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Gilded Age

Total questions: 37

Worksheet time: 38mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

From this image, who is in control of the US lawmakers.

a)

Large monopolies

b)

small private business

c)

political machines

d)

labor unions

2.

Why does this image depict Rockefeller so large?

a)

He was a political boss who tried to win governmental favors

b)

He was a government inspector looking for corruption

c)

He was a robber baron who used his money and power to influence government

d)

He was looking to correct all of pollution cause by industrialization

3.

What does this image say about the control of Stand Oil?

a)

Standard Oil is a monster trying to control the entire USA

b)

Standard Oil is trying to save government from political bosses

c)

Standard Oil is trying to keep government on the right track to benefit laborers

d)

Stand Oil had control over many aspects of government

4.
theory that government should not interfere in the operation of the free market
a)
Cul-de-sac
b)
Laissez-Faire
c)
Fleur de Lis
d)
Achtung
5.

The growth of cities is called:

a)

assimilation

b)

ruralization

c)

mechanization

d)

urbanization

6.

Andrew Carnegie and John D Rockefeller created monopolies. What is a monopoly?

a)

When one person or company controls a market

b)

a board game created by Rockefeller and Carnegie

c)

a law that gave them advantages in business

7.

During the Gilded Age, immigrants often lived in parts of cities that were:

a)

crowded, run down, and filthy

b)

beautiful and new

c)

spacious

d)

the most expensive

8.
This period during the 1870s to 1900 is known for it's rise of railroads, big business, industrialization and social problems in the United States.
a)
World War I
b)
Progressive Era
c)
Gilded age
d)
Roaring Twenties
9.

The Gilded Age saw the greatest shift in population from which area to which area?

a)

Rural areas to Urban areas

b)

Urban areas to Rural areas

10.
The total or complete control of a service, product or industry that prevents competition
a)
Union
b)
Robber Barron
c)
Monopoly
d)
Captain of Industry
11.
________________ is the term used to describe the wealthy that used ruthless business practices. 
a)
Industrial Giants
b)
Captains of Industry
c)
Robber Barons
d)
Union Leaders
12.

Who was the oil tycoon who created the Standard Oil Company

a)

Carnegie

b)

Morgan

c)

Rockefeller

d)

Vanderbilt

13.
Cornelius Vanderbilt made his fortune in...
a)
flight
b)
oil
c)
railroads
d)
automobiles
14.

Company who Owns every step of production

a)

Horizontal Integration

b)

Vertical Integration

c)

Lassiez faire

d)

Corporation

15.

Controlled the Banking Industry in America

a)

Rockefeller

b)

Morgan

c)

Carnegie

d)

All of them

16.

Financier who made his money in the Banking industry

a)

Rockefeller

b)

Morgan

c)

Carnegie

d)

Vanderbilt

17.

Term that means the government will not regulate or interfere in industry.

a)

Laissez Faire

b)

Open Door Policy

c)

Regulatory Restraint

d)

Socialism

18.

Andrew Carnegie's idea that the wealthy had a moral obligation to improve society for everyone.

a)

Gospel of Wealth

b)

Social Darwinism

c)

American Dream

d)

Principles of Scientific Management

19.

Mark Twain coined this phrase to describe industrial America and the corruption in political America

a)

Progressive Era

b)

Imperial America

c)

Era of Good Feelings

d)

Gilded Age

20.
I had a monopoly on the steel industry. I am ______________
a)
Thomas Edison
b)
John D. Rockefeller
c)
The Wright Brothers
d)
Andrew Carnegie
21.
I am the founder of the Standard Oil Company. I am ___________
a)
John D. Rockefeller
b)
Andrew Carnegie
c)
Wright Brothers
d)
Thomas Edison
22.
My product helped to build sky scrapers and stronger bridges. I am ___________________
a)
Alexander Graham Bell
b)
Andrew Carnegie
c)
Thomas Edison
d)
John D. Rockefeller
23.
Captain of the Oil industry, richest man in American history.
a)
John D. Rockefeller
b)
Henry Ford
c)
Andrew Carnegie
d)
Cornelius Vanderbilt
24.
Captain of the Railroad industry.
a)
John D. Rockefeller
b)
Andrew Carnegie
c)
Cornelius Vanderbilt
d)
JP Morgan
25.

This business practice where the Meat industry owns all its means of production is known as...

a)

Horizontal intergration

b)

Robber Barons

c)

Vertical integration

d)

Monopoly

26.

Laissez-faire policies result in:

a)

Allowing businesses to operate freely

b)

Strict government laws

c)

Penalties to those who engage in Robber Baron behaviors

d)

All of the Above

27.
A place where people and machines join together to mass produce goods.
a)
Cartel
b)
Corporation
c)
Factory
d)
Urbanization
28.
Before the Industrial Revolution all products were created by
a)
Factories
b)
Hand
c)
Slaves
d)
Royalty
29.
Why did people move to the cities during the Industrial revolution?
a)
Jobs in factories
b)
Jobs on the farm
c)
Family
d)
Friends
30.
How did the Industrial Revolution affect the cities?
a)
Made the crime rate decrease
b)
Led to an increase in farm workers
c)
Make the cities cleaner and safer
d)
Led to an increase in population in the cities
31.
What were living conditions in the city like during the Industrial Revolution?
a)
Very extravagant
b)
Strict housing regulations
c)
Spacious and luxurious
d)
Crowded and unsanitary
32.

What do you call someone you uncovers a scandal ?

a)

A Muckraker

b)

A Plumber

33.

Why did people end up getting upset when they read "The Jungle" ?

a)

They were angry that their meat could be dirty

b)

They were angry about the treatment of the workers

34.
Wrote “History of the Standard Oil Company,” in 1902. Showed how Rockefeller’s rise was based on ruthless business practices. 
a)
Ida B. Wells 
b)
Ida Tarbell 
c)
Susan B. Anthony 
d)
Elizabeth Cady Stanton 
35.
1906- Wrote The Jungle which exposed the conditions in the U.S. meat packing industry. (Helped pass the Pure Food and Drug Act) 
a)
Upton Sinclair 
b)
Lincoln Steffens 
c)
Jacob Riis 
d)
Frank Norris 
36.
Photographed conditions of the urban poor in “How the Other Half Lives.” Examined the conditions of the poor in America’s cities. 
a)
Upton Sinclair 
b)
Lincoln Steffens 
c)
Jacob Riis 
d)
Frank Norris 
37.
Journalists who exposed practices of monopolies and big business
a)
Gump Mushers
b)
Muckrakers
c)
Scalawags
d)
Dirt Diggers

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