Gilded Age Test

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

• Nativists
• Miners
• Political Bosses
• Labor Leaders

The Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882 was primarily a response to —

• increased U.S. presence in China

• competition for jobs on the West Coast

• rapid population growth in the Northeast

• China’s actions during the Boxer Rebellion

During the late 19th century, most immigrants coming to the US found work as

• Educated professionals
• Factory Workers/ Sweatshop Workers
• Skilled Workers
• Scientists

Which idea made popular during the Gilded Age stated that the most important law in nature was survival of the fittest and people were naturally selected to succeed?

• social Darwinism

• political bosses
• nativists
• political machines

Which one of these men was NOT a robber baron with a monopoly and ruthless business tactics?

• Andrew Carnegie
• John D. Rockefeller
• JP Morgan
• Thomas Edison

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

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

The Gilded Age (1870-1900) is when millions of immigrants, many from ___________________ and ____________________ came to the US to work in industrial jobs. 

• Armenia and Greece
• Southern Europe and China
• Northern Europe and Canada
• East Africa and Southeast Asia

Who was the leader of the corrupt Tammany Hall, New York Political Machine?

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

The US Government kept its hands out of private business during the Gilded Age, this practice is also known as ______________.

• Bureaucracy
• Laissez-faire
• Big-Big-Big Fresno Fair
• Dictatorship