Short-term southern assets as the war erupted appeared to include all of the following EXCEPT the defensive nature of the struggle in the South. militaristic spirit of southern culture. * sizable industrial capacity. military leadership of officers like Robert E. Lee. Which one of the following is NOT true of the experiences of black volunteers and soldiers during the Civil War? * They served in integrated units. The commanding officers were white. They were paid less than whites until 1864. Confederates regarded them as escaped slaves subject to execution. The high casualty rate in the Civil War occurred because of all the following EXCEPT use of massed infantry offensives. * the inaccuracy of field artillery. ignorance about medical care. failure to handle health needs of a large army. "A rich man's war but a poor man's fight" was a view shared by both * poor southern whites and northern urban workers. southern slaves and northern free blacks. Radical Republicans and Peace Democrats. Abraham Lincoln and Jefferson Davis. Which of the following would a Radical Republican in Congress in 1865 most likely OPPOSE? civil rights and suffrage for freed slaves a powerful, active federal government * a general amnesty for all Southerners the transformation of prewar southern society Experiences at Homestead, Pennsylvania and Pullman, Illinois, in the 1890's demonstrated to American workers that solidarity across craft lines worked. * striking workers could not persevere in the face of state or federal opposition. negotiation between workers and owners could result in a satisfactory agreement on both sides. the use of violence during strikes worked to the striker's advantage. Mark Twain referred to the two decades following Reconstruction, a period of significant political corruption during an economically prosperous era, as the Age of Excess * Gilded Age new Civil War Age of Disequilibrium Great Barbecue According to the video, who among the following is NOT to primarily associated with the steel industry? Henry Clay Frick Andrew Carnegie J. P. Morgan * John D. Rockefeller Charles Schwab. Which of the following developments/laws/policies is NOT indicative of the trends: 1) the connection between the federal government and industry/economic power; 2) the growing power and influence of the federal government; that developed during and after the Civil War in the 19th Century? the federal government's tariff policy the National Bank Acts (greenbacks to finance the war) the building of the transcontinental railroad the Homestead Act and Morrill Act dealing with land distribution * all of the above were elements of the trends The science of production in the 19th Century involved scientific management. Who was its leading proponent/founder? Eli Whitney * Frederick Winslow Taylor Andrew Carnegie John Rockefeller Henry Ford Which statement about the defense of capitalism and Social Darwinism is NOT true? * Social Darwinism was an ideology which correctly described the realities of the late nineteenth-century American economy. A major proponent of Social Darwinism was an Englishman, Herbert Spencer. The Gospel of Wealth touted a less harsh, more positive form of capitalism. Ideas of Social Darwinism stemmed from Charles Darwin's study of the biological origin of the species. There were no detractors of these ideologies. Which of the following resulted from the other three? vertical integration horizontal combination * trusts consolidation of business Which of the following are INCORRECTLY paired or unrelated? Election of 1864 - Lincoln vs. McClellen Election of 1876 - Ruther"fraud" B. Hayes "wins" Election of 1896 - McKinley vs. Bryan Census of 1890 - official "end of the frontier" * all are correctly paired Which was NOT one of the 3 major western industries discussed in class? ranching, both cattle and sheep commercial farming * iron/steel production mining, mostly precious metals all of the above are correct Which of the following were NOT, at least at one time or another, enemies of the farmers in 19thCentury? weather and pestilence bankers and the world market railroads and tariffs overproduction and a tight federal monetary policy * all of these were enemies at one time or another Who/which is NOT a defense of capitalism? * Socialist Labor Party & Edward Bellamy - single great trust controlled by the government Herbert Spencer - survival of the fittest & William Graham Sumner - absolute freedom Andrew Carnegie - Gospel of Wealth Horatio Alger - from rags to riches the Protestant work ethic According to the video, Andrew Carnegie's involvement in which labor dispute severely tarnished reputation as a philanthropist? 