Gilded Age Quiz

What does "Gilded" mean when the term "Gilded Age" is used

• Forged in fire

• Shiny on the outside, but ugly underneath

• Shiny, bright and golden

• Ugly on the outside, shiny underneath

Political machines took advantage of which major groups?

• Immigrants and the poor

• The Chinese and Italian labor force

• Immigrants and big business

• Mexican and Irish labor force

The Civil Service System was created in response to

• Native Americans

• Chinese Immigrants

• the need to regulate state governments

• corrupt politicians and the Spoils System

The idea that was pushing immigrants to conform to American laws and traditions and give up their heritage was called

• a Salad Bowl

• Assimilation

• Protectionism

• Temperance

The term for an entrepreneur, like Andrew Carnegie, who used his fortune to give back to the community is called a

• Robber Baron

• Nativist

• Captain of Industry

• Populist

Americans who were angry and resentful of the new immigrants were called

• Nativists

• Populists

• Robber Barons

• Entrepreneurs

A laissez faire type of government refers to

• an oppressive government

• the federal government

• an absent, hands-off government

• a democratic government

Vertical consolidation (mergers) is a term used to describe

• a businessman controlling every step of a process to make his/her product

• a company building the highest skyscraper

• a businessman buying out his/her competitors

• laying of a large number of employees

A monopoly is

• a business having multiple competitors

• a business having one competitor

• a board game that teaches entrepreneurship

• one business having complete control of a product or service

Horizontal consolidation (mergers) is a term used to describe

• a businessman controlling every step of a process to make his/her product

• a company building the highest skyscraper

• a businessman buying out his/her competitors

• laying of a large number of employees