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30 Multiple choice questions
Term 1 of 30
Which individual would be most likely to argue that the government should not intervene to
improve the tenements?
[Jacob A. Riis, journalist, "How the Other Half Lives" 1890]
Herbert Spencer
Karl Marx
Charles Darwin
Emile Durkheim
Term 2 of 30
Which phrase best summarizes what Riis considers the cause of the problems he sees?
[Jacob A. Riis, journalist, "How the Other Half Lives" 1890]
"In the tenements all the influences make for evil"
"the tenements are a reflection of urban prosperity"
"the tenements are a model of community living"
"the tenements provide a safe haven for families"
Term 3 of 30
Susan B. Anthony was arrested and fined $100 for casting an illegal vote in the presidential
election of 1872. She refused to pay the fine. To whom of the following were her actions most
similar?
[Susan B. Anthony, "Is It a Crime for a Citizen of the United States to Vote?" 1873]
Henry David Thoreau
The Reconstruction amendments
Consolidation of wealth by an elite
Farmers and debtors
,Term 4 of 30
Which of the following groups would most likely support the sentiments behind this cartoon?
[Man cutting the rose (Standard Oil Company)]
Financial panics and depressions
Consolidation of wealth by an elite
Proponents of social darwinism
Proponents of anti-monopoly legislation
Term 5 of 30
Which of the following developments would be most consistent with the beliefs expressed in
the excerpt?
[William Graham Sumner, social scientist, "The Challenge of Facts" 1882]
The withdrawal of "greenbacks" from circulation
Consolidation of wealth by an elite
Expansion of rights for women
Proponents of anti-monopoly legislation
Term 6 of 30
The kind of sentiments in the cartoon above contributed most directly to which of the
following?
[Man cutting the rose (Standard Oil Company)]
The nationalization of all oil companies
The establishment of a national oil reserve
The breakup of Standard Oil into competing oil companies
The creation of a monopoly on oil production
, Term 7 of 30
Which of the following most likely explains the significant reduction of immigration during the
187os and 1890s to the United States?
[Chart of immigration from 1870-1920]
American federation of labor
Southern and eastern europe
Financial panics and depressions
Military conflicts in europe
Term 8 of 30
Susan B. Anthony's arguments for women's suffrage can best be understood in the context of...
[Susan B. Anthony, "Is It a Crime for a Citizen of the United States to Vote?" 1873]
American Federation of Labor
Henry David Thoreau
The withdrawal of "greenbacks" from circulation
The Reconstruction amendments
Term 9 of 30
According to the author, what has most contributed to the need for wage earners to organize?
[Samuel Gompers, Letter to Judge Peter Grosscup, "Labor in Industrial Society" 1894]
The decrease in industrial jobs
The increase in government regulation of wages
The concentration of corporate wealth and power
The rise of agricultural cooperatives
30 Multiple choice questions
Term 1 of 30
Which individual would be most likely to argue that the government should not intervene to
improve the tenements?
[Jacob A. Riis, journalist, "How the Other Half Lives" 1890]
Herbert Spencer
Karl Marx
Charles Darwin
Emile Durkheim
Term 2 of 30
Which phrase best summarizes what Riis considers the cause of the problems he sees?
[Jacob A. Riis, journalist, "How the Other Half Lives" 1890]
"In the tenements all the influences make for evil"
"the tenements are a reflection of urban prosperity"
"the tenements are a model of community living"
"the tenements provide a safe haven for families"
Term 3 of 30
Susan B. Anthony was arrested and fined $100 for casting an illegal vote in the presidential
election of 1872. She refused to pay the fine. To whom of the following were her actions most
similar?
[Susan B. Anthony, "Is It a Crime for a Citizen of the United States to Vote?" 1873]
Henry David Thoreau
The Reconstruction amendments
Consolidation of wealth by an elite
Farmers and debtors
,Term 4 of 30
Which of the following groups would most likely support the sentiments behind this cartoon?
[Man cutting the rose (Standard Oil Company)]
Financial panics and depressions
Consolidation of wealth by an elite
Proponents of social darwinism
Proponents of anti-monopoly legislation
Term 5 of 30
Which of the following developments would be most consistent with the beliefs expressed in
the excerpt?
[William Graham Sumner, social scientist, "The Challenge of Facts" 1882]
The withdrawal of "greenbacks" from circulation
Consolidation of wealth by an elite
Expansion of rights for women
Proponents of anti-monopoly legislation
Term 6 of 30
The kind of sentiments in the cartoon above contributed most directly to which of the
following?
[Man cutting the rose (Standard Oil Company)]
The nationalization of all oil companies
The establishment of a national oil reserve
The breakup of Standard Oil into competing oil companies
The creation of a monopoly on oil production
, Term 7 of 30
Which of the following most likely explains the significant reduction of immigration during the
187os and 1890s to the United States?
[Chart of immigration from 1870-1920]
American federation of labor
Southern and eastern europe
Financial panics and depressions
Military conflicts in europe
Term 8 of 30
Susan B. Anthony's arguments for women's suffrage can best be understood in the context of...
[Susan B. Anthony, "Is It a Crime for a Citizen of the United States to Vote?" 1873]
American Federation of Labor
Henry David Thoreau
The withdrawal of "greenbacks" from circulation
The Reconstruction amendments
Term 9 of 30
According to the author, what has most contributed to the need for wage earners to organize?
[Samuel Gompers, Letter to Judge Peter Grosscup, "Labor in Industrial Society" 1894]
The decrease in industrial jobs
The increase in government regulation of wages
The concentration of corporate wealth and power
The rise of agricultural cooperatives
