US - Industrialization and Politics of the Gilded Age
Authored by Kim VanDusen
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10th - 11th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which of the following factors did NOT contribute to the immense industrial boom of the late 1800s and early 1900s?
natural resources.
government support for business.
a growing urban population.
a large upper and middle class group of people.
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
5 mins • 1 pt
The First Industrial Revolution was based on _____, while the Second Industrial Revolution was based on _____.
textiles / oil and steel
oil / electricity
steel and oil / textiles
the lumber industry / oil and electricity
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
5 mins • 1 pt
More than any other single factor, _____ spurred the amazing industrialization of the post-Civil War years.
the textile industry
the lumber industry
railroads
farming
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
5 mins • 1 pt
How did the growth of railroads help the United States become a major industrial power?
The railroad network provided communication channels.
Railroads united the nation's markets.
The railroad industry created the most jobs.
Railroads helped to unite immigrants.
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
5 mins • 1 pt
Match each of the industrial moguls with his correct field of enterprise:
a - Andrew Carnegie
b - John D. Rockefeller
c - J.P. Morgan
d - Cornelius Vanderbilt
1- banking
2 - oil
3 - steel
4 - railroads
a-1, b-2, c-3, d-4
a-3, b-2, c-1, d-4
a-2, b-1, c-3, d-4
a-1, b-4, c-3, d-2
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
5 mins • 1 pt
Rockefeller used horizontal integration to drive out his competitors. This led to the creation of
the first industrial revolution.
laissez-faire capitalism.
the railroad network.
monopolies.
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
5 mins • 1 pt
What did horizontal integration, industrial consolidation, and trusts reduce during the late 1800s?
monopolies
competition
corruption
immigration
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