GildedAge/WesternExpansion/ProgressiveEra

How did the leadership of Andrew Carnegie benefit American society?

• He introduced new methods for teaching literacy, improving conditions for millions of           immigrants and urban poor
• He started the first settlement houses in poor neighborhoods of large cities, helping     immigrants assimilate to the American way of life
• He encouraged wealthy industrialists to engage in acts of philanthropy, giving away most           of his own fortune to build public libraries, support research, and promote world peace
• He waged an extensive political campaign in support of American imperialism, promoting           American industry and raising overseas standards of living

The Interstate Commerce Act and the Sherman Antitrust Act were efforts by the federal government to –

• regulate aspects of business
• expand the positive features of the trusts
• favor big businesses over small companies
• move toward government ownership of key industries

 Images such as this illustrate the position that many US companies were — 

• requiring vocational training programs for children
• employing children as a source of cheap labor
• seeking government regulation of child labor
• providing safe working conditions for child laborers

 Which of the following was a benefit of the laissez-faire policies practiced by state and federal governments during the Gilded Age?

• Businesses avoided corruption by following their own codes of ethics.
• Many American industries, such as railroads, steel and oil, achieved rapid growth
•          Business owners helped pay for many of the expenses of government
• Businesses were motivated to provide good pay and fair working conditions to their employees

What was the goal of these measures? 

• To keep Asian immigrants out of American society
• To assimilate Asian immigrants into American society
• To encourage Americans to become more multicultural
• To give Asian and European immigrants the same treatment

During the American Revolution, the motto on the Great Seal of the United States, “E Pluribus Unum,” was enacted.  What does this motto mean? 

•  “Power to the People”
•    “United We Stand”.
• “Out of Many [comes] One.”   
• A.   “Don’t Tread on Me”.

During the Gilded Age there was a notable increase in federal support for —

• the growth of big business
• involvement in foreign wars
• the acquisition of foreign territories
• increased temperance regulations

Nineteenth-century nativist organizations advocated —

• limiting federal military power through the organization of local militias
• conserving natural resources through the creation of national parks
• globalizing the economy through participation in free-trade agreements
• promoting an ethnically homogeneous society through restrictions on immigration

The goal of this resolution was eventually achieved with the —

• signing of the Civil Rights Act
• passage of Prohibition laws
• ratification of the Nineteenth Amendment
• creation of the Women’s Army Auxiliary Corps

Which issue is this cartoon addressing?

• Political corruption
• Temperance
• Civil-service reform
• Segregation