AMSCO Chapter 24, AMSCO Chapter 18, Chapter 23 Multiple Choice, Chapter 24 Multiple Choice Questions

Who among the following individuals or groups would most directly oppose the philosophy of the New Deal as explained in this excerpt?

A). American Liberty League

a. helped to build the nation into an industrial giant -numbers and energy

After the Civil War, the plentiful supply of unskilled labor in the United States: a. helped to build the nation into an industrial giant b. was not a significant force, because industrialization required skilled workers c. came almost exclusively from rural America d. increasingly found work in agriculture e. was almost entirely native born -Gave...

a. pools

Agreement between railroad corporations to divide the business in a given area and share the profits were called: a. pools b. trusts c. rebates d. interlocking directorates e. holding companies

d. immigration restrictions

All of the following were important factors in post-Civil War industrial expansion except: a. a large pool of unskilled labor b. an abundance of natural resources c. American ingenuity and inventiveness d. immigration restrictions e. a political climate favoring business

e. waste extravagance speculation, and graft reduced the moral stature of...

As a result of the Civil War, a. the population of the United States declined b. political dishonestly grew while honesty in business rose c. the North developed a strong sense of moral superiority d. the great majority of political and business leaders became corrupt e. waste extravagance speculation, and graft reduced the moral stature of...

e. inflationary policies

As a solution to the panic or depression of 1873, debtors suggested: a. a policy of deflation b. a passage of the Resumption Act of 1875 c. stronger federal control of banking d. restoring the government´s credit rating e. inflationary policies

e. all of the above

At the end of Reconstruction, Southern whites disenfranchised African-Americans with: a. literacy requirements b. poll taxes c. economic indimidation d. grandfather clauses e. all of the above

Which of the following would most likely support a belief that the government was "against the common people"?

B). Treatment of the Bonus Marchers

c. the vast majority of employers continued to fight organized labor

By 1900, American attitudes toward labor began to change as the public came to recognize the right of workers to bargain collectively and strike. Nevertheless: a. labor unions continued to decline in membership b. the American Federation of Labor failed to take advantage of the situation c. the vast majority of employers continued to fight organized labor d. Congress declared the AFL illegal e. workers began to turn to the Socialist Party

`Which of the following most directly supports the author's analysis?

C). Farm income fell from $11.4 billion in 1929 to $6.3 billion in 1932

Which of the following was designed to provide long term "job security" for workers?

C). National Labor Relations Act

Eleanor Roosevelt expressed the most independence from President Franklin Roosevelt and his advisers in her:

C). opposition to racial discrimination

b. a decline in agriculture relative to manufacturing d. sharper class distinctions e. a movement of women into the work force

Changes in the national economy in late-nineteenth-century America resulted in: a. a lower standard of living for most b. a decline in agriculture relative to manufacturing c. no significant changes in marriage patterns or family life d. sharper class distinctions e. a movement of women into the work force

Which of the following most directly addressed "security for capitalists?"

D). Security and Exchange Commission

The excerpt suggests that Eleanor Roosevelt knew that her positions could most harm her husband's standing with which of the following groups?

D). Southern Democrats

Which of the following was most directly related to the phrase in the testimony "the necessity for relief for our suffering fellow citizens?"

D). Twenty-five percent of the workforce was unemployed

b. built their railroads with government assistance

During the Gilded Age, most of the railroad barons: a. rejected government assistance b. built their railroads with government assistance c. relied exclusively on Chinese labor d. refused to get involved in politics e. focused on public service e. focused on public service

a. had few significant economic differences

During the Gilded Age, the Democrats and the Republicans: a. had few significant economic differences b. agreed on currency policy but not the tariff c. were separated by substantial differences in economic policy d. held similar views on all economic issues except for civil-service reform e. were divided over silver vs. gold currency

e. political patronage -entrenched loyalty to a party

During the Gilded Age, the lifeblood of both the Democratic and the Republican parties was: a. the Grand Army of the Republic b. the Roman Catholic Church c. ideological commitment d. big-city political machines e. political patronage -Meaning...

e. remained overwhelmingly rural and agricultural -Government left them alone

During the age of industrialization, the South: a. ? b. received preferential treatment from the railroads c. turned away from agriculture d. held to its ¨Old South¨ ideology e. remained overwhelmingly rural and agricultural -Why?

