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These were journalists who wrote book and articles that exposed corruption in business and government:
Progressives
Muckrakers
Sensationalists
Investigative reporters
This time period focused on social and political reforms in the United States in the early 1900s:
Civil War Era
Industrialization Era
Progressive Era
Reconstruction Era
Why did the Progressive Era grow in the United States?
because of the negative impact of industrialization
because of the negative impact of the civil war
because industrial tycoons were appalled by the conditions of factories
because the American people were disillusioned by WWI
People who were trying to get the 19th Amendment passed were supporting what?
Right to vote for 18 year olds
Right to vote for African Americans
Right to vote for women
Right to vote for those in prison
What do we call it when people walk out of their job and refuse to work?
Boycott
Strike
Strikebreakers
Walk out
Why were immigrants more willing to take the jobs that Americans were on strike from?
The jobs paid a lot of money.
Immigrants were desperate for money, and were willing to do the work.
Immigrants were bored with their new lives in America.
Immigrants didn't think the conditions were bad at all.
Social Darwinism
the discredited theory that people are subject to the same Darwinian laws of natural selection
The theory of survival of the fittest created by Darwin
The idea of competition between individuals
The concept of natural selection
A community center established to help immigrants get familiarized with American culture.
urbanization
Settlement house
Muckraker
Tenement
A law passed in 1890 that prohibited businesses to become monopolies and therefore encourage competition.
Compromise of 1877
Child Labor Act
Trust
Sherman Anti-Trust Act
An organization of workers that tries to help its members receive higher wages and have better working conditions.
Labor Union
Nativism
Trust
Sherman Anti-Trust Act
Reforming means
Changing something for the better
Controlling something
Buying something
Approving Something
The Union strikes of the late 19th century caused many Americans to see unions as
Positive and Amazing
Successful Organizations
Violent and anti-authoritarian
The best way to make money
An ideology that strives to appeal to the common man who felt that all of their concerns were ignored by political elites.
Populism
Progressivism
Bull Moose Ideology
Republican Ideology
What is the takeover of weaker nations by stronger nations called?
Imperialism
Defense
Free Market
Nationalism
American planters living in what area overthrew the local government and subsequently requested annexation to the United States?
Cuba
Nicaragua
Hawaii
Philippines
This term is used to describe a type of sensational journalism that was popular in the late 1800s.
Yellow Journalism
tabloids
broadcast Journalism
Trade Journalism
In 1898, the United States declared war on:
Spain
Cuba
Philippines
Mexico
As a result of the Spanish-American War, the United States acquired control over all of the following territories EXCEPT:
Puerto Rico
Cuba
Mexico
Philippines
The Panama Canal...
linked the Atlantic Ocean and the Indian Ocean.
linked the Mississippi River with the Gulf of Mexico.
linked the Atlantic Ocean and Pacific Oceans.
linked the Gulf of Mexico with the Mediterranean Sea.
The Open Door Policy dealt with __________ issues in China.
territory
political
trade
border
When the United States annexed the Philippines. . .
the Philippines became a territory of the Unites States.
the Philippines became an independent country.
the Philippines became an official state of the U.S.
Citizens in American states have more rights than American territories.
True
False
The Monroe Doctrine of 1823 stated that:
European countries could not interfere with North and South American countries.
America would not do any trading or business with European countries.
Who was the steel company owner who was also a great philanthropist?
Granville Woods
Gustavus Swift
Andrew Carnegie
Cyrus Field
“We’re going to get a car now that we can make in great volume and get the prices way down.”
Who made this prophetic remark to his company’s general superintendent?
Henry Ford
John D. Rockefeller
Thomas Edison
George Eastman
What was an effect of Ford's assembly line?
It gave laborers a better sense of purpose in their work
It led to the need for more workers to accomplish less work
It reduced work to repetitive tasks that would eventually be easily performed by machines
It created more professionalism among the industrial workers
As industrialization increased, how did some people react to immigrants?
business owners did not hire immigrants
worker's organizations advocated for them
Immigrants were paid high salaries
Immigrants purchased factories
Which of the following would have not been a member of the Populist Party?
farmer
factory worker
banker
miner
Democratic
Targaryen
Which candidate was a Populist candidate?
Lord Voldemort
Who wrote The History of Standard Oil, a book which describes how John D. Rockefeller used ruthless business practices in the oil industry?
