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WESTWARD EXPANSION INDUSTRIALIZATION URBANIZATION 1870 1900

AMERICAN INDUSTRY DEVELOPMENT IN THE GILDED AGE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
William Graham Sumner was a popular researcher and writer during the Gilded Age. He believed that government programs to help the poor were useless because, “ ____ a drunkard in the gutter is just where he ought to be ____ “ That is, Sumner believed that we all had a certin station or place that was rodained and could not be changed. This Gilded Age philosophy was called which of the following?
A
Evolution
B
Monetary Policy
C
Social Darwinism
D
Welfare Capitalism
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -With this act, the railroads became the first industry subject to Federal regulation. In 1887 Congress passed the Interstate Commerce Act, making the railroads the first industry subject to federal regulation. Congress passed the law largely in response to decades of public demand that railroad operations be regulated.

Detailed explanation-2: -Based on the excerpt above, which of the following philosophies is William Sumner MOST likely to have believed in? The Republican Party of the late 1800s.

Detailed explanation-3: -This period during the 1870s to 1900 is known for it’s rise of railroads, big business, industrialization and social problems in the United States.

Detailed explanation-4: -In what way was Gilded Age politics different from American politics today? During the Gilded Age, most political activity was focused on the state and local levels, with the federal government an insignificant force in the daily lives of most citizens.

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