// question: 17152423 name: All of the following were technological advances for railroads EXCEPT the ::All of the following were technological advances for railroads EXCEPT the::[html]
All of the following were technological advances for railroads EXCEPT the
{ ~move from iron to steel tracks.#Incorrect ~adoption of knuckle couplers#Incorrect ~use of automatic signals.#Incorrect ~introduction of air brakes.#Incorrect =switch from the open-hearth to the Bessemer process in steel mills.#Correct } // question: 17152418 name: Among southern states, in 1892 Populists garnered more than 20 percent of the... ::Among southern states, in 1892 Populists garnered more than 20 percent of the...::[html]
Among southern states, in 1892 Populists garnered more than 20 percent of the vote only in
{ ~Georgia and Alabama.#Incorrect ~Texas and Virginia.#Incorrect ~Mississippi and Georgia.#Incorrect =Alabama and Texas.#Correct ~South Carolina and Florida.#Incorrect } // question: 17152501 name: An investment strategy, developed by Rockefeller, that enabled large ... ::An investment strategy, developed by Rockefeller, that enabled large ...::[html]
An investment strategy, developed by Rockefeller, that enabled large corporations to control their markets was the creation of the ____________________.
{ ~monopoly#Incorrect =trust#Correct ~fiduciary#Incorrect ~hedge fund#Incorrect ~megalopoly#Incorrect } // question: 17152408 name: Andrew Carnegie created a monopoly in the ____ industry. ::Andrew Carnegie created a monopoly in the ____ industry.::[html]
Andrew Carnegie created a monopoly in the ____ industry.
{ ~oil#Incorrect =steel#Correct ~railroad#Incorrect ~textile#Incorrect ~coal#Incorrect } // question: 17152432 name: Corporate consolidations or mergers were prompted primarily by a desire to ::Corporate consolidations or mergers were prompted primarily by a desire to::[html]
Corporate consolidations or mergers were prompted primarily by a desire to
{ ~encourage competition.#Incorrect =regulate expansion and insulate corporations from fluctuations in the economic cycle.#Correct ~stimulate rate wars within the major markets.#Incorrect ~reduce the role of investment bankers in the economy.#Incorrect ~encourage government regulation of industry.#Incorrect } // question: 17152407 name: During the 19th century, the Sherman Antitrust Act ::During the 19th century, the Sherman Antitrust Act::[html]
During the 19th century, the Sherman Antitrust Act
{ ~was exclusively used to break up monopolies.#Incorrect ~was declared unconstitutional by the Supreme Court.#Incorrect ~was rarely, if ever, enforced.#Incorrect =was frequently used by the Supreme Court to limit union activities.#Correct ~was used to defend the right of workers to strike.#Incorrect } // question: 17152422 name: During the Gilded Age, railroad pricing practices meant that ::During the Gilded Age, railroad pricing practices meant that::[html]
During the Gilded Age, railroad pricing practices meant that
{ =farmers were often forced to pay higher prices.#Correct ~Standard Oil paid the highest prices.#Incorrect ~prices were highest in urban areas.#Incorrect ~no railroads were built into farm areas.#Incorrect ~prices were fair for everyone.#Incorrect } // question: 17152489 name: During the Homestead Strike, workers fought a pitched gun battle with ... ::During the Homestead Strike, workers fought a pitched gun battle with ...::[html]
During the Homestead Strike, workers fought a pitched gun battle with ____________________.
{ ~U.S. Steel management#Incorrect ~the U.S. Army#Incorrect =Pinkerton guards#Correct ~the Illinois Militia#Incorrect ~the Chicago Police#Incorrect } // question: 17152499 name: Founded in 1867, the Patrons of Husbandry was also known as ... ::Founded in 1867, the Patrons of Husbandry was also known as ...::[html]
Founded in 1867, the Patrons of Husbandry was also known as ____________________.
{ =the Grange#Correct ~the ICC#Incorrect ~the Greenback Movement#Incorrect ~the Farmers’ Alliance.#Incorrect ~the People’s Party.#Incorrect } // question: 17152503 name: In 1886, a violent confrontation in Chicago between workers and police ... ::In 1886, a violent confrontation in Chicago between workers and police ...::[html]
In 1886, a violent confrontation in Chicago between workers and police occurred at ____________________.
{ =Haymarket Square#Correct ~Wrigley Field#Incorrect ~the Union Stockyards#Incorrect ~the Columbian Exposition#Incorrect ~the Democratic National Convention#Incorrect } // question: 17152479 name: In 1890, the Farmers’ Alliance formed the ____________________, a national ... ::In 1890, the Farmers’ Alliance formed the ____________________, a national ...::[html]
In 1890, the Farmers’ Alliance formed the ____________________, a national political organization that called for broad-based reforms such as income tax and direct election of senators.
