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How the 20th Century became an era of reform
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1
What does the Gilded Age mean?
uncomfortable reforms
fools gold
beautiful
Beautiful gold to cover the rottenness
2
What was the Prohibition?
A ship which sank on its maiden voyage en route to New York
A tsunami which wiped out the coast
A famine which lasted 4 years in the US
A ban in the US prohibiting the sale and making of alcohol
3
How were families able to buy more goods and have more entertainment during the Roaring 20's?
The government gave them support
Using Credit
They worked more
Everything was cheaper
4
How did World War 1 affect Washington's economy?
Farmers produced more food to ship to Europe
There were more jobs
The lumber industry picked up
All of the above
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The Homestead Strike was a protest
Against a women becoming President
in Colorado demanding safer work conditions
in Chicago demanding a 40 hour work week
Against the Carnegie Steel Company's plan to cut jobs
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People were afraid of labor unions because....
People were unhappy
Labor unions were radical in ways
People were afraid of losing their jobs
Labor unions were uneducated
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Which were three primary goals of labor unions?
Better pay for workers
shorter hours for workers
safer working conditions
overthrow capitalism
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What industry was the Homestead Strike apart of?
Oil
Steel
Railroads
Banking
9
What is a monopoly?
i don't know
When people have control over a whole brand
nothing
supply,aid,or things you need to survive
10
What was a goal of the Women's Right's reform?
Access to College Education
Property Rights
Women's Enlistment in the Military
Women's Suffrage
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How did a political machine get what it wanted?
found candidates who would fall in line
maintained intergrity
all legal political maneuvering
used bribery, and the spoils system
12
One of the biggest problems of the Gilded age
War
Sadness
Poverty
Prohibition
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What is the spoils system
Its when the president gives officeholders money
Rewarding political suppotors with goverment jobs
The president hands out money to citizens
The assassination of andrew jackson
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Who did Frick call in to stop the Homestead Strike?
the Federal Troops
the President
The Pinkerton Crew
The Pixie Dust Crew
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People were afraid Standard Oil had become too powerful because...
It controlled all branches of government
Farmers in the west
Labor Unions
Rich Southerners
16
Who are wobblies?
knights of labor
people in charge
federation of labor
industrial workers of the world
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What did the Espionage Act prohibit?
Avoiding a draft
Entering the country during war
Aiding and abetting a criminal
Speaking out against the government or war effort
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What is the Progressive Movement?
Problems caused by industrialization
Economic and social problems
A period of widespread social activism and political reform across the US
Not important
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Who was the president during World War I
Bill Clinton
Woodrow Wilson
Barack Obama
George Washington
