US History Fall Final Exam Review#3

Which of the following was a hardship faced by settlers on the Great Plains?

• flooding

• plague

• prairie fires

• too many trees

What was the purpose of the Open Door Policy in China?

• to end the Boxer Rebellion

• to win leaseholds in China

• to establish a sphere of influence

• to ensure trading rights with China

By calling their era the "Gilded Age," authors Mark Twain and Charles Warner were

• praising industrial advances

• warning against realism

• criticizing corruption

• pleading for individualism

During the Gilded Age there was a notable increase in federal support for -

• the growth of big business

• involvement in foreign wars

• the acquisition of foreign territories

• increased temperance regulations

Nativists reacted to immigration in the late 1800's by

• grouping immigrants into their own sections of the city

• urging immigrants to assimilate into American society

• pressuring the government to limit or cut off immigration

• seeking to convert Catholic immigrants to Protestantism

In the late 1800s, the Supreme Court's decision in Plessy v. Ferguson -

• established a legal remedy for victims of discrimination

• created a legal justification for segregation laws

• affirmed the legality of federal regulation of state elections

• recognized public protests as a legal form of civil disobedience

Which group of people most likely inspired the creation of this 1893 cartoon?

• Union leaders

• Philanthropists

• Political bosses

• Nativists

The People's Party, also known as the ​ ​ (a)   ​ was formed in 1890 to elect candidates who would fight for the interests of farmers.

• Populists
• Grange
• Farmers Alliance
• Cross of Gold

During the Gilded Age, Boston, Chicago, and New York City, developed elevated railroads and subway systems to

• transport people away from the city

• carry people from one city to another

• eliminate polluted air in the cities

• transport people to the suburbs

General John J. Pershing made a major contribution to the Allied victory in World War I by-

• transforming inexperienced troops into an effective military force

• developing advanced technologies for battlefield use

• requesting humanitarian aid from Congress for war-torn countries

• negotiating the terms of the Treaty of Versailles