{ ~Grange#Incorrect =Populist Party#Correct ~Socialist Party#Incorrect ~Communist Party#Incorrect ~Bull Moose Party#Incorrect } // question: 17152487 name: In 1896, ____________________ gained the presidential nomination with his ... ::In 1896, ____________________ gained the presidential nomination with his ...::[html]
In 1896, ____________________ gained the presidential nomination with his “cross of gold” speech.
{ ~Henry Clay Frick#Incorrect ~Benjamin Tillman#Incorrect =William Jennings Bryan#Correct ~Theodore Roosevelt#Incorrect ~J.P. Morgan#Incorrect } // question: 17152426 name: In 1901, J. P. Morgan handled the huge industrial merger that formed the ::In 1901, J. P. Morgan handled the huge industrial merger that formed the::[html]
In 1901, J. P. Morgan handled the huge industrial merger that formed the
{ ~Standard Oil Company.#Incorrect ~Northern Pacific Railroad.#Incorrect ~American Tobacco Company.#Incorrect ~Pullman Company.#Incorrect =U.S. Steel Corporation.#Correct } // question: 17152416 name: In comparison to other industrial nations, by 1890 the United States was ::In comparison to other industrial nations, by 1890 the United States was::[html]
In comparison to other industrial nations, by 1890 the United States was
{ ~just entering the industrial revolution phase of development.#Incorrect ~less productive than the three major powers.#Incorrect =the world leader in manufacturing output.#Correct ~still basically an agricultural society.#Incorrect ~unable to compete because of high labor costs.#Incorrect } // question: 17152427 name: In Lochner v. New York, the Supreme Court ruling was a victory for the ::In Lochner v. New York, the Supreme Court ruling was a victory for the::[html]
In Lochner v. New York, the Supreme Court ruling was a victory for the
{ ~Industrial Workers of the World.#Incorrect ~all labor unions.#Incorrect ~bakery employees.#Incorrect =antiunion interests.#Correct ~Samuel Gompers.#Incorrect } // question: 17152409 name: In response to post-Civil War rapid industrialization and its accompanying ... ::In response to post-Civil War rapid industrialization and its accompanying ...::[html]
In response to post-Civil War rapid industrialization and its accompanying loss of independence, in 1866 skilled artisans formed the
{ ~Cigar Makers Union.#Incorrect =National Labor Union.#Correct ~Knights of Labor.#Incorrect ~United Mine Workers Union.#Incorrect ~American Federation of Labor#Incorrect } // question: 17152401 name: In the late 1890s, farmers experienced ::In the late 1890s, farmers experienced::[html]
In the late 1890s, farmers experienced
{ =a new era of prosperity.#Correct ~massive drought and poverty.#Incorrect ~a steady drop in prices that lasted until World War I.#Incorrect ~no real change in their economic well-being.#Incorrect ~a large-scale agricultural takeover by the federal government.#Incorrect } // question: 17152493 name: Industrial titans of the Gilded Age were called ____________________. ::Industrial titans of the Gilded Age were called ____________________.::[html]
Industrial titans of the Gilded Age were called ____________________.
{ =“robber barons”#Correct ~“corporate leeches”#Incorrect ~“money wolves”#Incorrect ~“silver pirates”#Incorrect ~“golden oldies”#Incorrect } // question: 17152428 name: Ironically, labor was prevented from organizing because of the government’s ... ::Ironically, labor was prevented from organizing because of the government’s ...::[html]
Ironically, labor was prevented from organizing because of the government’s use of the
{ ~Interstate Commerce clause.#Incorrect ~Jim Crow laws.#Incorrect =Sherman Antitrust Act.#Correct ~Voting Rights Act.#Incorrect ~Fourteenth Amendment.#Incorrect } // question: 17152425 name: Middle-class anxieties which reflected a dissatisfaction with regimentation ... ::Middle-class anxieties which reflected a dissatisfaction with regimentation ...::[html]
Middle-class anxieties which reflected a dissatisfaction with regimentation of society included
{ ~concepts of physical and spiritual fitness.#Incorrect ~concepts of spiritual and racial fitness.#Incorrect =concepts of racial and physical fitness.#Correct ~concepts of spiritual and sexual fitness.#Incorrect ~concepts of physical and intellectual fitness.#Incorrect } // question: 17152497 name: National time zones were created by ____________________ in 1883. ::National time zones were created by ____________________ in 1883.::[html]
National time zones were created by ____________________ in 1883.
{ ~President McKinley#Incorrect ~President Taft#Incorrect ~Congress#Incorrect =railroad companies#Correct ~U.S. Steel#Incorrect } // question: 17152477 name: One leading painter of American Impressionism was William Merrit ... ::One leading painter of American Impressionism was William Merrit ...::[html]
One leading painter of American Impressionism was William Merrit ____________________.
{ ~Eakins#Incorrect ~Anshutz#Incorrect ~Howells#Incorrect =Chase#Correct ~Bellamy#Incorrect } // question: 17152488 name: Senator ____________________ of South Carolina gained fame for denouncing the... ::Senator ____________________ of South Carolina gained fame for denouncing the...::[html]
Senator ____________________ of South Carolina gained fame for denouncing the Cleveland administration and proclaiming his intention to “prod [the president] in his fat ribs” with a pitchfork.
