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WorksheetsUS History Test Review 4: Gilded Age- WWI
Total questions: 111
Worksheet time: 1hrs 8mins
Why was it called the "Gilded Age"?
America had many organizations for immigrants to join.
America looked bright and shiny from the outside, but had problems, like corruption.
It was beginning to build many large cities, with skyscrapers.
This invention created steel, which was used to build railroads and skyscrapers:
the telegraph
the Bessemer Process
the Model T
The light bulb
Andrew Carnegie and John D Rockefeller created monopolies. What is a monopoly?
When one person or company controls a market
a board game created by Rockefeller and Carnegie
a law that gave them advantages in business
The growth of cities is called:
assimilation
ruralization
mechanization
urbanization
Workers stick together to fight for better pay and working conditions. This is known as a:
trust
union
monopoly
industry
Freedom for businesses and consumers in the economy is called
socialism
totalirarianism
communism
free enterprise
An entrepreneur is someone who
runs for political office after being successful in the business world
risks their money to start a business with the hopes of making a profit
is elected by a board to run a large corporation like Walmart or Verizon
sells stock to raise funds for their company
Negotiating as a group of employees with an employer:
Collective Bargaining
Barter System
Taxes
Unionizing
Political movement appealing to the masses, farmers used this platform in the Gilded Age:
Populism
Communism
Democracy
Autocracy
The debate on what we should back our currency with was between which two metals:
Gold and Silver
Tungsten and Graphite
Gold and Titanium
Silver and Titanium
Why did farmers advocate for using Silver to back US currency?
Lowered the value of the dollar, helping struggling farmers in debt
Raised the value of the dollar, helping businessmen
Silver was prettier
Gold is expensive
Work stoppage due to employees refusing to work:
Strike
Union
2-weeks notice
Populism
Protest in Chicago that led to a bomb being thrown and several deaths:
Haymarket Riot
Great railway strike
Knights of Labor
Reconstruction
Private (individual) ownership of the means of production:
Capitalism
Socialism
Communism
All the above
Social (collective) ownership of the means of production:
Capitalism
Socialism
Communism
All the above
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
Andrew Carnegie used this business strategy, where a company owns or controls every part in the creation of it's product (resources, factories, transportation)
Vertical Integration
Horizontal Integration
Supply-Side Economics
Laissez-Faire Economics
This Scottish immigrant invented the telephone in 1876
Andrew Carnegie
Domingo Ghirardelli
Levi Strauss
Alexander Graham Bell
Americans who were anti-immigration due to the fear of losing jobs to immigrants were called-
Bootlegger
Monopolies
Communists
Nativists
How did horizontal and vertical integration affect American companies
Competition flourished in all industries
Technology was shared within companies
Small businesses benefited from the business strategy
Large companies grew and eliminated competition
Why were individuals like John. D. Rockefeller, Andrew Carnegie, J.P Morgan and Vanderbelt called Robber Barrons?
They were nice to people
They stole money from the government
They robbed the rich
They used ruthless business tactics against other companies and competitors
What does "Social Darwinism" mean?
"Survival of the fittest"
"Every man for themself"
"An eye for an eye"
"Fight for your rights"
Who owned Standard Oil and is considered the wealthiest American of all time?
John D. Rockefeller
Andrew Carnegie
Samuel Gompers
JP Morgan
- Founded what became US Steel
- Wrote the Gospel of Wealth
- Used profits in philanthropic activities
What Gilded Age individual best represents the description above?
John D. Rockefeller
Andrew Carnegie
George Pullman
Thomas Edison
Which historical figure is known for leading the banking industry during the Gilded Age?
J.P. Morgan
Cornelius Vanderbilt
Andrew Carnegie
John D. Rockefeller
What is the name given to a company that owns all parts of an industry?
Entrepreneur
Muckraker
Innovation
Monopoly
Which entrepreneur was head of the Oil Monopoly during the Gilded Age?
Cornelius Vanderbilt
Andrew Carnegie
J.P. Morgan
John D. Rockefeller
Which Captain of Industry is known for leading the Steel Monopoly?
