HST 122 Final Exam questions with
complete solutions graded A+
C. the desire to expand the number of slave states in the Union by acquiring new states in Latin
America - correct answer ✔✔According to politicians at the time, the U.S. had good reasons to
go to war with Spain in 1898 for all of the following reasons EXCEPT:
A. the sinking of the U.S.S. Maine in Havana Harbor
B. the desire to protect American investments on the island of Cuba
C. the desire to expand the number of slave states in the Union by acquiring new states in Latin
America
D. the desire to protect Cubans and Filipinos from the atrocities of the Spanish Empire and bring
an end to the destructive insurgent conflicts in Spain's remaining overseas colonies
The Dawes Severalty Act Of 1887 - correct answer ✔✔Adopted by Congress in 1887, authorized
the President of the United States to survey American Indian tribal land and divide it into
allotments for individual Indians. Those who accepted allotments and lived separately from the
tribe would be granted US citizenship. The act was an attempt to destroy Indian culture and the
unity of the tribe and make each Native American head of household more like the White
citizen/farmers.
The California Gold Rush - correct answer ✔✔Mass migration to California following the
discovery of gold in 1848.
The Homestead Act - correct answer ✔✔1862 - Provided free land in the West to anyone willing
to settle there and develop it. Encouraged westward migration.
The Transcontinental Railroad - correct answer ✔✔Railroad connecting the west and east coasts
of the continental US.
,Bureau Of Indian Affairs - correct answer ✔✔A government agency created in the 1800s to
oversee federal policy toward Native Americans.
Ghost Dance - correct answer ✔✔A religious dance of native Americans looking for
communication with the dead.
Native American Church - correct answer ✔✔A church founded in early twentieth century
based on peyote religion.
Andrew Carnegie and the Gospel of Wealth - correct answer ✔✔Carnegie was an American
millionaire and philanthropist who donated large sums of money for public works. His book
argued that the wealthy have an obligation to give something back to society.
Social Darwinism - correct answer ✔✔The belief that only the fittest survive in human political
and economic struggle.
Anarchism - correct answer ✔✔A political theory favoring the abolition of governments.
Laissez-faire - correct answer ✔✔Idea that government should play as small a role as possible in
economic affairs.
Knights Of Labor - correct answer ✔✔1st effort to create National union. Open to everyone but
lawyers and bankers. Vague program, no clear goals, weak leadership and organization. Failed.
American Federation of Labor - correct answer ✔✔1886; founded by Samuel Gompers; sought
better wages, hrs, working conditions; skilled laborers, arose out of dissatisfaction with the
Knights of Labor, rejected socialist and communist ideas, non-violent.
, Industrial Workers of the World - correct answer ✔✔A former international labor union and
radical labor movement in the United States.
"The Jungle" by Uptown Sinclair - correct answer ✔✔Exposé of conditions in the Chicago
stockyards. Because of the public response, the U.S. Pure Food and Drug Act was passed in
1906, and conditions in American slaughterhouses were improved.
The Spanish-American War - correct answer ✔✔In 1898, a conflict between the United States
and Spain, in which the U.S. supported the Cubans' fight for independence.
U.S.S. Maine - correct answer ✔✔U.S. Battleship that exploded in Havana Harbor in 1898;
Evidence suggests an internal explosion, however Spanish military was framed by Yellow
Journalism; The incident was a catalyst for the Spanish American War.
Muckrakers - correct answer ✔✔Journalists who attempted to find corruption or wrongdoing in
industries and expose it to the public.
The Women's Christian Temperance Union - correct answer ✔✔This organization was dedicated
to the idea of the 18th Amendment - the Amendment that banned the manufacture, sale, or
transportation of alcohol.
Harrison Narcotics Tax Act - correct answer ✔✔A federal statute passed in 1914 that
constituted the federal government's first effort to criminalize opium and cocaine.
Federal Reserve System - correct answer ✔✔Nation's central banking system, established in
1913.
