Gilded Age

Unions like the Knights of Labor and the American Federation of Labor developed in response to the----

• Increased need to protect worker interests

• decreased power of political machines

• increased demand for skilled workers

• decreased profitability of the agricultural sector.

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

Which application of a new technology can be attributed to an invention of Thomas Edison?

• Refrigerated railroad cars allowed food to be transported long distances

• light bulbs made it efficient for factory workers to work at night.

• Diesel engines were used in the production of airplanes.

• Sonar technology was used to track submarines

Which group had a racial hatred of immigrants, since they took jobs from Americans for lower wages. 

• Nativists
• Political bosses
• Miners
• Labor leaders

Which group provided basic services for immigrants & the poor for votes & made illegal fortunes

• Nativist
• Labor Unions
• Political Machines
• Robber Barons

Which is NOT a conclusion that can be made about the transcontinental railroad?

• Goods were transported across country
• Travel across the country was possible
• Populations in the west increased
• Railroad reduced the size of the US

Which group believed in survival of the fittest and people were naturally selected to succeed?

• social darwinist
• political bosses
• nativist
• political machines

Which of the following was NOT a problem labor unions fought for?

• shorter hours
• lower pay
• no child labor
• safer working conditions

Who was the leader of Tammany Hall (New York Poltical Machine)?

• Andrew Carnegie
• Henry Ford
• John D. Rockefeller
• William Tweed

What is the main idea of the cartoon?

• Political Corruption

• Laissez Faire

• Monopoly

• Social Darwinism