APUSH Period 6 review

J.P. Morgan was the captain of which industry?

• Banking
• Oil
• Railroad
• Coal

Under the philosophy of __________________________, men such as Andrew Carnegie believed in giving money to libraries, museums, and schools to help benefit people who wanted to move up in the social ladder.

• Geopolitical expansion
• Political bosses
• Social Darwinism
• Gospel of Wealth

All of the following are true about the Homestead Strike (1892) EXCEPT:

• A)  Company official Henry Frick negotiated with the strikers to get them back to work.

• B)  Company officials called in armed Pinkerton detectives to crush the strike.

• C) The state militia sent troops to break up the strike.

• D) Workers were angry over pay cuts.

Select the statement that does NOT describe the impact of the Transcontinental Railroad

• Promoted migration and settlement in the West

• Increased conflict between settlers and Natives

• Increased use of Chinese immigrants as laborers

• Peace among settlers and Natives in the west

The first major farmers' organization was the

• National Grange
• Populists
• Greenback Labor Party
• Farmers' alliance

The Farmers' Alliance was formed to...

• A) provide help to northern farmers.

• B) provide opportunities for higher education.

•  C) end the rise of tenant farming.

•  D) take action to break the strangling grip of the railroads.

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

Cartoon is Rockefeller "What a funny little government"

• The federal government was 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.

Which of these best describes life in a turn of the century tenement (inner city apartment)?

• Very crowded
• Spreading sickness and disease
• No windows, heat, or plumbing
• All of the above

Wealthy people used Social Darwinism to justify their position in life.

• True

• False

Why is the year 1865 significant?

• The Civil War started

• Abraham Lincoln was elected

• The Civil War ended

• Reconstruction ended