Manhattan Project - correct answer ✔✔A secret U.S. project for the construction of the atomic
bomb.
complete solutions graded A+
C. the desire to expand the number of slave states in the Union by acquiring new states in Latin
America - correct answer ✔✔According to politicians at the time, the U.S. had good reasons to
go to war with Spain in 1898 for all of the following reasons EXCEPT:
A. the sinking of the U.S.S. Maine in Havana Harbor
B. the desire to protect American investments on the island of Cuba
C. the desire to expand the number of slave states in the Union by acquiring new states in Latin
America
D. the desire to protect Cubans and Filipinos from the atrocities of the Spanish Empire and bring
an end to the destructive insurgent conflicts in Spain's remaining overseas colonies
The Dawes Severalty Act Of 1887 - correct answer ✔✔Adopted by Congress in 1887, authorized
the President of the United States to survey American Indian tribal land and divide it into
allotments for individual Indians. Those who accepted allotments and lived separately from the
tribe would be granted US citizenship. The act was an attempt to destroy Indian culture and the
unity of the tribe and make each Native American head of household more like the White
citizen/farmers.
The California Gold Rush - correct answer ✔✔Mass migration to California following the
discovery of gold in 1848.
The Homestead Act - correct answer ✔✔1862 - Provided free land in the West to anyone willing
to settle there and develop it. Encouraged westward migration.
The Transcontinental Railroad - correct answer ✔✔Railroad connecting the west and east coasts
of the continental US.
,Bureau Of Indian Affairs - correct answer ✔✔A government agency created in the 1800s to
oversee federal policy toward Native Americans.
Ghost Dance - correct answer ✔✔A religious dance of native Americans looking for
communication with the dead.
Native American Church - correct answer ✔✔A church founded in early twentieth century
based on peyote religion.
Andrew Carnegie and the Gospel of Wealth - correct answer ✔✔Carnegie was an American
millionaire and philanthropist who donated large sums of money for public works. His book
argued that the wealthy have an obligation to give something back to society.
Social Darwinism - correct answer ✔✔The belief that only the fittest survive in human political
and economic struggle.
Anarchism - correct answer ✔✔A political theory favoring the abolition of governments.
Laissez-faire - correct answer ✔✔Idea that government should play as small a role as possible in
economic affairs.
Knights Of Labor - correct answer ✔✔1st effort to create National union. Open to everyone but
lawyers and bankers. Vague program, no clear goals, weak leadership and organization. Failed.
American Federation of Labor - correct answer ✔✔1886; founded by Samuel Gompers; sought
better wages, hrs, working conditions; skilled laborers, arose out of dissatisfaction with the
Knights of Labor, rejected socialist and communist ideas, non-violent.
, Industrial Workers of the World - correct answer ✔✔A former international labor union and
radical labor movement in the United States.
"The Jungle" by Uptown Sinclair - correct answer ✔✔Exposé of conditions in the Chicago
stockyards. Because of the public response, the U.S. Pure Food and Drug Act was passed in
1906, and conditions in American slaughterhouses were improved.
The Spanish-American War - correct answer ✔✔In 1898, a conflict between the United States
and Spain, in which the U.S. supported the Cubans' fight for independence.
U.S.S. Maine - correct answer ✔✔U.S. Battleship that exploded in Havana Harbor in 1898;
Evidence suggests an internal explosion, however Spanish military was framed by Yellow
Journalism; The incident was a catalyst for the Spanish American War.
Muckrakers - correct answer ✔✔Journalists who attempted to find corruption or wrongdoing in
industries and expose it to the public.
The Women's Christian Temperance Union - correct answer ✔✔This organization was dedicated
to the idea of the 18th Amendment - the Amendment that banned the manufacture, sale, or
transportation of alcohol.
Harrison Narcotics Tax Act - correct answer ✔✔A federal statute passed in 1914 that
constituted the federal government's first effort to criminalize opium and cocaine.
Federal Reserve System - correct answer ✔✔Nation's central banking system, established in
1913.
Manhattan Project - correct answer ✔✔A secret U.S. project for the construction of the atomic
bomb.
