Which ethnic group was most numerous among the catholic bishops in the united states?

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Which ethnic group faced the most rigid immigration restrictions in the late 19th century?
Which Census first revealed that a majority of Americans were living in cities?
How did the United States respond to the Boxer Rebellion in China American yawp?
When did the United States begin trading with China group of answer choices?

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Question	Answer
Taylorism attempted to use scientific principles to better handle which aspect of business?	management
What most directly explains the boost in production of McCormick reapers?	The adoption of interchangeable parts
By 1913, the United States produced one-third of the world's industrial output. This was more than __________	All of the above, combined (a. Britain b. France c. Germany)
A wave of mergers peaked between 1897 and 1904. The largest of these mergers created the first billion dollar American corporation. What was that corporation?	United States Steel
By 1900, the richest ten percent controlled perhaps _______ percent of the nation's wealth	90%
Which of the following most accurately describes the arguments of Social Darwinism?	State welfare and private charity would lead to degeneration by perpetuating the survival of the weak
Which of the following events most seriously damaged the Knights of Labor?	Haymarket Affair
Which of the following groups was the most radical?	Knights of Labor
The final two decades of the nineteenth century saw over _________ strikes and lockouts	20,000
Which group founded the People's Party (also known as the Populists)?	Small farmers in the South, Midwest, and Great Plains
What did the Populists propose in the Omaha Platform?	Nationalizing the country's railroad and telegraph systems to ensure that essential services would be run in the best interests of the people
Why were southerners unable to maintain unity in the People's Party?	Racial Conflict
Why did William Jennings Bryan attack the Gold Standard?	He wanted to increase inflation to lower the burden of farmers debts
Which of the following factors contributed to William McKinley's victory over William Jennings Bryan in the 1896 election?	McKinley was able to spend five times more than Bryan on the campaign
The Socialist Party of America achieved which of the following gains in the early twentieth century?	All of the above. (A. Elected over 1,000 candidates to American political offices B. Gained over 150,000 registered members C. Garnered nearly one million votes for Socialist Party presidential candidate Eugene Debs in 1912)
The Homestead Act granted official title to 160 acre plots of land after how many years of settlement?	Five years
What economic opportunity drew the most migrants to the West?	Access to land for agriculture
The Dakota Uprising of 1862 began with what event?	The death of five white settlers at the hands of four young Santee men
How did President Lincoln respond to the Sioux Uprising?	Attempted to commute the sentences of captured Indians in order to maintain peace
What did the United States demand from the Comanche leading to the Red River War?	The United States demanded that the Comanche settle on government reservations
How was the transcontinental railroad funded?	Grants and loans from fed gov
What was the purpose of Western cattle drives?	To bring cattle to eastern markets, mostly through railroad hubs
Most practices and objects associated with American cowboys were modified from ______ ranchers	Mexican
Which city served as the most important railroad hub, connecting the East and the West?	Chicago
Which group received more land from the government?	Railroad companies
What was the purpose of the Dawes General Allotment Act?	Splintered vast Native American reservations into individual family homesteads
The Paiute prophet Wovoka promised that which of the following would occur if Indians obeyed his instructions and participated in the ceremony that came to be called the Ghost Dance	Dead relatives would return to Earth Drought would end and the buffalo would return Anglo settlers would disappear in an apocalyptic disaster All of the above
Approximately what percent of early rodeo contestants were women?	10%
What explains the popularity of Wild West shows?	Most Americans believed that Native cultures were disappearing, if not already gone, and felt a sense of urgency to see their dances and hear their songs?
What was Frederick Jackson Turner's "Frontier Thesis?"	American culture was forged by the struggle between civilized settlers and savage frontier life, giving it a democratic and hardworking spirit
In the late nineteenth century, which American city had the largest meat processing industry?	Chicago
How did railroads transform the American economy?	Inspired the development of organized labor to meet the needs of a permanent working class
Which census first revealed that a majority of Americans were living in cities	1920
By 1890, in most large northern cities, immigrants and their children amounted to what percent of the population?	60%
All of the following groups provided cultural space for immigrants to maintain their arts, languages, and traditions EXCEPT	Rotary clubs
Immigrant Americans tended to vote for which political party?	Democratic
