APUSH Period 6 Timeline Review

What was the primary belief of Social Darwinism as described in the 1880s?

• Survival of the weakest

• Survival of the fittest

• Survival of the most educated

• Survival of the wealthiest

What was the main purpose of the Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882?

• To promote Chinese immigration

• To limit European immigration

• To curb Chinese immigration

• To support Chinese citizenship

Who became the head of Tuskegee Institute in 1881 and believed that African Americans should elevate themselves by working hard?

• W.E.B. Du Bois

• Frederick Douglass

• Booker T. Washington

• Marcus Garvey

What was the main goal of the American Federation of Labor founded in 1886?

• To increase working hours

• To decrease wages

• To prohibit skilled laborers

• To secure better working conditions

What did the Dawes Severalty Act of 1887 aim to achieve with Native Americans?

• Promote traditional tribal ownership

• Assimilate Native Americans

• Prevent land sales

• Encourage nomadic lifestyles

What was the primary purpose of Hull House, founded by Jane Addams in 1889 in Chicago?

• To provide social and educational opportunities for the working class

• To establish a new political party

• To promote industrial growth

• To enforce labor laws

What was Andrew Carnegie's "Gospel of Wealth" primarily about?

• The responsibility of the wealthy to benefit the poor

• The need for economic reforms

• The promotion of religious values

• The enforcement of labor laws

Which amendment did the National American Woman Suffrage Association (NAWSA) work to secure?

• 15th Amendment

• 19th Amendment

• 18th Amendment

• 20th Amendment

What was a significant impact of the Sherman Antitrust Act of 1890?

• It effectively ended all monopolistic business practices

• It was ineffective at first due to vague wording

• It abolished all forms of trusts immediately

• It was supported by all political parties

What was the primary effect of the McKinley Tariff of 1890?

• It reduced prices on all imported goods

• It decreased sugar imports

• It raised prices on sugar imports

• It promoted free trade