Andrew Carnegie
John D. Rockefeller
Cornelius Vanderbilt
J.P. Morgan
Which historical figure is known for leading the railroad industry during the Gilded Age?
John D. Rockefeller
Andrew Carnegie
J.P. Morgan
Cornelius Vanderbilt
Which historical figure is known for leading the banking industry during the Gilded Age?
J.P. Morgan
Cornelius Vanderbilt
Andrew Carnegie
John D. Rockefeller
Someone who follows the "laissez-faire" approach to economics would agree most with which of the following statements?
Government regulations on business should focus on protecting the environment
Workers should be paid equally despite the industry they work in
Government needs to increase rules and regulations on large businesses
Government should only play a small role in the economy and limit the rules and regulations it puts on businesses
Workers began to speak out for their rights and some joined ______________.
Labor Unions
Philanthropic Organizations
Farming Unions
Political Clubs
Overcrowding and pollution were caused primarily by what?
Urbanization
Industrialization
Nativism
Assimilation
During the late 19th century, most immigrants to the U.S. found work as ?
Educated professionals
Factory workers
Scientists
Lawyers
Which was NOT a cause of westward expansion?
The Homestead Act of 1862
mining gold and other natural resources
assimilation of American Indians
the transcontinental railroad
Which of the following would be considered a Pull Factor that attracted Immigrants to the U.S. during the Gilded Age?
The Dawes Act
The Reservation System
Nativism
The Homestead Act of 1862
Which of the options below would correctly describe the working conditions during the Gilded Age? (choose all that apply)
long hours & low wages
child labor
Plenty of vacation & sick days
often unsafe working conditions
What did Thomas Edison invent?
Uses for peanuts
Telephone
Light bulb
Moving assembly line
Famer's Political Party
A.I.M.
Populists
Chicanos
Famer's Unite
Conservation is-
when a country's trade and industry are controlled by private owners for profit
using vigorous campaigning to bring about political or social change
protection of natural resources
the unjust or prejudicial treatment of different categories of people
Suffrage is -
the right to vote
the right to suffer
the right to live
the right to speak
Who outlined the Progressive reforms of the American public and gave his presidential campaign the name "Square Deal?"
William Howard Taft
Woodrow Wilson
William McKinley
Theodore Roosevelt
16th Amendment
Women's Suffrage
Direct Election of Senators
Federal Income Tax
Prohibition
17th Amendment
Women's Suffrage
Direct Election of Senators
Federal Income Tax
Prohibition
In the cartoon above, President Theodore Roosevelt is depicted doing which of the following?
Standing guard to protect big business
Enforcing the Sherman Anti-Trust Act
Leading a government take-over of large industries
Putting an end to industries that might harm the environment
Why was the 16th Amendment created?
So that the police can search people's vehicles.
American citizens who earn more money should pay taxes at higher rates.
Gives American Citizens the right to free speech
A major purpose of the Progressive movement (1900-1917) was to....
stimulate the economy
support government control of factory production
encourage immigration from southern and eastern Europe
correct the economic and social abuses of industrial society
The Progressive movement was supported mostly by urban, middle class Americans. Why was this important?
The middle class understood the importance of work
The middle class wanted to help everyone.
The middle class were the political leaders.
The middle class were more educated and knowledgeable
The foundational ideas for the Progressive movement came from what previously unsuccessful political party?
the Populist party
the Democratic party
the Republican party
the Whig party
What term from the Progressive era refers to a group of journalists who exposed problems like poverty, corruption, and monopolization?
investigative reporter
political cartoonists
legislators
muckrakers
What president of the era was referred to as a muckraker?
William McKinley
Theodore Roosevelt
William Jennings Bryan
William Howard Taft
What muckraker is known for his book How the Other Half Lives which exposed urban poverty and life in the slums?
Upton Sinclair
Jacob Riis
Lincoln Steffens
Ida Tarbell
Which muckraker exposed the ruthless business practices of monopolists and called for the break-up of large monopolies in the book The History of Standard Oil?
