Which terms best describe urban life in the late 1800s and early 1900s?

Overcrowded, Dirty, Segregated and Exciting

Which of the following is true of the working condition during the Gilded Age?

There were few laws regarding wages or conditions.

How did the Second Industrial Revolution change the United States?

Mass production, enabled by Bessemer steel process.

· Which of the following is most closely associated with W.E.B. Du Bois?

He helped form 'The Crisis' for the NAACP.

Henry Bessemer is associated with which industry revolution in the late 19th century?

Inexpensive process of steel, led mechanization of industry

Which is the best explanation of a trust?

An 'umbrella' corporation that oversees several companies.

Effect of the 1894 Pullman Strike compare to that of the 1892 strike at the Carnegie Steel Mill

Both mad the public mad, Pullman allowed Gov to intervene

Why is Andrew Carnegie considered the best representative of the Gilded Age?

Immigrant to the U.S., created a large company, very wealthy

A protective tariff is BEST described by which of the following items?

Tax levied on imported goods, RAISING price on imported good

· What was a key reason why Wilson won the 1912 presidential election?

Taft and Roosevelt split the former Republican vote.

Social Darwinism tried to excuse _____.

lack of basic worker protections by the federal government

Why were business tycoons allowed to get away with practices that we consider illegal today?

Government believed in a laissez-faire approach to business.

Who would be most likely to be able to legally immigrate to the United States in the 1890s?

Middle-aged healthy white Dutch male with no criminal record

How did the federal government collect most of its revenue in the late 1800s?

Through tariffs and excise taxes.

· Why was the Northern Securities case of 1904 significant?

Supreme Court upheld antitrust suit to a railroad monopoly

What were the Progressive reformers working towards in the early twentieth century?

Government regulating social, economic, political problems.

Which of the following is an accurate description of politics in the late 19th century?

Politicians did not pursue very ambitious policies.