Ida Tarbell
Jane Addams
Jacob Riis
Lincoln Steffens
What was the Compromise of 1850?
California added as a free state
Utah and New Mexico could be either a free or slave state
California added a slave state
Introduced the Fugitive Slave Act
What effect did Uncle Tom's Cabin have on the country? (How did those in the North and South feel toward it?)
Created division between the North and the South
Increased abolitionist sentiment (wanted to stop slavery)
Those in the North began to understand the South's position on slavery
Brought the North and the South together
How did the Kansas-Nebraska Act eliminate the Missouri Compromise Line?
It added Kansas and Nebraska as slave states
Kansas and Nebraska shifted the compromise line farther south
Kansas and Nebraska were allowed to vote on whether to be a slave or free state. They did not have to follow the Compromise Line.
It added Kansas and Nebraska as free states
What was the ruling of the Dred Scott v. Sanford case?
Slavery was illegal
Blacks had the right to sue for their freedom
Congress can not forbid slavery
Blacks were not citizens
What was Lincoln's initial goal at the start of the Civil War?
To end slavery
To preserve the union
To cause tension between the North and the South
To show that the North was superior
Why did Southern states want to secede?
They believed Lincoln would free all slaves
Belief in states' rights (states had the right to secede)
Concerned about increase in tariffs
They did not like Lincoln
Where was the opening confrontation of the Civil War?
Appomattox Courthouse
Richmond, VA
Gettysburg, PA
Fort Sumter (Charleston, SC)
Why did Lee NOT accept command of the Union army?
He supported the Southern states seceding
He opposed secession of Southern states, but did not think the Union should use force to hold the country together
He was from the South and felt he needed to represent them
He did not want to travel to the North
The Emancipation Proclamation freed slaves in which states?
Slaves in rebelling states
Slaves in all Southern states
Slaves that fought in the war
Slaves that were recently freed
How did black soldiers contribute to the war effort?
Fought alongside white soldiers
Were only allowed to serve in the navy
Served in segregated units
Served as part of "contraband armies"
What were the goals of the Gettysburg Address?
Honor those that died and reaffirm the purpose of the war
Let the country know that he was disappointed in the South
Refer to the founding ideas stated in the Declaration of Independence
To end slavery and free the slaves
Where did Grant force Lee to surrender, ending the war?
Savannah, GA
Fort Sumter, SC
Richmond, VA
Appomattox, VA
What was life like for women during the war?
They were not affected by the war since they did not have to fight
They often faced poverty and hunger
They did not have anything to do while waiting for their husbands to come home from the war
Women took on new jobs in farming, nursing, and war industries
How did Lincoln want to treat the South after the war?
He wanted to reunify the country and move forward
He wanted to punish the South
He was not forgiving and gave an address listing his grievances
How did the war effect the economy of the North and South?
The economy of the entire country suffered
The North's economy suffered and the South began to rebuild and move forward
The South's economy was ruined and the North prospered
The war had no effect on the economy of the North or South
The Homestead Act of 1862 contributed to the growth of the west part of the US by
expanding the railroad beyond the rockies
paying Americans to move west of the Mississippi
providing free public land to those that would live in the western country
recruiting foreigners to move to the west
Theodore Roosevelt's administration was known as the
Square Deal
New Deal
New Freedom
New Frontier
At the turn of the century, why did most immigrants to the US settle in cities?
Immigrants were not permitted to buy farmland
Labor union leaders encouraged unrestricted immigration
jobs were readily available
government relief programs required immigrants to settle in cities
"Prices and wages should be determined by the marketplace and not by the government." The author of this statement would most likely support:
government ownership of utilities
minimum-wage laws
laissez-faire capitalism
wage price controls
The passage of the Homestead Act and the completion of the transcontinental railroad helped fulfill the United States commitment to
racial equality
manifest destiny
conservation of natural resources
reconstruction
In the United States, unions had similar goals in that all campaigned for
limits on pay raises
greater pay and safer working conditions
better unemployment insurance
national health insurance
A negative effect of monopolies on the United States during the late 19th century was that these combinations
ended the US' participation in international trade
decreased competition between businesses
encouraged the federal government to spend more than its income
reduced the need for labor unions
Which term best describes the US during the era of the rise of big business (1865-1900)?
