U.S. History Midterm Review

Antitrust laws attempted to protect the public

against the activities of big business by

• maintaining competition

• encouraging government ownership of business

• establishing government regulation of wages and hours

• confining business activities to a single state

The most accurate description of United States

foreign policy toward Japan between 1900 and

1941 is that the United States

• supported Japan's territorial ambitions

• attempted to restrict Japan's growth and power

• encouraged Japan to develop a strong industrial base

• lacked interest in Japanese policies

How were many African Americans in the South affected after Reconstruction ended in 1877?

• A constitutional amendment guaranteed their social advancement.

• The Freedmen's Bureau helped them become farm owners.

• Jim Crow laws placed major restrictions on their rights.

• Southern factories offered them job training and employment opportunities.

The muckrakers provided a service to the public in the early 20th century by

• advocating a strong military

• exposing abuses in business and government

• calling for a stronger use of executive power to strengthen civil rights laws

• arousing states to resist Federal authority

In the South, Jim Crow laws passed during the late 19th century were designed to

• make sure that the 14th amendment would be enforced

• provide employment opportunities for the newly freed African Americans

• create separate societies for whites and African Americans

• guarantee civil rights for African Americans

The Spanish-American War (1898) marked a turning point in United States foreign policy because the United States

• developed a plan for peaceful coexistence

• emerged as a major world power

• pledged neutrality in future European conflicts

• refused to become a colonial power

Which group did not fare well during the Coolidge prosperity in the 1920’s?

• small farmers

• bankers

• automobile manufacturers

• stock market speculators

The American Federation of Labor became the first long-lasting, successful labor union in the United States mainly because it

• refused to participate in strikes against employers

• concentrated on organizing workers in industries in the South

• formed its own political party and elected many pro-labor public officials

• fought for the rights of skilled workers

A primary aim of the United States Open Door Policy was to

• encourage the Chinese to emigrate to other nations

• prevent European powers from dividing up China

• develop China's industrial capacity

• introduce democratic government into China

What was a major cause of labor-management conflicts in the last of the 19th century?

• Public opinion sided with labor rather than management.

• The Federal Government actively encouraged labor unions to strike.

• Most labor union members were also stockholders.

• Business leaders opposed the efforts of labor unions to organize and improve conditions.