Gilded Age & Progressive Era

Gilded Age & Progressive Era

KG - University

32 Qs

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Gilded Age & Progressive Era

Gilded Age & Progressive Era

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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Who were the Progressives?

Factory owners who tried to make inexpensive products.
People who moved out of the city into the suburbs.
Wealthy people who owned many tenement houses.
People who tried to reform the government and society.

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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

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 What was a Muckraker?

A politician who was corrupt.
A factory owner who employed child labor.
An investigative journalist who exposed corruption in society.
An immigrant who lived in a tenement building.

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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

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Describe the Gilded Age described by Mark Twain (1870-1900).

A period in history where most people are living a good life and are happy.
A period in history where everything looks good on the outside, but if you look deeper you will see lots of of serious  problems especially in the government.
A period in history when most things are made from metal.
A period in history where construction in large cities is booming.

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

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What was a major concerns of people during the Gilded age?

The Power of the rich.
Cholera
Immigration
The president having too much power and control.

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

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What another major concerns of people during the Gilded age?

Cholera
The president having too much power and control.
Corruption: abuse of power for personal gain.
Immigration

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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What was the Progressive Era in the United States?

A time when everyone was employed in the city.
A time when cars replaced horses for the main mode of transportation.
A time of Westward Expansion in the United States.
A time when there was political reform and changes in things like child labor, poor working conditions, women's rights, etc.

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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Who was Jacob Riis and how did he contribute to reform?

He helped change labor laws in Chicago.
He wrote a book, "The Jungle," exposing the working conditions in the meat factories in Chicago.
Wrote a book, "How the Other Half Lives," that showed the public what life was like in New York City living in the tenement slums
He helped stop child labor

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