American History - Second Industrial Revolution

The central issue of the election of 1896 was:

• lowering the tariffs
• the coinage of silver currency
• the reduction of veteran's pension
• the panic of 1893

Settlement houses provided services to poor immigrants by:

• giving out financial assistance
• relocating immigrants to ethnic ghettos
• teaching and job skill classes
• connecting them with government services

The Gospel of Wealth called on men to:

• attend church regularly
• be happy they had jobs in factories
• rise up and take wealth from the industrialists
• gain as much wealth a possible

Which of the following terms refer to a railroad tactic reduce competition and control prices?

• pools
• the grange
• trusts
• market control

The Chinese Exclusion Act is the best example of:

• Social Darwinism
• Nativism
• The White Man's Burden
• The Gentlemen's Agreement

All of the following were problems of American cities EXCEPT

• disease
• fire hazards
• excellent public services
• crowded tenemants

Which of the following describes a government policy of non-interference in the economy?

• Social Darwinism
• Court Packing
• Laissez-Faire
• Legal Monopolies

Major technological advances during the Second Industrial Included all of the following EXCEPT:

• Westinghouse Air Brakes
• The Telephone
• Interchangeable Parts
• The Edison Light-bulb

Jacob Riis took photos and wrote about:

• the lives of the rich and famous
• local political machines
• Chinese immigrants
• new immigrants living in ethnic slums

Which of the following court cases is an example of continuing favortism of the government towards corporations over workers?

• Marbury v. Madison
• Loving v. Virginia
• Wabash v. Illinois
• Brown v. Board of Education