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- 1. Multiple ChoiceThis period during the 1870s to 1900 is known for it's rise of railroads, big business, industrialization and social problems in the United States.World War IProgressive EraGilded ageRoaring Twenties
- 2. Multiple Choicein 1882, the Government passed this legislation that restricted immigration for 10 years from a certain group into the United States.Nativist ActMexican Reparition ActDawes ActChinese Exclusion Act
- 3. Multiple ChoiceDuring the Gilded age, workers came together to work for better pay, working conditions, and less hours. Leaders such as Samuel Gompers help led many of this workers in....PhilanthropyLabor UnionsPolitical BossesCredit Unions
- 4. Multiple ChoiceThe innovation of this transportation help open up the national market?boatsrailroadsautomobileshorse drawn carriages
- 5. Multiple ChoiceDuring the 19th and early 20th century, These men helped immigrants with jobs and housing in order to control votes during election?political partiesEl Chapopolitical bossesrepublican party
- 6. Multiple ChoiceMen such as Andrew Carnegie believed in giving money to libraries, musuems and schools to help benefit people who wanted to move up in the social ladder.geopoliticalpolitical bossesSocial DarwinismGospel of Wealth
- 7. Multiple ChoiceBecause of the rapid growth of Industrilization in the North people moved out of rural towns to?Rural farmsUrbanzied citiesSubrebs citiesEl rancho
- 8. Multiple Choice
Members of this group ensured that native-born Americans received better treatment than immigrants
Democrats
Republicans
Populists
Nativists
- 9. Multiple ChoiceThe Farmer's Alliance and the Grange, both founded during the Gilded Age, stood for additional government regulation of trade and creating the conditions for more political power and economic well being for farmers (as compared to industrialists). What 1890s group was founded, supporting these ideas, and attacking the Gold Standard?ProgressivesFree Soil PartyIWWPopulists
- 10. Multiple ChoiceWhat New York politician ran a political machine in New York City beginning in 1869, during the Gilded Age, that was incredibly corrupt. For example, a projected cost of $250,000 for a courthouse turned in to $13,000,000 because of kickbacks and bribes.DaleyGrantTildenTweed
- 11. Multiple ChoiceWhat was a city government marked by corruption, bribery, and Kickbacks (common during the Gilded Age) called?credit mobilierpolitical machinecorrected democracyelectoral politics
- 12. Multiple Choice
Congressional action taken in 1890, during the Gilded Age, that made "contracts, conspiracies, and combinations" that restrained free trade illegal. This was done to stop the abusive practices of organized trusts in oil, sugar, tobacco...
Sherman Antitrust Act
Celler-Kefauver Act
Clayton Antitrust Act
Interstate Commerce Act
- 13. Multiple ChoiceWilliam Graham Sumner was a popular researcher and writer during the Gilded Age. He believed that government programs to help the poor were useless because, "...a drunkard in the gutter is just where he ought to be..." That is, Sumner believed that we all had a certain station or place that was ordained and could not be changed. This Gilded Age philosophy was called which of the following?EvolutionMonetary PolicySocial DarwinismWelfare Capitalism
- 14. Multiple Choice
Based on your knowledge of the Industrial Revolution in the United States, what statement is this cartoon making?The federal government is ruining the oil industry by placing too many restrictions and regulations on business owners.The oil industry is thriving due to a healthy working relationship with the federal government.The owner of Standard Oil has too much power and influence over the federal government.Emissions from oil refineries are polluting the air and harming the environment. - 15. Multiple ChoiceWhich of following was most closely associated with the Populist Party?Jane AddamsWilliam Jennings BryanEugene DebsSamuel Gompers
- 16. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following incident originally allowed Roosevelt to become President?He was elected.McKinley was assassinated.McKinley resigned.McKinley was impeached.
