HISTORY 106 EXAM 1 QUESTIONS WITH 100% SOLVED ANSWERS!!
Why did Populists call for public ownership of the railroads? - (answer)because farmers would be able to
transport their crops at a lower cost
Populists intended to do which of the following? - (answer)restore economic opportunity
Which statement is true of urban workers in the 1890s? - (answer)Populist speeches failed to resonate
with them.
What did Black and white women activists have in common during the Populist era? - (answer)an aim to
decrease alcohol consumption in their communities
What was California's approach to racial segregation during the Populist era? - (answer)Mexicans were
often barred from restaurants and entertainment venues.
The Immigration Restriction League - (answer)blamed "new" immigrants for urban crime and poverty.
What did Booker T. Washington's Tuskegee Institute emphasize? - (answer)vocational job education
The Platt Amendment - (answer)authorized military intervention in Cuba.
Newspapers like the New York Journal and the New York World used sensational accounts to sell more
copies. These types of papers were known as - (answer)the "yellow press."
The "new imperialism" involved European colonial powers seeking to consolidate their domination of
Africa, Asia, and the Middle East in the name of "civilization." - (answer)True
Which of the following best describes the Black response to the ending of the Civil War and the coming
of freedom? - (answer)Blacks adopted different ways of testing their freedom, including moving about,
seeking kin, and rejecting older forms of deferential behavior.
Why did Populists call for public ownership of the railroads? - (answer)because farmers would be able to
transport their crops at a lower cost
Populists intended to do which of the following? - (answer)restore economic opportunity
Which statement is true of urban workers in the 1890s? - (answer)Populist speeches failed to resonate
with them.
What did Black and white women activists have in common during the Populist era? - (answer)an aim to
decrease alcohol consumption in their communities
What was California's approach to racial segregation during the Populist era? - (answer)Mexicans were
often barred from restaurants and entertainment venues.
The Immigration Restriction League - (answer)blamed "new" immigrants for urban crime and poverty.
What did Booker T. Washington's Tuskegee Institute emphasize? - (answer)vocational job education
The Platt Amendment - (answer)authorized military intervention in Cuba.
Newspapers like the New York Journal and the New York World used sensational accounts to sell more
copies. These types of papers were known as - (answer)the "yellow press."
The "new imperialism" involved European colonial powers seeking to consolidate their domination of
Africa, Asia, and the Middle East in the name of "civilization." - (answer)True
Which of the following best describes the Black response to the ending of the Civil War and the coming
of freedom? - (answer)Blacks adopted different ways of testing their freedom, including moving about,
seeking kin, and rejecting older forms of deferential behavior.
