Question 1

Which of the following men was associated with Standard Oil?

Accepted Answer

A) J.P.Morgan 
B) James Duke 
C) Andrew Carnegie 
D) William Jennings Bryan 
E) John D.Rockefeller 
A) J.P.Morgan 
B) James Duke 
C) Andrew Carnegie 
D) William Jennings Bryan 
E) John D.Rockefeller E

Question 2

By 1890,women comprised 40 percent of all college graduates nationally.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 3

The inventor of the telephone was

Accepted Answer

A) George Kodak. 
B) Thomas Edison. 
C) Alexander Graham Bell. 
D) George Westinghouse. 
E) Elisha Otis. 
A) George Kodak. 
B) Thomas Edison. 
C) Alexander Graham Bell. 
D) George Westinghouse. 
E) Elisha Otis. C

Question 4

Ironically,labor was prevented from organizing because of the government's use of the

Accepted Answer

A) Interstate Commerce clause. 
B) Jim Crow laws. 
C) Sherman Antitrust Act. 
D) Voting Rights Act. 
E) Fourteenth Amendment. 
A) Interstate Commerce clause. 
B) Jim Crow laws. 
C) Sherman Antitrust Act. 
D) Voting Rights Act. 
E) Fourteenth Amendment.

Question 5

Describe the role of the Populist Party in Gilded Age politics and evaluate its impact on American society.

Accepted Answer

The Populist Party was founded by Farmer

Question 6

John D.Rockefeller's Standard Oil Company was the first "trust."

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

The term "Gilded Age" was coined by Mark Twain.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

In which year did the United States become the world's greatest industrial power?

Accepted Answer

A) 1890 
B) 1870 
C) 1940 
D) 1900 
E) 1865 
A) 1890 
B) 1870 
C) 1940 
D) 1900 
E) 1865

Question 9

National time zones were created by ____________________ in 1883.

Accepted Answer

The answer of National time zones were created by ____________________...

Question 10

The "gospel of wealth"

Accepted Answer

A) encouraged rich people to use their excess profits for the benefit of society. 
B) was rejected by most Protestant denominations. 
C) was a philosophy created by J.P.Morgan. 
D) led to the first federal welfare program in U.S.history. 
E) led to higher income taxes on the rich. 
A) encouraged rich people to use their excess profits for the benefit of society. 
B) was rejected by most Protestant denominations. 
C) was a philosophy created by J.P.Morgan. 
D) led to the first federal welfare program in U.S.history. 
E) led to higher income taxes on the rich.

Question 11

The Populist Party's presidential candidate in 1892 was a Union veteran.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

The application of evolution to society was known as ____________________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The application of evolution to society was...

Question 13

Explore the labor strife of the Gilded Age.Describe labor's goals,attempts to organize,and struggles with owners.

Accepted Answer

Essay should address several key points:

Question 14

IDENTIFICATIONS
-New Woman

Accepted Answer

rising out of the middle class,she was a

Question 15

In U.S.v.E.C.Knight Company,the Supreme Court ruled that the

Accepted Answer

A) sugar refining monopoly was illegal. 
B) federal government had no authority over the economy. 
C) Interstate Commerce Act was unconstitutional. 
D) Sherman Antitrust Act regulated commerce but not manufacturing. 
E) Sherman Antitrust Act was unconstitutional. 
A) sugar refining monopoly was illegal. 
B) federal government had no authority over the economy. 
C) Interstate Commerce Act was unconstitutional. 
D) Sherman Antitrust Act regulated commerce but not manufacturing. 
E) Sherman Antitrust Act was unconstitutional.

Question 16

During the nineteenth century,the Sherman Antitrust Act

Accepted Answer

A) successfully dissolved the ten largest corporations in the United States. 
B) was declared unconstitutional by the Supreme Court. 
C) was never used at all. 
D) was used by big business to break up unions and strikes. 
E) failed to pass either house of congress. 
A) successfully dissolved the ten largest corporations in the United States. 
B) was declared unconstitutional by the Supreme Court. 
C) was never used at all. 
D) was used by big business to break up unions and strikes. 
E) failed to pass either house of congress.

Question 17

Examine the role of the railroads in stimulating economic growth,arousing public hostility,and necessitating federal regulation of the industry.

Accepted Answer

The railroads were the major transportat

Question 18

The Haymarket Square incident united the country.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

IDENTIFICATIONS
-Eugene Debs

Accepted Answer

founder of the American Railwa

Question 20

The most powerful banker of the late 19ᵗʰ century was ____________________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The most powerful banker of the late...

Exam 19: The Rise of Corporate America, 1865-1914

Which of the following men was associated with Standard Oil?

By 1890,women comprised 40 percent of all college graduates nationally.

The inventor of the telephone was

Ironically,labor was prevented from organizing because of the government's use of the

Describe the role of the Populist Party in Gilded Age politics and evaluate its impact on American society.

John D.Rockefeller's Standard Oil Company was the first "trust."

The term "Gilded Age" was coined by Mark Twain.

In which year did the United States become the world's greatest industrial power?

National time zones were created by ____________________ in 1883.

The "gospel of wealth"

The Populist Party's presidential candidate in 1892 was a Union veteran.

The application of evolution to society was known as ____________________.

Explore the labor strife of the Gilded Age.Describe labor's goals,attempts to organize,and struggles with owners.

IDENTIFICATIONS -New Woman

In U.S.v.E.C.Knight Company,the Supreme Court ruled that the

During the nineteenth century,the Sherman Antitrust Act

Examine the role of the railroads in stimulating economic growth,arousing public hostility,and necessitating federal regulation of the industry.

The Haymarket Square incident united the country.

IDENTIFICATIONS -Eugene Debs

The most powerful banker of the late 19ᵗʰ century was ____________________.

When Old Worlds Collide: Contact, conquest, catastrophe

The Challenge to Spain and the Settlement of North America

England Discovers Its Colonies: Empire, liberty, and Expansion

Provincial America and the Struggle for a Continent

Reform, resistance, revolution

The Revolutionary Republic

Completing the Revolution, 1789-1815

Northern Transformations, 1790-1850

The Old South, 1790-1850

Toward an American Culture

Whigs and Democrats

Antebellum Reform

Manifest Destiny: an Empire for Liberty--Or Slavery

The Gathering Tempest, 1853-1860

Secession and Civil War, 1860-1862

A New Birth of Freedom, 1862-1865

Reconstruction, 1863-1877

A Transformed Nation: the West and the New South, 1865-1900

Cities, peoples, cultures, 1890-1920

Progressivism

Becoming a World Power, 1898-1917

War and Society, 1914-1920

The 1920s

The Great Depression and the New Deal, 1929-1939

America During the Second World War

The Age of Containment, 1946-1953

Affluence and Its Discontents, 1953-1963

America During Its Longest War, 1963-1974

Uncertain Times, 1974-1992

Economic, social, and Cultural Change in the Late 20th Century

A Time of Hope and Fear, 1993-2012

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