Time period 6

The cartoon was most likely a reaction to:

lack of government regulation of industry

Which of the following was an effect of the consolidated power of business leaders in the Gilded Age?

creation of labor unions

Which group does this cartoon imply is exercising control over legislation in the U.S. in the late 1800s?

Owners of trust companies

This cartoon could best be used to support which claim made about business owners in the late 1800s?

Business owners should be considered “Robber Barons” who unfairly used their money and influence to take advantage of politics in the United States.

Which of the following best demonstrates a change or condition that reflected Grady’s hopes for the South?

Railroads, textile mills, and steel factories developed

Grady’s comments best express the viewpoint of which group of people?

Southerners who advocated developing a “New South”

This excerpt was written to most directly support which of the following?

The rights to organize and bargain collectively

Which of the following best explains why Gompers thought that “organizations of the toiling masses are essential both to prevent the deterioration and to secure an improvement in the condition of the wage earner?”

The concentration of corporate wealth and power

Carnegie’s remarks in the excerpt were most likely in response to:

The discontent in society over the increase in economic inequality

Carnegie was most likely hoping his comments would promote:

An increase in large-scale philanthropy to fund civic institutions

Which of the following groups would most likely support the sentiments behind this cartoon?

Proponents of anti-monopoly legislation

The kind of sentiments in the cartoon above contributed most directly to which of the following?

The breakup of Standard Oil into competing oil companies

Which phrase best summarizes what Riis considers the cause of the problem he sees?

“In the tenements all the influences make for evil”

During the late 19^th century, which of the following groups most benefited from the poverty described by Riis?

Political Machines

Which group would be most likely to oppose government intervention to improve the tenements?

Social scientists who used the scientific method to research poverty and urban problems

McElroy's letter uses humor to make a point. Which of the following statements reflects McElroy's true criticism?

Politics was primarily about holding office for personal gain

Voters demanded patronage reform in politics after:

President James Garfield was assassinated

Which of the following would the author, as a critic of the politics of the era, most likely oppose?

Court decisions allowing unlimited campaign contributions by wealthy donors

Which of the following best explains the tariff rates during the period from 1865 to 1900?

Republicans believed that high tariffs would protect American business from foreign competition.

Which statement best describes the level of tariffs in the United States in the 19^th Century?

The election of Lincoln ushered in a period of high tariffs