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Understanding the Gilded Age

Authored by Ivan Carroll

Social Studies

11th Grade

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Understanding the Gilded Age
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was the Gilded Age characterized by?

A decrease in economic activities

Rapid economic growth, industrialization, and corruption

The decline of industrialization

The end of political corruption

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Who used the theory of social Darwinism to justify their fortunes?

Artists

Industrial capitalists

Politicians

Farmers

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What did Andrew Carnegie promote in the Gospel of Wealth?

That the wealthy had a responsibility to give back to society

That the government should control all wealth

That the wealthy should keep their wealth

That wealth should be distributed equally among citizens

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was the main goal of the Sherman Antitrust Act?

To increase industrial growth

To limit the power of monopolies

To promote trust among businesses

To decrease federal regulation

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Who founded the American Federation of Labor?

Samuel Gompers

Terence Powderly

John D. Rockefeller

Andrew Carnegie

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What movement encouraged Christians to address social issues like poverty?

The Labor Movement

The Social Gospel Movement

The Temperance Movement

The Progressive Movement

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What did the Populist Party support?

The decrease of agricultural production

The abolition of the Senate

The establishment of a monarchy

The direct election of senators

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