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The Gilded Age
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1
Which factor limited the growth of labor unions during the Gilded Age?
Most workers were satisfied with their wages and conditions
Workers were happy
Most employers were hostile to unions
The Federal Government declared unions illegal
2
What development more than any other depended on Carnegie?
iron
skyscrapers
rail roads
bridges
3
Which term best describes United States economic policy during the Gilded Age?
Laissez-faire capitalism
Welfare-state capitalism
Marxism
Mercantilism
4
Who is depicted in this cartoon from the Gilded Age?
Cornilison
Vanderbilt
Scot
Carnegie
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One factor that furthered industrialization in the US during the Gilded Age was the
Expansion of the railroads
Mass production of automobiles
Development of the airlplane
Widespread use of steamboats
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The result of collective bargaining during the Gilded Age was...
Strikes & Riots
Government support for unions
Civil rights amendments
Happy employers
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John Rockefeller, Andrew Carnegie and JP Morgan were called "robber barons" because they
Used ruthless business tactics against competitors
Stole money from the Federal Government
Made unnecessarily risky investments
Robbed from the rich to give to the poor
8
What industry did this river cause problems for?
rail road
coal
cattle
logging
9
Big business owners embraced Social Darwinism because it reinforced their belief that
Economic success demonstrates fitness to lead
All wealth should be returned to society
Economic competition should be regulated
Business monopolies are contrary to the social order
10
What part of the Gilded Age is represented in this photo?
good factories
safe machines
good wages
child labor
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What important event(s) happened before the Gilded Age?
WWII
Progressive Era
WWI
Civil War & Reconstruction
12
Who issued this stock?
Cornelius Vanderbilt
John Rockefeller
Andrew Carnegie
Thomas Edison
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Interstate Commerce Act (1887), Sherman Antitrust Act (1890) and Clayton Antitrust Act (1914)
reduce imports from foreign nations
eliminate unfair business practices
increase power of local government
reduce the power of the unions
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Who believed this quote?
Rockefeller
Vanderbilt
Edison
Carnegie
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What were conditions like for many workers during this time?
long hours/low pay
boring & dangerous work
All of these are correct
very few rights & protection
16
After the Civil War, one way business leaders tried to eliminate competition was by
Forming monopolies or trusts
Increasing prices of their products
Paying high wages to their workers
Developing overseas markets
17
Who is this man and his invention?
Edison & electric bulb
Bell & Telephone
Norris & Sharknado
Graham & lights
18
What is the name of this machine?
Rockefeller
Bessemer
Darwin
Carnegie
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Samuel Gompers, Eugene Debs and Uriah Stevens were leaders in the movement to
Stop racial segregation of Native Americans
Gain fair treatment of Native Americans
Limit illegal immigration
Improve working conditions
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The name of this octopus is Standard Oil. What does it represent?
free-enterprise
philanthrophy
Laissez-faire
a monopoly
