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Review for the Gilded Age
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1
Which of the following happened first?
Chinese Exclusion Act
Homestead Act
Transcontinental Railroad
American Indian Citizenship Act
2
Which new innovation increased factory production in the U.S. in the early 20th century?
railroads
electricity
bessemer process
telegraph
3
What is
horizontal integration
?
Owning all steps of the production process
Moving to the cities
Not letting students of all races go to school together
Owning all of one step of the production process
4
How did the Klondike Gold Rush & the Homestead Act result in demographic changes in the U.S?
nothing changed
by displacing indians
by increasing the west population to more than the east.
by increasing the African population.
5
Substandard, poorly kept housing, usually inhabited by the poor were called
Flats
Lofts
Apartments
Tenements
6
How were
children affected by industrialization
?
Had to work; no school
Would work as long as they also went to school
Couldn't find work
Had to go to school; no working
7
The Social Gospel Movement stated?
political bosses should not help the poor.
Christians had a duty to help the poor.
Only the poor could reach salvation.
The rich and poor should not mix.
8
Promoting the welfare of others, usually by giving money:
Philanthropy
Eugenics
Political Machines
Social Darwinism
9
Increased immigrants into the U.S. resulted in
growing nativist sentiments
more religious tolerance
declining economic conditions
change of women's roles
10
A wealthy
entrepreneur who got their money through unscrupulous (not fair) means
was called a
Philanthropist
Captain of Industry
Nativist
Robber Baron
11
Which would not describe the Gilded Age era?
a time of big business
a time in the U.S. when we lacked a constitution
a time of new technology
a time of westward expansion
12
How did political machines gain their power?
by corrupting Indians.
by expanding westward.
by creating slums.
by providing services to the immigrants and the poor.
13
Carnegie and Rockefeller were both?
presidents
entrepreneurs
head of labor unions
populist
14
The Interstate Commerce Act and Sherman Antitrust Act were efforts by the federal government to
expand positive features of the trust
regulate aspects of business
favor big business over small companies
move toward government ownership of key industries
15
Unemployment and declining wages on the west coast led to
Homestead Act
the Chinese Exclusion Act
Dawes Act
Pendleton Act
16
What product was mass produced using the
Bessemer Process
?
Oil
Steel
Electricity
Cotton
17
What did big business leaders create to reduce competition?
monopolies
labor unions
lobbying
social gospel movement
18
Followers of the
Social Gospel
believe that
the poor should work harder
only the rich should be able to continue to 'breed'
they deserve to be wealthy, and the poor don't
the wealthy have a duty to be charitable
19
How did schools try to assimilate immigrants?
promoted homework
changed the immigrants names
gave them free food
encouraged immigrants to speak english
20
Why were labor strikes unsuccessful?
both sides were uneducated
children did not attend to help
no one ever showed up
violence came from both sides
21
What is the
primary purpose
of 3rd Parties?
To take votes away from the 2 major parties
To make election more democratic
To get their issues and grievances heard
To handle domestic issues
22
The populist party appealed to?
farmers
business owners
factory workers
teachers
23
Why were
political machines
formed?
To steal money from the government
To fight against the Robber Barons
To help cities provide for the incoming immigrants
Charities couldn't cope with the number of poor people
24
What was created in response to the growth of political machines?
Homestead Act
Pendleton Civil Service Reform Act
Populist Party
Chinese Exclusion Act
25
How did Industrialization change the life of women and children?
they became more educated
they both earned wages
women and children were to remain home
women stayed at home and children went to school
26
What is
urbanization
?
Moving to the cities
Moving to farming areas
Becoming more American
Moving to different states
27
What is the purpose of the Dawes Severalty Act of 1877?
to remove Indians from American land.
To stop political machines.
to end the open frontier.
to assimilate the Indians into the U.S. society.
28
How did the
invention of Alexander Graham Bell
improve American's standard of living?
Faster communication
Able to produce more steel more quickly
Production could continue at night
Made cars faster and cheaper
29
Why did immigrants want to come to America in the late 1800s?
to pursue a better quality of life
to buy cheaper goods
new technologies
to gain a better education
30
What is
vertical integration
?
Owning all steps of the production process
Owning all of one step of the production process
Moving to the cities
Letting students of all races go to school together
31
Who created the Gospel of Wealth?
Carnegie
Vanderbilt
Morgan
Rockefeller
32
Which of
Alexis de Tocqueville's 5 Values best represents America's Free Enterprise economy?
Populism (Popular Sovereignty)
Liberty
Laissez-Faire
Egalitarianism (Equality)
33
Business leader
John D. Rockefeller
was involved in
what industry?
Oil
Railroads
Banking
Steel
34
The desire for
safety regulations, more pay, and less hours
led to the development of
Political Machines
new businesses
Labor Unions
Tenements
35
Which of the following would
not
be an example of how land was made available to move west?
removal of indians
creation of barbed wire
destruction of buffalo herds
creation of reservations
36
What did the
Chinese Exclusion Act
do?
Allow Chinese immigration
Forbid Americans from going to China
Banned Chinese immigration
Ban Japanese immigration
37
The rise of population in urban areas causes
a decline in big business
a rise in political machines
overcrowding, congestion and pollution.
the creation of libraries
