Question 1

Why was the Interstate Commerce Commission created?

Accepted Answer

A)  to expand American exports 
B)  to regulate railroads 
C)  to encourage increased imports of foreign goods 
D)  to boost the dairy industry 
E)  to clean up corruption in politics 
A)  to expand American exports 
B)  to regulate railroads 
C)  to encourage increased imports of foreign goods 
D)  to boost the dairy industry 
E)  to clean up corruption in politics

Question 2

After 1890, most immigrants who came to the United States as part of the "new immigration" were from northern and western Europe.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Which of the following statements accurately describes tenement houses in New York City during the Gilded Age?

Accepted Answer

A)  They were cramped, yet offered more privacy than regular apartments. 
B)  They were urban, yet offered fresh air and large amounts of natural light. 
C)  They were crammed together and often housed immigrants. 
D)  They helped lower crime rates by building a sense of community. 
E)  They usually had two to three families in each building. 
A)  They were cramped, yet offered more privacy than regular apartments. 
B)  They were urban, yet offered fresh air and large amounts of natural light. 
C)  They were crammed together and often housed immigrants. 
D)  They helped lower crime rates by building a sense of community. 
E)  They usually had two to three families in each building.

Question 4

Which of the following was true of both Republicans and Democrats in the 1870s?

Accepted Answer

A)  Both parties took credit for abolishing slavery and saving the Union, which led to most day-to-day power coming to reside within the federal government. 
B)  Both parties came to develop factions that promoted honesty in government, even as both had their share of officials willing to buy or sell government jobs and legislative votes. 
C)  Both parties actively pursued controversial issues due to the low voter turnout of the Gilded Age and their certainty that they would avoid a close election. 
D)  Both parties rejected the idea of high tariffs on imports in all instances, even when they would benefit industry leaders, for fear of what it would do to the economy. 
E)  Both parties suffered from the lack of party loyalty in Gilded Age America and often lost prominent leaders who switched sides depending on the political climate at the time. 
A)  Both parties took credit for abolishing slavery and saving the Union, which led to most day-to-day power coming to reside within the federal government. 
B)  Both parties came to develop factions that promoted honesty in government, even as both had their share of officials willing to buy or sell government jobs and legislative votes. 
C)  Both parties actively pursued controversial issues due to the low voter turnout of the Gilded Age and their certainty that they would avoid a close election. 
D)  Both parties rejected the idea of high tariffs on imports in all instances, even when they would benefit industry leaders, for fear of what it would do to the economy. 
E)  Both parties suffered from the lack of party loyalty in Gilded Age America and often lost prominent leaders who switched sides depending on the political climate at the time.

Question 5

What distinguished the Granger movement from the Farmers' Alliances?

Accepted Answer

A)  Whereas the Grange had always focused solely on social and recreational activities as a means of raising awareness of the plight of farmers, the Alliances focused solely on political action. 
B)  Whereas the Grange enacted legislation only at the state level and often took out loans from banks, the Alliances focused solely on the local level and refused to participate in loans. 
C)  Whereas the Grange supported free-silver economic policies and low tariffs, the Alliances supported the gold standard and high tariffs. 
D)  Whereas the Grange failed to address declining crop prices and the inadequate amount of money in circulation, the Farmers' Alliances were created expressly to solve this problem. 
E)  Whereas the Grange was predominantly a wing of the Democratic party, the Alliances were predominantly a wing of the Republican party. 
A)  Whereas the Grange had always focused solely on social and recreational activities as a means of raising awareness of the plight of farmers, the Alliances focused solely on political action. 
B)  Whereas the Grange enacted legislation only at the state level and often took out loans from banks, the Alliances focused solely on the local level and refused to participate in loans. 
C)  Whereas the Grange supported free-silver economic policies and low tariffs, the Alliances supported the gold standard and high tariffs. 
D)  Whereas the Grange failed to address declining crop prices and the inadequate amount of money in circulation, the Farmers' Alliances were created expressly to solve this problem. 
E)  Whereas the Grange was predominantly a wing of the Democratic party, the Alliances were predominantly a wing of the Republican party.

Question 6

How did the nature of politics during the Gilded Age contribute to political corruption and stalemate?

Accepted Answer

During the Gilded Age, the nature of pol

Question 7

One of the causes of the 1893 depression was failure of

Accepted Answer

A)  the Philadelphia and Reading Railroad. 
B)  the stock market. 
C)  the commodity price index. 
D)  housing starts in 1891 and 1892. 
E)  regulation of the railroads on the part of Cleveland. 
A)  the Philadelphia and Reading Railroad. 
B)  the stock market. 
C)  the commodity price index. 
D)  housing starts in 1891 and 1892. 
E)  regulation of the railroads on the part of Cleveland.

