HIST 1302 - EXAM 2 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH
COMPLETE SOLUTION RATED A+ 2025/2026
Which of the following was not among the factors propelling America toward overseas
expansion in the 1890s? - Correct Answers the need to find new African and Asian sources of
raw materials for American industry.
Which of the following was not among the hot spots that nearly embroiled the United States in
war in the 1890s? - Correct Answers The Virgin Islands
All of the following were true of the McKinley Tariff except - Correct Answers its lower rates
went along with President Cleveland's an--protec-onist philosophy.
During the Spanish-American War, the American press - Correct Answers promoted the
inaccurate conclusion that the Spanish government had been guilty of intolerable treachery.
Admiral George Dewey's military posi-on in Manila harbor was precarious even a1er the
defeat of the Spanish navy because - Correct Answers he had no American land forces
available to actually seize control of the Philippines.
On the whole, the United States Army's performance in Cuba was - Correct Answers crippled
by logis-cal chaos and disease that killed thousands of soldiers.
Which of the following was not among the authors and books that strongly influenced the early
Progressive Movement? - Correct Answers John Steinbeck, The Grapes of Wrath.
All of the following were true of the muckrakers except - Correct Answers they won this
unfavorable moniker from Theodore Roosevelt because they opposed his prac-ce of trust-
bus-ng.
, Muckraking journalist Lincoln Steffens set the pa:ern for many other progressive reporters
with his expose of - Correct Answers corrup-on in big ci-es.
Progressives achieved a major poli-cal victory in 1913 with the successful passage of the
Seventeenth Amendment, providing for - Correct Answers the direct elec-on of senators.
Most female progressive ac-vists - Correct Answers believed that women's votes would
elevate the poli-cal tone.
Many female progressives focused on issues like child labor, educa-on, and urban housing
because - Correct Answers they saw these issues as extensions of women's tradi-onal roles
as wives and mothers.
In the case of Muller v. Oregon, progressive a:orney Louis Brandeis persuaded the Supreme
Court - Correct Answers to accept the cons-tu-onality of limi-ng the hours of women
workers.
Theodore Roosevelt's Square Deal was based on the essen-al theory that - Correct Answers
the federal government should represent the public interest in the growing conflict between big
business and labor.
President Roosevelt did NOT run for re-elec-on because - Correct Answers he felt bound by
his 1904 campaign pledge that he would serve only one more term.
All of the following were true of President William Howard Ta1 except - Correct Answers his
poli-cal skill was displayed during his successful ba:le to lower the tariff.in 1909.
All of the following were true of dollar diplomacy except - Correct Answers Ta1 proved
reluctant to use the lever of American investments to boost American poli-cal interests abroad.
COMPLETE SOLUTION RATED A+ 2025/2026
Which of the following was not among the factors propelling America toward overseas
expansion in the 1890s? - Correct Answers the need to find new African and Asian sources of
raw materials for American industry.
Which of the following was not among the hot spots that nearly embroiled the United States in
war in the 1890s? - Correct Answers The Virgin Islands
All of the following were true of the McKinley Tariff except - Correct Answers its lower rates
went along with President Cleveland's an--protec-onist philosophy.
During the Spanish-American War, the American press - Correct Answers promoted the
inaccurate conclusion that the Spanish government had been guilty of intolerable treachery.
Admiral George Dewey's military posi-on in Manila harbor was precarious even a1er the
defeat of the Spanish navy because - Correct Answers he had no American land forces
available to actually seize control of the Philippines.
On the whole, the United States Army's performance in Cuba was - Correct Answers crippled
by logis-cal chaos and disease that killed thousands of soldiers.
Which of the following was not among the authors and books that strongly influenced the early
Progressive Movement? - Correct Answers John Steinbeck, The Grapes of Wrath.
All of the following were true of the muckrakers except - Correct Answers they won this
unfavorable moniker from Theodore Roosevelt because they opposed his prac-ce of trust-
bus-ng.
, Muckraking journalist Lincoln Steffens set the pa:ern for many other progressive reporters
with his expose of - Correct Answers corrup-on in big ci-es.
Progressives achieved a major poli-cal victory in 1913 with the successful passage of the
Seventeenth Amendment, providing for - Correct Answers the direct elec-on of senators.
Most female progressive ac-vists - Correct Answers believed that women's votes would
elevate the poli-cal tone.
Many female progressives focused on issues like child labor, educa-on, and urban housing
because - Correct Answers they saw these issues as extensions of women's tradi-onal roles
as wives and mothers.
In the case of Muller v. Oregon, progressive a:orney Louis Brandeis persuaded the Supreme
Court - Correct Answers to accept the cons-tu-onality of limi-ng the hours of women
workers.
Theodore Roosevelt's Square Deal was based on the essen-al theory that - Correct Answers
the federal government should represent the public interest in the growing conflict between big
business and labor.
President Roosevelt did NOT run for re-elec-on because - Correct Answers he felt bound by
his 1904 campaign pledge that he would serve only one more term.
All of the following were true of President William Howard Ta1 except - Correct Answers his
poli-cal skill was displayed during his successful ba:le to lower the tariff.in 1909.
All of the following were true of dollar diplomacy except - Correct Answers Ta1 proved
reluctant to use the lever of American investments to boost American poli-cal interests abroad.