Upton Sinclair
Jacob Riis
Lincoln Steffens
Ida Tarbell
Which muckraker revealed the unsanitary conditions of slaughterhouses and led to government regulation of the food industry through The Jungle?
Upton Sinclair
Jacob Riis
Lincoln Steffens
Ida Tarbell
How did the construction of the Transcontinental Railroad affect the demographics of the United States during Reconstruction?
It altered the economy in southern rural areas
It encouraged westward expansion.
It limited the need for foreign immigrants.
It increased the need for laborers in urban areas.
Which factor encouraged Progressive reform efforts in the early 1900s?
rapid growth of immigrant populations in urban areas
quotas that were enacted to limit the number of immigrants
transportation improvements that linked sections of the country
unions coming to agreements with businesses to avoid lockouts
What was the primary purpose of the Federal Reserve Act of 1913?
to allow banks to print paper money
to offer bank loans to successful businesses
to provide retired workers with pensions
to establish stability in the financial system
What was one result of the 1894 Pullman Strike?
The federal government outlawed unsafe forms of public transportation
Business owners appealed to the federal government during labor disputes.
Workers appealed to the federal government for minimum wage legislation
The federal government required unions to engage in collective bargaining.
The first antitrust law to include a provision prohibiting price setting and price discrimination was the
Federal Trade Commission Act.
Interstate Commerce Act.
Sherman Antitrust Act.
Clayton Antitrust Act.
Which of the following can be attributed to W.E.B. Du Bois?
the weakening of the Back to Africa movement
the development of the Underground Railroad
the increase of industrial education available for African Americans
the founding of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP)
Which amendment established Prohibition in the United States?
24th Amendment
21st Amendment
18th Amendment
15th Amendment
Powerful industrials like Carnegie and Rockefeller were called both “Captains of Industry” and “Robber Barons” because
they worked closely with their competitors and charged consumers incredibly high prices.
they provided good paying jobs, but produced unsafe products.
they provided new goods and services while underpaying their laborers.
hey supported workplace reform but drove their competitors out of business.
During the Gilded Age many immigrants supported city political bosses in exchange for
civil service reform.
admission to universities.
. employment opportunities.
reduced corruption.
What word is associated with the image?
Nativism
Tenement
Settlement House
The transcontinental railroad was mostly built by:
Chinese and Irish immigrants because they worked for low wages.
Americans who moved west from large cities in the east.
Indians
The process of blending American Indians into the rest of American culture was called:
expansionism
gilding
mechanization
assimilation
Nonunion workers hired to do the jobs of striking workers
Strikebreaker
Injunction
Grievance
Boycott
Vertical Intigration
Buy all the companies that make the parts you need.
Buy all the companies that make and sell what you do.
As a result of the Spanish- American War, the US became a political power in
The Hawaiian Islands
Puerto Rico, Guam, and the Philippines
Samoa
Panama
What is Imperialism?
the authority of a state to govern itself or another state
a policy of extending a country's power and influence through diplomacy or military force
practice of acquiring full or partial political control over another country, occupying it with settlers, and exploiting it economically
None of these.
What were the reasons for European expansion and Imperialism?
need of importing raw materials
high tariffs
slowing investment opportunities in Europe
All of these are reasons.
The Spanish-American War ended Spanish Colonialism in Latin America.
False
True
There was few Americans that seemed interested in expanding past the U.S. territory. Why?
Settling in the West
Rather focused on the reconstruction of the South
Building up Industry throughout the United States
All of these.
The Treaty of Paris of 1898 included a list of conditions attached to Cuba's independence.
True
False
President McKinley declared War on Spain after the explosion of the USS Maine in April 1898.
True
False
He was part of the Rough Riders during the Spanish American war. He was also the assistant Secretary of the Navy and a president during the progressive era.
Grover Cleveland
Theodore Roosevelt
William McKinley
Alfred Thayer Mahan
Alfred Thayer Mahan supported moving the US into a position of power by
increasing funding for the US Air Force
improving relations with US allies
strengthening US naval capacity
bolstering US industrial output
Which of the following conditions were attached to the Platt Amendment?
