History (Chapter 18)

Which political party during the Gilded Age promoted the plight of miners and farmers?

Populists

Perhaps one of the greatest catalysts to reform during the Gilded Age was the assassination of

President Garfield.

The new immigrants that arrived after 1890 to the United States were not primarily

Protestant.

Which of the following was not a way early reformers suggested to improve conditions in the cities during the Gilded Age?

Require slaughterhouses to be outside the city

What was not a cause of the changes in recreation and leisure in the Gilded Age?

Sanitation improvements

The faction of the Republican party during the Gilded Age that was not concerned with the excesses of the time was known as the

Stalwarts.

In the cities, what helped spur the development of professional sporting events?

Streetcars

Which of the following was not a reason to move to the cities during the Gilded Age?

Tenant farming removed prime land from the agricultural economy, thus causing the loss of jobs.

The first federal law passed to restrict immigration on the basis of race was

The Chinese Exclusion Act.

As labor unions became more common during the Gilded Age, what other aspect did they take on in the lives of their members?

They provided social activities.

One of the major downsides of urban dwelling during the Gilded Age was

a rise in sicknesses as a result of the overcrowding of living conditions in the cities.

A common occurrence during the Gilded Age of politics was that members of Congress often

accepted bribes.

Perhaps the most profound work of science published during the latter half of the 19th century was

Charles Darwin's On the Origin of Species.

Which of the following did not aid the construction of taller buildings in the Gilded Age?

Coal-burning furnaces

Unlike the Grange, the ____________ promoted political involvement among its members to enact change for their members.

Farmers' Alliances

What did not play a role in the terrible economic conditions in the South during the late 19th century?

Lack of labor

This replaced the spoils system for federal jobs with job placement on the basis of competitive testing.

Pendleton Civil Service Reform Act

In 1885, the United States government stopped

companies from paying to import workers from outside the nation.

President Cleveland made the Panic of 1893 worse by

convincing Congress to switch back to only minting gold.

The National Grange of the Patrons of Husbandry promoted the use of ________ to help farmers.

cooperatives

During the Gilded Age the real leaders of the United States could be said to be

corporations.

During the period immediately following the Civil War, major cities in the United States

experienced growth, sometimes up to four times their original population.

Unlike today, citizens during the Gilded Age expected the ___________ to have little to no effect on their daily lives.

federal government

President Cleveland's decision to support the gold standard

fractured the Democrat party into pro-gold, pro-silver wings.

Because of the amount of free time available to workingmen during the Gilded Age, "talking ______" became a popular hobby.

politics

Cholera, typhoid fever, and yellow fever were often the result in urban areas of

poor sanitation.

Because of the excesses of the Gilded Age, a major period of ________ occurred to _______ it.

reform, counter

Republican Protestants during the Gilded Age had a tendency to consider __________ the central social evil in the United States.

saloons

The most popular leisure destinations for the urban working class during the Gilded Age were

saloons.

Overcrowded, filthy, and poorly maintained ___________ were where the poor of the urban areas lived.

tenements

A major concern toward those labeled "new immigrants" was

that they resisted assimilation.

The Panic of 1893 started when

the Philadelphia and Reading Railroad declared bankruptcy.

During the Gilded Age, temperance organizations were best associated with

the Republican party.

One of the ways politics in the Gilded Age was different than today was that

voters voted for the same party, election after election, regardless of the candidate.

The practice by Republicans of reminding voters who caused the Civil War was known as

waving the bloody shirt.

What segment of the economy was not actively engaged in recruiting newly arrived immigrants during the Gilded Age?

Agriculture

The section of the Republican party during the Gilded Age that was concerned with the excesses of the time were known as the

Half-Breeds.

The concept of "survival of the fittest" being applied to human society was introduced by

Herbert Spencer.

What organization was formed to prevent the Anglo-Saxon "race" from being "contaminated"?

Immigration Restriction League

Why did many people want a monetary supply not tied to gold or silver?

It would make prices higher on goods.

What affected African Americans' rights to vote in the South during the Gilded Age?

Jim Crow Laws removed their right to vote.

What invention did not ease the ability of people to live outside of major urban areas yet still work there?

The automobile

What made immigration different in the time between 1860 and 1920 than in previous years?

The immigrants tended to come from eastern and southern Europe.

In cities during the Gilded Age, the political process was usually controlled by ________, and their organizations were known as _________.

bosses, machines

Native-born Americans who saw the influx of new immigrants to the United States with concern were called

nativists.