AP®︎ US History: Topic 6.12 Practice Test
Prepare for your quiz, test, or the AP exam with focused practice questions on Topic 6.12 of AP US History – Controversies over the Role of Government in the Gilded Age.
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Topic 6.12
Question 1 Easy
This question tests the following: KC-6.1.II.A
What was a primary role of the government in promoting economic growth during the Gilded Age?
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Topic 6.12: Controversies over the Role of Government in the Gilded Age
Thematic Focus: Politics and PowerPCE
Debates fostered by social and political groups about the role of government in American social, political, and economic life shape government policy, institutions, political parties, and the rights of citizens.
Learning Objective: Unit 6: Learning Objective J
Explain continuities and changes in the role of the government in the U.S. economy.
Historical Developments: KC-6.1.II.A
Some argued that laissez-faire policies and competition promoted economic growth in the long run, and they opposed government intervention during economic downturns.
Historical Developments: KC-6.1.I.E. ii
Foreign policymakers increasingly looked outside U.S. borders in an effort to gain greater influence and control over markets and natural resources in the Pacific Rim, Asia, and Latin America.
