Unit Test 1

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

A  Northern whites.

B  Southern whites.

C  White Democrats born in the south.

D  White Republicans born in the south.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

C  secured access to trade with Latin American countries.

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

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

A  FALSE

B  TRUE

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

B  high interest rates charged by the banks.

C  high tariff policies by the federal government.

D  high freight rates charged by the railroads.

E  a decline in farm prices for farm products.

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

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

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

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.