Gilded Age Honors Questions
The government maintained a totally neutral position and thereby refused to become involved in 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
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
The Anti-Trust Busters of America
The AF of L
The Patrons of Husbandry, a.k.a. the Grange
The Future Farmers of America
Agitation by Communist sympathizers.
The establishment of the Socialist party.
The collapse of the steel industry.
Long years of depression and deflation.
New immigrants.
Civil-service workers.
The small army of factory workers whom they now had to mobilize.
Big corporations.
Civil War prisoners.
The Great Army of the Republic.
Businesspeople.
Workers.
They were good and kind
They valued diversity
They liked cheap labor
They were doing "community service"
A Pinkerton Contract
A Yellow-Dog Contract
An Injunction
A Dawes Severalty Contract
Innovative organization called horizontal integration
Gospel of Wealth philosophy
Cooperation with labor unions
Dominance in investment banking
Federal Trade Commission
Interstate Commerce Committee
Consumer Affairs Commission
Federal Anti-Trust Commission
Urban growth
Overproduction of agricultural goods
The declining number of farms and farmers
The shortage of farm machinery
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 and profits
Hayes, Harrison, Arthur, Garfield
Garfield, Hayes, Harrison, Arthur
Garfield, Arthur, Hayes, Harrison
Hayes, Garfield, Arthur, Harrison
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