WorksheetsCapital and Labor Parts 3 and 4 Questions
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
What was the primary economic system during the Gilded Age that led to significant advances in efficiency and productivity?
Feudalism
Industrial Capitalism
Mercantilism
Socialism
Who were some of the prominent figures known as "robber barons" during the Gilded Age?
Thomas Jefferson and Alexander Hamilton
Cornelius Vanderbilt and J. D. Rockefeller
Henry Ford and Steve Jobs
Bill Gates and Warren Buffet
Explain how the concept of "survival of the fittest" was applied to society during the Gilded Age.
It was used to justify the wealth and power of the elite as a natural outcome of their superiority.
It was a call for equal distribution of wealth among all citizens.
It promoted the idea that government should heavily regulate businesses.
It encouraged the development of social welfare programs to support the poor.
Analyze the role of the Republican Party in supporting big business during the Gilded Age. What were some of the policies they implemented?
They opposed tariffs and supported free trade.
They provided land and financial support to railroad companies and maintained high protective tariffs.
They focused on reducing government intervention in the economy.
They advocated for the nationalization of major industries.
Discuss the impact of social Darwinism on American society during the Gilded Age. How did it influence the perception of wealth and poverty?
It led to widespread support for social welfare programs to reduce poverty.
It reinforced the idea that economic success was a sign of superiority and justified the existing social inequalities.
It encouraged the government to intervene in the economy to ensure fair distribution of wealth.
It promoted the belief that poverty was a result of individual moral failings.
What was the primary goal of the American Federation of Labor (AFL) that distinguished it from the Knights of Labor?
To advocate for a producer-centered economy
Pursuing practical gains through conservative approaches
What was unique about the Pullman Strike of 1894 compared to other major strikes of the era?
The Illinois governor refused to send in the state militia
The strike was led by unskilled workers
The company raised wages as a result of the strike
Local police supported the strikers
How did industrial workers' families often cope with poverty-level wages during this period?
They received government assistance
They formed cooperative businesses
Women and children entered the workforce
they relied on union support payments
Which of the following was NOT a characteristic of the working class during The Gilded Age?
Worked an 8 hour day (40 hours per week)
Lived in slums due to high rent and overcrowded cities
Often unemployed at least 1 month per year
Income was below the poverty line
By 1900, the richest ten percent controlled perhaps _______ percent of the nation’s wealth.
50%
66%
70%
90%
Which of the following most accurately describes the arguments of Social Darwinism?
State welfare and private charity would lead to degeneration by perpetuating the survival of the weak
Religion was a force of weakness that modern society will inevitably eradicate
Scientific ideas the only source of true knowledge, therefore theories are just as valuable as facts
Inequalities in wealth would lead to social unrest and eventual revolution
Which of the following events most seriously damaged the Knights of Labor?
Great Railroad Strike of 1877
Haymarket Affair
Election of Rutherford B. Hayes
Strike against Jay Gould’s railroad lines
Which of the following groups was the most radical?
Knights of Labor
American Federation of Labor
Congress of Industrial Organizations
United Auto Workers Union
The final two decades of the nineteenth century saw over _________ strikes and lockouts
500
1,200
8,000
20,000
Who led the American Railway Union (ARU)?
J.P. Morgan
Herbert Spencer
Eugene Debs
Grover Cleveland
