HIST 1378 (CH. 17-19)

in the late 19th C., the issue of primary interest to the republican party was

supporting high tariffs

at its height in 1886, the knights of labor were led by

terence v. powderly

In the late nineteenth century, the needs of the american steel industry directly contributed to the further development of all of the following except:

the automobile industry

which statement about education in the late nineteenth century is FALSE?

funding for public education was highest in rural areas

during the late nineteenth century, college education for american women

had expanded significantly

The process of making steel developed by Henry Bessemer

included both blowing air through and adding ingredients to molten iron

in 1900, the emergence of research laboratories in the american corporations

led to a diversification of research interests

which american writer would be least associated with the trend toward social realism in literature in the late nineteenth century?

mark twain

in the late nineteenth century, most american business millionairs

began their careers from positions of wealth and privilege

the molly maguires were a militant

labor union in the coal industry

in the early twentieth century, a principle goal of "Taylorism" was to

organize industrial production into many simple tasks

in his books, horatio alger

paid tribute to the possibility of social mobility in america

in 1894, the immigration restriction league

proposed screening immigrants to allow only the "desirable" ones to enter

in the late nineteenth century, political "machines" in cities owed their existence to the

rapid growth of urban america and the influx of millions of immigrants

in the late nineteenth century, urban political bosses did all of the following except

reduce the costs of city services

in the late nineteenth century, the most striking feature of the american party system was its

remarkable stability

accordding to the philosophy of pragmatism, society should be guided by

scientific inquiry

theodore dreiser's 1900 novel, sister carrie, dealt with

social dislocations and injustices of the present

the largest number of immigrants to the US in the late nineteenth century came from

southern and eastern europe

in what industry did the homestead strike of 1892 occur?

steel

as president, grover cleveland

was a fiscal conservative

during the 1870s and 1880s, most of the immigrants to the US came from

Great britain and northern europe

in the late nineteenth century, daniel de leon

founded the socialist labor party in the US

tenement buildings in urban america were

initially praised as an improvement in housing for the poor

in the 1890s, farmers favored the fed gov's coinage of silver because

it would result in an inflation of currency

who among the following began to develop an oil empire by taking control of competing oil companies in ohio?

john d. rockefeller

in the 1890s, jacob riis

reported on the living conditions of the urban poor to encourage improvements

the haymarket square riot of 1886

resulted in the convition and execution of several anarchists

a key to henry ford's success in mass production of automobiles was

the use of interchangeable parts

the great railroad strike of 1877

was launched in response to a wage cut

in the late nineteenth century, the first and most important promoter of social darwinism was

herbert spencer

edward bellamy's 1888 book, looking backward,

imagined an ideal future in which all corporations were combined into one great trust

in the 1890s, florence kelley and the national consumers league sought the

improve the wages and working conditions of employees of manufacturers and retailers

in the late nineteenth century, the tammany hall political machine

saw its most famous boss, william m. tweed, sent to prison

In the late nineteenth century, industry in the US...

saw the federal government eager to assist in its growth

which of the following innovations did not occur in consumer goods in the late nineteenth century?

the formation of credit card companies

in the late nineteenth century, social darwinists argued that people who failed economically in the IS did so because

they had poor individual character

in the election of 1884, "mugwumps" were

unhappy republicans who threatened to vote for the democrats

the business structure of carnegie steel was a good example of

vertical and horizontal integration

james A. garfield

was assassinated by an unsuccessful office seeker

the "Cross of Gold" speech was given in 1896 by

william jennings bryan

The first significant oil production in the US occurred in

Pennsylvania

In the US, the steel industry first emerged in

Pennsylvania and Ohio

in the late nineteenth century, compared to other immigrant ethnic groups, jews

-advanced rapidly economically -placed in a high value on education -huddled together in ethnic neighborhoods

by 1900, the transportation systems of american cities included

-elevated railroads -subways -electric trolleys and cable cars -suspension bridges

at the turn of the twentieth century, motion pictures

-had been invented by DW Griffith -were the first true mass entertainment medium -operated under strict morality codes

in the late nineteenth century, crime in large american urban centers

-led many city governments to create professional public police departments -swelled in the twenty years between 1880 and 1900 - was often blamed on the violent proclivities of immigrant groups.

