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Galiyas History 9 - Chapter 13 Test (B)
Test Description: Galiyas History 9 - Chapter 13 Test (B)
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1) The philosophy of Social Darwinism applied Charles Darwin’s theory of evolution to
A
political and economic issues.
B
human society and competition.
C
biblical accounts of creation.
D
the social reform movement.
2) Social Darwinism was used by some industrial leaders to justify
A
philanthropy.
B
government regulation.
C
political activism.
D
laissez-faire capitalism.
3) In contrast to Social Darwinists, social reformers believed that society’s problems could be fixed only by
A
recognizing that people fail due to circumstances beyond their control.
B
helping poor people to help themselves.
C
encouraging competition and natural selection.
D
regulating the economy and helping those in need.
4) The Social Gospel movement worked to better conditions in cities according to
A
the principles of social science.
B
practical realities of urban poverty.
C
the economic doctrine of laissez-faire.
D
biblical ideals of charity and justice.
5) In public schools, immigrant children learned English and were taught about American history and culture, a process known as
A
urbanization.
B
assimilation.
C
Americanization.
D
industrialization.
6) In which American city did the first salaried baseball team play?
A
Pittsburgh
B
Boston
C
New York
D
Cincinnati
7) Which of the following established a professional civil service by requiring that some government jobs be filled by competitive written exams, rather than patronage?
A
the Interstate Commerce Act
B
the Pendleton Act
C
the graduated income tax
D
the gold standard
8) .
A
right answer
B
wrong answer
9) Between 1860 and 1899, an average of 187 lynchings occurred each year, with the majority in
A
urban tenements.
B
Western territories.
C
Southern states.
D
Northern states.
10) Booker T. Washington, the most famous African American of the late nineteenth century, urged African Americans to
A
use education as a means to pursue full equality and civil rights.
B
postpone the fight for civil rights and concentrate instead on economic goals.
C
campaign against lynching and other forms of violence and discrimination
D
leave the South and form their own independent communities in the West.
11) Which of the following African American leaders was particularly concerned with protecting and exercising voting rights?
A
Ida B. Wells
B
Booker T. Washington
C
Mary Church Terrell
D
W.E.B. Du Bois
12) Europeans who immigrated to the United States in the late 1800s found it hard to break away from a class system.
A
True
B
False
13) The Chinese Exclusion Act prevented Chinese people already in the United States from becoming citizens.
A
True
B
False
14) In America’s growing cities in the late 1800s, the wealthy and the working classes lived in different neighborhoods.
A
False
B
True
15) Thomas Pendergast, the corrupt boss of Tammany Hall in New York during the 1860s and 1870s, was eventually arrested for corruption and sent to prison.
A
False
B
True
16) Social Darwinists believed in survival of the fittest and supported government’s active role in solving society’s problems.
A
True
B
False
17) With the Pendleton Act, the federal government began a shift away from the spoils system.
A
False
B
True
18) .
A
wrong answer
B
right answer
19) Laws in Southern states that enforced segregation and discrimination were called Jim Crow laws.
A
False
B
True
20) To prevent African Americans from voting, Mississippi required all citizens registering to vote to pay a poll tax of $2—a sum beyond the means of most poor African Americans.
A
True
B
False
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