Era of Good Feelings
Gilded Age
Progressive Era
Square Deal
The Rockefeller Foundation, Carnegie Hall, and the Morgan Library illustrate various ways that entrepreneurs and their descendants have
attempted to undermine the US economic system
supported the growth of labor unions
supported philanthropic activities to benefit society
applied scientific discoveries to industry
Jacob Riis and Jane Addams are most closely associated with efforts to
educate and train formerly enslaved persons
advance the cause of the labor unions
improve the conditions for the poor
preserve the natural environment
The Bessemer process was a method of producing cheap
oil
cotton
electricity
steel
Who built the Standard Oil Company into an American industrial giant?
Carnegie
Rockefeller
Morgan
Singer
At which battle did the Indians defeat General George Custer?
Sand Creek
Little Big Horn
Fallen Timbers
Wounded Knee
A large number of workers on the Transcontinental Railroad came from
Italy
Germany
Japan
China
What was the supreme court decision that upheld the idea of "separate but equal."
Baker vs Carr
Plessy vs Ferguson
Dred Scott vs Sanford
Roth vs US
What name was given to the reforms of the early 1900's?
Socialist
Populist
Progressives
Grangers
Progressives believed that democracy and individual rights were threatened by the growth of
labor unions
the welfare state
big business
cities
What amendment created women's suffrage?
19th
18th
17th
16th
Immigrants arriving in the United States in the early 1900's
immediately assimilated into society
were welcomed by all Americans
faced prejudiced based on their differences
had an opportunity to earn high wages
The Bull Moose Party of Progressives was based on whose ideas?
McKinley
Wilson
Roosevelt
Taft
The Square Deal included
giving federal jobs to black Americans
trust-busting
following laissez-faire economics
destroying the environment
What did Muckrakers do to get their nickname?
they worked for women's suffrage
they exposed social problems in our nation
they helped form labor unions
they taught and expanded curriculums in universities
Poll taxes, literacy test, and grandfather clauses were adopted in southern states primarily to
enforce the terms of the 15th amendment
eliminate bribery and corruption at polling places
stop criminals and immigrants from voting
keep African Americans from voting
The Great Migration can be described as
increase in European immigrating during industrialization
increase in the number of women going to work in factories
movement of laborers from farms to cities
movement of African Americans to northern cities for jobs
How was Henry Ford able to reduce the price of automobiles?
He developed the assembly line
he negotiated price-fixing arrangements with steel companies
he did not allow his workers to join unions
he formed an automobile trust
Laborers from what countries helped build the first transcontinental railroad?
Germany and Yugoslavia
Italy and Poland
Russia and Japan
China and Ireland
Who founded the Tuskegee Institute?
Ida B Wells
WEB Dubois
Booker T Washington
Marcus Garvey
Which inventor perfected the light build and electricity as a source of power?
Vanderbilt
Edison
Carnegie
Graham-Bell
Immigrants first arriving in New York from Europe first stopped at
Plymouth Rock
Angel Island
Jamestown
Ellis Island
Which statement about new technology encouraging westward movement of the population is true?
The reaper made farming in the West more prosperous
Electricity concentrated industry in the West
The railroad left the best western land for farmers settling under the Homestead Act
The swing machine made western states center of the textile industry
Henry Ford's most important innovation was the
airplane
assembly line
steam engine
telephone
The initiative, referendum, and recall
increased voter participation in government
prevented the establishment of monopolies
decreased voter control of government
increased government regulations of the economy
The primary impact of the Progressive movement on workers was
increased wages and improved working conditions
increases regulations, which caused wages to decline
free public education, which allowed workers to leave factory jobs
Increased factory productivity, which resulted in the loss of jobs
Henry Ford revolutionized the automobile industry when he developed the--
concept of standardized parts.
internal combustion engine.
inflatable rubber tire.
assembly line.
When one person or business has complete control of an industry, eliminating all competition, this is called a
Vertical integration
Philanthropy
Social Darwinism
Monopoly
The 24 hour time zone that enabled synchronized watch time for the railroads and across the world was created by Professor
Henry Ford
C.F. Dowd
Henry Winkler
Albert Einstein
The main purpose of this 1886 poster was to
oppose immigrants who took jobs from American workers
support nativist calls for limitations on labor unions
organize a protest against acts of police brutality against workers
show support for police actions against foreign revolutionaries
Which characteristic of the Industrial Revolution contributed to the rise of labor unions?
The competition created by immigrant workers
The poor working conditions found in many factories
The results of mass production on agricultural prices
The influence of political machines on company towns
Industrialist Andrew Carnegie used which one of the following terms in his essay to describe the economic philosophy in the quotation above?
