Gilded Age Quiz #2
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- Q1Reformers of the early 20th century frequently attacked political machines because the politicians in these organizations oftenaccepted bribes in return for favorsdenied voting rights to the poorwasted money on military spendingdiscriminated against migrant workers30s
- Q2Why did political machines flourish in United States cities at the turn of the century?reform movements concentrated on social problems and ignored political issuesAmericans were too preoccupied with foreign affairs to deal with domestic political affairsthe machines maintained high standards of honesty in governmentthe machines provided jobs and services to the immigrants and the poor30s
- Q3Which factor contributed the most to urbanization in the late 1800s?assimilationindustrializationnullificationimperialism30s
- Q4In the second half of the 1800s, which development led to the other three?growth of American citiesincrease in crimedevelopment of tenement housingexpansion of political machines30s
- Q5Mark Twain labeled the late 1800s in the United States the “Gilded Age” to describe theachievements of the labor movementextremes of wealth and povertyabsence of international conflictsend of the practice of slavery30s