HIST 1302 MIDTERM

Question 1

One of Andrew Carnegies key attributes as a great entrepreneur was his:

Answer 1

his pioneering inventions in the steel making process

Question 2

at the time of his death, this great american inventor held 1328 patents, including one for the gramophone, a recording device:

Answer 2

Thomas Edison

Question 3

Which of the following statements best describes the homestead strike of 1892

Answer 3

The strike led to the downfall of the powerful Amalgamated Association of Iron, steel, tin, setting back unionism in the steel industry

Question 4

All of the following factors fueled the nations industrial growth EXCEPT:

Answer 4

A rise in the nations federal income tac base which provided the government with the financial means to subsided new industrial developments.

Question 5

One way in which John D Rockefeller built his great oil empire was by

Answer 5

obtaining secret rebates from railroads to undercut his competitors

Question 6

Which of the following statements best describes the American federation of labor

Answer 6

The American federation of Labor, organized as a federation of craft unions sought practical goals through strikes and collective bargaining.

Question 7

What role did the bessemer process play in American Industrialization

Answer 7

Carnegie saw a great promise in the revolutionary new steel making process which could be easily adapted in the US which was well supplied with the raw material needed for the mass production of steel

Question 8

Which of the following best describes the term Bonanza farms

Answer 8

The term refers to corporate owned farm operations that follow large scale industrial models of operation, mainly growing wheat and corn for domestic and foreign markets.

Question 9

which of the following statements best describes the central theme of the Andre Carnegies now famous Gospel of Wealth

Answer 9

wealthy individuals are the stewards of wealth and should use their wealth to support socially enriching institutions and good works to help people help themselves.

Question 10

Which of the following statements best describes the great railroad strike if 1877

Answer 10

The railroad strike, which began in Martinsburg west Virginia, and quickly spread across the nation, extending to San Francisco, was the first significant clash between labor and capital.

Question 11

As a result of the haymarket riot, membership in the knight of labor declined quickly because:

Answer 11

the american public associated unions wit violence and foreign radicalism

Question 12

Which of the following statements best described changes in American industrial capacity by the end of the 19th century

Answer 12

exceeded the combined manufacturing output of great britain, france, and germany

Question 13

The United State government facilitated industrialization and the rise of big business during the late 19th century in all the following ways EXCEPT

Answer 13

Congress created the commerce department to spur American industrial growth by negotiating and enforcing favorable international trade agreements and protecting US technological innovations.

Question 14

Which of the following best describes the Knights of Labor

Answer 14

a federation of industrial unions that promoted cooperative business ownership and social reform.

Question 15

An important factor that made possible the building of the transcontinental railroad included:

Answer 15

The federal government provided incentives through the pacific railroad act

Question 16

Proponents of the classical economic theory of laissez-faire believed that:

Answer 16

the government should not interfere in the workings of the national economy

Question 17

In the wake of the violent Anti-Chinese race riot, known as the sand-lot incident. this labor leader organized the workingmen’s party as a platform to lead a crusade against Chinese immigration setting the stage for the passage of federal legislation prohibiting Chinese immigration to the us for 10 years

Answer 17

Denis Kearney

Question 18

A business enterprise that owns all aspects of production from raw materials to the finished product, is following what type of business model

Answer 18

Vertical integration

Question 19

For industrial workers in gilded age america

Answer 19

working and living conditions remained precarious

Question 20

An important late nineteenth-century American financier was

Answer 20

JP Morgan

Question 21

This strike led to the downfall of the American Railway Union and the Arrest of its president, Eugene Debs.

Answer 21

The Pullman Strike

Question 22

Gustavus Swift was a pioneer in the _______ Industry

Answer 22

meat-packing

Question 23

In may 1869 the transcontinental railroad was finally completed when the two rail lines met at _______________

Answer 23

Promontory, Utah

Question 24

Interconnected transportation and communications network were essential to the Americas Industrial revolution in the late nineteenth century because

Answer 24

the facilitated the emergence of national and even international markets for American goods and services

Question 25

Which statement best describes Booker t Washingtons public approach to issues concerning the black community during this era?

Answer 25

Washington advocated the pursuit of economic gains through hard work and technical training for blacks as a step toward the attainment of social equality.

Question 26

Which of the following statements best describes Grants Peace Policy

Answer 26

Grants Peace policy represented a complex set of initiatives designed to be more humane in the treatment of Native Americans while facilitating their assimilation into American culture

Question 27

Which of the following statement best describes the Plains Indian tribes

Answer 27

They represented complex tribes, cultures, and bands but shared some general cultural characteristics, such as similar outlook toward land ownership

Question 28

W.E.B Du Bois

Answer 28

urged African Americans to attend college and become professionals

Question 29

Which of the following statements best describes the Dawes Severalty Act of 1887

Answer 29

The Act made a surplus indian land available for white settlement

Question 30

This Book provided a powerful account of Americas exploitation of Native americans over the centuries

Answer 30

A century of dishonor by Helen Jackson

Question 31

All of the following terms related to the post-civil war south and correctly identified EXCEPT:

Answer 31

Elk v. Wilkins

Question 32

Barbed Wire was invented by:

Answer 32

Joseph Glidden

Question 33

In 1871, the united states government included a clause in an indian appropriation bill that:

Answer 33

ended the practice pf treaty agreements that dealt with native american tribes as sovereign nations

Question 34

This social reformer was a proponent of reform darwinism and the author of Dynamic sociology

Answer 34

Lester Frank Ward

Question 35

All of the following gilded Age legislation are correctly identified EXCEPT

Answer 35

Dependent Pension act

Question 36

Although the populist parrty quickly faded away after the presidential election of 1896

Answer 36

The populist party launched the careers of several mid western politicians who gained national prominence during the party's heyday, including theodore roosevelt

Question 37

By the late 1880s a popular religious movement among the plains Indians was

Answer 37

the Ghost dance movement

Question 38

despite being under protection of the US Military at fort lyons, Cheyenne leader ________

Answer 38

Black Kettle

Question 39

In the case of Plessy v. Ferguson, the supreme court

Answer 39

upheld states right to segregation laws as long as both races received equal treatment

Question 40

To resolve the highly contested presidential election of 1876, republicans and democrats agree to the compromise of 1877, which included:

Answer 40

the withdrawal of federal troops from former confederate states

Question 41

A major factor that distinguished the west from other regions of the united states was that it

Answer 41

entirely arid

Question 42

Joseph Mccoy is best known for

Answer 42

establishing Abilene, Kansas as the first successful cow town

Question 43

This Civil rights activist launched a crusade against lynching

Answer 43

Ida B. Wells

Question 44

All of the following individuals or groups related to the gilded age are properly identified EXCEPT

Answer 44

Mugwumps

Question 45

in 1884 Jacob S. Coxey and his Army marched to Washington to:

Answer 45

demand federally sponsored public works program for the unemployed

Question 46

The Padrone Labor system was made illegal by the:

Answer 46

Foran Act

Question 47

The chinese exclusion act of 1882 was significant in american immigration history because it

Answer 47

was the first federal law to restrict immigration based on race

Question 48

the famous cross of gold speech at the 1896 democratic convention was given by _____________

Answer 48

william jennings bryan

Question 49

All of the following Gilded age political terms are correctly associated with their respective definition except

Answer 49

The Mulligan Letters