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Unit 2 The Gilded Age Exam Review
Unit 2 The Gilded Age Exam Review
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What social issue was raised by the philanthropy of many business leaders during the Gilded Age
Were US businesses charging too much for their products
Should state govts limit philanthropic activities ofcitizens
What should the wealthy do with their surplus money.
Should private industries be taken over by worker orgs
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During the late 1800s, what was a major effect of industrialization on American workers
Skilled craftsmen were replaced by machine operators
Membership in labor unions declined
More people began to farm
Workers migrated to rural regions
3
What did the 6th amendment do..
Grant free speech
Eliminate cruel punishment
Regulate Interstate commerce
Guarantee a speedy trial
4
Which was a benefit of the
laissez – fair
policies of the federal government in the late 1800's
Workers felt secure about safety conditions in factories
Workers found it easy to organize into labor unions
Businesses could avoid the ups & downs of the business cycle
Entrepreneurs could invest without govt interference
5
How did the light bulb affect industry
factories could extend working hours
products could be manufactured on an assembly line
businesses needed to hire skilled workers
machines needed to be repaired less frequently
6
A Philanthropist....
Move toward government ownership of key industries
Favor big government over Laissez-Faire
Donates massive amounts of money to bennifit the public good.
Expand the positive features of the trusts
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Because of the 1st amendment, Americans are allowed to own firearms.
False
True
8
Robber Barons built up businesses and then gave money back to the poor.
False
True
9
Which invention opened many new jobs for women between the years of 1870 and 1910
Sewing Machine
Telegraph
Assembly Line
Telephone
10
Who invented the telephone in 1876
Christopher Sholes
Thomas Edison
Alexander Graham Bell
Elisha Otis
11
Between 1865 to 1900, disputes between labor & business owners were sometimes marked by
The use of violence on both sides
Cooperative efforts to resolve differences
Governments support for striking workers
Negotiations by the federal government
12
During the late nineteenth-century the U.S. was beginning to change from
a foreign policy of isolationism to one of interventionism
a slave-owning society to one without slavery
a mostly rural society to an urban one
a direct democracy to a representative one
13
Which best describes the view of the cartoonist
Standard Oil was harmful to the environment
They were using philanthropic activities to benefit citizens
They were using vertical integration to become a monopoly
Standard Oil was using its influence in areas of the govt
14
The 13th amendment abolishes slavery.
False
True
15
What amendment protects the Americans from illegal searches and seizures.
9th
4th
14th
1st
16
What made it possible to construct skyscrapers in the 1800s
Cheap electric power
The invention of the elevator
Telephone
Fire safety standards
17
This Amendment defines Citizenship.
14th
8th
3rd
9th
18
The 10th amendment involves State's rights.
True
False
19
Which goal was shared by both the Knights of Labor and the American Federation of Labor
To promote immigration of skilled workers from Asia & Europe
To introduce new and innovative techniques to factories
To help large corporations to increase their production
Organize workers to demand better conditions from employers
20
Carnegie gained control of most of the steel industry by buying out his suppliers & competitors and..
and underselling his competitors
investing in the Oil industry
Selling shares of his company
Running for the Senate
21
Trying to control a product or service by buying out competition
Horizontal Integration
Transient Integration
Darwinism
Vertical Integration
22
Who was the author of the Declaration of Independence?
George Washington
Abraham Lincoln
Thomas Jefferson
Benjamin Franklin
23
John D. Rockefeller controlled 90% of which of the following industries
Electronics
Lumber
Steel
Oil
24
Which Amendment allows the government to take your land?
1st
6th
7th
5th
25
A person who purchases stock in a corporation is known as a(n)
Captain of Industry
Robber baron
Philanthropist
Shareholder
26
In the late 1900's, critics of the big business claimed that monopolies harmed the economy by
Unfairly limiting competition
Preventing technological innovation
Failing to keep pace with European industries
Decreasing the urban growth rate
27
Who
INVENTED
a cheap & effective manufacturing process for making steel
Andrew Carnegie
George M. Pullman
John D. Rockefeller
Henry Bessemer
28
In the late 1800s, which factor directly contributed to the growth of the steel industry
New production techniques
Employee ownership
The formation of labor unions
Government regulation
29
Which of the following did Social Darwinism discourage
Hard work
The accumulation of wealth
Government regulation
Industrialization
30
Who said the following quote
Samuel Gompers
Thomas Edison
John D. Rockefeller
Terrence Powerderly
31
Which best describes a positive contribution of Andrew Carnegie
obtained rebates from railroadcompanies shipping his product
helped workers obtain better conditions in his factories
obtained near monopoly control of 1 part of a natl industry
showed how to organize large-scale production & philanthropy
