Gilded Age Review

John D. Rockefeller's oil industry represents the growth of what?

• sporting events

• international power

• big business

• poverty

Which of the following was NOT an important invention of the Gilded Age?

• telephone

• Internet

• electricity

• automobile

This technology allowed for people to travel from the east coast to the west coast . . .

• electricity

• railroads

• horse and carriage

• cotton gin

Workers began to speak out for their rights and some joined ______________.

• Labor Unions

• Philanthropic Organizations

• Farming Unions

• Political Clubs

During the Gilded Age, people moved from _____ areas to ______ areas.

• Urban, rural

• Western, eastern

• Eastern, western

• Rural, urban

1.  What major trend occurred to the population of the United States during the industrial expansion of the late nineteenth century?

• a.  Migration to rural areas increased
• Migration to rural areas increased
• Immigration decreased
• Urbanization increased

Which demographic shift occurred in the United States in the late nineteenth century as a result of industrialization?

• Northerners moved to the Sun Belt states.
• Rural residents moved into urban areas.
• Working class people left the cities to move to the suburbs.
• African Americans moved from the North to the South.

In the late nineteenth century, critics of big business claimed that monopolies in the United States harmed the economy by—

• Unfairly limiting competition
• Decreasing the urban growth rate
• Preventing technological innovation
• Failing to keep pace with European industries

A market in which one company has complete control over an industry's production, quality, wages paid, and prices charged for a product.

• Monopoly
• Capitalism
• Patronage
• Socialism

During the late 1800s, what was a major effect of industrialization on American workers?

• Membership in labor unions declined
• Workers migrated to rural regions
• Most factory jobs became service industry jobs
• Skilled craftsmen were often replaces by unskilled machine operators