AM2 Midterm Review

What did the Homestead Act promise settlers?

• 160 acres as long as they maintained it
• Free college
• Law and order in the West
• Land that was close to the Transcontinental RR

Which groups did the Populists most represent?

• Business owners 
• Farmers and poor factory workers
• Robber Barons and Captains of Industry
• Government officials

How did the Interstate Commerce Act attempt to regulate business?

• It prevented trade between the states
• It broke up monopolies 
• It allowed government regulation of the railroads
• It increased taxes on Robber Barons

What was the main message of William Jennings Bryan's "Cross of Gold" Speech?

• The Gold Standard must be abolished
• The Gold Standard was good for farmers
• Farmers needed to stop using gold to pay for items
• Populism was ultimately "fools gold"

What was the Gilded Age most known for?

• An equality between factory workers and Robber Barons
• The Communist Revolution taking hold in America
• A large middle class
• Social ills hidden by the extremely wealthy

What did Andrew Carnegie advocate for in "The Gospel of Wealth"?

• Poor people owe it to themselves to become wealthy
• The rich should try to get richer
• The wealthy should donate their money to charity
• Social Darwinism was not going to work in America

Which Amendment gave women the right to vote?

• 18th
• 19th
• 20th
• 21st

What did the United States gain by winning the Spanish American War?

• Cuba, Puerto Rico, Guam, Philippines
• Mexico, Cuba, Puerto Rico
• Spain
• Philippines and China

What was an example of Teddy's Square Deal in action?

• Fighting with the Rough Riders
• Sherman Anti-Trust Act
• Advocating for American involvement in WW1
• Demanding America acquire colonies to become a world power

Why did Woodrow Wilson want to stay neutral when WWI started?

• He wanted to get colonies around the world
• Wilson was focused on creating an alliance with Pancho Villa
• He did not want to upset the immigrant populations in the US
• He believed that America had no chance to win that war