{ ~Eugene Debs#Incorrect =Benjamin Tillman#Correct ~William Jennings Bryan#Incorrect ~Samuel Gompers#Incorrect ~J.P. Morgan#Incorrect } // question: 17152412 name: Terrence Powderly ::Terrence Powderly::[html]
Terrence Powderly
{ ~encouraged strikes throughout his tenure as leader of the Knights of Labor.#Incorrect ~was in favor of the wage system.#Incorrect =wanted the workers to control the means of production.#Correct ~did not believe it was reasonable for cooperatives to both own and operate mines.#Incorrect ~was considered a national hero for his work to stop the Union Pacific strike.#Incorrect } // question: 17152433 name: The “gospel of wealth” ::The “gospel of wealth”::[html]
The “gospel of wealth”
{ =encouraged rich people to use their excess profits for the benefit of society.#Correct ~was rejected by most Protestant denominations.#Incorrect ~was a philosophy created by J. P. Morgan.#Incorrect ~led to the first federal welfare program in U.S. history.#Incorrect ~led to higher income taxes on the rich.#Incorrect } // question: 17152478 name: The application of evolution to society was known as ____________________. ::The application of evolution to society was known as ____________________.::[html]
The application of evolution to society was known as ____________________.
{ ~the gospel of wealth#Incorrect =social Darwinism#Correct ~Darwinian socialism#Incorrect ~the meritocracy#Incorrect ~the strenuous life#Incorrect } // question: 17152424 name: The financier who triggered a crash of the New York Stock Exchange that, in ... ::The financier who triggered a crash of the New York Stock Exchange that, in ...::[html]
The financier who triggered a crash of the New York Stock Exchange that, in turn, sparked the Panic of 1873 was
{ ~J.P. Morgan.#Incorrect ~John D. Rockefeller.#Incorrect =Jay Cooke.#Correct ~Henry George.#Incorrect ~Edward Bellamy.#Incorrect } // question: 17152400 name: The founder of the American Railway Union, and one of the key leaders of the ... ::The founder of the American Railway Union, and one of the key leaders of the ...::[html]
The founder of the American Railway Union, and one of the key leaders of the Pullman Strike was
{ ~William Bryan.#Incorrect ~Terence Powderly.#Incorrect =Eugene Debs.#Correct ~James Blaine.#Incorrect ~James Duke.#Incorrect } // question: 17152410 name: The goal of Coxey’s Army in its descent on Washington D.C. was to ::The goal of Coxey’s Army in its descent on Washington D.C. was to::[html]
The goal of Coxey’s Army in its descent on Washington D.C. was to
{ ~unite disparate labor groups into one massive movement.#Incorrect ~call attention to the plight of wounded Civil War veterans.#Incorrect ~protest the rise of robber barons and their undue political influence.#Incorrect =pressure the federal government to put unemployed men to work.#Correct ~create an anti-lynching law.#Incorrect } // question: 17152414 name: The Grange and the Farmers’ Alliance did not stand for ::The Grange and the Farmers’ Alliance did not stand for::[html]
The Grange and the Farmers’ Alliance did not stand for
{ ~assuring a place of social power for rural women.#Incorrect ~providing a sense of community among farmers.#Incorrect ~curbing the exploitation of farmers by the “money power.”#Incorrect ~eliminating middlemen who cut into farmers’ profits.#Incorrect =the importation of foreign grain.#Correct } // question: 17152413 name: The Haymarket Square strike and bombing happened in ::The Haymarket Square strike and bombing happened in::[html]
The Haymarket Square strike and bombing happened in
{ ~Philadelphia.#Incorrect ~Pittsburgh.#Incorrect =Chicago.#Correct ~Indianapolis.#Incorrect ~New York.#Incorrect } // question: 17152485 name: The head of Standard Oil and a strong believer in Social Darwinism was ... ::The head of Standard Oil and a strong believer in Social Darwinism was ...::[html]
The head of Standard Oil and a strong believer in Social Darwinism was ____________.
{ ~Henry Clay Frick#Incorrect ~Andrew Carnegie#Incorrect =John D. Rockefeller#Correct ~Edward Bellamy#Incorrect ~J.P. Morgan#Incorrect } // question: 17152476 name: The important 19th-century labor organizer who led the American Federation of... ::The important 19th-century labor organizer who led the American Federation of...::[html]
The important 19th-century labor organizer who led the American Federation of Labor was ____________________.
