6wks Test Review 2

Civil service reform during the Gilded Age was a response to...

• protests from congressional leaders to regulate state governments
• demands from labor leaders that hiring practices needed to change
• the growth of political machines and corruption of the "spoils system" 
• the problems brought about by rapid industrialization and urbanization

The progressives sought to end the influence of the political machines in order to...

• encourage more immigrants to vote
• increase the political influence of large cities
• stop corruption in certain urban areas
• help the Democratic party gain more members

During the nineteenth century, one way political bosses gained voter support was by...

• campaigning for women's suffrage
• advocating the use of poll taxes
• making improvements in urban infrastructure
• providing public assistance for former slaves

Which of the following political movements advocated in their platform the free coinage of silver, a graduated income tax, and government ownership of railroads and telegraph lines?

• Progressive
• Democrat
• Socialist
• Populists

What was one reason for the expansion of machine politics in the late nineteenth century?

• the rapid influx of immigrants made it difficult for local governments to provide basic services
• federal restrictions prevented voters from influencing government decisions at the local level
• the economy was too tightly regulated to allow urban growth
• settlement houses failed to help immigrants adjust to life in the city

One way political machines gained power in the Gilded Age was by...

• receiving financial support from big business
• providing services to immigrants and the poor
• obtaining authority by state legislative policies 
• operating with most of the public's knowledge

Many labor strikes of the late nineteenth century were generally unsuccessful because...

• often violence was used by both sides
• very few workers participated in them
• many were led by ineffective speakers
• most were settled with collective bargaining

How did industrialization bring about the development of groups like the Knights of Labor and the American Federation of Labor?

• Industrialization reduced the demand for workers who were replaced by machines
• industrialization contributed to urbanization and unsanitary living conditions for many
• industrialization created low-wage, low skill jobs with workers that could be replaced easily
• industrialization resulted in the accumulation of huge fortunes for capitalists and political bosses

Andrew Carnegie and John D. Rockefeller both started businesses with their own investment of money and eventually gained immense wealth. Many men were successful like this during the Gilded Age and were considered...

• entrepreneurs 
• nativists
• philanthropists
• populists

The steel industry in the United States expanded largely because....

• large deposits of steel were discovered in western states 
• the Bessemer process made steel production more affordable
• european immigrants introduced new steel production techniques
• telephone and telegraph lines required large amounts of steel tto build