e. state legislatures -common people with Constitution, wanted voices heard

Efforts to regulate the monopolizing practices of railroad corporations first came in the form of action by: a. Congress b. the Supreme Court c. private lawsuits d. President Cleveland e. state legislatures -Just like....

b. corporations

Generally, the Supreme Court in the late nineteenth century interpreted the Constitution in such a way as to favor: a. labor unions b. corporations c. state regulatory agencies d. individual entrepreneurs e. independent workers and craftsmen

e. American has greater social mobility than Europe has

Historians critical of the captains of industry and capitalism concede that class-based protest has never been a powerful force in the United States because: a. most employers tried to treat their workers well b. few Europeans brought their political philosophies to the United States c. the captains of industry did not allow protest to take root d. many Americans inherited fortunes e. American has greater social mobility than Europe has

a. textile

In the late nineteenth century, tax benefits and cheap, nonunion labor attracted ________ manufacturing to the ¨new South¨: a. textile b. steel c. machine tool d. electrical appliance e. farm equipment

a. Congress -1). Congress had more power than the president, 2). big business rules

In the latter decades of the nineteenth century, it was generally true that the locus of political power was: a. Congress b. the president c. the federal courts d. the federal bureaucracy e. the states -Shows 1)... 2).....

e. passed a law prohibiting the immigration of Chinese laborers to America -Nativism

In the wake of anti-Chinese violence in California, the United States Congress: a. negotiated a restricted-immigration agreement with China b. did nothing, as it was California's problem c. banned the Kearneyites in San Francisco d. sent many Chinese back to their homeland e. passed a law prohibiting the immigration of Chinese laborers to America -Shows what ism?

a. interlocking dictorate -those other companies' decision

JP Morgan monitored his competition by placing officers of his bank on the boards of companies that he wanted to control. This method was known as a(n): a. interlocking dictorte b. trust c. vertical integration d. pool e. holding company -Which influenced...

c. showing mercy to his competitors

John D. Rockefeller used all of the following tactics to achieve success in the oil industry except: a. employing spies b. extorting rebates from railroads c. showing mercy to his competitors d. pursuing a policy of rule or ruin e. using high-pressure sales methods

c. the use of federal troops during strikes

Labor unrest in the 1870s and 1880s resulted in: a. Congress's passing legislation supporting the formation of unions b. a ban on Irish immigration c. the use of federal troops during strikes d. congressional acts to ban strikes e. growing middle class support for labor

c. A-3, B-2, C-1

Match each entrepreneur below with the form of business combination with which he is historically identified. A. Andrew Carnegie B. John D. Rockefeller C. J.P. Morgan 1. interlocking directorate 2. trust 3. vertical integration 4. pool a. A-2, B-4, C-1 b. A-3, B-2, C-4 c. A-3, B-2, C-1 d. A-1, B-3, C-2 e. A-4, B-1, C-3

c. economic necessity -had to provide for their family

Most women workers of the 1890s worked for: a. independence b. glamour c. economic necessity d. the service sector e. personal spending money -Meaning...

a. agriculture b. urbanization d. immigration e. industrialization

Multiple Answer Railroading in the late nineteenth century provided a significant stimulus to: a. agriculture b. urbanization c. feminism d. immigration e. industrialization

a. plentiful cheap labor b. available investment capital c. abundant natural resources e. massive immigration

Multiple Answer The factors promoting the growth of manufacturing in post-Civil War America included: a. plentiful cheap labor b. available investment capital c. abundant natural resources d. effective government planning e. massive immigration

c. the movement of people to cities

One by-product of the development of the railroads was: a. a scattering of the US population b. fewer big cities c. the movement of people to cities d. a reduction in immigration to the United States e. a loss of population in the East

b. the construction of more factories than existing markets would bear

One cause of the panic that broke in 1873 was: a. the reissuance of millions of dollars in greenbacks b. the construction of more factories than existing markets would bear c. an extremely high rate of inflation d. the formation of the Greenback Labor party e. excessive speculation of mining stocks

e. elimination of as much competition as possible

One of the methods by which post-Civil War business leaders increased their profits was: a. increased competition b. support for the idea of a centrally planned economy c. funding research on new technologies d. elimination of the tactic of vertical integration e. elimination of as much competition as possible

b. represented the first large-scale attempt by the federal government to regulate business

