USH Chapter 16: The Gilded Age

USH Chapter 16: The Gilded Age

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USH Chapter 16: The Gilded Age

USH Chapter 16: The Gilded Age

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

3 mins • 1 pt

Which of the following best characterizes the Gilded Age?

The discovery of goldfields in the West led to an increase in the amount of money issued for circulation.
Industrialists used their connections with corrupt government officials for material gain and political power.
In the Deep South a sharp increase in immigration brought a boom in construction and industry.
Small, family-owned farms were bought and consolidated to form large agricultrual corporations.

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

3 mins • 1 pt

During the Gilded Age there was a notable increase in federal support for - 

the growth of big business
involvement in foreign wars
the acquisition of foreign territories
increased temperance regulations

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

3 mins • 1 pt

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.

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Who owned Standard Oil and is considered the wealthiest American of all time?

John D. Rockefeller

Andrew Carnegie

Samuel Gompers

JP Morgan

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

A person who has become rich through ruthless and unscrupulous business practices such as Vanderbilt and Carnegie was called a ?

Robber Baron

Slum Lord

Proprietor

Land Lord

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

Which word means a complete ownership or control of the entire supply of goods or a service in a certain market?

monopoly

industry

colony

philanthropy

7.

MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Click on all of the new innovations and inventions being used during The Gilded Age.

telephones and electric lighting

automobiles

horse and buggy

motion pictures (movies)

Bessemer steel

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