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- 1. Multiple ChoiceThe __________ process refers to the method to mass produce vast quantities of steel.BesserBossomBessemerBessem
- 2. Multiple ChoiceThe steel industry was controlled by _____ during the Gilded Age.RockefellerCarnegieVanderbiltSwift
- 3. Multiple ChoiceThe oil industry was controlled by ________ during the Gilded Age.RockefellerCarnegieVanderbiltSwift
- 4. Multiple ChoiceThe railroad industry was controlled by _________ during the Gilded Age.RockefellerCarnegieVanderbiltSwift
- 5. Multiple ChoiceThe expansion of the railroad led to the ____________.Creation of time zonesDestruction of the buffaloFaster transportation of goodsAll of the above
- 6. Multiple ChoiceThe railroad finally united the nation in ______ on May 10, 1869.KansasNevadaCaliforniaUtah
- 7. Multiple ChoiceStandard Oil, the company owned by Rockefeller, was declared a monopoly and broken up into 34 different companies because of the ___________.Peabody Anti-Trust ActSherman Anti-Trust ActClayton Anti-Trust ActGrant Anti-Trust Act
- 8. Multiple Choice____________ is a negative term to describe the great industrialists of the Gilded Age and __________ is a positive term to describe them.Robber Barons, Captains of IndustryCaptains of Industry, Robber Barons
- 9. Multiple ChoiceThe _______ Shirtwaist Factory fire of 1911 led to the death of approximately 150 workers, due to unsafe working conditions.CircleSquareTriangleRectangle
- 10. Multiple ChoiceThe goal of Upton Sinclair's _________ was to expose the harsh working conditions of immigrants in meat-packing plants.The MountainThe RiverThe ForestThe Jungle
- 11. Multiple Choice___________ refers to the Gilded Age belief that only the strong should survive and are better than the weak in society.Social DarwinismSocial EvolutionSocial Adaptation
- 12. Multiple Choice__________ became powerful organizations during the Gilded Age because workers fought to increase wages and safety in workplaces.PinkertonsUnionsRelief CommitteesSettlement Houses
- 13. Multiple ChoiceThe labor protest at Haymarket Square in 1886 is known for ____________.Workers gaining higher wagesProtesters storming the capitol building in ChicagoA bomb exploding
- 14. Multiple ChoiceThe Homestead Steel strike in Pennsylvania was ultimately ________ for workers.SuccessfulUnsuccessful
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