What was the Niagara Movement?

A Civil Rights Organization that advocated a liberal arts education

How was the 1902 Coal Strike settled?

Roosevelt stepped in and arbitration

Why did many new immigrants take dangerous jobs in factories and mines?

Lacked the skills t work in other industries

Working conditions in factories in the Progressive Era were often what?

Bad, often long hours for low pay, it was unsafe for workers

Law reforming meatpacking conditions

Tax that had to be paid to qualify to vote

The Grandfather Clause...

Protected uneducated white Americans

What new principle did President Roosevelt's actions during the 1902 coal strike establish?

the government would intervene when a strike threatened the public welfare

What is social mobility?

When families or individuals move into a higher social class

Head of Tammany Hall in 1868, that defrauded New York City.

How were the lowering of tariffs and introduction of the income tax related?

the government needed to replace revenue with income tax.

Demanded complete equality for African Americans

process in which a company buys out its suppliers

What was the Social Gospel Movement?

Christians who worked to help poor with charity and justice.

The procedure by which citizens can propose a law

Which of the following factors helped lead to a period of industrial growth during the late 1800's?

The increase in the development of new uses for natural resources.

What's the transcontinental Railroad?

railroad connecting the west and east coasts of the US

journalist who exposes corruption of business and government wrong doing

Organized the American Railway Union

Federal Trade Commission

This was set up to investigate businesses & enforce regulatory laws

horizontal Integration

Process in which a company buys out its competitors

Which of the following was true of civil rights during Roosevelt's presidency?

Roosevelt did little to advance the goal of racial equality

Segregation by custom and tradition.

What was the reason that African Americans migrated to the cities during the late 1800’s and the early 1900’s?

They wanted to escape discrimination

The Pendleton Civil Service Act

Law requiring gov jobs filled on basis of examinations and qualifications

What was the Federal Trade Commission committed to preventing

Stopping the banks from creating Trusts and forming possible monopolies

What is a referendum?

A way for people to approve changes in laws by a vote

What does Laissez-Faire mean?

Where companies to conduct business with out government intervention

What was the MAIN goal of the Americanization movement?

assimilate people of various cultures into the dominant culture

Why was the Supreme Court’s decision in the case of Plessy v. Ferguson important?

It permitted legalized racial segregation for many years.

The Bessemer Process...

A way to manufacture steel quickly and cheaply

Pure Food and Drug Act

Law to stop the sale of unclean food and drugs

Social Stratification is....

The organization of people into social classes by wealth

Why were the political bosses and precinct captains able to relate to immigrants in big cities?

They generally spoke the same language

What is civil service?

The nonmilitary branches of government administration

What were settlement houses?

A community center that addressed problems of the poor and immigrants.

A result of the Americanization movement ?

A new diverse American culture was being developed

Which of the following correctly describes the attitude of business leaders about government intervention in industry?

It would destroy individual self reliance.

Competing companies the put control of their business among each other.

What did the Pendleton civil service act do?

