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RANDOMIZE THE ANSWERS! A Period 6 APUSH review, featuring close-enough-to-AP questions (tm).
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1
Which of the following is an example of vertical integration?
Agreeing on an exclusivity deal with a railroad company
Buying out the competing paper mill next door
Investing money in museums and parks
Buying trains to transport your oil
2
This cartoon depicts what problem in the government?
settlement houses
the role of corporate influence in Congress
economic debt
segregation
3
What was one of the "solutions to the Native American problem" that was actually implemented?
Granting them autonomy
Set up "boarding schools" to teach them the American way
Killing them off
Leaving the poor souls alone :(
4
What
best
explains why organized strikes by unskilled workers failed?
The strikes did not last that long
They did not have enough participation
Companies were too rich to care
The new wave of immigrants filled in the job openings
5
All of these would be examples Samuel Gompers' "bread and butter" approach to unionizing
except
campaigning for federal reform
improving working conditions
getting better wages
getting better hours
6
The Homestead Strike (1892) was significant because
The labor unions succeeded in gaining higher wages
It was a draw and only resolved by government mediation
The government used soldiers to end the strike
Strikebreakers were able to end the strike by force
7
The passage of the Pendleton Act (1883) was a direct result of...
Supreme Court decision in Plessy v. Ferguson
assassination of James A. Garfield
failure of Reconstruction
assassination of Abe Lincoln
8
Which of the following was NOT a plan to deal with the "Indian problem"?
ghettos
extermination
assimilation
reservations
9
All of the following were significant problems with city life
EXCEPT
Widescale crime
Government corruption
Tenements and poverty
Lack of labor
10
The Pullman Strike (1894) was significant because
The government sided with owners and sent soldiers to end it
The owners were able to use strikebreakers to end it
Unions were partially successful and reduced hours
The union was able to secure higher wages
11
Why did W J Bryan (Dem) lose to William McKinley (Rep) in the election of 1896?
He died before he could run again
Big business backed and bought the election for McKinley
Many of his ideas were unpopular
He was not backed by a major political party
12
The Homestead Act (1862) was passed in order to
Divide Native American tribes
Discourage immigration from Asia
Encourage the immigration of farmers to the West
Encourage the expansion of railroads
13
Settlement houses provided everything
but
...
Services to help newcomers cope with city life
Classes to learn English
A hub for social reform and women's activism
Places for frontiersmen to stay
14
Down in the south, blacks were
well accepted into southern society
living comfortable lives as a result of sharecropping
enjoying full rights
still burdened by limitations on their rights
15
This technique, pioneered by people like Pulitzer and Hearst, sensationalized news stories.
social darwinism
Little Big Horn
Bessemer process
yellow journalism
16
T/F: Settlement houses inspired more women to enter the workforce and do more social work.
False
True
17
Of all of the answers, what was the
most important
effect of the transcontinental railroad?
They went farther than a subcontinental railroad
State governments nearly went bankrupt
Living out west was much more feasible than ever before
They outperformed steamboats
18
Which of the following groups of people would
most likely
endorse social darwinism?
Populists
Wealthy businessowners
urban industrial workers
Republicans
19
Populists were primarily made up of...
farmers upset with the power the wealthy had over their job
former Radical Republicans
industrial workers upset with poor working conditions
former business owners bought out by trusts
20
What was
not
necessarily a part of the Populist party's platform?
an Anti-Trust act
free coinage of silver
government ownership of railroads
Right to form unions
21
Which of the following groups would the artist of this cartoon be MOST likely to support?
Unions
Farmers
Robber Barons
Political Machines
22
Carnegie cited this for the reason that he wanted to give his money back to the cities.
steel
Gospel of Wealth
his scottish origins
social darwinism
23
Which group of people would
most definitely
support the free coinage of silver?
Democrats
industrial workers
Populists
Republicans
24
The concept of scientific management was utilized in order to
Improve the accuracy of modern science
Reduce corruption in local governments
Improve worker productivity and efficiency
Apply business principles to scientific studies
25
What effect did the Dawes Act have on the Native Americans?
positive, as they did not need to fear hostile settlers
Negative, as the Natives fought over the land
No effect, the act was not ever passed
Negative, as the land was bad, and they fell into poverty
26
What was the Crop-Lien system designed to do?
Keep only blacks 'enslaved' on plantations
Make the process of planting and harvesting crops easier.
keep poor, landless farmers in debt
Create a pool of crops that farmers could contribute to
27
The "frontier" symbolized all of the following EXCEPT
unlimited wealth
belief in individual opportunities
greater political democracy
economic mobility
28
What was the importance of the
Munn vs Illinois
ruling?
states could regulate private industry
the federal government could regulate private industry
states could not regulate private industry
businesses were untouchable by the government
29
This cartoon depicts political bosses, leaders of political machines, that did all
except
..
bribed government officials
led riots through cities
extorted money from the government
funded police and fire departments
30
What was a direct result of the advent of the lightbulb?
Shorter workday
Fall in kerosene sales
Fall in coal sales
Increased wages
31
Overall, the presidents in the Gilded Age...
Were generally ineffective
Were very strong and always had their way
prevented monopolies from taking power
Were effective in repairing the country
32
All of the following were traits of the majority of the
new
wave of immigrants
except
...
escaping religious persecution
came from the north and west of Europe
unskilled
poor
33
What act was intended to prevent monopolies (like the one in the picture) from occurring?
Pendleton Act
vertical integration
Sherman Anti-Trust Act
Homestead Act
34
What was an actual consequence of the "separate, but equal" ruling in
Plessy vs. Ferguson
?
Blacks were given worse schooling
Blacks were given better schooling
Blacks were given equal schooling
35
True or False: The American Federation of Labor actively included women and black laborers.
TRUE
FALSE
36
What was
not
a reason why Americans wanted the land that the Natives were on out west?
People wanted land to build railroads
More farm land
Gold and other natural resources had been discovered
Have a place to put the 'new' immigrants
37
Booker T. Washington was often under criticism because
He endorsed big business in politics
He believed blacks should be under whites
Believed whites were not ready to accept blacks into society
He pushed for immediate equal rights for blacks
38
Who is depicted in this cartoon?
Booker T. Washington
Ulysses S. Grant
J. P. Morgon
John D. Rockefeller
39
Increased standards of living in the US also led to new leisure activities such as
sports like baseball
Equality for women
Painting of landscapes
Romantic literature
40
Which of the following groups would most likely support the government policy of Laissez-Faire?
Unions
Native Americans
Native Americans
Immigrants
41
The Haymarket Affair represented a major setback for which of the following?
civil rights movement
women's suffrage movement
temperance movement
Knights of Labor
42
What
best
explains why this is this period often dubbed as "The Gilded Age"?
America had undergone economic prosperity
America had risen to perfection
America looked great, but there were still deep problems
Gold had been found in the Black Hills
43
After Garfield's death, Arthur introduced the Pendleton Act which
dismantled the "spoils system"
strengthened the Secret Service
What is this...a sad PBSkids show?
forced parties to make bipartisan decisions
44
According to the map below, what government action was MOST responsible for growth of the West?
The Dawes Act
The California Gold Rush
Government land grants
Direct government ownership of railroads
45
True or False: Transcontinental railroads caused the creation of time zones.
True
False
46
Which of the following groups of people would
most likely
support the Chinese Exclusion Act?
Nativists
wealthy businessowners
industrial workers
railroad companies
