The Gilded Age & Progressive Era EOC Review

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Which entrepreneur is NOT correctly paired with his field? John D Rockefeller ---> telecommunications, Andrew Carnegie ---> steel, Cornelius Vanderbilt ---> railroads, J.P. Morgan ---> finance

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John D Rockefeller ---> telecommunications

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What was the significance of the passage of the Interstate Commerce Act and the Sherman Antitrust Act?

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They established the principle that Congress could regulate business in certain circumstances.

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Which identifies an accomplishment of Thomas Edison and his team of researchers at Menlo Park, New Jersey? Options: the first telephone, the first steam engine, the first practical light bulb, the first internal combustion engine

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the first practical light bulb

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Which is NOT a problem faced by most American factory workers in the late 19th century? Options: boring, repetitive tasks; periodic unemployment; long hours and low wages; demanding hiring requirements

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demanding hiring requirements

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Why did government leaders generally sympathize with business owners against labor in the late 19th Century?

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government leaders received money from business and also believed in laissez-faire

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What was a consequence of the rapid growth of cities in the late 1800s?

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the rapid growth of tenements and high rates of crime

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Which useful function was served by the political machines of the late 1800s?

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they helped provide a supply of cheap and skilled labor for industry

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How did "old" immigrants differ from "new" immigrants?

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most of them spoke very little English

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Which group MOST favored the passage of the Chinese Exclusion Act? Options: imperialists in Congress, nativists on the West Coast, Progressives from the Midwest, anarchists who immigrated from Europe

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nativists on the West Coast

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Which of the following best describes Capitalism?

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Capitalism is an economic system where the means of production are privately owned and operated for profit!