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1
What was the goal of W.E.B. Debois and the Niagara Movement?
train blacks to have skill so they could get a job
educate blacks to be lawyers to fight racial injustice in the courts
fight segregation with violence
to improve the quality of African American facilities
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Which of the following was a complaint of the western farmer in the late 1880’s?
didn't like that inflation increased the prices of their crops
didn’t want silver coins as money
didn't like high tariffs on imported goods
the government only cared about Big Buisness
3
What happened at Wounded Knee in 1890?
American soldiers massacred over 200 unarmed Sioux
Gold was found in the Black Hills at Wounded Knee
the last of the buffalo herds of the Great Plains was destroyed
the Nez Perce fought for possession of their homeland and lost
4
Which of the following could be said about President William McKinley?
supported including silver in the money supply
survived an assassination attempt
lost to William Jennings Bryan when he ran for re-election
supported high tariffs and helped Big Business
5
Which of the following was a major result of both immigration and the increase in factory jobs in the late 1800s?
growth of population in the south
higher demand for farm workers
higher wages for factory workers
rapid growth of cities
6
Why were Catholic immigrants discriminated against?
Catholics refused to serve in the military
America is mostly Protestant and didn’t want Catholics who they saw as evil
they built churches which took up land for factories
Catholics tended to vote Democrat and Republicans didn’t want to lose power
7
As American settlers moved west in search of land, what happened to many Native Americans tribes?
moved back east
settled in farming villages
were weakened or destroyed
moved north into Canada
8
What did the U.S. government do to try and destroy the Native Americans?
destroy their food supply by hunting and killing the buffalo
setting fires to the grasslands so they can’t feed their animals
putting poison in their water supply
force them to live in colder climates so they die off from exposure
9
Tariffs cause the price of goods to do what?
to stay the same
to go up
to go down
10
What was vaudeville?
term used to describe “sensational” news
a new type of music
live stage shows with dancing, singing and comedy
ability to read and write
11
During the Gilded Age, Republicans and Democrats held differing views on what issues?
repealing the Interstate Commerce Act of 1877
establishing a state religion
tariffs, immigration and helping Big Business
the development of cities
12
What did the Supreme Court say in the case of
Plessy v. Ferguson
?
made segregation legal everywhere
forced white and African Americans to use the same public facilities
improved the quality of African American facilities
ordered that segregation should be ended in public schools
13
What was Jim Crow?
the process by which people of one culture become part of another culture
the idea that immigrant children should retain their native cultures
a system that legally segregated and took rights away from African American
was an anti-Catholic movement in the country
14
Why did rich industrialist like J.P. Morgan donate so much money to McKinley?
they wanted someone who supported more silver in the money supply
McKinley was seen as a man who would help the working class people
they wanted to “buy” a president that would support their business interest
William Jennings Bryan only cared about the farmers
15
Which of the following was
NOT
something that contributed to the growth of cities?
improvements in transportation
immigration
people moving to the suburbs
construction of skyscrapers
16
Mark Twain called the period between 1876 and 1900 "The Gilded Age" because these decades had what?
unlimited immigration
the assassination of two presidents
large amount of prosperity hiding corruption, racism and poverty
growth in American industry
17
Monetary Policy is when the government decides what?
the price of land that they sell
the amount of money in circulation (the Money Supply)
the prices that can be charged for goods
the income tax rates
18
What was the goal of Booker T. Washington and the Tuskegee Institute?
to improve the quality of African American facilities
train blacks to have skills – like carpentry - and get good paying jobs
educate blacks to be lawyers to fight racial injustice in the courts
fight segregation with violence
19
What does Laissez-faire mean?
to end the spoils system
increase the power of government
government leaves business alone – no regulations
more power to the states
20
What was the purpose of the NAACP?
train blacks to have skill so they could get a job
improved the quality of African American facilities
protect the civil rights of blacks through legal means
fight segregation with violence
21
The act of lynching might best be described as what?
seizure and murder of a person by a angry mob
illegal seizure of property
imprisonment of a suspect without a trial
illegal search of a home
22
Which of the following was true about movies shown in Nickelodeons?
there was no music
they were in color
they were silent films
they were expensive
23
Farmers were in favor of inflation because it would do what?
decrease the value of currency
increase the price of their crops
lower the prices of manufactured goods
eliminate their bank debt
24
An increase in the money supply will cause what?
inflation
no change
deflation
25
Which of the following is true about immigrants?
there was overcrowding, poverty and neglect – neighborhoods become Slums
ALL of these
they lived in crowded apartments called Tenements
some neighborhoods have one ethnic or racial group called a Ghetto
26
Which of the following best describes the presidents who served from 1880-1892?
less important than industrial leaders (Rockefeller, Carnegie, etc)
strong leaders who set the agenda for the country
supported programs that helped the people
created civil rights for black citizens
27
What did the U.S. government force the Native Americans to do that caused them to fight back?
leave the country
live on reservations
work for white land owners
adopt the European way of life
28
Why did the Big Business leaders plan of silencing Theodore Roosevelt by making him vice president fail?
President William McKinley was assassinated making Roosevelt president
Roosevelt got members of the senate to pass laws against trusts
as VP, Roosevelt made speeches around the country against Trusts
Roosevelt’s popularity rose making him harder to control
29
What style of music, played by black musicians like Scott Joplin, became very popular in the 1890’s but later died out?
Swing
Country
Disco
Ragtime
30
What was the important role played by Public schools?
teaching religion
raise money for the churches
helping immigrant children learn to speak English
training women for the work place
31
Why didn’t Gilded Age presidents do anything to help the people?
they don’t believe it’s the role of government to help the people
because it might cause inflation that would hurt the economy more
they don’t want to raise tariffs because it would hurt the factory workers
they don’t want to do anything that might cause taxes to be raised
