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APUSH Period 6 Multiple Choice
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1Lived in settlement houses in Chicago and New York and championed child labor reform:
- AIda Tarbell
- BFlorence Kelley
2A fearless African American anti-lynching advocate, suffragist, and women's rights activist:
- AElizabeth Cady Stanton
- BIda Wells-Barnett
3Which represented a strong challenge to the 19th-century corporate ethic?
- AThe Gospel of Wealth
- BThe Social Gospel
4Many 19th-century industrialists chose to blunt criticism regarding their wealth by:
- ASignificantly increasing workers' wages
- BPursuing philanthropy
5The classic 19th-century essay "The Gospel of Wealth" was authored by:
- AAndrew Carnegie
- BJ.P. Morgan
6Which ideology resulted from antipathy toward foreign-born and new migrants?
- ARacism
- BNativism
7The Plessy v. Ferguson ruling upheld:
- ARacial segregation
- BGranger laws
8Which represented a direct challenge to the practices typical of the Gilded Age?
- ASocialism
- BSocial Darwinism
9The most resented form of 19th-century government corruption was in:
- AIndian affairs
- BBig business
10Which was LEAST controversial during the Gilded Age?
- ACorporate expansion
- BWestern expansion
11During the late 19th-century, the primary conflict among white settlers, Indians, and Mexican Americans was primarily due to:
- ARacism and ethnic conflict
- BCompetition for land
12Which 19th-century government action aimed to break up Indian lands and force assimilation in order to end tribal identities?
- AThe Dawes Severalty Act
- BThe Homestead Act
13The violent conflict during the second half of the 19th-century between the United States and American Indians was most influenced by the:
- ADestruction of habitat and natural resources
- BFailure of the United States to adhere to previously signed treaties
14Which BEST exemplified a government subsidy to promote western migration?
- AHomestead Act
- BMorrill Land Grant
15The completion of the transcontinental railroads through the American West contributed most to the:
- AMigration of settlers to the West
- BDemilitarization of the West
16The majority of late 19th-century women's clubs and self-help groups demanding social and political reform tended to be:
- AMiddle class
- BThe working class
17Jane Addams was instrumental in improving the conditions of immigrants and advancing urban reform primarily through the use of:
- AChild labor laws
- BSettlement homes
18Which African American leader championed vocational training for blacks, raised funds from white philanthropists, and sought new career opportunities for blacks to improve their status in the late 19th century?
- AW.E.B. Dubois
- BBooker T. Washington
19The internal migrations of African Americans in the United States from 1865 to 1900:
- ALed to mass demographic shifts to urban areas by the end of World War 1
- BWas severely limited due to the stranglehold of the tenant farming
20From 1870 to 1890, new migration from Asia and Southern and Eastern Europe led to:
- ASegregated ethnic communities and distinct migrant enclaves in cities
- BProactive reforms from state and federal governments
21Which was NOT part of the Populist platform?
- AThe preservation of wilderness areas
- BRailroad regulation
22The Granger movement was most dedicated to:
- AChallenging railroad monopolies
- BAdvancing nativist polices in government
23The Sierra Club:
- ASupported using irrigation to develop the west
- BChallenged corporate control of natural resources
24Which illustrated the limitations of the "New South" economic revitalization plan?
- ASharecropping
- BTextile mills
25Which late 19th-century labor union emphasizes "bread and butter" unionism?
- AThe Knights of Labor
- BThe American Federation of Labor
26During the late 19th-century, the American industrial workforce:
- AEnjoyed higher wages
- BExpanded through migration across national borders and internal migration
27As 19th-century American cities grew in both size and number, the greatest attention to the stark contrast between urban wealth and working-class poverty resulted from:
- AIntellectuals professing Social Darwinism
- BJournalists and the print; media
28Who pioneered the use of holding companies to control markets?
- AAndrew Carnegie
- BJohn Rockefeller
29Which was LEAST associated with the "Gilded Ages"?
- AConservation of natural resources
- BConsumption of goods
30Who championed the growth of the U.S Navy to gain greater control of foreign markets and natural resources in the late 19th-century?
- AAlfred Mahan
- BWilliam Graham Sumner
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