Which one of these great American authors coined the phrase "Gilded Age?"

In Figure 20.4, what overall message was the passage from The Gilded Age: A Tale of Today trying to convey to its readers? 

In an attempt to get rid of corrupt governmental appointments, Rutherford B. Hayes began to push for the civil service reform.What was this reform attempting to do?

In Figure 20.7, it shows a cartoon demonstrating how politics was being implemented during this time. Who was Republican Party leader Roscoe Conkling related to in this image?

Late 1800s corrupt politics was loosely modeled after an early Spoils System, stemming back to the 1820's. Which political leader was characterized as being the head of this Spoils System?

Even though Hayes could not achieve all of his legislation reforms, he still implemented a few measures toward civil service reform.Which one of the following was NOT a measure that he was able to pass?

President James A. Garfield, the 20th President of the United States, was assassinated in 1881 by a rogue agent. Who was the assassin?

In the late 1800s, farmers and the middle class of America was increasingly concerned with their economic wellbeing due to instability and increasing recession. What currency-related economic issue were farmers and working-class Americans concerned about in the 1870s and onward?

In 1867, farmers organized with Oliver Hudson Kelly in an attempt to cooperate together and pool their resources to obtain better shipping rates, machinery pricing, and other production and selling-related items in their agenda. What organization did they create?

In 1891, an alliance between farmers and other working-class Americans created a new political party for "the people." What new party was this?

At the turn of the century, journalists and writers wanted to uncover important topics/problems within American society. This would urge the public to identify solutions to the problems. What was the term given to these journalists and writers?

At the turn of the century, which U.S. president was the first to famously begin implementing federal progressive reforms?  This individual became an unusual example of a Republican who wanted to include progressive ideals with his conservative outlook.

This political creation changed the way elections were carried out. Typically, convention delegates were the ones who selected election candidates and had a heavy hand in doing so. This creation allowed party members to vote directly for a candidate, with the nominee who had the most votes receiving the official nomination by the party later on.

This new system/methodology of factory work and management allowed for managers to have a highly controlling system of regulating workflow, thereby limiting the amount of leeway individual employees had in their jobs. Essentially, an early form of "micro-managing" created by Fredric Winslow Taylor. What was this new system called?

By 1900, the U.S. census indicated that one out of every six children between the ages of 5-10 were working in the labor force. Various committees began to advocate for what type of reform?

Within the Progressive Era, there was a new wave of thought that some progressives believed in. They believed that American was beyond reform and that only a complete "revolution" would bring about necessary changes to society. What were these individuals known as?

Throughout the 19th and 20th centuries (especially at the turn of the century), what was a main platform that many female leaders and organizers advocated for? Their organizations built saloons, leagues, and other meeting groups to push the issue even further over time. 

Some organizations began to push back against female suffrage movements, believing that a sudden change in social dynamics was too soon for the country to embark upon. What was this movement against female suffrage called?

What does the acronym NAACP stand for?

One of Theodore Roosevelt's policies against corporations and large financial entities including "busting the ______?"