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1
Who is given credit for inventing the light bulb?
Mr. Bulb
Thomas Edison
John D. Rockefeller
Samuel Morse
2
True or False? Robber Barons often worked with competition in their market.
True
False
3
The Bessemer process did what?
Divided the country into time zones
removed nitrates from iron
A standardized test for immigrants coming to America
helped the process of making steel easier and cheaper
4
What is a tariff?
the name given to rich business owners
a essay submitted for College Admission
a tax on imported goods brought into the United States
a tax on all products made in the United States
5
A person who starts his or her own business is called a _______.
boss
I don't know
philanthropist
entrepreneur
6
Who wrote the "Gospel of Wealth"?
William McKinley
Andrew Carnegie
John D. Rockefeller
JP Morgan
7
Which immigrant entrepreneur built his monopoly by making steel and later sold it for millons?
John D. Rockefeller
Cornelius Vanderbilt
JP Morgan
Andrew Carnegie
8
What two topics contributed to urbanization the most during the Gilded Age?
What is urbanization again?
Exploration and Expansion
Accommodation and Americanization
Industry and Immigration
9
Who was Alexander Graham Bell?
invented the internet
invented the telephone
invented the typewriter
invented the telescope
10
Why was Big Business bad during the Gilded Age?
Immigrants made too much money
The owners had too much power and could control the market prices
The products were no good
Often times governments were given money by big businesses
11
Even through the stress of urbanization and industrialization, US productivity soared during the late 19th century.
False
True
12
Which class was most likely to live in tenements during the Gilded Age?
Upper class
Middle class
Working class
13
Which goal was shared by the Knights of Labor Union and the American Federation of Labor?
to help large corporations increase productivity
to organize workers and demand better conditions
to promote the use of immigrant labor only
to introduce new inventions to factories
14
Define laissez-faire.
non-interference with the economy and business practices
Heavy governmental control over the economy
15
Who invented the first alternating current?
Henry Ford
Thomas Westinghouse
Thomas Edison
The Wright Brothers
16
Who was given credit for inventing the radio?
Henry Ford
Eli Whitney
Guglielmo Marconi
The Wright Brothers
17
What is a labor union?
a group of people who do the hiring and firing
a group of retired people
I don't know
a group of people that want better pay & working conditions
18
Corporations, stocks, monopolies and trusts are most closely associated with the ____.
the rise in immigration in the US
formation of labor unions
rise of Big Business
development of new inventions
19
______ during the Gilded Age sometimes involved children as young as 8 working 12 hours a day.
Pullman Strike
Thomas Hine
Child Labor
Laissez Faire
20
A short description of urbanization is a ________.
growth of cities
growth of education
growth of farms
growth of beaches
21
What was a downside of the Railroad boom during the Gilded Age?
Workers were paid little money and worked long hours
corrupt business practices often occurred
too many un-needed railroads were built
All were downsides of the Railroad boom
22
What is a Robber Baron?
a crooked politician
a general in the Industrial War
an unethical business leader who appears greedy & heartless
someone who steals burgers, for example the Hamburglar
23
The Gilded Age lead to all the following
except
:
Urbanization
Growth of Big Business
A decrease in immigration
Political corruption
24
What is the best definition of a strike during the Gilded Age.
A worker during the era who rose to the top of their job
Someone who stands their and lets the ball go right by them
It is the practice of squashing your competition
Workers stopping work because of many problems at their job
25
What two positions were women hired for the most during the Gilded Age?
Ranchers and Farmers
Politicians and Lawyers
Typists and a Seamstress
Railroad Conductors and Linesmen
26
Horizontal integration differs from vertical integration in that it ____.
the Robber Barons were forced to sell all their stocks
combines different (levels) business practices of a business
merges stocks from multiple businesses into an organization
consolidates many businesses involved in same business
27
In the business world, what is a monopoly?
a single company with a lot of competition
a single company that dominates and owns the industry
a really fun board game you play during the Holidays
a group of companies with no control
28
Which entrepreneur created a monopoly based on oil?
JP Morgan
John D. Rockefeller
Andrew Carnegie
Cornelius Vanderbilt
29
What might a Robber Baron do?
be ethical
run a monopoly
donate a library
fight child labor
30
Who gave the Gilded Age its name?
Andrew Carnegie
Mark Twain
William McKinley
John D. Rockefeller
31
What kind of people worked on the railroads?
homesteaders
pioneers
immigrants
native americans
