Industrialization and the Gilded Age

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Who invented the electric light bulb?

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Thomas Edison

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USHS1877.C.26.a

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Which process made steel production more efficient and affordable? Options: The Edison Process, The Westinghouse Technique, The Bessemer Process, The Bell Method

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The Bessemer Process

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USHS1877.C.26.a

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What did the transcontinental railroad primarily promote?

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Trade, migration, and settlement of the American West

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USHS1877.C.3.b

USHS1877.C.15.a

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One effect of monopolies on the United States economy is that they have tended to

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reduce business competition

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During the period 1865–1900, government contributed to the growth of corporations mainly by

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allowing them to develop with few restrictions

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A person who believes in the Social Darwinist theory of survival of the fittest would agree that individuals should succeed through their own efforts.

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individuals should succeed through their own efforts

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The term “robber barons” is used to describe many industrialists of the late 19th century mainly because they

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sought to maximize their profits by eliminating competition and exploiting workers

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Which type of business organization is being criticized in this cartoon? Options: monopoly, multinational corporation, partnership, proprietorship

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monopoly

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What was Carnegie’s “Gospel of Wealth”?

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The belief that the wealthy should put their money to good use serving others.

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Who was the oil tycoon who created the Standard Oil Company?

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Rockefeller