The Gilded Age

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During the Gilded Age came the rise of monopolies which were-

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businesses so large and powerful they had no competition

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Which describes John D Rockefeller?

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The creator of the Standard Oil company and the richest man in American history

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Which describes Andrew Carnegie? Options: The creator of the Standard Oil company and the richest man in American history, The creator of the Carnegie Steel company and a famous philanthropist, The creator of General Electric and American Telephone and Telegraph, The leader of Tammany Hall, a political machine that controlled New York City

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The creator of the Carnegie Steel company and a famous philanthropist

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Most of the New Immigrants coming to the U.S. during the Gilded Age came from- Northern and Western Europe, Eastern and Southern Europe, Southeast Asia, West and South Africa

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Eastern and Southern Europe

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Which religion did many New Immigrants have which, like the Irish, made Americans afraid of them?

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Catholicism

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Many immigrants and poor individuals in cities lived in single rooms like this called-

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Tenements

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Which of these best explains why many immigrants came to the United States during the Gilded Age?

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They saw opportunity for a better life for themselves and their children

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During the late nineteenth century, the United States was changing from a(n) _ country to a(n) _ country.

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rural; urban

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Who invented the light bulb, allowing factories to stay open longer?

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Thomas Edison

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The Chinese Exclusion Act and a dislike of immigrants best describe which group? Options: Monopolists, Naturalists, Nativists, Nationalists

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Nativists