Spring US History DPM Review

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

The primary objective of the Dawes Act was to-

• Promote cultural assimilation of American Indians
• Turn American Indians reservations into corporate farmland
• End warfare between American Indians and the U.S. military
• Promote American Indian investment in private industry

1.  The ideas contained in the Declaration of Independence helped —

• A.  motivate European rulers to establish new colonies
• A.  inspire people in other countries to question the authority of their government
• A.  encourage new settlers in South America to assimilate native populations
• A.  persuade religious leaders in other countries to stop the persecution of non-Christians

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

• The rapid influx of immigrants made it difficult for the 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

Which Andrew Carnegie quotation best explains why he funded libraries like the one in this photograph?

• "Under the law of competition, the employer of thousands is forced into the strictest economies,... and often there is friction between the employer and the employed."
• "The price which society pays for the law of competition, like the price it pays for cheap comforts and luxuries, is... great."
• "The best means of benefiting the community is to place within its reach the ladders upon which the aspiring can rise." 
• "This, then, is... the duty of he man of wealth: To set an example of modest, ostentatious living, shunning display or extravagance."  

To refuse to work until your demands are met is called a...

• collective bargaining
• strike
• stock
• stock market

___ refers to a belief in limited government interference in the economy.

• trust 
• laissez-faire
• horizontal integration
• vertical integration

___ is the process of a company buying up different businesses necessary to producing its good or service.

• horizontal integration 
• vertical integration 
• trust 
• pool

___ is a process by which a company buys up smaller competing companies to increase market share.

• pool 
• trust 
• horizontal integration 
• vertical integration 

What is it called when a population moves from the countryside and villages to cities?

• ruralization
• suburbanization
• urbanization