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Gilded Age 1865-1898
Gilded Age 1865-1898
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1
Which statement best describes a result of the Industrial Revolution in the United States?
The population of cities quickly decreased.
Farm production decreased.
Immigration to the U.S. increased.
Slavery in the south increased.
2
Which 19th century business practice does this cartoon illustate?
creating monopolies
forming cooperatives
expanding many global markets
establishing trade zones
3
Name the dominant, broad based labor union in the U.S. from 1870 to 1890
American Federation of Labor
Industrial Workers of the World
Knights of Labor
None
4
Who created the Spoils System?
Anrew Johnson
Andrew Jackson
Martin Van Buren
Thomas Jefferson
5
The main purpose of the Morrill Land Grant Act of 1862 was to promote
free elementary education in rural areas
adult literacy programs
higher standards in secondary education
college education in agriculture and mechanics
6
Which of the following was major issue during the Gilded Age?
Labor and Farmers want a voice
All of the above
Tarrifs
Paper or coin money
7
Rebates and pooling were abusive practices of the
oil industry
canal industry
railroad industry
steel industry
8
Who coined the term "Gilded Age"?
Marcus Tawney
Marc Twan
Twain Marley
Mark Twain
9
Which development led to the other 3?
the shift frm a rural to urban lifestyle
widespread use of child labor
rapid industrial growth
growth of slums
10
The terms bread and butter unionism, Gospel of Wealth, and mechanization would likely be found
Imperialsm (1898-1905)
Industrialization (1870-1900)
Reconstruction (1865-1877)
The Roaring Twenties (1920-1929)
11
Upton Sinclair's novel about meat inspection was entitled
The Rainforest
The Jungle
In the Deep
What they won't tell
12
Who delivered the famous "Cross of Gold" speech?
Booker T. Washington
William Mckinley
William Jennings Bryan
James Garfield
13
A major contribution to the industrialization of the U.S. was Henry Ford's development of
a new process for making steel
the first holding company
electric powered vehicles
the assembly line
14
The PendletonAct provided for
higher protctive tarrifs
railroad rate controls
seperate but equal facilities for all
civil service reform
15
The term robber barron was used to criticize the
unskilled labor of illegal immigrants
dishonesty of carpetbaggers
tactics of big-business leaders
corruption of government officials
16
The McKinley Tarrif raised the tarrif rate to approximately
25%
30%
50%
65%
17
Durin thelate 1800's, the defenders of Social Darwinism would most likely have supported
laissez-faire capitalism
enviormental conservation
labor unions
prgressive income taxes
18
Which candidate supported by Mugwumps won the election of 1844?
Crover Cleveland
Andrew Johnson
Grover Cleveland
James Blaine
19
A common characteristic of third political parties in the United States is that they
have dealt with only foreign policy issues.
only come into existence during the gilded age.
tend to focus on one person or issue.
they are all corrupt.
20
Mark Twain called the era following the Civil War the "Gilded Age" because?
the glamour of the time masked what lay under the surface.
of the tremendous number of gold strikes that took place.
it was an age of universal benefit for all Americans.
gold and silver issues seemed to dominate the era.
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The purpose of the Interstate Commerce Act (1877) and the Sherman Antitrust Act (1890) was to
reduce the power of the unions
eliminate unfair business practices
reduce iports from foreign nations
increase the power of local governments