Politics in the Gilded Age
Which party dominated the White House during The Gilded Age?
The Republican Party
Rutherford B. Hayes
What land mass was purchased from Russia in 1867?
Alaska
The United States fought a "splendid little war" against what nation?
Spain
Which Republican president was re-elected and then shot by an anarchist shortly after his inauguration in 1901.
William McKinley
What Party was made up of immigrants and also relied on the Solid South for support?
The Democratic Party
Who was the Republican president who was shot by a Stalwart office seeker in 1881?
James Garfield
What group of islands were annexed by the US in 1898 and later became the 50th state?
Hawaii
The Spanish American War was fought to free which two countries from European control?
Cuba and the Philippines
Who was the vice-president who became president after the previous president was shot in 1901?
Theodore Roosevelt
What was the organization made up primarily of farmers, initially for social reasons but eventually became a political force.
The Grange
Who became president in 1881 and signed the Pendleton Act in 1883?
Chester Arthur
Cuba was ruled by what European country in the late 1800's?
Spain
What do we call the sensational writing which provokes and emotional response, regardless of the validity of the sources?
"Yellow Journalism"
Who revolutionized American transportation at the turn of the century?
Henry Ford
What were the organizations called which controlled the politics in urban areas, headed by a "boss?"
Political machines
Who signed the Sherman Anti-trust Act and the McKinley Tariff Act?
Hint: His grandfather was also a president of the US.
Benjamin Harrison
What was the name of the battleship that blew up near Havana in 1898?
The USS Maine
How did the victory against the Spanish navy impact the US navy?
It became recognized as one of the leading sea powers in the world
What innovation increased the speed of production and made automobiles affordable for the American middle class.
Assembly line/mass production
What was the reputation of Politics during the Gilded Age?
Corruption
Who is the only president to serve two non-consecutive terms in office?
Grover Cleveland
What other islands came under the control of the United States?
Guam and Puerto Rico
What document ended the Spanish American War?
Treaty of Paris - ratified by the US Senate on February 1899
What happened at Kitty Hawk, NC in 1903?
Orville and Wilber Wright made the first successful flight