlemen's Agreement." D

Question 3

In 1900, Roosevelt sent U.S. troops to __________ to crush the Boxer uprising.

Accepted Answer

A)  China 
B)  Japan 
C)  the Philippines 
D)  Guam 
A)  China 
B)  Japan 
C)  the Philippines 
D)  Guam A

Question 4

How did William Howard Taft differ from Theodore Roosevelt?

Accepted Answer

A)  He initiated far more antitrust suits than Roosevelt. 
B)  He wanted to expand the powers of the presidency. 
C)  He was a fierce advocate of the use of military force. 
D)  He refused to support the Payne-Aldrich Tariff. 
A)  He initiated far more antitrust suits than Roosevelt. 
B)  He wanted to expand the powers of the presidency. 
C)  He was a fierce advocate of the use of military force. 
D)  He refused to support the Payne-Aldrich Tariff.

Question 5

In the early twentieth century, the ______________ was home to the greatest concentration of foreign-born residents.

Accepted Answer

A)  Northeast 
B)  upper Midwest 
C)  Southeast 
D)  Northwest 
A)  Northeast 
B)  upper Midwest 
C)  Southeast 
D)  Northwest

Question 6

The eugenics movement was influenced by which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  theories of white racial supremacy 
B)  the growth of the Populist Party 
C)  the depression of 1893 
D)  the push to develop overseas markets 
A)  theories of white racial supremacy 
B)  the growth of the Populist Party 
C)  the depression of 1893 
D)  the push to develop overseas markets

Question 7

___________'s The Jungle depicted the brutal exploitation of immigrant workers in the meat packing industry.

Accepted Answer

A)  Mark Twain 
B)  Frank Norris 
C)  Ida B. Tarbell 
D)  Upton Sinclair 
A)  Mark Twain 
B)  Frank Norris 
C)  Ida B. Tarbell 
D)  Upton Sinclair

Question 8

Most Italian immigrants were __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  Orthodox Christian 
B)  Lutheran 
C)  Methodist 
D)  Roman Catholic 
A)  Orthodox Christian 
B)  Lutheran 
C)  Methodist 
D)  Roman Catholic

Question 9

How did Henry Ford revolutionize automobile production?

Accepted Answer

The ideal answer should include:
1. Henr

Question 10

What led Theodore Roosevelt to issue the Roosevelt Corollary?

Accepted Answer

A)  German aggression in Africa 
B)  Japanese imperialism 
C)  the threat of revolution in China 
D)  fear of political uprisings in Latin America 
A)  German aggression in Africa 
B)  Japanese imperialism 
C)  the threat of revolution in China 
D)  fear of political uprisings in Latin America

Question 11

The vast majority of Jewish immigrants to the United States came from _______________.

Accepted Answer

A)  western Europe 
B)  eastern Europe 
C)  southern Europe 
D)  northern Europe 
A)  western Europe 
B)  eastern Europe 
C)  southern Europe 
D)  northern Europe

Question 12

Which of the following was true of child labor in late nineteenth-century America?

Accepted Answer

A)  Most child workers were employed in small shops and stores. 
B)  Efforts to restrict child labor were most successful in northern states. 
C)  Child labor had all but disappeared. 
D)  Child labor was ignored by Progressive reformers. 
A)  Most child workers were employed in small shops and stores. 
B)  Efforts to restrict child labor were most successful in northern states. 
C)  Child labor had all but disappeared. 
D)  Child labor was ignored by Progressive reformers.

Question 13

In 1907, __________ became the first state to enact a eugenic sterilization law.

Accepted Answer

A)  Kentucky 
B)  California 
C)  Massachusetts 
D)  Indiana 
A)  Kentucky 
B)  California 
C)  Massachusetts 
D)  Indiana

Question 14

The Roosevelt Corollary to the Monroe Doctrine justified __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  American intervention in China 
B)  assassination attempts on foreign leaders 
C)  American intervention in Latin American countries 
D)  the use of tariffs as a tool of American diplomacy 
A)  American intervention in China 
B)  assassination attempts on foreign leaders 
C)  American intervention in Latin American countries 
D)  the use of tariffs as a tool of American diplomacy

Question 15

Which of the following best explains why the number of Chinese people living in the United States declined dramatically between 1890 and 1920?

