US History Ch 16 Test Answers – Flashcards
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what was not a major cause of american industrial growth during the gilded age?
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low tariff
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why did john d rockefeller choose to invest in oil refining rather than one of the other segments of the industry?
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refining was a safe investment
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what was the first major trust that became the inspiration for many others?
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standard oil company
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the twin pillars of the "new south" were tobacco and
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textiles
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what christian industrial leader lived by motto, "to do a common thing uncommonly well brings success"?
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H J Heinz
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what was the most significant communications achievement during the gilded age?
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telegraph
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politics during the gilded age was dominated by all the following issues except
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aid to the poor
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why was the tariff of 1833 called the mongrel tariff?
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numerous amendments made the tariff revisions ineffective
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what industry was the main cause for passage of the interstate commerce act?
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railroads
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which of the following government acts seriously hurt the nation's economy?
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mckinley tariff
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what event discredited the knights of labor?
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haymarket riot
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when did the american federation of labor defy an injunction by federal courts?
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pullman strike
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what was the most significant goal of the grange during the 1870s?
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state regulation of railroads
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what was the main issue of the populist party?
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free silver
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what philosophy was used to defend the development of monopolies in industries such as oil and steel?
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social darwinism
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what was not a major element of american society during the gilded age?
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romanticism
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which of the following is not one of the human explanations for moody's success?
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education
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who was the most prolific writer of gospel songs and hymns in the nineteenth century?
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fanny crosby
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what unflattering title describes the industrialists who dominated america at the end of the nineteenth century?
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robber baron
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what method did businessmen use to control all segments of an industry, from raw materials to marketing?
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vertical integration
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what severe depression hit america during grover cleveland's second administration?
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panic of '93
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what is a court order forbidding an action?
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injunction
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what philosophy advocates the collective or government ownership of the means of production?
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socialism
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what free-silver party from the midwest became prominent in the 1890s?
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populist party
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who developed the theory of natural selection?
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darwin
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shipping and railroad baron
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cornelius vanderbilt
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steel giant
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andrew carnegie
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oil-refining trust
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rockefeller
