Chapter 16 multiple choice – Flashcards
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By 1890, the majority of americans:
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worked for wages
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the second industrial rev. was markered by
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the acceleration of factory production and increaseed activity in the mining and railroad industries
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The _________ made possible the second industrial revolution in America.
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railroads
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in 1883, _____ divided the nation into four time zones still used today.
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the major railroad companies
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Thomas Edison:
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invented, among other things, a system for generating and distributing electricity
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in the 19th century, pools, trusts, and mergers were:
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ways that manufacturers sought to control the marketplace
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one significant eco. impact of the second industrial rev was:
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frequent and prolonged economic depressions
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How did standard oil depicted in the magazine Puck, illustrating the company as a dangerous monopoly?
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an octopus
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for workers, what did the second industrial revolution not mean to them
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a decrease in child labor
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the american working class:
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lived in desperate conditions
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In How the Other Half Lives, Jacob Riis:
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focused on the wretched conditions of NYC slums
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the impact of the second industrial rev on the trans-Mississippi West was:
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dramatic as an agricultural empire grew
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Bonanza farms:
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typically had 3,000 acres of land or more
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What became a symbol of a life of freedom on the open range?
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cowboys
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the economic developement of the American West was based on:
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lumber, mining industries, tourism, and farming
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what did hunters shoot while riding the railroads across the West?
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buffalo
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Chief Joseph:
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wanted freedom for his people, the Nez Perce
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ira steward argued that the most pressing issue facing the nation was:
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the growing gap between the rich and the poor
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the Indian victory at little big horn:
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only temporarily delayed the advance of white settlement
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What was the aim of Carlisle, a boarding school for Indians?
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to civilize the Indians
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The Dawes Act of 1887:
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Sought to break up the tribal system
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Elk vs. Wilkins:
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agreed with lowering court rulings that the 14th and 15th amendments did not apply to indians
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the ghost dance:
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was a religious revitalization campaign among Indians, feared by whites
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which event marked the end of the indian wars?
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battle of wounded knee
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William M. Tweed was a:
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political boss who, although corrupt, provided important services to NYers
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Credit Mobiler and the Whiskey ring:
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were indicative of the corruption in the Grant administration
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elections during the gilded age:
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were closely contested affairs
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the republican economic policies strongly favored:
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midwest farmers
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the civil service act of 1883:
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created a merit system for government workers
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the interstate commerce commission was established to:
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standardize the transport of animal feed between states
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the grange was an organization that:
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established cooperatives for storing and marketing farm output
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Social Darwinism is not:
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the theory evolved from the british scientist Charles Darwin
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what did william g sumner believe social classes owed each other?
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nothing at all
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the supreme court in lochner vs. NY
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voided a state law establishing that bakers could work a maximum of sixty hours per week
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the great railroad strike
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was evidence of working solidarity and the close ties between industry and the Republican party
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the knights of labor:
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was an inclusive organization that advocated for a vast array of reforms
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Henry george rejected the traditional equation of liberty with:
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ownership of land
