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Gilded and Progressive Era Test Review
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1
Ida B Wells is most well known for her effort to eliminate
labor unions
lynching
segregation
large trusts
2
A muckraker is a person who
assists immigrants in finding jobs and housing
uses investigative journalism to expose problems
uses yellow journalism to promote literary works
helps farmers develope new methods
3
The 16th Amendment to the Constitution resulted in -
prohibited the sale of alcohol
creating the federal income tax
limiting the president to two terms
gave women the right to vote
4
Nativists wanted to...
assimilate immigrants into American society
limit immigration
group immigrants into their own sections of the city
convert immigrants to Protestantism
5
In the Gilded Age, business leaders often influenced politics by
importing more foreign goods
running for political office
offering to pay higher taxes
giveing money to government officials
6
Which of the following is true of W.E.B. Dubois?
He co-founded the NAACP
He was a critic of the Niagra Movement
He was the co-author of the Declaration of Independence
He believed that blacks should learn a trade & earn rights
7
The WCTU lobbied for -
the end of child labor
female membership in unions
suffrage for women
the prohibition of alcohol
8
The assassination of President Garfield by a Republican stalwart led to which reform?
Pendleton Act
Federal Reserve Act
Interstate Commerce Act
Sherman Anti-trust Act
9
The main goal of the Granger movement was to
reduce the rate of inflation
strengthen labor unions
force ralroads to lower freight rates
improve living conditions in the tenements
10
If a student got a petition to change the curfew law - what political reform would he/she use?
Political lobbying
Referendum
Recall
Initiative
11
He was the only president to serve two non-consecutive terms
James A. Garfield
William Jennings Bryan
William McKinley
Grover Cleveland
12
He was the candidate in 1896 for Populists and Democrats
William McKinley
Grover Cleveland
James A. Garfield
William Jennings Bryan
13
Which demographic shift occurred in the U.S. because of industrialization?
rural residents moving to urban areas"
Africans Americans moving to the north
working class people moving to the suburbs
Northerners moving to the sun belt"
14
The opportunity for citizens to vote on legislation is called a
initiative
referendum
amendment
recall
15
The Progressive Era is a period characterized by
social and political reform led by average Americans
expansion into new territories
poplitical reform led by former political machines
social reform led by big business and government
16
What is patronage?
corrupt government deals
when a person campaigns to get another elected
changing political parties after an election
when politicians give jobs to people without qualifications
17
Of all the legislation passed by Teddy Roosevelt, he is most remembered for -
foreign policy to control Latin America
economic policy for busting up monopolies
political policy for eliminating child labor
conservation policy and establishing national parks
18
Theodore Roosevelt was give the nickname "Trust Buster", but the person who deserved it was -
William McKinley
William Taft
Woodrow Wilson
Grover Cleveland
19
Which is a drawback to a trust or a monopoly?
a lowering of prices
better quality of goods
"more government regulations
limits on competition
20
This philosophy said that wealthy Americans should use their wealth to further social progress.
Redistribution of Wealth
Social Darwinism
Gospel of Wealth
Realism
21
Most of the "new" immigrants were from
South America
Northern and Western Europe
Asia
Eastern and Southern Europe
22
The 17th Amendment to the Constitution resulted in -
direct election of senators
prohibited the sale of alcohol
gave women the right to vote
creating the federal income tax
23
Boss Tweed's political machine was known as -
Tweed's Toughs
Tammany Hall
Tweed's Tigers
The Graft Gang
24
Laws requiring individuals to pass civil service examinations for jobs were enacted to -
eliminate patronage and corruption in government hiring
support the development of public employee labor unions
encourage the growth of local political parties
allow the government to compete with private industry
25
Members of the Populist Party were mostly
former Mugwumps
businessmen
farmers
industrialists
26
Which group did not benefit from the Progressive Era?
African Americans
unions
children
women
27
The Gilded Age can best be described as a period of
corruption followed by reform
social and economic chaos
high unemployment and low standards of living
agricultural expansion and decline of industry
28
The Populists believed that most of the economic problems could be solved by establishing
a renewed policy of open immigration
a better banking system
a bimetallic standard
lower interest rates
29
During the late 1800's Midwestern farmers found that earning a living was difficult because -
agricultural output was declining
railroad companies charged high rates for transporting goods
crop prices were increasing
farm workers joined unions
30
All of the following were popular forms of entertainment during the late 1800's EXCEPT?
amusement parks
motion pictures
television
baseball
31
The purpose of the Interstate Commerce Act was to
make railroads raise wages for their workers
force railroad companies to keep their rates secret
eliminate overchariging by the railroad companies
allow railroad wokers to form their own unions
32
Jim Crow laws -
improved working conditions in factories
made segregation illegal
discriminated against immigrants
made discrimination legal
33
What phrase best explains government interaction with business during this Age?
live free or die
safety net
laissez-faire
e plurbius unum
34
The 19th Amendment to the Constitution resulted in -
creating the federal income tax
limiting the president to two terms
gave women the right to vote
prohibited the sale of alcohol
35
Which author and which president are most responsible for the Pure Food and Drug Act?
Theodore Dresser and William McKinley
John Spargo and William Taft
Upton Sinclair and Theodore Roosevelt
Frank Norris and Woodrow Wilson
36
Jane Addams is a reformer who is most often associated with -
Women's Suffrage
Red Cross
Salvation Army
Settlement Houses
37
What landmark SCOTUS (Supreme Court of the U.S.) decision resulted in "separate but equal"?
Muller v Oregon
Loving v Virginia
Plessy v Ferguson
Brown v Board of Education
38
At the turn of the century, most immigrants settled in cities because ...
that was a government requirement
that is where the jobs were
labor unions prohibited them from settling anywhere else
immigrants were not permitted to buy farmland
39
Robert LaFollette is most well known as the reformer who fought for
education reform
social reform
labor reform
political reform
40
The 18th Amendment to the Constitution resulted in -
prohibited the sale of alcohol
creating the federal income tax
direct election of senators
gave women the right to vote