DC U. S. History Final

Use the political cartoon below to answer this question: What group do the large men at the back of the room represent?

• labor organizers

• wealthy monopolists

• very powerful senators

• typical American citizens

Use the political cartoon below to answer this question: Who are the smaller men, seated at desks in the picture?

• U.S. senators

• industrialists

• mayors

• railroad magnates

Use the political cartoon below to answer this question: What is the main idea of this cartoon?

• The Senate is working for the people, not for special interests.

• Owners of business monopolies control the Senate.

• Ordinary people are not allowed in the Senate.

• Senators can be bribed for small amounts of money.

Jim Crow laws were laws that:

• separated the races

• denied citizenship to Asian immigrants

• taxed voters

• promoted discrimination against women

Which of the following did not keep African Americans in the South from voting?

• poll taxes

• grandfather clauses

• the separate-but-equal doctrine

• literacy tests

Muckrakers were:

• politicians

• conservationists

• suffragists

• journalists

In The Jungle, Upton Sinclair exposed:

• dangers faced by coal miners

• corrupt business practices of the Standard Oil Company

• unsanitary conditions in the meat-packing industry

• illegal deals between special interests and the government

The primary goal of the NAACP was:

• voting rights for women

• equality among all races

• regulation of the banking industry

• better rights for women

Which statement best characterizes Roosevelt's position on trusts?

• Some trusts were harmful to the public interest.

• All trusts should be busted.

• Trusts were of benefit to the public interest.

• Trusts were legal and could not be abolished.

The Roosevelt Corollary built on the ____, saying the US would be the police force of the West.

• Monroe Doctrine

• Open Door Policy

• Platt Amendment

• Hay-Pauncefote Treaty of 1901