History Test 4
Its my history final
- 1.
By the 1890s, more than half of all immigrants in the u.s. were
- A.
European jews
- B.
Eastern and southern europeans
- C.
Chinese
- D.
Japanese
Correct Answer
B. Eastern and southern europeans -
- 2.
In the late 1800s, the most common form of mass transit in cities was the:
- A.
Cable car
- B.
Trolley car
- C.
Horsecar
- D.
Subway
Correct Answer
C. Horsecar -
- 3.
Most people who lived in "streetcar suburbs" were
- A.
High society
- B.
Middle class
- C.
Working class
- D.
Rural gentility
Correct Answer
B. Middle class -
- 4.
William M. Tweed was:
- A.
The engineer who invented the electric trolley car
- B.
The leader of the workingmans party
- C.
The architect who designed americas first skyscraper
- D.
A corrupt party boss in a political machine
Correct Answer
D. A corrupt party boss in a political machine -
- 5.
In big cities like chicago in the 1800s,____________-functioned like community centers and political centers for male workers
- A.
Churches
- B.
Sports clubs
- C.
Saloons
- D.
Cafes
Correct Answer
C. Saloons -
- 6.
Nativists wanted to:
- A.
Group immigrants into their own sections of the city
- B.
Assimilate immigrants into american society
- C.
Limit immigration
- D.
Convert immigrants to protestantism
Correct Answer
C. Limit immigration -
- 7.
Tammany Hall was a:
- A.
Saloon
- B.
Theater
- C.
Dance hall
- D.
Political machine
Correct Answer
D. Political machine -
- 8.
Political machines provided new city dwellers with necessities such as jobs, housing, and police protection in exchange for
- A.
Kickbacks
- B.
Graft
- C.
Votes
- D.
A portion of their wages
Correct Answer
C. Votes -
- 9.
The first salaried baseball team was the:
- A.
Boston red socks
- B.
Cincinnati red stockings
- C.
New york yankees
- D.
Pittsburgh pirates
Correct Answer
B. Cincinnati red stockings -
- 10.
On voyages across the atlantic, most immigrants booked passage in __________, the cheepest accommodations on a steamship
Correct Answer
steerage - 11.
Some native-born americans opposed eastern european immigrants because they feared that the _______ church would become too powerful in the american government
Correct Answer
catholic - 12.
_____painters attempted to capture the world as they saw it.
Correct Answer
realists - 13.
The democratic party of the late 1800s was viewed as
- A.
The party that preserved the union
- B.
The party of big business
- C.
The party of personal liberty
- D.
The party of reform
Correct Answer
C. The party of personal liberty -
- 14.
The mckinley tariff resulted in:
- A.
A national budget deficit
- B.
A national budget surplus
- C.
Sharply increased federal revenue
- D.
Revenue for us farmers
Correct Answer
A. A national budget deficit -
- 15.
New technology helped farmers produce more crops, which tended to:
- A.
Lower prices
- B.
Raise prices
- C.
Decrease demand
- D.
Increase demand
Correct Answer
A. Lower prices -
- 16.
The farmers alliance cooperatives failed for all of the following reasons except:
- A.
Corruption within them eventually alienated many farmers
- B.
They were too small to dramatically affect world prices for farm products
- C.
They loaned too much money at low interest rates that was never repaid
- D.
Many railroads, bankers, and wholesaler discriminated against them
Correct Answer
A. Corruption within them eventually alienated many farmers -
- 17.
The supreme court set the stage for legalized segregation by overturning the:
- A.
Civil rights act of 1875
- B.
Pendleton act
- C.
Fourteenth amendment
- D.
Fiftenth amendment
Correct Answer
A. Civil rights act of 1875 -
- 18.
Republicans of the late 1800s were viewed as:
- A.
The catholic party
- B.
The big city party
- C.
The party of personal liberty
- D.
The party of reform
Correct Answer
D. The party of reform -
- 19.
To get inflation under control after the civil war, the federal government did all of the following except:
- A.
Stop making silver into coins
- B.
Start paying off its bonds
- C.
Stop printing greenbacks
- D.
Start exchanging greenbacks for gold coins
Correct Answer
D. Start exchanging greenbacks for gold coins -
- 20.
In a newspaper article, ida wells reported that three african american grocers in memphis had been lynched because they had:
- A.
Established their store in a whites only neighborhood
- B.
Competed succesfully against white grocers
- C.
Refused to set their prices at the same level as those of white grocers
- D.
Refused to serve white patrons
Correct Answer
B. Competed succesfully against white grocers -
- 21.
Under the spoils system, or __________, government jobs went to supporters of the winning party in an election.
Correct Answer
patronage - 22.
The first national farm organization was known as the _______________.
Correct Answer
farmers alliance grange - 23.
Statutes in the south enforcing segregation were called____________laws.
Correct Answer
jim crow
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