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Robber Baron: business leaders who pioneered strategies, boosted the economy, and contributed to communities
True
False
2
Who is the Captain of Industry for oil?
Andrew Carnegie
John D. Rockefeller
Cornelius Vanderbilt
J.P. Morgan
3
How did corruption affect America during the Gilded Age?
Politicians corrupted, paid to pass laws benefited industrialists
Wealth was equally distributed among all classes
Politicians passed strict laws on industry practices
Industrialists lost money due to fair competition
4
What are labor unions?
Groups of employers who control industries
Political organizations lobbying for new laws
Government organizations that regulate businesses
Associations of workers that negotiate with management for work issues
5
Besides immigrants, what other group of workers did factories take advantage of by mistreating and underpaying?
Politicians
Children
Farmers
Women
6
What led to the growth of the middle class?
Increased agricultural jobs
Fewer job opportunities
Industrialization and inventions of the late 19th century
Decline in urban population
7
Who created the world's current power system? (alternating current)
Henry Ford
Alexander Graham Bell
Thomas Edison
Nikola Tesla
8
How would you describe the meatpacking industry in America before 1920?
Meat plants unsanitary, reports body parts in food until govt. reg. intro.
meatpacking industry was small, locally regulated, limited national impact
Meat plants clean,food safety regulations ensured high-quality products
Meat plants prioritized employee health, safety, strict cleanliness standar
9
Who was the Captain of Industry for Railroads?
J.P. Morgan
Andrew Carnegie
John D. Rockefeller
Cornelius Vanderbilt
10
What was the purpose of labor unions/what did the workers want?
To promote leisure activities for workers
To limit the number of workers in factories
To help employers make more profit
Advocate for better working conditions (pay, hours worked, and safety)
11
Who invented the telephone?
Thomas Edison
Nikola Tesla
Alexander Graham Bell
Samuel Morse
12
What invention credited to Thomas Edison has the biggest impact on the world?
Motion picture camera
Electric generator
Lightbulb
Phonograph
13
What amendment gave women the right to vote?
21st Amendment
20th Amendment
19th Amendment
18th amendment
14
What was the most common labor tactic used by labor unions to protest work?
Public speeches
Petitions
Strikes
Debates
15
What is a monopoly?
Government control over an industry
Multiple businesses competing for customers
Complete control of a product or business by one person or group
Businesses partnering to set fair prices
16
How did Industrialization affect population size?
America saw a rise in population with large urban cities (immigration)
Population decreased due to job loss
Population remained the same
Population decreased as people moved out of cities
17
What invention made skyscrapers possible?
Aluminum
Iron
Copper
Steel
18
Who was the Captain of Industry for Banking?
Cornelius Vanderbilt
J.P. Morgan
Andrew Carnegie
John D. Rockefeller
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Captain of industry: acquired wealth through ruthless tactics like monopolies.
False
True
20
What industrial accident let to the death of 150 women?
Triangle shirtwaist factory fire
The Coal Mining Disaster
The New York Garment Factory Explosion
The Great Chicago Fire
21
What city was the center for political corruption?
Philadelphia
New York City
Chicago
Boston
22
How did Henry Ford revolutionize the world and the automobile industry?
Hired only skilled workers for factories
Invented the first car
Created the first gasoline engine
Introduced the assembly line for mass production
23
Where did the first women's suffrage convention take place?
Boston, MA
Seneca Falls, NY
Washington, D.C.
Philadelphia, PA
24
Why do factories like to employ immigrants?
Immigrants were better trained for factory jobs
Immigrants had special job skills that locals didn’t have
Immigrants were given high wages and management positions
desperate for work, easy to exploit with low wages, poor working condition
25
Who was Upton Sinclair and what did he do for America?
A labor union organizer
An inventor of the telephone
An author who exposed the meatpacking industry's conditions (The Jungle)
A political leader in the Gilded Age
26
What role did railroads have in industrializing America?
Railroads only transported goods within local towns
Trains were the main form of transportation for factories to ship supplies
Railroads limited factory production
Railroads were used only for passenger travel
27
What two places did most immigrants enter America from, and in which cities are they located?
Governor’s Island, New York and Angel Island, Los Angeles
Ellis Island, New York and Angel Island, San Francisco
Liberty Island, New York and Alcatraz Island, San Francisco
Staten Island, New York and Treasure Island, San Francisco
28
What captain of industry led the steel industry, and what steel-making process made him rich?
Cornelius Vanderbilt, Steel Frame Process
Andrew Carnegie, Bessemer Process
John D. Rockefeller, Open Hearth Process
J.P. Morgan, Refining Process
29
Name two famous women’s suffrage leaders.
Florence Nightingale and Sojourner Truth
Louisa May Alcott and Emily Dickinson
Susan B. Anthony and Elizabeth Cady Stanton
Harriet Tubman and Clara Barton
