HIST 2110 WMU Midterm Questions With Complete
Solutions
1920s Ku Klux Klan Correct Answers major rebirth of the kkk
in 1920s. (mainly b/c they were unhappy w/ the changing of
American culture.)
the "new" klan was anti-.. foreign, catholic, black, jewish,
pacifist, cotlegger, gambling, communist, adultry, birth control,
internationalist, and evolutionist.
in 1920s membership far surpessed that of the mid 1850s
American Federation of Labor Correct Answers WHO/WHAT:
Founded as a federation of trade unions composed mostly of
skilled, white, native-born workers; its long-term president was
Samuel Gompers.
WHEN: 1881
WHERE: USA
WHY: devoted itself to negotiating with employers for higher
wages and better working conditions for its members. "business
unionism". Fought for small business' rights
Andrew Carnegie Correct Answers WHO/WHAT: iron and
steel entrepreneur; owner of steel business (monopoly), made
millions. Also massed produced steel for railroads/skyscrapers.
WHEN: 1892
WHERE: Homestead, Pennsylvania
WHY: controlled every part of the steel business, from raw
materials to transportation, manufacturing, and distribution.
Could buy materials cheaply, pay workers little, and sell goods
for a lot.
,Bank holiday Correct Answers FDR closes all American banks
for 4 days (Congress meets to discuss legislation); Creates a
great sense of relief for the public
Bargain of 1877 Correct Answers Republican and Democratic
leaders secretly made a compromise before the inauguration -
Democrats agreed to accept the Republican nominee as
president if Republicans withdraw federal soldiers from their
remaining positions in the South, enact federal legislation that
would spur industrialization in the South, appoint Democrats to
patronage positions in the South, and appoint a Democrat to the
president's cabinet
Black codes Correct Answers WHO/WHAT: Laws passed in
southern states to restrict the rights of former slaves; to nullify
the codes, Congress passed the Civil Rights act of 1866 and the
14th Amendment.
WHEN: 1865 (citizenship) -1866
WHERE: southern USA
WHY: Even though slaves were "free", people found ways
around the amendments to continue to restrict the lives of free
slaves, and so the amendments didn't really count for anything.
Booker T. Washington Correct Answers WHO/WHAT:
Former slave who gave a speech that stated obtaining farms or a
skilled job was for more important to free slaves than fighting
for complete equality.
WHEN: 1895
WHERE: USA
WHY: Booker was backed by many wealthy whites and was an
educated man himself. He understood that frontal assaults on
, white power were impossible and that blacks should concentrate
on building up their segregated communities. He was kind of
saying work with what you've got for now.
Civil Rights Act of 1866 Correct Answers granted citizenship
and the same rights enjoyed by white citizens to all male persons
in the United States "without distinction of race or color, or
previous condition of slavery or involuntary servitude."
Civilian Conservation Corps Correct Answers a public work
relief program that operated from 1933 to 1942 in the United
States for unemployed, unmarried men from relief families as
part of the New Deal - work on projects that benefited the
public, planting trees to reforest areas, building levees for flood
control, and improving national parks, etc
Colfax Massacre Correct Answers the bloodiest episode of the
Ku Klux Klan; Klan members murdered nearly 100 African-
Americans in Louisiana, on Easter Sunday 1873; blacks had
taken up positions around the city's courthouse to protect
Republican officers threatened by conservative whites seeking
to reclaim the state by force; a white mob attacked the black
defenders and not until President Grant ordered federal troops to
the area was peace restored
Committee on Public Information Correct Answers propaganda
committee that built support for the war effort in Europe among
Americans. It depicted Germans and other enemies on bad
terms, and served to censor the press. The committee helped
spur up the anti-German feeling in America as well as motivated
Americans to support war against Germany once declared.
Solutions
1920s Ku Klux Klan Correct Answers major rebirth of the kkk
in 1920s. (mainly b/c they were unhappy w/ the changing of
American culture.)
the "new" klan was anti-.. foreign, catholic, black, jewish,
pacifist, cotlegger, gambling, communist, adultry, birth control,
internationalist, and evolutionist.
in 1920s membership far surpessed that of the mid 1850s
American Federation of Labor Correct Answers WHO/WHAT:
Founded as a federation of trade unions composed mostly of
skilled, white, native-born workers; its long-term president was
Samuel Gompers.
WHEN: 1881
WHERE: USA
WHY: devoted itself to negotiating with employers for higher
wages and better working conditions for its members. "business
unionism". Fought for small business' rights
Andrew Carnegie Correct Answers WHO/WHAT: iron and
steel entrepreneur; owner of steel business (monopoly), made
millions. Also massed produced steel for railroads/skyscrapers.
WHEN: 1892
WHERE: Homestead, Pennsylvania
WHY: controlled every part of the steel business, from raw
materials to transportation, manufacturing, and distribution.
Could buy materials cheaply, pay workers little, and sell goods
for a lot.
,Bank holiday Correct Answers FDR closes all American banks
for 4 days (Congress meets to discuss legislation); Creates a
great sense of relief for the public
Bargain of 1877 Correct Answers Republican and Democratic
leaders secretly made a compromise before the inauguration -
Democrats agreed to accept the Republican nominee as
president if Republicans withdraw federal soldiers from their
remaining positions in the South, enact federal legislation that
would spur industrialization in the South, appoint Democrats to
patronage positions in the South, and appoint a Democrat to the
president's cabinet
Black codes Correct Answers WHO/WHAT: Laws passed in
southern states to restrict the rights of former slaves; to nullify
the codes, Congress passed the Civil Rights act of 1866 and the
14th Amendment.
WHEN: 1865 (citizenship) -1866
WHERE: southern USA
WHY: Even though slaves were "free", people found ways
around the amendments to continue to restrict the lives of free
slaves, and so the amendments didn't really count for anything.
Booker T. Washington Correct Answers WHO/WHAT:
Former slave who gave a speech that stated obtaining farms or a
skilled job was for more important to free slaves than fighting
for complete equality.
WHEN: 1895
WHERE: USA
WHY: Booker was backed by many wealthy whites and was an
educated man himself. He understood that frontal assaults on
, white power were impossible and that blacks should concentrate
on building up their segregated communities. He was kind of
saying work with what you've got for now.
Civil Rights Act of 1866 Correct Answers granted citizenship
and the same rights enjoyed by white citizens to all male persons
in the United States "without distinction of race or color, or
previous condition of slavery or involuntary servitude."
Civilian Conservation Corps Correct Answers a public work
relief program that operated from 1933 to 1942 in the United
States for unemployed, unmarried men from relief families as
part of the New Deal - work on projects that benefited the
public, planting trees to reforest areas, building levees for flood
control, and improving national parks, etc
Colfax Massacre Correct Answers the bloodiest episode of the
Ku Klux Klan; Klan members murdered nearly 100 African-
Americans in Louisiana, on Easter Sunday 1873; blacks had
taken up positions around the city's courthouse to protect
Republican officers threatened by conservative whites seeking
to reclaim the state by force; a white mob attacked the black
defenders and not until President Grant ordered federal troops to
the area was peace restored
Committee on Public Information Correct Answers propaganda
committee that built support for the war effort in Europe among
Americans. It depicted Germans and other enemies on bad
terms, and served to censor the press. The committee helped
spur up the anti-German feeling in America as well as motivated
Americans to support war against Germany once declared.
