history midterm quiz ch 16.
which of the following did not advocate a more egalitarian distribution of wealth
Social Darwinism
which event is generally considered the end of the Indian wars ?
The Wounded Knee Massacre (1890)
William tweed was
a political boss in NYC
Presidential elections during the gilded age were typically
closely contested with high voter turnout
republican economic policies strongly favored
eastern industrialists and bankers
The Grange was an organization of farmers who advocated
government regulation of railroads
what kind of animal represented the popular image of standard oil and other monopolies?
octopus
The Dawes act of 1887 was designed to do all of the following except what
prevent whites from encroaching on native Americans land
which industry laid the foundation of americas "second Industrial revolution"?
railroads
congress created the interstate commerce commission (ICC) in 1887 to
regulate railroad raters ad practices to benefit farmers and consumers
In his speech " a second declaration of independence," labor leader Ira Steward argued that americas most urgent economic problem was
the growing gap between the rich and poor
the Greenback- labor Party or "Green backers" advocated
the printing of paper currency to increase the money supply
the theory of Social Darwinism argued that
the theory of evolution applied to humans, explaining why some were rich and others were poor
In How the Other Half lives Jacob Riis exposed what
the wretched living conditions of the workers and immigrants in NYC
The Knights of labor
were an inclusive labor organization whose guiding principle was the dignity of all forms of labor