history midterm quiz ch 16.

which of the following did not advocate a more egalitarian distribution of wealth

Social Darwinism

which event is generally considered the end of the Indian wars ?

The Wounded Knee Massacre (1890)

William tweed was

a political boss in NYC

Presidential elections during the gilded age were typically

closely contested with high voter turnout

republican economic policies strongly favored

eastern industrialists and bankers

The Grange was an organization of farmers who advocated

government regulation of railroads

what kind of animal represented the popular image of standard oil and other monopolies?

octopus

The Dawes act of 1887 was designed to do all of the following except what

prevent whites from encroaching on native Americans land

which industry laid the foundation of americas "second Industrial revolution"?

railroads

congress created the interstate commerce commission (ICC) in 1887 to

regulate railroad raters ad practices to benefit farmers and consumers

In his speech " a second declaration of independence," labor leader Ira Steward argued that americas most urgent economic problem was

the growing gap between the rich and poor

the Greenback- labor Party or "Green backers" advocated

the printing of paper currency to increase the money supply

the theory of Social Darwinism argued that

the theory of evolution applied to humans, explaining why some were rich and others were poor

In How the Other Half lives Jacob Riis exposed what

the wretched living conditions of the workers and immigrants in NYC

The Knights of labor

were an inclusive labor organization whose guiding principle was the dignity of all forms of labor