Gilded Age & Progressive Reform Quiz

What was the main goal of muckrakers during the Gilded Age and Progressive Era?

• Support monopolies and big business

• Promote westward expansion

• Expose corruption and social problems to the public

• Increase industrial production

Which author exposed the unsanitary conditions in the meatpacking industry in The Jungle?

• Ida Tarbell

• Jacob Riis

• Upton Sinclair

• Lincoln Steffens

What did Ida Tarbell’s investigative journalism focus on?

• Working conditions in coal mines

• Corruption in city governments

• The oil monopoly of Standard Oil

• Unsafe food and drug practices

The term “robber baron” was used to describe business leaders who

• Created jobs and expanded industry fairly

• Used ruthless tactics to destroy competition and exploit workers

• Encouraged fair wages for workers

• Supported government regulation of business

The term “captain of industry” was used to describe business leaders who

• Used wealth to benefit society through philanthropy and innovation

• Avoided paying taxes

• Exploited child labor for profit

• Opposed any government involvement in business

How did laissez-faire economics affect government involvement in business during the late 1800s?

• The government heavily regulated business

• The government allowed businesses to operate with little interference

• The government set prices for goods

• The government controlled wages and working hours

Which U.S. President became known as a “trust buster” for breaking up monopolies and enforcing the Sherman Antitrust Act?

• William McKinley

• Woodrow Wilson

• Theodore Roosevelt

• William Howard Taft

How did monopolies and trusts impact competition during the Gilded Age?

• They lowered prices through competition

• They encouraged small businesses to grow

• They reduced competition and controlled entire industries

• They gave workers more power over wages

Which industry was most associated with Andrew Carnegie?

• Oil

• Banking

• Steel

• Railroads

Which industry was most associated with John D. Rockefeller?

• Steel

• Oil

• Railroads

• Banking