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What does the term 'gilded' mean?
made of gold
covered in a thin coat of gold
poor
made of steel
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What years are called the Gilded Age?
1865-1898
1825-1832
1800-1900
1725-1798
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Which event ended the Gilded Age?
Spanish- American War
Civil War
World War 1
Mexican American War
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Who termed this time period the Gilded Age?
Thomas Jefferson
J D Rockefeller
Mark Twain
the writers
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Which of the following was NOT a major businessman of the times?
Andrew Carnegie
Kary Grant
J. P. Morgan
John D. Rockefeller
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Who was best known for being in STEEL?
J. P. Morgan
John D. Rockefeller
Andrew Carnegie
Thomas Jefferon
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Who was Jacob Riis?
banker
millionaire
oil businessman
photographer
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Which was considered the most important technology of the time period?
oil
steel
trains
banking
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What was "How the Other Half Lives"?
a book of photographs showing how the poor lived
a book that spoke of the horrors of living in the cities
a television show that was about women
an article showing the differences between the North and the South
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Which of the following is an example of tenement?
- Multiple ChoicePlease save your changes before editing any questions.The picture shows which negative effect of industrialization?High wages were earnedShort working hoursSafe working conditionsChild labor was used
- Multiple ChoicePlease save your changes before editing any questions.Which inventor created lighting and new uses of electricity?Samuel MorseThomas EdisonCyrus McCormickRobert Fulton
- Multiple ChoicePlease save your changes before editing any questions.John D. Rockefeller was a captain of which industry?OilBankingSteelAutomobile
- Multiple ChoicePlease save your changes before editing any questions.J.P. Morgan was a captain of which industry?RailroadsSteelBankingOil
- Multiple ChoicePlease save your changes before editing any questions.Which group believed in survival of the fittest and people were naturally selected to succeed?social darwinistpolitical bossesnativistpolitical machines
- Multiple ChoicePlease save your changes before editing any questions.Which one of these men was not a robber baron with a monopoly and ruthless business tactics?Andrew CarnegieJP MorganJohn D. RockefellerThomas Edison
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During the Gilded Age, more people were moving to the ___________ than ever before.
cities
farms
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Mark Twain labeled the late 1800's the "Gilded Age" to describe the ?
end of the practice of slavery
extremes between wealth and poverty
absence of international conflict
achievements in the labor movement
- Multiple ChoicePlease save your changes before editing any questions.Technological development most revolutionized US steel industry.ElectrificationVulcanizationSteam powerBessemer Process
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Which of the following was NOT an important invention of the Gilded Age?
telephone
Internet
electricity
automobile