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

In Lochner v.New York,the Supreme Court ruling was a victory for the

Describe the sources of economic growth and development during the years from 1890 to 1920.

Founded in 1867,the Patrons of Husbandry was also known as the ____________________.

William Jennings Bryan was the first presidential candidate of the Populist Party.

An investment strategy,developed by Rockefeller,that enabled large corporations to control their markets was the creation of the ____________________.

____________________ was the new art movement in the Gilded Age.

William Jennings Bryan endorsed only the idea of free silver in the election of 1896.

A violent confrontation in Chicago between workers and police that was blamed on anarchists occurred at ____________________.

The long-time president of the American Federation of Labor was

Which of the following was not characteristic of U.S.society in the 1890s?

The U.S.economy grew very rapidly between 1878 and 1893.

One of the leading innovators in the production and marketing of goods at the turn of the century was

The leader of the Knights of Labor was ____________________.

The Knights of Labor organized the Haymarket Square demonstration.

The Supreme Court ruled in the 1880s that states could not regulate interstate railroad rates.

____________________,the plant manager for the Homestead Steel plant,was almost assassinated by an anarchist during a labor dispute.

Corporate consolidations or mergers were prompted primarily by a desire to

The effort to integrate different enterprises into single giant corporations,a process or movement known as ____________________,emerged as an important instrument of corporate expansion.

One of the pioneers in the mail order catalogue business was ____________________.

In the landmark decision of Munn v.Illinois (1877),the Supreme Court