Gilded Age

Why does the cartoonist compare the Gilded Age to the Middle Ages?

• Because during both times, the poor were forced to give much of their earnings to the wealthy.

• Because tariffs were common during both eras as a way to protect industry.

• The violent crusades of the Middle Ages were similar to U.S. foreign policy in the 1890s.

These are statements made as part of two different reform movements. Politics henceforth is a struggle between the few who seek to grasp all power and wealth, and the many who seek to preserve their rights as American citizens and freemen. - Congressman Ignatius Donnelly Populist Reformer, approximately 1885 ...No true democracy is attainable when the process is determined by economic power. We come to you at a time when corporations, which place profit over people, self-interest over justice, and oppression over equality, run our governments. We have peaceably assembled here, as is our right, to let these facts be known. - Declaration of the Occupation of New York City Occupy Wall Street Movement, 2011 What idea is evident in these two statements?

• Voting rights have not been fairly applied to all people during the United States' history.

• Balancing both democratic and capitalist ideals is an ongoing struggle in the United States.

• Social justice can only be achieved when businesses are allowed to operate with few government restrictions.

• Economic policies are more effective if they are determined by a referendum of the voters in the country.

This statement was made by Dan Rather, a respected and longtime anchor of the CBS News. "The record clearly shows that the cover-up would have worked if the press hadn’t done its job. Congress and the courts didn’t have a clue about the Watergate crimes, and federal investigators wised up only after repeated and constant coverage by journalists." Rather's statement highlights what role of the media in a democratic society?

• assist the government by influencing public opinion in favor of new policies

• use influence to persuade people to support particular candidates for office

• serve as a watchdog and expose corruption and wrongdoing

• report on trials and legal issues related to the government

Which president is depicted claiming his third-term crown in this 1912 political cartoon?

• William McKinley

• Theodore Roosevelt

• William Howard Taft

• Woodrow Wilson

This chart shows some of the causes of the Industrial Revolution in the United States. What does this chart illustrate about the growth of industry in the late 19th century?

• Industries were able to grow despite strict government regulation.

• The federal government opposed the creation of monopolies and trusts.

• Industries were directly supported by government-mandated investments.

• The federal government played an important role in encouraging economic growth.

This image shows a page from the 1908 Sears and Roebuck catalog. How did mail order catalogs such as this one impact the culture of the United States?

• Catalogs contributed to the standardization of culture since everyone in the country had access to the same products.

• Catalogs had little impact on the culture since very few people could afford to buy items from them.

• Catalogs hurt the consumer culture in America because people stopped going to stores to shop.

• Catalogs convinced people to adopt styles from other parts of the world rather than create a unique American culture.

What conclusion can be drawn from the work of these government agencies?

• War industries would not be profitable without government intervention.

• A wartime economy requires little intervention in order to run efficiently.

• Laissez faire policies take precedent over national security even during wartime.

• The government can exercise greater control over the economy during wartime.

Read the quote and answer the question. "The problem of the twentieth century is the problem of the color line." - W. E. B. DuBois. What is an example of the "color line" to which DuBois refers in this quotation?

• de facto segregation in schools, workplaces, and housing

• the Mason Dixon Line between the northern and southern states

• the "Atlanta Compromise" speech by Booker T. Washington

• the founding of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People

Why did many industrialists advocate the repeal of the Sherman Silver Purchase Act?

• to promote lower tariffs on imports

• to raise prices on agricultural goods

• to reduce inflation and stabilize the economy

• to prevent workers from going on strike

This is an excerpt from the Forest Reserve Act passed in 1891. [Excerpt Placeholder] This law set a precedent for what action?

• the movement of Native Americans to reservations

• the end of restrictions on private mining companies

• the expansion of the timber industry

• the establishment of national parks