Established a merit system for government jobs

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1
Dominated the oil industry
Upton Sinclair
John Rockefeller
Andrew Carnegie
Cornelius Vanderbilt
2
What was the Niagara Movement?
Trying to create the National Parks Organization starting with Niagara Fall
Help trying to protect the Niagara Falls
A Civil Rights Organization that advocated a liberal arts education
Attempted to push to join WWII
3
How was the 1902 Coal Strike settled?
Roosevelt stepped in and arbitration
It was not settled
The two sides settled their differences on their own
There was a conference to resolve issues.
4
Why did many new immigrants take dangerous jobs in factories and mines?
Required language translators, which these jobs provided
Lacked the skills t work in other industries
Wanted to prove they were dedicated workers
Needed the higher wages these jobs offered
5
Working conditions in factories in the Progressive Era were often what?
Fairly good, treated fairly and right.
Bad, often long hours for low pay, it was unsafe for workers
Great pay and nobody complained about the work
Like a McDonald's Ball Pit
6
Meat Inspection Act
Bill meant to lower tariffs on imported goods
This was set up to investigate businesses & enforce regulatory laws
Law to stop the sale of unclean food and drugs
Law reforming meatpacking conditions
7
What is a poll tax?
Tax that had to be paid to qualify to vote
Tax that had to be paid to vote
Tax that charged to vote
Tax that was paid from the poll
8
Which of these limited immigration for Chinese?
Chinese Head Tax Act
Chinese Quota Act of 1924
Chinese Exclusion Act
Chinese Inclusion Act
9
The Grandfather Clause...
Protected uneducated white Americans
Protected wealthy white Americans
Protected uneducated African Americans
Protected poor African Americans
10
What new principle did President Roosevelt's actions during the 1902 coal strike establish?
labor disputes couldn't use third parties to mediate a settlement
the government would side with the business owners during a labor strike
labor disputes were not able to be settled without the use of the courts
the government would intervene when a strike threatened the public welfare
11
What is social mobility?
A segment of society whose members have similar lifestyles
The respect & honor attached to a social position
The ability to control the behavior of others
When families or individuals move into a higher social class
12
Who is Boss Tweed?
a popular president
Head of Tammany Hall in 1868, that defrauded New York City.
A New Jerersy Crime boss
a nice guy on the corner
13
How were the lowering of tariffs and introduction of the income tax related?
Tariffs are another form of income tax.
Senate would not vote to lower tariffs unless income tax was
the government needed to replace revenue with income tax.
Lowering tariffs made it illegal to introduce the income tax
14
W.E.B DuBois
established an industrial trade school in Tuskegee, Alabama
support the same goals as Booker T. Washington
Demanded complete equality for African Americans
All of these are correct
15
This incident led to the creation of a task force to study factory working conditions?
The Great Strike of 1877
Homestead Strike
Haymarket Strike
Triangle Shirtwaist
16
Which of the following is NOT a goal of Progressivism?
Economic Reform
Protecting social welfare
Promoting Moral Improvement
Efficiency in Progressivism
17
George Pullman developed the...
refrigerated car
light bulb
sleeping car
train system
18
Vertical integration
A combination of Corporations to establish a monopoly
Buying out one's competitors
process in which a company buys out its suppliers
Was a cause of the Great Depression
19
What was the Social Gospel Movement?
Political machines who helped the poor with no other motives
A type of Christian music.
Terrorism of the poor.
Christians who worked to help poor with charity and justice.
20
What is initiative?
setting goals for yourself
the ability to motivate others
having self-confidence
The procedure by which citizens can propose a law
21
Which of the following factors helped lead to a period of industrial growth during the late 1800's?
The decline in the population of urban areas.
The increase in the development of new uses for natural resources.
The increase in the cost of hiring labor.
The decline in government spending for business and innovation.
22
What's the transcontinental Railroad?
railroad connecting the west and east coasts of the US
Rail road from the north and south parts of the US
23
What is a muckraker?
worker who cleans out waste from factories
political strategist who advises candidates
journalist who exposes corruption of business and government wrong doing
government employee who cleans up slums
24
Eugene V Debs....
Organized the American Railway Union
Replaced workers on strike with prisoners who worked for free.
The President of the Carnegie Still Plant in Homestead PA.
Supported the Great Strike of 1877; organized the UMWA. Barred from unions
25
Federal Trade Commission
This was set up to investigate businesses & enforce regulatory laws
Bill meant to lower tariffs on imported goods
Weakened monopolies
National banking system began in 1913
26
horizontal Integration
