Why was the "Mongrel Tariff" called that name?
The amendments/revisions were ineffective
During Cleveland's second administration, what severe depression hit America?
Panic of '93
This riot discredited the Knights of Labor.
Haymarket Riot
What was the goal of the Grange?
state regulation of railroads
This first significant labor union was conservative and tried to avoid strikes.
Knights of Labor
This tariff/act seriously hurt the nation's economy.
McKinley Tariff
The large amounts of _________ benefited the expansion of the American industry.
immigrants
During this strike the American Railway Union defied an injunction by federal courts.
Pullman Strike
What was the main goal of the Populist party?
free silver
_________ allowed the middle-class to enjoy nicer clothing.
Industrialization
________ means a court order forbidding an action.
Injunction
Name one issue that dominated politics during the Gilded Age.
civil service reform
tariff revision
regulation of trusts
This strike gained nothing and the union was broken. It was not an effective strike.
Homestead Strike
Because of problems in the _________ industry, the Interstate Commerce Act was passed.
railroad
DAILY DOUBLE
What were the causes of industrial growth after the Civil War?
Why did Rockefeller invest in oil refining rather than other areas in that industry?
It was a safe investment
What philosophy advocates the collective or government ownership or regulation of the means of production?
socialism
Reformed the civil service system
Chester A. Arthur
DAILY DOUBLE
Why did Americans fear the New Immigration?
Name a reason for industrial growth during the Gilded Age.
immigration
innovative spirit
new sources of power
sympathetic government
Name a major element of American society
urbanization
New Immigration
materialism
This group became prominent with their free-silver party in the 1890s.
Populist Party
Radical leader of the Socialist Party
Eugene V. Debs
This commission was designed to stop the abuses of the spoils system.
Civil Service Commission
Most Americans ___________ federal regulation of the railroads as "government interference"
favored