Gilded Age / Progressive Era

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What was the Homestead Strike?

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A strike at one of Andrew Carnegie's steel mills that ended after the deaths of strikebreakers and strikers.

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What was the main cause of the Pullman Strike in 1894? Options: Wage cuts and high rent in company towns, Demand for an eight-hour workday, Protest against unsafe working conditions, Opposition to child labor

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Wage cuts and high rent in company towns

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What is a monopoly?

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A business that controls all or nearly all of a particular industry, eliminates competition and raises prices.

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What happened during the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire?

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A devastating fire broke out, leading to many deaths.

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Labor Unions are organizations that represent the collective interests of workers in negotiations with employers. True or False?

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True

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Capitalism is an economic system characterized by what?

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Private ownership of resources and means of production

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Who is referred to as a Robber Baron?

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John D. Rockefeller

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Who among the following are considered Captains of Industry? Andrew Carnegie, John D. Rockefeller, Henry Ford, All of the above

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All of the above

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What is the term for allowing people in some states to vote directly on an issue?

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initiative and referendum

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What is the process called that allows people from certain states to remove an elected state or local official from office?

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recall