Question 8

Ellis Island was constructed outside the port of New York City in response to

Accepted Answer

A)  garbage and sanitation problems. 
B)  overflowing jails. 
C)  the massive influx of immigrants. 
D)  the harbor's lack of defense. 
E)  the growing need for housing and apartments. 
A)  garbage and sanitation problems. 
B)  overflowing jails. 
C)  the massive influx of immigrants. 
D)  the harbor's lack of defense. 
E)  the growing need for housing and apartments.

Question 9

What strategy did Republicans commonly use in political campaigns during the 1870s and 1880s?

Accepted Answer

A)  They "waved the bloody shirt," accusing Democrats of having caused "secession and civil war." 
B)  They appealed to racial prejudices to gain white voters' support. 
C)  They courted the vote of immigrants and Catholics. 
D)  They promised to adopt silver coinage to make cash more available. 
E)  They promoted reformers' plans to regulate the railroads and Big Business more aggressively. 
A)  They "waved the bloody shirt," accusing Democrats of having caused "secession and civil war." 
B)  They appealed to racial prejudices to gain white voters' support. 
C)  They courted the vote of immigrants and Catholics. 
D)  They promised to adopt silver coinage to make cash more available. 
E)  They promoted reformers' plans to regulate the railroads and Big Business more aggressively.

Question 10

The People's party (the Populists) supported which candidate in the election of 1896?

Accepted Answer

A)  William McKinley 
B)  William Jennings Bryan 
C)  James Weaver 
D)  Benjamin Harrison 
E)  Theodore Roosevelt 
A)  William McKinley 
B)  William Jennings Bryan 
C)  James Weaver 
D)  Benjamin Harrison 
E)  Theodore Roosevelt

Question 11

What was the purpose of the "subtreasury plan"?

Accepted Answer

A)  It promoted deflation by withdrawing silver certificates from circulation. 
B)  It reestablished the gold standard. 
C)  It reclaimed unused land from the railroads. 
D)  It allowed farmers to secure low-interest government loans. 
E)  It said that the national bank could pull supplemental cash from private banks. 
A)  It promoted deflation by withdrawing silver certificates from circulation. 
B)  It reestablished the gold standard. 
C)  It reclaimed unused land from the railroads. 
D)  It allowed farmers to secure low-interest government loans. 
E)  It said that the national bank could pull supplemental cash from private banks.

Question 12

Following the 1893 depression, Coxey's Army

Accepted Answer

A)  demanded government jobs for the unemployed. 
B)  organized a massive protest march down Wall Street. 
C)  tried to overthrow the government. 
D)  carried Cleveland into the White House. 
E)  formed as a faction of Republican congressmen. 
A)  demanded government jobs for the unemployed. 
B)  organized a massive protest march down Wall Street. 
C)  tried to overthrow the government. 
D)  carried Cleveland into the White House. 
E)  formed as a faction of Republican congressmen.

Question 13

Describe the "urban culture" and discuss its growth in the later part of the nineteenth century. How did life in the big city reflect the changes and challenges of urbanization?

Accepted Answer

Urban culture in the later part of the n

Question 14

By the early twentieth century, going to the movie theater was the most popular form of entertainment for working women.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

What was the American Protective Association?

Accepted Answer

A)  It was a group of pharmaceutical companies that began a sanitation campaign in
New York City. 
B)  It was an anti-Semitic organization operating in the Deep South as part of the Republican party. 
C)  It was a secret organization whose members pledged never to employ or vote for
A Roman Catholic. 
D)  It was a military group that campaigned for a stronger navy from its base in
The Northeast. 
E)  It was a group of immigrants from southern and eastern Europe who fought for
Liberal policies. 
A)  It was a group of pharmaceutical companies that began a sanitation campaign in
New York City. 
B)  It was an anti-Semitic organization operating in the Deep South as part of the Republican party. 
C)  It was a secret organization whose members pledged never to employ or vote for
A Roman Catholic. 
D)  It was a military group that campaigned for a stronger navy from its base in
The Northeast. 
E)  It was a group of immigrants from southern and eastern Europe who fought for
Liberal policies.

Question 16

How effective were politicians in developing responses to the major economic and social problems of the Gilded Age?

