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The Gilded Age
Test Description: Quiz yourself over the Gilded Age!
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) How long was the average work day for most workers during the Gilded Age?
A
15 hours
B
6 hours
C
10-12 hours
D
8 hours
2) One of the main reasons John D. Rockefeller was able to succeed in the oil industry was because he
A
encouraged competition
B
created a monopoly in the oil industry
C
treated his competitors fairly
D
urged government regulation of the oil industry
3) Which of the following is NOT a pull factor that brought immigrants to the United States?
A
Land and jobs
B
Wars and Revolutions in their home country
C
Freedom of Religion
D
Family member already in the US
4) Which of the following was NOT a push factor that caused immigrants to leave their country for the United States?
A
Desire to create a monarchy to replace the democracy in the United States
B
Religious persecution
C
Wars and political revolutions
D
No work at home
5) This trade union was founded by Terrance Powderly in 1869 and became the first truly popular and successful unions in US history.
A
Congress of Industrial Organizations
B
Knights of Labor
C
American Federation of Labor
D
National Labor Union
6) The “New Immigration” to the United States in the late-nineteenth century refers to the increased number of people arriving from
A
the Middle East
B
Southern/Eastern Europe and Asia
C
South America
D
Northern Europe
7) This was a strike at a Carnegie Steel factory in Pennsylvania. It was ended by the Pinkerton Detective Agency, killing or wounding 16 workers.
A
Homestead Strike
B
Steel Strike of 1919
C
Great Anthracite Coal Strike
D
Pullman Strike
8) This was the idea that the wealthy were responsible for caring for society.
A
Social Darwinism
B
Gospel of Wealth
C
Charity
D
Philanthropy
9) The purpose of the Homestead Act of 1862 was to
A
provide people with economic incentives to settle in the territory of Florida.
B
offer former Confederate officers a place to live in return for their loyalty to the U.S.
C
encourage people to settle U.S. territories west of the Mississippi River.
D
provide free blacks with “40 acres and a mule” in former Confederate states.
10) The finishing of this helped to propel the United States into a Second Industrial Revolution
A
Erie Canal
B
Interstate Highway System
C
Transcontinental Railroad
D
Wilderness Road
11) This term is used to describe the rapid growth of cities.
A
Propogation
B
Suburbization
C
Urbanization
D
Gentrification
12) Which of the following was NOT a consequence of rapid industrialization in the Gilded Age?
A
Lack of proper housing
B
Lack of sanitation and waste disposal
C
Development of more farms in the cities to feed the population
D
Better quality of life for wealthy city dwellers
13) All of these were causes of rapid industrialization in the Gilded Age EXCEPT
A
immigration
B
growth of factories in and around major cities
C
shirt of population from rural communities to cities
D
desire by many to move to the healthier environment created by cities
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