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1
In what century did social conditions for women begin to slowly change in America?
20th
19th
18th
17th
2
Upton Sinclair's work led to the passage of what law?
Sherman Anti Trust Act
Pure Food and Drug Act
Clean Foods Act
Housing Regulations and Codes
3
Susan B. Anthony and Elizabeth Cady Stanton worked tirelessly to gain women's rights. What org?
The National Woman Suffrage Association
National Women's Party
National American Woman Suffrage Association (NAWSA)
The American Suffrage Association (ASA)
4
The ____ Amendment was finally ratified by 2/3 majority and signed into law on August 26, 1920.
18th
20th
21st
19th
5
Which of the following "robber barons" was most associated with the banking industry?
John D. Rockefeller
Cornelius Vanderbilt
Andrew Carnegie
JP Morgan
6
Which Captain of Industry created the assembly line?
JP Morgan
John D. Rockefeller
Henry Ford
Cornelius Vanderbilt
7
Carnegie donated about __________ % of his wealth towards charitable causes.
80%
20%
10%
50%
8
Which person gave lavish donations to a college for black women?
Henry Ford
Andrew Carnegie
Cornelius Vanderbilt
John D. Rockefeller
9
All of the following are examples of philanthropy in the late 19th century EXCEPT
Rockefeller's Standard Oil
The University of Chicago
Carnegie Hall
Vanderbilt University
10
What was Nellie Bly’s actual name?
Elizabeth Stanton
Mary Blythe
Elizabeth Cochrane
Mary Shelley
11
Who started the Tuskegee Institute?
WEB DuBois
Booker T. Washington
12
Job training and economic independence was key to African American success?
WEB DuBois
Booker T. Washington
13
The Homestead Strike was significant because
Strikebreakers were able to end the strike by force
It was a draw and only resolved by government mediation
The labor unions succeeded in gaining higher wages
The government used soldiers to end the strike
14
Philanthropy is
Exploiting workers by underpaying them
Exploiting workers by putting them in harsh conditions
Deregulating industries
Promoting others well being through charity
15
Who was the author of The Souls of Black Folks?
Booker T. Washington
WEB DuBois
16
What was the name of the settlement she opened with her friend Ellen Gates Starr?
Chicago House
Hull House
Ronald McDonald House
Addams House
17
Who was Jane Addams?
The first female president
A woman who helped the poor and won a Nobel Peace Prize
A senator from Missouri
A cook from the South who only fed the homeless
18
Corrupt political organizations that often controlled cities during the Gilded Age were called
Labor Unions
Trusts
Political Machines
Holding Companies
19
Which of the following "robber barons" was most associated with the steel industry?
Andrew Carnegie
Cornelius Vanderbilt
John D Rockefeller
JP Morgan
20
Where was Thomas Edison born?
Scotland
New York
Ohio
Italy
21
Ida Tarbell attacked which big business with her published book?
Union - Pacific Railroad
Chicago Meatpacking Industry
US Steel Corporation
Standard Oil Company
22
Samuel Gompers was the leader of the
National Labor Union
Industrial Workers of the World
Knights of Labor
American Federation of Labor
23
This book cover showed problems in which area?
Meatpacking Industry
Pollution
Child Labor
Conservation
24
What did Carnegie mean when he said "help those who help themselves."
Don't give towards charity. Handouts make people lazy.
Give as much money towards charity as possible
Give them things that will motivate them to help themselves
Give to people anonymously. This leads to sincerity
25
Nellie Bly's Ten Days in a Mad-House caused what?
Nothing
America to stop having asylums
Reforms at Blackwell's Island
Her Death
26
Which is the best answer as to why the Progressive Era came into existence?
Americans believed in building bigger businesses.
Americans sought to continue monopolization.
JP Morgan wanted to have less power than the government.
Corruption in society and politics and the need for change.
27
Who is this?
Henry Ford
John D. Rockefeller
Cornelius Vanderbilt
Andrew Carnegie
28
A monopoly is ________
Being greedy with your money
Underpaying ones workers
Complete ownership of an industry
Capitalizing on a nice business opportunity
29
Believed that higher education was the key to African American success.
Booker T. Washington
WEB DuBois
30
The book version of Nellie Bly’s asylum exposé is called what?
Nellie Bly’s Rotten Week
Ten Days in a Mad-House
Ten Days in Blackwell's Island
Lost in a Mad-House
31
What year was Jane Addams born?
1860
1940
1820
1990
32
Which of the following labor unions concentrated on skilled labor and ignored women and blacks?
