AQA A-LEVEL HISTORY THE MAKING
OF A SUPERPOWER USA 1865-1975
EXAM QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED
ANSWERS
Captains of Industry/Robber Barons - ANSWER-J.D Rockefeller
Andrew Carnegie
J.P Morgan
Cornelius Vanderbilt
Taking land from Native Americans - ANSWER-US government used underhanded
tactics and bribes
Manifest Destiny - ANSWER-1800s belief that Americans had the right to spread
across the continent.
Little Big Horn - ANSWER-25th June 1877
US force led by General Custer was wiped out by Natives
Monroe Doctrine - ANSWER-an American foreign policy opposing interference in the
Western hemisphere from outside powers
Alaska - ANSWER-Bought for 7.2 million dollars in 1867
Fenian Raids - ANSWER-Irish raids on US-Canada border against the British
Laissez-faire - ANSWER-Idea that government should play as small a role as
possible in economic affairs
Knights of Labour - ANSWER-Began 1869
Union for industrial workers
Populism - ANSWER-Idea of fundamental change
Movement of the people
Democrats
Progressivism - ANSWER-Idea of wide ranging reforms
Republicans
'Free Silver' - ANSWER-Movement for using silver in all aspects of currency. Not
adopted because all other countries used a gold standard.
McKinley Tariff - ANSWER-1890
Raised tariffs to 48.4%
Highest in US history
, Mark Hanna - ANSWER-business mogul, financial power behind McKinley's
nomination and his subsequent campaign for president; promised a strong and
prosperous industrial nation; a mass media genius
William McKinley - ANSWER-President 1896-1901
Assassinated 1901
William Jennings Bryan - ANSWER-Democratic candidate for president in 1896
under the banner of "free silver coinage" which won him support of the Populist
Party.
1896 election - ANSWER-Election in which the Populist party gained major support,
but lost
'Turning point election'
Gilded Age - ANSWER-A name for the late 1800s, coined by Mark Twain to describe
the tremendous increase in wealth caused by the industrial age
Rutherford B. Hayes - ANSWER-1876-1880
Moderate
Promised home rule to the south and civil rights for all
Tweed Ring - ANSWER-New York political machine
Very corrupt
1876 Election - ANSWER-Hayes vs Samuel Tilden
Disputed election
Patronage - ANSWER-Rewarding loyal supporters with public posts
Stalwarts and Half-breeds - ANSWER-Republican factions during the Gilded Age
Stalwarts believed in patronage
Half-breeds appointed on merit
James A. Garfield - ANSWER-President 1881
Assassinated by Charles Guiteau
Died of gangrene 79 days after being shot
Roscoe Conkling - ANSWER-Chief Collector of New York customs house
Removed by Garfield in 1881
Stalwart
Chester A. Arthur - ANSWER-President 1881-1884
Product of New York political machine
Pendelton Act - ANSWER-1883
Civil Service reform
Chinese Exclusion Act - ANSWER-1882
Prohibited immigration of Chinese migrant workers for 10 years
OF A SUPERPOWER USA 1865-1975
EXAM QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED
ANSWERS
Captains of Industry/Robber Barons - ANSWER-J.D Rockefeller
Andrew Carnegie
J.P Morgan
Cornelius Vanderbilt
Taking land from Native Americans - ANSWER-US government used underhanded
tactics and bribes
Manifest Destiny - ANSWER-1800s belief that Americans had the right to spread
across the continent.
Little Big Horn - ANSWER-25th June 1877
US force led by General Custer was wiped out by Natives
Monroe Doctrine - ANSWER-an American foreign policy opposing interference in the
Western hemisphere from outside powers
Alaska - ANSWER-Bought for 7.2 million dollars in 1867
Fenian Raids - ANSWER-Irish raids on US-Canada border against the British
Laissez-faire - ANSWER-Idea that government should play as small a role as
possible in economic affairs
Knights of Labour - ANSWER-Began 1869
Union for industrial workers
Populism - ANSWER-Idea of fundamental change
Movement of the people
Democrats
Progressivism - ANSWER-Idea of wide ranging reforms
Republicans
'Free Silver' - ANSWER-Movement for using silver in all aspects of currency. Not
adopted because all other countries used a gold standard.
McKinley Tariff - ANSWER-1890
Raised tariffs to 48.4%
Highest in US history
, Mark Hanna - ANSWER-business mogul, financial power behind McKinley's
nomination and his subsequent campaign for president; promised a strong and
prosperous industrial nation; a mass media genius
William McKinley - ANSWER-President 1896-1901
Assassinated 1901
William Jennings Bryan - ANSWER-Democratic candidate for president in 1896
under the banner of "free silver coinage" which won him support of the Populist
Party.
1896 election - ANSWER-Election in which the Populist party gained major support,
but lost
'Turning point election'
Gilded Age - ANSWER-A name for the late 1800s, coined by Mark Twain to describe
the tremendous increase in wealth caused by the industrial age
Rutherford B. Hayes - ANSWER-1876-1880
Moderate
Promised home rule to the south and civil rights for all
Tweed Ring - ANSWER-New York political machine
Very corrupt
1876 Election - ANSWER-Hayes vs Samuel Tilden
Disputed election
Patronage - ANSWER-Rewarding loyal supporters with public posts
Stalwarts and Half-breeds - ANSWER-Republican factions during the Gilded Age
Stalwarts believed in patronage
Half-breeds appointed on merit
James A. Garfield - ANSWER-President 1881
Assassinated by Charles Guiteau
Died of gangrene 79 days after being shot
Roscoe Conkling - ANSWER-Chief Collector of New York customs house
Removed by Garfield in 1881
Stalwart
Chester A. Arthur - ANSWER-President 1881-1884
Product of New York political machine
Pendelton Act - ANSWER-1883
Civil Service reform
Chinese Exclusion Act - ANSWER-1882
Prohibited immigration of Chinese migrant workers for 10 years
