MUSH Exam 1 Review 16-19
what american city had a severe earth quake in 1906? 18
San Francisco
what did the critics call the congressional law of 1873 that officially discontinued silver coinage?19
crime of '73
the sherman antitrust act was meant to limit the creation of monopolies and cartels but instead it was used to?19
ended up limiting the creation of monopolies and cartel but breaking up unions. indifferently enforced and weakened by courts
what was the name of the 1888 book which imagined an ideal future in which all corporations were combined into one great trust? 17
"Looking Backward, 2000-1887" by Edward Bellamy
what was the name of the developer of the theory of scientific management? 17
"Taylorism" Frederick Winslow Taylor
What did the Comstock Lode mine produce? *16
1st major discovery of silver.
Eugene V. Debs played a leading role in what labor event? 17
American Railway Union went on strike in support of workers and paralyzed railway traffic over western half of nation.
who gave the cross of gold speech in 1896? 19
Cong william jennings bryan
what act expanded the homestead act of 1862 *16
Enlarged Homestead Act Timber Culture Act
During the 1870s and 80s most of the immigrants to the US came from what countries? 17
Europe, China, Canada, and Mexico before 1880, England Ireland and northern Europe
in the late 19th century what philosopher introduced and championed the concept of social darwinism? 17
Herbert Spencer
what US government policy of the 1850s assigned all tribes to their own defined reservations? *16
Indian Appropriations Act
in the late 19th century leisure activities could sometimes bridge but tended to be divided by what things?
Mass entertainment bridged differences of race gender class but it still remained sharply divided in some areas.
in the 2nd half of the 19 century, the working class in the western economy was
all answers a. highly multiracial b. highly stratified along racial lines c. paid in some cases higher wages than workers in East d. both A and C e all answers
what was one quality that struck the reader of "How the Other Half Lives" 18
authors sense of christian moralism
the political battles between Stalwarts and half breeds constituted a fight
between republican traditionalists and reformers
how did jacob riis produce light for his camera to take pictures? 18
by lighting a combustible powder by firing a blank cartridge in a revolver.
in the late 19th century democrats tended to attract great numbers of
catholics
as a result of laws requiring compulsory grade school education what practice in industry became more limited? 18
child labor
what was the goal of the American Indian reservation system and later the Dawes Act of 1887? *16
goal was to break Native American culture and force them to assimilate to American Culture
tenement buildings in urban america were
initially praised as an improvement in housing for the poor
who were the Molly Maguires? 17
irish secret society and militant labor union among PA coal miners
Samuel Burchard's "rum, Romanism, and rebellion" speech during the election of 1884 most hurt
james G blaine
in the USA the steel industry first emerged in
pennsylvania and ohio
who was the leader of Hawaii who was forced to yield authority to the american government upon annexation?19
queen liliuokalani
during the 19th century, the term coolie
referred to Chinese indentured servants
in the late 19 century the tammany hall political machine
saw its most famous boss, william m tweed, sent to prison
in the late 19th century industry in the united states
saw the federal government eager to assist in its growth
according to the philosophy of pragmatism, society should be guided by what concept?18
scientific inquiry
during the spanish american war how were all black units treated by the US army and the cubans?19
some racial prejudice but were treated well
By the 1890s, more than half of all immigrants in the United States were coming from
southern and eastern Europe
in the late 19th century, commercial farmers were not ______ and make little effort to be so. 16
subsistence farmers
in the 1888 election the position of primary importance to the republican party was
support of high tariffs
in "the significance of the frontier in american history" fredrick jackson turner claimed
that the end of the frontier also marked the end of one of the most important democratizing forces in american life.
what ethnic group came for the Gold rush and stayed to work on the transcontinental railroad? 16
the chinese (coolies- chinese indentured servants)
what Act passed in 1884 was designed to force Indians to become landowners and farmers? 16
the dawes severalty act of 1887
during the late 19th century, all of the following innovations occurred in consumer goods except
the formation of credit card companies
in the time before mass white migration, the Plains Indians were
the most widespread indian groups in the west
orville and wilbur wrights first successful airplane flight in 1903
took place in kitty hawk north carolina
the business structure of Carnegie Stell was a good example of
vertical integration
did the political inexperience of many Grange leaders hurt the national grange movement ?19
yes it did.