owns all different business that depends for its operations
Process in which a company buys out its competitors
the organization owned by many people
process in which a company buys out its suppliers
27
Which of the following was true of civil rights during Roosevelt's presidency?
Roosevelt colabborated to form the NAACP
Roosevelt did little to advance the goal of racial equality
African American Reformers loved Teddy
Civil Rights was the most important issue for Roosevelt
28
What did Theodore Roosevelt do that brought him national prominence?
Advocated war against Spain
Advocated war against England
Advocated war against China
Advocated war against Cuba
29
DeFacto Segregation
segregation by law
Segregation of Adults and children
Segregation by custom and tradition.
Segregation of Schools
30
What was the reason that African Americans migrated to the cities during the late 1800’s and the early 1900’s?
They wanted to escape discrimination
They wanted to buy a home
They wanted to buy l and in the cities
They wanted an education
31
The Pendleton Civil Service Act
Prohibited transportation of prostitutes across state lines
President needs approval to fire member of executive depart.
Declared illegal any business that sought to restrain trade
Law requiring gov jobs filled on basis of examinations and qualifications
32
What was the Federal Trade Commission committed to preventing
use of Drug sales
Gang related activity on the stock market business
Stopping the banks from creating Trusts and forming possible monopolies
The buildup of a company with over 10,000 in stocks
33
What is a referendum?
asking the media's opinion about the change in a law
A way for people to approve changes in laws by a vote
asking no one's opinion about the change in a law
asking the parliaments opinion about the change in a law
34
What does Laissez-Faire mean?
International trade that pushes for less tariffs (taxes)
Complete government control over business
Where companies to conduct business with out government intervention
International trade that pushes for more tariffs (taxes)
35
What was the MAIN goal of the Americanization movement?
assimilate people of various cultures into the dominant culture
improve the living conditions for the poor in the largest cities
limit the number of immigrants entering the country
encourage people to move from the country to the city
36
Why was the Supreme Court’s decision in the case of Plessy v. Ferguson important?
Racial etiquette was a system of laws created by the federal government.
It forced southern states to put an end to voting restrictions.
It permitted legalized racial segregation for many years.
It established that the separation of races violated the Constitution.
37
The Bessemer Process...
is a fast and quick way to put cars together.
is a process to get money to put corporations together.
is a way to process women's hair.
A way to manufacture steel quickly and cheaply
38
Pure Food and Drug Act
National banking system began in 1913
Law to stop the sale of unclean food and drugs
Bill meant to lower tariffs on imported goods
Law reforming meatpacking conditions
39
This was a critical piece of legislation that more successfully dealt with monopolies.
The Meat Inspection Act
The Sherman Anti-Trust Act
The French Banana Act
The Clayton Anti-Trust Act
40
Social Stratification is....
People divided into sub-cultures
People divided into groups - property and job
Superior classes oppressing lower classes
The organization of people into social classes by wealth
41
What political cartoonists helped to bring down Boss Tweed & his illegal actions/friends?
Santa Claus
Thomas Tweed
Thomas Nast
Harper James
42
What was the role of the immigrants in the Political Machines?
To get a place to live
To clean up the hall headquarters
To get jobs
To Vote
43
Why were the political bosses and precinct captains able to relate to immigrants in big cities?
They had recently studied the culture of the immigrants
They had frequently visited the old country
They generally spoke the same language
The generally were proprietors of local settlement houses
44
Define Social Darwinism.
Humans evolved from monkeys
Survival of the fittest
Humans were actually reverting to their primal ways
Darwin was a really social person
45
What is civil service?
The nonmilitary branches of government administration
An organized group in control of a political party's activities.
The branches of a government's administration.
The government branches.
46
Which of the following WERE NOT a part of Woodrow Wilsons New Freedom Platform?
Trusts
Banks
Tarriffs
Unions
47
What were settlement houses?
An all-inclusive place of worship for immigrants
A community center that addressed problems of the poor and immigrants.
A firehouse
Government run house that offered housing to immigrants
48
A result of the Americanization movement ?
schools began offering education in English literacy
A new diverse American culture was being developed
immigrants settled mainly in cities
farmers were able to produce more food
49
Which of the following correctly describes the attitude of business leaders about government intervention in industry?
It would benefit the economy.
It would lead to increased profit.
He searched for ways to make better products more cheaply.
