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Pg. 334 #1
The ideas expressed in this excerpt most clearly show the influence of which of the
following? - answer- Charles Darwin's "On the Origin of Species"
Pg. 334 #2
Which idea would Sumner most likely support? - answer- Laissez-faire
Pg. 334 #3
Which of the following developments would be most consistent with the beliefs
expressed in the excerpt? - answer- Consolidation of wealth by an elite
Pg. 335 #4
Which of the following groups would most likely support the sentiments behind the
cartoon? - answer- Proponents of anti-monopoly legislation
Pg. 335 #5
The kind of sentiments in the cartoon above contributed most directly to which of the
following? - answer- The breakup of Standard Oil to JP Morgan for $900 billion
Pg. 336 #6
This excerpt was written to most directly support which of the following? - answer- The
anti-trust movement
Pg. 336 #7
According to the author, which has most contributed to the need for wage earners to
organize? - answer- The school of laizzez-faire economics
or
The belief in individualism and self-reliance
Pg. 336 #8
Which of the following was most closely allied to the sentiments in this excerpts? -
answer- American Federation of Labor
Pg. 355 #1
The key idea in the excerpt is that Grady believes - answer- the South needed to
industrialize
Pg. 355 #2
Which of the following best demonstrates Henry Grady's vision for the South? - answer-
Birmingham, Alabama, became one of the nation's leading steel producers
, or
Northern investors controlled three-quarters of southern railroads
Pg. 355 #3
Henry Grady's comments best express the viewpoint of which group of people? -
answer- Advocates of the New South
Pg. 356 #4
The Ocala Platform resulted from a protest movement that primarily - answer- small
farmers
Pg. 356 #5
The economic reasoning behind the Ocala Platform assumes that - answer- federal
income taxes fell mainly on average working Americans
Pg. 356 #6
The Ocala Platform proved an important link between which of the following groups? -
answer- Farmer organizations and the Populist movement
Pg. 357 #7
Harlan's opinion goes against the majority opinion on the Supreme Court that - answer-
Jim Crow laws were a violation of the Constitution
Pg. 357 #8
Harlan's opinion was consistent with the beliefs expressed by the - answer- Supreme
Court in the Civil rights cases of 1883
Pg. 375 #1
In the chart above, the "new immigrants" include those who arrived in the - answer-
southern and eastern Europe
Pg. 375 #2
Which of the following most likely explains the significant reduction of immigration
during the 1870's and 1890's to the United States? - answer- Financial panics and
depressions
Pg. 376 #3
Which phrase best summarizes what Riis considers the cause of the problems he sees?
- answer- "In the tenements all the influences make for evil"
Pg. 376 #4
During the late 19th century, which of the following groups most benefited from the
poverty described by Riis? - answer- Social Darwinists
Pg. 376 #5