Question 1

The man appointed to supervise a major overhaul of the armed forces was

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A)   William Howard Taft.
B)   Leonard Wood.
C)   William Shafter.
D)   Arthur MacArthur.
E)   Elihu Root.F) A) and C)
G) C) and D)

Question 2

The Interstate Commerce Act of 1887

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A)   put in place a series of regulations for railroad companies.
B)   had little practical effect for decades.
C)   created a five-person commission to oversee the act.
D)   both created a five-person commission to oversee the act, and had little practical effect for decades.
E)   All these answers are correct.F) All of the above
G) A) and B)

Question 3

The Spanish-American War revealed glaring deficiencies in the American military.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

During the second Cleveland administration,the United States sided with Venezuela over ________ in a boundary dispute.

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Question 5

Criticisms within the United States regarding American colonialism included all the following major arguments EXCEPT that

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A)   the financial costs of administering colonies would require burdensome taxes.
B)   imperialism was immoral and contrary to the nation's commitment to human freedom.
C)   foreign obligations and entangling alliances would threaten American liberties.
D)   the nation's population would be "polluted" by "inferior" races.
E)   imperialism would mean a flood of cheap laborers and unwelcome competition.F) A) and D)
G) A) and E)

Question 6

In 1894,Jacob Coxey and his supporters

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A)   demanded that Congress establish a program of unemployment insurance.
B)   called for a public works program for the unemployed.
C)   organized a march on Washington as part of plans to overthrow the government.
D)   were arrested by police, with many later deported as anarchists.
E)   demanded that Congress nationalize the railroads.F) C) and E)
G) D) and E)

Question 7

In 1896,the Populists refused to join with the Democrats.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

What was the "silver question" in the 1890s,and why was it such a prominent issue?

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Question 9

President Cleveland generally questioned the wisdom of protective tariffs.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

The Spanish-American War emerged out of events in the country of ________.

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Question 11

Samuel Burchard's "rum,Romanism,and rebellion" speech during the election of 1884 most hurt

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A)   Grover Cleveland.
B)   Benjamin Harrison.
C)   ChesterA. Arthur.
D)   Roscoe Conkling.
E)   James G. Blaine.F) A) and D)
G) A) and E)

Question 12

The election of 1892

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A)   saw Populism do well at the local level but fail to elect anyone to Congress.
B)   exposed the declining political power of farmers.
C)   saw the Republicans sweep into dominant power.
D)   saw few Populist-backed candidates get elected.
E)   saw the debut of the People's Party.F) A) and E)
G) A) and D)

Question 13

The president who was assassinated between Lincoln and McKinley was ________.

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Question 14

The congressional law of 1873 that officially discontinued silver coinage

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A)   was passed to benefit international trade merchants.
B)   was passed over the strong objections of farmers.
C)   became known to critics as the "Crime of '73."
D)   was hotly debated at the time.
E)   was passed because the value of silver had fallen to an all-time low.F) C) and D)
G) B) and C)

Question 15

The first civilian governor of the Philippines,who gave Filipinos broad local autonomy,was

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A)   Emilio Aguinaldo.
B)   Arthur MacArthur.
C)   Elihu Root.
D)   Theodore Roosevelt.
E)   William Howard Taft.F) B) and D)
G) C) and D)

Question 16

Party identification in the late nineteenth century was usually a reflection more of cultural and geographic identity than of economic calculation.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

The People's Party movement is more commonly referred to as ________.

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Question 18

The American politician who referred to the Spanish-American conflict as "a splendid little war" was

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A)   William McKinley.
B)   Elihu Root.
C)   Theodore Roosevelt.
D)   William Jennings Bryan.
E)   John Hay.F) A) and B)
G) C) and D)

Question 19

What was "yellow journalism" and how significant was it in the events of 1898?

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Question 20

The speech that included the line "You shall not crucify mankind upon a cross of gold" was made by William Jennings Bryan at the 1896 ________.

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