It would destroy individual self reliance.
50
What is a trust?
Company that has complete control over production, industry, wage and price
A corporation that buys out the stock of competing companies.
Company in the same industrly that divide up business with each other.
Competing companies the put control of their business among each other.
51
What did the Pendleton civil service act do?
Provided benefits for WWI veterans
Established the Merchant Marines
Made home loans easier for first-time buyers
Established a merit system for government jobs
52
What impact did nativism have on immigrants in the U.S. during late 1800's to early 1900's
It encouraged policies to medically examine immigrants
It encouraged discrimination against immigrants
It encouraged laws to educate immigrants.
It encouraged strategies to employ immigrants
53
Pioneer in the steel industry
Henry Ford
Andrew Carnegie
Cornelius Vanderbilt
John Rockefeller
54
Obvious favoritism toward native-born Americans
nativism
citizens
emigrants
americanization
55
Role of the Political Boss?
Similar to presidental power, but over large corporations
Gave power to big corporations
Controlled cash flow through economy
Influenced courts and agencies, controlled jobs and licenses
56
Who was Samuel Gompers?
A Robber Baron
Founder & Leader of the AFL
Key player in disbandment of The AFL
Had the philosophy: "The More Strikes the Better"
57
What did Theodore Roosevelt do that brought him national prominence?
Advocated war against England
Advocated war against Cuba
Advocated war against Spain
Advocated war against China
58
Clayton Antitrust Act
Law to stop the sale of unclean food and drugs
Bill meant to lower tariffs on imported goods
National banking system began in 1913
weakened monopolies
59
What was the progressive movement?
Made things more difficult
Laws that were made to cause friction
Caused problems associated with gilded age
Social reform movement in the early-20th century
60
Inspection station for immigrants arriving on the West Coast
Ellis Island
Angel Island
Long Island
Sanibel Island
61
What is a Monopoly?
Complete control of a product or business by one person or group
A corporation that buys out the stock of competing companies.
Competing companies the put control of their business among each other.
Company in the same industrly that divide up business with each other.
62
Payne-Aldrich Tariff
Roosevelt's program of progressive reforms
This was set up to investigate businesses & enforce regulatory laws
Law to stop the sale of unclean food and drugs, 1906
Bill meant to lower tariffs on imported goods
63
What is patronage?
Controlling resource usage.
Officials gave jobs & contacts for political support.
Income.
Rights granted to all citizens.
64
Booker T. Washington urged African Americans to:
learn a trade or skill
lobby for govt. intervention
fight back against racism by whatever means necessary
How to be a political leader
65
Which of the following is a push factor that drew immigrants to settle in the United States?
Famine
Land Shortages
All of these
Religous persecutuion
66
Why did the prohibition movement appeal to so many women?
Most women felt that reforms in the workplace were more important
Most women supported the movement's main goal of gaining the right to vote.
It offered women an opportunity to take part in activities
It provided women with an activity to fill their time
67
What is a tenement?
Squidward's house
Multi-family urban dwelling. Usually run down and overcrowded
An apartment with plumbing.
A huge and prestigious mansion with at least 15 bedrooms and 20 bathrooms.
68
Why did the signing of the Payne-Aldrich Tariff anger progressives?
It reduced rates on all imported goods.
It raised rates on some imported goods.
It went against the progressive agenda, which favored higher tariffs.
It led to lower prices which hurt business.
69
What reform did Rutherford B. Hayes support?
civil service reform
executive reform
legal reform
social reform
70
Chester Arthur passed...
The Pure Food and Drug Act
The Civil Service Act
The Duvall Act
The Xenu Act
71
The Social Gospel Movement advocated for
reforming the workplace to end child labor.
civil liberties for those disenfranchised
improving conditions in slum neighborhoods
ending the power of monopolies and trusts
72
What is dejure segregation
Segregation by Choice
Segregation by event
Segregation by Law
Races living together
73
"Yellow Dog Contract" was
Replaced by workers on strike with prisoners who worked for free.
Contracted bodyguards hired to protect Carnegie Steel Mill during strike
a contract forced on workers swearing they would not join unions
The President of the Carnegie Still Plant in Homestead PA.
74
How did the availability of electricity affect the decision of where to locate factories?
For power, factories now had to be located near rivers or streams.
Business owners could now consider factors such as populations for decision
Business owners now had less freedom in deciding location of factories.
Travel was expensive, factories now had to be located near workers.
75
What happened to James A. Garfield?
He maintained the presidency for several terms
He left office due to health reasons
He was assassinated
