HIST 1302 - EXAM 2 Questions and
Answers.
Which of the following was not among the factors propelling America toward overseas
expansion in the 1890s? - Answer the need to find new African and Asian sources of raw
materials for American industry.
Which of the following was not among the hot spots that nearly embroiled the United States in
war in the 1890s? - Answer The Virgin Islands
All of the following were true of the McKinley Tariff except - Answer its lower rates went
along with President Cleveland's anti-protectionist philosophy.
During the Spanish-American War, the American press - Answer promoted the inaccurate
conclusion that the Spanish government had been guilty of intolerable treachery.
Admiral George Dewey's military position in Manila harbor was precarious even after the defeat
of the Spanish navy because - Answer he had no American land forces available to actually
seize control of the Philippines.
On the whole, the United States Army's performance in Cuba was - Answer crippled by
logistical chaos and disease that killed thousands of soldiers.
Which of the following was not among the authors and books that strongly influenced the early
Progressive Movement? - Answer John Steinbeck, The Grapes of Wrath.
All of the following were true of the muckrakers except - Answer they won this unfavorable
moniker from Theodore Roosevelt because they opposed his practice of trust-busting.
Muckraking journalist Lincoln Steffens set the pattern for many other progressive reporters with
his expose of - Answer corruption in big cities.
Progressives achieved a major political victory in 1913 with the successful passage of the
Seventeenth Amendment, providing for - Answer the direct election of senators.
Most female progressive activists - Answer believed that women's votes would elevate the
political tone.
Answers.
Which of the following was not among the factors propelling America toward overseas
expansion in the 1890s? - Answer the need to find new African and Asian sources of raw
materials for American industry.
Which of the following was not among the hot spots that nearly embroiled the United States in
war in the 1890s? - Answer The Virgin Islands
All of the following were true of the McKinley Tariff except - Answer its lower rates went
along with President Cleveland's anti-protectionist philosophy.
During the Spanish-American War, the American press - Answer promoted the inaccurate
conclusion that the Spanish government had been guilty of intolerable treachery.
Admiral George Dewey's military position in Manila harbor was precarious even after the defeat
of the Spanish navy because - Answer he had no American land forces available to actually
seize control of the Philippines.
On the whole, the United States Army's performance in Cuba was - Answer crippled by
logistical chaos and disease that killed thousands of soldiers.
Which of the following was not among the authors and books that strongly influenced the early
Progressive Movement? - Answer John Steinbeck, The Grapes of Wrath.
All of the following were true of the muckrakers except - Answer they won this unfavorable
moniker from Theodore Roosevelt because they opposed his practice of trust-busting.
Muckraking journalist Lincoln Steffens set the pattern for many other progressive reporters with
his expose of - Answer corruption in big cities.
Progressives achieved a major political victory in 1913 with the successful passage of the
Seventeenth Amendment, providing for - Answer the direct election of senators.
Most female progressive activists - Answer believed that women's votes would elevate the
political tone.