{ =Samuel Gompers#Correct ~Terence Powderly#Incorrect ~Eugene Debs#Incorrect ~James Blaine#Incorrect ~James Duke#Incorrect } // question: 17152395 name: The Interstate Commerce Act ::The Interstate Commerce Act::[html]
The Interstate Commerce Act
{ =outlawed unfair pricing activities on the part of railroads.#Correct ~regulated all trade between states.#Incorrect ~attempted to control business trusts.#Incorrect ~extended subsidies to railroads.#Incorrect ~dissolved the Interstate Commerce Commission (ICC).#Incorrect } // question: 17152402 name: The issue that caused the Populist Party to be absorbed by the Democratic ... ::The issue that caused the Populist Party to be absorbed by the Democratic ...::[html]
The issue that caused the Populist Party to be absorbed by the Democratic Party was
{ ~income tax.#Incorrect =the coinage of silver.#Correct ~government control of railroads.#Incorrect ~direct election of senators.#Incorrect ~Women’s suffrage.#Incorrect } // question: 17152475 name: The leader of the Knights of Labor was ____________________. ::The leader of the Knights of Labor was ____________________.::[html]
The leader of the Knights of Labor was ____________________.
{ ~William Bryan#Incorrect =Terence Powderly#Correct ~Eugene Debs#Incorrect ~James Blaine#Incorrect ~James Duke#Incorrect } // question: 17152429 name: The long-time president of the American Federation of Labor was ::The long-time president of the American Federation of Labor was::[html]
The long-time president of the American Federation of Labor was
{ =Samuel Gompers.#Correct ~"Big Bill" Haywood.#Incorrect ~John L. Lewis.#Incorrect ~Eugene Debs.#Incorrect ~Mark Hanna.#Incorrect } // question: 17152482 name: The most spectacular growth between 1878 and 1893 occurred in ... ::The most spectacular growth between 1878 and 1893 occurred in ...::[html]
The most spectacular growth between 1878 and 1893 occurred in ____________________.
{ =manufacturing#Correct ~banking#Incorrect ~mining#Incorrect ~oil refining#Incorrect ~advertising#Incorrect } // question: 17152502 name: The need for managers created a new corporate _______________________ that ... ::The need for managers created a new corporate _______________________ that ...::[html]
The need for managers created a new corporate _______________________ that sought to distinguish itself from the working class.
{ =middle class#Correct ~executive class#Incorrect ~monopoly#Incorrect ~trust#Incorrect ~hegemony#Incorrect } // question: 17152490 name: The president at the time of the Great Railroad Strike of 1877 was ... ::The president at the time of the Great Railroad Strike of 1877 was ...::[html]
The president at the time of the Great Railroad Strike of 1877 was ____________________.
{ ~Eugene Debs#Incorrect =Rutherford B. Hayes#Correct ~William Jennings Bryan#Incorrect ~Theodore Roosevelt#Incorrect ~William McKinley#Incorrect } // question: 17152480 name: The president of the American Railway Union who became a socialist after ... ::The president of the American Railway Union who became a socialist after ...::[html]
The president of the American Railway Union who became a socialist after being jailed during the Pullman strike was ____________________.
{ ~Samuel Gompers#Incorrect ~Terence Powderly#Incorrect =Eugene Debs#Correct ~James Blaine#Incorrect ~James Duke#Incorrect } // question: 17152486 name: The principal labor organization that emerged during the 1880s was the ... ::The principal labor organization that emerged during the 1880s was the ...::[html]
The principal labor organization that emerged during the 1880s was the ____________________.
{ ~Congress of Industrial Organizations#Incorrect ~National Labor Union#Incorrect ~Industrial Workers of the World#Incorrect ~American Federation of Labor#Incorrect =Knights of Labor#Correct } // question: 17152415 name: The Pullman strike (1894) was significant because ::The Pullman strike (1894) was significant because::[html]
The Pullman strike (1894) was significant because
{ =President Grover Cleveland sent in federal troops to break the strike.#Correct ~the U.S. attorney general issued a federal injunction against the railroads.#Incorrect ~the Pullman Company was forced to negotiate with the unions.#Incorrect ~it was resolved without bloodshed.#Incorrect ~over 500 people were killed in Chicago alone.#Incorrect } // question: 17152484 name: The Sherman Antitrust Act was first used against labor unions during the ... ::The Sherman Antitrust Act was first used against labor unions during the ...::[html]
The Sherman Antitrust Act was first used against labor unions during the ____________________.
{ =Pullman Strike#Correct ~Haymarket Strike#Incorrect ~Homestead Strike#Incorrect ~Pacific Railroad Strike#Incorrect ~Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Strike#Incorrect } // question: 17152406 name: The single largest employer of this time period was ::The single largest employer of this time period was::[html]
The single largest employer of this time period was
{ =the railroad industry.#Correct ~the oil industry.#Incorrect ~the textile industry.#Incorrect ~the federal government.#Incorrect ~U.S. Steel.#Incorrect } // question: 17152474 name: The single most important industry for economic growth during the Gilded Age ... ::The single most important industry for economic growth during the Gilded Age ...::[html]
The single most important industry for economic growth during the Gilded Age was ____________________.
