Inventions
Who perfected the incandescent light bulb, created an electrical power system, and organized power plants?
Thomas Alva Edison
What Labor strike resulted because trouble had broken out between the Carnegie Steel Company and its workers, organized in a union known as the Amalgamated Association of Iron and Steel Workers?
The Homestead Strike
What is the meaning of the term “Gilded Age?”
A: Many craftsmen’s “gilds” were established in the US, similar to those in the Middle Ages.
OR
B: Mark Twain used this term to describe the time period in American history when many social problems masked by a thin layer of gold that made things look better than they actually were.
B: Mark Twain used this term to describe the time period in American history when many social problems masked by a thin layer of gold that made things look better than they actually were
Which of the following is true of most Robber Barons during the Gilded Age?
A. They squashed all competition and paid low wages.
B. They exploited their workers.
C. They used their influence to manipulate government policies in a direction that was good for their companies.
D. All of the Above
D. All of the Above
What was the original purpose of tenements?
A. to alleviate slum conditions
B. to integrate lower-class neighborhoods
C. to provide single-family homes for working-class families
C. to provide single-family homes for working-class families
What invention ended the way of life for cowboys and Plains Indians?
A. Barbed Wire
B. Bessmer Process
C. Airplane
A. Barbed Wire
What Strike was a nationwide conflict between labor unions and railroad companies that occurred in the United States in 1894? 3,000 employees of the Pullman Palace Car Company began a strike in response to recent reductions in wages, bringing traffic west of Chicago to a halt.
Pullman Strike
What does “Melting Pot” mean and how is it related to the Gilded Age?
A: The blending together of cultures in America due to high immigration numbers in the late 19th century.
B: A term once used for New York City because the “heat” of so much political chaos in the late 19th century made people feel like the city government was “melting.”
A: The blending together of cultures in America due to high immigration numbers in the late 19th century.
Andrew Carnegie was different from other wealthy business owners because he..
A. Inherited his entire fortune from his father, including 14 oil companies.
B. Gave away millions of dollars to the poor, schools, and other social programs.
C. Was the only person to have a monopoly on oil, steel, and the cotton industry at the same time.
B. Gave away millions of dollars to the poor, schools, and other social programs.
What kind of people worked on building the railroads?
immigrants
Who developed a cheap and effective manufacturing process for making steel
Henry Bessemer
What labor strike took place when the UMWA complained of the dangerous working conditions and the mining companies' practices of paying by the amount of material mined rather than the work involved with the construction of the mines themselves.
The Ludlow Strike
Nativism was —
A: New immigrants’ loyalty to their “native” country, such as Ireland, Poland, or Italy.
B: An anti-immigrant movement during a period of high immigration in the late 19th century.
B: An anti-immigrant movement during a period of high immigration in the late 19th century.
Cornelius Vanderbilt was best known for
A. Controlling shipping and railroads.
B. Inventing the rotary telephone.
C. Donating large amounts of money to the women’s suffrage movement.
A. Controlling shipping and railroads
Ran the American Railway Union and later ran for president several times as a socialist?
A. George M. Pullman
B. Eugene V. Debs
C. John D. Rockefeller
B. Eugene V. Debs
Which of the following inventions allowed the building of skyscrapers?
A. Bessemer process and elevator
B. sewing machine and light bulb
C. assembly line and barbed wire
D. railroads and printing press
A. Bessemer process and elevator
During this labor strike, the United Auto Workers decided that instead of picketing outside the building, they would sit inside the factory- preventing other people from working their jobs and stopping GM production.
The Flint-Sit Down Strike
During the Gilded Age, Ellis Island was—
A: A processing center for incoming European immigrants arriving in New York.
B: Not a real island, rather a description of an Irish immigrant neighborhood in New York.
A: A processing center for incoming European immigrants arriving in New York
Which of the following is NOT true of J.P. Morgan?
A. He sold U.S. Steel and used the money to back a revolution in Haiti.
B. He bailed out the U.S. government.
C. He bought Carnegie Steel.
A. He sold U.S. Steel and used the money to back a revolution in Haiti.
Which word describes the kind of economic system found in the United States?
capitalism
Cities in the late 19th century expanded with the development of all of the following except -
A. subways.
B. skyscrapers.
C. airplanes.
D. suspension bridges.
C. airplanes.
What labor strike took place when a union organized a mass strike and protest to demand an 8-hour workday and held a parade for May Day?
Haymarket Affair
The U.S. government had laissez-faire policies towards businesses during the Gilded Age. This meant—
There were few government regulations on industry.
John D. Rockefeller was most closely associated with what industry?
Standard Oil
Promontory Point was?
The place where the eastern and western parts of the Transcontinental Railroad met, linking both coasts of the United States for the first time.