Gilded Age & Western Expansion -All quizzes

What battle in 1876 resulted in a significant defeat for the U.S. Army, led by Chief Sitting Bull and Crazy Horse?

Battle of Little Bighorn

Who were the key figures in the Gilded Age known for establishing dominance in oil and steel?

John D. Rockefeller (Oil) and Andrew Carnegie (Steel)

What event brought the Knights of Labor to an end due to increased scrutiny and association with violence?

The Haymarket Incident in 1886

To what number did the American Bison population fall during the peak of bison hunting in the 1880s?

A few hundred

Which of the following statements is NOT true about the Homestead Act of 1862?

Only U.S. Citizens could apply for land.

What did the Pendleton Act of 1883 establish for Federal employees?

Basic competency tests for Federal employees.

What were 'pools and trusts' during the Gilded Age?

When multiple companies cooperate to control higher prices.

What event marked the end of Reconstruction in the South?

The Election of 1876 & Compromise/Bargain of 1877

Which political party was known for its power base in the North & West during the Gilded Age?

Republican Party

How did migrants benefit from the California and Colorado Gold Rushes?

Most people didn't mine gold but built an economy of opportunity.

What is NOT part of the Populist Party platform?

Wanted no term limits for U.S. Presidents.

Who is credited with the phrase 'Survival of the fittest' as it applies to human society?

Herbert Spencer

How did sharecropping affect Southern Black farmers?

They were often trapped in unsustainable debt.

Which statement is NOT true about the 'Lost Cause' narrative in the New South?

Naming US military bases/forts after Northern officers.

Which country did the U.S. use gunboat diplomacy with in 1854?

Japan

What location was Thomas Edison’s lab where he worked on electricity and generators?

Menlo Park

What Supreme Court case declared segregation lawful under 'separate but equal'?

Plessy v. Ferguson

By 1900, which nation had the largest empire in the world?

Great Britain

Which battle during the Spanish-American War made Theodore Roosevelt famous?

Battle of San Juan Hills

During the 1870s-1920s, which immigrant groups primarily arrived on the East Coast of America?

Irish and Germans

What was chain migration between 1870-1920?

Immigrants spreading exaggerated success stories back home.

Match: Hawaii — What event is associated with this location?

American plantation owners arranged an overthrow of the gov't in 1893-4.

Which was one of the few points from Wilson's Fourteen Points included in the Treaty of Versailles?

Formation of the League of Nations.

What caused the U.S. to declare war on Germany on April 6, 1917?

German unrestricted submarine warfare and the Zimmermann Telegram.

What was the Great Migration?

The migration of Southern African Americans to Northern cities for jobs.

What was the Schlieffen Plan?

The German plan to knock France out of the war before Russia could mobilize.

What is the correct sequence of declarations of war at the start of World War I?

Germany declares war on Russia, Germany declares war on and invades France.

Who opposed Woodrow Wilson and the Treaty of Versailles in the Senate?

Henry Cabot Lodge

What was the significance of the Battle of Jutland?

It was a major naval battle during World War I.

Which country switched sides to join the Allies during World War I after the war began?

Italy

Which weapon used by U.S. troops caused a German protest during World War I?

Chlorine Gas

What was NOT a cause of tensions leading to World War I?

The U.S. becoming a 'Great Power'.

Which program did FDR use as a model for his New Deal?

Temporary Emergency Relief Administration (TERA).

Which plan provided American loans to the German Weimar Republic?

Dawes Plan.

Match: Civilian Conservation Corps — What did it establish?

Work for able-bodied people in land-reclamation.

What did the National Origins Act of 1924 do?

Set quotas favoring Western Europe over Eastern Europe.

Who were the people that smuggled liquor during Prohibition?

Bootleggers.

What was NOT true about the youth challenging societal norms in the 1920s?

Young folks enjoyed new consumer goods.

What factors contributed to the Crash of 1929?

Overproduction & over-extension of credit.

Which baseball team became famous in the 1920s under Babe Ruth?

The New York Yankees.

According to Hitler, what proved that Capitalism and Democracy would fail?

The Great Depression.

Where did a Soviet pilot defect with his MiG-25?

Israel.

Which two countries received U.S. aid to defeat communist revolutions between 1947-9?

Greece and Turkey.

Why did the Soviets blockade Berlin in June of 1948?

To protest the introduction of the Marshall Plan.

Why did the F4 Phantom struggle in Vietnam?

It relied too much on missiles and had no guns.

Who was the first human launched into space?

Yuri Gagarin.

What did USAF pilot Gail Halvorsen do during the Berlin Airlift?

Dropped candies with parachutes for children.

Why was Gen. Douglas MacArthur relieved during the Korean War?

He exceeded the UN mandate and wanted to use nuclear threats.

Where did the Nationalists retreat and claim to be the legitimate government of China?

Taiwan.

Why was NATO formed in April of 1949?

In response to Soviet aggression after the Berlin Blockade.