Period 6: The Gilded Age

The photo demonstrates one of the problems with

• overcrowding urban tenements.
• labor union activism in urban areas.
• the overproduction of consumer goods.
• the growth of political machines.

Changing their names, cutting their hair, forcing them to adopt Christianity, requiring them to learn English, etc. These are all examples of what pushed on many Immigrants, but especially the Indians (Native Americans)?

• Assimilation

• Nativism

• Protectionism

• Temperance

What was the main source of power in big city governments during the Gilded Age?

• Political Machines

• Industrial Capitalists

• Robber Barons

• Labor Leaders

During the late 19th century, most immigrants to the US found work as-

• Educated professionals
• skilled workers
• Factory/sweatshop workers
• Scientists

Which group believed in survival of the fittest and people were naturally selected to succeed?

• social darwinist
• political bosses
• nativist
• political machines

Select the statement that best describes the difference between the AFL and the Knights of Labor

• The Knights of Labor allowed only skilled workers to join their union

• The AFL allowed skilled and unskilled laborers to join their union

• The Knights of Labor allowed skilled and unskilled workers to join their union

• Both labor unions worked to improve lives for the owners of major companies

Select all the terms that describe the "New South"

• term used to describe the South after the Civil War

• A time when African American farmers became equal to White farmers

• Promoted the idea that the South should industrialize

• A term used to describe the South before the Civil War

"New Immigrants" that came to the United States in the early 1900s were from which part of Europe?

• South Europe

• North Eastern Europe

• Southern and Western Europe

• Southern and Eastern Europe

One reason nativists worried about influx of immigrants in 1880s...

• Feared immigrants gain control of city and state governments
• Believed immigrants receive preferential treatment from federal government and receive land
• Thought country's ports could not handle increasing numbers of immigrants and exports
• Considered immigrants from southern and eastern Europe a threat to traditional American cultural values

Based on your knowledge of the Industrial Revolution in the United States, what statement is this cartoon making?

• The federal government is ruining the oil industry by placing too many restrictions and regulations on business owners.
• The oil industry is thriving due to a healthy working relationship with the federal government.
• The owner of Standard Oil has too much power and influence over the federal government.
• Emissions from oil refineries are polluting the air and harming the environment.