Chapter 16 Flashcards
What were some causes of American industrial growth during the gilded age?
Immigration
innovative spirit
new sources of power
What was not a major cause of American industrial growth during the Gilden age?
Low Tariff
Why did John Rockefeller choose to invest in oil refining rather than one of the other segments of the industry?
Refining was a safe investment
What’s was the first major trust that became the inspiration for many others?
Standard oil Company
What’s where the twin pillars of the new South?
Tobacco
cotton
and textiles
What Christian industrial leader lived by the motto to do a common thing uncommonly well brings success?
HJ Heinz
What was the most significant communications achievement during the gilded age?
The telephone
Who takes during the gilded age was dominated by all of the following issues except?
A. Civil-service reform
B. tariff revisions
C. regulation of trusts
D. Aid to the Poor
D. Aid to the poor
What issues dominated politics during the gilded age?
Regulation of trusts
tariff revisions
civil-service reform
What industry was the main cause for passage of the interstate commerce act?
railroads
Which government acts seriously hurt the nations economy?
McKinley tariff
What event discredited the Knights of labor?
Haymarket riot
When did the American Federation of labor defy an injunction by federal courts?
Pullman strike
What was the most significant goal of the grange during the 1870s?
State regulation of railroads
What was the main issue of the populist party?
Free silver
What philosophy was used to defend the development of monopolies and industries such as oil and steel?
Social Darwinism
What was a major elements of the American society during the gilded age?
Materialism
urbanization
new immigration
What are the human explanations for Moody success?
Plain speaking
simple theme of salvation
careful organization
What did unflattering title describes the industrialists who dominated America at the end of the 19 century?
Robber barons
What method did businessmen use to control all segments of an industry from raw materials to marketing?
Vertical
What severe depression hit America during Grover Cleveland’s second administration?
Panic of 93
What is a court order forbidding an action?
An injunction
What philosophy advocates the collective or government ownership of the means of production?
Socialism
What free silver party from the Midwest became prominent in the 1890s?
Populists