Gospel of Wealth
Socialism
Bimetalism
Share-Our-Wealth
Many Industrialists applied Darwin's theory of natural selection and "survival of the fittest" to human society - - believing that the poor are poor because they are not as fit to succeed. It was used as an argument against social reforms to help the poor.
Anti Social
Survival of Man
Social Darwinism
Laissez Faire
He invented the telephone
Thomas Edison
Wright Brothers
Professor Dowd
Alexander Graham Bell
Which factor most limited the growth of labor unions during the late 1800's?
Most employers were very hostile toward workers' efforts to organize.
Most factory workers were satisfied with their wages and working conditions.
The Federal Government declared that unions were illegal.
Workers preferred to negotiate with factory owners as individuals rather than as members of a group.
Another word used for a monopoly is a
Trust
Robber Baron
Industrialism
Collective Bargaining
Who best completes this diagram?
J.P. Morgan
Alger Hiss
Robert LaFollette
Jacob Riis
Which statement best characterizes the national labor movement in the latter half of the 19th century?
Unions generally received the support of the President.
The courts usually sided with business.
Violence during labor disputes increased public sympathy toward unions.
Congress generally supported union demands.
He invented the typewriter and changed office clerical work for ever, enabling more women to go to work.
Christopher Sholes
Thomas Edison
Alexander Graham Bell
Henry Ford
J.D. Rockefeller, Cornelius Vanderbilt, Andrew Carnegie, Leland Stanford, and J.P. Morgan were all called one or both of these contrasting titles.
Union Organizers and Bankers
Moguls and Bandits
Hoarders and Robbers
Captains of Industry and Robber Barons
The late 19th- and early 20th-century change from steam-powered industry to electric-powered industry resulted primarily from the work of--
George Pullman
Alexander Graham Bell
George Eastman
Thomas Edison
This table compares the major reform laws passed in 1914.
Which goal did Congress have in passing these laws?
Enabling corporations to consolidate under federally appointed supervisors
Establishing the federal government to regulate big business/monopolies
Restricting the growth of corporations to prevent a market crash
Expanding corporate marketplaces by offering subslides
Industrial Tycoons like Rockefeller and Carnegie used ruthless business practices, which earned them huge profits, but caused people to negatively label them as THIS.
Captains of Industry
Philanthropists
Robber Barons
Scrooges
What do the events in the list have in common?
They are results of the policy of Dollar Diplomacy.
They are results of the policy of Manifest Destiny.
They are factors contributing to the rise of industrialization.
They are events contributing to the increase of agricultural production.
Political economist Henry George wrote Progress and Poverty in 1879.
Which factor led to the economic division described by Henry George?
Stock market upturn
Rapid industrialization
Passage of antitrust laws
Production of raw materials
The American Federation of Labor became the first long-lasting, successful labor union in the United States mainly because it
refused to participate in strikes against employers
concentrated on organizing workers in industries in the South
formed its own political party and elected many prolabor public officials
fought for the rights of skilled workers
Which statement best describes the status of the labor union movement in the United States in 1900?
Most of the labor force was organized into unions.
Government and business opposition had destroyed the labor union movement.
Unions were still struggling to gain public acceptance.
Unions had won the right to strike and bargain collectively.
The political cartoon best portrays John Rockefeller as a
Captain of Industry
Philanthropist
Steel Tycoon
Robber Baron
The above 24 hour time zone map enabled synchronized watch time across the world. If it is 1:30 PM in Louisiana, what time would it be in California?
12:30 PM
10:30 AM
11:30 PM
11:30 AM
One effect of monopolies on the United States economy is that they have tended to
reduce business competition
keep prices low
give consumers a greater choice in purchasing goods and services
lead to a greater variety in the price for a particular product or service
What was a major cause of labor-management conflicts in the last of the 19th century?
Public opinion sided with labor rather than management.
The Federal Government actively encouraged labor unions to strike.
Most labor union members were also stockholders.
Business leaders opposed the efforts of labor unions to organize and improve conditions.
Horizontal Integration, a business strategy used by steel tycoon Andrew Carnegie, which enabled him to get control of the entire steel industry by
Buying out other steel companies making similar products of steel
Buying out suppliers of raw materials and transportation of materials
Forming trusts
Using new methods to increase production
A Scottish-born American industrialist and philanthropist who founded his steel company in 1892. At one time he was the richest man in the world. By 1901, his industrial empire dominated the American steel industry. He wrote "The Gospel of Wealth" and eventually sold his steel company to concentrate on Philanthropy.
