Gilded Age to WWI Review

How did Andrew Carnegie engage in the practice of vertical integration?

• Monopolizing a single product by eliminating all competitions

• Controlling all aspects of the production process from beginning to end

• Artificially inflating the value of his companies' stock to attract investors

• Using private detective agencies to break strike

Which conclusion is best supported by the information in the charts?

• Immigration from the Western Hemisphere declined after 1900

• The percentage of German immigrants increased between 1860 and 1920

• Northern Europeans were not permitted to enter the United States from 1860 to 1920

• Southern and eastern Europeans made up a majority of immigrants from 1900 to 1920

Why did political rights for women grow most rapidly on the western frontier in the late 19th and early 20th centuries?

• The settlers were influenced by Native American Indian societies

• Women greatly outnumbered men in the West

• Pioneer life often required men and women to share responsibilities equally

• Immigrants settling in the West brought ideals of gender equality from Europe

What impact did the book, The Jungle by Upton Sinclair, have on the United States?

• It revealed the conditions of people living in poverty and prompted the establishment of the welfare system

• It outlined issues faced by immigrants and encouraged the opening of settlement houses to address the situation

• It exposed unhealthy conditions in food production and prompted the passage of federal guidelines related to food

• It showed the poor conditions of unskilled labor and prompted public support for labor unions and strikes

What was the primary goal of the United States foreign policy referred to in the cartoon?

• To build United States factories in the Caribbean region

• To improve relations with Caribbean nations

• To provide defense for nations in the Caribbean

• To protect United States interests in the Caribbean region

Answer explanation

It's asking you for the purpose of the Roosevelt Corollary, which the cartoon is referencing.

What was the common purpose of these legislative acts?

• Protect the nation's natural resources

• Improve conditions for recent immigrants to the United States

• Advance the growth of big business

• Promote the general welfare of the American public

The Interstate Commerce Act of 1887 was aimed primarily at dealing with what economic issue?

• Curbing abusive pricing and hauling policies by the nation's railroads.

• Increasing interstate trade through government assistance in efforts to build new canals, roads, and railroads.

• Increasing interstate commerce by offering financial incentives to companies that operated offices or manufacturing plants in more than one state

• Curbing abusive pricing and hauling policies by the nation's ocean-going, river-going, and canal-going shipping companies

How did the United States' participation in World War I contribute to increased economic opportunities for African Americans?

• An increased demand for cotton resulted in better wages and working conditions for sharecroppers

• The government gave lucrative war contracts to African-American-owned businesses

• The demand for more skilled labor resulted in the opening of more colleges for African Americans

• Jobs in northern industries became available as many workers joined the army

What was the main goal of muckrakers such as Upton Sinclair, Ida Tarbell, and Jacob Riis?

• To encourage more people to immigrate to America

• To end discrimination against women in the workplace

• To expose corruption in businesses and the government

• To prevent the United States from getting involved in foreign wars

The reforms advocated by the Progressive Movement were intended mainly to accomplish which of the following?

• Reduce restrictions on immigration

• Promote political and economic change through government intervention

• Expand the civil rights of African Americans and Native Americans.

• Increase the spirit of patriotism throughout the nation.