history

George Pullman manufactured the: Pullman Palace Rail Car. Pullman Clocks. Pullman Rifles. Pullman Refrigerated Rail Car.

pullman palace rail car

The graduated income tax: was proposed by the Republican Party. taxed the wealthy less than the poor. taxed the poor at a lower rate than the wealthy. punished the middle class.

taxed the poor at a lower rate than the wealthy

The final two decades of the nineteenth century saw over _________ strikes and lockouts 20,000 8,000 1,200 500

20,000

This union emerged as a conservative alternative to the vision of the Knights of Labor. An alliance of craft unions (unions composed of skilled workers), it rejected the Knights' expansive vision of a "producerist" economy and advocated "pure and simple trade unionism," a program that aimed for practical gains (higher wages, fewer hours, and safer conditions) through a conservative approach that tried to avoid strikes. The Congress of Industrial Organizations (CIO) The Amalgamated Association of Iron and Steel Workers The American Federation of Labor (AFL) The American Railway Union (ARU)

AFL

Why were southerners unable to maintain unity in the People's Party? Ideological conflict between leaders of the party Racial conflict Economic depression Lack of coordination

Ideological conflict between leaders of the party

The Socialist Party of America achieved which of the following gains in the early twentieth century? Garnered nearly one million votes for Socialist Party presidential candidate Eugene Debs in 1912 Gained over 150,000 registered members All of the answers are correct. Garnered nearly one million votes for Socialist Party presidential candidate Eugene Debs in 1912

all of the answers are correct

What did the Populists propose in the Omaha Platform? Establishment of a network of federally-managed warehouses—called subtreasuries—which would extend government loans to farmers Promoted an inflationary monetary policy by monetizing silver All of the answers are correct. Nationalizing the country's railroad and telegraph systems to ensure that essential services would be run in the best interests of the people

all of the answers are correct

Samuel Gompers was the leader of the: American Federation of Labor. Knights of Labor. Molly Maguires. American Railway Union.

american federation of labor

The great financial and industrial titans, the so-called robber barons, included railroad operators such as: Andrew Carnegie J.P. Morgan J. D. Rockefeller Cornelius Vanderbilt

cornelius vanderbilt

The Pullman strike of 1894 began when George Pullman, owner of the company: referred to workers as his "children." began hiring African American workers in his factories. ordered workers out of their housing. cut wages due to a slumping economy.

cut wages due to a slumping economy.

In the late nineteenth century, most American agriculture shifted: from tobacco to cotton production. large agribusinesses to small family-owned farms. from the West to the East. from subsistence farming to commercial agriculture.

from subsistence farming to commercial agriculture.

The Republican platform in the Election of 1896 called for all of the following, BUT: protective tariff. pro-business and pro-Northeast measures. the gold standard. government ownership of the railroads.

government ownership of the railroads

The Populists nominated former Civil War general _____________________ as their presidential candidate at the party's first national convention in Omaha, Nebraska, on July 4, 1892. James Field William Jennings Bryan James B. Weaver Ulysses S. Grant

james b weaver

Which of the following was NOT significantly associated with the steel industry? Henry Bessemer James J. Hill Andrew Carnegie Henry Clay Frick

james j hill

Who among the following developed an oil empire? Andrew Carnegie J. P. Morgan Samuel Morse John D. Rockefeller

john d rockefeller

Which of the following groups was the most radical? Congress of Industrial Organizations United Auto Workers Union Knights of Labor American Federation of Labor

knights of labor

What most directly explains the boost in production of McCormick reapers? Increased international demand The adoption of interchangeable parts The turn to skilled labor Government loans

the adoption of interchangeable parts

In Chicago, police forces killed several workers while breaking up protesters at the McCormick reaper works. Labor leaders and radicals called for a protest the following day, which police also proceeded to break up. But as they did, a bomb exploded and killed seven policemen. Police fired into the crowd, killing four. The deaths of the Chicago policemen sparked outrage across the nation, and the sensationalization of _______________________ helped many Americans to associate unionism with radicalism. the Pullman Strike the Homestead Strike the Great Railroad Strike the Haymarket Riot

the haymarket riot

According to the ideas expressed by Andrew Carnegie in his The Gospel of Wealth: it was the "Christian duty" of every American to become wealthy. successful businessmen had every right to live as they pleased. only pious Americans would prosper. the rich had great responsibilities to society.

the rich had great responsibilities to society

In the late nineteenth century, Social Darwinists argued that people who failed economically in the United States did so because: racism and other prejudices held them back. they were not members of "the elect." they had not received a college education. they were not fit enough to survive in the market.

they were not fit enough to survive in the market

The business structure of Standard Oil is a good example of: centralized integration. vertical and horizontal integration. diagonal integration. smart integration.

vertical and horizontal integration

Jacob Coxey and his "army" of unemployed workers who marched on Washington, D.C. launched an unsuccessful attack on the White House. were greeted by President Grover Cleveland with open arms. wanted the government to give people jobs doing public works. embraced the laissez faire approach to the economy.

wanted the government to give people jobs doing public works

Which presidential candidate delivered the electrifying "Cross of Gold" speech? James Weaver William McKinley Marcus Alonzo Hanna William Jennings Bryan

william Jennigns Bryan

He accomplished many different things in his life: he was a skilled orator, a Nebraska congressman, a three-time presidential candidate, U.S. secretary of state under Woodrow Wilson, and a lawyer who supported prohibition and opposed Darwinism (most notably in the 1925 Scopes Monkey Trial). James B. Weaver William McKinley Ulysses S. Grant William Jennings Bryan

william jennings brown

Who did the Democrats nominate as their presidential candidate in the Election of 1896? James Weaver Marcus Alonzo Hanna William Jennings Bryan William McKinley

william jennings bryan