| IV. 1876-1901: The Gilded Age
1. In what ways did businessmen/robber barons increase their profits? 2. What problems resulted due to the rising consolidation of power among a select few? 3. How did Robber Barons/Captains of Industry justify their wealth? 4. What were the negative effects of urbanization? Consider the political boss system as well as life in the slums. 5. How effective were early labor unions in combating the problems of workers? 6. Compare the motivations and methods used by Jane Addams and William Randolph Hearst in addressing the problems of the Gilded Age? 7. How did the South essentially recreate slavery conditions following Reconstruction? 8. How did W.E.B. DuBois and Booker T. Washington differ in how they believed African-Americans should attain equality? 9. What were the positive and negative effects of railroad expansion? 10. What effect did Western Expansion have on Native Americans? 11. What attempts were made by the states and the national government during the Gilded Age to regulate industry and politics? 12. Compare and contrast the goals of the Grangers, the Farmers’ Alliance, and the Populists. 13. What types of people supported “free silver”? Why? 1876-1914: American Imperialism 14. For what reasons did America pursue imperialistic policies in the last decade of the 19th century? Why not before? 15. To what extent could Cubans, Filipinos, and Hawaiians find fault with America’s foreign policy? 16. Why was the handling of the Philippines different from any other territory acquired by the United States? 17. What was the logic behind America’s Open Door Policy? 1876-1914: The Progressive Era 18. Why was the Progressive Movement successful while the Populist Movement failed? 19. What muckraking literature helped open America’s eyes to injustices? Were “muckrakers” humanitarians? 20. Who were the key figures and what were the key issues involved in the movements for African-American and Women’s equality? 21. What steps were taken to reduce corruption at the city and state level? 22. What role did Presidents take in the Progressive Movement? |