interstate commerce act of 1887

-put in place a series of regulations for railroad companies -had little practical affect for decades -created a five-person commission to oversee the act

during the late nineteenth century, the growth of large corporations was helped by

-sales of company stock to the public -"limited liability" laws. -the realization that great ventures could not be financed by any single person.

samuel gompers was the leader of the

american federation of labor

Prior to the civil war, the steel industry in the US...

barely developed at all

the knights of labor

began as a secret fraternal organization

organized labor in the late nineteenth century failed to make great gains due to all the following factors except:

he absence of state and federal laws to protect the rights of workers

in the late nineteenth century, due to the growth of industrial capitalism, american workers

-saw rise in their standard of living -experienced a loss in their control over their own work -were forced to contend with arduous and dangerous working conditions

in the late nineteenth century, american universities

-significantly grew in number due to the morrill land grant act -had strong commitment to practical knowledge -began to form relationships with the private sector and the government

in the late nineteenth century, the assimilation of immigrants was encouraged by

-the sale of american products -church leaders -religious reform -public education

in the 1890s, populism appealed to

-the unemployed urban poor -unskilled industrial workers -small scale farmers -urban middle class reformers

during the late nineteenth century, anarchists in the US

-were relatively peaceful -were linked with violence and terrorism in the public mind -became tied to the labor movement in the public mind

by 1890, the percentage of the populations of chicago, new york, and detroit that were made up of immigrants was roughly

80-85%

to john d. rockefeller, the great "curse" of business in the late nineteenth century was

cutthroat competition

which of the following is true regarding work conditions in american factories in 1900?

Laborers could expect to work at least sixty hours a week

in 1892 the people's party called for

a gov network of crop warehouses

the 1920 census of the US revealed that

a majority of americans lived in "urban" areas

in the late 19th C., as veterans of the civil war retired,

a majority of the black and white male population in the north received federal pensions

in the late nineteenth century, the social writer henry george argued in favor of

a single land tax to replace all other taxes

the high degree of party loyalty in the late nineteenth century is explained primarily by

a voter's regional background

the late nineteenth-century sociologist lester frank ward

believed that human intelligence, not natural selection, shaped society.

in the late 19th C. democrats tended to attract the greater numbers of

catholics

in 1882, the first group of immigrants to be excluded from the US on the basis of their nationality were

chinese

a voter's party ID in the 19th C was usually a reflection of

cultural background

the pullman strike of 1894 began when george pullman, owner of the company

cut wages by 25% due to a slumping economy

the economic decline that followed the panic of 1893 demonstrated the

degree to which the american economy had become interconnected

in the 1870s, the internal combustion engine was developed in

europe

in the late nineteenth century, the granger laws supported the interests of

farmers

which of the following statements about the american railroad industry in the late nineteenth century is FALSE

it saw congress outlaw railroad combinations

one significant innovation of urban america in the late nineteenth century was

large public parks

in the late nineteenth century, suburbs on the edges of american cities were largely populated by

moderately well-to-do people

compared with the first generation, second generation immigrants were more likely to

break from their traditional culture

in 1894, jacob coxey and his supporters

called for a public works program for the unemployed

the election of 1892

saw the debut of the people's party

the primary goal of the american protective association was to

stop immigrants from entering the US

the 1896 election results saw

the populist movement suffer a disastrous defeat

eugene v. debs played a leading role in what labor event?

the pullman strike

orville and wilbur wright's first successful airplane flight in 1903

took place near kitty hawk, north carolina

the panic of 1893

triggered the nation's most severe depression up to that point

in 1886, the supreme court decided in the case of wabaash, st. louis, and pacific railway co. v. illinois that an illinois granger law was

unconstitutional because it infringed on congress's exclusive power over interstate commerce.

the sherman antitrust act of 1890

was used by the fed gov against labor unions

compared to the grange movement, the farmers' alliance

were far more widespread