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Gilded and Progressive Era Test Review
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1
Which of the following nicknames was given to politicians who supported reform?
Stalwart
Reformist
Mugwump
Half-breed
2
The 19th Amendment to the Constitution resulted in -
prohibited the sale of alcohol
limiting the president to two terms
creating the federal income tax
gave women the right to vote
3
What is patronage?
when politicians give jobs to people without qualifications
corrupt government deals
when a person campaigns to get another elected
changing political parties after an election
4
Boss Tweed's political macine was known as -
Tweed's Tigers
The Graft Gang
Tammany Hall
Tweed's Toughs
5
The main goal of the Granger movement was to
strengthen labor unions
force ralroads to lower freight rates
reduce the rate of inflation
improve living conditions in the tenements
6
Worker's compensation was designed to
provided back pay to workers who had suffered discrimination
provide income to workers who had been injured on jobs
provide training for illiterate workers
provide income to workers who were laid off from jobs
7
The purpose of the Interstate Commerce Act was to
allow railroad wokers to form their own unions
make railroads raise wages for their workers
force railroad companies to keep their rates secret
eliminate overchariging by the railroad companies
8
He was the only president to serve two non-consecutive terms
William Jennings Bryan
Grover Cleveland
James A. Garfield
William McKinley
9
The greatest enemy of the Grange was -
the weather
the railroad
the grasshoppers
the government
10
What German philosopher wrote "The Communist Manifesto"?
Joseph Stalin
Nikita Khrushev
Vladimir Lenin
Karl Marx
11
A muckraker is a person who
uses investigative journalism to expose problems
helps farmers develope new methods
assists immigrants in finding jobs and housing
uses yellow journalism to promote literary works
12
Graft is defined as -
A diagram that exhibits a relationship between numbers
To help or furnish support for political reasons
money or advantage gained by dishonest means
A flat structure, typically made of logs, that floats
13
During the Gilded Age, graft was taking place at which level of government?
all levels
local
state
national
14
The Gilded Age can best be described as a period of
corruption followed by reform
social and economic chaos
agricultural expansion and decline of industry
high unemployment and low standards of living
15
During the late 1800s Midwestern farmers found that earning a living was difficult because -
railroad companies charged high rates for transporting goods
farm workers joined unions
agricultural output was declining
crop prices were increasing
16
The first honest president of the Gilded Age was
James A. Garfield
Rutherford B. Hayes
Grover Cleveland
Chester A. Arthur
17
A person who changes parties or political positions after his/her election is known as a -
Half-breed
Stalwart
Mugwump
Turncoat
18
He was known for his "Front Porch" campaign
William Jennings Bryan
Grover Cleveland
William McKinley
James A. Garfield
19
He was a Stalwart, then a Turncoat who passed the Pendleton Act
William Jennings Bryan
Chester A. Arthur
James A. Garfield
Grover Cleveland
20
The "Wobblies" were a radical
group of social reformers
group of women fighting for suffrage
labor group, willing to fight to the death
political group working to improve housing
21
Members of the Populist Party were mostly
businessmen
former Mugwumps
industrialists
farmers
22
In the Gilded Age, business leaders often influenced politics by
running for political office
importing more foreign goods
giveing money to government officials
offering to pay higher taxes
23
Which author and which president are most responsible for the Pure Food and Drug Act?
Frank Norris and Woodrow Wilson
John Spargo and William Taft
Theodore Dresser and William McKinley
Upton Sinclair and Theodore Roosevelt
24
The Populists believed that most of the economic problems could be solved by establishing
a bimetallic standard
a renewed policy of open immigration
a better banking system
lower interest rates
25
The opportunity for citizens to vote on legislation is called a
amendment
recall
referendum
initiative
26
Laws requiring individuals to pass civil service examinations for jobs were enacted to -
encourage the growth of local political parties
support the development of public employee labor unions
eliminate patronage and corruption in government hiring
allow the government to compete with private industry
27
William "Boss" Tweed's nemesis (enemy) was . . .
Rutherford B. Hayes
Jacob Coxey
Thomas Nast
James Blaine
28
If a student got a petition to change the curfew law - what political reform would he/she use?
Referendum
Initiative
Political lobbying
Recall
29
Which group did not benefit from the Progressive Era?
immigrants
children
unions
women
30
Jane Addams is a reformer who is most often associated with -
Salvation Army
Hull House
Red Cross
Women's Suffrage
31
Who was the founder of the American Socialist Party?
Robert LaFollette
Eugene V. Debs
Upton Sinclair
Susan B. Anthony
32
Jim Crow laws -
made segregation illegal
discriminated against immigrants
made discrimination legal
improved working conditions in factories
33
Which of the following is true of W.E.B. Dubois?
He was the co-author of the Declaration of Independence
He co-founded the NAACP
He was a critic of the Niagra Movement
He believed that blacks should learn a trade & earn rights
34
The Progressive Era is a period characterized by
expansion into new territories
social reform led by big business and government
poplitical reform led by former political machines
social and political reform led by average Americans
35
Free Traders wanted tariffs -
increased
to remain the same
decreased
eliminated
36
What landmark SCOTUS (Supreme Court of the U.S.) decision resulted in "separate but equal"?
Loving v Virginia
Plessy v Ferguson
Brown v Board of Education
Muller v Oregon
37
He was the candidate in 1896 for Populists and Democrats
Grover Cleveland
James A. Garfield
William Jennings Bryan
William McKinley
38
Considering the "Wizard of Oz" who did the Wizard represent?
Mark Hanna
William McKinley
Grover Cleveland
Theodore Roosevelt
39
Of all the legislation passed by Teddy Roosevelt, he is most remembered for -
political policy for eliminating child labor
foreign policy to control Latin America
economic policy for busting up monopolies
conservation policy and establishing national parks
40
He was assassinated only a few months after his election
Grover Cleveland
William Jennings Bryan
William McKinley
James A. Garfield
41
Which people or groups practiced the notion of "Social Gospel"?
The Salvation Army
The Tuskeegee Institute
Woodrow Wilson
Robert LaFollette
42
Eugene V. Debs was the leader of
the Tuskeegee Institute
the Anti-Saloon League
the Niagra Movement
the Socialist Party
43
Robert LaFollette is most well known as the reformer who fought for
social reform
labor reform
political reform
education reform
44
Ida B Wells is most well known for her effort to eliminate
large trusts
lynching
segregation
labor unions
45
At the turn of the century, most immigrants settled in cities because ...
that is where the jobs were
immigrants were not permitted to buy farmland
labor unions prohibited them from settling anywhere else
that was a government requirement
46
The WCTU lobbied for -
the end of child labor
the prohibition of alcohol
female membership in unions
suffrage for women
47
Theodore Roosevelt was give the nickname "Trust Buster", but the person who deserved it was -
Woodrow Wilson
William McKinley
William Taft
Grover Cleveland
48
Local governments were restructured, eliminating political machines, due to -
Numerous recall elections nationwide
the passage of the 17th Amendment
The Galveston Hurricane of 1900
the efforts of muckraker, Frank Norris
49
In the "Wizard of Oz", Dorothy, the Tinman, and the Scarecrow going to Oz represents -
Unions
Coxey's Army
Irish Immigrants
the Railroads
50
Which of the following was the most popular form of entertainment during the late 1800's?
soccer
radio
baseball
singing