Cuba can not sign treaties with other nations, who would weaken Cuba’s independence.
U.S. has no right to intervene in Cuba to protect its independence and keep order.
The U.S. are not allowed to buy or lease Naval stations.
Cuba can borrow money from other nations in order to pay off their debt following an economic crisis.
"Speak softly and carry..."
a rock
a big stick
a big rock
a stick
Who was the president that initiated Dollar Diplomacy?
Taft
Wilson
McKinley
Roosevelt
Where was the location of the ship that exploded?
Havana Harbor
Key West
San Juan Hill
Santo Domingo
What was the name of the ship that exploded?
USS Indianapolis
USS Boston
USS Maine
USS Atlana
What nation did we assist when gaining the Panama Canal?
Cuba
Spain
Panama
Colombia
Who fought in the Spanish American War?
The United States and France
The United States and Europe
The United States and Spain
Spain and France
Where did the Spanish American War take place?
Cuba
United States
Puerto Rico
Mexico
What groups of people made up Roosevelt's Rough Riders?
Doctors and Lawyers
Cuban and American Soldiers
Native Americans, Rugby Buddies, Cowboys, and Hunters
Former Presidents
What is Imperialism?
Borrowing money from other countries
Expanding a country through islands and territories
Selling islands and territories to other countries
Buying and selling goods to other countries
The Rough Riders were the most famous army unit of which war?
World War II
World War I
Civil War
Spanish American War
What was the name of Austria Hungary, Bulgaria, Germany, and the Ottoman Empire?
allies
central powers
What is the definition of Nationalism
a. Strong pride in your nation
a. When colonies rebel against their mother country
Great Britain, France, Russia, and other nations who fought on their side are....
Central powers
Allies
World War 1 was also known as the...
a. The War between the states
the Great War
This word means strengthening a country's military; it's a cause of World War I.
Alliances
Nationalism
Imperialism
Militarism
Which was not a cause of WW1?
militarism
isolationism
imperialism
nationalism
Whose death sparked World War I?
Kaiser Wilhelm
Archbishop Ussher
Archduke Franz Ferdinand
What is the definition of Imperialism
The domination of one country over another
a. Exporting more than you import
Strong pride in your nation
What was the name given to the German battle plan proposed in 1905 and used during World War I?
Manstein Plan
Plan XVII
Schlieffen Plan
Operation Hush
In What years did WW1 occur?
1914 - 1918
1815 - 1818
1913- 1917
Which side did the US support
Allies
central powers
Why did Germany declare war on Russia on August 1, 1914?
Germany wanted to provoke a war with Russia’s ally Great Britain.
Russia moved troops close to the German border
Germany feared that Russia would begin blockading Germany’s ports.
How did the Great War affect life on the home front?
Governments championed civil liberties like the freedom of the press.
Economies were geared toward providing consumer goods.
Essential items needed for the war effort were rationed
Which statement accurately describes the Russian military throughout WWI?
Their armies were short of war material due to insufficient industrialization.
Their soldiers were heavily outnumbered in many of their battles against Germany.
Their generals failed to defeat the Austrian army in any of their battles.
Their navy controlled the sea passages allowing supplies to be sent to their allies.
.......................................................is a war in which countries use all their resources for the war
total war
rationing
Eastern front
Propaganda means?
agreement to stop fighting
fighting took place Germany’s plan for winning the war on two fronts
one-sided information designed to persuade
Rationing means?
agreement to stop fighting
control of the amounts and kinds of goods people can have
region along German-Russian border where much
..................................using submarines to sink any ship without warning
rationing
total war
unrestricted warfare.
............................ fighting from trenches dug in the battlefield
air
submarine
Trench warfare
Schlieffen plan was designed to help Germany achieve victory on
USA
France and Russia
Italy and Ottoman Empire
What was the nickname given to American soldiers during World War 1?
Yankees
doughboys
Rebels
buffalo soldiers
What kind of warfare was used on the western front in World War 1?
gorilla
trench
old school
naval
