APUSH period 6
What did the "Gospel of Wealth" suggest as an answer to the inequality Carnegie observed?
Benefactors should use their wealth to create greater economic opportunity.
Which of the following characteristics of immigrants from southern and eastern Europe did NOT contribute to cultural tension after they arrived in America in the late 19th century?
Immigrants unanimously supported temperance laws.
Why did the United States annex Hawaii?
In order to protect the economic interests of sugar planters.
What changes led to the inequality Carnegie described during the late 19th century?
Increasing industrialization and economic consolidation.
How does this excerpt relate to the 19th century concepts of domesticity and separate spheres?
It shows how widespread the concepts were and urged women to conform.
Was the relationship between immigrants and political machines in the late 19th century cooperative or oppositional?
Political machines provided favors to immigrants in exchange for votes.
What impact did Reconstruction have on the legal rights of freedmen living in the post-bellum South?
Reconstruction had few benefits because federal laws were poorly enforced.
How much economic opportunity did blacks have in the post-bellum South?
Sharecropping meant blacks had were trapped in a cycle of economic dependency.
What connection, if any, did Social Darwinism have to American imperialism?
Social Darwinism supported American imperialism by arguing some people were naturally inferior to others.
Which of the following statements best describes the status of Native American tribes in the late 19th century?
The US government no longer treated the tribes as sovereign units and forced them onto modest reservations.
What factors contributed to the growth of the middle class during the late 19th century?
The expansion of educational opportunities and increasing professional employment.
What impact did the Indian boarding schools have on Native American culture?
They accelerated the cultural assimilation process although not in a uniform fashion.
What was the most common method workers used to confront business owners and managers during the late 19th century?
They formed labor unions and called for strikes.
What position did the Populist Party take on laissez-faire economics?
They opposed laissez-faire economics because it rejected government regulation.
Why did Congressmen enact the Chinese Exclusion Act?
They wanted to reduce economic competition from Chinese laborers.
