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- 1. Multiple Choice
Who coined the term 'Gilded Age'?
John D. Rockefeller
Thomas Edison
Mark Twain
Andrew Carnegie
- 2. Multiple Choice
People moving from the rural areas to cities is called...
Ruralization
Urbanization
Colonization
None of these
- 3. Multiple Choice
In response to the Supreme Court’s ruling in Wabash v. Illinois, Congress created the
McKinley Tariff.
Sherman Antitrust Act.
Pendleton Act.
Interstate Commerce Commission.
- 4. Multiple ChoiceThis period during the 1870s to 1900 is known for it's rise of railroads, big business, industrialization and social problems in the United States.World War IProgressive EraGilded ageRoaring Twenties
- 5. Multiple ChoiceWhich group had a racial hatred of immigrants, since they took jobs from Americans for lower wages.NativistsPolitical bossesMinersLabor leaders
- 6. Multiple ChoiceWhich group provided basic services for immigrants & the poor for votes & made illegal fortunesNativistLabor UnionsPolitical MachinesRobber Barons
- 7. Multiple Choice
Cornelius Vanderbilt made his fortune in...
Railroads
Oil
Steel
Finance
- 8. Multiple Choice
John Rockefeller made a fortune in which industry?
Railroads
Oil
Steel
Finance
- 9. Multiple Choice
In which industry did Andrew Carnegie make his fortune?
Oil
Steel
Railroads
Finance
- 10. Multiple Choice
In the 1870's and 1880's, American farmers began to join together. They wanted fair treatment from banks and the railroads. Which was not an organization of farmers for farmers?
National Labor Relations Board
National Grange
Farmers Alliance
- 11. Multiple Choice
During the Gilded Age, American farmers struggled to make a living. The farmers blamed all of the following, except ____________, for their financial struggles.
bankers
railroad companies
foreign imports
- 12. Multiple Choice"Survival of the fittest" applied to business competitionSocial GospelGospel of WealthSocial Darwinism
- 13. Multiple ChoiceDonating lots of money to humanitarian causesPhilanthropyEgalitarianismAssimilationSocialism
- 14. Multiple ChoiceDuring the late 19th century, most immigrants to the US found work asEducated professionalsFactory Workers/ Sweatshop WorkersSkilled WorkersScientists
- 15. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following was NOT a problem labor unions fought for?shorter hourslower payno child laborsafer working conditions
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