chapter 17

1.

1 point

which of the following refers to the accumulation and lavish spending of wealth by some American capitalists in the post civil war era?

fin de siecle

the gilded age

the golden age

the age on innocence

2.

1 point

which of the following best reflects historian HW Brands thesis regarding post civil war america?

the lack of antimonopoly laws....

the consolidation of businesses into monopoly corporations....

the "robber barons" destroyed US democracy....

the rapid industrialization of the US economy....

3.

1 point

immigrants to the United States in the last quarter of the 19th century came primarily from

asia

latin america

canada

european farms and villages

4.

1 point

one noticeable result of the incorporation of america was the

number of poor children who begun to obtain a college education

leisure time and activities available to middle-class children

increasing number of middle-class children working in factories

insistence that children become self-sufficient as soon as possible

5.

1 point

according to the excerpt, the greatest danger that immigrants pose to the democratic process in the US is

their ambition to fill all of the political offices with their friends

their tendency to be manipulated by a politician appealing to prejudices

their nationalistic loyalties would create racist and ethnic conflicts

their habitual deference to rule by monarchy

6.

1 point

which of the following best reflect Josiah String's fear regarding immigrants influence on american morals?

their ignorance and poverty would encourage rioting

their manufacture and sale of alcohol would lead others to dissipation

their lack of hygiene would promote the spread of diseases

their nationalistic loyalties would create racist and ethnic conflicts

7.

1 point

carnegies doctrine that the wealthy have a responsibility to make philanthropic contributions to improve society is known as

the benevolent empire

the gospel of wealth

social darwinism

the social gospel

8.

1 point

all of the following characterizes Americas large cities in the last decades of the 19th century EXCEPT

outbreaks of deadly diseased such as cholera and tuberculosis

transportation limited to the central business district

crowded tenements

increasing segregation of social groups by income

9.

1 point

which of the following contributed most directly to the passage of the chinese exclusion act?

the depression of the 1870s

the influx of japanese immigrants

the election of James A Garfield

the influx of irish immigrants

10.

1 point

which of the following groups would be most directly affected by a railroad monopolys ability to change any freight rate

eastern european immigrants

bankers

farmers

native americans

11.

1 point

which of the following movements can be viewed as an effort to persuade immigrants to americanize?

the populist movement

the prison reform movement

the civil right movement

the temperance movement

12.

1 point

during the economic boom of the mid-to-late 1800s, the geographic center of manufacturing kept moving

north

east

southeast

west

13.

1 point

The excerpt most directly reflects which of the following views of economic inequality?

it is the inevitable outcome of human selfishness and greed

is id the tragic result of the savage darwinian law of competition

it is an indication of a fundamental flaw in capitalist system

it is a sign of progress and beneficial for the advancement of civilization

14.

1 point

by the beginning of the 1900s:

business, depending on large scale investments, had organized and formed vast corporations

the united states had fallen significantly behind in terms of industrial technology

most american businesses were still family owned and operated

federal anti monopoly laws had retarded the growth of big business

15.

1 point

the rise of cities and industry

caused sweeping changes in all segments of american society

was steady through the 19th century

laid the foundation of pre civil war society

had little effect on american life

16.

1 point

which of the following most accurately reflects the effects of the chinese exclusion act of 1882?

it banned chinese laborers immigration to the US and prohibited chinese who were legally in the nation from attaining citizenship

it banned all Asian immigration to the US and prohibited asians who were legally in the nation from attaining citizenship

in banned chinese prostitutes immigration to the US but allowed reputable Chinese laborers

it banned chinese laborers immigration to the US but allowed resident Chinese to attain citizenship

17.

1 point

which of the following most directly contradicts andrew carnies proposed "tied to brotherhood" between rich and poor

carnies rags to riches life trajectory

the endowment of the carnegie libraries

the carnegie achievement of vertical integration

the response to the homestead strike at carnegies plant

18.

1 point

the image of Cornelius Vanderbilt controlling his rail empire most directly reflects which of the following?

the post-Civil war creation of the corporations of a size not previously known in the US

the disparity between railroad development in the north and the south after the civil war

the balancing act between public service and private enterprise maintained by cornelius vanderbilt after the civil war

the post-civil war completion of the transcontinental railroad across the US

19.

1 point

which of the following was NOT a factor in american industrial development?

an abundance of natural resources

a heavy influx of immigrants

an abundance of labor

industrialization of the south

20.

1 point

horizontal trust combinations like the standard oil trust

allowed for unlimited competition

helped to raise workers wages

secured control over output prices

served to limit protection

21.

1 point

which of the following was the most persistent problem facing municipalities in the united states throughout the United States in the last quarter of the 19th century?

decreasing municipal tax bases

deteriorating transportation systems

inadequate water and sewer systems

gang violence among unemployed youth

22.

1 point

according to this except, which of the following is the main objection that white americans had to the chinese

they corrupted the nation by selling alcohol

they increased competition for jobs

they did not immigrate with their families

they tried to alter the nations religion

23.

1 point

which of the following would most directly support brands argument in the excerpt?

the rise of an american middle class

the existence of sweatshops

the rise of the farmers alliance

the haymarket incident

24.

1 point

the term "robber baron" refers to

early 19th century federalists

early 20th century populists

late 18th century british mercantilists

late 19th century industrialists

25.

1 point

which of the following would most directly support brands argument in the excerpt?

panic of 1873

1876 centennial exhibition of industry

success of electric light

widespread ownership of model T