One of the most significant aspects of the Interstate Commerce Act was that it: a. revolutionized the business system b. represented the first large-scale attempt by the federal government to regulate business c. actually did nothing to control the abuses of big business d. failed to prohibit some of the worst abuses of big business, such as pools an rebates e. invoked the Constitution's interstate commerce clause

a. the cartoons of the political satirist Thomas Nast

One weapon that was used to put Boss Tweed, leader of New York City´s infamous Tweed Ring, in jail was: a. the cartoons of the political satirist Thomas Nast b. federal income tax evasion charges c the RICO racketeering act d. New York City´s ethics laws e. granting immunity to Tweed´s cronies in exchange for testimony

a. the romantic idea that industrialization diminished workers´ spiritual quality of life b. the assertion that workers were brutalized by the industrial system d. the claim that American industrialization sharpened class divisions

Over the last century, historians´ criticisms of the industrial capitalism of the Gilded Age have included: a. the romantic idea that industrialization diminished workers´ spiritual quality of life b. the assertion that workers were brutalized by the industrial system c. the argument that American living standards were not raised by industrialization d. the claim that American industrialization sharpened class divisions e. the assertions that most great American fortunes came from inherited wealth

d. borrowing $65 million in gold from J.P. Morgan's banking syndicate -big business has control over the government

President Grover Cleveland aroused widespread public anger by his action of: a. vetoing the Wilson-Gorman Tariff Act b. using federal troops to suppress Populist demonstrations c. taking the United States off the gold standard d. borrowing $65 million in gold from J.P. Morgan's banking syndicate e. wasting the federal surplus on pork-barrel spending -Shows....

d. his opponents chose a poor candidate for the presidency -forgotten presidents

President Ulysses S. Grant was reelected in 1872 because: a. the Democrats and Liberal Republicans could not decide on a single candidate b. he promised reforms in the political system c. he pleaded for a clasping of hands across ¨the bloody chasm" between the North and South d. his opponents chose a poor candidate for the presidency e. federal troops still controlled the South -Era of...

b. the withdrawal of federal troops from the South

The Compromise of 1877 resulted in: a. a renewal of the Republican commitment to protect black civil rights in the South b. the withdrawal of federal troops from the South c. the election of a Democrat to the presidency d. passage of the Bland-Allison Silver Purchase Act e. a plan to build the first transcontinental railroad

c. railroad construction kickbacks -government was corrupt fro the top on down

The Crédit Mobilier scandal involved: a. public utility company bribes b. Bureau of Indian Affairs payoffs c. railroad construction kickbacks d. evasion of excise taxes of distilled liquor e. manipulating the Wall Street stock market -Showed...

b. by strengthening the economic and political independence of the workers -give them a voice

The Knights of Labor believed that republican traditions and institutions could be preserved from corrupt monopolists: a. when Republicans were removed from office b. by strengthening the economic and political independence of the workers c. through the destruction of the American Federation of Labor d. by the development of strong craft unions e. by forming an independent political movement -Meaning.....

a. take a competitive examination

The Pendleton Act required appointees to public office to: a. take a competitive examination b. present a written recommendation from a congressman or senator c. agree to make financial contributions to their political party d. pledge independence from either major political party e. have a college

e. discouraged efforts to help the poor

The gospel of wealth, which associated godliness with wealth: a. relied on the sayings of Jesus b. inspired the wealthy to try to help the poor c. stimulated efforts to help minorities d. was opposed by most clergymen e. discouraged efforts to help the poor

e. the railroad network

The greatest single factor helping to spur the amazing industrialization of the post-Civil War years was: a. agriculture b. mining c. the steel industry d. electric power e. the railroad network

c. women -gave them jobs they never would have had

The group most affected by the new industrial age was: a. Native Americans b. African-Americans c. women d. southerners e. small town residents -How so...

