USH Module 4A Wrap Up #2 Bellwork

Which statement best describes the working conditions in factories during the Gilded Age?

• Workers had strong labor protections and fair wages

• Conditions were often unsafe, with long hours and low pay

• Employees could easily negotiate wages with their employers

• Most factory workers received benefits like healthcare and pensions

Match each industrial leader with the industry they dominated.

• Andrew Carnegie

• Banking and Finance

• J.P. Morgan

• Steel

• John D. Rockefeller

• Railroads

• Cornelius Vanderbilt

• Oil

During the late 1800s, ​ (a)   became known for using ​ (b)   to control the oil industry, while ​ (c)   used ​ (d)   to dominate the steel industry.

• John D. Rockefeller
• Andrew Carnegie
• horizontal integration
• vertical integration
• J.P. Morgan
• Cornelius Vanderbilt
• social darwinism
• urbanization

Sort the following effects of industrialization into Positive Effects or Negative Effects.

Groups:

(a) Positive Effects

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(b) Negative Effects

• Dangerous working conditions

• Increased production of goods

• Child labor

• More job opportunities

Why did business owners support the use of child labor during the Gilded Age?

• They wanted to provide education for working children

• Children were more productive than adult workers

• They could pay children lower wages than adult workers

• Child labor laws required businesses to hire a certain percentage of children

Sort the characteristics into either New Immigrants or Old Immigrants.

Groups:

(a) New Immigrants

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(b) Old Immigrants

• Came from Northern and Western Europe

• Often spoke English and adapted more easily

• Faced significant discrimination and nativism

• Came from Southern and Eastern Europe

What was a key goal of the Nativist Movement in the late 19th and early 20th centuries?

• To support political machines helping immigrants

• To encourage more immigration from Asia

• To promote equal rights for all immigrants

• To restrict immigration and preserve American culture

The (a)   helped immigrants adjust to life in the U.S. by providing education, housing, and job training, while the (b)   focused on exposing corruption and injustices in society.

• Settlement Houses
• Muckrakers
• Labor Unions
• Political Machines
• Captains of Industry
• Robber Barons
• Nativists

What does this political cartoon suggest about Boss Tweed and Tammany Hall?

• They used corruption to control New York politics

• They supported fair elections and democracy

• They helped immigrants without expecting anything in return

• They supported small businesses against big corporations

Why did Progressive reformers support the passage of the 17th Amendment?

• It ended racial segregation in politics

• It allowed for the direct election of U.S. senators

• It created a national banking system

• It established a graduated income tax