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Gilded Age to Progressive Era
Gilded Age to Progressive Era
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The Progressive Era is characterized by...
Technological innovations & industrialization
Global conflict & failed attempts at peace.
Social, Political, & Economic Reforms
Consumerism & abuse of big business.
2
How did industrialization and urbanization affect the environment?
It gave us better conditions on the street.
It helped to make it better.
It caused air quality to improve.
It caused lots of pollution.
3
Labor unions were organizations that...
distrusted the government.
Fought for better pay and working conditions.
Took away the rights of immigrants.
workers didn't like because they were already satisfied.
4
The Gilded Age saw all of these situations except...
Monopolies/Trusts
New Technologies
Corrupt Government
Government control of business
5
Americans supported the Chinese Exclusion Act because it...
Meant more jobs for Americans.
Kept them from having to compete with Europe.
Caused problems with trade.
Kept Chinese stuff out of America.
6
Political machines were powerful because they...
Encouraged better working conditions.
Traded votes for help and services.
Fought political corruption in the city.
Increased wages for workers.
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Monopolies were bad because...
It made everything fair for workers.
They eliminated competition and workers were treated badly.
It helped to protect the government and business leaders.
It makes families mad at each other, so someone always cries
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One of the few benefits of big business in the Gilded Age was...
They were well-regulated by government.
They were very concerned about the environment.
They were more efficient, and had lower prices.
They exploited their workers.
9
The impact of Initiative, Referendum & Recall was...
Took power away from the people.
Abolished slavery.
Gave citizens more direct influence over politics.
Gave women the right to vote.
10
In what ways did the US Government demonstrate (show) their dedication to settling the west?
None of the above
A & B
Pacific Railway Act
The Homestead Act of 1862
11
What was the Social Gospel Movement?
Immigrants moved to fight for religious freedom.
Giving money to political machines.
Helping the poor in Jesus' name.
Protesting social problems in the streets.
12
What is one way that labor unions fought for better working conditions?
Strikes
Voting
Bribery
Begging
13
What was the single most important invention of the Gilded Age?
Typewriter
Barbed Wire
Light bulb
Coca-Cola
14
The Interstate Commerce Act
Helped to build roads.
Helped to make the meat-packing industry safer.
Regulated railroad prices to make them more fair.
Made monopolies illegal.
15
What were some negative impacts of industrialization?
Driving people out of cities.
Labor unions
Overcrowding in filthy slums.
Immigrant labor.
16
What is something positive that Andrew Carnegie did?
He encouraged philanthropy (charity) by wealthy people.
He worked to overturn segregation.
He led people to Jesus.
He expanded competition.
17
In the Gilded Age, people moved from farms to cities. Why?
Industrialization provided good jobs.
The Homestead Act was a joke.
Native Americans were buying up all the farmland.
Houses were less expensive in the city.
18
Which of these inventions helped to increase industrialization?
Bessemer Process
Light bulb
Transcontinental Railroad
All of the Above