Accepted Answer

The effectiveness of politicians in deve

Question 17

Match each description with the item below.
-Lester Frank Ward

Accepted Answer

A) was a government employee who had worked his way out of poverty and became chief spokesperson for reform Darwinism 
B) wrote On the Origin of Species and demonstrated the impact of the concept known as "natural selection" 
C) was inaugurated as president at a time of economic recovery in part due to inflation following a depression 
D) was a New York City painter known for his "spectatorial sensibility," observing the lives of others on the street and through windows 
E) was a president who supported the Half-Breeds, gave an inaugural address passionately defending civil rights, and opposed labor unions and the women's vote
F)was a fiery, evangelical moralist who believed that allowing the masses to become prosperous would benefit every class
G)distanced himself as president from the Stalwarts, surprised many by becoming a civil service reformer, and contracted a kidney disease while in office
H)led march on Washington, D.C., to demand that the federal government provide jobs for the unemployed
I)was part of the Department of Agriculture and founded the Grange following a tour of the southern United States
J)was an attorney and charismatic speaker for the farm protest movement who believed the two political parties were dishonest 
A) was a government employee who had worked his way out of poverty and became chief spokesperson for reform Darwinism 
B) wrote On the Origin of Species and demonstrated the impact of the concept known as "natural selection" 
C) was inaugurated as president at a time of economic recovery in part due to inflation following a depression 
D) was a New York City painter known for his "spectatorial sensibility," observing the lives of others on the street and through windows 
E) was a president who supported the Half-Breeds, gave an inaugural address passionately defending civil rights, and opposed labor unions and the women's vote
F)was a fiery, evangelical moralist who believed that allowing the masses to become prosperous would benefit every class
G)distanced himself as president from the Stalwarts, surprised many by becoming a civil service reformer, and contracted a kidney disease while in office
H)led march on Washington, D.C., to demand that the federal government provide jobs for the unemployed
I)was part of the Department of Agriculture and founded the Grange following a tour of the southern United States
J)was an attorney and charismatic speaker for the farm protest movement who believed the two political parties were dishonest

Question 18

Mugwumps tended to oppose civil service reform.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Which of the following accurately describes Cleveland's response to the depression of 1893?

Accepted Answer

A)  He led with such authority and promise that he managed to prevent a wave of labor unrest from occurring. 
B)  He acted too conservatively, causing the weak economy to have less money in circulation when it needed more. 
C)  As a populist, he had the primary objective of promoting capitalism and, in effect, refused to interfere in the economy. 
D)  He became a national hero because most of the country blamed the economic crisis on the Republicans and their legislation. 
E)  He sent Coxey's army to the hardest-hit regions of the country to help citizens cope with the economic downturn. 
A)  He led with such authority and promise that he managed to prevent a wave of labor unrest from occurring. 
B)  He acted too conservatively, causing the weak economy to have less money in circulation when it needed more. 
C)  As a populist, he had the primary objective of promoting capitalism and, in effect, refused to interfere in the economy. 
D)  He became a national hero because most of the country blamed the economic crisis on the Republicans and their legislation. 
E)  He sent Coxey's army to the hardest-hit regions of the country to help citizens cope with the economic downturn.

Question 20

The spread of mass transit was a major factor in the growth of the suburbs.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 19: Political Stalemate and Rural Revolt

Why was the Interstate Commerce Commission created?

After 1890, most immigrants who came to the United States as part of the "new immigration" were from northern and western Europe.

Which of the following statements accurately describes tenement houses in New York City during the Gilded Age?

Which of the following was true of both Republicans and Democrats in the 1870s?

What distinguished the Granger movement from the Farmers' Alliances?

How did the nature of politics during the Gilded Age contribute to political corruption and stalemate?

One of the causes of the 1893 depression was failure of

Ellis Island was constructed outside the port of New York City in response to

What strategy did Republicans commonly use in political campaigns during the 1870s and 1880s?

The People's party (the Populists) supported which candidate in the election of 1896?

What was the purpose of the "subtreasury plan"?

Following the 1893 depression, Coxey's Army

Describe the "urban culture" and discuss its growth in the later part of the nineteenth century. How did life in the big city reflect the changes and challenges of urbanization?

By the early twentieth century, going to the movie theater was the most popular form of entertainment for working women.

What was the American Protective Association?

How effective were politicians in developing responses to the major economic and social problems of the Gilded Age?

Match each description with the item below. -Lester Frank Ward

Mugwumps tended to oppose civil service reform.

Which of the following accurately describes Cleveland's response to the depression of 1893?

The spread of mass transit was a major factor in the growth of the suburbs.

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