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The Gilded Age
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Review for the Rise of Industry and Cities
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1
The group most effected by the new industrial age was
small town residents.
African-Americans.
women.
Native Americans.
2
Most first-generation immigrants
tried to preserve the Old Country culture in America.
were subjected to stringent immigration restrictions.
were quickly assimilated into mainstream American life.
eventually returned to their country of origin.
3
The most effective and most enduring labor union of the post-Civil War period was the
National Labor Union.
Knights of Columbus.
American Federation of Labor.
Knights of Labor.
4
The various racial and ethnic groups in large cities shared which of the following activities
popular entertainment.
sports.
shopping.
reading.
5
During the age of industrialization, the South
remained overwhelmingly rural and agricultural.
received preferential treatment from the railroads.
turned away from agriculture.
took fool advantage of new economic trends.
6
The process of controlling all steps of production is known as
pooling resources.
horizontal integration.
vertical integration.
trust busting.
7
The single greatest factor helping to spur the amazing post- Civil War industrialization was
electric power.
the railroad network.
agriculture.
mining.
8
One of the symbols of the dawning era of consumerism in urban America was
public transportation systems.
the development of factories.
advertising billboards.
the rise of large department stores.
9
Most women workers of the 1890s worked for
independence.
economic necessity.
glamour.
personal spending money.
10
The gospel of wealth, which associated godliness with wealth,
relied on the sayings of Jesus.
inspired the wealthy to try to help the poor.
discouraged efforts to help the poor.
was opposed by most clergymen.
11
One of the methods used by business leaders to increase profits was
support for the idea of a centrally planned economy.
elimination of the tactic of vertical integration.
elimination of as much competition as possible.
increased competition.
12
Owned by John D. Rockefeller, America's first billion-dollar corporation was
General Electric.
U.S. Steel.
Union Pacific Railroad.
Standard Oil.
13
The major factor in drawing country people off the farms and into the big cities was
the compact nature of the large communities.
the lure of cultural excitement.
the availability of industrial jobs.
the development of the skyscraper.
