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Question: Which of the following would most directly contradict Brands' argument in the excerpt? A) The rise of industrial magnates B) Expansion of railroads C) Urban population growth D) Panic of 1873 Rationale: The Panic of 1873 represents a major economic downturn, which would challenge an argument that portrays the Gilded Age as an unbroken era of prosperity and growth. "Women's Holy War" Cartoon Question: The image of "Women's Holy War" most directly reflects which of the following? A) Women demanding suffrage B) Women joining labor unions C) Women advocating for educational reform D) The involvement of many nineteenth-century American women in the movement to ban alcohol Rationale: The cartoon directly reflects the temperance movement, which many women led as part of moral and social reform efforts. Question: Which of the following explains why the Woman's Christian Temperance Union was founded? A) To increase women’s access to education B) To advocate for women’s suffrage C) Women said liquor was consuming their husbands' wages and causing abusive behavior D) To promote female labor unionization Rationale: The WCTU was formed in response to domestic violence and poverty caused by male alcohol abuse. - Ans - Question: The nineteenth-century temperance movement laid the foundation for which of the following? A) The Prohibition Party B) Eighteenth and Nineteenth Amendments C) The Equal Rights Amendment D) Social Security Act Rationale: The temperance movement influenced the passage of the 18th Amendment (Prohibition) and contributed to momentum for the 19th Amendment (women’s suffrage). Benjamin Harris 1891 Question: The excerpt’s reference to "an Indian messiah" most directly reflects which of the following developments? A) Native American efforts to secure land rights B) The rise of Native American schools C) The Ghost Dance Movement D) The Trail of Tears Rationale: The "Indian messiah" refers to Wovoka, a central figure in the Ghost Dance Movement that promised the restoration of Native lands and ways. Question: Which of the following most directly contributed to the encroachment of white settlement on Indians' prime buffalo hunting lands? A) Indian Removal Act B) Gold Rush C) Homestead Act of 1862 D) Trail of Tears Rationale: The Homestead Act encouraged white settlers to move west and settle on Native lands, disrupting traditional hunting territories. Question: Which of the following most clearly describes the Dawes Severalty Act of 1887? A) It supported Native tribal sovereignty B) It returned land to Native nations C) It required Native children to attend boarding schools D) It terminated tribal ownership of most reservation land, allocated some parcels to individual Indians, and opened the remainder to white settlement Rationale: The Dawes Act aimed to assimilate Natives by allotting land individually and breaking up communal holdings. Question: In the excerpt, Chief Red Cloud gives a Native perspective on which of the following? A) Indian boarding schools B) U.S. government treaties C) Land allotment programs D) The Ghost Dance Movement Rationale: Red Cloud’s reflections focus on Native spiritual revival efforts like the Ghost Dance, which aimed to resist cultural eradication. Question: The excerpt most directly reflects which one of the following ideas? A) The benefits of assimilation B) The success of U.S. Indian policy C) The misunderstandings resulting from the clash of cultures D) The legal rights of Native Americans Rationale: Red Cloud’s speech illustrates how differing worldviews between Native Americans and U.S. officials led to conflict and tragedy. Question: One direct effect of the Wounded Knee Massacre was? A) The spread of the Ghost Dance B) The end of armed Indian resistance in the West C) The beginning of the reservation system D) Increased Native voting rights Rationale: The massacre at Wounded Knee in 1890 is widely considered the end of armed Native resistance against U.S. expansion. Chinese Six Companies Letter to Grant (1876) Question: According to this excerpt, which of the following is the main objection that white Americans had to the Chinese? A) Their religious beliefs B) They increased competition for jobs C) Their refusal to assimilate D) Their support for labor unions Rationale: Many white laborers saw Chinese immigrants as economic threats who worked for lower wages. Question: Which of the following contributed most directly to the passage of the Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882? A) Violence in mining towns B) Railroad company lobbying C) The depression of the 1870s D) Chinese involvement in politics Rationale: Economic hardship during the 1870s depression led to scapegoating of Chinese immigrants. Question: Which of the following most accurately reflects the effects of the Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882? A) It promoted multicultural education B) It restricted Chinese land ownership C) It banned Chinese laborers' immigration to the U.S. and prohibited Chinese - Ans - who were legally in the nation from attaining citizenship D) It encouraged Asian immigration quotas Rationale: The act severely curtailed Chinese immigration and naturalization, marking the first major U.S. immigration restriction based on race. Andrew Carnegie, “Wealth” Question: The excerpt most directly reflects which of the following views of economic inequality? A) It