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