Unit 7-Gilded Age

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How did the invention shown in this patent illustration affect industry?

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Factories could extend working hours.

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Which sentence correctly completes this diagram? Options: The Bracero program was introduced., The Chinese Exclusion Act was passed., Russian radicals joined labor unions in the United States., Irish families immigrated to the United States.

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Irish families immigrated to the United States.

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Which of the following occurred between 1865 and 1900 as a result of the rapid industrialization of the United States? Options: Social and economic class divisions began to disappear., Concerns about air pollution led to stricter environmental regulations., Union membership increased as workers sought better pay and conditions., Factory owners introduced wage-equity policies for women in the workplace.

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Union membership increased as workers sought better pay and conditions.

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What was the primary purpose of Ellis Island in 1904?

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Processing immigrants who mainly came from Southern and Eastern Europe

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What was the impact of the Homestead Act?

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It led to the transformation of the Great Plains into farmland.

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Complete control over an industry's production, wages, & prices

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monopoly

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What was the first permanent labor union; it used strikes as a tactic? Options: American Federation of Labor, Knights of Labor, International Workers of the World, Knights of Columbus

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American Federation of Labor

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Who created the company known as Standard Oil?

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John D. Rockefeller

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The leader of the union known as the American Federation of Labor

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Samuel Gompers

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Name for entrepreneurs who use ruthless tactics to destroy competition or to keep wages low

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Robber Baron