US History Two Final (Tests)

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Gustavus Swift

Whose company developed the refrigerated railroad car?

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Alexander Graham Bell

Who created the first patented, commercially useful telephone?

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Social Darwinism

The philosophy that the strongest businesses would survive was called … …

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China

In 1882, the government voted to halt immigration from which country?

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Bosses

What were men who were un-elected leaders in the cities called?

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Sears Robuck

What is an example of a “chain store” as given in the notes?

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Dewey

Who applied theories of pragmatism to education?

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Patronage

What is it called when the winning political party dispenses jobs to those who help them?

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Basketball

What sport was invented by Dr. James Naismith in 1891?

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William Randolph Hearst

Who was a powerful publisher who popularized “yellow journalism” and controlled nine newspapers and two magazines?

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Wright Brothers

Which brothers are known for flying the first successful airplane flight in 1903?

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Garfield

Which president was assassinated after only a few months in office?

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Coin’s Financial School

William H. Harvey wrote the book … … … which argued persuasively for free silver.

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Boxer

The … Rebellion was a fierce Chinese uprising against all foreigners.

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Taylor

Who was known as the father of “scientific management?”

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Riis

Who wrote How the Other Half Lives?

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Catholicism/Romanism

What religion was associated with Rum?

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Thomas Edison

Who was a great American inventor who made the incandescent lamp and many other electrical devices?

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Louis Sullivan

Who was the great Chicago architect that developed skyscrapers?

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Growth of the Cities

What caused the urban population to increase sevenfold?

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Great Chicago Fire

What tragedy occurred in 1871 and forced cities to rebuild?

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William Tweed

Who was the boss of New York City’s Tammany Hall machine in the 1860s and 1870s?

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Stephen Crane

Who wrote “The Red Badge of Courage” and “Maggie: A Girl of the Streets”?

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Charles and Frank Duryea

Which brothers invented the first American gasoline-driven motor vehicle?

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Jackson

To strengthen their party, Democrats often emphasized their ties with which president?

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The Grangers

What was the first major organization of farmers called?

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Hawaii

In which place did America establish a great sugar cane industry?

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Aguinaldo

Who was the leader of the Filipino resistance whose capture brought the Philippine War to an end?

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Boxer Rebellion

What was the fierce Chinese uprising against all foreigners in 1900?

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Alliances

What group focused on helping farmers become more independent?

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Ten Years’ War

What was Cuba’s unsuccessful attempt to throw off Spanish rule?

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Sherman Antitrust Act

What was the Congressional effort to outlaw monopolies?

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Coxey

Who led an army of several hundred unemployed to march on Washington and make demand to the government?

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People’s Party (Populists)

What was one of the most powerful third parties in US history founded by merged Alliances?

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James A. Garfield

He was born in a log cabin and rose “from the towpath to the White House.”

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Henry George

He blamed poverty on the greed of the wealthy.

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Grand Old Party

Another name for the Republican Party.

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Oliver H. Kelly

He founded the Grangers.

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Sherman Antitrust Act

The Congressional effort to outlaw monopolies.

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Suburbs

Communities on the outskirts of great cities.

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Nativists

Americans who blamed the disorder and corruption of cities on the immigrants.

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Samoa

A set of islands in the South Pacific divided between Germany, American, and Britain.

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Panic of 1893

Began with the bankruptcy of the Philadelphia and Reading Railroad.

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Upton Sinclair

He wrote The Jungle.

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William Tweed

He was the boss of New York City’s Tammany Hall.

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Maine

The American battleship that blew up in Havana Harbor in February 1898.

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Jose Marti

He was the leader of the Cuban Revolutionary Party.

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John D. Rockefeller

He was the founder of the Standard Oil.

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Pools

Informal agreements among various companies to stabilize rates and divide markets.

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Horatio Alger

His writing seemed to always be a “rags to riches” story.

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Mount Holyoke

This was one of the colleges for women.

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Crime of ‘73

This is what people called the law Congress passed to discontinue silver coinage.

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True

The Currency Act of 1900 was Congress reconfirming its commitment to the gold standard.d

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False

The Grand Old Party was never a major political force.

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True

In the Spanish American War more Americans died due to disease than due to battle injuries.

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True

The U.S. paid Spain $20 million for the Philippines.

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True

Theodore Roosevelt led the Rough Riders in the Battle of San Juan Hill.

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False

The Ten Years’ War was a successful attempt by Cuba to throw off Spanish rule.

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True

Herbert Spencer was the first a most important proponent of Social Darwinism.

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False

Henry George blamed poverty on the laziness of the people.

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False

The Haymarket Square Incident in 1886 was a peaceful protest.

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True

The Bessemer-Kelly Method was a process for making steel by blowing air through molten iron to burn out impurities.

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True

A pool was very similar to a cartel.

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True

Debs was a communist.

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False

The Marquis of Queensbury made boxing much more dangerous.

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False

Edward Bok was involved in newspapers.

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False

McKinley went from the towpath to the White House.

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False

Pago Pago is in the Hawaiian Islands.

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Richmond

Where was the first electric trolley?

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How many colleges were created through the Morrill Land Grant Act?

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25 million

How many people immigrated between

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Chicago

Where was the Pullman Factory?

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True

Socialism is the enemy of capitalism.

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True

The Square Deal was Teddy Roosevelt’s slogan for his second term.

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False

Herbert Hoover failed as Commerce Secretary and as President.

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True

Wilson came up with the Fourteen Points as war aims and plans for the future peace.

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False

The Teapot Dome Scandal involved railroad land.

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True

Debunkers were writers who ridiculed American society and values.

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True

Andrew Mellon was the Treasury Secretary who reduced national debt.

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False

The Treaty of Versailles was accepted by the Senate.

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False

Theodore Roosevelt was the governor of Virginia before he became President.

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False

Secret ballots helped political parties monitor voters.

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True

After the Lusitania was attacked, almost every American wanted to go to war with Germany.

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False

“He kept us out of war” was Wilson’s campaign slogan for the 1916 election.

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True

Harlem Renaissance was a center for Afro-American culture of poetry, novels, and art.

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False

McKinley’s idea for foreign policy was “Dollar Diplomacy.”

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True

The Election of 1920 was a referendum on the League of Nations.

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False

Warren Harding was a strong and effective leader who ran the show with integrity.

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True

Progressives believed the nation must continue to grow, advance, and improve.

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Teacher

The Scopes Trial in 1925 dealt with which profession?

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Television

Which media linked together the entire nation?

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Lincoln Steffens

Who was the most influential muckraker who exposed corruption in city politics?

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Social Gospel

Which term refers to churches emphasizing physical needs?

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Sacco and Vanzetti

Who were the Italian immigrants charged with murder and executed?

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Italy

Which country changed sides in WWI?

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Meuse-Argonne

Which offensive pushed Germans back to their own border and ended WWI?

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Boston

which city had a police strike in 1919?

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$56 Billion

How much was Germany required to pay in war damages?