All of the following statements regarding the boosters of the New South are true EXCEPT	They sought to move away from the South's dependence on cotton, believing that agricultural diversification would lead to economic development
From 1880 to 1950, approximately _______ African Americans were murdered by white mobs.	5,000
________________, wrote an influential book, Southern Horrors: Lynch Law in All Its Phases and helped inspire the anti-lynching movement.	Ida B. Wells
What tactics were used to disenfranchise black voters?	All of the above (a. Poll taxes b. Literacy tests c. Violence and intimidation)
What was the Lost Cause?	A glorification of the memory of the Confederacy and a romanticization of the Old South as a pastoral land with benevolent masters and happy slaves
What was the most important aspect of the southern economy in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries?	Agriculture
What was the "tainted money debate?"	The decision whether the American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions would accept a large donation by John D. Rockefeller
Which of the following statements regarding "muscular Christianity" are true:	(fear) the country had become a nation of emasculated men Sought to stiffen young men's' backbones putting them in touch with their primal manliness c. Built summer camps and gymnasiums where young American men could strengthen their bodies and spirits)
Which of these authors criticized Victorian era gender norms?	Both (a. Charlotte Perkins Gilman b. Kate Chopin)
when did the united states begin trading with china?	1784
what was the open door policy?	a call for all western powers to have equal access to chinese markets
how did the united states respond to the boxer rebellion in china?	president mickenly sent the us army into china without consulting congress
All of the following statements regarding the Guano Islands Act of 1856 are true EXCEPT	This legislation put Guano Islands on a path to statehood that later was rejected
Why did President Wilson authorize the invasion of Veracruz, Mexico?	Victoriano Huerta executed democratically elected president, Francisco Madero Americans with financial investments in Mexico asked for intervention Mexican forces mistakenly arrested American sailors
During the nineteenth century, American interests in the Middle East revolved around all of the following EXCEPT	oil
All of the following statements regarding the Philippine-American War are true EXCEPT	The war began with the assassination of Emilio Aguinaldo, president of the First Philippine Republic
As President Theodore Roosevelt transformed the American navy by emphasizing which of the following strategies?	Creating battleships and a "blue water" navy that would win battles against rival fleets
How did the Roosevelt Corollary modify the Monroe Doctrine?	Declaring that the U.S. had the right to preemptive action through intervention in any Latin American nation to correct administrative and fiscal deficiencies
Women participated in the global influence of the United States in many ways, including as all of the following EXCEPT	diplomats
Which ethnic group faces the most rigid immigration restrictions?	chinese
At the turn of the century, the percentage of immigrants from which region decreased in relation to other regions?	eastern europe
Which ethnic group was most numerous among the Catholic bishops in the United States?	irish
Catholic clergymen who took up the name "Americanists" believed in all of the following EXCEPT	The separation of church and state would benefit Catholicism
What economic activity most united Brazil and the United States in the early nineteenth century?	sugar trade

Which ethnic group faced the most rigid immigration restrictions in the late 19th century?

The Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882 was the first significant law restricting immigration into the United States. Many Americans on the West Coast attributed declining wages and economic ills to Chinese workers.

Which Census first revealed that a majority of Americans were living in cities?

The 1920 census marked the first time in which over 50 percent of the U.S. population was defined as urban.

How did the United States respond to the Boxer Rebellion in China American yawp?

The following year, in 1900, American troops joined a multinational force that intervened to prevent the closing of trade by putting down the Boxer Rebellion, a movement opposed to foreign businesses and missionaries operating in China.

When did the United States begin trading with China group of answer choices?

American trade with China began as early as 1784, relying on North American exports such as furs, sandalwood, and ginseng, but American interest in Chinese products soon outstripped the Chinese appetite for these American exports.

Which ethnic group was most numerous among the catholic bishops in the united states?

chapter 16-19

Which ethnic group faced the most rigid immigration restrictions in the late 19th century?

Which Census first revealed that a majority of Americans were living in cities?

How did the United States respond to the Boxer Rebellion in China American yawp?

When did the United States begin trading with China group of answer choices?

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