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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
6 hours
B
15 hours
C
8 hours
D
10-12 hours
2) One of the main reasons John D. Rockefeller was able to succeed in the oil industry was because he
A
urged government regulation of the oil industry
B
encouraged competition
C
created a monopoly in the oil industry
D
treated his competitors fairly
3) Which of the following is NOT a pull factor that brought immigrants to the United States?
A
Wars and Revolutions in their home country
B
Family member already in the US
C
Land and jobs
D
Freedom of Religion
4) Which of the following was NOT a push factor that caused immigrants to leave their country for the United States?
A
No work at home
B
Religious persecution
C
Wars and political revolutions
D
Desire to create a monarchy to replace the democracy in the United States
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
National Labor Union
C
American Federation of Labor
D
Knights of Labor
6) The “New Immigration” to the United States in the late-nineteenth century refers to the increased number of people arriving from
A
Southern/Eastern Europe and Asia
B
the Middle East
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
Philanthropy
B
Charity
C
Gospel of Wealth
D
Social Darwinism
9) The purpose of the Homestead Act of 1862 was to
A
provide free blacks with “40 acres and a mule” in former Confederate states.
B
provide people with economic incentives to settle in the territory of Florida.
C
encourage people to settle U.S. territories west of the Mississippi River.
D
offer former Confederate officers a place to live in return for their loyalty to the U.S.
10) The finishing of this helped to propel the United States into a Second Industrial Revolution
A
Erie Canal
B
Transcontinental Railroad
C
Interstate Highway System
D
Wilderness Road
11) This term is used to describe the rapid growth of cities.
A
Urbanization
B
Suburbization
C
Propogation
D
Gentrification
12) Which of the following was NOT a consequence of rapid industrialization in the Gilded Age?
A
Better quality of life for wealthy city dwellers
B
Lack of sanitation and waste disposal
C
Development of more farms in the cities to feed the population
D
Lack of proper housing
13) All of these were causes of rapid industrialization in the Gilded Age EXCEPT
A
immigration
B
desire by many to move to the healthier environment created by cities
C
shirt of population from rural communities to cities
D
growth of factories in and around major cities
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