Exam 23: Political Paralysis in the Gilded Age,1869-1896

Why did Chinese immigrants arouse such fierce hostility in the West in the 1880s? Was white discrimination and violence motivated primarily by racial feeling or by fear of Chinese labor competition?

Despite the lack of national political issues,Gilded Age elections often produced fierce local contests over culturally and religiously charged issues like

Who do you think was the best president in the Gilded Age? Why?

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Compromise of 1877

Match each politician below with the Republican political faction with which he was associated.

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -William Belknap

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Farmers' Alliance

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Andrew Carnegie

Economic unrest and the repeal of the Sherman Silver Purchase Act led to the rise of the pro-silver leader

Why did late-nineteenth-century presidential elections tend to focus on the personalities of the candidates rather than on real issues?

The national railroad strike of 1877 started when

The presidents of the late nineteenth century have been referred to as merely "custodial"─that is,nonassertive.Is this true? If so,why?

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -populism

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Bland-Allison Act

What were the causes and effects of the depression of the 1890s?

President James A.Garfield was assassinated

Which one of the following Gilded Age presidents had a different party affiliation from the other four?

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -the "bloody shirt"

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Wilson-Gorman Tariff

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -"Ohio Idea"