Gilded age

Which describes Andrew Carnegie?

• The creator of the Standard Oil company and the richest man in American history

• The creator of the Carnegie Steel company and a famous philanthropist

• The creator of General Electric and American Telephone and Telegraph

• The leader of Tammany Hall, a political machine that controlled New York City

Most of the New Immigrants coming to the U.S. during the Gilded Age came from-

• Northern and Western Europe

• Eastern and Southern Europe

• Southeast Asia

• West and South Africa

Many immigrants and poor individuals in cities lived in single rooms like this called-

• Motels

• Alleys

• Tenements

• Cellars

During the late nineteenth century the United States was changing from a(n) _ country to a(n) _ country,

• urban; rural

• rural; urban

His invention the light bulb allowed for factories to stay open longer.

• Alexander Graham Bell

• Thomas Edison

• Henry Bessemer

• Cornelius Vanderbilt

The Chinese Exclusion Act and a dislike of immigrants best describe which group?

• Monopolists

• Naturalists

• Nativists

• Nationalists

Due to the rapid urbanization of the U.S. governments were unable to build services including roads and swewers called-

• Transit Services

• Superstrictures

• Infrastructure

• Sanitation services

Why are Captains of Industry such as Rockefeller and Carnegie also known as Robber Barons?

• They were secretly criminal masterminds

• They used ruthless business tactics to get rid of their competition

• They secretly controlled major government industries

• They stole millions from government and international agencies

How did the Bessemer process allow cities to grow rapidly?

• It allowed factories to stay open longer

• It allowed for instant long-distance communication

• It allowed for steel to be made quickly

During the Gilded Age came the rise of monopolies which were-

• government bargains with organized crime

• businesses so large and powerful they had no competition

• large donation from rich individuals to public charities

• corrupt political engines which controlled city governments