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WorksheetsGilded Age Review
Total questions: 28
Worksheet time: 15mins
Who created "Horizontal Integration"
John D. Rockefeller
J.P. Morgan
Cornelius Vanderbilt
Robert Barron
Most immigrants settled where?
Towns
North Dakota
Texas
Cities
Which of these was not an urbanization problem?
Water
Sanitation
Wildlife
Crime
What emerged from Political Corruption
Political Robots
Political Machines
Political Factories
Government Jobs
What is the name of the scandal run by William M. Tweed
The Tweed Ring Scandal
The Scandal of William M. Tweed
The Tweed Round Scandal
The William M. Tweed Scandal
What was the main issue with Patronage?
the govt. employee was himself incompitent
many were unqualified for the given job
the job was given to too many women
republicans held the majority
Who did standardized oil?
John D. Rockefeller
J.P. Morgan
William Henry Harrison
Andrew Carnegie
Who did steel
J.P. Morgan
William M. Tweed
Andrew Carnegie
George Grenville
Who did transportation?
J.P. Morgan
William M. Tweed
John D. Rockefeller
Cornelius Vanderbilt
Who did banking?
J.P. Morgan
Cornelius Vanderbilt
John D. Rockefeller
Andrew Carnegie
What is the basis of Social Darwinism
"Survival of the fittest"-only the richest have power, the poor get weeded out
"Survival of the fittest"-only the poor have the power, the rich are weeded out
"Survival of the fittest"-only the athletes survive
Who came up with the name "The Gilded Age"
Thomas Edison
Mark Twain
John D. Rockefeller
J.P. Morgan
Which of the following is not a key concept of the Gilded Age?
Industrialization
Immigration
Innovation
Urbanization
When did the U.S. a huge portion of global migration?
1870-1880
1850-1860
1860-1900
1840-1870
Of the following, which of these is not a "push factor"?
desire to get rich
crop failure
job shortage
rising taxes
Of the following, which of these is not a "pull factor"?
political instability
desire to get rich
hopes for freedom
no forced military
When did Polish, Russian, Greek, and Italian immigrants come to America?
before 1880
during 1880
after 1880
during 1900's
When did the English, Scottish, Irish, German, and other Northern and Western Europeans come to America?
after 1880
before 1880
during 1880
during 1900's
What is "The Gospel Truth"?
once personal needs are met, excessive wealth is used for public good
lies must never be told in church
something that someone is willing to attest to the bible
once personal needs are met, excessive wealth is used for ones own personal gain
Of the following, what did Robber Barrons not do?
stifle all competition
mistreat employees
create jobs
drain natural resources
When was the first transcontinental railroad completed?
1900
1890
1869
1870
What did railroads do?
link together towns in every state
link together cities in every state
inspire Henry Ford to make a Model T
increase the amount of time it took to get from one state to another
How many miles of tracks were there in America by 1900?
194,000
193,000
100,000
195,000
Which of these immigrants did not work on farms
Chinese
Europeans
Japanese
Japanese
What does industrialization mean?
a period of social and economic change that transforms a country from an agrarian society into an industrial society
a period of social and economic change that transforms a country from an industrial society into an agrarian society
a period of change that turns a state into a country
a period of change that turns a country into a nation
When did the Japanese migrate to America?
2018
1920
1995
1926
How long was The Gilded Age?
1845-1850
1700-2017
1870-1900
1755-1800
Which of these immigrants came to America to work?
Islands (Cuba, Jamaica, etc.)
Japanese
Irish
African
