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Question-1

The strike by steelworkers at Homestead, Pennsylvania, 
resulted from Andrew Carnegie's desire to break the Amalgamated Association of Iron and Steel Workers. 
was the culmination of a long history of poor labor relations at Homestead. 
was led by immigrant German Marxists. 
ended when the strike leaders were held in contempt of court and jailed. 
Question 2 
When William McKinley became president in 1897 and had to deal with the rebellion in Cuba, he 
considered the Caribbean less important to U.S. interests than Cleveland had. 
took a tougher stance against the Spanish than Cleveland had taken. 
was less shocked than Cleveland by the stories of Spanish atrocities. 
had complete control of the Republican Party, whereas Cleveland had to balance prowar and antiwar factions within the Democratic Party. 
Question 3 
Which of the following statements most accurately characterizes immigrants' accommodation to city life in the United States around 1900? 
They discarded their ethnic customs and traditional holidays as quickly as possible to blend in with native-born Americans. 
Each family looked out solely for its own interests. 
Many joined temperance societies to become sober American workers. 
Many relied on native-language newspapers, the conviviality of saloons, and the assistance of mutual-aid societies. 
Question 4 
The expression "Gilded Age" originated as the 
title of a 1909 essay by English critic G. Lowes Dickinson, who claimed that "in America there is no culture." 
title of a novel by Mark Twain and Charles Dudley Warner that was published in 1873 and satirized America as a land of vulgar money grubbers. 
characterization applied admiringly to America by Andrew Carnegie in 1888 as he described his philanthropic work. 
title of the ironic 1907 memoir by Henry Adams describing his sense of detachment from late-nineteenth-century American materialism. 
Question 5 
Which of the following statements most accurately characterizes the ideas of naval strategist Alfred T. Mahan?
The United States, like Great Britain and other imperialist states, should rule over large territories and foreign populations. 
The United States should maintain a limited form of colonialism that is dependent upon a strong navy, vigorous merchant marine, and strategic bases to protect its trade interests. 
The United States should use its navy to conquer Pacific and Caribbean territories as a prelude to establishment of permanent ground forces in those areas. 
A strong navy would reduce the need for a canal across Central America because the United States would have sizable fleets in both the Atlantic and the Pacific. 
Question 6 
In their efforts to improve working conditions, the Knights of Labor stressed 
cooperative factories owned and managed by workers. 
the effectiveness of the general strike. 
the importance of organizing a political party. 
the support of the Republican Party. 
Question 7 
All of the following were advantages that large American retailers possessed in the early years of American mass marketing except 
a mobile society. 
an expanding advertising industry. 
a less visibly demarcated class system. 
consumer loyalty to small, local businesses. 
Question 8 
Which of the following statements most accurately characterizes the Red Scare of 1919-1921? 
The American public and press blamed labor conflict on the American Federation of Labor. 
The American Communist Party, with over 700,000 members in 1919, posed a direct threat to the stability of American society. 
The Industrial Workers of the World and the Socialist Party were rebounding from wartime harassment and experiencing increased memberships. 
A series of bombings in 1919 led Americans to associate all radical or dissident political groups with violence. 
Question 9 
Under the Roosevelt Corollary to the Monroe Doctrine, the United States would 
intervene in the internal affairs of a Caribbean nation only on invitation from the government in power. 
intervene against any rebel force in a Caribbean nation. 
act unilaterally to regulate the affairs of any Caribbean nation. 
look to Mexico, the most powerful Latin American nation, to police the Caribbean countries. 
Question 10
After the Civil War, metropolitan newspapers 
expanded to include human-interest stories, a women's page, and society and sports sections. 
lost readership as literacy declined. 
covered more national and international news than local events. 
attained a reputation for factual, objective news coverage. 
Question 11 
Which of the following statements most accurately characterizes the conduct of American diplomacy in the late nineteenth century? 
Most American diplomats were appointed after passing civil service examinations. 
In Asia, Africa, and the Pacific islands, diplomacy was left to American missionaries who worked to Christianize native populations. 
The State Department exercised increasingly tighter control over U.S. consuls and naval officers abroad. 
Preoccupied with domestic politics, the Senate almost entirely abandoned foreign affairs to the presidency's control. 
Question 12 
Which of the following statements most accurately characterizes Samuel Gompers's and the American Federation of Labor's response to the rise of progressivism? 
They hardened their pro-voluntarism stance and worked tirelessly to defeat progressive candidates at the ballot. 
They joined the battle for progressive legislation and increasingly became its strongest advocate, especially regarding the issue of workers' compensation. 
They thoroughly distrusted progressive middle-class do-gooders and insisted that workers could win through their own bargaining. 
They refused to buy newspapers and magazines known for publishing muckraking articles. 
Question 13 
In the late nineteenth century, the Supreme Court 
upheld Congress's power to tax. 
upheld Congress's power to regulate railroad fees. 
limited Congress's power to regulate manufacturing. 
recognized labor's right to strike. 
Question 14 
The introduction of mass production in the late nineteenth-century American economy 
made work more interesting. 
gave workers a greater sense of accomplishment. 
gave workers greater control over the pace of their work. 
increased workers' output. 
Question 15 
Between 1876 and 1892, Americans were 
highly partisan and politically active. 
apathetic about politics. 
independent-minded voters. 
reluctant to join parties. 
Question 16 
Germany's response to President Wilson's protests over the Lusitania incident was to 
call his bluff by refusing to halt submarine attacks, forcing Wilson to back down because the United States was not yet prepared for war. 
offer to halt submarine attacks only if the British lifted their blockade against Germany and permitted American ships to call at German ports. 
announce in September 1915 that submarine commanders would not attack passenger vessels without warning. 
apologize and immediately cease all submarine attacks. 
Question 17 
Which of the following does not correctly describe the building of the first transcontinental railroad? 
Two companies-the Union Pacific and the Central Pacific-won the contracts to build the railroad. 
The federal government subsidized the project with generous land grants and millions of dollars in public loans to the railroad companies. 
One company built east from California and one company built west from Nebraska until they met at Promontory, Utah. 
The company that built east from California advanced more rapidly than its competitor that built west. 
Question 18 
Which of the following goals was not held by the Wilson administration's Committee on Public Information? 
To Americanize immigrant groups 
To build support for the war 
To nurture cultural pluralism 
To encourage a common ideology 