He did not rerun for election
76
What did Wilson attack in the Triple Wall of Privilege?
Inflation, Gold, and Tariffs
Monopolies, Patronage, and Immorality
Taxes, Tariffs, and Religion
Tariffs, Banks, and Trusts
77
Which of the following is true about the voter restriction laws in the South?
Olny blacks were affected by a poll tax
All southern states imposed some form of voting restrictions on AA
Guidlines determined who passed and failed a literacy test
Supreme Court overturned the poll tax and grandfather clause
78
Why did workers form unions?
To eliminate child labor
To improve working conditions.
To increase working hours.
To decrease wages.
79
The Gentleman's Agreement was
An agreement with China to ban further Chinese immigrants
An agreement between farmers and government
An agreement with Japan to ban Japanese immigrants
an agreement to ban immigrants from all countries
80
This person was a banker who merged others businesses using holding companies.
Rockefeller
Tibble
Morgan
Carnegie
81
How did Theodore Roosevelt become the President of the US?
Defeated Taft in election by popular vote
Defeated McKinley in election
was Vice President when McKinley was assassinated
Was selected by the House of Reps in election
82
Which of the following correctly describes a commission form of city government?
A political boss buys votes and favors with bribes.
An experienced person is appointed to run all of the city’s departments.
A group of experts is appointed with each expert heading one city departmen
A city council is elected by the people to make laws.
83
Which of the following correctly describes a change in public education?
HS emphasized reading, writing, and Math to meet demands for an Ag economy
Public Ed became available to all blacks in the south
Fewer students attend schools so they could work
Formal Ed became important as the US moved to a more industrial Econ
84
Founder of the Tuskegee Institute
George Washington
Booker T. Washington
Jackie Robinson
Katherine Goble
85
What is the recall?
It allowed citizens to vote to remove an elected official
Call the meme store, we need some reeee's
It recalled many citizens from their jobs
It recalled Germans from working or existing in the US
86
inspection station for immigrants arriving on the East Coast
Ellis island
Albany
Angel Island
San Francisco Bay
87
A graft is a...
union
the acquisition of a gain by unfair means (bribe)
sweater
transplant
88
Federal Reserve System
weakened monopolies
National banking system began in 1913
Bill meant to lower tariffs on imported goods
This was set up to investigate businesses & enforce regulatory laws
89
What was the Credit Mobilier scandal?
Fraudulent construction company that took profits off the Union Pacific RR.
Railroads were torn apart and melted down for profit
Somebody stole all the railroad ties in South Dakota
A railroad company illegally backed Grant in the election
90
Unlike those in the South, African Americans in the North were subject to?
Jim Crow Laws
De Jure segregation
De Facto segregation
Debt peonage
91
How did Woodrow Wilson's views on economic policy differ from those of Theodore Roosevelt?
Wilson was opposed to reforming the banking system.
Wilson called for an end of the free market system.
Wilson wanted to increase tariffs on imported goods.
Wilson viewed all business monopolies as evil.
92
The Sherman Antitrust Act...
Was used by labor unions to fight for workers' rights
Was supported by millionaire industrialists
Encouraged the establishment of large-scale businesses
Made it illegal to form trusts that interfered with free trade
93
Munn v. Illinois...
created the Pendleton Civil Service Act
ended discrimination in the South
gave the government the right to regulate railroads
upheld Jim Crow laws
94
Jim Crow Laws
African Americans vote and serve in government
Laws designed to enforce segregation of blacks from whites
grants freedmen rights of citizenship
North loses interest after economic depression
95
Which of the following correctly describes the working conditions that most workers faced?
Safe environments with few accidents.
Equal pay for men and women.
A variety of tasks to perform.
Long hours with low pay.
96
Who was Ida B. Wells?
Leader in the populist party.
Gave the cross of gold speech.
African American leader in the early 1800's.
Campaigned against lynchings in the south.
97
Why was the Interstate Commerce Act in 1887 significant?
It marked the first time the federal government regulated an industry.
It granted the states the right to regulate the railroads.
It stopped the railroad companies' misuse of government land grants.
It allowed the Interstate Commerce Commission to regulate railroad rates.
98
Booker T. Washington Beliefs
Child Labor
Low wages
Supported political equality
Accepted social separation
99
Which of the following is a pull factor that drew immigrants to settle in the United States?
Religious persecution
Famine
Land shortages
Promise of a better life
100
What does a political machine do?
It was a commander of the policy.
The nonmilitary branches of government administration
It didn’t support commands of small groups.
An organized group in control of a political party's activities.

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