Level 2: The Gilded Age

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What legislation is this cartoon referring to? Options: 30 day waiting period for immigration, Deportation after completion of Transcontinental Railroad, Immigration Reduction Act, Chinese Exclusion Act

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Chinese Exclusion Act

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What does this image say about the need for labor unions?

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labor unions were desirable because the workers were being crushed by difficult living conditions and poor pay.

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When ONE company has complete control of a product or service; the elimination of fair competition

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Monopoly

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Belief that rich were obligated to help poor communities by giving back in the form of libraries, schools, and universities but not giving directly to individuals

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Gospel of Wealth

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What invention contributed to the rapid industrialization (growth of factories) in the United States? Options: Railroads, Telephone, Dry farming, Sewing machine

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Railroads

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Many immigrants found work as-

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unskilled labor in factories

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What was an important effect of the invention of the light bulb?

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Factories could extend working hours

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What is the main idea of the cartoon?

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Political Corruption

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What factor most led to the growth of the steel industry? Options: Laissez faire economics, New production techniques (Bessemer Steel Process), Labor unions, The need for a new building material

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New production techniques (Bessemer Steel Process)

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What was one way workers tried to get better working conditions? Options: By homesteading on the Great Plains, By joining labor unions, By working for Political bosses, Through better education

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By joining labor unions