Gilded Age Quiz EOC

This period during the 1870s to 1900 is known for it's rise of railroads, big business, industrialization and social problems in the United States.

• World War I

• Progressive Era

• Gilded age

• Roaring Twenties

What was an important benefit of the laissez-faire policies of the federal government in the late nineteenth century?

• American entrepreneurs could invest in their businesses with

  little government interference

• American businesses could avoid the ups and downs of the

  business cycle

• American workers found it easy to organize into labor unions

• American workers felt secure about safety in factories

Which best describes a positive contribution of Andrew

Carnegie?

• Carnegie helped workers obtain better conditions in his

  factories

• Carnegie showed how to organize large-scale production as

  well as how to use profits in philanthropic activities

• Carnegie obtained secret rebates from railroad companies

• Carnegie obtained near monopoly control of the Standard Oil

  Company

During the Gilded Age there was an increase in ____________________ and ___________________ as people moved into the U.S. and going to cities looking for economic opportunities.

• Work and Infrastructure

• Corruption and Laissez-Faire

• Urbanization and Immigration

• Monopolies and Political Bosses

Determine which part of the excerpt explains why the government passed the Homestead Act.

Select the correct answer.

Match the following

• naturalized

• The _____ allowed steel to be mass produced.

• Declaration of Independence

• The ________ is a fundamental document that established the U.S. as a nation.

• Bessemer process

• Workers could work longer hours and produce more goods after the invention of the ______________

• jury

• There are two ways to become a U.S. citizen: be born in the U.S. to U.S. parents or become a ________ citizen.

• electric light bulb

• American citizens are expected to carry out certain responsibilities as citizens like voting in elections and serving on a ________

Match the following

Which characteristics best describe pros and cons of big business during the Gilded Age?

Groups:

(a) Pros

,

(b) Cons

• Mass production created lower prices for consumers

• Employees worked long hours for little pay

• Profits were used for research and development of new, improved products

• Money influenced political decisions and many government officials were corrupt

Which sentence correctly completes this diagram?

• The Bracero program was introduced.

• The Chinese Exclusion Act was passed.

• Russian radicals joined labor unions in the United States.

•  Irish families immigrated to the United States.

 Which of the following occurred between 1865 and 1900 as a result of the rapid industrialization of the United States?

• Social and economic class divisions began to disappear.

•  Concerns about air pollution led to stricter environmental regulations.

•  Union membership increased as workers sought better pay and conditions.

• Factory owners introduced wage-equity policies for women in the workplace.

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