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Sherman Silver Purchase Act

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Question 2

Josiah Strong argued that

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A)  sea power was the key to national greatness.
B)  it was the "Manifest Destiny" of the United States to conquer Canada.
C)  Americans should solve their own problems before getting involved overseas.
D)  the United States has a moral responsibility to bring Christian civilization to a benighted world.E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 3

National politics in the late nineteenth century

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A)  favored the Republicans.
B)  favored the Democrats.
C)  were a stalemate as neither party could enact its policies.
D)  were characterized by considerable legislative activity.E) B) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 4

How did Americans gain influence in Hawaii?

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A)  Through the American navy
B)  Through the opium trade
C)  From sugar growers
D)  By exporting beef to the islandsE) A) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 5

George W. Plunkitt

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A)  was a leading Mugwump.
B)  as a Democrat supported Benjamin Harrison.
C)  provided insights into the nature of urban politics and its relation to poverty.
D)  served as New York City mayor for seven years.E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 6

William McKinley decided to annex the Philippines because

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A)  the islands would provide a new market for American products.
B)  Catholic immigrants from Europe might be more likely to settle in the Philippines, where Catholicism was strong.
C)  he understood the strategic and political importance of the islands to Asia and the Pacific.
D)  the Filipinos requested annexation.E) A) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 7

Granger laws sought to

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A)  increase the supply of money in circulation.
B)  guarantee price levels for crops.
C)  regulate railroad rates.
D)  increase farm exports.E) A) and B)
F) B) and D)

Question 8

Instructions: Identify the following terms: 
prohibition

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Prohibition refers to a period in the hi...

Question 9

Populists in the South threatened the existing power structure by

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A)  trying to unite poor farmers, regardless of race.
B)  refusing to grow cotton.
C)  burning crops in an effort to raise prices.
D)  seizing control of railroads.E) C) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 10

To counter guerrilla warfare in Cuba, the Spanish

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A)  established a reconcentration policy.
B)  abandoned the cities.
C)  deployed conventional warfare tactics.
D)  practiced yellow journalism.E) B) and C)
F) None of the above

Question 11

Instructions: Identify the following terms: 
Pendleton Act

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The Pendleton Act, also known as the Pen...

Question 12

The Farmers' Alliance, like the Grange and Knights of Labor, advocated

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A)  cooperatives.
B)  socialism.
C)  support for the Republican Party.
D)  racial integration.E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 13

Instructions: Identify the following terms: 
deflation

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Deflation is an economic term that refer...

Question 14

Instructions: Identify the following terms: 
Platt Amendment

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The Platt Amendment was a legislative am...

Question 15

One of the structural changes advocated by Populists was

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A)  elimination of black voters.
B)  abolition of the merit system of civil service.
C)  a ban on campaign contributions by corporations.
D)  direct election of U.S. senators.E) B) and D)
F) All of the above

Question 16

What organization gave rise to the Populist Party?

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A)  The Grange
B)  The Ku Klux Klan
C)  The Farmers' Alliance
D)  The Knights of LaborE) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 17

Anti-imperialists argued against seizing foreign colonies because

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A)  the colonies would become targets of America's enemies.
B)  holding colonies violated the American spirit of democracy.
C)  colonies would increase the number of undesirable immigrants to the United States.
D)  America lacked the money to improve the situations in new colonies.E) C) and D)
F) All of the above

Question 18

Emilio Aguinaldo

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A)  was a leader of Cuban independence.
B)  was the first governor of the Philippines.
C)  argued the Insular cases for Puerto Rico before the U.S. Supreme Court.
D)  led the struggle for Filipino independence.E) None of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 19

In the late nineteenth century, the term "spoils" was associated with

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A)  personal attachment to a local politician.
B)  the patronage system.
C)  membership in a lodge.
D)  ancestry.E) B) and C)
F) C) and D)

Question 20

In the case of Munn v. Illinois (1877) , the Supreme Court

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A)  agreed that businesses with a public interest were subject to regulation.
B)  declared state Prohibition laws to be unconstitutional.
C)  ruled that the Fourteenth Amendment did not protect black voting rights.
D)  threw out a state law that limited the vote to native-born citizens.E) B) and D)
F) B) and C)

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George W. Plunkitt

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Instructions: Identify the following terms: deflation

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