Knights of Labor
Industrial Workers of the World
National Labor Union
American Federation of Labor
33
This photo symbolizes
The amount of industrial pollution that Rockefeller caused
The amount of industrial pollution that Carnegie caused
Carnegie's control and influence over government
Rockefeller's control and influence over government
34
This school's mascot is ___________
The Sailors
The Patriots
The Commodores
The Crusaders
35
Terence Powdely was the leader of the
American Federation of Labor
Industrial Workers of the World
Knights of Labor
American Railway Union
36
Early women's suffrage movement leaders got involved in other reform movements such as
Temperance
Anti-slavery
Pro-slavery
Poplulist
37
One working in favor of women's right to vote
periodontist
suffragist
pathologist
social worker
38
Who is this?
Cornelius Vanderbilt
Henry Ford
Andrew Carnegie
John D. Rockefeller
39
When was Nellie Bly born?
1570
1987
1864
1823
40
Cornelius Vanderbilt initially got rich off of the __________ industry
Railroad
Shipping
Oil
Scamming
41
Carnegie spent a lot of his charity money on __________
Dams
Roads
Libraries
Steel buildings
42
Ida B. Wells is credited with help finding which organization?
NCAA
AARP
AAU
NAACP
43
What is a muckraker
The President of the United States
A journalist exposing problems in society
A street cleaner
Teddy Roosevelt
44
Where was Ida B. Wells born?
Atlanta, Georgia
Chicago, Illinios
Memphis, Tennessee
Holly Springs, Mississippi
45
"Declaration of Sentiments," created at the Seneca Falls convention was modeled after the ___
US Constitution
The Bible
Declaration of Indpendence
Aesop's Fables
46
What is Jane Addams best remembered for?
Regulate monetary policy in the United States
creating Hull House and creating social reform programs
Improved working conditions for factory workers
Wrote 19th amendment
47
Who is this?
Andrew Carnegie
Cornelius Vanderbilt
John D. Rockefeller
Henry Ford
48
Which of the following groups would the artist of this cartoon be MOST likely to support?
Political Machines
Robber Barons
Farmers
Unions
49
Nellie Bly was a(n) ___________.
Inventor
Shakespearean Actor
Investigative Jounalist
Artist
50
Which of these is
NOT
a Thomas Edison invention?
morse code
kinetoscope
phonograph
light bulb
51
The Hull House opened in...
Minneapolis
Los Angeles
London
Chicago
52
The Pullman Strike was significant because
The government sided with owners and sent soldiers to end it
The union was able to secure higher wages
The owners were able to use strikebreakers to end it
Unions were partially successful and reduced hours
53
Which Business tycoon controlled a lot of the railroad industry?
Henry Frick
Cornelius Vanderbilt
Andrew Carnegie
John D. Rockefeller
54
What was the name of the mercenaries that came to end the Homestead Strike?
The SS
The Pinkertons
The Gestapo
The Malegons
55
According to the Gospel of Wealth?
He who has the gold makes the rules
Only the strong should survive in business and life
The wealthy are obligated to help the poor
Religious groups have an obligation to help the poor
56
A scab is _________
An oppressive employer
A non-union worker
An oppressive employee
Unionized worker on strike
57
What did Alexander Graham Bell invent?
x-ray machine
airplane
light bulb
telephone
58
Mark Twain referred to late 19th century America as the "Gilded Age" due to
The illusion of perfection that hid corruption and problems
America's new assertion of dominance in foreign policy
America's seeming endless prosperity and stability
The relative peace and calm in American politics in the time
59
The _______ was a strike where several people were killed, involving Carnegie's company
Pinkerton Strike
Homestead Strike
Pullman Strike
Mine Workers Strike
60
The first major union with significant national membership was the
American Federation of Labor
Industrial Workers of the World
Knights of Labor
National Labor Union
61
Which monopolist does that cartoon refer to?
Henry Ford
Cornelius Vanderbilt
John D. Rockefeller
Andrew Carnegie
62
This photo symbolizes
The few getting rich off the many
The transition of the shipping industry to railroads
The poor working conditions at Carnegie Steel
The back breaking work that was the oil industry
63
Settlement houses such as Hull House were created in order to help
Immigrants
The middle class
Rinch business owners
Women
64
Working conditions for the lower class in the late 19th century were largely
High skill and high pay
Safe and enjoyable
Fair and equitable
Unfair and dangerous
65
Which of the following "robber barons" was most associated with the oil industry?
Cornelius Vanderbilt
Andrew Carnegie
John D. Rockefeller
JP Morgan