US History 1877 to Present

U.S. History Midterm Exam (50) 
Multiple Choice Questions (20) 
1. Which of the following was not a result of the Compromise of 1877? 
(D) Another transcontinental railroad was authorized to be constructed in 
2. In return for helping Rutherford B. Hayes win the presidency, the 
Republicans promised the Democrats that 
(A) they would stop enforcing laws that suppressed activities of the Ku 
Klux Klan 
3. Andrew Carnegie engaged in the practice of vertical integration by 
(B) controlling all aspects of the production process from beginning to end
4. Horizontal integration is best illustrated by 
(B) John D. Rockefeller eliminating all competing firms that produced 
the same products 
5. In what way did the Knights of Labor differ from the American Federation 
of Labor (AFL)? 
(A) Unlike the AFL, the Knights of Labor limited membership to skilled 
labor only. 
6. Tammany Hall of the late 19th century was 
(A) the base of organization for the Populist Party joining with the 
Grange movement 
(B) the location where President Garfield was assassinated, causing the 
end of the spoils system 
(C) the headquarters for the newly formed NAACP 
(D) the location that became the basis of the Plessy v. Ferguson decision 
(E) a Democratic political machine that controlled New York City 
Politics
7. Which of the following ideas would not be part of the Roosevelt Corollary? 
(A) The United States would continue limiting European influence in the 
Western Hemisphere. 
(B) Th e Monroe Doctrine would be expanded to include Asia as well as 
the Americas. 
(C) Latin America would be seen as an agent for U.S. commercial 
interests. 
(D) The United States had the right to intervene in Latin American 
conflicts. 
(E) Th e United States could act as an international police force.
8. Which of the following is not an example of a political reform made during 
the Progressive Era? 
(A) The initiative 
(B) The referendum 
(C) The recall 
(D) Party nominating conventions 
(E) The direct election of senators 
9. Which of the following territories were acquired by the United States as a 
result of the Spanish-American War? 
(A) Guam, the Philippines, and Cuba 
(B) Hawaii, Guam, and the Philippines 
(C) Cuba, Puerto Rico, and the Philippines 
(D) Th e Philippines, Guam, and Puerto Rico 
(E) Cuba, Hawaii, and Guam
10. The expression “Speak softly and carry a big stick, and you will go far” implied that 
(A) protests and strikes were inefficient methods of bringing...