
Gilded Age, Imperialism, Progressivism review
Authored by James Stingley
History
11th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
The formation of labor unions in the late 1800s was a response to what?
the passage of federal laws benefitting workers
poor working conditions and low wages
economic depressions that led to high unemployment
new laws restricting immigration
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
During the Gilded Age, where did most "New Immigrants" come from?
Northern and Western Europe
Canada and Latin America
Southern and Eastern Europe
China and Southeast Asia
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
How did business leaders unfairly reduce competition in the market?
by paying low wages and hiring unskilled workers
by investing in machinery and fighting unions
by creating trusts and monopolies
by lobbying politicians and donating to their campaigns
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
How did political machines gain power in the Gilded Age?
by receiving financial support from big business
by providing services to immigrants and the poor in return for votes
by obtaining authority by state legislative policies
by operating without most of the public's knowledge
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What was the purpose of anti-trust laws passed by Congress?
to promote corporate consolidation
to protect competition between businesses
to restrict foreign access to American products
to improve the working conditions of laborers
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
How did the Homestead Act promote western development?
by providing free land to settlers
by removing restrictions on immigration
by relocating Native Americans onto reservations
by authorizing large-scale buffalo hunting
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
How were the Interstate Commerce and Sherman Anti-Trust Acts alike?
they put Carnegie and Rockefeller out of business
they reinforced the concept of laissez-faire
they authorized the breakup of unions
the government began to regulate business
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