Henry Ford's main contribution to American industrialism was his:
use of the moving assembly line to achieve mass production.
100
American urban population growth from 1860 to 1910 resulted mainly from a(n):
large influx of new residentsimmigrants.
100
The most significant issue in the presidential election of 1888 was:
the tariff.
100
The Social Gospel:
helped bring to progressivism a powerful moral component.
100
The Wilson-Gorman tariff of 1894 had disastrous effects on the economy of Cuba because of its very high duties on:
sugar
200
The "single tax" was:
a tax on "unearned increments."
200
Which of the following groups were excluded from immigration to the United States by laws passed in the 1880s and 1890s?
convicts, illiterates, paupers, and mental incompetents
200
What event caused the Grange to transform from a social and self-help association into an agency of political change?
the depression of 1873
200
The most important professional opportunity open to educated African- American women in the early years of the twentieth century was:
education
200
One of the most significant examples of the Social Gospel at work was:
Salvation Army
300
The theme of virtually all of Horatio Alger's novels was:
poor boy makes good by hard work, perseverance, and luck.
300
Each of the following spectator sports increased in popularity during this era EXCEPT:
A) baseball
B) football
C) boxing
D) hockey
Hockey
300
Three of the following were competitors for control of the Samoan Islands in the 1880s and 1890s. Which is the exception?
A) Germany
B) Great Britain
C) Japan
D) United States
Japan
300
Of the Americans who died in Cuba during the Spanish American War, what percentage were killed in battle?
about 10%
300
Progressive humanitarian efforts emphasized the need for
scientific expertise.
400
The Molly Maguires:
used terrorist tactics to intimidate the coal operators in Pennsylvania.
400
Which of the following trends in American education did not take place in the latter nineteenth century?
A) The spread of universal free public education.
B) Passage by states of compulsory attendance laws.
C) Rapid proliferation of colleges across the nation.
D) Increased emphasis on the classical curriculum at the university level.
Increased emphasis on the classical curriculum at the university level.
400
The motive of the United States in contributing troops to the rescue of the besieged diplomats during the Boxer Rebellion was to:
have a voice in the final settlement and prevent the dismemberment of China.
400
A significant characteristic of American politics at the national level during the late nineteenth century was the:
nearly equal division of popular support for the Democratic and Republican parties.
400
During the progressive period, a new form of city government was developed in which the elected city officials hired a professionally trained administrator to run the government. This administrator was usually known as the:
city manager.
500
Both the Bessemer-Kelly process and the open-hearth process are methods of:
producing steel.
500
Which of the following was not NOT a trend contributing to the rise of mass consumption in the latter nineteenth century?
A) The emergence of ready-made clothing as a basis of the American wardrobe.
B) The breakup of marketing monopolies held by national chain stores.
C) The development of canned food and refrigerated railroad cars.
D) The emergence of large department stores and mail-order houses.
The breakup of marketing monopolies held by national chain stores.
500
The expression "yellow journalism" refers to the newspapers that emphasized:
lurid and sensational news
500
In the late nineteenth century, which of the following groups would least likely vote Democratic?
northern blacks
500
Which of the following was not NOT an electoral reform adopted by some states in the Progressive Era?