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Unit Eight: The Gilded Age
Unit Eight: The Gilded Age
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AP United States History quiz on the Gilded Age.
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1
After the Spanish-American War ended in 1848 Spanish-speaking landowners in CA were:
Kicked off their land.
Deported.
Granted citizenship and their property rights.
Prosecuted.
2
What strategy did Republicans use to gain votes during the Gilded Age?
“Agitprop”
“Milieu control”
“Waving the bloody shirt”
“Multilevel marketing”
3
Which of the following was NOT supported by the Populist Party?
The prohibition of alcohol.
Inflation.
Government-owned railroads.
A graduated income tax.
4
What were Republicans who did not engage in patronage called?
Carpetbaggers
Muckrakers
Mugwups
Worms
5
New inventions led to:
A weaker economy.
Increased productivity in the work-place.
Increased distractions in the work-place.
Less productivity in the work-place.
6
The Ocala Platform movement resulted from a protest movement that mainly involved labor unions.
True
False
7
How did architecture change from 1870 to 1900?
It incorporated symbolism as a form of social criticism.
Classical styles were replaced with clean, functional lines.
It embraced the influence of multiculturalism in the U.S.
It tried to replicate styles found in ancient Egypt.
8
The economic potential of the vast open grasslands that reached from Texas to Canada:
Did not exist.
Was realized by fruit farmers.
Was realized by rancher.
Was realized by businesses.
9
What attitude did labor unions hold toward immigration, and why?
They opposed immigration, thinking immigrants were inferior.
Supported immigration because they wanted ethnic diversity.
Supported immigration because they would gain supporters.
Opposed immigration because immigrants could lower wages.
10
Which of the following philosophies was most directly responsible for nativist sentiment?
Marxism.
Protestant Fundamentalism.
Social Darwinism.
Democracy.
11
The Sherman Antitrust Act was:
To poorly worded to stop the development of trusts.
A success, but poorly written.
A conspiracy theory.
A massive fail, causing aliens to invade.
12
The Interstate Commerce Act:
Set up the FBI
Set up the ICC.
Set up the CIA
Created HUAC.
13
What was the “Billion-Dollar Congress”?
A congress that passed its first billion-dollar budget.
A congress whose actions were worth a billion dollars.
When the net worth of congress was one billion dollars.
A congress that took a billion dollars in net bribes.
14
Which of the following factors did NOT contribute to the popularity of entertainment?
The growth of advertising in mass media.
A loosening of anti-leisure religious morals.
A decrease in the number of hours people worked.
An increase in students enrolled in higher education.
15
In Munn v. Illinois, the Supreme Court:
Upheld the right of a state to regulate business.
Created the ICC.
Ruled that farmers could control all railroads.
Ruled that individual states could not regulate business.
16
What is Vertical Integration?
Used by J.P. Morgan.
Horizontal Integration
Controlling all the steps in making a finished product.
Many companies under one large corporate umbrella.
17
The Grange movement:
Supported Laissez- fair capitalism.
Supported big-business.
Was a farmers organization and business.
Was an organization of lawyers.
18
Who of the following contributed most to the growing field of social science?
Mary Baker Eddy who preached worship of “Father Mother God”.
Ayn Rand, who praised laissez-faire capitalism as freedom.
W.E.B. Dubois who advocated education for African-Americans.
Mark Twain, whose novels criticized racism and violence.
19
Which is a way employers defeated unions?
None of the above.
Pink-Dog Contracts
Blacklists
Lockins
20
Where were 'new' immigrants from?
Northern Europe
Southern Europe
Africa
Texas
21
The temperance movement was motivated by the desire to end
An increased rate of liver failure among immigrants.
Poverty resulting from male factory workers’ alcoholism.
The suppression of women’s rights by alcoholic men.
Acts of vandalism performed by Carrie A. Nation.
22
Frederick Jackson Turner:
Said the frontier built class distinctions.
Concluded the "American Frontier" was closed.
Wrote on how Americans love to conserve natural resources.
Thought America had endless land.
23
What impact did Social Darwinism have on American society in the Gilded Age?
It inspired people to support communism.
The government tried to rid of those deemed 'unfit'.
Led to the discovery of DNA.
It led to the support of laissez-faire capitalism.
24
How did industrialization affect the arts?
Only heroic depictions of J.P. Morgan were allowed.
Artists depicted the ordinary lives of working people.
Art became more slick and commercialized.
Paintings became bleak to demonstrate capitalist alienation.
25
What was one result of the Panic of 1873?
President Cleveland wrote new welfare programs and reforms.
Americans protested the economic system.
Railroads became bankrupt because of overbuilding.
Morphine became a popular way to deal with stress.
26
The Dawes Severalty Act (1887):
Kill off Native Americans.
Was designed to create new tribal organizations.
Was designed to break up tribal organizations.
Gave U.S citizenship to those who embraced their culture.
27
All of the following caused increased immigration to the United States except:
The invention of large steamships.
Religious persecution of Eastern European Jews.
Overpopulation and unemployment due to population growth.
The popularity of the Social Gospel.
28
A Century of Dishonor
which drew attention to injustices upon Indians, is most comparable to:
Uncle Tom's Cabin
The Jungle
The Other America
The Organization Man
29
Which group supported the reinstatement of silver coinage?
Congress who wanted their salaries to be in silver.
Debtors, who wanted to pay off their debt more easily.
Investors, who wanted maximum returns on their investments.
Communists who wanted to spread wealth.
30
What trend characterized popular music of this time period?
A use of complex mathematical formulas and rigid structure.
The growth of folk music popularized by immigrants.
The use of a fast tempo to reflect busy urban life.
Fusion of African musical styles and European instruments.
31
Which pattern characterized urban settlement during this time period?
Wealthy urban citizens moved to the suburbs.
Cities became crowded because abortion was not legalized.
Lower-income citizens moved to the suburbs.
Immigrants moved to rural areas because they were scenic.
32
What did the 'Second Industrial Revolution' result in?
An end to all unions.
New foods.
A decline in the population due to low productivity.
Growth of large-scale industry.
33
Plessy v. Ferguson
upheld:
Free speech unless there was a, "clear and present danger."
"Separate but equal accommodations."
Same-sex marriage.
The 16th amendment.
34
How did the Populist Party influence American politics?
They had no perceptible influence.
They replaced the Republicans as a major political party.
Their discovery of gold in Alaska increased inflation.
They joined with the Democrats who adopted their policies.
35
Which event led many Americans to view the union movement as radical and violent?
Pullman Strike
Homestead Strike
Haymarket Bombing
The AF of L
36
What trend characterized voting during the 1870s?
Many refused to vote, thinking it would support corruption.
Voters swung to the left resulting in a Red Scare.
Crowd-pleasing campaigns inspired party loyalty.
Low voter turn out.
37
How did the Sherman Antitrust Act affect American commerce?
It led to a rise in Nativist sentiment.
The Seahawks fired Richard Sherman.
It ushered in a new welfare state.
It was imperceptible because it had too many loopholes.
38
The corruption of the Gilded Age was most similar to the corruption seen in the:
1930's
1850's
2000's
1920's
39
The labor supply was supplemented by:
Immigrants
Americans
Political Machines
Nativists
40
What was the U.S economic policy during the Gilded Age?
Communism
Supply Side Economics
Keynesian Economics
Laissez-Faire Capitalism
