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Who is accredited for inventing the light bulb?
What is William "Boss" Tweed known for?
US History Civil War Era & Start of Gilded Age
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What is William "Boss" Tweed known for?
corruption in banking
corruption in economics
corruption in corporations
corruption in politics
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Who is accredited for inventing the light bulb?
Thomas Jefferson
Nikolai Tesla
Eli Whitney
Thomas Edison
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What is JP Morgan known for?
Being a Railroad tycoon
Being an Oil tycoon
Being a Banking tycoon
Being a Steel tycoon
4
What invention transformed electricity into industrial energy?
Alternating Current
Electric generator
Direct Current
Light bulb
5
What provided the frame work for the American economy?
Congressional laws
Industrial Revolution
laissez faire economics
Modern coporations
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What is a trust?
corporations cooperating in order to reduce competition
Financial banking
Economic reform
Security in banking
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True or False: "The Reconstruction Era changed the United States for the better."
False
True
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What is John D. Rockefellar known for?
Being a Steel tycoon
Being an oil tycoon
Being a Banking tycoon
Being a Railroad tycoon
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What played a major role in transforming factory work and production scale?
Building factories
Creating new technology
Acquiring natural resources
Increased workforce
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What is Andrew Carnegie known for?
Being a Banking tycoon
Being a Railroad tycoon
Being a Steel tycoon
Being an Oil tycoon
11
Who assassinated Abraham Lincoln?
Lee Harvey Oswald
Charles J. Guiteau
John Hinkley
John Wilkes Booth
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How much of the American workforce was in factories by the 20th century?
1/4
1/5
1/2
1/3
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Which one is NOT a captain of Industry during the Gilded Age?
John D. Rockefellar
JP Morgan
Ulysses S. Grant
Andrew Carnegie
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What are the characteristics of the Gilded Age?
American imperialism
worship of wealth
laissez faire economy
renaissance of art
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What was the main source of transporting goods in the US during the Gilded Age?
railroads
steamboat
automobile
airplane
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What is an issue that comes out of the Gilded Age?
Child Labor
The Cold War
Slavery
Laissez Faire Economics
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What is Cornelius Vanderbilt known for?
Being a Railroad tycoon
Being an Oil tycoon
Being a Steel tycoon
Being a Banking tycoon
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How did Large Corporations change Americans' daily lives?
People moved to cities
People had more jobs
People had more farms
People were more united
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What is the name of the period after the American Civil War?
Industrial
Gilded
Reconstruction
Modern
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What percent of light bulbs were produced by General Electric in 1914?
90%
80%
85%
75%