What contribution did Henry Bessemer make to the steel industry?

He developed a way to make steel quickly and cheaply.

He developed a tougher and more durable type of steel.

He developed a way to produce steel without the use of heat.

He developed a way to make steel without polluting the air.

How did Andrew Carnegie vertically integrate the steel industry?

Buying iron mines and means of transportation

Buying his competition and closing their plants

Persuading laborers and managers to cooperate

Bribing government officials to allow a monopoly

Child workers during the 1880s were expected to -

Do danger jobs for long hours and receive little pay

Do light jobs for short hours and receive little pay

Attend school in the afternoons and work in the mornings

Work after school and during the weekends, only

Which demographic change in the United States is most associated with the Gilded Age?

Increased migration to urban areas

Increased property values in rural areas

Increased life expectancies in urban areas

Increased birth rates in rural areas

Many labor strikes of the late nineteenth century were generally unsuccessful because-

Most were settled with collective bargaining

Very few workers participated in them

Many were led by ineffective speakers

Some critics during the Gilded Age argued that big business leaders unfairly reduced competition in the market by -

Forming trusts and creating monopolies

Paying low wages and hiring unskilled workers

Investing in machines and fighting labor leaders

Lobbying political bosses and donating to political campaigns

Which of the following best reflects the ideas promoted by Andrew Carnegie in the below excerpt? Safety standards in factories should be addressed by a sound business model The wealthy should engage in philanthropy that enriches the lives of others Those with surplus wealth are obligated to save and pass their money to future generations Following the model of other leaders is an important duty of the men with wealth and prosperity

The wealthy should engage in philanthropy that enriches the lives of others

Safety standards in factories should be addressed by a sound business model

Those with surplus wealth are obligated to save and pass their money to future generations

Following the model of other leaders is an important duty of the men with wealth and prosperity

What was the main reason disease spread rapidly in American cities in the late 1800s?

Crowded tenements put more people in contact with each other

Mass transit was unclean and caused air pollution

There was not enough electricity to safely preserve food

City officials used funds meant for clean-up to bribe supporters

Which early 1900s group is best characterized by this list: Overcrowded tenements, Dangerous working conditions, segregated ethnic neighborhoods

Migrant laborer's in mining towns

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

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