Gilded Age EOC review

How did the invention shown in this patent illustration affect industry?

• Machines needed to be repaired less frequently
• Products could be manufactured on an assembly line.
•  Businesses needed to hire skilled workers
•  Factories could extend working hours.

Which sentence correctly completes this diagram?

• The Bracero program was introduced.
• The Chinese Exclusion Act was passed.
• Russian radicals joined labor unions in the United States.
•  Irish families immigrated to the United States.

 Which of the following occurred between 1865 and 1900 as a result of the rapid industrialization of the United States?

• Social and economic class divisions began to disappear.
•  Concerns about air pollution led to stricter environmental regulations.
•  Union membership increased as workers sought better pay and conditions.
• Factory owners introduced wage-equity policies for women in the workplace.

One way the U.S. government responded to the problems caused by the conditions in this list was by —

•  passing the Interstate Commerce Act
•  implementing the silver standard for currency
•  creating a federal jobs program for the unemployed
• establishing a new tax on capital gains

How did the invention of the electric light bulb improve standards of living in the United States?

• Americans were able to obtain inexpensive whale oil for their lamps.
• Americans were able to watch television programs late at night.
• Americans were able to work or to pursue leisure activities after dark.
• Americans were able to communicate instantly with friends.

What was the impact of the Homestead Act?

• It led to the transformation of the Great Plains into farmland.
• It placed permanent limits on land use on the Great Plains.
• It ensured that a proportion of land was conserved in its natural state.
• It took the first steps towards protection of the environment.

Complete control over an industry's production, wages, & prices

• monopoly
• capitalism
• socialism
• concentration of wealth

The law created to prevent monopolies, and break up large companies like Standard Oil

• Interstate Commerce Act
• Homestead Act
• Dawes Act
• Sherman Anti-Trust Act

Name for entrepreneurs who use ruthless tactics to destroy competition or to keep wages low

• Captain of Industry
• Robber Baron
• Philanthropist
• Consolidator

During the Gilded age, workers came together to work for better pay, working conditions, and less hours. Leaders such as Samuel Gompers help lead many workers in....

• Philanthropy

• Labor Unions

• Political Bosses

• Credit Unions