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Do Now Gilded Age Review

Authored by Michael Rodriguez

History

11th Grade

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Do Now Gilded Age Review
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

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This political cartoon is a criticism of which business practice in the 19th century? 

vertical integration
monopolization
industrialism 
laissez-faire capitalism 

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

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Examine the diagram and indicate which technological advancement most revolutionized US steel industry?

Electrification

Vulcanization

Steam power

Bessemer Steel Process

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

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During the Gilded age, workers came together to work for better pay, working conditions, and less hours. Leaders such as Samuel Gompers helped many factory workers gain employee rights by establishing .....

Labor Review Boards
Labor Unions
Political Bosses
Credit Unions

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

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The Gilded Age would be best described as.....

The US was on a Gold Standard as of 1873

There were grave problems behind the seeming economic prosperity of the era

It was a period of growth and intensive manual labor

It resulted in only benefits for the nation

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

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Why might some people use the term "Robber Barons" to describe business leaders like Carnegie, Rockefeller, and Morgan?

They helped build America during the Industrial Age.
They used unfair business practices and did not treat workers well.
They believed in giving away money to charity.
They believed only the strong should survive.

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

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How did the incandescent light bulb and use of electricity improve nineteenth-century urban conditions?

Created possibility of home-based businesses

Prompted more immigrants to leave large cities

Enabled passenger trains to operate at night

improved the quality of life and extended working

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

What is a Laissez-Faire economy?

An economy that is completely controlled by the U.S. government
An economy that is partially controlled by the U.S. government
An economy that works best when there is very little involvement by the U.S. government
An economy that is controlled by another country

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