Period 6 1865-1900 Test College Board Practice Qs Flashcards
The extension of United States influence into the pacific
The declining influence of European powers in east asia
The enforcement of Supreme Court rulings on segregation
The enactment of isolationism in the western hemisphere
The extension of United States influence into the pacific
A response to changing immigration patterns
An attempt to end reconstruction polices
A reaction to expanding United States economic activity
An effort to enact political reforms In urban areas
A reaction to expanding United States economic activity
Continued restrictions on the organization of labor
Decreased industrial output following economic crisis
Increasing demand to export southern cotton
Rising support for laissez-faire economic policies
Rising support for laissez-faire economic policies
The rise in demand for immigration labor in factories
The political advocacy for seeking overseas markets
The increase in wealth inequality in United States society
The reduction in conflict between mangers and workers
The increase in wealth inequality in United States society
The growth in support for government regulation of the economy
The consolidation of power over the economy by business leaders
The end of federal support for transportation infrastructure projects
The spread of technological innovations and agriculture production
The consolidation of power over the economy by business leaders
Big business leaders refused most of the money that they inherited are unprofitable ventures.
Big business leaders cared about the working conditions for laborers and their factories.
Big business leaders supported government efforts to lessen the effects of depression.
Big business leaders user influence to facilitate rapid economic growth
Big business leaders user influence to facilitate rapid economic growth
Socialist became most prominent leaders of the religious social reform movements
Religious leaders advocated withdrawal from society to counter the effects of industrialization
Agrarian reformers commonly used religious metaphors to connect with common farmers
Advocates of the social gospel emphasized putting religious principles into practice in society
Advocates of the social gospel emphasized putting religious principles into practice in society
Manufacturing workers blamed business leaders for class conflict in society
Reformers sought to use religion to reduce discord between workers and employees
Labor union organizers championed alternatives to laissez faire capitalism
Critics of the gilded age economy pointed to social scientific studies about wealth inequality
Reformers sought to use religion to reduce discord between workers and employees
The spread of the industrial economy helped to increase social stability
The increased adoption of the division of labor harmed the living standards of most Americans
Economic changes produced debates over how to organize the national economy
Most politicians opposed government intervention in the economy during economic downturns
Economic changes produced debates over how to organize the national economy
Create more productive workforce
Promote a racially diverse community
Provided a place for native Americans to assimilate
Encourage immigrant laborers to migrate from cities
Create more productive workforce
Demands by women to enter the workforce in clerical positions
Decisions by the federal government to enact laissez faire policies
Attempts by business owners to merge companies into large trusts
Efforts by workers to collectively negotiate for better working conditions
Efforts by workers to collectively negotiate for better working conditions
Nativists claimed they immigration to the United States needed to be restricted
Farmers asserted that the government should not regulate transportation
Progressive reformers called for federal legislation to limit the power of corporations
Presevationists argued for creating national parks to allow for later resource extraction
Progressive reformers called for federal legislation to limit the power of corporations
The impact of westward expansion on agricultural laborers during ten gilded age
The ways in which standards of living changed during the ante nineteenth century
The migration of African Americans out of the south during the early nineteenth century
The attempts to reduce the use of child labor by activists during the progressive era
The ways in which standards of living changed during the ante nineteenth century
1910s
1930s
1950s
1960s
1930s
Bankers
Southern European migrants
Farmers
African Americans
Farmers
Increased calls for radical overthrow of the federal government
Rising grassroots challenges to the dominant economic system
Greater support for corporate power in agriculture meeting ideological justifications for inequities of wealth
Rising grassroots challenges to the dominant economic system
Separate but equal segregated facilities to increase job opportunities for white workers
Continuation of the gold standard as the basis of money
Reduced government involvement in the economy in order to create more competition
A stronger government role in the economic system
A stronger government role in the economic system
American Federation of labor
Union labor party
People’s party (populists)
National grange
Democratic Party
People’s party (populists)
The economic decline and depopulation of Easter cities
Competition for resource among white settlers and American Indians
The outbreak of war with Mexico over control of territory
Restrictions of immigration from eastern and southern Europe
Competition for resource among white settlers and American Indians
Nationalism
Popular sovereignty
Manifest destiny
Isolationism
Manifest destiny
The passage of antitrust legislation
The sale of land to settlers at low cost
The exclusion of immigrants from Asia
The purchase of silver by the United States treasury
The sale of land to settlers at low cost
Business leaders planning to promote philanthropy
Activists calling for preservation of the western wilderness
Southern European immigrants seeking opportunity in urban areas
Northern European immigrants pursuing mining, farming, and ranching
Northern European immigrants pursuing mining, farming, and ranching
The Protestants evangelism of the mid-1700s
The decade leading up to the American revolution
The two decades following the American revolution
The second great awakening in the first half of the 1800s
The second great awakening in the first half of the 1800s
Formerly enslaved men and women adjust to life after slavery