Question 19 
Between 1877 and 1893, American politics 
failed to produce a single capable president. 
focused on racial politics. 
celebrated the government that governed least. 
was dominated by the Democrats. 

Question 20 
Progressives believed that 
the social Darwinists were correct in their thinking. 
people could act constructively and successfully. 
America was drifting helplessly toward catastrophe. 
a strong hand at the top was needed to end America's drift toward social chaos. 
Question 21 
Between 1877 and 1893, Republicans and Democrats 
represented competing conservative and liberal ideologies. 
made political principles an important part of their strategy. 
were admired by British political observers. 
did not represent clearly opposing positions, as party differences became unclear. 

Question 22 
Which of the following statements does not accurately characterize the early historical development of Marxism in the United States? 
German refugees brought the ideas of Karl Marx to America beginning in 1848. 
Marxism postulates a class struggle between capitalists and workers. 
The end result of Marxism is a classless society. 
Marxist socialism was established with the foundation of the Socialist Labor Party in 1907. 
Question 23 
Early twentieth-century civil rights advocates who created the Niagara Movement called for all of the following except 
encouragement of black pride. 
full political and civil equality for African Americans. 
reversal of stereotypes that demeaned African Americans. 
the payment of reparations to former slaves and their descendents. 
Question 24 
Which of the following statements most accurately characterizes industry in post-Civil War American cites? 
Most smaller cities still depended on agricultural ties for economic survival. 
In most industries, the scale of production increased. 
Older commercial centers refused to permit factory districts. 
Industrial entrepreneurs preferred to keep the scale of factories small and confined within city boundaries. 
Question 25 
Which of the following does not characterize the progressives of the early twentieth century? 
They tended to pride themselves on being tough-minded reformers. 
They had confidence in ordinary people's capacity to take significant action. 
They were idealistic. 
They usually aligned themselves with business interests and the private sector.