As a result of the Progressive Era reforms listed —

Citizens became more involved in the election process

Mark Twain nicknamed this period called the Gilded Age because -

it looked on the surface, but underneath there were problems

Social Darwinism is the idea that ...

Some people/businesses are stronger and better than others

Which of the following is the best description of the "Robber Barons?"

Entrepreneurs who made a fortune during the Gilded Age

Politicians of the Gilded Age used the spoils system to

dispense government jobs for political purposes

Which is NOT true about child labor during the early 20th century?

Strict child labor laws protected young people.

Interstate Commerce Act

Federal government would supervise railroad activities through a commission

A Main purpose of Roosevelt's trustbusting policies was to...

encourage competition in business

Teddy Roosevelt's Conservation movement:

led to establishment of national parks, saved natural resources. (Yosemite)

What impact did nativism have on immigrants in the United States during the late 1800s?

it encouraged discrimination against immigrants

What was an effect of Progressive Era political reforms of initiative, referendum, and recall?

Government officials respond to the needs of voters quicker

Interstate Commerce Commission

Government group that monitored railroad shipping rates

Railroad strikes showed that workers

Were willing to use violence to achieve their goals

How did the Progressive party (Bull Moose) impact the election of 1912?

split the Republican vote= democrat victory

The Homestead Act (1862) was designed primarily to

provide government-owned land to settlers for farming

Why did investment in roads, bridges, and canals become important to the Industrial Revolution?

It made it less expensive to transport goods

the theory of laissez faire capitalism advocates

noninvolvement of the government in the economy

What was the goal of the Populist Movement?

To get more money in circulation by using a bimetallic standard

Sherman anti-trust act

Outlawed the formation of trusts (monopolies)

The success of the Populist Party of the 1890s was because

Several of the party’s proposed reforms were made into laws

These Progressive era Presidents were known as trust-busters who broke up monopolies/trusts.