{ =the railroad industry#Correct ~U.S. Steel#Incorrect ~the copper industry#Incorrect ~Standard Oil#Incorrect ~the textile industry#Incorrect } // question: 17152399 name: The strike at the Homestead plant in Pennsylvania is famous for ::The strike at the Homestead plant in Pennsylvania is famous for::[html]
The strike at the Homestead plant in Pennsylvania is famous for
{ ~the assassination of Henry Frick.#Incorrect ~the dissolution of the Knights of Labor.#Incorrect =a full-scale gun battle between strikers and Pinkertons.#Correct ~federal troops being sent in to support and protect striking workers.#Incorrect ~the imprisonment of Eugene Debs.#Incorrect } // question: 17152403 name: The winner of the 1896 presidential election was ::The winner of the 1896 presidential election was::[html]
The winner of the 1896 presidential election was
{ =William McKinley.#Correct ~William Jennings Bryan.#Incorrect ~Theodore Roosevelt.#Incorrect ~Mark Hanna.#Incorrect ~Benjamin Harrison.#Incorrect } // question: 17152494 name: The ____________________ intensified as the depression of the 1890s lifted. ::The ____________________ intensified as the depression of the 1890s lifted.::[html]
The ____________________ intensified as the depression of the 1890s lifted.
{ ~union movement#Incorrect ~income gap#Incorrect ~generation gap#Incorrect =merger movement#Correct ~consumer rights movement#Incorrect } // question: 17152421 name: Theodore Roosevelt exhorted Americans to live ::Theodore Roosevelt exhorted Americans to live::[html]
Theodore Roosevelt exhorted Americans to live
{ ~“the life of the mind.”#Incorrect ~“the best of all possible lives.”#Incorrect ~“the good life.”#Incorrect =“the strenuous life.”#Correct ~“the spiritual life.”#Incorrect } // question: 17152495 name: Through __________________, people in rural areas could still participate in ... ::Through __________________, people in rural areas could still participate in ...::[html]
Through __________________, people in rural areas could still participate in the national consumer culture, purchasing many of the same items as people in cities.
{ ~the Pony Express#Incorrect =mail order catalogs#Correct ~newspaper classifieds#Incorrect ~commuter railroads#Incorrect ~government subsidies#Incorrect } // question: 17152430 name: What Kansas lawyer campaigned for the Populist party? ::What Kansas lawyer campaigned for the Populist party?::[html]
What Kansas lawyer campaigned for the Populist party?
{ ~Louisa May Alcott#Incorrect ~Charlotte Perkins Gilman#Incorrect ~Elizabeth Stuart Phelps#Incorrect ~Frances Willard#Incorrect =Mary Lease#Correct } // question: 17152411 name: What statement is true of the Great Railroad Strike of 1877? ::What statement is true of the Great Railroad Strike of 1877?::[html]
What statement is true of the Great Railroad Strike of 1877?
{ ~It involved only men.#Incorrect ~It was primarily a protest against unsafe working conditions.#Incorrect =It was crushed by President Hayes and the U.S. Army.#Correct ~It led to middle-class support of labor unions.#Incorrect ~It led to the destruction of 10,000 miles of railroad track.#Incorrect } // question: 17152396 name: Which is NOT true of the Knights of Labor’s goals? ::Which is NOT true of the Knights of Labor’s goals?::[html]
Which is NOT true of the Knights of Labor’s goals?
{ ~Women were to be paid equally.#Incorrect ~Race would not be a factor in employment.#Incorrect ~Child labor would be abolished.#Incorrect ~The railroads would be owned by the public.#Incorrect =The government would be overthrown.#Correct } // question: 17152419 name: Which of the following events occurred first? ::Which of the following events occurred first?::[html]
Which of the following events occurred first?
{ =The establishment of the Knights of Labor#Correct ~The Haymarket bombing#Incorrect ~The incorporation of the American Federation of Labor#Incorrect ~The Homestead strike#Incorrect ~The Depression of 1893#Incorrect } // question: 17152420 name: Which of the following men was associated with Standard Oil? ::Which of the following men was associated with Standard Oil?::[html]
Which of the following men was associated with Standard Oil?
{ ~J.P. Morgan#Incorrect ~James Duke#Incorrect ~Andrew Carnegie#Incorrect ~William Jennings Bryan#Incorrect =John D. Rockefeller#Correct } // question: 17152431 name: Which of these factors did not contribute to workers’ increasing unhappiness ... ::Which of these factors did not contribute to workers’ increasing unhappiness ...::[html]
Which of these factors did not contribute to workers’ increasing unhappiness and frustration in the late 19th century?
{ ~dangerous conditions in factories#Incorrect ~lack of government safety regulations#Incorrect =employer demands that they become increasingly skilled#Correct ~loss of autonomy#Incorrect ~mechanization#Incorrect } // question: 17152405 name: Which Supreme Court decision upheld the rights of states to regulate railroads? ::Which Supreme Court decision upheld the rights of states to regulate railroads?::[html]
Which Supreme Court decision upheld the rights of states to regulate railroads?
