US History (Benchmark) Review

What was one reason for the expansion of machine politics in the late nineteenth century?

• The rapid influx of immigrants made it difficult for local governments to provide basic services

• Federal restrictions prevented voters from influencing government decisions at the local level

• The economy was too tightly regulated to allow urban growth

• Settlement houses failed to help immigrants adjust to life in the city

How did American industrial workers work together to address the issues created by laissez-faire policies?

• Organize and join labor unions

• Organize marches to end child labor

• Lead violent strikes against business owners

• Demanding the elimination of tariffs

How did the federal government attempt to assimilate Native Americans in the late 1800s?

• Seizing native artifacts to display in the White House

• Allowing natives to remain on their ancestral land

• Dividing tribal lands and creating reservation schools

• Promoting Native American cultural pride

Nineteenth century nativist organizations advocated -

• limiting federal military power through the organization of local militias

• conserving natural resources through the creation of national parks

• globalizing the economy through participation in free-trade agreements

• promoting an ethnically homogenous society through restrictions on immigration

How did political machines maintain control of city governments?

• By promising improvements to urban infrastructure

• Graft and bribery

• Committing voter fraud

• Supporting prohibition and suffrage

Which of the following developments in technology contributed to the economic development of the United States in the late 1800s?

• Light Bulb

• Bessemer Process

• Personal computers

• Global Positioning System

Which of the following was a result of the temperance movement?

• 15th Amendment

• 18th Amendment

• 21st Amendment

• 26th Amendment

What issues were women concerned with in the late 1800s and early 1900s?

• Containment

• Suffrage

• Enfranchisement

• Temperance

Why did Theodore Roosevelt and John Muir establish national parks?

• To impact climate change

• To protect natural resources

• To control rural flooding

• To address oil shortages

Which of the following were effects of the Spanish-American War in 1898?

• Construction of the Panama Canal

• U.S. entry into the League of Nations

• U.S. acquisition of the Philippines, Puerto Rico, and Guam

• Access to overseas markets