SDC WORLD HISTORY CHALLENGE EXAM
SCRIPT 2026 COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS
◉ Andrew Johnson (1865-1869). Answer: National Union/Republican
(Liberal back then)
-Reconstruction
-First president impeached (tried to dismiss Edwin M. Stanton w/o
permission of Senate ((Tenure of Office Act)))
-Purchased Alaska (Seward's Folly)
-Black Suffrage
-14th Amendment (give citizenship to slaves who were freed after civil
war)
-Force out French puppet state in Mexico (Maximilian)
-Repair Anglo (Hispanic)-American Relations
-Loyal to union
◉ Ulysses Grant (1869-1877). Answer: Republican
-Union military hero of the Civil War
-Reconstruction continued
-Fought for Blacks' rights
,-Black Friday scandal: James Fisk and Jay Gould tried to influence the
gov. and manipulate gold market. Plot failed resulted in financial panic
on September 24, 1869.
-Whiskey Ring scandal: group of whiskey distillers (and President's
secretary) didn't pay federal taxes on whisky were making/selling.
Collected taxes from consumers and split money
-Credit Mobilier Scandal: Crédit Mobilier of America was company
created by Union Pacific RR to funnel money during building of
transcontinental RR. Money split between investors (VP was part of it)
◉ Rutherford Hayes (1877-1881). Answer: Republican
-Spoils system: appointed friends and political supporters to federal
position in exchange for support (no experience needed). Republicans
wanted it to end bc it was too corrupt.
-Compromise of 1877: states federal government pulled the last troops
out of the South, and formally ended the Reconstruction Era exchanged
for his getting presidency
◉ James A. Garfield (1881). Answer: Republican
-Civil service reform
-Chinese immigration
-Assassinated by Charles Guiteau who was angry bc he didn't get a job
in the gov.
,-Assassination led to Pendleton Civil Service Reform Act (positions
within the federal government should be awarded by skill, not
relationship).
-Anti Spoils system
◉ Chester A. Arthur (1881-1885). Answer: Republican
-Pendleton Civil Service Reform Act of 1883
-Chinese Exclusion Act
-Oppose high tariff
-Father of the Steel Navy: sought construction of steam-powered steel
cruisers, steel rams, and steel-clad gunboats.
-Discussion of Panama Canal (pushed for its building)
◉ Grover Cleveland (1885-1889). Answer: -Democrat
-Knights of Labor, 1886
-Haymarket Riot, 1886
-Interstate Commerce Act, 1887
-Washburn v. Illinois, 1886
◉ Benjamin Harrison (1889-1893). Answer: Republican
-supported higher tariffs
-McKinley Tariff (highest tariff up to that time)
, -Sherman Antitrust Act (First federal action against monopolies, it was
signed into law by Harrison and was extensively used by Theodore
Roosevelt for trust-busting. initially misused against labor unions)
-Billion Dollar Congress (Gave pensions to Civil War veterans,
increased government silver purchases)
-Expansion of Navy
◉ William McKinley (1897-1901). Answer: Republican
-Supporter of organized labor
-Assassinated by Leon Csolgosz
-Annexation of Hawaii
-Spanish-American War
-Filipino Revolt
-Open Door Policy (US secretary of state John Hay- all countries should
have equal access to any Chinese port open to trade)
-Boxer Rebellion (rebellion in Beijing, China started by a secret society
of Chinese who opposed the "foreign devils". The rebellion was ended
by British troops)
-gold standard
-supported the rich
-front porch campaign; flyers paid my rich men, expensive, negative
-most of supporters lived in Northeast
◉ Theodore Roosevelt (1901-1909). Answer: Republican
SCRIPT 2026 COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS
◉ Andrew Johnson (1865-1869). Answer: National Union/Republican
(Liberal back then)
-Reconstruction
-First president impeached (tried to dismiss Edwin M. Stanton w/o
permission of Senate ((Tenure of Office Act)))
-Purchased Alaska (Seward's Folly)
-Black Suffrage
-14th Amendment (give citizenship to slaves who were freed after civil
war)
-Force out French puppet state in Mexico (Maximilian)
-Repair Anglo (Hispanic)-American Relations
-Loyal to union
◉ Ulysses Grant (1869-1877). Answer: Republican
-Union military hero of the Civil War
-Reconstruction continued
-Fought for Blacks' rights
,-Black Friday scandal: James Fisk and Jay Gould tried to influence the
gov. and manipulate gold market. Plot failed resulted in financial panic
on September 24, 1869.
-Whiskey Ring scandal: group of whiskey distillers (and President's
secretary) didn't pay federal taxes on whisky were making/selling.
Collected taxes from consumers and split money
-Credit Mobilier Scandal: Crédit Mobilier of America was company
created by Union Pacific RR to funnel money during building of
transcontinental RR. Money split between investors (VP was part of it)
◉ Rutherford Hayes (1877-1881). Answer: Republican
-Spoils system: appointed friends and political supporters to federal
position in exchange for support (no experience needed). Republicans
wanted it to end bc it was too corrupt.
-Compromise of 1877: states federal government pulled the last troops
out of the South, and formally ended the Reconstruction Era exchanged
for his getting presidency
◉ James A. Garfield (1881). Answer: Republican
-Civil service reform
-Chinese immigration
-Assassinated by Charles Guiteau who was angry bc he didn't get a job
in the gov.
,-Assassination led to Pendleton Civil Service Reform Act (positions
within the federal government should be awarded by skill, not
relationship).
-Anti Spoils system
◉ Chester A. Arthur (1881-1885). Answer: Republican
-Pendleton Civil Service Reform Act of 1883
-Chinese Exclusion Act
-Oppose high tariff
-Father of the Steel Navy: sought construction of steam-powered steel
cruisers, steel rams, and steel-clad gunboats.
-Discussion of Panama Canal (pushed for its building)
◉ Grover Cleveland (1885-1889). Answer: -Democrat
-Knights of Labor, 1886
-Haymarket Riot, 1886
-Interstate Commerce Act, 1887
-Washburn v. Illinois, 1886
◉ Benjamin Harrison (1889-1893). Answer: Republican
-supported higher tariffs
-McKinley Tariff (highest tariff up to that time)
, -Sherman Antitrust Act (First federal action against monopolies, it was
signed into law by Harrison and was extensively used by Theodore
Roosevelt for trust-busting. initially misused against labor unions)
-Billion Dollar Congress (Gave pensions to Civil War veterans,
increased government silver purchases)
-Expansion of Navy
◉ William McKinley (1897-1901). Answer: Republican
-Supporter of organized labor
-Assassinated by Leon Csolgosz
-Annexation of Hawaii
-Spanish-American War
-Filipino Revolt
-Open Door Policy (US secretary of state John Hay- all countries should
have equal access to any Chinese port open to trade)
-Boxer Rebellion (rebellion in Beijing, China started by a secret society
of Chinese who opposed the "foreign devils". The rebellion was ended
by British troops)
-gold standard
-supported the rich
-front porch campaign; flyers paid my rich men, expensive, negative
-most of supporters lived in Northeast
◉ Theodore Roosevelt (1901-1909). Answer: Republican