Immigrants adapt to American customs and language
Farmers fight unfair banking practices
American Indians resist encroachment of their lands
Immigrants adapt to American customs and language
The development of the progressive movement to address social problems associated with industrial society
The emergence of the populist party’s efforts to increase the role of government in the economy
The election of large numbers of women to political offices
The increased participation of women in factory work
The development of the progressive movement to address social problems associated with industrial society
The Supreme Court decision plessy v. Ferguson
The election of seventeen African Americans to congress between 1868-1877
The industrialization of some segments of the southern economy
In the late nineteenth century
The emergence of the first national civil rights organizations. Such as the Afro-American league and the NAACP
The Supreme Court decision plessy v. Ferguson
Establishment of a constitutional basis for citizenship and voting rights
Creation of new agencies to ensure racial integration in employment
Campaign by the federal govt to eliminate poverty
Desegregation of the United States armed forces
Establishment of a constitutional basis for citizenship and voting rights
Mass immigration from abroad and internal migration of African Americans reduced racial tensions in the north and south
The federal government established a limited social welfare state that reduced regional differences between the north and south
Efforts to change southern racial attitudes and culture ultimately failed because of the south’s determined resistance and the north’s waning resolve
The theory of social Darwinism encouraged political business leaders to reduce efforts to create racial equality in the south
Efforts to change southern racial attitudes and culture ultimately failed because of the south’s determined resistance and the north’s waning resolve
Gilded age financial policies encourage economic growth in the north and the south
The federal government removed troops from the south and eliminated aid for former slaves
New political alliances United northern and southern members of the Democratic Party to win control of both houses in congress
White laborers in the north and African American farmers in the south joined together in the populist movement
The federal government removed troops from the south and eliminated aid for former slaves
The growth of international immigration to the United States
The expansion of sharecropping and tenant farming in the south
The consolidation of corporations in to large trusts and holding companies
The organization of workers into local and national unions
The consolidation of corporations in to large trusts and holding companies
The opening of canals
The building of bridges
The construction of turnpikes
The development of railroads
The development of railroads
The market revolution
Mercantilism
The growth of political parties
Immigration restriction
The market revolution
The social gospel
Social Darwinism
Preservationism
Imperialism
Social Darwinism
The efforts of businesses to gain control over markets an resources abroad
The influx of migrants from Asia and southern Europe
The growth of corporate power in agriculture and the economy
The development of political machines
The growth of corporate power in agriculture and the economy
The idea that wealthy people had some obligation to help people living in poverty
belief in stronger federal government economic system
Support for United States expansionism
Advocacy of individual rights
belief in stronger federal government economic system
Sharecroppers
Industrialists
Immigrants
Bankers
Sharecroppers
Reform of local government
Women’s political equality
Redistribution of wealth
Government policies favoring corporations
Government policies favoring corporations
Decline of sharecropping in the southeast
Heightening of nativist feelings against foreign born workers in the west
Passage of federal legislation to protect endangered species of animals and plants
Unproven prosperity for farmers as crops prices rise and transportation prices fell
Heightening of nativist feelings against foreign born workers in the west
Increasing armed conflict with United States citizens and threatening traditional ways of life
Promoting economic growth through new lines of trade with previously isolated communities
Encouraging the federal government to recognize American Indian sovereignty
Reducing contact with white settlers due to the abandonment of old overland routes to the pacific
Increasing armed conflict with United States citizens and threatening traditional ways of life
Southern states encouraged former slaves to seek employment on the railroads in the west
American Indians voluntarily relocated to centralized settlements to free space for transportation systems
Federal subsidies encouraged the growth of infrastructure
Labor unions lobbied for projects that expanded jobs in the railroad industry
Federal subsidies encouraged the growth of infrastructure
Styles of farming
Claims to land
Forms do government
Family structures
Claims to land
They frequently led to ten formation of a common interest between the United States government and American Indians in controlling the activities of white settlers
They generally led to the formation of strong, independent American Indian nations
They usually lasted a short time before being broken by settlers incursions into American Indian reservations
They led to the abandonment of most reservations as American Indian families sought economic opportunities in urban areas
They usually lasted a short time before being broken by settlers incursions into American Indian reservations
A desire by many American begins to change their way of life
A hope Held by some in government that American Indians would adopt lifestyle similar to the lifestyles of white settlers
A need felt by many American Indians to more clearly legitimize their claims to the land
A wish by some in government to protect American Indian land holdings from encroachment by railroads
A hope Held by some in government that American Indians would adopt lifestyle similar to the lifestyles of white settlers
The rerouting of several major railroads to avoid tribal lands
A Decrease in the number of white settlers traveling near reservations
The implementation of government conservation policies that protected large areas of public land
The destruction of nearly the entire population of Buffalo
The destruction of nearly the entire population of Buffalo
