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After the Civil War, the US economy was still mostly based on what?
Agriculture
The completion of the first transcontinental railroad was symbolized by
A. The Homestead Strike
B. The Golden Spike in Utah
C. The opening of Ellis Island
D. The Sherman Antitrust Act
The Golden Spike in Utah
A monopoly occurs when a company
A. Employs over 10,000 workers
B. Has complete control over an industry
C. Shares profits with the government
D. Only sells products in one state
Has complete control over an industry
The Sherman Antitrust Act (1890) made it illegal to
A. Employ children under age ten
B. Form trusts and monopolies
C. Build railroads across state lines
D. Hire immigrant workers
form trusts and monopolies
The 18th Amendment established
A. Women’s right to vote
B. Direct election of senators
C. Prohibition of alcohol
D. Income tax
Prohibition of alcohol
Removing carbon from iron produces which material?
A. Bronze
B. Aluminum
C. Steel
D. Copper
Steel
Much of the difficult labor for building railroads was done by
A. Bankers and businessmen
B. Teachers and farmers
C. Chinese and Irish immigrants and Civil War veterans
D. Unionized factory workers
Chinese and Irish immigrants and Civil War veterans
"Robber barons" were
A. Union leaders protecting workers
B. Immigrant labor organizers
C. Industrialists who used unethical business practices
D. Politicians supporting farmers
industrialists who used unethical business practices
Working conditions in the late 1800s were known for:
A. High pay and short hours
B. Clean and safe environments
C. Low pay, long hours, dangerous conditions
D. Government protection and benefits
low pay, long hours, dangerous conditions
The 19th Amendment granted
A. Workers the right to strike
B. Women the right to vote
C. Congress the power to regulate business
D. Citizens the right to free speech
Women the right to vote
Why did railroads become the biggest customers of the steel industry?
A. They needed steel for communication systems
B. They needed steel for miles of track
C. They needed steel for farming equipment
D. They needed steel for office buildings
They needed steel for miles of track
The creation of standard time zones was a direct result of
A. Industrial accidents
B. The invention of the telegraph
C. Rapid expansion of the railroads
D. Government regulation
Rapid expansion of the railroads
The most powerful banker of the late 1800s was
A. Andrew Carnegie
B. J.P. Morgan
C. John D. Rockefeller
D. Cornelius Vanderbilt
J.P. Morgan
Progressives were
A. People who wanted to stop all government reforms
B. Forward-thinking reformers improving American life
C. Wealthy businessmen protecting monopolies
D. Western pioneers
Forward-thinking reformers improving American life
Muckrakers were journalists who
A. Worked for monopolies
B. Exposed corruption and problems
C. Supported Social Darwinism
D. Promoted imperialism
Exposed corruption and problems
Who perfected the incandescent light bulb?
A. Alexander Graham Bell
B. Nikola Tesla
C. Thomas Edison
D. Henry Ford
Thomas Edison
Andrew Carnegie used vertical integration, which means:
A. Buying out competitors
B. Buying companies that supply raw materials
C. Selling products overseas
D. Reducing workers’ wages
Buying companies that supply raw materials
John D. Rockefeller's Standard Oil trust controlled about what percentage of U.S. oil refining?
A. 25%
B. 40%
C. 75%
D. 95%
95%
The 16th Amendment gave Congress the power to
A. Ban alcohol
B. Impose an income tax
C. Elect the president directly
D. End child labor
Impose an income tax
Upton Sinclair's The Jungle exposed
A. Railroad corruption
B. Banking scandals
C. Meatpacking industry conditions
D. Abuses of child labor
Meatpacking industry conditions
Alexander Graham Bell is known for inventing the
A. Airplane
B. Typewriter
C. Radio
D. Telephone
Telephone
Horizontal integration refers to
A. Buying companies that produce similar products
B. Buying land for factories
C. Controlling all stages of production
D. Selling goods at low prices
Buying companies that produce similar products
A free enterprise system means:
A. Businesses are owned by the government
B. Businesses are owned by private citizens
C. All prices are set by Congress
D. Only monopolies are allowed
Businesses are owned by private citizens
The 17th Amendment allowed voters to directly elect
A. The president
B. Their senators
C. Supreme Court justices
D. Cabinet members
Their senators
Theodore Roosevelt became president after
A. The Great Depression
B. William McKinley was assassinated
C. Abraham Lincoln resigned
D. The Progressive Party was formed
William McKinley was assassinated
Roosevelt earned what nickname after taking action against harmful trusts
Trustbuster
The Federal Reserve Act (1913)
A. Created national parks
B. Established a nationwide banking system
C. Ended the Progressive Era
D. Banned monopolies permanently
Established a nationwide banking system
The period from the 1870s–1900 known for wealth covering up serious problems was called:
A. The Industrial Era
B. The Gilded Age
C. The Silver Age
D. The Revolutionary Era
The Gilded Age