- 17. Multiple ChoiceWhich of these best describes life in a tenement?Very crowdedLots of sickness & diseaseNo windows, heat, or plumbingAll of these describe tenement life
- 18. Multiple ChoiceWhat continent did 90% of immigrants come to the United States from during the late 1800s?EuropeAsiaLatin AmericaAfrica
- 19. Multiple ChoiceWhich U.S. President was assassinated on September 6, 1901? Theodore Roosevelt took over for this man and would turn out to be one of the more influential presidents in U.S. history.William McKinleyAbraham LincolnJames GarfieldJohn F. Kennedy
- 20. Multiple ChoiceWhat was the time period called that suggested that the U.S. appeared to be fine, but beneath the surface there was corruption and serious problems?False AmericaGilded AgeTeasing TimesErroneous Era
- 21. Multiple ChoiceWhat proverb did Roosevelt like to quote?don't let them get you downspeak softly so nations will listena leader who fights is a leader who looks for troubleSpeak softly and carry a big stick
- 22. Multiple ChoiceWhat is the Panama Canal?a northwest passage through Canadaa waterway through northern EgyptA waterway connecting the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans through PanamaA river that runs through Panama
- 23. Multiple ChoiceWhat was the cause of the conflict between Cuba and Spain?Cuba wanted to enslave SpainSpain wanted to convert the Cuban government to communismSpain wanted to turn Cuba into a sugar can colonyCuba wanted independence from Spain
- 24. Multiple ChoiceWhat term describes building an empire by conquering other nations?IsolationismRepubicanismMilitarismImperialism
- 25. Multiple ChoiceWhat was the United States warship called that exploded killing over 200 American sailors?U S MaineUSS MaineUSS MaybeUS Maritime
- 26. Multiple ChoiceYellow Journalism is....The Loudoun Sun TimesExaggerated News ReportsYellow Paper ReportsNonfiction News Reports
- 27. Multiple ChoiceWhat does this political cartoon BEST represents ?ExplorationImperialismDiplomacyBig Stick Policy
- 28. Multiple Choice
How many acres does a person receive with the Homestead Act?
200
150
160
140
- 29. Multiple Choice
Who wrote a thesis describing the challenges of American frontier and how it gave Americans their character?
Frederick Jackson Turner
Fredrick Douglas Jackson
Jackson Douglas Turner
- 30. Multiple ChoiceWhat impact did Matthew Perry have on American foreign relations?He expanded the U.S. presence in the Pacific by purchasing Alaska.He won the favor of Hawaiian leaders by presenting them with gifts.He paved the way for the construction of the Pan-American Highway.He negotiated a treaty that allowed the United States to trade with Japan.
- 31. Multiple Choice
The Bessemer Process was a more efficient way to make this product, plus it made it stronger.
steel
automobiles
gasoline
cloth
- 32. Multiple Choice
John D. Rockefeller used this method; when companies that produce a similar product merges together
horizontal integration
vertical integration
scientific management
time-study analysis
- 33. Multiple Choice
Andrew Carnegie used this method; when a company owns the raw materials & transportation systems of a product
vertical integration
horizontal integration
time-study analysis
taylorism
- 34. Multiple ChoiceThe Spoils system was...A system in which progressives tried to spoil monopolies and trustsA system in which politicians would hand out Civil Service jobs in exchange for "spoils" - payouts, bribes, etc.
- 35. Multiple ChoiceWhat was the purpose of the Open Door Policy in China?End the Boxer RebellionEnsure trading rights with ChinaWin leaseholds in ChinaEstablish a sphere of influence
- 36. Multiple ChoiceAlfred T. Mahan expressed what opinion in his book "The Influence of Sea Power Upon History"?Nation benefited from a strong navy and overseas basesPanama Canal construction increased naval traffic and benefited all Central American countriesUS government increased foreign trade by providing businesses more incentives to build shipsUS government placed too much emphasis on modernizing navy instead army
- 37. Multiple Choice
What was the name of the rebellion that was lead by the Chinese against European Imperialism?
Boxer Rebellion
Shays Rebellion
Tang Rebellion
Boar Rebellion
- 38. Multiple ChoiceWhich goal was shred by both the Knights of Labor and the American Federation of Labor?To help large corporations to increase their production.To introduce new and innovative techniques to factories.To organize workers to demand better conditions from employment.To promote immigration of skilled workers from Asia and Europe?
- 39. Multiple ChoiceWhat type of business did the Sherman Anti-Trust Act try to break up?MonopoliesLabor UnionsFactory-OperatedLaisezz-Faire
- 40. Multiple ChoicePopulists wanted to replace gold with what metal?BronzePlatinumSilverCopper
- 41. Multiple Choice_______________ was an English immigrant who founded the American Federation of LaborEugene V. DebsW.E.B. DuboisSamuel GompersBooker T Washington
- 42. Multiple Choice
What was the name of the volunteer soldiers led by Teddy Roosevelt in the Spanish American War?
Teddy's Army
Buffalo soldiers
Franz Ferdinand
Rough riders
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