1877 Great Railroad Strike 1886 Haymarket Square Riot * 1892 Homestead Strike 1894 Pullman Strike 1896 Presidential Election Which was NOT one of the demands of the Omaha Platform? government regulation and ownership of the monopolies free & unlimited coinage of silver * higher tariff and territorial expansion 8 hour workday & prohibit using private police as strikebreakers initiative and referendum & single term president Which was NOT considered a weakness of the Plains Indians in regard to their resistance of the westward expansion of white Americans? failure of the tribes to unite ecologically vulnerable to infectious diseases * they were unskilled warriors economically, they were "outgunned" all of the above were weaknesses Which of the following is NOT correctly paired or related? Knights of Labor - Terrence Powderly, union for all workers American Federation of Labor - Samuel Gompers, skilled workers The Grange - Oliver Kelly, community and political agitation The Alliance - Ocala Demands, People's Party, Populism * all are correctly paired or related Initially, according to the video, which military advantage did NOT lie with the North? Its population was much larger. Its transportation system was better. * It was united in its commitment to the war. Its industrial base was stronger. Which is NOT a result of the Civil War and Reconstruction? the formation of the "Solid South" the passage of the 13th, 14th, and 15th amendments increased racism long term Republican control of the government * all of the above were results All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the states wherein they reside. No state shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States; nor shall any state deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor deny to any person within its jurisdiction. The above quotation is a key clause in the 13th Amendment Black Code of South Carolina 15th Amendment Gettysburg Address * 14th Amendment According to your instructor (and his experiences), the late-nineteenth-century opponent of Social Darwinism who correctly advocated a single tax on land was Edward Bellamy. Lester Ward. * Henry George. Horatio Alger Which was a difference between the "old" and "new" waves of immigrant groups in the late 19th Century? old immigrants were from southern and eastern Europe newer immigrants resented older immigrants and the increased competition for jobs new immigrants were largely Protestant in religion * a majority of newer immigrants were unskilled new immigrants spoke English better than the old immigrants The first group of immigrants to be excluded from the U.S. on the basis of their nationality were the * Chinese. Japanese. Filipinos. Koreans. East Indians. Which of the following presidents has been impeached? A) Andrew Johnson B) Bill Clinton C) Richard Nixon all of the above * only A and B According to your instructor, which of the following were the major themes of the second half of the class, post-Civil War and Reconstruction to the election of 1896? Big business becomes the dominant influence in the U.S. economy Farmers struggle for an increased share of the national income Workers struggle for an increased share of the national income * All of the above None of the above According to your instructor, which of the following children's stories/fairy tales is an allegory to the Populist Moment and the Election of 1896? Grimm's Fairy Tales The Legend of Sleepy Hollow * The Wizard of Oz Aesop's Fables The Teletubbies Which of the following was NOT a provision of the more radical Wade Davis Bill (1864)? former confederate states must revoke their ordinances of session state constitutions must abolish slavery ratification of the 13th Amendment the repudiation of Confederate state debts * 10% of the white southerners needed to swear an oath of allegiance to the U.S. What was a major factor that led to the tremendous industrial boom in the years after the Civil War? technological innovations/discoveries/inventions a large labor supply a federal government friendly to business and the economy plenty of natural resources * all of the above According to the video, what of the following were NOT considered the South's three best chances to have won the Civil War? to have received official foreign recognition to have followed up their victory at Manassas and marched onto Washington to have Lincoln lose his re-election bid in 1864 and compromise with the new president. * To have been victorious in more battles and taken to practicing an offensive war against the North Which of the following statements most reflects the concept behind the "gospel of wealth"? * Personal achievement is the result of hard work and perseverance, and with wealth comes great responsibilities. The poor are not poor due to their own shortcomings but rather because of the difficult environment in which they must toil. The wealth produced by the labor of many belongs to the many. Virtue is its own best reward. The North financed its war through a combination of foreign loans and upward revision of the tariff. * bond sales, taxes, and paper money. land sales, property assessments, and minting more silver. spending cuts, state allotments, and gold sales abroad. In the election of 1876 an unprecedented crisis developed as a result of the assassination of the Democrat nominee. the indictment of the Republican nominee on the eve of the election. widespread voter fraud throughout the country. * disputed electoral returns in several states.