Gilded Age Review

Which of the following is TRUE about Ellis Island?

New method that made production of steel much more efficient. The result is cheaper steel.

Required people to pass a reading test to vote. Goal was to keep black ppl from voting.

Horizontal integration = controlling all stages of production from raw materials to finished products.

Which of the following cities would have industrialized LAST?

Vertical integration = A company merges with other companies that operate at the same level of the supply chain.

This amendment, added after the civil war, guaranteed legal equality for former slaves.

Which of the following was NOT true of the Virginia Racial Integrity Act of 1924?

The Haymarket Square Riot led to decreased membership of WHICH union?

Cheaply built apartments located in major cities; cramped conditions for immigrants.

Term used to describe one company that controls an entire industry; company has no competition.

The Niagara Movement would set the stage for the creation of the...

Which family is an example of "new money" during the Gilded Age?

This helped address the issues presented by Samuel Hopkins Adams.

Voting law where people were forced to pay a fee to vote. Intended to keep black ppl from voting.

What is an "honest graft"?

Amendment that banned the manufacture, sale, or ownership of alcohol.

Which of the following was NOT part of Roosevelt's SQUARE DEAL?

What was a common perception of "new money" individuals by the "old money" elite during the Gilded Age?

Which labor leader is correctly matched with their union?

Monopolist who controlled the steel industry. Company became U.S. Steel.

Segregation laws passed by governments in the South after Reconstruction.

Being deprived of the right to vote or not possessing the right to vote.

Which of the following was a major cause of the Prohibition movement in the early 20th century?

Which group primarily supported the passage of the Chinese Exclusion Act?

Early civil rights activist who brought national attention to lynching. Wrote the Red Record.

Monopolist who controlled the oil industry. His company was Standard Oil.

Teddy Roosevelt busted more trusts than any other Progressive Era president.

1896 Supreme Court case which resulted in a system of maintained segregation. Established "separate but equal".

Social Darwinism helped justify Robber Baron tactics.

The _____________ movement was a Protestant Christian reform effort that applied Christian ethics to social issues.

In the context of Progressive Era reforms, what is an "initiative"?

ARU organized this after rail workers had their wages cut. Shut down much of the western railroads. Pres Cleveland ended

What did Carnegie say in the "Gospel of Wealth"?

In the context of Progressive Era reforms, what is an "recall"?

Amendment that grants voters the right to directly elect their US Senators to Congress...

The 19th amendment...

PUSH factors for Great Migration -

Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire of 1911 led to the temperance movement.

Distrust or dislike for immigrants is seen in -

Steelworker strike near Pittsburgh against the Carnegie Steel Company. Ten workers were killed by Pinkerton agents.

This law allowed white men, who could not pay poll taxes or pass literacy tests, to vote bc their grandfather had.

Positive view of monopolists. They create jobs, products, and are good for American society overall.

This helped address the issues presented by Upton Sinclair.

Federal Gov't gave land to the railroad companies so that they could complete the Transcontinental Railroad.

The growth of cities.

Child laborers were required to go to school after work.

What was the primary purpose of the Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882?

Founded NAACP. Believed Jim Crow needed to be fought through legal means - encouraged black ppl to be lawyers/politician

Little to no gov't intervention in economic activity. Gov't practiced this "hands off" approach

This occurs when a country or people adopt another more dominant culture by choice or by force.

Who won the election of 1912?

This banker bailed out the US government several times, including supplying the Treasury Dept with $65 million in gold.

Process of changing an economy from agriculture-based to manufacturing-based.

Rail lines completed that connected the east coast of the continental U.S. to the west coast.

Labor system where farmers rented/paid rent in crops grown. Cycle of poverty for many poor white and black ppl in South

What was Tammany Hall best known for during the Gilded Age?

William "Boss" Tweed was a key leader of...

All are countries that "new immigrants" came from EXCEPT-

This industry titan dominated the railroad industry.

Negative view of monopolists. They are greedy, do not share their wealth, and are bad for society overall.

Black leader who believed black ppl should gain rights over time after learning skills/making $$.

All are countries that "old immigrants" came from EXCEPT-

Buck v. Bell case said state governments could forcibly sterilize citizens if they wanted to.