Accepted Answer

A)  the passage of the Chinese Exclusion Act 
B)  political turmoil in China 
C)  economic hard times in the United States 
D)  the forced deportation of Asian Americans 
A)  the passage of the Chinese Exclusion Act 
B)  political turmoil in China 
C)  economic hard times in the United States 
D)  the forced deportation of Asian Americans

Question 16

What explains the influx of Jewish immigrants between 1880 and 1920?

Accepted Answer

The ideal answer should include:
1. In 1

Question 17

What steps did Theodore Roosevelt take to protect and preserve America's natural world?

Accepted Answer

The ideal answer should include:
1. More

Question 18

__________ was an expert in the field of industrial efficiency.

Accepted Answer

A)  Frank Bunker Gilbreth 
B)  Frederick Winslow Taylor 
C)  Upton Sinclair 
D)  Lincoln Steffens 
A)  Frank Bunker Gilbreth 
B)  Frederick Winslow Taylor 
C)  Upton Sinclair 
D)  Lincoln Steffens

Question 19

The first motion picture audiences were drawn mainly from the __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  rural laboring classes 
B)  urban elite 
C)  middle classes 
D)  urban working classes 
A)  rural laboring classes 
B)  urban elite 
C)  middle classes 
D)  urban working classes

Question 20

In the "Gentlemen's Agreement" of 1907, the __________ government agreed to limit the number of immigrants to the United States.

Accepted Answer

A)  Japanese 
B)  Chinese 
C)  Mexican 
D)  Italian 
A)  Japanese 
B)  Chinese 
C)  Mexican 
D)  Italian

Exam 19: Visions of the Modern Nation: the Progressive Era, 1900-1912

Boston marriages were __________.

Which of the following led many Japanese to immigrate to Brazil?

In 1900, Roosevelt sent U.S. troops to __________ to crush the Boxer uprising.

How did William Howard Taft differ from Theodore Roosevelt?

In the early twentieth century, the ______________ was home to the greatest concentration of foreign-born residents.

The eugenics movement was influenced by which of the following?

___________'s The Jungle depicted the brutal exploitation of immigrant workers in the meat packing industry.

Most Italian immigrants were __________.

How did Henry Ford revolutionize automobile production?

What led Theodore Roosevelt to issue the Roosevelt Corollary?

The vast majority of Jewish immigrants to the United States came from _______________.

Which of the following was true of child labor in late nineteenth-century America?

In 1907, __________ became the first state to enact a eugenic sterilization law.

The Roosevelt Corollary to the Monroe Doctrine justified __________.

Which of the following best explains why the number of Chinese people living in the United States declined dramatically between 1890 and 1920?

What explains the influx of Jewish immigrants between 1880 and 1920?

What steps did Theodore Roosevelt take to protect and preserve America's natural world?

__________ was an expert in the field of industrial efficiency.

The first motion picture audiences were drawn mainly from the __________.

In the "Gentlemen's Agreement" of 1907, the __________ government agreed to limit the number of immigrants to the United States.

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European Footholds in North America, 1600-1660

Controlling the Edges of the Continent, 1660-1715

African Enslavement: The Terrible Transformation

Colonial Diversity, 1713-1763

The Limits of Imperial Control, 1763-1775

Revolutionaries at War, 1775-1783

New Beginnings: the 1780s

Revolutionary Legacies, 1789-1803

Defending and Expanding the New Nation, 1804-1818

Society and Politics in the Age of the Common Man, 1819-1832

Peoples in Motion, 1832-1848

The Crisis Over Slavery, 1848-1860

To Fight to Gain a Country: the Civil War

Consolidating a Triumphant Union, 1865-1877

Standardizing the Nation: Innovations in Technology, Business, and Culture, 1877-1890

Challenges to Government and Corporate Power, 1877-1890

Political and Cultural Conflict in a Decade of Depression and War: the 1890s

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All That Jazz: the 1920s

Hardship and Hope: the Great Depression of the 1930s

Global Conflict: World War Ii, 1937-1945

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