b. called Jim Crow laws

The legal codes that established the system of segregation were: a. found only in the North b. called Jim Crow laws c. overturned by Plessy v. Ferguson d. undermined by the crop lien system e. passed during Reconstruction

c. American Federation of Labor -kept it to a select group of skilled laborers

The most effective and most enduring labor union of the post-Civil War period was the: a. National Labor Union b. Knights of Labor c. American Federation of Labor d. Knights of Columbus e. Congress of Industrial Organizations -how so....

c. the most severe and extended economic depression up to that time

The political developments of the 1890s were largely shaped by: a. widespread prosperity and federal budget surpluses b. America's growing involvement in overseas conflicts c. the most severe and extended economic depression up to that time d. the growing black rebellion against segregation and racial oppression e. the deadlock among Republicans, Democrats, and Populists in Congress

e. aroused great interest among voters -great voter turn out, terrible presidents

The presidential elections of the 1870s and 1880s: a. were all won by Republicans b. involved charismatic personalities c. were rarely close d. usually involved sharp partisan differences over issues like currency policy and civil-service reform e. aroused great interest among voters -How a paradox?...

d. avoid corporate regulation by the state -give them more rights... corporations as individuals

To help corporations, the courts ingeniously interpreted the Fourteenth Amendment, which was designed to protect the rights of ex-slaves, so as to: a. help freedom to work in factories b. incorporate big businesses c. allow the captains of industry to avoid paying taxes d. avoid corporate regulation by the state e. protec the civil rights of business people -How it helped...

c. establishment of a workers´ political party

To provide workers with job security, reformers wanted to introduce all of the following except: a. job protection b. wage protection c. establishment of a workers´ political party d. temporary unemployment compensation e. safety and health codes

e. businesspeople -laissez-faire

When he was president, Grover Cleveland's hands-off approach to government gained the support of: a. Civil War prisoners b. the Great Army of the Republic c. farmers d. workers e. businesspeople -Called....

c. too costly to move people in some areas without government help

When private railroad promoters asked the United States government for subsidies to build their railroads, they gave all of the following reasons for their request except that it was: a. too risky without government help b. too costly without government help c. too costly to move people in some areas without government help d. too unprofitable in some areas without government help e. impossible to serve military and postal needs without government help

d. government guarantees of "parity prices" for farmers

Which of the following was not among the platform planks adopted by the Populist Party in their convention of 1892? a. government ownership of the railroads, telephone, and telegraph b. free and unlimited coinage of silver in the ratio of 16 to 1 c. a one-term limit on the presidency d. government guarantees of "parity prices" for farmers e. immigration restrictions

a. closed shop -guarantees a union

Which one of the following is least like the other three? a. closed shop b. lockout c. yellow dog contract d. blacklist e. company town -How so...

e. big corporations

With the passage of the Pendleton Act, politicians now sought money from: a. new immigrants b. civil-service workers c. the small army of factory workers whom they now had to mobilize d. foreign contributors e. big corporations

Anthony targeted the states as the parts of government discriminating against women primarily for which of the following reasons?

a. Except for the 14th and 15th amendments, the US Constitution left the power of the states to determine who could vote

Which individual would be most likely to argue that the government should not intervene to improve the tenements?

a. Herbert Spencer

Which phrase best summarized what Riis considers the cause of the problems he sees?

b. "in the tenements all the influences make for evil"

Susan B. Anthony was arrested and fined $100 for casting an illegal vote in the presidential election of 1872. She refused to pay the fine. To whom of the following were her action most similar?

b. Henry David Thoreau

During the late 19th century, which of the following groups most benefited from the poverty described by Riis?

b. political machines

In the chart above, the "new immigrants" include those who arrived in the United States from:

b. southern and eastern Europe

Which of the following most likely explains the significant reduction of immigration during the 1870s and 1890s in the US?

c. financial panics and depressions

Susan B. Anthony's arguments for women's suffrage can best be understood in the context of:

c. the Reconstruction amendments

c. "separate but equal" facilities were constitutional

in the 1896 case of Plessy v. Ferguson, the Supreme Court ruled that: a. African-Americans could be denied the right to vote b. segregation was unconstitutional c. "separate but equal" facilities were constitutional d. the Fourteenth Amendment did not apply to African-Americans e. literacy tests for voting were constitutional