Gilded Age Once Again

The Gilded Age is infamous for

• paying workers high salaries

• promoting women and African Americans to positions of leadership

• businessmen bribing government officials

• the rapid advancements in the field of science

The invention of the light bulb is significant because

• people were able to stay up later at night to read books

• heat produced from the light bulb was able to heat houses and businesses

• it enabled factory workers to work longer hours resulting in greater production of goods

• it marked the first great scientific discovery of an American

In the late 1800s many territories in the western part of America became states.  This fact can most likely be attributed to the

• influx of immigrants that came to America settled in the western territories

• the transcontinental railroad allowed people to quickly move west

• the Panama Canal allowed ships to efficiently reach the west coast of America

• the Native Americans were relocated to reservations so now American citizens could move onto their former land

An entrepreneur is someone who

• runs for political office after being successful in the business world

• risks their money to start a business with the hopes of making a profit

• is elected by a board to run a large corporation like Walmart or Verizon

• sells stock to raise funds for their company

The growth of cities is called:

• assimilation

• ruralization

• mechanization

• urbanization

Workers stick together to fight for better pay and working conditions. This is known as a:

• trust

• union

• monopoly

• industry

During the Gilded Age, immigrants often lived in parts of cities that were:

• crowded, run down, and filthy

• beautiful and new

• spacious

• the most expensive

What were the apartment style houses that many immigrants lived in called?

• Tenements

• Condos

• Shack

• Hotel

Answer explanation

Which of the following best describes the main idea of Andrew Carnegie’s Gospel of Wealth?

• Privately held wealth should be handed over to the government to be redistributed.

• Wealthy individuals should use their wealth for social betterment.

• Using wealth to help others is wrong, since it undermines their self-reliance.

• Accumulating large amounts of wealth violates Christian principles.

During the late 19th century, most immigrants to the U.S. found work as ?

• Educated professionals

• Factory workers

• Scientists

• Lawyers