{ ~Lochner v. New York#Incorrect =Munn v. Illinois#Correct ~Wabash, St. Louis & Pacific Railway Company v. Illinois#Incorrect ~Illinois Central Railroad v. Illinois#Incorrect ~Missouri, Kansas, & Texas Railway Company of Texas v. Clay May#Incorrect } // question: 17152397 name: Which union was hurt irrevocably by the Haymarket Square protest? ::Which union was hurt irrevocably by the Haymarket Square protest?::[html]
Which union was hurt irrevocably by the Haymarket Square protest?
{ ~Congress of Industrial Organizations#Incorrect ~National Labor Union#Incorrect ~Industrial Workers of the World#Incorrect ~American Federation of Labor#Incorrect =Knights of Labor#Correct } // question: 17152404 name: Who established four standardized time zones in North America? ::Who established four standardized time zones in North America?::[html]
Who established four standardized time zones in North America?
{ ~President McKinley#Incorrect ~President Taft#Incorrect ~Congress#Incorrect =A consortium of railroad companies#Correct ~The newspaper barons.#Incorrect } // question: 17152398 name: Who was the author of the utopian romance Looking Backward? ::Who was the author of the utopian romance Looking Backward?::[html]
Who was the author of the utopian romance Looking Backward?
{ ~Henry George#Incorrect ~Harriet Beecher Stowe#Incorrect ~Mark Twain#Incorrect =Edward Bellamy#Correct ~Upton Sinclair#Incorrect } // question: 17152417 name: William Jennings Bryan is noted for ::William Jennings Bryan is noted for::[html]
William Jennings Bryan is noted for
{ ~winning the popular vote for President in 1896 but losing the electoral vote.#Incorrect ~serving as legal counsel for the American Railway Union in the Pullman strike.#Incorrect ~switching from the Democratic to the Republican Party after the election of 1890.#Incorrect ~his arrest following the Haymarket bombing.#Incorrect =expressing the views of the farmers and laborers in his “cross of gold” speech.#Correct } // question: 17152492 name: William McKinley ran a ____________________ campaign, inviting various ... ::William McKinley ran a ____________________ campaign, inviting various ...::[html]
William McKinley ran a ____________________ campaign, inviting various delegations to his Ohio home to hear carefully crafted speeches on a host of topics.
{ ~“whistle-stop”#Incorrect ~“backyard”#Incorrect =“front-porch”#Correct ~“Buckeye barbecue”#Incorrect ~“down-home”#Incorrect } // question: 17152491 name: __________________ wished that the presidential campaign of 1896 would have ... ::__________________ wished that the presidential campaign of 1896 would have ...::[html]
__________________ wished that the presidential campaign of 1896 would have focused on his specialty, the tariff.
{ ~Eugene Debs#Incorrect =William McKinley#Correct ~William Jennings Bryan#Incorrect ~Samuel Gompers#Incorrect ~J.P. Morgan#Incorrect } // question: 17152496 name: ____________________ was a railroad worker who founded his own union, the ARU. ::____________________ was a railroad worker who founded his own union, the ARU.::[html]
____________________ was a railroad worker who founded his own union, the ARU.
{ =Eugene Debs#Correct ~Benjamin Tillman#Incorrect ~William Jennings Bryan#Incorrect ~Samuel Gompers#Incorrect ~J.P. Morgan#Incorrect } // question: 17152498 name: ____________________ was an art movement new to the Gilded Age. ::____________________ was an art movement new to the Gilded Age.::[html]
____________________ was an art movement new to the Gilded Age.
{ =American Impressionism#Correct ~Social realism#Incorrect ~Cubism#Incorrect ~Dadaism#Incorrect ~Fauvism#Incorrect } // question: 17152500 name: ____________________ was known as “"the Wizard of Menlo Park.” ::____________________ was known as “"the Wizard of Menlo Park.”::[html]
____________________ was known as “"the Wizard of Menlo Park.”
{ ~William McKinley#Incorrect ~William Howard Taft#Incorrect ~Andrew Carnegie#Incorrect =Thomas Edison#Correct ~Alexander Bell#Incorrect } // question: 17152483 name: ____________________ was the leading advocate of the “gospel of wealth.”... ::____________________ was the leading advocate of the “gospel of wealth.”...::[html]
____________________ was the leading advocate of the “gospel of wealth.”
{ ~Henry Clay Frick#Incorrect =Andrew Carnegie#Correct ~John Rockefeller#Incorrect ~Edward Bellamy#Incorrect ~J. P. Morgan#Incorrect } // question: 17152481 name: ____________________, the plant manager for the Homestead Steel plant, was ... ::____________________, the plant manager for the Homestead Steel plant, was ...::[html]
____________________, the plant manager for the Homestead Steel plant, was almost assassinated by an anarchist during a labor dispute.
{ =Henry Clay Frick#Correct ~Andrew Carnegie#Incorrect ~John Rockefeller#Incorrect ~Edward Bellamy#Incorrect ~J.P. Morgan#Incorrect } // question: 17152461 name: American grain production grew at about the same rate as the nation’s ... ::American grain production grew at about the same rate as the nation’s ...::[html]
American grain production grew at about the same rate as the nation’s population from 1870 to 1890.
