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Chapter 17 Summative Quiz

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1. The majority of unskilled factory workers during this period were

displaced farmers.

immigrants.

children.

single women.

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2. The growth of industrial manufacturing affected skilled tradesmen by

giving them better wages for fewer hours of work.

forcing them to perform the same tasks as unskilled laborers.

removing control of their labor and their sense of independence.

allowing them to open their own factories and enter the upper class.

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3. Which of the following developments was a reaction to the Haymarket Square incident?

The Knights of Labor lost half of its membership.

The American Federation of Labor grew in numbers and prominence.

Alexander Berkman shot Henry Clay Frick.

The Industrial Workers of the World was formed.

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4. The high rate of child labor at the turn of the twentieth century was a consequence of

a lack of access to public schooling.

the inadequate salaries of adult workers.

parental neglect of poor children.

poor children’s desire for spending money.

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5. The Grangers organized a variety of activities, including

lectures and agricultural fairs.

protest rallies.

baseball games.

musical performances.

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6. Higher corn prices during the 1880s inspired the Grangers to

start their own political party.

buy their own warehouses and grain elevators.

begin organizing in the South as well as the Midwest.

withdraw from electoral politics and return to organizing social and cultural activities.

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7. “Coxey’s Army” consisted of some 500

farmers.

factory workers.

miners.

unemployed workers.

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8. During the Depression of the 1890s, President Cleveland’s policies suggested his top priority was helping

business owners and investors.

the unemployed.

striking workers.

farmers.

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9. Wealthy Americans opposed Cleveland’s efforts to

sell bonds to keep the government solvent.

end the Pullman strike.

introduce a federal income tax.

end the use of silver as a backing for currency.

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10. A key contributor to Republican victory in the 1896 election was the

support of industrial workers and immigrants.

support of farmers.

endorsement of the Populists.

barnstorming campaign style of William McKinley.

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11. Grover Cleveland’s ineffective handling of the 1893 Depression was responsible for

the Democratic party’s decline in popularity.

electoral politics becoming a proxy for class warfare.

the urban and rural poor uniting around economic policy issues.

reinforcing the belief that government should not intervene in economic matters.

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12. The economy rebounded in 1897 due to the

economic policies of President McKinley.

withdrawal of the Populists from national politics.

discovery of gold in Alaska.

decline of the general price index.