Gilded Age/Progressive Era Review

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

How can American society best be described during the Gilded Age?

• The large majority of Americans are involved in business ownership and are very wealthy

• There is a small number of very wealthy millionaires, however many citizens also live in poverty

• Huge numbers of American citizens are immigrating to Europe to seek new opportunities

• There is an equal number of wealthy and poor citizens

What is the name given to a company that owns all parts of an industry?

• Entrepreneur

• Muckraker

• Innovation

• Monopoly

What social/economic issue was being addressed through this photograph?

• Child labor

• Tenements and slums

• Workplace safety

• Crime

Who wrote the book shown in the image?

• Jacob Riis

• Frank Norris

• Thomas Nast

• Upton Sinclair

Which of the following issues were addressed as a result of The Jungle?

• Working conditions and food safety

• Tenements buildings and slums

• Income gap and monopolies

• Child labor and education

People that try to make changes (fix things) are called:

• Immigrants

• Positivists

• Reformers

• Muckraker

People that expose (find) issues are called:

• Trouble Makers

• Snitches

• Muckrakers

• Slums

The right to vote is also known as:

• Suffrage

• The Jungle

• Susan B. Anthony

• Votage

______ tried to fix issues like pollution, meat quality, and monopolies.

• Herbert Hoover

• Ronald Reagan

• Abraham Lincoln

• Theodore Roosevelt