{FALSE} // question: 17152440 name: Andrew Carnegie’s efforts to control of all aspects of the steel-making ... ::Andrew Carnegie’s efforts to control of all aspects of the steel-making ...::[html]
Andrew Carnegie’s efforts to control of all aspects of the steel-making process from mining the ore to delivering the final product was called vertical integration.
{TRUE} // question: 17152450 name: Class distinctions in the United States widened during the Gilded Age. ::Class distinctions in the United States widened during the Gilded Age.::[html]
Class distinctions in the United States widened during the Gilded Age.
{TRUE} // question: 17152453 name: Department stores such as W.H. Macy’s and Marshall Field & Co. fueled the ... ::Department stores such as W.H. Macy’s and Marshall Field & Co. fueled the ...::[html]
Department stores such as W.H. Macy’s and Marshall Field & Co. fueled the growth of urban newspapers.
{TRUE} // question: 17152473 name: During the Gilded Age per capita income increased much slower than real wages. ::During the Gilded Age per capita income increased much slower than real wages.::[html]
During the Gilded Age per capita income increased much slower than real wages.
{FALSE} // question: 17152470 name: During the Homestead strike, public sympathy began with the strikers but ... ::During the Homestead strike, public sympathy began with the strikers but ...::[html]
During the Homestead strike, public sympathy began with the strikers but shifted against them over time.
{TRUE} // question: 17152471 name: Expenditures on advertising increased from $50 million in 1867 to $500 ... ::Expenditures on advertising increased from $50 million in 1867 to $500 ...::[html]
Expenditures on advertising increased from $50 million in 1867 to $500 million by 1900.
{TRUE} // question: 17152448 name: Farmers in the decades after the Civil War were frustrated by the problem of ... ::Farmers in the decades after the Civil War were frustrated by the problem of ...::[html]
Farmers in the decades after the Civil War were frustrated by the problem of deflation.
{TRUE} // question: 17152436 name: Haymarket Square was the site of a pitched battle between strikers at the ... ::Haymarket Square was the site of a pitched battle between strikers at the ...::[html]
Haymarket Square was the site of a pitched battle between strikers at the Carnegie Steel plant and Pinkerton detectives.
{FALSE} // question: 17152468 name: Henry Ford’s mass-production techniques made cars more affordable. ::Henry Ford’s mass-production techniques made cars more affordable.::[html]
Henry Ford’s mass-production techniques made cars more affordable.
{TRUE} // question: 17152451 name: Jay Cooke opposed risky speculation. ::Jay Cooke opposed risky speculation.::[html]
Jay Cooke opposed risky speculation.
{FALSE} // question: 17152438 name: John D. Rockefeller’s Standard Oil Company was the first “trust.”... ::John D. Rockefeller’s Standard Oil Company was the first “trust.”...::[html]
John D. Rockefeller’s Standard Oil Company was the first “trust.”
{TRUE} // question: 17152472 name: Looking Backward imagined a world in the year 2000 in which “labor troubles” ... ::Looking Backward imagined a world in the year 2000 in which “labor troubles” ...::[html]
Looking Backward imagined a world in the year 2000 in which “labor troubles” and social inequities had been eradicated through socialism.
{TRUE} // question: 17152463 name: Most rail workers living in the Pullman company town in 1894 lived in ... ::Most rail workers living in the Pullman company town in 1894 lived in ...::[html]
Most rail workers living in the Pullman company town in 1894 lived in squalid, crowded housing.
{FALSE} // question: 17152454 name: President Grover Cleveland sent federal troops to end the Pullman Strike ... ::President Grover Cleveland sent federal troops to end the Pullman Strike ...::[html]
President Grover Cleveland sent federal troops to end the Pullman Strike despite the objections of Governor John Altgeld.
{TRUE} // question: 17152439 name: Republicans won the presidency and control of both houses of Congress in 1896. ::Republicans won the presidency and control of both houses of Congress in 1896.::[html]
Republicans won the presidency and control of both houses of Congress in 1896.
{TRUE} // question: 17152466 name: The 1896 election was unexciting and attracted little voter interest. ::The 1896 election was unexciting and attracted little voter interest.::[html]
The 1896 election was unexciting and attracted little voter interest.
{FALSE} // question: 17152459 name: The American Federation of Labor was a loosely affiliated association of ... ::The American Federation of Labor was a loosely affiliated association of ...::[html]
The American Federation of Labor was a loosely affiliated association of unions organized by trade or craft.
{TRUE} // question: 17152458 name: The Grange was formed as a response to the Knights of Labor. ::The Grange was formed as a response to the Knights of Labor.::[html]
The Grange was formed as a response to the Knights of Labor.
{FALSE} // question: 17152443 name: The Great Railway Strike and the Pullman Strike both took place during ... ::The Great Railway Strike and the Pullman Strike both took place during ...::[html]
The Great Railway Strike and the Pullman Strike both took place during periods of economic downturns.