is the result of capitalism’s failure B) It should be addressed through unions C) It must be eliminated through socialism D) It is a sign of progress and beneficial for the advancement of civilization Rationale: Carnegie argued that inequality was a natural outcome of progress and that the wealthy should use their fortunes to benefit society. Question: Which of the following most directly contradicts Andrew Carnegie’s proposed “ties of brotherhood” between rich and poor? A) The Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire C) The response to the Homestead Strike at Carnegie’s plant C) The rise of socialist literature D) Philanthropic donations to libraries Rationale: Carnegie’s violent suppression of striking workers at Homestead undermined his claims of harmonious class relations. Question: Carnegie’s doctrine that the wealthy have a responsibility to make philanthropic contributions to improve society is known as? A) Social Darwinism B) The New Nationalism C) The Social Gospel D) The Gospel of Wealth Rationale: Carnegie’s “Gospel of Wealth” asserted that the rich should use their wealth to advance the public good. Secret Oath 1893 – American Protective Association Question: According to the excerpt, which of the following would be one of the effects of the American Protective Association's Oath? A) Catholic workers would join unions in protest B) Protestant workers would form their own union C) Protestant employers would hire only Protestants D) It would undercut trade unionism, because Protestant laborers felt that they had more in common with Protestant employers than with Catholic coworkers Rationale: The APA used religious identity to divide the working class and weaken labor solidarity. Question: Which of the following groups would be most likely to support the view of the American Protective Association? A) The Populist Party B) The Socialist Party C) The American Party D) The NAACP Rationale: The American Party (Know-Nothings) had similar nativist and anti-Catholic positions. Question: Which of the following most directly contributed to the forming of the American Protective Association? A) Protestant missionary efforts B) The defeat of the Confederacy C) Labor strikes by Irish workers D) The arrival of many European Catholic immigrants and fears about their strong loyalty to the papacy Rationale: Fears that Catholic immigrants would be loyal to the Pope over U.S. institutions drove the APA’s nativism. Question: The main point of the cartoon is most comparable to the idea that: A) President Roosevelt wanted to tame capitalism and not end it B) Roosevelt sought to nationalize all industry C) Roosevelt supported monopolies D) Roosevelt encouraged complete laissez-faire policies Rationale: Roosevelt’s "trust-busting" policies aimed to regulate large corporations rather than dismantle capitalism entirely. Question: The cartoon was most likely influenced by which of the following events? A) The Supreme Court decision that broke up the Northern Securities Company B) The passage of the Sherman Antitrust Act C) The election of Roosevelt as president D) The formation of the Federal Reserve Rationale: The Northern Securities decision was a landmark case where Roosevelt successfully challenged a large trust, setting a precedent. Pullman Strike Cartoon Question: Which figure would be most likely to agree with this cartoon? A) Andrew Carnegie B) Eugene V. Debs C) Theodore Roosevelt D) J.P. Morgan Rationale: Debs, the labor leader who led the Pullman Strike, sympathized with the grievances of exploited workers shown in the cartoon. - Ans - Question: One problem faced by many employees such as the one portrayed in the cartoon when trying to improve their conditions was the: A) Public perception that labor unions were radical and dangerous B) Strong government support for unions C) Widespread prosperity during the Gilded Age D) Supreme Court protection of strikers Rationale: During the Gilded Age, unions were often associated with anarchism or socialism, undermining public support. Wilson Cartoon (1912 Election) Question: Which of the following is most explicitly referenced in the cartoon? A) A split in the Republican Party B) Roosevelt’s re-election C) Wilson’s opposition to big business D) Taft’s foreign policy Rationale: The 1912 election saw Theodore Roosevelt run as a Progressive, splitting the Republican vote and allowing Wilson to win. Senator Henry Cabot Lodge 1919 Question: The ideas described in the excerpt are an example of which of the following developments in the 1900s? A) A shift from international involvement to isolationism B) Growing American militarism C) Support for the League of Nations D) A push for colonial expansion Rationale: Lodge opposed the League of Nations, reflecting a broader post-WWI desire to avoid foreign entanglements. Question: Which founding document could Lodge use to most directly support his argument? A) The Declaration of Independence B) The Constitution C) Washington’s Farewell Address D) The Federalist Papers Rationale: Washington’s Farewell warned against permanent alliances, aligning with Lodge’s opposition to the League of Nations. Alfred Thayer Mahan 1897 Question: Mahan’s opinion can be compared to what earlier philosophy? A) Transcendentalism B) Isolationism C) Manifest Destiny D) Abolitionism Rationale: Mahan’s ideas about expanding naval power to control overseas territories echoed Manifest Destiny’s expansionist themes.