Industrial Age and Gilded Age Quiz

True or False: The Industrial Age was a period when American businesses grew very large.

• True

• False

What is a characteristic of the Gilded Age?

• Entrepreneurship

• Immigration

• Corruption

Why is the Gilded Age called 'gilded'?

• Because it was a period of rapid industrialization

• Because it was a golden age of prosperity

• Because it looked good on the outside, but was corrupt on the inside.

Who invented the first effective light bulb?

• Henry Ford

• Alexander Graham Bell

• Thomas Edison

What was the impact of the light bulb?

• It made communication over long distances possible

• It led to the development of skyscrapers

• It allowed factories to stay open later and increase production

Who invented the telephone?

• Boss Tweed

• Thomas Edison

• Alexander Graham Bell

What was the significance of the Bessemer Process?

• It made steel production faster and stronger

• It led to the development of skyscrapers

• It allowed factories to stay open later and increase production

Why were more railroads built during the Industrial Age?

• To increase communication over long distances

• To connect the east and west coast of the United States

• To provide jobs for immigrants

What was the government's approach to the economy during the Industrial Age?

• Implementing socialist policies

• Promoting competition and free market principles

• Supporting monopolies and trusts

What is capitalism?

• A system where the government controls all businesses

• A system where businesses are owned by the workers

• A system where businesses are privately owned and operated for profit