{TRUE} // question: 17152469 name: The growth of companies led to a revolution in management structure. ::The growth of companies led to a revolution in management structure.::[html]
The growth of companies led to a revolution in management structure.
{TRUE} // question: 17152457 name: The Haymarket Square incident united the country. ::The Haymarket Square incident united the country.::[html]
The Haymarket Square incident united the country.
{FALSE} // question: 17152464 name: The Haymarket strike was the bloodiest union battle in the Gilded Age. ::The Haymarket strike was the bloodiest union battle in the Gilded Age.::[html]
The Haymarket strike was the bloodiest union battle in the Gilded Age.
{FALSE} // question: 17152442 name: The Interstate Commerce Act of 1887 banned pools and railroad rebates to ... ::The Interstate Commerce Act of 1887 banned pools and railroad rebates to ...::[html]
The Interstate Commerce Act of 1887 banned pools and railroad rebates to favored shippers.
{TRUE} // question: 17152455 name: The Knights of Labor refused to admit unskilled workers, women, or African ... ::The Knights of Labor refused to admit unskilled workers, women, or African ...::[html]
The Knights of Labor refused to admit unskilled workers, women, or African Americans.
{FALSE} // question: 17152441 name: The Knights of Labor sought equal pay for women. ::The Knights of Labor sought equal pay for women.::[html]
The Knights of Labor sought equal pay for women.
{FALSE} // question: 17152462 name: The merger movement began to abate as the depression lifted. ::The merger movement began to abate as the depression lifted.::[html]
The merger movement began to abate as the depression lifted.
{FALSE} // question: 17152435 name: The National Labor Union lasted less than a decade. ::The National Labor Union lasted less than a decade.::[html]
The National Labor Union lasted less than a decade.
{TRUE} // question: 17152445 name: The Populist Party’s presidential candidate in 1892 was a Union veteran. ::The Populist Party’s presidential candidate in 1892 was a Union veteran.::[html]
The Populist Party’s presidential candidate in 1892 was a Union veteran.
{TRUE} // question: 17152446 name: The radical demands of the Farmers’ Alliance had no lasting effect on U.S. ... ::The radical demands of the Farmers’ Alliance had no lasting effect on U.S. ...::[html]
The radical demands of the Farmers’ Alliance had no lasting effect on U.S. policies and society.
{FALSE} // question: 17152456 name: The rise of corporations coincided with the rise of salaried, “white-collar” ... ::The rise of corporations coincided with the rise of salaried, “white-collar” ...::[html]
The rise of corporations coincided with the rise of salaried, “white-collar” employees..
{TRUE} // question: 17152434 name: The Sherman Antitrust Act dealt a crippling blow to corporate trusts during ... ::The Sherman Antitrust Act dealt a crippling blow to corporate trusts during ...::[html]
The Sherman Antitrust Act dealt a crippling blow to corporate trusts during the 1890s.
{FALSE} // question: 17152449 name: The Supreme Court frequently used the Sherman Antitrust Act to limit the ... ::The Supreme Court frequently used the Sherman Antitrust Act to limit the ...::[html]
The Supreme Court frequently used the Sherman Antitrust Act to limit the power of unions rather than that of monopolies.
{TRUE} // question: 17152452 name: The term “Gilded Age” was coined by Charles Darwin. ::The term “Gilded Age” was coined by Charles Darwin.::[html]
The term “Gilded Age” was coined by Charles Darwin.
{FALSE} // question: 17152447 name: The U.S. economy grew very rapidly between 1878 and 1893. ::The U.S. economy grew very rapidly between 1878 and 1893.::[html]
The U.S. economy grew very rapidly between 1878 and 1893.
{TRUE} // question: 17152444 name: The worst labor violence of the 1870s occurred during the B&O Railroad strike... ::The worst labor violence of the 1870s occurred during the B&O Railroad strike...::[html]
The worst labor violence of the 1870s occurred during the B&O Railroad strike of 1877.
{TRUE} // question: 17152465 name: William Jennings Bryan galvanized the Populist party’s eventual split with ... ::William Jennings Bryan galvanized the Populist party’s eventual split with ...::[html]
William Jennings Bryan galvanized the Populist party’s eventual split with the Democratic Party in 1896.
{FALSE} // question: 17152437 name: William Jennings Bryan was the first presidential candidate of the Populist ... ::William Jennings Bryan was the first presidential candidate of the Populist ...::[html]
William Jennings Bryan was the first presidential candidate of the Populist Party.
{FALSE} // question: 17152467 name: William Jennings Bryan won a substantial share of the urban, immigrant, and ... ::William Jennings Bryan won a substantial share of the urban, immigrant, and ...::[html]
William Jennings Bryan won a substantial share of the urban, immigrant, and labor vote in 1896.
{FALSE} // question: 17152460 name: Workmen’s compensation did not appear in the United States until after World ... ::Workmen’s compensation did not appear in the United States until after World ...::[html]
Workmen’s compensation did not appear in the United States until after World War II.
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