Gilded / Urbanization Quiz 1

Which of the following was NOT associated with early factory working conditions?

• Low wages
• Safe working conditions
• Dangerous working conditions
• Widespread pollution

What is the movement from rural to urban areas called?

• Moving
• colonization
• inflation
• urbanization

Why did people move to the cities during the Industrial revolution?

• Jobs in factories
• Jobs on the farm
• Family
• Friends

Which industry was Andrew Carnegie most associated with?

• the Oil Industry

• the Steel Industry

• the Automobile Industry

• the Banking Industry

This period during the 1870s to 1900 is known for it's rise of railroads, big business, industrialization and social problems in the United States.

• World War I
• Progressive Era
• Gilded age
• Roaring Twenties

in 1882, the Government passed this legislation that restricted immigration for 10 years from a certain group into the United States.

• Nativist Act
• Mexican Reparition Act
• Dawes Act
• Chinese Exclusion Act

The innovation of this transportation help open up the national market? 

• boats
• railroads
• autombils 
• horse drawn carriages 

During the 19th and early 20th century, These men helped immigrants with jobs and housing in order to control votes during election? 

• political parties
• El Chapo
• political bosses
• republican party

Men such as Andrew Carnegie believed in giving money to libraries, musuems and schools to help benefit people who wanted to move up in the social ladder. 

• geopolitical
• political bosses
• anthropolgy
• philanthropy

The Pendleton Act of United States in 1883 decided that government jobs should be awarded on the basis of merit (test) instead of political affiliation.

• direct voting
• civil service reform
• political machines
• civil labor unions