Teddy Roosevelt and William Howard Taft

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1
One goal of labor unions were?
shorter hours
better working conditions
all of these
higher wages
2
Which of the following were innovations during the first industrial revolution?
iron, electronics, steel, precision machinery
iron, textiles, steam power
chemicals, steel, precision machinery, electronics
steam power, chemicals, steel
3
As a result of the Progressive Era reforms listed —
Political bosses gained greater control over local elections
Citizens became more involved in the election process
Corporate leaders began campaigning for elected office
Big business came under additional government regulation
4
Mark Twain nicknamed this period called the Gilded Age because -
people easily found the wealth and the american dream
it looked on the surface, but underneath there were problems
The old immigrants welcomed the neww immigrants with gold
5
The Chinese Exclusion Act....
Limited immigration from China to the United States
Both 1 and 2
Was supported by the Nativist movement
Neither 1 or 2
6
Social Darwinism is the idea that ...
Bigger animals eat smaller animals
Some people/businesses are stronger and better than others
All people/businesses are created equal
Weaker people should be killed off
7
Which of the following is the best description of the "Robber Barons?"
Men who invented the Industrial Revolution
Entrepreneurs who made a fortune during the Gilded Age
Captains of Industry who always gave away their fortunes
Government workers who controlled the economy
8
Urbanization leads to all of the following except-
Improved Transportation
Crime
Pollution
Tenements
9
Politicians of the Gilded Age used the spoils system to
remove incompetent politicians from office
elect all federal government officials
fill government jobs on merit rather than patronage
dispense government jobs for political purposes
10
Which is NOT true about child labor during the early 20th century?
Most children made lower wages than adult workers.
Children often worked in UNSAFE conditions.
Many workers worked 6 days a week.
Strict child labor laws protected young people.
11
Standard Oil's monopoly of the oil industry resulted in what government action?
Social Darwinism
American Federation of Labor
Horizontal Integration
Sherman Antitrust Act
12
Interstate Commerce Act
Federal government would supervise railroad activities through a commission
Made it illegal to form a trust.
Establish government right to regulate private industry.
States could not regulate interstate commerce.
13
A Main purpose of Roosevelt's trustbusting policies was to...
encourage competition in business
end strikes by labor unions
save the nation's banks
reduce corruption in govt.
14
Teddy Roosevelt's Conservation movement:
led to establishment of national parks, saved natural resources. (Yosemite)
abolished slavery.
outlawed segregation.
outlawed alcohol.
15
What impact did nativism have on immigrants in the United States during the late 1800s?
it encouraged laws to educate immigrants
it encouraged strategies to employ immigrants
it encouraged discrimination against immigrants
it encouraged policies to medically examine immigrants
16
To control the trusts, Teddy Roosevelt used what?
competition
government regulations
consumer boycotts
a big stick
17
What was an effect of Progressive Era political reforms of initiative, referendum, and recall?
Judicial authority expanding to include give local elections
Government officials respond to the needs of voters quicker
Political machines gain influence in local election/politics
Women/minorities increase participation in political process
18
Factors contributing to Industrialization in US: ___ & abundance of laborers, abundant capital
New transportation systems
increased government regulation
a decline in agricultural production
the growth of labor unions
19
The industrial age brought many innovations, this innovation connected the entire country...
Electricity
Railroads
Skyscrappers
Trails
20
Interstate Commerce Commission
Complete control of a product/service
Freedom to run a business with little gov regulation
Group ownership of a company
Government group that monitored railroad shipping rates
21
This helped industrialists eliminate competition
Strikes
Labor Unions
Monopolies
Bessemer Process
22
Railroad strikes showed that workers
Were willing to use violence to achieve their goals
were supported by the government
Only used peaceful protests to achieve their goals
were supported by the public
23
What did industrial consolidation and trusts reduce during the late 19th century?
interstate commerce
corruption
competition
monopolies
24
How did the Progressive party (Bull Moose) impact the election of 1912?
split the Republican vote= democrat victory
showed the need for support from both parties
Joined with the Republican party to defeat the Democrats
won the Presidential election
25
Jacob Riis, Ida Tarbell and Upton Sinclair are examples of
Muckrakers
Temperance Movement
Y.M.C.A
Initiative, Referendum, Recall
26
The Homestead Act (1862) was designed primarily to
provide apartments to victims of the Irish Potato Famine in urban areas
provide government-owned land to settlers for farming
provide land to African-American freed men and women after the Civil War
break up reservations and provide American Indians with plots of land
27
Why did investment in roads, bridges, and canals become important to the Industrial Revolution?
It made it less expensive to transport goods
Automobiles could drive much faster than before
These modes of transportation were safe
It was much more comfortable to travel
28
the theory of laissez faire capitalism advocates
noninvolvement of the government in the economy
government sponsorship of labor
government control of the economy
government regulation of big business
29
What was the goal of the Populist Movement?
To gain universal suffrage.
To encourage big business to create monopolies
To make themselves popular.
To get more money in circulation by using a bimetallic standard
30
Sherman anti-trust act
Encouraged big businesses to expand
Was supported by robber barons
Outlawed the formation of trusts (monopolies)
Was used by labor unions to fight for workers' rights
31
Tennement Houses and increase of population led to the spread of Cholera.
True
False
32
The success of the Populist Party of the 1890s was because
African Americans should have increased civil rights
Several of the party’s proposed reforms were made into laws
Business activity must sometimes be regulated
make Americans aware of problems in society
33
Horizontal integration, Standard Oil, and discouraged government regulation
Carnegie
Rockefeller
Morgan
34
These Progressive era Presidents were known as trust-busters who broke up monopolies/trusts.
Teddy Roosevelt and William Howard Taft
Calvin Coolidge and Warren Harding
Franklin Delano Roosevelt and Harry Truman
John F. Kennedy and Lyndon B. Johnson
35
New Immigrants coming to the US following the Civil War came from
Northern and Eastern Europe
Western and Southern Europe
Asia
Southern and Eastern Europe
36
Stocks, share holders, corporations, labor issues, and trusts are best associated with...
Rise of Big Business
Labor Unions
Industrial Revolution
Inventions and Inventors

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