John D. Rockefeller
Cornelius Vanderbilt
Andrew Carnegie
J.P. Morgan
This list describes industrial working conditions in the United States during the Industrial Age.
Which tactic was effective in changing these conditions?
Staging factory riots
Urging public boycotts
Organizing labor unions
Supporting monopolistic practices
The political cartoon is showing how Rockefeller's Standard Oil
Used Collective Bargaining to become a Captain of Industry
Used philanthropy to build his empire
As a Robber Baron who used ruthless business practices to become a monopoly
As a Captain of Industry concerned about helping his competition
Native Americans living in the western United States was the--
eastern migration of most western Native American tribes.
gradual improvement of the Native Americans' standard of living.
eventual destruction of the Native Americans' way of life.
complete incorporation of Native Americans into United States society.
Vertical Integration, a business strategy used by steel tycoon Andrew Carnegie, which helped enable his business to become a monopoly by
buying out other steel companies making similar products that were his competition.
forming trusts from upward to downward on Wall Street in order to get ahead in the stock-market.
buying out iron ore mines, coal mines and railroads to make his steel.
using various methods of good business practices to increase production, like an accurate accounting system.
Industrial Tycoons like Rockefeller and Carnegie donated large sums of money to build facilities like libraries, colleges, and art centers. When someone donates large sums of money for the betterment of people and communities, or gives to charity, this is known as
Captains of Industry
Philanthropy
Collective Bargaining
Industrialization
How did government policies of the Gilded Age of the late 1800s promote industrialization?
Imperialism fueled steel production in the United States.
New Deal policies created jobs for many of the unemployed.
The Sherman Antitrust Act allowed for regulation of big business.
Laissez-faire economic policies allowed private businesses to operate freely.
What is the main idea of this cartoon from the 1800s?
Labor is gaining power over big business.
Most Americans support the labor movement.
Business has advantages over labor.
Government should support the expansion of railroads.
Which factor contributed most to the rise of cities in the East between 1880 and 1900?
The development of inexpensive urban housing through improved construction techniques
Growth of industry and the spread of factories
A wave of immigration from South America
Federal highway programs helping to tie the cities together as transportation hubs
What was the importance of increased steel production?
Steel allowed new construction of bridges.
Steel enabled the building of skyscraper buildings in crowded cities.
Railroads were built crisscrossing the United States.
All of the above
During the late 19th century, which practices were used by employers against workers?
boycotts and lockouts
picketing and walkouts
forced employees to sign yellow dog contracts
mass rallies and sit-down strikes
During the major industrial strikes of the late 19th century, which action did the Federal Government take?
Military troops were sent to substitute for striking workers.
Military force and court injunctions were used against the workers to help end the strikes.
The Government forced companies to honor their contracts with unions.
The Government paid for damage to public and private property.
Which statement about labor unions in the late 1800s is illustrated by these headlines?
Strikes by labor unions usually gained public support.
The government frequently opposed labor union activities.
Labor union demands were usually not met.
Arbitration was commonly used to end labor unrest.
How did these developments alter the physical landscape of the United States?
Trolleys were refurbished to transport the vast urban population.
Apartment complexes were built to house the factory workers.
Automobile factories were relocated to isolated rural areas.
Roads were built to accommodate traffic for automobiles.
The era of Industrialization between the Civil War and World War I during which the population and economy grew quickly, and had a lot of political corruption and corporate financial misdealings.
The Golden Age
Social Darwinism Era
The Gilded Age
Interstate Commerce Era
Businessmen who used unscrupulous cut throat methods to get rich.
Bandit men
Red Barons
Captains of Industry
Robber Barons
Business leaders who amass a personal fortune and contribute positively to society and the country in some way, often through philanthropy.
Robber Barons
Captains of Industry
Monopoly Captains
Monopoly Leaders
A code in which letters are represented by combinations of long and short signals of light or sound. It enabled the invention of the telegraph for long distance communication.
Morse Code
Navaho Code
Telecommunications Code
Encryption Code
This was the governments attempt to regulate railroads and trade between the states. A 5 member group was created by the Interstate Commerce Act of 1887.
Interstate Commerce Commission
Transcontinental Commerce Organization
NAFTA
Railroad Commerce Commission
