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This type of journalism exaggerates stories in order to sell newspapers, and was popular and played a role in the US entering the Spanish American War. A. Red Journalism    B.  Yellow Journalism    C.  Pink Journalism    D. Investigative Journalism     

How did the Populists try to effect change in their lives? A.  Through violent protest    B.  Through passive action    C.  Through collective organization    D.  They did nothing    

The Ku Klux Klan reemerged to be very popular in the 1920s.  At which group did the KKK of the 1920s focus its hate?     A.  African Americans   B.  New Immigrants   C.  Jews   D. Catholics   E.  All of the above

This war was not, in fact, part of the Spanish American War of 1898, but a separate one reflecting America’s new role as a colonial overseer. A.  Cuban War    B.  Philippine War       C.  Samoan War     D.  World War I      

The term “survival of the fittest” stems from people who believed in? A.  Evolution        B.  Social Darwinism        C.  Social engineering    D.  Monopoly    

Which famous historical theory, proposed by Frederick Jackson Turner, tried to explain American history by examining American territorial expansion? A.  Frontier Thesis    B.  Expansionist Thesis    C.  Manifest Destiny    D. Theory of Spread

This populist group was found mainly in the midwest. A.  People’s Party    B.  Grangers        C.  Farmer’s Alliance     D.  Democrats

A loophole used by Southerners to permit illiterate whites to vote, but not Blacks, was the opinion of the white voting registrar as to whether the voter….? A.  Was a citizen    B. Owned property    C.  Was a Southern Democrat  D.  Understood the Constitution

The vast majority of European immigrants arriving to the United States after 1880, who were from southern & eastern Europe, were known as? A.  Old Immigrants        B.  New Immigrants        C.  Brand New Immigrants    D.  Dirty Immigrants    

This was the most radical of the early labor unions, and advocated replacing the United States government with one big union. A.  National Labor Union    B.  AFL  C.  Knights of Labor     D.  IWW