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US History - The American Promise Ch 19-20

OneoftherootcausesofthemajorstrikeatthePullmanplantin1893was

thecompany'sattemptstocontroltheworkprocess.

WhydidtheAmericantemperancemovementattractwomeninthelatenineteenthcentury?

Drunkennessadverselyaffectedwomeninmanyways.

WhichofthefollowingdescribestherelationshipbetweentheSouthernFarmers'AllianceandtheColore

dFarmers'Alliance?

Theyattemptedtomakecommoncause.

WhicheventledtotheendofthePullmanstrikeof1893?

ThecourtsissuedaninjunctionleadingtotheimprisonmentofEugeneDebs.

Whatissuesformedthebasisoffarmers'dissatisfactioninthelatenineteenthcentury?

Banking,railroading,andspeculation

HowdidthefederalgovernmentrespondwhenAmericansugarinterestsrequestedthattheUnitedState

sannexHawai'iin1893?

PresidentGroverClevelandwithdrewtheannexationrequestfromCongresswhenhelearnedthatHawai

iansopposedit.

By1900,theWoman'sChristianTemperanceUnion(WCTU)couldclaimcreditfor

providingagenerationofwomenwithexperienceinpoliticalaction.

WhatdidtheUnitedStateshopetosecurethroughtheSpanish-AmericanWar?

CubanindependencefromSpain

Whatwasoneoutcomeofthedepressionof1893intheUnitedStates?

Itputnearlyhalfofthelaborforceoutofwork.

Whatwastheimpactofthe1896electiononthePopulistparty?

ThePopulistpartywasthebiggestloser.

HowdidthePopulistsproposetohelpAmericanfarmersinthe1890s?

Theyrecommendedcreatingagovernment-sponsoredsubtreasury.

WhatmadeAmerica'sforeignpolicyparadoxicalin1900?

ThecountrywantedtokeeptheWesternHemisphereclosedtooutsideinfluencesyetalsodesiredaccess

toAsia.

ForwhatreasonwasitdifficultfortheUnitedStatestowincontrolofthePhilippinesafter1898?

FilipinorevolutionariesfoughtagainsttheUnitedStatesforsevenyears.

The1898TreatyofParisthatendedthewarwithSpaincededwhichislandstotheUnitedStates?

PuertoRico,Guam,andthePhilippines

WhatwerethechiefprioritiesofAmericandiplomacyattheendofthenineteenthcentury?

TheprotectionoftheMonroeDoctrineandOpenDoorPolicyfromGermanandJapaneseexpansioninto

thePacificandAsia

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One of the root causes of the major strike at the Pullman plant in 1893 was the company's attempts to control the work process. Why did the American temperance movement attract women in the late nineteenth century? Drunkenness adversely affected women in many ways. Which of the following describes the relationship between the Southern Farmers' Alliance and the Colore d Farmers' Alliance? They attempted to make common cause. Which event led to the end of the Pullman strike of 1893? The courts issued an injunction leading to the imprisonment of Eugene Debs. What issues formed the basis of farmers' dissatisfaction in the late nineteenth century? Banking, railroading, and speculation How did the federal government respond when American sugar interests requested that the United State s annex Hawai'i in 1893? President Grover Cleveland withdrew the annexation request from Congress when he learned that Hawai ians opposed it. By 1900, the Woman's Christian Temperance Union (WCTU) could claim credit for providing a generation of women with experience in political action. What did the United States hope to secure through the Spanish-American War? Cuban independence from Spain What was one outcome of the depression of 1893 in the United States? It put nearly half of the labor force out of work. What was the impact of the 1896 election on the Populist party? The Populist party was the biggest loser. How did the Populists propose to help American farmers in the 1890s? They recommended creating a government-sponsored subtreasury. What made America's foreign policy paradoxical in 1900? The country wanted to keep the Western Hemisphere closed to outside influences yet also desired access to Asia. For what reason was it difficult for the United States to win control of the Philippines after 1898? Filipino revolutionaries fought against the United States for seven years. The 1898 Treaty of Paris that ended the war with Spain ceded which islands to the United States? Puerto Rico, Guam, and the Philippines What were the chief priorities of American diplomacy at the end of the nineteenth century? The protection of the Monroe Doctrine and Open Door Policy from German and Japanese expansion into the Pacific and Asia

What happened after the governor of Pennsylvania ordered 8,000 National Guard troops into Homestead ? Frick reopened the mill using strikebreakers for labor. At the St. Louis People's party convention in 1896, the Populist delegates decided to nominate Tom Watson for vice president. Which of the following describes the National Woman Suffrage Association, which Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B. Anthony formed in 1869? It demanded the vote for women. Which one of the United States allowed women to vote in 1890? Wyoming Suffragists suffered a bitter defeat in 1896 when a referendum on woman suffrage failed in which state? California In addition to economic motivations, which factor contributed to U.S. expansion overseas in the 1890s? Christian missionaries' eagerness to spread the Gospel The platform of the People's party in the 1890s presented an alternative vision of economic democracy. The Platt Amendment in the 1898 Cuban constitution gave the United States the power to oversee Cuban debt. Compared to the Homestead lockout, labor's success at Cripple Creek demonstrated the importance of state support in the outcome of labor disputes. What sparked the Homestead lockout and the ensuing strike in 1892? The Amalgamated Association of Iron and Steel Workers tried to renew its contract. What did the public school system in late-nineteenth-century American cities provide? Free tuition and open access to all school-aged children Working-class courtship rituals in urban, industrial America in the late nineteenth century consisted of informal meetings at dance halls and other commercial settings. What circumstances enabled U.S. industrialists to hire cheap labor from around the world in the 1870s? Railroad expansion and low steamship fares brought many immigrants to America. Working as a skilled craftsman in America in the late nineteenth century did not ensure financial security. Which group constituted the backbone of the American labor force throughout the nineteenth century? Common laborers What was the main lesson learned by workers from the Great Railroad Strike of 1877? They lacked power individually but might gain it through a union. Employers sought to limit the control of skilled workers on the shop floor in the late nineteenth century by replacing people with machines.

Southern blacks migrated to northern cities in the 1890s for economic opportunities and safety. After 1880, most new immigrants to America originated from Eastern and Southern Europe.

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