Gilded Age Review for KSA

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Better economic opportunities and religious freedom were reasons for-

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immigration to the United States in the 1900's

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How did Andrew Carnegie's use of the Bessemer Process contribute to industrialization in the 1900's?

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He was able to mass-produce steel at a low cost.

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How does anti-trust legislation protect competition in the economy?

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It restricts the growth of monopolies

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How did electricity contribute to industrialization?

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It made factories and workers more productive

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Why did Nativists support the Chinese Exclusion Act?

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They believed it would protect jobs in the West for American workers.

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Which of the following describes the Gilded Age? Options: Social reform movements, expansion of civil rights, increased taxes; Limits on immigration, government support for labor unions, decrease in voter fraud; Government support of big business, political corruption, and industrialization; Increased civil rights for minorities, political equality for women, government support for the poor

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Government support of big business, political corruption, and industrialization

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Why did political machines gain influence during the Gilded Age?

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City governments could not provide services for their rapidly growing populations

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All of the following describe a free enterprise economy EXCEPT- the government controls means of production, private property rights are protected by law, prices are set by supply and demand, businesses compete with minimal government interference

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the government controls means of production

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What term describes a person who supports immigration restrictions?

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nativist

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Overcrowded cities, low wages for factory workers, and few housing regulations all resulted in-

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tenement housing