studbud

Industrialization and progressivism

32 termsStudBud Administration710 plays

2nd quarter, Aurora Central

Flashcards32 cardsFPractice quizPHost liveL

Questions 32

Answers

1
Wilson admin created regulatory agency to stop consumer fraud, false advertising, n monopolies
Federal Trade Commission
Department of Commerce
Consumer Products Safety
Commission Federal Reserve System
2
Which terms best describe urban life in the late 1800s and early 1900s?
Overcrowded, Dirty, Segregated and Exciting
'American Dream', Dirty, Segregated and Underpopulated
Overcrowded, Clean, Segregated and 'American Dream'
Underpopulated, Dirty, United and Boring
3
Why did President Theodore Roosevelt establish the Department of Commerce and Labor?
To promote the interests of business over labor
To destroy corrupt labor unions
To regulate business
To expand voting rights to women
4
Which people were muckrakers creating public awareness of corruption n social injustices
Ida B.Tarbell
Lincoln Steffens
Upton Sinclair
All of these are correct.
5
Which of the following is true of the working condition during the Gilded Age?
Women were not allowed to have jobs.
Many laws about working conditions, but were ignored.
There was a very low minimum wage.
There were few laws regarding wages or conditions.
6
How did the Second Industrial Revolution change the United States?
Started by Ford's invention, the assembly line.
Economic growth started by Edison's invention of electricity
Mass production, enabled by Bessemer steel process.
Shift to less specialization, starting Scientific Management
7
· Which of the following is most closely associated with W.E.B. Du Bois?
He advocated for hard work for African American equality
He led journalistic crusades against lynchings.
He helped form 'The Crisis' for the NAACP.
He brought an end to legalized racial segregation.
8
Which viewpoint that government take an active role trying to limit human suffering, inequality
Whig Party
Progressive Movement
Republican Party
Free Trade Movement
9
Henry Bessemer is associated with which industry revolution in the late 19th century?
Inexpensive process of steel, led mechanization of industry
Pioneered health vaccine for overcrowded cities in Northeast
Developed the idea of the assembly line, car manufacturing
Plow inventions that increased crop production in the South
10
Who opened the first birth control clinic in Brooklyn, New York in 1916?
Carrie Chapman Catt
Ida B.Tarbell
Margaret Sanger
Alice Paul
11
· What expanded women's right to vote in the United States?
Constitution
Bill of Rights
19th Amendment
20th Amendment
12
Which is the best explanation of a trust?
For managers to distribute earnings from owners to workers.
Federal government that placed few or no business regulation
A method of making factories more efficient.
An 'umbrella' corporation that oversees several companies.
13
Effect of the 1894 Pullman Strike compare to that of the 1892 strike at the Carnegie Steel Mill
Both turned violent and made people not support unions
Pullman Strike was good, labor unions bad at Carnegie Steel
Both mad the public mad, Pullman allowed Gov to intervene
Support government action at Homestead Pullman Strike was ok
14
Why is Andrew Carnegie considered the best representative of the Gilded Age?
An orphan in the U.S., created the largest business in US
Born into a wealthy family, established a steel monopoly
Fought in Civil War, started a railroad, richest man in U.S.
Immigrant to the U.S., created a large company, very wealthy
15
Which of the following allowed for the public to elect US Senators directly?
A Supreme Court Ruling
The Bull Moose Act
Election reform legislation passed by Congress
The 17th Amendment
16
A protective tariff is BEST described by which of the following items?
A policy used by an economic system to promote free trade.
A tax credit on imported goods to assist foreign economies.
Tax levied on imported goods, RAISING price on imported good
Tax on imported goods, REDUCING the price on imported good
17
Child labor laws, expansion of labor unions & anti trust law are associated with what president
Chester Arthur
Benjamin Harrison
Rutherford B. Hayes
Theodore Roosevelt
18
· What was a key reason why Wilson won the 1912 presidential election?
Taft and Roosevelt split the former Republican vote.
The large voter turn-out for the 1912 presidential election.
Wilson won over Republicans and Progressives with his ideas.
His ideas were considerably different than other candidates.
19
Which novel was a graphic depiction of the Chicago meat-packing industry?
Shame of the Cities
The Jungle
Slaughterhouse Five
Mother of all Trusts
20
Social Darwinism tried to excuse _____.
the organization of workers into simple labor unions
violent strikes and lockouts by labor unions
murder of Pinkerton detectives en route to break a strike
lack of basic worker protections by the federal government
21
Who is the coolest teacher in the world?
Mr. Klem
Mr. Klem
Mr. Klem
Santa Claus
22
Supreme Court case ruled that segregation was legal, only if each race was provided for equally
Citizens United
Brown vs. the Board of Education
Plessy vs. Ferguson
Norris vs. Alabama
23
Why were business tycoons allowed to get away with practices that we consider illegal today?
Government believed in a laissez-faire approach to business.
Government didn't realize their practices were corrupt.
Government was busy with Civil War to worry about businesses
Because businesses bribed the government.
24
Who would be most likely to be able to legally immigrate to the United States in the 1890s?
A young white male from China with no criminal record
Middle-aged healthy white Dutch male with no criminal record
White female from Italy who had a record n was an anarchist
Middle-aged white male of Denmark who suffered from epilepsy
25
Which of the following is a method by which voters can propose state laws?
A petition
A recall
A proposal
An initiative
26
How did the federal government collect most of its revenue in the late 1800s?
Through corporate income and real estate taxes.
Through personal income taxes.
Through taxes on the wealthy.
Through tariffs and excise taxes.
27
Lincoln Steffens is well-known for his muckraking work The Shame of the Cities, about what?
Excessive military interventionalism
Abuses of child labor
Corruption in government
Fraudulent insurance companies
28
The incident at the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory led to the _____.
safety standards for machinery
child labor restrictions
fire safety regulations
minimum wage laws
29
· Why was the Northern Securities case of 1904 significant?
The case had little effect on other antitrust law suits.
Supreme Court upheld antitrust suit to a railroad monopoly
Sherman Antitrust Act was not capable of ending bad trusts.
Supreme Court overturned a antitrust suit railroad monopoly
30
What were the Progressive reformers working towards in the early twentieth century?
Government regulating social, economic, political problems.
Limiting health care to the private sector.
Increasing the number of big businesses and trusts.
Limit the federal government's involvement in social issues.
31
Which of the following is an accurate description of politics in the late 19th century?
The presidency became more powerful than ever.
Federal policy dominated over state and local politics.
Politicians did not pursue very ambitious policies.
Fed legislation tended to favor farmers in rural communities
32
· During the late 19th and early 20th centuries, what did political progressives seek?
A democratic political structure
Expanded women's rights
The end of child labor
All of these are correct.

Industrialization and progressivism Flashcards | StudBud