How did the distribution of wealth change during this time

Factory workers stayed poor, factory owners got rich

Jane Addams is best remembered for

creating social programs for the poor

In the Southwest, many Mexicans earned a living as

railroad workers and farm hands

What does "Gilded Age" mean?

big differences between the rich and the poor

By reaching out to immigrants with jobs and help, Boss Tweed was able to

stay in power by carrying the immigrant vote

Why were skyscrapers possible?

the elevator and a steel framework

What led to the Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882?

Native born mad at Chinese for taking lower wages

This is an example of patronage

appointing a friend to a political position

Which pull factor would have contributed to Irish immigration during the early 1900's

Economic opportunities in industrialized cities.

Immigrants often gathered in ethnic neighborhoods because

It felt secure in a new environment

Some results of urbanization was

cities that were overcrowded, congested, and polluted

What is this cartoon probably talking about?

a political leader getting fat off of bribes and kickbacks

One idea that both Booker T. Washington and W.E.B. du Bois were in agreement with was

African Americans should have increased civil rights.

How did the public become aware of the conditions of the poor in tenemnent housing?

powerful photographs of Jacob Riis

How did U.S. schools contribute to the Americanization movement to assimilate immigrants?

Schools were centers for a process of cultural learning.

How did Social Gospel differ from Social Darwinism?

SG said training, health care and such would lift the poor

Which was not a trend in education around 1900?

most African Americans attending high school

One way political machines gained power during the Gilded Age was by

providing services to immigrants and the poor

Why were political machines able to gain power in the late 1800's

Rapid immigration was too much for local governments

What state law did Plessy v Ferguson (1896) uphold?

established the legality of racial separation

How did ethnic neighborhoods slow the assimilation of immigrants into United States society?

Immigrants remained immersed in their original culture.

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1
How did the distribution of wealth change during this time
The was profit-sharing programs
Congress passed minimum wage
Factory workers stayed poor, factory owners got rich
Women's wages came to equal men's wages
2
Jane Addams is best remembered for
Leading the temperance movement in the early 1900's
creating social programs for the poor
Photography of the poor in tenements
Running Tammeny Hall
3
Cities in the late 19th century expanded all of the following municipal infrastructures,except:
amusement parks
skyscrapers
subways
suspension bridges
4
According to Mr. Washington the best way to be equal was by
Marches
Economic Independence
Integration
New laws
5
What movement applied Christian ethics to social problems?
The Social Gospel Movement
The Labor Movement
The Temperance Movement
The Populist Movement
6
Who was this cartoon showing the hypocricy of?
Union Leaders
Native Americans
Political Bosses
Nativists
7
In the Southwest, many Mexicans earned a living as
dockworkers
railroad workers and farm hands
small business owners
household servants and mail carriers
8
Plessy v Ferguson upheld segregation which led to
secession from the union
desegregation of racial groups
enslavement of African Americans
the passage of Jim Crow laws
9
What does "Gilded Age" mean?
big differences between the rich and the poor
No wars
Successful labor unions
End of slavery
10
By reaching out to immigrants with jobs and help, Boss Tweed was able to
expand support for Republicans in NYC
create a base of support for Tammany Hall, still strong now
stay in power by carrying the immigrant vote
get support for running for president
11
Why were skyscrapers possible?
bigger bricks and stronger cement
Functional fire escapes
the elevator and a steel framework
the invention of the suspension bridge
12
Which of the following did W.E.B. DuBois accomplish?
the development of the Tuskegee Institute
Founding of the NAACP
the weakening of the Back to Africa movement
the increase of industrial education for African Americans
13
The Gilded Age included all but what?
Industrialization
Progressivism
Immigration
Urbanization
14
Who drew this cartoon?
Jane Addams
Thomas Nast
Ida Tarbell
Jacob Riis
15
What legislation was a result of the views expressed in the cartoon?
The Dawes Act
The Chinese Exclusion Act
The Gentleman’s Agreement
The Homestead Act
16
What legislation did away with patronage?
The Patronage Act of 1889
The Edmunds-Turner Act
The Sherman Antitrust Act
Pendleton Civil Service Act
17
What led to the Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882?
Native born mad at Chinese for taking lower wages
Chinese immigrants supporting socialism
Schools refusing to segregate Chinese students
Chinese establishing ethnic neighborhoods
18
What was the first decade in which more Americans lived in urban areas than in rural areas?
1910
1920
1870
1860
19
This is an example of patronage
appointing a friend to a political position
saying one thing and doing another
bribing a government official
assassinating a public official
20
Which pull factor would have contributed to Irish immigration during the early 1900's
The availability of land grants for homesteaders.
Railroad jobs in California and Utah.
Poor economy and religious oppression at home.
Economic opportunities in industrialized cities.
21
During the Gilded Age, Civil Service reform came about due to
Urbanization Issues
Progressive Reforms
Political Corruption
Tenements and Child Labor
22
Immigrants often gathered in ethnic neighborhoods because
Segregation laws prevented them from living where they chose
Leaders of political machines determined neighborhoods.
Economic opportunities were more available to them
It felt secure in a new environment
23
Some results of urbanization was
passage of legislation limiting immigration to urban areas
end to the power of the political machines
philanthropists establishing foundations to help the poor
cities that were overcrowded, congested, and polluted
24
What is this cartoon probably talking about?
a man who spent all his money on food and clothes
a political leader getting fat off of bribes and kickbacks
a man who found a bag of money
a man who lost all of his money helping others
25
One idea that both Booker T. Washington and W.E.B. du Bois were in agreement with was
African Americans should have increased civil rights.
Jim Crow laws were needed to help African Americans
immigration was responsible for racial segregation.
vocational training is the best way to improve lives
26
What was a major cause of the trend shown in the chart?
Increased industrialization
Availability of cheap farmland
End of restrictions on immigration
Completion of the interstate highway system
27
How did the public become aware of the conditions of the poor in tenemnent housing?
powerful photographs of Jacob Riis
writings of Harriet Beecher Stowe
activities of the pacifist movement
campaign platform of the Know-Nothing Party
28
How did U.S. schools contribute to the Americanization movement to assimilate immigrants?
Schools allowed for all culture groups to live more closely
Schools ensured that immigrant children could read
Schools were centers for a process of cultural learning.
Schools promoted the use and study of diverse languages.
29
How did Social Gospel differ from Social Darwinism?
SG required the rich to take care of the poor
SG relied on government funded programs
SG said training, health care and such would lift the poor
SG encouraged economic growth that would trickle down to all
30
Which was not a trend in education around 1900?
most African Americans attending high school
growth of kindergartens
more students attending high school
immigrant Americanization
31
One way political machines gained power during the Gilded Age was by
operating without most of the public’s knowledge
providing services to immigrants and the poor
receiving financial support from big business
obtaining authority by state legislative policies
32
Why were political machines able to gain power in the late 1800's
Economy too regulated for economic growth
Federal laws prevented voters from influencing local Gov't
Rapid immigration was too much for local governments
Settlement houses failed to help immigrants
33
What state law did Plessy v Ferguson (1896) uphold?
forced Native Americans onto reservations
established the legality of racial separation
banned the hiring of Japanese laborers
use of prison inmate labor
34
How did ethnic neighborhoods slow the assimilation of immigrants into United States society?
Immigrants remained immersed in their original culture.
Immigrant children were not allowed to go to public schools.
Immigrant communities remained open to all culture groups.
Immigrants were overlooked in the federal census.

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