Us History

Question 1

How did the presidents of the Gilded Age compare to Lincoln? Why?

Answer 1

Compared to Lincoln the presidents of the guilder age were weak elected with slim minorities and and lack of interagency

Question 2

How did the Pendleton Act help to end corruption?

Answer 2

By creating a cival service system based n merit rather than on politician

Question 3

Who benefited from the tariff? Who was hurt? Which political party supported the tariff? Which political party opposed the tariff?

Answer 3

American business benefited and American consumers lost from a tarrif was supported by republicans and opposed democratis.

Question 4

What problems did farmers face in the Gilded Age? How did they propose to solve them (Farmers’ Alliance, Grange)?

Answer 4

Farmers faced rising costs of production and declining crop prices.farmers formed farmers alliance and grange to negotiate prices on supplies and demands the regulation of railroads elevators and the free coinage of silver to cause inflation

Question 5

Why did farmers want a loose money policy (the minting of silver)?

Answer 5

A loose money policy would cause inflation which would lead to higher crop prices also to pay back their loans with cheaper dollars

Question 6

How did Populists propose to solve the country’s problems?

Answer 6

Populist demanded the free coinage of silver and government ownership of railroads

Question 7

Describe the legacy of the populists.

Answer 7

Many populist reforms became reality under the progressive the income tax regulation of railroads a more flexibility monetary policy

Question 8

How did Progressives differ from Populists?

Answer 8

Populists were mainly farmers and progressives were middle class people

Question 9

Christianity was the basis for reform according to . . . ?

Answer 9

Walter Rauschenbusch

Question 10

Describe the conditions of factory workers in the early 20th century.

Answer 10

Industrial workers worked long hours in dirty and poor conditions and unsafe machines

Question 11

Workers’ compensation laws were passed as a result of what tragedy?

Answer 11

Triangle shirt waste factory fire

Question 12

Why did progressives target political machines? What success did they achieve?

Answer 12

They wanted to curb corruption in government the direct primary form of government helped as well as the imitative referendum,and recall

Question 13

What led to the formation of the NAACP?

Answer 13

Riots in Springfield illionise which ended in the attempted lynching of two African Americans

Question 14

How did racism limit the achievements of the Progressive Era?

Answer 14

Antipathy to immigrants led prohibitation aginst African American led to segregated on even outside the south

Question 15

How were the NWP And NAWSA different?

Answer 15

While both wanted female suffrage the nap engaged in hunger strikes and voting illegally as a form of civil disobideance

Question 16

17. What was the goal of the Women’s Christian Temperance Movement?

Answer 16

Didn’t want alcohol and abolished the sale of it

Question 17

What were the goals of progressive women reformers?

Answer 17

Suffrage and more opportunities and the workforce

Question 18

How did the education of women affect the Progressive Era?

Answer 18

Education allowed them to achieve their goals and the tackle the problems of society

Question 19

Was Theodore Roosevelt opposed to all trusts? Explain.

Answer 19

Thedore Roosevelt was not opposed to trust that did business fairly.the trouble is who defines what is fair

Question 20

Why did President Roosevelt threaten to take control of PA coal mines in 1902?

Answer 20

Coal was needed to keep factoris running homes warm so he threatened mine owners so they would give in to the demand of workers

Question 21

Congress passed what law to regulate the use of water in the West?

Answer 21

National reclamation act

Question 22

23. Who represented each party in the 1912 election?

Answer 22

Progressive-bull moose and Roosevelt
Democratic-Woodrow Wilson
Republic-willam Howard Taft

Question 23

What did the following accomplish?

Answer 23

Sep

Question 24

Outlawed manufacture transportation sale a d use of alcohol

Answer 24

18th amendment

Question 25

Woman’s suffrage guaranteed

Answer 25

19th amendment

Question 26

Called the direct election of senators rather than their appointment by state legislatures

Answer 26

17th amendment

Question 27

Permitted the federal government to levy an income tax

Answer 27

16th amendment

Question 28

Strengthened the Sherman anti trust act by defining illegal business activities such ad interlocking directorates

Answer 28

Clayton ant trust act

Question 29

Created federal bank system to oversee monetary policy

Answer 29

Federal reserve act

Question 30

Established federal trade commission to monitor business practices fakes advertising and dishonest labeling

Answer 30

Federal trade commission act

Question 31

Authorized federal government to regulate railroads rates and set maximum prices for ferries,bridge tolls,and oil pipelines

Answer 31

Hepburn act

Question 32

Allowed federal government to inspect meats sold across the state lines required inspecting meats processing plants

Answer 32

Meat inspection act

Question 33

Allowed federal inspection of food and medicine and banned the shipment and sale of impure food and the mislabeling of food and medicine

Answer 33

Pure food and drug act

Question 34

Lowered tariffs on the imported goods and established a graduated income tax

Answer 34

Underwood tarrif act

Question 35

How did African Americans defend themselves from description during the progressive era

Answer 35

They formed NAACP and urban league to combat discrimination

Question 36

How did Japanese Americans defend them selves from discrimination during the progressive era

Answer 36

They titled their property

Question 37

How did the Jewish Americans defend themselves from discremanation during the progressive era

Answer 37

They formed the anti defamation league

Question 38

How did the Mexican Americans defend themselves from discrimination during the progressive era?

Answer 38

They formed mutualist and the partido liberal Mexicano