Chapters 16-19 Industrialization, Labor, and Economic Change

chapter 16-19 Question Taylorism attempted to use scientific principles to better handle which aspect of business? What most directly explains the boost in production of McCormick reapers? By 1913, the United States produced one-third of the world's industrial output. This was more than __________ A wave of mergers peaked between 1897 and 1904. The largest of these mergers created the first billion dollar American corporation. What was that corporation? By 1900, the richest ten percent controlled perhaps _______ percent of the nation's wealth Which of the following most accurately describes the arguments of Social Darwinism? Which of the following events most seriously damaged the Knights of Labor? Which of the following groups was the most radical? The final two decades of the nineteenth century saw over _________ strikes and lockouts Which group founded the People's Party (also known as the Populists)? What did the Populists propose in the Omaha Platform? Why were southerners unable to maintain unity in the People's Party? Why did William Jennings Bryan attack the Gold Standard? Which of the following factors contributed to William McKinley's victory over William Jennings Bryan in the 1896 election? The Socialist Party of America achieved which of the following gains in the early twentieth century? The Homestead Act granted official title to 160 acre plots of land after how many years of settlement? What economic opportunity drew the most migrants to the West? The Dakota Uprising of 1862 began with what event? How did President Lincoln respond to the Sioux Uprising? What did the United States demand from the Comanche leading to the Red River War? How was the transcontinental railroad funded? What was the purpose of Western cattle drives? Most practices and objects associated with American cowboys were modified from ______ ranchers Which city served as the most important railroad hub, connecting the East and the West? Answer management The adoption of interchangeable parts All of the above, combined (a. Britain b. France c. Germany) United States Steel 90% State welfare and private charity would lead to degeneration by perpetuating the survival of the weak Haymarket Affair Knights of Labor 20,000 Small farmers in the South, Midwest, and Great Plains Nationalizing the country's railroad and telegraph systems to ensure that essential services would be run in the best interests of the people Racial Conflict He wanted to increase inflation to lower the burden of farmers debts McKinley was able to spend five times more than Bryan on the campaign All of the above. (A. Elected over 1,000 candidates to American political offices B. Gained over 150,000 registered members C. Garnered nearly one million votes for Socialist Party presidential candidate Eugene Debs in 1912) Five years Access to land for agriculture The death of five white settlers at the hands of four young Santee men Attempted to commute the sentences of captured Indians in order to maintain peace The United States demanded that the Comanche settle on government reservations Grants and loans from fed gov To bring cattle to eastern markets, mostly through railroad hubs Mexican Chicago Which group received more land from the government? What was the purpose of the Dawes General Allotment Act? The Paiute prophet Wovoka promised that which of the following would occur if Indians obeyed his instructions and participated in the ceremony that came to be called the Ghost Dance Approximately what percent of early rodeo contestants were women? What explains the popularity of Wild West shows? What was Frederick Jackson Turner's "Frontier Thesis?" Railroad companies Splintered vast Native American reservations into individual family homesteads Dead relatives would return to Earth Drought would end and the buffalo would return Anglo settlers would disappear in an apocalyptic disaster All of the above 10% Most Americans believed that Native cultures were disappearing, if not already gone, and felt a sense of urgency to see their dances and hear their songs? American culture was forged by the struggle between civilized settlers and savage frontier life, giving it a democratic and hardworking spirit In the late nineteenth century, which American city had the largest meat processing industry? How did railroads transform the American economy? Which census first revealed that a majority of Americans were living in cities By 1890, in most large northern cities, immigrants and their children amounted to what percent of the population? All of the following groups provided cultural space for immigrants to maintain their arts, languages, and traditions EXCEPT Immigrant Americans tended to vote for which political party? Chicago All of the following statements regarding the boosters of the New South are true EXCEPT They sought to move away from the South's dependence on cotton, believing that agricultural diversification would lead to economic development From 1880 to 1950, approximately _______ African Americans were murdered by white mobs. ________________, wrote an influential book, Southern Horrors: Lynch Law in All Its Phases and helped inspire the anti-lynching movement. What tactics were used to disenfranchise black voters? What was the Lost Cause? What was the most important aspect of the southern economy in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries? What was the "tainted money debate?" Which of the following statements regarding "muscular Christianity" are true: Which of these authors criticized Victorian era gender norms? when did the united states begin trading with china? what was the open door policy? Inspired the development of organized labor to meet the needs of a permanent working class 1920 60% Rotary clubs Democratic 5,000 Ida B. Wells All of the above (a. Poll taxes b. Literacy tests c. Violence and intimidation) A glorification of the memory of the Confederacy and a romanticization of the Old South as a pastoral land with benevolent masters and happy slaves Agriculture The decision whether the American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions would accept a large donation by John D. Rockefeller (fear) the country had become a nation of emasculated men Sought to stiffen young men's' backbones putting them in touch with their primal manliness c. Built summer camps and gymnasiums where young American men could strengthen their bodies and spirits) Both (a. Charlotte Perkins Gilman b. Kate Chopin) 1784 a call for all western powers to have equal access to chinese markets how did the united states respond to the boxer rebellion in china? All of the following statements regarding the Guano Islands Act of 1856 are true EXCEPT president mickenly sent the us army into china without consulting congress This legislation put Guano Islands on a path to statehood that later was rejected Victoriano Huerta executed democratically elected president, Why did President Wilson authorize the invasion Francisco Madero Americans with financial investments in of Veracruz, Mexico? Mexico asked for intervention Mexican forces mistakenly arrested American sailors During the nineteenth century, American interests in the Middle East revolved around all oil of the following EXCEPT All of the following statements regarding the The war began with the assassination of Emilio Aguinaldo, Philippine-American War are true EXCEPT president of the First Philippine Republic As President Theodore Roosevelt transformed battleships and a "blue water" navy that would win the American navy by emphasizing which of the Creating battles against rival fleets following strategies? Declaring that the U.S. had the right to preemptive action How did the Roosevelt Corollary modify the through intervention in any Latin American nation to correct Monroe Doctrine? administrative and fiscal deficiencies Women participated in the global influence of the United States in many ways, including as all of the following EXCEPT Which ethnic group faces the most rigid immigration restrictions? At the turn of the century, the percentage of immigrants from which region decreased in relation to other regions? Which ethnic group was most numerous among the Catholic bishops in the United States? Catholic clergymen who took up the name "Americanists" believed in all of the following EXCEPT What economic activity most united Brazil and the United States in the early nineteenth century? diplomats chinese eastern europe irish The separation of church and state would benefit Catholicism sugar trade