Gilded Age 2

1. Why did businessmen favor few restrictions on immigration?

They were good and kind

They valued diversity

They liked cheap labor

They were doing "community service"

2. One of the methods by which Gilded Age business leaders increased their profits was

Increased competition

Support for the idea of a centrally planned economy

Elimination of as much competition as possible

By producing Infomercials, half-hour TV spots, which allowed them to increase production andprofits

3. When he was president, Grover Cleveland's hands-off approach to government gained the support of

Civil War prisoners.

The Great Army of the Republic.

Businesspeople.

Workers.

4. John D. Rockefeller stands out among business leaders because of his

Innovative organization called horizontal integration

Gospel of Wealth philosophy

Cooperation with labor unions

Dominance in investment banking

5. The Gilded Age

Was the historic era preceding the Civil War

Was the era of great political reform

Was a sarcastic name, given by Mark Twain, to the era following Reconstruction

None of the above

6. A contract where a worker promised not to join a labor union before getting a job was called what?

A Pinkerton Contract

A Yellow-Dog Contract

An Injunction

A Dawes Severalty Contract

7. Which organization opposed monopolistic sellers of farm equipment, blamed middle men for the increasing price of farm goods, and disliked & distrusted railroads?

The Anti-Trust Busters of America

The AF of L

The Patrons of Husbandry, a.k.a. the Grange

The Future Farmers of America

8. Labor unrest during the Hayes administration stemmed from

Agitation by Communist sympathizers.

The establishment of the Socialist party.

The collapse of the steel industry.

Long years of depression and deflation.

9. The first federal regulatory agency designed to protect the public interest from business combinations was the

Federal Trade Commission

Interstate Commerce Committee

Consumer Affairs Commission

Federal Anti-Trust Commission

10. During the time period from 1870 – 1900, which of the following statements best describes the relationship between government and big business

The government maintained a totally neutral position and thereby refused to become involvedin business matters

The government attempted to take on a limited role in regulating business

The government played the impartial role of mediator between big business and labor

Government intervention and regulation became commonplace

11. The root cause of the American farmers' problem after 1880 was

Urban growth

Overproduction of agricultural goods

The declining number of farms and farmers

The shortage of farm machinery

12. The sequence of "forgettable presidents" of the Gilded Age was

Hayes, Harrison, Arthur, Garfield

Garfield, Hayes, Harrison, Arthur

Garfield, Arthur, Hayes, Harrison

Hayes, Garfield, Arthur, Harrison

13. With the passage of the Pendleton Act, politicians now sought money from

New immigrants.

Civil-service workers.

The small army of factory workers whom they now had to mobilize.

Big corporations.